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the terms “public elementary school” and “public secondary school” have the meaning given such terms in section 7801 of title 20; and / the terms “public elementary school” and “pu

the term “public employee” means any officer or employee of the Federal Government or of a State or local government; and

The term “public entertainment activity” means any entertainment or recreational activity of a kind traditionally conducted at fairs or expositions promoting agricultural and educa

the term “public entities” means any unit or units of State and/or local governments;

For purposes of the application of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.) under this section, the term "public entity" means an

The term “public facilities and public services” means facilities or services which are financed, in whole or in part, by any state or political subdivision thereof, including, but

The term “public health authority” has the meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations.

The term “public health center” means a publicly owned facility for the provision of public health services, including related publicly owned facilities such as laboratories, clini

The term “public health pesticide” means any minor use pesticide product registered for use and used predominantly in public health programs for vector control or for other recogni

In this section, the term “public health practice area” includes the areas of bioterrorism and emergency preparedness, environmental health, food safety and food security, regulato

the term “public housing” means housing described in section 1437a(b)(1) of title 42 ; / The terms “project” and “public housing” have the meanings given the terms in section 1437a

As used in this subsection, the term "public housing agency" has the meaning given such term in section 1437a(b)(6) of title 42. / the term “public housing agency” means

Public housing agency plan.—The term "public housing agency plan" means the plan of a public housing agency prepared in accordance with section 1437c–1 of this title.

the term “public information” means any information, regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses, disseminates, or makes available to the public;

The term “public institutional telecommunications user” means an elementary or secondary school, a library, or a health care provider as those terms are defined in this paragraph.

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “public international organization” means— (i) an organization that is designated by Executive order pursuant to section 288 of title 22

The term “public involvement” means the opportunity for participation by affected citizens in rulemaking, decisionmaking, and planning with respect to the public lands, including p

The term “publicity agent” includes any person who engages directly or indirectly in the publication or dissemination of oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or

The term “public land” means the approximately .32 acres of United States Coast Guard land and improvements to the land, including the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Operation

The term "Public Land Order" means Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 4822).

"public lands" means any lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management or by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest S

The terms “Corps” and “Public Lands Corps” mean the Public Lands Corps established by section 1723(a)(1) of this title .

The term “public liability” means any legal liability arising out of or resulting from a nuclear incident or precautionary evacuation (including all reasonable additional costs inc

the terms “audiovisual work”, “computer program”, “copies”, “copyright owner”, “digital transmission”, “financial gain”, “motion picture”, “motion picture exhibition facility”, “pe

the term “publicly financed costs” means the costs funded after April 29, 1993, by Federal, State, and local governments;

For purposes of this subsection, the term “publicly held corporation” means any corporation which is an issuer (as defined in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15

The term “publicly offered regulated investment company” means a regulated investment company the shares of which are— (I) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering (withi

For purposes of this subsection, the term “publicly offered REIT” means a real estate investment trust which is required to file annual and periodic reports with the Securities and

The term “publicly-owned United States corporation” means a corporation organized under the laws of a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puer

The term “publicly-traded company” means an entity that is majority owned or controlled by an entity that is an issuer, the securities of which are listed on a national securities

The term “publicly traded employer securities” means employer securities which are readily tradable on an established securities market. / The term “publicly traded employer securi

For purposes of this section, the term “publicly traded partnership” means any partnership if— (A) interests in such partnership are traded on an established securities market, or

The term “publicly traded securities” means securities which are traded on an established securities market. / The term “publicly traded securities” means securities for which (as

the term “publicly traded security” means any equity security (including an option on individual equity securities, and an option on a group or index of such securities) listed, or

the term “public member” means a member of the Council, other than a representative of producers or retail marketers, representing significant users of propane, public safety offic

The term “public nonprofit organization” means any public entity that is nonprofit in character.

The term “public offering” means an underwritten offering to the public of the common stock of the private corporation pursuant to section 2297h–2 of this title . / the term “publi

“public officer” shall mean a person who is either elected to public office or who is directly appointed by a person elected to public office;

As used in this section, “public officer or employee” means any officer or employee of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any

The term “public official” means any elected official, appointed official, or employee of— (A) a Federal, State, or local unit of government in the United States other than— (i) a

The term “public or nonprofit institution” means an institution owned and operated by— (A) a State, a political subdivision of a State or an agency or instrumentality of either, or

For purposes of section 636 of this title , the term “public or private organization for the handicapped” means one— (1) which is organized under the laws of the United States or o

the term “public-private cofinancing” means the combined use of either official development assistance or official export credit with private commercial credit to finance exports;

In this section, the term “public-private investment fund” means a financial vehicle that is— (1) established by the Federal Government to purchase pools of loans, securities, or a

The term “public-private partnership” means any partnership or working relationship between a Federal agency and a corporation, individual, or nonprofit organization for the purpos

The term “public property” means all public property that is within the same reasonably contiguous geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, a street, other thoroughf

The terms “rangelands” or “public rangelands” means lands administered by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management or the Secretary of Agriculture throug

Public recipient of governmental assistance.—The term "public recipient of governmental assistance" means— (i) any State, (ii) any municipality or other political subdivi

The term “public-relations counsel” includes any person who engages directly or indirectly in informing, advising, or in any way representing a principal in any public relations ma

The term “public road” means any road or street under the jurisdiction of and maintained by a public authority and open to public travel. / In this paragraph, the term “public road

The term “public safety answering point” means a facility that has been designated to receive emergency calls and route them to emergency service personnel. / The term “public safe

The term “public safety entity” means an entity that provides public safety services.

the term "public safety officer" means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a fir

In this section, the term “public safety organization” means an entity that primarily engages in activities related to the safety and well-being of the general public, including la

The term “public safety services” means services— (A) the sole or principal purpose of which is to protect the safety of life, health, or property; (B) that are provided— (i) by St

The term “Public Safety Trust Fund” means the trust fund established under section 1457(a)(1) of this title .

The term “public sale” means the sale of stock in Conrail pursuant to a public offering under the Conrail Privatization Act [ 45 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.]. If there is more than 1 publi

The term “public school” means a public elementary school or a public secondary school. / "public school" means a public elementary school, as defined in section 1001(i)

The term “public school transportation” means transportation by schoolbus vehicles of schoolchildren, personnel, and equipment to and from a public elementary or secondary school a

the terms “public elementary school” and “public secondary school” have the meaning given such terms in section 7801 of title 20; and / the terms “public elementary school” and “pu

“public sector employee”— (A) means an individual employed by a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian tribe and who during the course of employment has responsibilitie

The term "public sector entity" means— (A) a State; (B) an agency of a State; (C) a political subdivision of a State; (D) an agency of a political subdivision of a State;

Definitions.—In this section, the term “public service and community service organization” includes the following organizations: (1) Any organization that provides the following se

The term “public service job” means— (i) a full-time job in emergency management, government (excluding time served as a member of Congress), military service, public safety, law e

“public settlement lands” means the lands described in paragraph 2 of the Settlement Agreement that are to be conveyed by the State of Rhode Island to the State Corporation pursuan

the term “public target range” means a specific location that— (A) is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting; (B) is open to the public; (C) may be supervise

The term “public telecommunications entity” means any enterprise which— (A) is a public broadcast station or a noncommercial telecommunications entity; and (B) disseminates public

The term “public telecommunications facilities” means apparatus necessary for production, interconnection, captioning, broadcast, or other distribution of programming, including, b

As used in this section, the term “public telecommunications network interconnectivity” means the ability of two or more public telecommunications networks used to provide telecomm

The term “public telecommunications services” means noncommercial educational and cultural radio and television programs, and related noncommercial instructional or informational m

The term “public tender offer” means any offer to purchase or otherwise acquire stock or assets in a corporation if such offer was or would be required to be filed or registered wi

the term “public transportation” has the meaning given to that term in section 5302(a) of title 49, except that the term shall include schoolbus, charter, and sightseeing transport

The term “public transportation agency” means a publicly owned operator of public transportation eligible to receive Federal assistance under chapter 53 of title 49.

the term "public transportation authority" means a local governmental authority (as defined in section 5302) established to provide, or make a contract providing for, com

“public transportation system” means all facilities, conveyances, and instrumentalities, whether publicly or privately owned, that are used in or for publicly available services fo

The term “public transportation vehicle” means a vehicle that— (A) provides designated public transportation (as defined in section 221 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 19

“public transport system” has the meaning given the term in section 2332f(e)(7) of this title ;

The term “public unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft system that meets the qualifications and conditions required for operation of a public aircraft.

The terms “public use”, “public building”, and “public work” shall mean use by, public building of, and public work of, the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Am

“public-use airport” means— (A) a public airport; or (B) a privately-owned airport used or intended to be used for public purposes that is— (i) a reliever airport; or (ii) determin

The term “public use plan” means the use plan entitled “Red Cliffs Desert Reserve Public Use Plan” and dated June 12, 2000, as amended.

The term “public utility” includes any company which is a part of a holding company system which includes a registered holding company, unless no company in such system is an elect

The term “public-utility company” means an electric utility company or a gas utility company.

The term “public utility property” has the meaning given such term by section 168(i)(10) without regard to the matter following subparagraph (D) thereof. / The term “public utility

“public vessel” means a vessel owned or bareboat-chartered and operated by the United States, or by a State or political subdivision thereof, or by a foreign nation, except when su

The term “public water system” means a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if such system has at l

The term "public water system supervision program" means a program for the adoption and enforcement of drinking water regulations (with such variances and exemptions from

In this section, the term “public welfare” includes, with respect to arbitration under an interstate compact— (1) the financial ability of the individual jurisdictions participatin

The terms “public use”, “public building”, and “public work” shall mean use by, public building of, and public work of, the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Am

Public works.—The term “public works” includes any public works other than housing.

In this section, the term "public works department or agency" means a political subdivision of a local, county, or regional government that designs, builds, operates, and

“public works project” includes a project for the transportation and provision of water to a drought-stricken area.

"publish" means to circulate for sale or distribution to the public, as determined by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register; and

The term “published ordinance” means a published law of any political subdivision of a State which the Attorney General determines to be relevant to the enforcement of this chapter

The term “publisher” means a publisher of college textbooks or supplemental materials involved in or affecting interstate commerce.

The term “Pueblo” means the Pueblo of Sandia in its governmental capacity. / The term “Pueblo” means the Pueblo of Santo Domingo. / The term “Pueblo” means the Pueblo de San Ildefo

The term "Puerto Rico" means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The terms "Puerto Rico Agency" or "Puerto Rico Agencies" means any board, body, board of examiners, public corporation, commission, independent office, division

The terms "Puerto Rico Agency" or "Puerto Rico Agencies" means any board, body, board of examiners, public corporation, commission, independent office, division

In this chapter, the term "Puerto Rico business" means a small business concern that has its principal office located in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.