United States Code

The term “diabetes outpatient self-management training services” means educational and training services furnished (at such times as the Secretary determines appropriate) to an ind

The term “diabetes screening tests” means testing furnished to an individual at risk for diabetes (as defined in paragraph (2)) for the purpose of early detection of diabetes, incl

“Diagnostic or treatment center” means a facility for the diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients— (1) which is operated in connection with a hospital, or (2) i

The term “diagnostic reading assessment” means an assessment that is— (i) valid, reliable, and based on scientifically based reading research; and (ii) used for the purpose of— (I)

The term “dialing parity” means that a person that is not an affiliate of a local exchange carrier is able to provide telecommunications services in such a manner that customers ha

The term “diesel fuel” means— (i) any liquid (other than gasoline) which is suitable for use as a fuel in a diesel-powered highway vehicle, or a diesel-powered train, (ii) transmix

The term “diesel replacement or retrofit” means a replacement or retrofit, repowering, rebuilding, after treatment, or other technology, as determined by the Administrator.

In this subsection, the term “Dietary Guidelines” means the Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 5341 of title 7 .

The term “dietary supplement”— (1) means a product (other than tobacco) intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: (A)

When used in this section, the term "different, comparable aspect of the elements to assure safe use" means a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for a drug that is t

For purposes of this section, the term “differential earnings amount” means, with respect to any taxable year, an amount equal to the product of— (A) the life insurance company's a

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “differential wage payment” means any payment which— (A) is made by an employer to an individual with respect to any period during which the

For purposes of this section, the term “differently treated item” means any item of tax preference or any other item which is treated differently for purposes of this part than for

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “different technological characteristics” means, with respect to a device being compared to a predicate device, that there is a significa

The term “difficult development areas” means any area designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area which has high construction, land, and utility costs r

The term “difficulty of care payments” means payments to individuals which are not described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i), and which— (A) are compensation for providing the additiona

The term “digital asset” means any digital representation of value that is recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger. / Except as otherwise provided by the Secreta

The term “digital asset service provider”— (A) means a person that, for compensation or profit, engages in the business in the United States (including on behalf of customers or us

In this subsection, the term “digital data service” includes— (A) digitally-based interactive broadcast service; and (B) wireless Internet access, without regard to— (i) whether su

The term “digital divide” means the gap between those who have an internet-connected computer and the skills to use the computer and those who do not.

The term "digital equity" means the condition in which individuals and communities have the information technology capacity that is needed for full participation in the s

The term “digital forgery” means any intimate visual depiction of an identifiable individual created through the use of software, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or any

The term "digital inclusion"— (A) means the activities that are necessary to ensure that all individuals in the United States have access to, and the use of, affordable i

The term “digital licensee coordinator” means the entity most recently designated pursuant to subsection (d)(5).

The term "digital literacy" means the skills associated with using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information.

The term "digital literacy skills" means the skills associated with— (A) using technology to enable users to find, evaluate, organize, create, and communicate information

The term “digital music provider” means a person (or persons operating under the authority of that person) that, with respect to a service engaged in covered activities— (A) has a

The term “digital phonorecord delivery” means each individual delivery of a phonorecord by digital transmission of a sound recording that results in a specifically identifiable rep

The term “digital television service” means television service provided pursuant to the transmission standards prescribed by the Commission in section 73.682(d) of its regulations

the terms “audiovisual work”, “computer program”, “copies”, “copyright owner”, “digital transmission”, “financial gain”, “motion picture”, “motion picture exhibition facility”, “pe

the term "digital transmission service" means a service that has the primary purpose of publicly performing works by digital transmission;

The term "dilute media" means media in which the concentration of carbon dioxide is less than 1 percent by volume.

The term “diploma mill” means an entity that— (A) (i) offers, for a fee, degrees, diplomas, or certificates, that may be used to represent to the general public that the individual

The term “diploma school of nursing” means a school affiliated with a hospital or university, or an independent school, which provides primarily or exclusively a program of educati

The term “diplomatic intelligence support center” means an entity to which employees of the various elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 401a(4) of this ti

The term “diplomatic visa” means a nonimmigrant visa bearing that title and issued to a nonimmigrant in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe.

The term "direct Act" means an Act (other than this Act), or provision of the Revised Statutes, that is specified in section 1311, 1312, or 1313 of this title. / The term

Subject to subparagraph (B), the term "direct air capture facility" means any facility which uses carbon capture equipment to capture carbon dioxide directly from the amb

The term “direct broadcast satellite frequency band” means the band of frequencies at 12.2 to 12.7 gigahertz.

The term “direct broadcast satellite service” means any direct broadcast satellite system operating in the direct broadcast satellite frequency band.

The term “direct care” means care by an employee or contractor who provides assistance or long-term care services to a recipient.

The term “direct care worker” has the meaning given that term in the 2010 Standard Occupational Classifications of the Department of Labor for Home Health Aides [31–1011], Psychiat

As used in this section, the term “direct communication” includes communication by telephone, facsimile, or electronic mail.

The term “direct-consumption sugar” means any sugar, as defined above, manufactured or marketed in, or brought into, the United States in any form whatsoever, for any purpose other

The term “direct costs”— (A) (i) in the case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, means the aggregate estimated amounts that all State, local, and tribal governments would be re

“Directed fishing” means fishing targeted at a particular species or stock of fish.

Each State shall make available to emergency feeding organizations in the State not less than 40 per centum of the funds provided as authorized in paragraph (1) that it has been al

The term “direct graduate medical education costs” means direct costs of approved educational activities for approved medical residency training programs. / The term "direct g

“direct investment” means the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one person of 10 per centum or more of the voting securities of an incorporated business enterprise o

The term "Directive 5101.1" means Department of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive relating to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the Departm

The term “direct labor” includes all work required for preparation, processing, and packing of a commodity, or work directly relating to the performance of a service, but not super

The term “direct loan” means a disbursement of funds by the Government to a non-Federal borrower under a contract that requires the repayment of such funds with or without interest

The term “direct loan obligation” means a binding agreement by a Federal agency to make a direct loan when specified conditions are fulfilled by the borrower. / The term “direct lo

The term “directly” means a transfer of merchandise or an article from one person to another person without any intermediate transfer.

Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “directly affected covered service employees” means covered service employees to whose hours of service the terms of the waiver p

The term "directly eligible tribe" means— (A) any Indian tribe— (i) that is located in the continental United States; (ii) that operates a law enforcement or emergency re

The term “DOTS” or “Directly Observed Treatment Short-course” means the World Health Organization-recommended strategy for treating tuberculosis including— (A) low-cost and effecti

the term “directly related to the duties of the position” means duties and responsibilities in the same line of work which require similar qualifications.

For purposes of this chapter, the term “direct marketing from farmers to consumers” shall mean the marketing of agricultural commodities at any marketplace (including, but not limi

the term “Director” means the Director of the Congressional Budget Office. / The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. / Director.—The term &qu

The term “Directorate” means the directorate established in the manner provided in subsection (b)(1) to manage the Financing Corporation.

The term “Director of NIH” means the Director of the National Institutes of Health. / For purposes of this section, the terms “Director of NIH”, “national research institute”, and

The term "Director of OMB" means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The term "Director of the Institute" means the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

The terms “blank check company”, “rollup transaction”, “partnership”, “limited liability company”, “executive officer of an entity” and “direct participation investment program”, h

The term “direct patient access employee” means any individual who has access to a patient or resident of a long-term care facility or provider through employment or through a cont

The term “direct payment” means a payment made to producers on a farm under section 7913 of this title . / The term “direct payment” means a payment made under section 7953 of this

The term “direct primary care service arrangement” means, with respect to any individual, an arrangement under which such individual is provided medical care (as defined in section

The term “direct producer-to-consumer marketing” has the meaning given the term “direct marketing from farmers to consumers” in section 3002 of this title .

“direct program costs” means costs that can be identified specifically with a particular contract objective; / "direct program costs" means costs that can be identified s

The term "direct provision" means a provision (including a definitional provision) of a direct Act that applies the rights or protections of a direct Act (including right

In this section, the term "direct-release prisoner" means a prisoner who is scheduled for release and will not be placed in prerelease custody. / In this section, the ter

The term “direct seller” means any person if— (A) such person— (i) is engaged in the trade or business of selling (or soliciting the sale of) consumer products to any buyer on a bu

“Direct service industrial customer” means an industrial customer that contracts for the purchase of power from the Administrator for direct consumption.

The term “direct skip” means a transfer subject to a tax imposed by chapter 11 or 12 of an interest in property to a skip person.

the term “direct solar renewable energy” means energy from a device that converts sunlight into useable light within a building, tunnel, or other enclosed structure, replacing arti

The term “direct spending” means— (A) budget authority provided by law other than appropriation Acts; (B) entitlement authority; and (C) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progr

The term “direct threat” means a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation. / Nothing in this subchapter shall requir

The term "direct-to-consumer television advertisement" means an advertisement for a prescription drug product (as defined in section 379g(3) of this title) intended to be

Have exclusive jurisdiction to regulate the provision of direct-to-home satellite services. As used in this subsection, the term “direct-to-home satellite services” means the distr

“direct use” means utilization of geothermal resources for commercial, residential, agricultural, public facilities, or other energy needs other than the commercial production of e

The term "direct use of geothermal energy" means geothermal systems that use water directly or through a heat exchanger to provide— (A) heating and cooling to buildings,

The term “dirty egg” means an egg that has a shell that is unbroken and has adhering dirt or foreign material.

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “assistive technology”, “assistive technology device”, “assistive technology service”, and “disability” have the meanings given those terms

The term “disability advisory committee” means a body of stakeholders (including airport staff, airline representatives, and individuals with disabilities) that provide to airports

For purposes of this section, the term "disability annuity overpayment" means the amount of the reduction under section 8452(a)(2) of title 5 applicable to a monthly annu

The term “disability certification” means, with respect to an individual, a certification to the satisfaction of the Secretary by the individual or the parent or guardian of the in

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “disability income” means the aggregate amount includable in the gross income of the individual for the taxable year under section 72 or

The term “disability rated as total” means— (A) a disability that is rated as total under the standard schedule of rating disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans Affairs;

The term “disabled beneficiary” means a title II disability beneficiary or a title XVI disability beneficiary. / The term “disabled beneficiary” means an individual— (A) who is a d

The terms “elderly family”, “disabled family”, and “near-elderly family” have the meanings given the terms under section 3(b)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 [ 42 U.S.C

The term “disabled veteran” means (A) a veteran who is entitled to compensation under laws administered by the Secretary for a disability rated at 30 percent or more, or (B) a vete

Subject to subclause (V), the term "disadvantaged adult" means an adult who received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that, in r

The term “disadvantaged area” means a community with an annual median household income that is less than 80 percent of the statewide annual median household income, as determined b

In accrediting qualified third parties to carry out the certification process under this subsection, a selected entity shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the third parti

The term “disadvantaged business concerns” means small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals as defined in section 1 124,

The term "disadvantaged community" means a community (including a city, town, county, or reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality) with an annua

The term “disadvantaged entrepreneur” means a microentrepreneur that is— (A) a low-income person; (B) a very low-income person; or (C) an entrepreneur that lacks adequate access to

The term “disadvantaged small business concern” means a firm that is not more than the size standard corresponding to its primary North American Industry Classification System code

Subject to paragraph (3), the term “disadvantaged youth” means an individual who is age 16 through 21 who received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total famil