United States Code

The term “archaeological resource” means any material remains of past human life or activities which are of archaeological interest, as determined under uniform regulations promulg

The term “archeological district” means the Moccasin Bend National Archeological District.

The term “Archer MSA” means a trust created or organized in the United States as a medical savings account exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified medical expenses of t

“Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol. / “Architect” means the Architect of the Capitol.

Architectural and engineering services.—The term “architectural and engineering services” means— (A) professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, as defined by

The term “architectural and transportation barrier removal expenses” means an expenditure for the purpose of making any facility or public transportation vehicle owned or leased by

The term "Architectural Barriers Act accessibility guidelines" means the accessibility guidelines set forth in appendices C and D to part 1191 of title 36, Code of Federa

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “library” and “archives” mean any library or archives, respectively, that qualifies for the limitations on exclusive rights under section

“Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States appointed under section 2103 of this title; and / The term “Archivist” means the Archivist of the United States. / the term “Ar

In this section the term “Arctic” has the meaning given that term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 ). / In this section, the term “Arct

The term “area” includes any Indian reservation (as defined in section 1985(e)(1)(D)(ii) 2 of this title). / For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "area" means

The terms “area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster” and “Gulf hurricane disaster” have the meanings given such terms in section 209 of the Higher Education Hurricane Relief Act

“area affected by Outer Continental Shelf activities” means any geographic area: (A) which is under oil or gas lease on the Outer Continental Shelf; (B) where Outer Continental She

The terms “Aging and Disability Resource Center”, “area agency on aging”, and “State agency” have the meanings given those terms in section 102 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (

The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20 . / The term “area career and technical education school” means— (A

“Area Committee” means an Area Committee established under subsection (j);

“Area Contingency Plan” means an Area Contingency Plan prepared under subsection (j);

The term “area health education center” means a public or nonprofit private organization that has a cooperative agreement or contract in effect with an entity that has received an

The term “area health education center program” means a program which is organized as provided in subsection (b) of this section and under which the participating medical (M.D. and

The term “Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan” means an Area Maritime Transportation Security Plan prepared under section 70103(b).

The term "area median income" means, with respect to a household, the median income for the area in which the household is located, as determined by the Secretary of Hous

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “area of chronic economic distress” means an area of chronic economic distress— (i) designated by the State as meeting the standards establi

The term “area of concentrated public use” means an area administered by the Secretary that meets each of the following criteria: (A) The area is managed primarily for outdoor recr

“area of concern” means a geographic area located within the Great Lakes, in which beneficial uses are impaired and which has been officially designated as such under Annex 2 of th

The term “area of employment” means the area within normal commuting distance of the worksite or physical location where the work of the H–1B nonimmigrant is or will be performed.

The term “Area office” means an administrative entity including a program office, within the Indian Health Service through which services and funds are provided to the service unit

The term “area of national need” means an area involved in efforts to— (A) improve education in schools for economically disadvantaged students; (B) expand and improve access to he

The term “area of persistent poverty” means— (A) any county (or equivalent jurisdiction) in which, during the 30-year period ending on the date of enactment of this chapter, 20 per

The term “area of substantial unemployment” means any area that is of sufficient size and scope to sustain a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this subch

The term “area plan” means a resource conservation and use plan developed through a locally led planning process by a council for a designated area of 1 or more States, or of land

The term “areas of critical environmental concern” means areas within the public lands where special management attention is required (when such areas are developed or used or wher

The term “areas of emphasis” means the areas related to quality assurance activities, education activities and early intervention activities, child care-related activities, health-

The term “area source” means any stationary source of hazardous air pollutants that is not a major source. For purposes of this section, the term “area source” shall not include mo

the term “area studies” means a program of comprehensive study of the aspects of a society or societies, including study of its history, culture, economy, politics, international r

The term "area vocational education school" has the meaning given the term "area career and technical education school" in section 2302 of title 20.

“Areawide agency” means an official State, metropolitan, regional, or district agency empowered under State or local laws or under an interstate compact or agreement to perform com

“Areawide development” means all proj­ects or programs for the acquisition, use, and development of open-space land; and the planning and construction of hospitals, libraries, airp

“Areawide development project” means a project assisted or to be assisted under section 702 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 [ 42 U.S.C. 3102 ]; section 606 of the

“a retired member of a uniformed service” means a member or former member of a uniformed service who is entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or retainer pay on account

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term "a review of any current opioid prescriptions" means, with respect to an individual determined to have a current prescription for

The term “ARIES” means the Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System method, developed and piloted at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, for disassemb

the term “armed conflict” has the meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this title ; / “armed conflict” has the meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this

Armed force or group.—The term "armed force or group" means any army, militia, or other military organization, whether or not it is state-sponsored, excluding any group a

The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. / the term “Armed Forces” has the meaning given the term in section 1

The term “armed forces education liabilities” means liabilities of the armed forces for benefits under chapter 30 or 33 of title 38 and for Department of Defense benefits under par

The terms “Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund” and “Fund” mean the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund established under section 419(a) of this title.

For purposes of this subsection, the terms “adjoining country”, “appropriate congressional committees”, “armed group”, and “conflict mineral” have the meaning given those terms und

the term “Armed Services Board” means the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals established under section 607(a)(1) of this title; / The term “Armed Services Board” means the Ar

The term “armored car company” means a company— (A) subject to regulation under subchapter I of chapter 135 of title 49; and (B) is 1 registered under chapter 139 of such title, in

The term “armored car crew member” means an individual who provides protection for goods transported by an armored car company.

Definition.—In this section, the term “armor-piercing ammunition” means a center-fire cartridge the military designation of which includes the term “armor penetrator” or “armor-pie

the term "armor vest" means— (A) body armor, no less than Type I, which has been tested through the voluntary compliance testing program operated by the National Law Enfo

The terms “armory” and “readiness center” mean a structure that houses one or more units of a reserve component and is used for training and administering those units. Such terms i

The terms “arms control” and “disarmament” mean the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control, reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all k

The term “ARMS Initiative” means the Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative authorized by this chapter. / The term "ARMS Initiative" means the Armament R

In this title, the term "Army" means the Army or Armies referred to in the Constitution of the United States, less that part established by law as the Air Force.

The term “Army arsenal” means a Government-owned, Government-operated defense plant of the Department of the Army that manufactures weapons, weapon components, or both. / The term

The term “Army industrial facility” includes an ammunition plant, an arsenal, a depot, and a manufacturing plant. / The term "Army industrial facility" includes an ammuni

The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States and Territories, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—

The term “Army National Guard of the United States” means the reserve component of the Army all of whose members are members of the Army National Guard. / “Army National Guard of t

The term “alcohol-related neurodevelopmental disorders” or “ARND” means, with a history of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy, central nervous system abnormalities, whic

The term “ARPA–E” means the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy established by subsection (b).

The term “ARPA–I” means the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure established by subsection (b).

The term “Arrangement” means the Arrangement on Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits established through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The term “arrival” means arrival at a port of entry in the customs territory of the United States.

Arsenal Defined.—In this section, the term “arsenal” means a Government-owned, Government-operated defense plant that manufactures large-caliber cannon. / Arsenal Defined.—In this

The term “arson” includes all incendiary and suspicious fires. / the term “arson” means an offense that has as its elements maliciously damaging or destroying any building, inhabit

the terms “art” and “arts” include, but are not limited to, architecture (including preservation, restoration, or adaptive use of existing structures), landscape architecture, urba

The term “article” means any material or tangible object that could harbor plant pests or noxious weeds. / The term “article” means any pest or disease or any material or tangible

the term "Article 5" means Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture described in section 3511(d)(2) of this title;

The term “article of wearing apparel” means any costume or article of clothing worn or intended to be worn by individuals.

The term “articles” means articles of incorporation for an incorporated body or the functional equivalent or other similar documents specified by the Secretary for other business e

The term “articulation agreement” means a written commitment— (A) that is agreed upon at the State level or approved annually by the lead administrators of— (i) a secondary institu

The term "artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions infl

The term “artificial reef” means a structure which is constructed or placed in waters covered under this chapter for the purpose of enhancing fishery resources and commercial and r

The term “Artillery Impact Area” means that area within the Impact Area into which live projectiles are fired, which is generally described as that area labeled as such on the map

The term “artist” means any individual if the personal efforts of such individual create (or may reasonably be expected to create) a picture, painting, sculpture, statue, etching,

In this paragraph, the term “artist payee” means a person, other than a person described in subparagraph (B), who owns the right to receive all or part of the receipts payable unde

The term “art material or art material product” shall mean any substance marketed or represented by the producer or repackager as suitable for use in any phase of the creation of a

the terms “art” and “arts” include, but are not limited to, architecture (including preservation, restoration, or adaptive use of existing structures), landscape architecture, urba

The term “arts and sciences” means— (A) when referring to an organizational unit of an institution of higher education, any academic unit that offers one or more academic majors in

The term “asbestos” means asbestiform varieties of— (A) chrysotile (serpentine), (B) crocidolite (riebeckite), (C) amosite (cummingtonite-grunerite), (D) anthophyllite, (E) tremoli

The term “asbestos-containing material” means any material which contains more than 1 percent asbestos by weight.

The term “ASC proportion” means 25 percent for cost reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 1988, 50 percent for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after October

the term “as expeditiously as possible” means that the Administrator shall, to the greatest extent practicable, complete a review and evaluation of all data, submitted with a compl

the term “as expeditiously as practicable” means as expeditiously as practicable but in no event later than five years after the date of approval of a plan revision under this sect

The term "asexually reproduced" means produced by a method of plant propagation using vegetative material (other than seed) from a single parent, including cuttings, graf

The term "Ashanti Alert" means an alert issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, related to a missing adult.

The term “Ashanti Alert communications network” means the national communications network established by the Attorney General under section 21902(a) of this title .

The term “Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice” or “Coordinator” means the employee designated by the Attorney General to act as the national coordinator of the A

The term "Ashanti Alert plan" means a local element of the Ashanti Alert communications network.

The term “ASHRAE” means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers. / The term “ASHRAE” means the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, an

The term “Asian American” has the meaning given the term “Asian” in the Office of Management and Budget's Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race

The term “Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution” has the meaning given the term in section 1059g of title 20. / The term “Asian American and Nativ

The term “ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

The term “as necessary to effect, administer, or enforce the transaction” means— (A) the disclosure is required, or is a usual, appropriate, or acceptable method, to carry out the

The terms "assassinated" and "assassination" mean the killing of a judge or special trial judge that is motivated by the performance by the judge or special tri

The terms "assassinated" and "assassination" mean the killing of a judge or special trial judge that is motivated by the performance by the judge or special tri

The term "assault of Tribal justice personnel" means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violati

Assault on a transit worker.—The term "assault on a transit worker" means a circumstance in which an individual knowingly, without lawful authority or permission, and wit