United States Code

“Colorado River Basin States” means the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; / “Colorado River Basin States” means the States of Arizona,

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 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 “colorectal cancer screening test” means any of the following procedures furnished to an individual for the purpose of early detection of colorectal cancer: (A) Screening

The term “colored incandescent lamp” means an incandescent lamp designated and marketed as a colored lamp that has— (i) a color rendering index of less than 50, as determined accor

The term “color rendering index” or “CRI” means the measure of the degree of color shift objects undergo when illuminated by a light source as compared with the color of those same

The terms “VHS format”, “8mm format”, “Beta format”, “automatic gain control copy control technology”, “colorstripe copy control technology”, “four-line version of the colorstripe

The term "Columbia River Basin" means the entire United States portion of the Columbia River watershed.

The term “Columbia River conservation area” means— (A) all habitat within the Columbia River drainage basin; and (B) those areas in— (i) the fishery conservation zone over which th

The term “Columbia River tribal coordinating body” means the organization duly authorized by those treaty tribes of the Columbia River drainage basin to coordinate activities for t

The term “combatant and support vessel” means any commissioned ship built or armed for naval combat or any naval ship designed to provide support to combatant ships and other naval

The term “combatant command” means a unified combatant command or a specified combatant command.

The term “combatant surface vessels” means cruisers, destroyers, and frigates that are in active service in the Navy or in active reserve service in the Navy.

The term “combat arms battalions” means armor, infantry, mechanized infantry, air assault infantry, airborne infantry, ranger, artillery, and combat engineer battalions and armored

the term “combat-related disability” has the meaning given such term by section 1413a(e) of title 10 ; and / The term “combat-related disability” has the meaning given that term in

For purposes of this subsection, the term "combat-related injury" means personal injury or sickness— (A) which is incurred— (i) as a direct result of armed conflict, (ii)

Definition of Combat Support Agency.—In this section, the term “combat support agency” means any of the following Defense Agencies: (1) The Defense Information Systems Agency. (2)

The term “combat zone” has the meaning given that term in section 112(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. / the term "combat zone" means a geographic area designa

The terms “Administrator of FEMA”, “career fire department”, “combination fire department”, and “volunteer fire department” have the meanings given such terms in section 2229(a) of

The term “combination of institutions of higher education” means a group of institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative arrangement for the purpose of car

The lump sum provided under subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be in an amount equal to the sum of (A) 1.5 per centum of so much of such individual’s combined earnings for an

The term “combined foreign oil and gas income” means, with respect to any taxable year, the sum of— (A) foreign oil and gas extraction income, and (B) foreign oil related income.

The term "combined fuel economy" means— (A) the combined city/highway miles per gallon values, as reported in accordance with section 32904 of title 49; and (B) in the ca

The term “Combined Fund” means the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund established under section 9702.

The term “combined heat and power” means the generation of electric energy and heat in a single, integrated system, with an overall thermal efficiency of 60 percent or greater on a

The term “combined heat and power system” means a facility that— (A) simultaneously and efficiently produces useful thermal energy and electricity; and (B) recovers not less than 6

The term “combined heat and power system property” means property comprising a system— (i) which uses the same energy source for the simultaneous or sequential generation of electr

The term “combined license” means a combined construction and operating license for an advanced nuclear facility issued by the Commission.

The term "Combined Maritime Forces" means the 33-nation naval partnership, originally established in February 2002, which promotes security, stability, and prosperity acr

The term "combined qualified business income amount" means, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to— (A) the sum of the amounts determined under paragraph (2

In this title, the term "Commandant" means the Commandant of the Coast Guard. / the term "Commandant" means the Commandant of the Coast Guard; / The term “Comma

The term "Commander" means the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command.

The term “commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers.

Commemorative work.—The term “commemorative work” means any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, plaque, inscription, or other structure or landscape feature, including a garden

No person may commence any significant modification of any project licensed under, or exempted from, this chapter unless such modification is authorized in accordance with terms an

The term “commenced commercial operation” means to have begun to generate electricity for sale.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “commencement date” means the day on which the case under title 11 of the United States Code to which this section applies commences. / Th

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “commencement of a civil enforcement action” means— (A) the signing and issuance of a proposed remedial order against any person for filing

The term “commensurate action” means action taken by the President under section 6445(b) of this title .

The term “commerce” means commerce between any State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof; or between points within the same State,

The term “Commerce Control List” means the list maintained pursuant to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).

The term “commercial entity” or “commercial” means a non-Federal entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States. / the term “c

The term “commercial activities” means activities that are conducted in a manner consistent with prevailing commercial practices and includes— (A) the acquisition, use, sale, stora

the term “commercial activity” shall have the meaning given it in section 1603(d) of title 28 , and / The term “commercial activity” means all activities of industry and trade, inc

The term “commercial airport” means a large hub, medium hub, small hub, or nonhub airport.

In general.—The term "commercial air tour operation over a national park" means any flight, conducted for compensation or hire in a powered aircraft where a purpose of th

Commercial air tour operator.—The term "commercial air tour operator" means any person who conducts a commercial air tour operation over a national park.

the term “commercial and industrial property” means property, other than transportation property and land used primarily for agricultural purposes or timber growing, devoted to a c

The term “commercial and retail waste” means material discarded by stores, offices, restaurants, warehouses, nonmanufacturing activities at industrial facilities, and other similar

The term “commercial annuity” means an annuity, endowment, or life insurance contract issued by an insurance company licensed to do business under the laws of any State.

The term “commercial applicator” means an applicator (whether or not the applicator is a private applicator with respect to some uses) who uses or supervises the use of any pestici

The term “commercial article” means an article that is usable for a nondefense purpose. / The term "commercial article" means an article that is usable for a nondefense p

The term "commercial auditor" means a private entity engaged in the business of performing audits. / The term "commercial auditor" means a private entity engage

For purposes of this subpart, the term “commercial aviation” means any use of an aircraft in a business of transporting persons or property for compensation or hire by air, unless

The term “commercial building” means any building other than a residential building, including any building developed for industrial or public purposes.

The term “commercial cargo” means any cargo transported on a commercial vessel, including passengers transported for compensation or hire.

The term “commercial clothes washer” means a soft-mount front-loading or soft-mount top-loading clothes washer that— (A) has a clothes container compartment that— (i) for horizonta

The terms "commercial product", "commercial service", "nondevelopmental item", "component", and "commercial component" have the me

The term “commercial derivative military article” means an item procured by the Department of Defense that is or will be produced using the same production facilities, a common sup

the term “commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals” includes exploration, extraction, processing, export, and other significant actions relating to oil, natural gas,

The term “Commercial Director” means the individual appointed to the position established under section 17081 of this title .

“commercial driver's license” means a license issued by a State to an individual authorizing the individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicles.

The term “commercial eggs” or “eggs” means eggs from domesticated chickens which are sold for human consumption either in shell egg form or for further processing into egg products

“commercial electric or hybrid vehicle” includes any electric or hybrid vehicle which can be used (A) for business or agricultural production purposes on farms (e.g. tractors and t

The term “commercial electronic mail message” means any electronic mail message the primary purpose of which is the commercial advertisement or promotion of a commercial product or

The term “commercial enterprise” includes any entity formed for the purpose of doing for-profit business.

The term “commercial entity” or “commercial” means a non-Federal entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States.

The term “commercial establishment”— (A) means an establishment used for commercial purposes, such as a bar, restaurant, private office, fitness club, oil rig, retail store, bank o

The term “commercial facilities” means facilities— (A) that are intended for nonresidential use; and (B) whose operations will affect commerce.

The term “commercial financing security” means (i) paper of a kind ordinarily arising in commercial transactions, (ii) accounts receivable, (iii) mortgages on real property, and (i

“commercial fisherman” means any citizen of the United States who owns, operates, or derives income from being employed on a commercial fishing vessel;

The term “commercial fishing” means fishing in which the fish harvested, either in whole or in part, are intended to enter commerce or enter commerce through sale, barter or trade.

The term “commercial fishing operation” means— (A) the catching or harvesting of fish, shrimp, lobsters, urchins, seaweed, shellfish, or other aquatic species or products of such s

The term “commercial fishing vessel” means a vessel used by a family fisherman to carry out a commercial fishing operation. / The term “commercial fishing vessel” or “fishing vesse

The term "commercial inverter" means an inverter which— (i) is suitable for commercial or utility-scale applications, (ii) has a rated output of 208, 480, 600, or 800 vol

The term “commercial item” has the meaning provided such term by section 403(12) of this title. / As used in this subchapter, the terms “commercial item”, “nondevelopmental item”,

The term “commercialization” means the stage in the development or advancement of a technology at which point private enterprise is willing to invest in a full-scale production fac

The term “commercialization” or “commercialize” includes— (A) activities associated with the development of alternative agricultural products or industrial plants; (B) the applicat

"commercial lending company" means any institution, other than a bank or an organization operating under section 25 of the Federal Reserve Act [12 U.S.C. 601 et seq.], or

The term "commercially available off-the-shelf", has the meaning provided in section 104 of title 41. / The term “commercially available off-the-shelf”, has the meaning p

The term “commercially available off-the-shelf item”— (A) means any item of supply (including construction material) that is— (i) a commercial item, as defined by section 2.101 of

The term "commercially available steelmaking" means the current production method of iron, steel, and steel mill products.

For purposes of this section, the term “commercially impracticable” means, with respect to any requirement applicable to a cable operator, that it is commercially impracticable for

the term “commercially reasonable, market-based terms” means— (A) a nondiscriminatory price for the sale of the covered product at or below, but not greater than, the most recent w

The term “commercially utilized acquisition strategy” means an acquisition of a service by the head of an agency under terms and conditions that— (A) are similar to the terms and c

“commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicle” means an on-highway vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds or more.

The term “commercial mobile data service” means any mobile service (as defined in section 153 of this title ) that is— (A) a data service; (B) provided for profit; and (C) availabl

the term "commercial mobile service" means any mobile service (as defined in section 153 of this title) that is provided for profit and makes interconnected service avail

The term “commercial motor vehicle” means a commercial motor vehicle, as such term is defined in paragraph (1) of section 31132 of title 49 , that meets the requirements of subpara

The term “commercial motor vehicle operator” means an individual who— (A) possesses a valid commercial driver’s license issued in accordance with section 31308; and (B) is subject

The terms “trade name” and “commercial name” mean any name used by a person to identify his or her business or vocation.

The term “commercial nuclear power reactor” means any unit of a civilian light-water moderated utilization facility required to be licensed under section 2133 or 2134(b) of this ti

In this section, the terms "commercial operations", "customs and trade laws of the United States", "trade enforcement", and "trade facilitation&q

The term "Commercial Operations Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 9503(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

The term “commercial operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection” includes— (A) administering any customs revenue function (as defined in section 215 of title 6 ); (B) coordin

The term “commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment” means air-cooled, water-cooled, evaporatively-cooled, or water source (not including ground water source) elect

The term “commercial pornographic content” means any material that is subject to the record keeping requirements under section 2257 of title 18 .

The term “commercial prerinse spray valve” means a handheld device designed and marketed for use with commercial dishwashing and ware washing equipment that sprays water on dishes,

The terms "commercial product", "commercial service", "nondevelopmental item", "component", and "commercial component" have the me

the term “commercial provider” means any person providing space transportation services or other space-related activities, primary control of which is held by persons other than Fe