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  • For purposes of this section, the term "covered individual or entity" means—

  • The term "covered individual or organization" means any recipient of a communication specified in clauses (i) through (v) of section 1034(b)(1)(B) of this title.

  • The term "covered individuals" means— (A) members of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) assigned to special operations forces; (B) service personnel assi

  • The term “covered injury” means an injury, disability, illness, condition, or death (other than a minor injury such as minor scarring or minor local reaction) determined, pursuant

  • The term “covered installation” means a nuclear installation at which the occurrence of a nuclear incident could result in a request for funds under Article VII of the Convention.

  • The term "covered Institution" means— (A) an 1862 Institution; (B) an 1890 Institution; (C) a 1994 Institution; (D) an NLGCA Institution; (E) a Hispanic-serving agricultu

  • The term "covered institution of higher education" means an institution described in section 1002 of title 20 that receives Federal funds in any amount and for any purpos

  • the term “covered insured depository institution” means an insured depository institution that— (i) under subsection (c) or (d), accepts funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by

  • The term “covered intelligence assistance” has the meaning given that term in section 5703. 1

  • The term “covered intelligence collection or sharing adjustment” means an action or inaction by the National Security Agency that results in a significant change to— (A) the quanti

  • The term "covered intelligence community element"— (A) means— (i) the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence A

  • In this section, the term “covered intelligence officer” means— (1) a United States intelligence officer serving in a post in a foreign country; or (2) a known or suspected foreign

  • The term "covered intelligence position" means a position within an element of the intelligence community that, based on the level of access of a person occupying such po

  • the term "covered investigation" means any investigation of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, or child trafficking conduc

  • the terms “covered issuer” and “non-inspection year” have the meanings given the terms in subsection (i)(1) of section 7214 of this title , as added by section 2 of this Act; and

  • The term "covered item" means any of the following: (A) Footwear provided as part of a uniform. (B) Uniforms. (C) Holsters and tactical pouches. (D) Patches, insignia, an

  • Covered item of supply.—The term "covered item of supply" means an item of information technology (as that term is defined in section 11101 of title 40) that is purchased

  • In this subsection, the term “covered item update” means, with respect to a year— (A) for 1991 and 1992, the percentage increase in the consumer price index for all urban consumers

  • In this subsection, the term "covered judge" means any of the following: (A) A judge in regular active service. (B) A retired judge who is a recall-eligible retired judge

  • The term “covered judicial or administrative action” means any judicial or administrative action brought by the Commission under this chapter that results in monetary sanctions exc

  • the term "covered juvenile" means— (A) a juvenile who— (i) is being proceeded against under this chapter for an alleged act of juvenile delinquency; or (ii) has been adju

  • The term "covered land" means National Forest System land. / The term "covered land" means land that is— (A) Federal lands administered by the Secretary concern

  • the term "covered lapse in appropriations" means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018;

  • In this section, the term "covered law" means each of the following provisions of law:

  • Covered lease defined.—In this subsection, the term "covered lease" means a lease— (A) originally entered into before October 7, 2016; (B) under which a nominal lease rat

  • The term "covered legislative branch official" means— (A) a Member of Congress; (B) an elected officer of either House of Congress; (C) any employee of, or any other indi

  • In this section, the term “covered license” means a professional license or certificate— (1) that is in good standing with the licensing authority that issued such professional lic

  • Except as provided in clause (ii), the term “covered livestock” means livestock of an eligible livestock producer that, during the 60 days prior to the beginning date of a qualifyi

  • the term “covered loan” means a loan made under this paragraph during the covered period; / the term "covered loan" means a loan made under this paragraph; / the term “co

  • The term “covered lobbyist” means an entity that engages in lobbying activities for any entity determined to be a Chinese military company listed in accordance with section 1260H o

  • The term “covered location” means Hawaii, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

  • In this subsection, the term “covered logging vehicle” means a vehicle that— (A) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips

  • The term “covered logistics platform” means a data exchange platform that utilizes or provides, in part or whole— (A) the national transportation logistics public information platf

  • The term "covered loss" includes losses incurred directly or indirectly as a result of coronavirus, as determined by the Secretary.

  • The term “covered major defense acquisition program” means a major defense acquisition program that involves the acquisition of a weapon system that is a major system within the me

  • “covered major part” means a major part selected under section 33104 of this title for coverage by the vehicle theft prevention standard prescribed under section 33102 or 33103 of

  • Covered material.—The term "covered material" means— (A) samarium-cobalt magnets; (B) neodymium-iron-boron magnets; (C) tungsten metal powder; (D) tungsten heavy alloy or

  • For the purpose of this section, the term “covered matter” means any judicial or other proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claim, contro

  • The term “covered Medicaid managed care services” means, with respect to an individual enrolled with a managed care entity, items and services for which benefits are available with

  • The term "covered medical services" means general medical care, emergency medical care, athletic training, or physical therapy services. Such term does not include care p

  • the term “covered Medicare individual” means an individual who is entitled to benefits under Medicare part A, but excluding an individual who is eligible to enroll under such part

  • The term “covered member” means a member of the armed forces who is— (A) on active duty under a call or order that does not specify a period of 30 days or less; or (B) on active Gu

  • The term "covered mental health condition" means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of

  • the term “covered mental health professional” means a mental health professional working on a crisis intervention team— (A) as an employee of a law enforcement agency; or (B) under

  • The term "covered mentor" means a mentor that enters into an agreement under this chapter, or under any mentor-protege program approved under subsection (b)(1), with a co

  • The term “covered merchandise” means merchandise that is subject to— (A) an antidumping duty order issued under section 1673e of this title ; or (B) a countervailing duty order iss

  • In this section, the term “covered military construction project” means a military construction project for a facility that is used to perform critical functions during a natural o

  • The term “covered military housing” means housing acquired or constructed pursuant to subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this title that is owned by an entity other than the Federal G

  • The term “covered military installation” means a military installation (as defined in section 2801 of this title ) located in the United States.

  • The term “covered military medical treatment facility” means a facility described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 1073d of this title .

  • The term "covered military unaccompanied housing" has the meaning given in section 2856 of this title. / For purposes of this section, section 2856a, and section 2856b, t

  • The term "covered military unit" means a unit of the armed forces whose initial assignment to a military installation or relocation from a military installation to a diff

  • In this title, the term “covered misconduct” means— (1) rape and sexual assault, as described in sections 920(a) and 920(b) of title 10 (articles 120(a) and 120(b) of the Uniform C

  • The term "covered modification" means a modification that will result in a reduction in the quantity of end items to be procured.

  • the terms "covered mortgage obligation", "covered operating expenditure", "covered property damage cost", "covered rent obligation", "c

  • For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “covered motor vehicle safety penalty collections” means any amount collected in connection with a civil penalty under section 30165 of

  • As used in this subsection, the term “covered multifamily dwellings” means— (A) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators; and (B) ground

  • Covered nation.—The term "covered nation" means— (A) the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea; (B) the People's Republic of China; (C) the Russian Federation; and

  • In this section, the term “covered national emergency” means the following: (1) A major disaster declared by the President under section 5170 of title 42 . (2) An emergency declare

  • Subject to such regulations as may be issued in accordance with this subchapter, the term “covered national security transaction” means a United States person’s direct or indirect—

  • The term "covered Native entity" means a Native entity with interests in a coral reef ecosystem. / The term “covered Native entity” has the meaning given the term in sect

  • In this subsection, the term “covered naval vessel” means any of the following: (A) A naval vessel. (B) Any other vessel under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy. (C) A

  • The term “covered network” means a network or information system of a cleared defense contractor that contains or processes information created by or for the Department of Defense

  • The term "covered non-Department provider" means a medical provider who is not an employee of the Department and who provides examinations with respect to medical disabil

  • The term "covered nontactical vehicle" means any vehicle— (A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and (B) that is purchased or leased by the Depart

  • The Administrator may authorize the manager of a covered nuclear weapons research, development, testing or production facility to engage in research, development, and demonstration

  • The Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration may authorize the plant manager of a covered nuclear weapons production plant to engage in research, development,

  • The term "covered offender" means an individual who obtains, patronizes, or solicits a commercial sex act involving a person subject to severe forms of trafficking in per

  • The term "covered offense" means— (A) an offense under section 917a (article 117a), section 918 (article 118), section 919 (article 119), section 919a (article 119a), sec

  • Covered offeror.—The term "covered offeror" means any offeror that requires or may reasonably be expected to require, during the period of performance on a shipbuilding c

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “covered officer” means, with respect to an entity— (i) a member of the board of directors, board of supervisors, or equivalent governing b

  • In this subsection, the term “covered official” means a Secretary concerned, the Director of the Army National Guard, or the Director of the Air National Guard. / The term “covered

  • The term "covered official of the Department of Defense" means any of the following: (A) A civilian appointed to a position in the Department of Defense by the President,

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “covered OPD services”— (i) means hospital outpatient services designated by the Secretary; (ii) subject to clause (iv), includes inpatien

  • the terms "covered mortgage obligation", "covered operating expenditure", "covered property damage cost", "covered rent obligation", "c

  • In this section, the term “covered operations” means— (1) operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or (2) operations by a person that— (A) holds an air c

  • the term "covered operations expenditure" means a payment for any business software or cloud computing service that facilitates business operations, product or service de

  • The term “covered osteoporosis drug” means an injectable drug approved for the treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis provided to an individual by a home health agency if, in ac

  • Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (3), the term “covered outpatient drug” means— (A) of those drugs which are treated as prescribed drugs for purposes of section 1396d(a)(12)

  • The term "covered outreach" means outreach with respect to— (A) benefits administered by the Under Secretary for Benefits; or (B) similar benefits administered by a State

  • In this section, the term “covered ozone nonattainment area” means a Serious Area, as classified under section 7511 of this title as of October 27, 1998.

  • Except as provided in this subsection, for purposes of this part, the term “covered part D drug” means— (A) a drug that may be dispensed only upon a prescription and that is descri

  • The term "covered partnership" means a partnership between— (A) a State, or 1 or more political subdivisions of a State; and (B) a provider of fixed broadband service.

  • The term "covered payer" means a third-party payer or other insurance, medical service, or health plan.

  • “covered pay schedule” means the General Schedule, any prevailing rate schedule established under subchapter IV of this chapter, or a special occupational pay system under subchapt

  • In this paragraph, the term “covered percentage” means— (i) for fiscal year 2008, 30 percent; (ii) for fiscal year 2009, 40 percent; (iii) for fiscal year 2010, 50 percent; (iv) fo

  • the term “covered period” means the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the applicable conference submits the letter described in subsection (b); and / The term

  • In this paragraph, the term “covered permanent improvement” means a permanent improvement (including an interest in such an improvement) that is— (i) included in the estate of a de

  • In this section, the term “covered person” means any person who— (1) transfers from a position of employment covered by chapter 83 or 84 or subchapter I or II of chapter 8 1 of the

  • The term "covered persons" means all trainers, owners, breeders, jockeys, racetracks, veterinarians, persons (legal and natural) licensed by a State racing commission and

  • In this subsection, the term “covered pilot program” means any initiative, project, innovation, or other activity— (A) established by the Administrator; (B) relating to an SBIR or

  • The term “covered plan” means a group health plan as defined in section 1191b(a) of this title and the terms “health insurance coverage” and “health insurance issuer” have the mean

  • In this section, the term "covered policy document" means any classified or unclassified Presidential Policy Directive, Presidential Policy Guidance, or other similar pol

  • The term "covered populations" means— (A) individuals who live in covered households; (B) aging individuals; (C) incarcerated individuals, other than individuals who are

  • the term “covered position” means a position as a law enforcement officer, customs and border protection officer, firefighter, air traffic controller, nuclear materials courier, me

  • The term “covered post-service employment” means direct or indirect employment by, representation of, or any provision of advice or services relating to national security, intellig

  • The term “covered post-service position” means a position of employment described in paragraph (2). / The term "covered post-service position" means a position of employm

  • In this section, the term “covered practice” means any practice that discriminates for or against any person in a manner prohibited by the Constitution of the United States, the Ci

  • In this section, the term “covered preparatory course” means a course— (1) for a licensing or certification test that is required or used to enter into, maintain, or advance in emp

  • Covered printed circuit board.—The term "covered printed circuit board" means any partially manufactured or complete bare printed circuit board or fully or partially asse