United States Code

“United States Section” means the four United States Commissioners appointed by the President pursuant to this chapter. / “United States Section” means the United States Commission

The term “United States security” means a security (other than an exempted security) issued by a person incorporated under the laws of any State, or whose principal place of busine

In this section the term “United States segment of the International Space Station” means those elements of the International Space Station manufactured— (1) by the United States;

In this section the term “United States segment of the ISS” means those elements of the ISS manufactured—

the term “United States serviceman”— (A) means a member of the Armed Forces; and (B) includes a former member of the Armed Forces during the 5-year period beginning on the date of

the term “United States share” means a share of common stock of the Corporation held by the United States Government on October 21, 1986, or as a result of any split required pursu

The term “United States shareholder” has the meaning given to such term by section 951(b), except that, in the case of a foreign corporation having related person insurance income

Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the term “United States source gross transportation income” means any gross income which is transportation income (as defined in secti

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “United States source ratio” means, with respect to any dividend paid out of the earnings and profits for any taxable year, a fraction— (

The term “United States-supported financial intermediary” means a financial intermediary that has received funds made available under subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year 1

The term “United States-supported microfinance institution” means a financial intermediary that has received funds made available under subchapter I of this chapter for fiscal year

As used in this subsection, the term “United States territories and commonwealths” means the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwe

For purposes of this subsection, the term "United States Treasury obligation yield curve" means, with respect to any day, a yield curve which shall be prescribed by the S

“United States trustee” includes a designee of the United States trustee.

The term “United States wine” means wine produced within the customs territory of the United States.

The term “United States worker” means an employee who— (i) is a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is a

For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “unit fraction” means the fraction— (i) the numerator of which is the number of low-income units in the building, and (ii) the denominato

The term “unit heater” means a self-contained fan-type heater designed to be installed within the heated space.

the terms “diversified”, “employee benefit plan”, “holdings”, “mutual fund”, and “unit investment trust” have the meanings given those terms under section 2640.102 of title 5, Code

The term “unit of general local government” means any city, county, parish, town, township, borough, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State. / The term

The term “unit of general purpose local government” means— (A) a political subdivision of the State whose authority is general and not limited to only one function or combination o

the term “unit of local government” means a county, municipality, town, township, village, or other unit of general government below the State level; and / the term “unit of local

The term “unit operator” means the entity designated in a pooling order to develop a spacing unit by the drilling of one or more wells on the unit.

In this paragraph, the term “units” means the significant increments of performance prescribed as qualifying standards in regulations promulgated by the President pursuant to this

The term “units of general local government” means (A) any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State, (B) an

the term “units of general local government of the same type” means all townships if the unit of general local government is a township, all municipalities if the unit of general l

For purposes of this section, the term “units of local government” includes Indian tribes.

Universal changing station.—The term "universal changing station" means a universal or adult changing station that meets the standards established by the United States Ac

The term “universal design” has the meaning given the term in section 3002 of title 29 . / The term “universal design” has the meaning given the term in section 3002 of title 29 .

The term “universal design for learning” means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that— (A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented

The term "Universal Service Fund high-cost programs" means— (A) the program for Universal Service Support for High-Cost Areas set forth under subpart D of part 54 of titl

The term "Universal Service Fund Program" means any program authorized under section 254 of this title to help deploy broadband.

The term "universal service mechanism" means any funding stream provided by a Universal Service Fund Program to support broadband access.

The term “universal testing of newborns” means HIV/AIDS testing that is administered within 48 hours of delivery to— (A) all infants born in the State; or (B) all infants born in t

As used in this subpart, the term “universities” means those colleges or universities in each State, territory, or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia, now

As used in this section, the term “university” means— (1) a land grant university established under the Act of July 2, 1862 (known as the “First Morrill Act”; 12 Stat. 503, chapter

The term "university center" means an institution of higher education or a consortium of institutions of higher education established under section 3147(c)(1) of this tit

As used in this section “unlawful act” means any act the use of any electronic, mechanical, or other device (as defined in section 2510(5) of this title) in violation of the Consti

The term "unlawful border crossing effectiveness rate" means the percentage that results from dividing the number of apprehensions and turn backs by the sum of the number

“unlawful debt” means a debt (A) incurred or contracted in gambling activity which was in violation of the law of the United States, a State or political subdivision thereof, or wh

The term “unlawful discrimination” means discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. / The term "unlawful discrimination" means discrim

The term "unlawful entry" means an unlawful border crosser who enters the United States and is not apprehended by a border security component of the Department of Homelan

The term “unlawful force” means an act of force done without legal justification or excuse.

In general.—The term "unlawful Internet gambling" means to place, receive, or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in

The term “unlawful misuse” means conduct that violates a statute, ordinance, or regulation as it relates to the use of a qualified product.

the term “unlicensed money transmitting business” means a money transmitting business which affects interstate or foreign commerce in any manner or degree and— (A) is operated with

The term “unlicensed or licensed by rule operations” means the use of spectrum on a non-exclusive basis under— (A) part 15 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations; or (B) licensin

the term "unlicensed wireless service" means the offering of telecommunications services using duly authorized devices which do not require individual licenses, but does

The terms “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801,7 of title 49. / In this section, the term “unmanned aircraft” has

The terms “unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801,7 of title 49. / The terms "unmanned aircraft" and &quot

The term "unmanned maritime systems" means remotely operated or autonomous vehicles produced by the commercial sector— (i) designed to function without an on-board human

The term “unoccupied” means, with respect to a residential property, that the unit of general local government having jurisdiction over the area in which the project is located has

The term “unofficial travel” means personal travel or other travel that is not paid for or reimbursed by the Federal Government out of appropriated funds.

“UNOLS” means University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System.

The term “unpaid losses” includes any unpaid loss adjustment expenses shown on the annual statement.

The term “unpaid minimum required contribution” means, with respect to any plan year, any minimum required contribution under section 430 for the plan year which is not paid on or

The term “unplanned event” means any unplanned disturbance that— (aa) disrupts ecosystem or forest structure or composition; or (bb) changes resources, substrate availability, or t

For purposes of this subsection, the term “unpredictable contingent event benefit” means any benefit payable solely by reason of— (A) a plant shutdown (or similar event, as determi

The term “unprivileged enemy belligerent” means an individual (other than a privileged belligerent) who— (A) has engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition p

“unprocessed agricultural products” means food, fiber, and other agricultural products that have not been packaged or otherwise prepared for retail sale, including animal products

The term “unprocessed timber” means trees or portions of trees or other roundwood not processed to standards and specifications suitable for end product use. / Notwithstanding the

The term “unprotected 1 health information” has the meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations.

For purposes of subparagraph (A) and paragraph (5)(A), the term “unrealized appreciation” means, with respect to any asset, the amount by which— (i) the fair market value of such a

For purposes of subparagraph (A) and paragraph (5)(A), the term “unrealized depreciation” means, with respect to any asset, the amount by which— (i) the adjusted basis for determin

The term “unrealized receivable” has the meaning given such term by section 751(c) (determined by treating any reference to the partnership as referring to the partner).

For purposes of this subchapter, the term "unrealized receivables" includes, to the extent not previously includible in income under the method of accounting used by the

For purposes of paragraph (3)(C), the term “unrealized receivables or fees” means, to the extent not previously includible in income under the method of accounting used by the corp

The term “unreasonable adverse effects on the environment” means (1) any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental co

The term “unrecaptured section 1250 gain” means the excess (if any) of— (i) the amount of long-term capital gain (not otherwise treated as ordinary income) which would be treated a

The term “unrecognized gain” means— (i) in the case of any position held by the taxpayer as of the close of the taxable year, the amount of gain which would be taken into account w

For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the term “unrecovered basis” means the adjusted basis of the passenger automobile determined after the application of subsection (a) and as if al

In this section, the term “unregulated transmitting utility” means an entity that— (1) owns or operates facilities used for the transmission of electric energy in interstate commer

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term “unrelated business taxable income” means the gross income derived by any organization from any unrelated trade or busines

For purposes of this section, the term "unrelated party" means a purchaser or seller who does not bear a relationship to the seller or purchaser, as the case may be, that

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “unrelated person” means any person other than a person related within the meaning of paragraph (3)(D) to the electing corporation. / The t

The term “unrelated trade or business” means, in the case of any organization subject to the tax imposed by section 511, any trade or business the conduct of which is not substanti

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term "unresolved abduction case" means an abduction case that remains unresolved for a period that exceeds 12 months after the date on wh

The term "unresolved area of noncompliance" means failure to correct a noncompliance item within 120 days, or within such additional time (if any) as is authorized by the

In this paragraph, the term "unresolved audit finding" means an audit report finding in the final audit report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice that

For purposes of this section, the term "unreversed inclusions" means, with respect to any stock in a passive foreign investment company, the excess (if any) of—

The term “unsafeguarded nuclear fuel-cycle activity” means research on, or development, design, manufacture, construction, operation, or maintenance of— (A) any existing or future

The term "unsafeguarded special nuclear material" has the meaning given the term in section 6305(8) of title 22. / the term "unsafeguarded special nuclear material&q

The term “unscheduled discrete organic chemical” means any chemical not listed on any schedule contained in the Annex on Chemicals of the Convention that belongs to the class of ch

the term “unscheduled duty” means hours of duty a criminal investigator works, or is determined to be available for work, that are not— (A) part of the 40 hours in the basic work w

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term “unsecured PHR identifiable health information” means PHR identifiable health information that is not protected through the use of a technolog

Subject to subparagraph (B), for purposes of this section, the term “unsecured protected health information” means protected health information that is not secured through the use

The term “unserved and underserved” includes populations such as individuals from racial and ethnic minority backgrounds, disadvantaged individuals, individuals with limited Englis

For purposes of clause (i), the term "unserved area" means an area in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations are unserved locations.

For purposes of this subsection, and subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the term “unserved household” shall include— (I) recreational vehicles as defined in regulations of the Secr

The term “unserved location” means a broadband-serviceable location, as determined in accordance with the broadband DATA maps, that— (i) has no access to broadband service; or (ii)

The term "unserved service project" means a project in which not less than 80 percent of broadband-serviceable locations served by the project are unserved locations.

The term “unserviceable firearm” means a firearm which is incapable of discharging a shot by means of an explosive and incapable of being readily restored to a firing condition.

The term “unsolicited advertisement” means any material advertising the commercial availability or quality of any property, goods, or services which is transmitted to any person wi

The term “unsubsidized project” means a multifamily housing project owned by the Secretary that is not a subsidized project or a formerly subsidized project.

The term “unsupported cost” means a cost that is questioned by the Office because the Office found that, at the time of the audit, such cost is not supported by adequate documentat

The term “untaxed income and benefits” means— (1) deductions and payments to self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, Keogh, and other qualified individual retirement accounts excluded from inco

For purposes of this subsection, the term “unusual and compelling State or local energy or water interests” means interests which— (i) are substantially different in nature or magn

The term “unusual mortality event” means a stranding that— (A) is unexpected; (B) involves a significant die-off of any marine mammal population; and (C) demands immediate response

The term “unutilized and underutilized plant-capacity costs” means the costs associated with operating and maintaining the facilities and equipment of an Army arsenal that the Secr

The term “unutilized national megawatt capacity limitation” means the excess (if any) of— (i) 6,000 megawatts, over (ii) the aggregate amount of national megawatt capacity limitati