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The term “cost” means the estimated long-term cost to the Government of a direct loan or loan guarantee or modification thereof, calculated on a net present value basis, excluding

In this subsection, the term “cost containment measure” means a competitive bidding, rebate, direct distribution, or home delivery system implemented by a State agency as described

The term “cost-effective” means, with respect to an acquisition, delivering superior end-user results at equal or lower cost compared to alternatives. / The term “cost-effective” m

The term "cost-effective energy efficiency measure" means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, t

The term “cost-effective lighting technology” means a lighting technology that— (i) will result in substantial operational cost savings by ensuring an installed consumption of not

The term “cost-effective technologies and practices” means a technology or practice that— (A) will result in substantial operational cost savings by reducing electricity or fossil

The term "cost-effective water efficiency measure" means any building product, material, equipment, or service, and the installing, implementing, or operating thereof, th

The term “cost estimate”— (A) means an assessment and quantification of all costs and risks associated with the acquisition of a major system based upon reasonably available inform

For purposes of this section, “cost information” means information with respect to alleged cost increases resulting from action by the Secretary, in such a form as to permit the pu

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "cost maintenance period" means the period of 5 taxable years (7 taxable years in the case of a transfer to which subsection (e)(

The term “cost of a direct loan” has the meaning given the term in section 661a(5)(B) of title 2 .

The term “cost of advanced education” means those costs which are, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, directly attributable to the education of the person to

the term “cost of attendance” has the meaning given that term in section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965; / The term “cost of attendance” has the meaning given such term in

The resulting sum calculated from the factors described in clauses (i) through (iv) shall be multiplied by the relative cost of construction in the State. For purposes of this subc

Cost of education provided.—The term “cost of education provided” means the financial costs incurred by the United States Government for providing training or financial assistance

The term “cost of foreclosure” includes— (A) the difference between the outstanding balance due on a loan made by a qualified lender and the liquidation value of the loan, taking i

The term “cost of fulfilling user requests” means the incremental costs associated with providing product generation, reproduction, and distribution of unenhanced data in response

The term “cost of living” means a price index selected by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other administering Secretaries, from among the following indices: (A)

The term “cost-of-living adjustment for the preceding five years” means the percentage by which— (I) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the calendar year preceding t

the term “cost-of-living computation quarter” means a base quarter, as defined in subparagraph (A)(i), with respect to which the applicable increase percentage is greater than zero

The term “cost of money loan” means a loan made under this chapter bearing interest at a rate equal to the then current cost to the Federal Government of loans of similar maturity.

The term “cost of plant material” means the actual price paid by a producer for any propagational material or any other flowers and plants used in the production of flowers and pla

Cost of relocation.—The term "cost of relocation" includes the entire amount paid by a utility properly attributable to the relocation of a utility facility, minus any in

The term “cost of sensitive technology” means the aggregate cost of the sensitive technology located on a railroad freight car.

The term “cost of the fuel displaced” means the cost of the fuel (per million Btu's) which the purchaser of biomass energy would have purchased if the biomass energy had not been a

The term “cost or pricing data” means all facts that, as of the date of agreement on the price of a contract (or the price of a contract modification), or, if applicable consistent

“cost or pricing data or price analysis” has the meaning given such terms in section 3501(a) of title 41; and

The term “cost per authorized position” means the sum of— (A) the hourly minimum wage rate specified in section 206(a)(1) of title 29 , multiplied by the number of hours equal to t

The term “cost proportion” means 75 percent for cost reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 1988, 50 percent for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after Octobe

The term “cost recovery basis” means, with respect to any sale of a residential property by the Secretary, that the purchase price paid by the purchaser is equal to or greater than

The term “costs” means expenditures per individual as determined appropriate by the Secretary. In making the determination under the preceding sentence, the Secretary may take into

(1) In this subsection, the term “costs attributable” has the meaning given such term by section 3631. / the term "costs attributable" has the meaning given such term in

Cost-share program.—The term "Cost-share Program" means the cost-share program established under subsection (b)(3).

The term “cost sharing” includes any deduction, deductible, copayment, coinsurance, or similar charge. / The term "cost-sharing" includes copayments, coinsurance, and ded

The term “cost sharing payment” means a payment made by the Secretary to an owner or operator of a farm or ranch containing highly erodible cropland under the provisions of section

In this section the term “costs of collecting a fee or charge” includes the reasonable administrative, accounting, personnel, contract, equipment, supply, training, and travel expe

“Costs of nutrition services and administration” or “nutrition services and administration” means costs that shall include, but not be limited to, costs for certification of eligib

The term "costs of resources allocated for OTC monograph drug activities" means the expenses in connection with OTC monograph drug activities for— (A) officers and employ

As used in this section, the term “costs or charges” means, in the case of hospitalization at a hospital under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and Human Services, a pe

the term “costs related to decommissioning of nuclear facilities” means any cost associated with the compliance with regulatory requirements governing the decommissioning of nuclea

the term “costs related to storage and disposal of nuclear waste” means any costs, whether required by regulation or incurred as a matter of prudent business practice, associated w

The term “cotton” means (1) all upland cotton harvested in the United States, and, except as used in section 2106(e) of this title , includes cottonseed of such cotton and the prod

The term “cotton futures contract” means any contract of sale of cotton for future delivery made at, on, or in any exchange, board of trade, or similar institution or place of busi

The term “cotton-producing State” means any State in which the average annual production of cotton during the five years 1960–1964 was twenty thousand bales or more, except that an

the term “Council” means the Employee Thrift Advisory Council established under section 8473 of this title; / The term “Council” means the Cyber Incident Reporting Council describe

For purposes of this section, the term “Council on Alzheimer’s Disease” means the council established in section 11211(a) 2 of this title.

The term “Councils” means Regional Fishery Management Councils established under section 1852 of this title .

“Counsel for the United States” means— (A) a United States attorney, an assistant United States attorney designated to act on behalf of the United States attorney, or an attorney w

The term “counseling” means such counseling provided by an individual trained to provide such counseling.

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women” means diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pha

The term “counseling target area” means an area designated by the Secretary under paragraph (7)(A).

The term “countable expenditures” means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year— (I) the qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 609(a)(7)(B)(i) of this title (other

the term "counterclaimant" means a respondent in a proceeding before the Copyright Claims Board that— (A) asserts a permissible counterclaim under section 1504(c)(4) agai

The term “counter-cyclical payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 7914 of this title . / The term “counter-cyclical payment” means a payment made under

The term “counter-cyclical program payment yield” means the weighted average payment yield established under— (A) section 7912 or 7952 of this title; (B) section 1102 or 1301(6) of

the term “counterfeit access device” means any access device that is counterfeit, fictitious, altered, or forged, or an identifiable component of an access device or a counterfeit

The term "counterfeit device" means a device which, or the container, packaging, or labeling of which, without authorization, bears a trademark, trade name, or other iden

the term “counterfeit documentation or packaging” means documentation or packaging that appears to be genuine, but is not.

The term “counterfeit drug” means a drug which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, o

the term “counterfeited” means a document that purports to be genuine but is not, because it has been falsely made or manufactured in its entirety;

the term “counterfeit label” means an identifying label or container that appears to be genuine, but is not;

As used in this subsection the term “counterfeit mark” means— (i) a counterfeit of a mark that is registered on the principal register in the United States Patent and Trademark Off

the term “counterfeit military good or service” means a good or service that uses a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such good or service and that— (A) is falsely identifi

the term “counterfeit police badge” means an item that so resembles a police badge that it would deceive an ordinary individual into believing it was a genuine police badge; and 2

The term “counterfeit substance” means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identif

The term “counterfeit tobacco product” means a tobacco product (or the container or labeling of such a product) that, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or oth

The term “counterinsurgency” means efforts to defeat organized movements that seek to overthrow the duly constituted Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan through violent means.

In this subsection, the terms “intelligence” and “counterintelligence” have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 ). / Th

For purposes of this section, the term “counterintelligence polygraph examination” means a polygraph examination using questions reasonably calculated to obtain counterintelligence

the term "countermeasure" means a qualified countermeasure, a security countermeasure, and a qualified pandemic or epidemic product;

The term "countermeasure or product" refers to a security countermeasure, qualified countermeasure, or qualified pandemic or epidemic product (as those terms are defined

The term “counter-sUAS system” means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of a small unmanned aircraft or small unmanned airc

The term “counterterrorism” means efforts to combat al Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations that are designated by the Secretary of State in accordance with section 1189

In this section, the term “counter-UAS” has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49.

The term “counter-UAS system” means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.

The term “countervailing duties” means countervailing duties imposed under section 1671 of this title .

“counties” means Hood River, Multnomah, and Wasco Counties, Oregon; and Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania Counties, Washington;

The terms “Western Hemisphere countries”, “countries in the Western Hemisphere”, and “Western Hemisphere” mean Canada, the United States, Mexico, countries located in South America

The term “countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia” means Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The term "country" has the meaning given to "foreign state" in section 1603(a) of title 28. / For purposes of this subsection, the term “country” means a foreig

The term "country of concern" means a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 7621(b) of this title as a major source of wildli

The term “country of export” means the country (including any political subdivision of the country) from which softwood lumber or a softwood lumber product is exported before enter

The term “country of origin” means— (A) with respect to uranium, that country where the uranium was mined; (B) with respect to enriched uranium, that country where the uranium was

The term “country of proliferation concern” means any country identified by the Director of Central Intelligence as having engaged in the acquisition of dual-use and other technolo

The term "country of risk" means a foreign country determined by the Secretary, in accordance with subparagraph (B), to present a risk of theft of United States intellect

the term “country of the Eastern Group of States Parties” means a country that is listed in paragraph 1(A) of article II of the CFE Treaty within the group of States Parties that s

The term “Country Reports on Human Rights Practices” means the annual reports required to be submitted by the Department of State to Congress under sections 2151n(d) and 2304(b) of

The term “country suffering a public health crisis” means a country in which the HIV/AIDS infection rate, as reported in the most recent epidemiological data for that country compi

“county” means county as defined in section 2 of title 1 ; and / The term “county” means any county, parish, or organized or unorganized borough. / The term "County" mean

The term "county coverage" means agriculture risk coverage selected under section 9015(b)(1) of this title to be obtained at the county level.

The term “county funds” means all funds an eligible county elects under section 7112(d) of this title to reserve for expenditure in accordance with this subchapter.

The term "county or Tribal veterans service officer" includes a local equivalent veterans service officer.

The term “county payment” means the payment for an eligible county calculated under section 7111(b) of this title .

“Coupon” means any coupon, stamp, type of certificate, authorization card, cash or check issued in lieu of a coupon. / No person may sell, purchase, or trade, offer to sell, purcha

Course Completion Date Defined.—In this section, the term “course completion date” means the date on which a participant in the Program completes the participant's course of educat

The term "course of conduct" means— (A) a repeated maintenance of visual or physical proximity to a specific person; (B) a repeated conveyance of verbal threat, written t

The term “course of study” means education received at an accredited college, university, or institution in medicine, dentistry, or other health profession, leading, respectively,

The term “course schedule” means a listing of the courses or classes offered by an institution of higher education for an academic period, as defined by the institution.

the term “court” means any court of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands, and any Indian

The terms "court-based personnel" and "court-related personnel" mean individuals working in the court, whether paid or volunteer, including— (A) clerks, special