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The term “claim” as used in this section means any writing which uses words showing an intention to claim insurance benefits; and the term “disagreement” means a denial of the clai

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disallowance of an applicable energy credit” means the disallowance of a credit under section 45X, 45Y, or 48E by reason of overstating t

The term “disallowed cost” means a questioned cost that management, in a management decision, has sustained or agreed should not be charged to the Government.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disallowed interest expense” means the aggregate amount disallowed under subsection (a) with respect to the market discount bond.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disapproval resolution” means only a joint resolution of either House of Congress the matter after the resolving clause of which is as fo

The terms “arms control” and “disarmament” mean the identification, verification, inspection, limitation, control, reduction, or elimination, of armed forces and armaments of all k

For the purposes of this chapter, the term "disaster" means a sudden event which causes severe damage including, but not limited to, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthq

For purposes of this section, the term “disaster area” means an area in which the President, pursuant to section 5170 of title 42 , has determined that a major disaster exists. / t

The term “disaster county” means a county included in the geographic area covered by a qualifying natural disaster declaration. / The term “disaster county” includes— (i) a county

the term “disaster loan program of the Administration” means assistance under section 636(b) of this title , as amended by this Act;

In this subsection, the term “disaster-recovery FMAP adjustment State” means a State that is one of the 50 States or the District of Columbia, for which, at any time during the pre

the term “disaster-related substantial economic injury” means economic harm to a business concern that results in the inability of the business concern to— (I) meet its obligations

For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term “disaster relief” means activities carried out pursuant to a determination under section 5122(2) of title 42 .

The term "disaster response duty" means duty performed by a member of the National Guard in State status pursuant to an emergency declaration by the Governor of the State

the term “disaster update period” means the period beginning on the date on which the President declares a major disaster (including any major disaster relating to which the Admini

The term “disbursements from the plan” means all disbursements from the trust, including purchases of annuities, payments of single sums and other benefits, and administrative expe

For purposes of this title, the term “DISC” means, with respect to any taxable year, a corporation which is incorporated under the laws of any State and satisfies the following con

The term “discarded military munitions” means military munitions that have been abandoned without proper disposal or removed from storage in a military magazine or other storage ar

The term “discharge” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2701 ). / “discharge” includes, but is not limited to, any spillin

"discharged" means released from an appointment as a Reserve officer.

“discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel”— (A) means a discharge, including— (i) graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather deck runoff, ballast water, oil wat

In this section, the term “discharge of pollutants” has the meaning given that term in section 502(12) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362(12) ) (commonly r

The term "discharge or release" includes (A) retirement from the active military, naval, air, or space service, and (B) the satisfactory completion of the period of activ

A railroad carrier or person covered under this section may not discipline, or threaten discipline to, an employee for requesting medical or first aid treatment, or for following o

The term “Disclaimed Drybed Lands” means all Drybed Lands along the Arkansas River that are located in Township 10 North in Range 24 East, Townships 9 and 10 North in Range 25 East

The term "disclose" means to transfer, publish, distribute, or make accessible. / The terms “disclose” and “disclosure” have the meaning given the term “disclosure” in se

As used in this section, the term “disclosing entity” means an entity which is— (A) a provider of services (as defined in section 1395x(u) of this title , other than a fund), an in

the term “disclosing part B provider” means any entity receiving payment on an assignment-related basis (or, for purposes of subsection (a)(3), any entity receiving payment) for fu

The term “disclosure” means, with respect to personal information— (A) the release of personal information collected from a child in identifiable form by an operator for any purpos

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disclosure date” means— (A) the first date during any calendar year by which a person has made disbursements for the direct costs of prod

The term “disconnected youth” means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency— (I) as having attained age 16 but not age 25 on the hiring date, (II) as not reg

The term “discount”— (A) means a reduction made from the price that customers are informed is the regular price; and (B) does not include any means of increasing the price that cus

The term “discount card eligible individual” means an individual who— (i) is entitled to benefits, or enrolled, under part A or enrolled under part B; and (ii) subject to paragraph

The term "discounted price" means 50 percent (or, with respect to a plan year after plan year 2018, 30 percent) of the negotiated price of the applicable drug of a manufa

the term “discount payment” means the amount determined pursuant to section 13283 of this title ;

In this paragraph, the term "discrete segment" means a physical portion of a water resources development project to be carried out, or separable element thereof— (i) desc

The term "discretionary" means that a system of graduated sanctions is not required to be imposed by each and every juvenile court in a State or unit of local government.

The term “discretionary appropriations” means budgetary resources (except to fund direct-spending programs) provided in appropriation Acts. / the term “discretionary appropriations

The term "discretionary cargo" means maritime cargo for which the United States port of unlading is different than the United States port of entry.

The term “discretionary category” includes all discretionary appropriations.

The term “discretionary spending limit” means— (A) with respect to fiscal year 1991— (i) for the defense category: $288,918,000,000 in new budget authority and $297,660,000,000 in

As used in subsection (a), the term “discriminate against a qualified individual on the basis of disability” includes— (1) limiting, segregating, or classifying a job applicant or

As used in subsection (a), the term “discrimination” includes— (1) a failure of a public entity to which the regulations issued under this section apply to submit, or commence impl

For purposes of this subsection, the term “discriminatory group-term life insurance plan” means any plan of an employer for providing group-term life insurance unless— (A) the plan

“Discriminatory housing practice” means an act that is unlawful under section 3604, 3605, 3606, or 3617 of this title.

The term "discriminatory practice" means the discrimination described in paragraph (1), or the discrimination or the violation described in paragraph (2), of subsection (

The term “disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.

The term "disease or pest of concern" means a plant or animal disease or pest that— (A) is— (i) a transboundary disease; or (ii) an established disease; and (B) is likely

The term “disease prevention” means any activity for— (i) the reduction, limitation, and prevention of— (I) disease; and (II) complications of disease; and (ii) the reduction of co

The term "disease prevention and health promotion services" means— (A) health risk assessments; (B) routine health screening, which may include hypertension, glaucoma, ch

The term “dishwasher” means a residential dishwasher subject to the energy conservation standards established by the Department of Energy.

The term "disinterested person" means a person that— (A) is not a creditor, an equity security holder, or an insider; (B) is not and was not, within 2 years before the da

The term "dislocated worker" means an individual who— (A) (i) has been terminated or laid off, or who has received a notice of termination or layoff, from employment; (ii

The term “dislocation allowances” means the costs associated with relocation of the household of a member of the uniformed services and the member's dependents in relation to a cha

“dispatching service employee” means an operator, train dispatcher, or other train employee who by the use of an electrical or mechanical device dispatches, reports, transmits, rec

The term “dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by, or pursuant to the lawful order of, a practitioner, including the prescribin

The term “dispenser”— (A) means a retail pharmacy, hospital pharmacy, a group of chain pharmacies under common ownership and control that do not act as a wholesale distributor, or

For the purpose of this section, the term “dispersion technique” includes any intermittent or supplemental control of air pollutants varying with atmospheric conditions.

The term “displaced adult” means an individual 21 years of age or older who is displaced from the habitual residence of that individual as a result of a declared event.

The term “displaced child” means an individual under 21 years of age who is displaced from the habitual residence of that individual as a result of a declared event.

As used in this section the terms “displaced family”, “displaced families”, and “displaced person” shall mean a family or families, or a person, displaced from an urban renewal are

As used in this section the terms “displaced family”, “displaced families”, and “displaced person” shall mean a family or families, or a person, displaced from an urban renewal are

The term “displaced homemaker” means an individual who— (i) is an adult; (ii) has not worked full-time, full-year in the labor force for a number of years, but has during such year

the term “displaced individual” means an individual displaced by an emergency or major disaster; and

As used in this section the terms “displaced family”, “displaced families”, and “displaced person” shall mean a family or families, or a person, displaced from an urban renewal are

The term “displacing agency” means any Federal agency carrying out a program or project, and any State, State agency, or person carrying out a program or project with Federal finan

The term “disposable earnings” means that part of the earnings of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld. /

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disposable income” means current monthly income received by the debtor (other than child support payments, foster care payments, or disab

“disposable pay” means that part of pay of any individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amounts required by law to be withheld; and / For the purpose of

The term “disposable retired pay” means the total monthly retired pay to which a member is entitled less amounts which— (i) are owed by that member to the United States for previou

The terms “environment”, “facility”, “hazardous substance”, “person”, “pollutant or contaminant”, “release”, “removal”, “response”, “disposal”, and “hazardous waste” have the meani

The terms “disposal package” and “package” mean the primary container that holds, and is in contact with, solidified high-level radioactive waste, spent nuclear fuel, or other radi

Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), for purposes of this part, the term “disposition” includes a sale, exchange, gift, or a transfer of legal title, but does not in

The term “disposition of the converted property” means the destruction, theft, seizure, requisition, or condemnation of the converted property, or the sale or exchange of such prop

In this subparagraph, the term “disproportionate patient percentage” means, with respect to a cost reporting period of a hospital, the sum of— (I) the fraction (expressed as a perc

The term “disputable item” means any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit if the taxpayer— (i) has a reasonable basis for its treatment of such item, and (ii) reasonabl

For purposes of this section, the term “disputable tax” means the amount of tax specified at the time of the deposit as the taxpayer's reasonable estimate of the maximum amount of

The term “disputed area” means the approximately 36,164 acres of land, including the minerals, located between the 107th meridian on the east and the 1891 survey line on the west f

“dispute resolution communication” means any oral or written communication prepared for the purposes of a dispute resolution proceeding, including any memoranda, notes or work prod

“dispute resolution proceeding” means any process in which an alternative means of dispute resolution is used to resolve an issue in controversy in which a neutral is appointed and

The term “Dispute Settlement Body” means the Dispute Settlement Body administering the rules and procedures set forth in the Dispute Settlement Understanding.

the terms “dispute settlement panel” and “Appellate Body” have the meanings given those terms in section 3531 of this title . / The terms “dispute settlement panel” and “panel” mea

The term “Dispute Settlement Understanding” means the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes referred to in section 3511(d)(16) of this title. /

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualification rate” means the percentage which— (A) the total number of nationals of the program country who were— (i) denied admissio

The term “disqualification year” means, with respect to any bank, the 1st taxable year beginning after December 31, 1986, for which such bank was a large bank if such bank maintain

The term “disqualified asset” means any property or right to property transferred to an individual making the election under this subsection with respect to a joint return by the o

The term “disqualified benefit” means— (A) any post-retirement medical benefit or life insurance benefit provided with respect to a key employee if a separate account is required t

For purposes of this paragraph the term “disqualified corporation” means, with respect to any taxable year, any foreign corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation for an

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified debt instrument” means any indebtedness of a corporation which is payable in equity of the issuer or a related party or equi

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified distribution” means any distribution to which this section (or so much of section 356 as relates to this section) applies if

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “disqualified holder” means any shareholder (or beneficiary) which is not described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (C).

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “disqualified income” means— (A) interest or dividends to the extent includible in gross income for the taxable year, (B) interest received

For purposes of this section, the term "disqualified individual" means any individual who is— / The term “disqualified individual” means, with respect to any private foun

The term "disqualified investment corporation" means any distributing or controlled corporation if the fair market value of the investment assets of the corporation is— (

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “disqualified lease” means any lease of the property to a tax-exempt entity, but only if— (I) part or all of the property was financed (

For purposes of this subsection, the term “disqualified leaseback or long-term agreement” means any section 467 rental agreement if— (A) such agreement is part of a leaseback trans

For purposes of this section, the term “disqualified organization” means— (A) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any foreign government, any internation

The term “disqualified person” means any person if— (i) the aggregate number of deemed-owned shares of such person and the members of such person's family is at least 20 percent of

The term “disqualified portion” means, with respect to any covered asset acquisition, for any taxable year, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of— (i) the aggregate basis differ

For purposes of this subsection, the term "disqualified preferred stock" means any stock which is preferred as to dividends if— (A) when issued, such stock has a dividend