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“overpayment” means any payment by a lessee or its designee in excess of an amount legally required to be paid on an obligation and includes the portion of any estimated payment fo

the term “overpayment error rate” means the percentage of the value of all allotments issued in a fiscal year by a State agency that are either— (i) issued to households that fail

In this chapter, the terms “aircraft engine”, “air navigation facility”, “appliance”, “civil aircraft”, “foreign air commerce”, “interstate air commerce”, “landing area”, “overseas

“overseas area” means any area situated outside the United States. / The term “overseas area” means any area situated outside the United States.

The term “overseas contingency operation” means a military operation outside the United States and its territories and possessions that is a contingency operation (as that term is

In this section, the term “overseas contingency operations” means military operations outside the United States and its territories and possessions that are a contingency operation

In this section, the term “overseas defense dependents’ school” means the following: (1) A school established as part of the defense dependents’ education system provided for under

In this section, the term “overseas meal program” means a program administered by the Secretary of Defense to provide breakfasts or lunches to students attending overseas defense d

The term "overseas military dependent child" means a child whose habitual residence is the United States according to United States law even though the child is residing

The term "overseas military parent" means an individual who— (A) has custodial rights with respect to a child; and (B) is serving outside the United States as a member of

The term “overseas unit” means a unit that is located outside the United States and its territories.

“overseas voter” means— (A) an absent uniformed services voter who, by reason of active duty or service is absent from the United States on the date of the election involved; (B) a

The term “Oversight Board” means a Financial Oversight and Management Board established in accordance with section 2121 of this title . / The term “Oversight Board” has the meaning

In this section, the term “oversight funds” means funds referred to in subsection (a) that are designated for use in performing oversight activities.

The term "oversight information" means information and materials comprising analysis and justification that are prepared to support a recommendation that is made to, and

The term “over-the-counter derivative instrument” includes— (A) any agreement, contract, or transaction, including the terms and conditions incorporated by reference in any such ag

The term “over-the-counter drug” means a drug that is not subject to section 503(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 353(b) ). / The term “over the counter d

In this subsection, the term “over-the-counter hearing aid” means a device that— (i) uses the same fundamental scientific technology as air conduction hearing aids (as defined in s

The term “over-the-road bus” means a bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. / The term “over-the-road bus” has the meaning given the te

In this section,1 the term “over-the-road bus frontline employees” means over-the-road bus drivers, security personnel, dispatchers, maintenance and maintenance support personnel,

the term “overtime compensation” means the compensation required by subsection (a), and

For purposes of this subsection, the term “owned by a public housing agency” means, with respect to a dwelling unit, that the dwelling unit is in a project that is owned by such ag

after the expiration of the period specified in subparagraph (B), the producer notifies the owner of the producer's intent to sell the seed and unless the owner fails to pay the am

The term “owner-employee” means an employee who— (A) owns the entire interest in an unincorporated trade or business, or (B) in the case of a partnership, is a partner who owns mor

For purposes of this section, the term “owner-managed status” means, with respect to a trust or restricted interest, that— (A) the interest is a trust or restricted interest in a p

The term “owner of covenant property” means an owner of property subject to a covenant provided by the United States in accordance with the requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) o

The term “owner-operator” shall include in the State of Hawaii the lessee-operator of real property in any case in which the Secretary determines that such real property cannot be

The term “owner or operator” includes— (A) a lessee or person operating a conveyance under a rental agreement or charter party; and (B) the officers and directors of a corporation;

The term "ownership" means responsibility and accountability for the implementation, deployment, and ongoing development of the National Artificial Intelligence Research

The term “own or control” means, with respect to an entity— (A) to hold more than 50 percent of the equity interest by vote or value in the entity; (B) to hold a majority of seats

the term “oxygen-fuel systems” means systems that utilize fuel efficiency benefits of oil, gas, coal, and biomass combustion using substantially pure oxygen, with high flame temper

The term “ozone-depleting chemical” means any substance— (A) which, at the time of the sale or use by the manufacturer, producer, or importer, is listed as an ozone-depleting chemi

The term “ozone-depletion potential” means a factor established by the Administrator to reflect the ozone-depletion potential of a substance, on a mass per kilogram basis, as compa

For purposes of this subsection, the term “P” means the percentage that is the arithmetic mean of the percentage determined under subparagraph (A) and the percentage determined und

The term “P–16 education” means the educational system from preschool through the conferring of a baccalaureate degree.

The term "P5+1 countries" means the United States, France, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

The term “PAC assessment instrument” means— (i) in the case of home health agencies, the instrument used for purposes of reporting and assessment with respect to the Outcome and As

For purposes of this section, the term “PACE demonstration waiver program” means a demonstration program under either of the following sections (as in effect before the date of the

For purposes of this section, the term “PACE program” means a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly that meets the following requirements: (A) The entity operating the prog

For purposes of this section, the term “PACE program agreement” means, with respect to a PACE provider, an agreement, consistent with this section, section 1396u–4 of this title (i

For purposes of this section, the term "PACE program eligible individual" means, with respect to a PACE program, an individual who— (A) is 55 years of age or older; (B) s

For purposes of this section, the term “PACE protocol” means the Protocol for the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), as published by On Lok, Inc., as of April 14

For purposes of this section, the term “PACE provider” means an entity that— (i) subject to subparagraph (B), is (or is a distinct part of) a public entity or a private, nonprofit

The term “Pacific Insular Area” means American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Island,

The term “Pacific Island and Asian Americans” means Americans having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinent, or the Pacific

The term “Pacific Island Party” means a Pacific Island nation which is a party to the Treaty.

Subject to the provisions of section 835 l of this title, that portion of the construction cost of any project hereafter authorized to be constructed, operated, and maintained by t

The term "Pacific Region" means any Federal or State water— (I) adjacent to the State of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, or Washington; and (II) extending from shore.

The term "Pacific Salmon Commission" means the Pacific Salmon Commission established by the United States and Canada under the Treaty concerning Pacific salmon, with anne

“Package” means any container of naval stores, and includes barrel, tank, tank car, or other receptacle. / The term “package” means a pack, box, carton, or container of any kind in

The term “packaged boiler” means a boiler that is shipped complete with heating equipment, mechanical draft equipment, and automatic controls; usually shipped in one or more sectio

The term “packaged terminal air conditioner” means a wall sleeve and a separate unencased combination of heating and cooling assemblies specified by the builder and intended for mo

The term “packaged terminal heat pump” means a packaged terminal air conditioner that utilizes reverse cycle refrigeration as its prime heat source and should have supplementary he

If the Commission determines that an art material in a container equal to or smaller than one fluid ounce (30 ml) (if the product is sold by volume) or one ounce net weight (28 g)

The term "packaging materials and containers" means materials and containers in which a good is packaged for retail sale.

The term “packer” means any person engaged in the business of buying cattle in commerce for purposes of slaughter, of manufacturing or preparing meats or meat food products from ca

The term “packer-owned cattle” means cattle that a packer owns for at least 14 days immediately before slaughter.

The term “packer-owned swine” means swine that a packer (including a subsidiary or affiliate of the packer) owns for at least 14 days immediately before slaughter.

The term “packer-sold swine” means the swine that are— (A) owned by a packer (including a subsidiary or affiliate of the packer) for more than 14 days immediately before sale for s

The term “packing costs” means the cost of all containers and coverings of whatever nature and of packing, whether for labor or materials, used in placing merchandise in condition,

The term "packing materials and containers" means materials and containers that are used to protect a good during transportation.

The term “packing materials and containers for shipment” means the goods used to protect a good during its transportation and does not include the packaging materials and container

The term “PAC payment system” means— (i) with respect to a home health agency, the prospective payment system under section 1395fff of this title ; (ii) with respect to a skilled n

The terms “post-acute care provider” and “PAC provider” mean— (i) a home health agency; (ii) a skilled nursing facility; (iii) an inpatient rehabilitation facility; and (iv) a long

In this subparagraph the term “PADD” means a Petroleum Administration for Defense District.

“page” means a page of the House of Representatives, but such term does not include a full time, permanent employee of the House of Representatives with supervisory responsibility

“paid-in and unimpaired capital and surplus” means the balance of the paid-in share accounts and deposits as of a given date, less any loss that may have been incurred for which th

the term "paid leave" means, with respect to an employee, leave without loss of or reduction in— (A) pay; (B) leave to which the employee is otherwise entitled under law;

In this subsection, the term “paid lunch” means a reimbursable lunch served to students who are not certified to receive free or reduced price meals.

For purposes of this section the term "pain care" means the assessment, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, or management of acute or chronic pain regardless of causation o

In this subsection, the term “Pain Consortium” means the Pain Consortium of the National Institutes of Health or a similar trans-National Institutes of Health coordinating entity d

The term “paleontological resource” means any fossilized remains, traces, or imprints of organisms, preserved in or on the earth’s crust, that are of paleontological interest and t

The term “Palestinian Authority” means the interim Palestinian administrative organization that governs part of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip (or any successor Palestinia

The term “Panama Canal Authority” means the entity created by the Republic of Panama to succeed the Panama Canal Commission as of the Canal Transfer Date.

“Panama Canal service” means— (i) service as an employee of the Canal Zone Government, the Panama Canal Company, or the Panama Canal Commission; or (ii) service at a permanent duty

The term “Panama TPA certification of origin” means the certification established under article 4.15 of the United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement that a good qualifies as

The term “pandemic-related revenue loss” means, with respect to an eligible entity— (A) except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), the gross receipts, as established us

“Panel” means the Federal Service Impasses Panel described in section 7119(c) of this title ; / “Panel” means any of the Panels established by the Treaty; / The term “Panel” means

The term “panel-track supplement” means a supplement to an approved premarket application or premarket report under section 360e of this title that requests a significant change in

The term “Papa Ola Lokahi” means an organization composed of— (i) E Ola Mau; (ii) the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii; (iii) Alu Like Inc.; (iv) the University of

The term “paperback” means any book which has a flexible outer cover and the pages of which are affixed directly to such outer cover. Such term does not include a magazine.

The term "parachute payment" means any payment in the nature of compensation to (or for the benefit of) a disqualified individual if— (i) such payment is contingent on a

The term “paraprofessional”, also known as a “paraeducator”, includes an education assistant and instructional assistant.

The term “parallel financing” means financing provided by any combination of official development assistance, official export credits, and private commercial credit which is not in

The term “paraplegia” means the complete and irreversible paralysis of both lower limbs.

The term “paraprofessional” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title . / The term “paraprofessional” means an individual who is employed in a preschool, element

The term “paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health worker” means an individual who is not a mental or behavioral health service professional, but who works at the first

The term “parcel number 1” means the area, encompassing approximately 11,317 acres, bounded on the south by the Montana-Wyoming border, on the east by the 107th meridian, on the no

The term “parcel number 2” means the area, encompassing approximately 12,964 acres, bounded on the south by the extension to the west of the southern boundary of the Northern Cheye

The term “parcel number 3” means the area, encompassing approximately 2,469 acres, bounded on the south by the extension to the west of the northern boundary of the Northern Cheyen

The term “parcel number 4” means the area, encompassing approximately 9,415 acres, bounded on the south by the northern boundary of the Crow Indian Reservation, on the east by the

“parcel of highly fractionated Indian land” means a parcel of land that the Secretary, pursuant to authority under a provision of this chapter, determines to have, as evidenced by

the term “parent” means the biological parent of an employee or an individual who stood in loco parentis to an employee when the employee was a son or daughter; / “parent” includes

The term “parental involvement” means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities

“parent corporation” has the meaning given such term by section 424(e). / For purposes of this part, the term “parent corporation” means any corporation (other than the employer co

the term “Parent Locator Service” means the service established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 653 of title 42 ; / the term “Parent Locator Service” me

The term “parent mentor” means an individual who— (A) is a parent or guardian of at least one child who is an eligible child under this subchapter or subchapter XIX; and (B) is tra

The term “parent organization” has the meaning given the term in section 1471(g) of this title . / In this section, the term "parent organization" means a private nonprof

The term “parents” means biological or adoptive parents or legal guardians, as determined by applicable State law.

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “parent-subsidiary controlled group” means any controlled group of corporations as defined in section 1563(a)(1), except that— (i) “more