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For purposes of this subsection, the term “unutilized natural gas” means gas that is available in small remote fields and cannot be economically transported to natural gas pipeline

“unwarranted failure to comply” means the failure of a permittee to prevent the occurrence of any violation of his permit or any requirement of this chapter due to indifference, la

The term “updated payment yield” means the payment yield elected by the owner of a farm under section 7912(e) of this title to be used in calculating the counter-cyclical payments

the term “UPOV Contracting Party” means a member of the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.

In this subchapter, the term “upper atmosphere” means that portion of the Earth's sensible atmosphere above the troposphere.

The terms “Colorado River Basin”, “Colorado River Compact”, “Colorado River System”, “Lee Ferry”, “States of the Upper Division”, “Upper Basin”, and “domestic use” shall have the m

The term “Upper Colorado River Basin Compact” shall mean that certain compact executed on October 11, 1948 by commissioners representing the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico

the term “upper Great Lakes” means that portion of the Great Lakes Basin which is upstream from the confluence of the Saint Clair River and Lake Huron near Port Huron, Michigan.

the term “Upper Mississippi River Basin Association” means an association of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, formed for the purposes of cooperativ

the terms “Upper Mississippi River system” and “system” mean those river reaches having commercial navigation channels on the Mississippi River main stem north of Cairo, Illinois;

The term “upstream subsidy” means any countervailable subsidy, other than an export subsidy, that— (1) is paid or bestowed by an authority (as defined in section 1677(5) of this ti

The term “uranium-235” means the isotope 235 U.

The term “uranium enrichment” means the separation of uranium of a given isotopic content into 2 components, 1 having a higher percentage of a fissile isotope and 1 having a lower

the term “urban and community area” includes cities, their suburbs, and towns.

The term “urban area” means a metropolitan statistical area having a population of not less than 350,000, or two contiguous metropolitan statistical areas having a population of no

“urban areas” means those areas within the scenic area identified as urban areas on the map referred to in section 544b(e) of this title or within the boundaries of an urban area a

The term “urban bus” has the meaning provided under regulations of the Administrator promulgated under section 7521(a) of this title .

The term “Urban center” means any community which has a sufficient urban Indian population with unmet health needs to warrant assistance under subchapter IV, as determined by the S

The term “Urban Corporation” means those Native entities which have incorporated pursuant to section 14(h)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(3)]. / “

The term “urban county” has the meaning given such term in section 5302 of this title . / The term “urban county” has the meaning given the term in section 5302(a)(6) of this title

The term “urban forestry” means the planning, establishment, protection, and management of trees and associated plants, individually, in small groups, or under forest conditions wi

The term “Urban Indian” means any individual who resides in an urban center, as defined in subsection (g) hereof,1 and who meets one or more of the four criteria in subsection (c)(

The term “Urban Indian organization” means a nonprofit corporate body situated in an urban center, governed by an urban Indian controlled board of directors, and providing for the

The terms “tribal health programs” and “Urban Indian organizations” have the meanings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 ).

The term “urbanized area” means an area with a population of 50,000 or more designated by the Bureau of the Census, within boundaries to be fixed by responsible State and local off

$1,166,666,667 were allocated among the States on the basis of urbanized population by allocating to each State an amount bearing the same ratio to the total amount to be allocated

The term “urban or rural poverty area” means an urban or rural geographical area (as defined by the Secretary) in which a percentage (as defined by the Secretary in accordance with

The term “urban waterfront and port” means any developed area that is densely populated and is being used for, or has been used for, urban residential recreational, commercial, shi

The term “Corps” and “Urban Youth Corps” mean the Urban Youth Corps established under subsection (d)(1).

The term “urgent concern” means any of the following: (A) A serious or flagrant problem, abuse, violation of law or Executive order, or deficiency relating to the funding, administ

For purposes of this section and section 215 of this title, the term "urgent or emergency public health care need" means a health care need, as determined by the Secretar

The term “urinal” has the meaning given such term in ASME A112.19.2M–1990, except such term does not include fixtures designed for installation in prisons.

The term “Uruguay Round Agreements” means the agreements approved by the Congress under section 3511(a)(1) of this title. / The term “Uruguay Round Agreements” has the meaning give

the term “usable activated channels” means activated channels of a cable system, except those channels whose use for the distribution of broadcast signals would conflict with techn

As used in this subsection, the term “usable space” means the space above the minimum grade level which can be used for the attachment of wires, cables, and associated equipment.

The term "USADA" means the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

The term “USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001 (Pu

The term “U.S. assets” means the money and aggregate adjusted bases of property of the foreign corporation treated as connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the Unite

The term "U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel" means import specialists, auditors, and other appropriate employees of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The term “use” includes the consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. / The term “use” means use in the United States on the public highways.

the term “used” refers to any self-propelled vehicle the equitable or legal title to which has been transferred by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to an ultimate purchaser;

In this paragraph, the term “used children’s product” means a children’s product (as defined in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2052(a) ) 1 that was obt

the term “used equipment” means such used or surplus equipment (including furniture and motor vehicles) as the Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives may pres

The term “used for commercial purposes” means the carriage of persons or property for any fare, fee, rate, charge or other consideration, or directly or indirectly in connection wi

The term “used fur” means fur in any form which has been worn or used by an ultimate consumer.

the term “used oil” means any oil which has been refined from crude oil, has been used, and as a result of such use has been contaminated by physical or chemical impurities. / The

The term “useful thermal energy” means energy— (A) in the form of direct heat, steam, hot water, or other thermal form that is used in production and beneficial measures for heatin

The term “use in commerce” means the bona fide use of a mark in the ordinary course of trade, and not made merely to reserve a right in a mark. For purposes of this chapter, a mark

“user” means any Senator, Officer of the Senate, Committee, office, or entity provided telephone equipment and services by the Sergeant at Arms. / “user” means any Senator, Officer

The term “uses” means the uses described in section 410hhh of this title . / Uses.—The term “uses” means employs, hires, persuades, induces, entices, or coerces.

The term “USIA” means the United States Information Agency.

The term "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel" means Homeland Security Investigations Directorate personnel and other appropriate employees of U.S. Immigra

The term “U.S. liabilities” means the liabilities of the foreign corporation treated as connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States under regulations pre

In this subparagraph, the terms “USMCA” and “USMCA country” have the meanings given those terms in section 4502 of this title. / The terms “USMCA” and “USMCA country” have the mean

The term “USMCA certification of origin” means the certification established under article 5.2.1 of the USMCA that a good qualifies as an originating good under the USMCA.

In this subparagraph, the terms “USMCA” and “USMCA country” have the meanings given those terms in section 4502 of this title. / the term “USMCA country” has the meaning given that

The term "U.S. net equity" means— (A) U.S. assets, reduced (including below zero) by (B) U.S. liabilities. (2) U.S. assets and U.S. liabilities For purposes of paragraph

The term “U.S. nonbank financial company” means a company (other than a bank holding company, a Farm Credit System institution chartered and subject to the provisions of the Farm C

The term “U.S. nuclear energy company” means a company that— (A) is organized under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the United States; and (B) is involved

The term “U.S.-Palau Compact” means the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau set forth in section 201 of Public Law 99–658 ( 48 U.S.C.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “USRPI gain” means the excess (if any) of— (i) the sum of— (I) any gain recognized from the disposition of a United States real propert

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “utility” means the owner or operator of an electrical transmission or distribution system which is subject to the regulatory authority of

Utility facility.—The term "utility facility" means any privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system for producing, transmitting, or distributing

The term "utility inverter" means an inverter which— (i) is suitable for commercial or utility-scale systems, (ii) has a rated output of not less than 600 volt three-phas

The term “utility regulatory authority” means any State agency or Federal agency that has ratemaking authority with respect to the sale of electric energy by any electric utility o

The term “utility regulatory commission” means any State agency or Federal agency which has authority to fix, modify, approve, or disapprove rates for the sale of electric energy b

Utility relocation activity.—The term "utility relocation activity" means an activity necessary for the relocation of a utility facility, including preliminary and final

The term “utility services” includes— (i) the providing of electrical energy, water, or sewage disposal, (ii) the furnishing of gas or steam through a local distribution system, (i

The term “utility service vehicle” has the meaning that term has under section 345(e)(6) 1 of the National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 ( 49 U.S.C. 31136 note; 109 Stat 2

In this section, the term “utility system” means any of the following: (A) A system for the generation and supply of electric power. (B) A system for the treatment or supply of wat

The term “utility unit” means— (i) a unit that serves a generator in any State that produces electricity for sale, or (ii) a unit that, during 1985, served a generator in any State

The term “utilization facility” means (1) any equipment or device, except an atomic weapon, determined by rule of the Commission to be capable of making use of special nuclear mate

The term “UTM” means an unmanned aircraft system traffic management system or service.”

In this subsection, the terms "vacation leave", "personal leave", and "medical or sick leave" mean those 3 types of leave, within the meaning of secti

The term “vaccine” means any substance designed to be administered to a human being for the prevention of 1 or more diseases.

The term “vaccine-eligible child” means a child who is a federally vaccine-eligible child (as defined in paragraph (2)) or a State vaccine-eligible child (as defined in paragraph (

The term “Vaccine Injury Table” means the table set out in section 300aa–14 of this title.

The term “vaccine-related injury or death” means an illness, injury, condition, or death associated with one or more of the vaccines set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table, except t

The term “validated biowarfare threat agent” means a biological agent that— (A) is named in the biological warfare threat list published by the Defense Intelligence Agency; and (B)

the term "valid court order" means a court order given by a juvenile court judge to a juvenile— (A) who was brought before the court and made subject to such order; and (

For purposes of this subsection, the term "valid identification number" means a social security number (as such term is defined in section 24(h)(7)). / For purposes of pa

The term “valid prescription” means a prescription that is issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice by— (i) a practitioner who has condu

The term “valid transportation security card” means a transportation security card that is— (A) issued under section 70105 of title 46 ; (B) not expired; (C) shows 2 no signs of ta

Definition.—The term “valuables” means any articles or things or representatives of value— (i) in which the Government, its executive departments, independent establishments, and a

For purposes of this subsection, the term “valuation” shall include any estimate of the value of a dwelling developed in connection with a creditor's decision to provide credit, in

For purposes of this section, the term “valuation date” means the date as of which the valuation is made.

The term “value” means a good faith estimate of the dollar value if the exact value is neither known nor easily obtainable by the reporting individual. / “value” means fair market

The term "value-added agricultural product" means any agricultural commodity or product that— (A) (i) has undergone a change in physical state; (ii) was produced in a man

“value added in the United States and Canada” means a percentage determined by subtracting the total purchase price of foreign content from the total purchase price, and dividing t

Value capture.—The term "value capture" means recovering the increased property value to property located near public transportation resulting from investments in public

As used in this section, the term “value engineering” means an analysis of the functions of a program, project, system, product, item of equipment, building, facility, service, or

In this subsection, the term “value engineering analysis” means a systematic process of review and analysis of a project, during the planning and design phases, by a multidisciplin

In furtherance of the policy set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the Administrator shall require value engineering review in connection with any treatment works, prior to

The term “value of additional commodities allocated to each State” means the actual cost of additional commodities allocated to each State that are paid by the Secretary (including

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

The term “van” means any automobile which the Secretary determines is manufactured primarily for use in the transportation of not less than 8 individuals and not more than 15 indiv

Va national rules of behavior.—The term “VA National Rules of Behavior” means a set of Department rules that describes the responsibilities and expected behavior of personnel with

The term “van pooling arrangement” means an arrangement for the transportation of employees between their residences or other designated locations and their place of employment on

For purposes of this part, the term "variable contract" means a contract—

The term “variable costs” means the costs that are expected to fluctuate directly with the volume of sales or services provided or the use of equipment or facilities. / The term &q