United States Code

the term "appointing authority" means an employee in the executive branch of the Government of the United States that has authority to make appointments to positions in t

The term “apportionment” includes unexpended apportionments made under prior authorization laws.

The term “appraisal” means a written statement independently and impartially prepared by a qualified appraiser setting forth an opinion of defined value of an adequately described

The terms “Appraisal Foundation” and “Foundation” means the Appraisal Foundation established on November 30, 1987, as a not for profit corporation under the laws of Illinois.

The term “appraisal management company” means, in connection with valuing properties collateralizing mortgage loans or mortgages incorporated into a securitization, any external th

The terms “Appraisal Subcommittee” and “subcommittee” mean the Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.

The terms “appraised value of the property”, “value of the property”, and “value” include the appraised value of a dwelling unit in a cooperative housing project of the type descri

Except as provided in paragraph (2), the term “appreciated financial position” means any position with respect to any stock, debt instrument, or partnership interest if there would

The term “appreciated property” means any property if the fair market value of such property on the day it was transferred to the decedent by gift exceeds its adjusted basis.

The term "apprenticeship program" means a program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the "National Apprenticeship Act"; 50 Stat. 664

The term “apprenticeship program contribution rate” means the contribution rate that the employer is obligated to pay on behalf of its employees under the terms of a collective bar

The question of importing any alien as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (H), (L), (O), or (P)(i) of section 1101(a)(15) of this title (excluding nonimmigrants under section 1101(a

"appropriate amount of assets" means the amount by which the value of the nonforfeitable benefits to be transferred exceeds the amount of the employer's withdrawal liabil

The term “appropriate authority” means the head of a Federal agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official authority responsible for the operation of a public building.

The term “appropriate committee of Congress” means— (A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Repres

The term “appropriate Committees” means the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the United States Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives.

the term “appropriate committees of Congress” has the meaning given the term in section 602 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006; / Definition.—In this subpa

the term "appropriate committees of the Senate" means the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate;

The term “appropriate congressional committee” means any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative or oversight jurisdiction under the Rules of the

The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representative

The term "appropriate congressional committees and leadership" means— (A) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Banking, Hous

In this subparagraph, the term "appropriate congressional leadership" means the following: (I) The chairs and ranking minority members of the congressional intelligence c

The term “appropriate conservation project” means any project for the conservation, restoration, construction or rehabilitation of natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recr

For purposes of this section, the term “appropriate consultation” means, with respect to the admission of refugees and allocation of refugee admissions, discussions in person by de

For purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate court” means— (A) the United States district court before which proceedings under section 1341 or 1342 of this title are bein

The term “appropriate department or agency” means the department or agency of the United States Government that negotiates and enters into a qualifying non-binding instrument on be

Except as provided in regulations, for purposes of this subpart, the term "appropriate exchange rate" means— (1) in the case of an actual distribution of earnings and pro

The term “appropriate Federal banking agency”— (A) has the meaning given the term in section 1813 of title 12 ; (B) means the Board in the case of a noninsured State bank; and (C)

the term “appropriate Federal depository institutions regulatory agency” means, with respect to any depository institution or depository holding company, the agency referred to in

The term "appropriate Federal entities" means the following: (A) The Department of Commerce. (B) The Department of Defense. (C) The Department of Energy. (D) The Departme

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “appropriate Federal financial institutions regulatory agency” means— (i) the appropriate Federal banking agency, as provided in section 18

the term “appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency” means— (A) the Comptroller of the Currency with respect to national banks and Federal savings associations (the deposits

The term “appropriate Federal official” means— (A) the Commissioner of Social Security in the case of social security benefits described in section 86(d)(1)(A), and (B) the Railroa

the term “appropriate Federal regulator” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Directors of the Fe

The term “appropriate Federal regulatory authority” means— (A) in the case of a Federal power marketing agency, the Secretary, except that the Secretary may designate the Administr

For purposes of this section, the term “appropriate field office personnel” includes employees of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, and oth

The term “appropriate financial regulator” means— (A) the primary financial regulatory agency, as defined in section 5301 of this title ; (B) the National Credit Union Administrati

The term “appropriate head” means— (A) the Administrator, with respect to capital assets acquisition projects of the Administration; and (B) the Assistant Secretary of Energy for E

The term “appropriate high-level Treasury official” means the Secretary of the Treasury or any delegate of the Secretary whose rank is no lower than that of a principal Internal Re

The term “appropriate industry partner” means a contractor, licensee, or grantee (as defined in section 101(a) of Executive Order 12829 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161 note; relating to National

The term "appropriate Member of Congress" means— (A) the chairman or ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; or (B) the cha

The term "appropriate national security agency" means— (A) the Department of Homeland Security; (B) the Department of Defense; (C) the Office of the Director of National

For purposes of this section, the term "appropriate official" means the officer or employee having control of the suit, investigation, or inquiry or the person appropriat

The term “appropriate officials” means— (A) tribal officials who are elected; or (B) appointed tribal leaders or officials designated in writing by an Indian tribe for the specific

For the purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate portion” means a share, for each State subject to paragraph (1), not less than the share of the total railroad route mile

The term “appropriate regulatory agency” means— (A) When used with respect to a municipal securities dealer: (i) the Comptroller of the Currency, in the case of a national bank, a

For purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate Secretary” means— (A) with respect to an employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense, the

The term “appropriate service project” means any project for the rehabilitation, reclamation, or beautification of urban public housing and public works and transportation resource

For purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate State” means— (A) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign for nomination for election of a candidate to th

The term “appropriate State agency” means a State agency described in section 454(a)(1) of this title . / The term “appropriate State agency” means a State agency described in sect

The term “appropriate State bank supervisor” means the Chairman or members of the State Liaison Committee of the Financial Institutions Examination Council.

The term “appropriate State credit union supervisor” means the Chairman or members of the State Liaison Committee of the Financial Institutions Examination Council.

The term “appropriate State officer” means— (i) the State attorney general, (ii) the State tax officer, (iii) in the case of an organization to which paragraph (1) applies, any oth

In this section, the term “appropriate State official” means the person in the State who has the primary regulatory or supervisory responsibility with respect to the defendant, or

The term “appropriate State regulatory authority” means the State agency or other authority responsible for the licensure or other regulation of the practice of accounting in the S

The term “appropriate tribal coordinating body” means the Columbia River tribal coordinating body or the Washington tribal coordinating body, as the context requires.

In this paragraph, the term "appropriate use" includes the discretion of the judge or supervising authority, the leveraging of graduated sanctions to encourage compliance

In this subsection, the term “appropriate use criteria” means criteria, only developed or endorsed by national professional medical specialty societies or other provider-led entiti

“appropriation” includes funds made available by statute under section 9104 of title 31 ; / The term “appropriation” includes amounts made available by legislation under section 91

The term “appropriation Act” means an Act referred to in section 105 of title 1 .

“appropriations” means appropriated amounts and includes, in appropriate context— (A) funds; (B) authority to make obligations by contract before appropriations; and (C) other auth

The term “approval” means the consent provided by the Secretary for a person to engage in an activity authorized by this chapter.

The term “approval procedure” means any registration, notification, or other mandatory administrative procedure for— (A) approving the use of an additive for a stated purpose or un

The term “approval resolution” means only a joint resolution of the two Houses of the Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: “That the Congress app

In this chapter, the term “approved bicycle helmet” means a bicycle helmet that meets— (1) any interim standard described in section 6004(b) of this title, pending establishment of

In this section, the term “approved clinical trial” means a phase I, phase II, phase III, or phase IV clinical trial that is conducted in relation to the prevention, detection, or

The term “approved conservation plan” means the conservation plan of a State approved by the Secretary pursuant to section 2904(a) of this title .

The term "approved drug" means a drug that is approved under section 355 of this title and does not appear on the list described in subsection (a)(4) of drugs that have b

The term “approved financial institution or mortgagee” means a financial institution or mortgagee approved by the Secretary under section 1709 of this title as responsible and able

The term "approved graduate medical residency training program" has the meaning given the term "approved medical residency training program" in section 1395ww(h

The term “approved infrastructure asset” means— (A) a project (as defined in section 601(a)); and (B) a group of projects (as defined in section 601(a)) considered together in a si

The term “approved institution of higher education” means a college or university approved by the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, under subparagr

The term “approved insurance provider” means a private insurance provider that has been approved by the Corporation to provide insurance coverage to producers participating in the

the term “approved leak detection system” means a system or technology which the Administrator determines to be capable of detecting leaks of hazardous constituents at the earliest

The term "approved lender" means a lender approved prior to October 28, 1992, by the Secretary under the approved lender program established by exhibit A to subpart B of

The term “approved medical residency training program” means a residency or other postgraduate medical training program participation in which may be counted toward certification i

The term “approved national service position” means a national service position for which the Corporation has approved the provision of a national service educational award describ

The term “approved percentage” means the percentage figure which, under applicable provisions of this chapter, the Secretary is authorized to apply to his estimate of value, cost,

The term “approved person” means a person approved under subchapter II to provide adoption services in the United States in cases subject to the Convention.

The term “approved places of public accommodation” means hotels, motels, and other places of public accommodation that are listed by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Mana

The term “approved refrigerant recycling equipment” means equipment certified by the Administrator (or an independent standards testing organization approved by the Administrator)

For purpose of this section, the term “approved self-directed services plan and budget” means, with respect to a participant, the establishment of a plan and budget for the provisi

The term “approved silver scholar position” means a position, in a program described in section 12653c(a) of this title , for which the Corporation has approved the provision of a

The term “approved summer of service position” means a position, in a program described in section 12563(c)(8) of this title, for which the Corporation has approved the provision o

The term "approved third-party auditor" means an independent third-party auditor that is approved by the Secretary for purposes of third-party audits under this section.

the term “approved transportation system” means the system for the transportation of Alaska natural gas designated by the President pursuant to section 719e(a) or 719f(b) of this t

3 The term “approved unique identifier” means a number, combination of numbers and letters, or other identifier selected by the Secretary of State using a selection system or metho

In this section, the term “approved use or indication” means the use or indication approved under section 355 of this title or licensed under section 262 of title 42 for a drug des

"approximate original contour" means that surface configuration achieved by backfilling and grading of the mined area so that the reclaimed area, including any terracing

the term “a private area of the individual” means the naked or undergarment clad genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or female breast of that individual;

To cooperate with Federal, State, territorial, and other public agencies and local nonprofit organizations in developing plans for a program of land conservation and land utilizati

The term “aquaculture facility” means any land, structure, or other appurtenance that is used for aquaculture and is located in any State. Such term includes, but is not limited to

“aquatic nuisance species” means a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial,

The term “Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force” means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established by section 4721(a) of this title .

the term “aquatic resource education program” means a program designed to enhance the public's understanding of aquatic resources and sportfishing, and to promote the development o

The term “aquatic species” means any species of finfish, mollusk, crustacean, or other aquatic invertebrate, amphibian, reptile, or aquatic plant.

For purposes of section 103, the term “arbitrage bond” means any bond issued as part of an issue any portion of the proceeds of which are reasonably expected (at the time of issuan

Arbitration.—The term “arbitration”— (A) means the arbitration of disputes, regarding the terms and conditions of employment, that is required under an interstate compact governing

Arbitrator.—The term “arbitrator” refers to either a single arbitrator, or a board of arbitrators, chosen under applicable procedures.

The term “archaeological or ethnological material of the State Party” means— (A) any object of archaeological interest; (B) any object of ethnological interest; or (C) any fragment