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  • In this subsection, the term “eligible program participant” means an individual who— (A) has successfully completed an academic program for which a scholarship or fellowship under

  • The term “eligible project” means any project described in section 10606(a)(3) of this title . / In general.—The term "eligible project" means a project to replace, rehab

  • Eligible project costs.—The term “eligible project costs” means amounts substantially all of which are paid by, or for the account of, an obligor in connection with a project, incl

  • In this section, the term “eligible project or activity” means a project or activity within an existing operational right-of-way (as defined in section 771.117(c)(22) of title 23,

  • The term “eligible project partner” means any person who— (i) is responsible for, or participates in, the design or construction of the advanced nuclear power facility to which the

  • the term “eligible project resident” means elderly handicapped individuals, nonelderly handicapped individuals, or temporarily disabled individuals, who are residents of congregate

  • The term “eligible property” means— (A) in the case of any qualifying advanced coal project using an integrated gasification combined cycle, any property which is a part of such pr

  • “eligible protected employee” means a protected employee who is deprived of employment, or who is adversely affected related to compensation, because of a qualifying dislocation.

  • The term “eligible provider” means— (A) a local educational agency; (B) a community-based organization of demonstrated effectiveness; (C) a volunteer literacy organization of demon

  • The term "eligible public entities" means— (A) the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission; (B) the Corps of Engineers; (C) the North Ame

  • In this section, the term “eligible public entity” means any unit of general local government. / For purposes of this section, the term “eligible public entity” means any unit of g

  • The term “eligible public utility property loss” means any loss with respect to public utility property located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone and attributable to Hurricane Katrina.

  • The term "eligible pulse crop" means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.

  • The term "eligible pump station" means a pump station— (A) that is a feature of— (i) a federally authorized flood or coastal storm risk management project; or (ii) an int

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible qualified heir” means a qualified heir who— (i) is the surviving spouse of the decedent, (ii) has not attained the age of 21, (ii

  • the term “eligible recipient” means an individual or entity that is eligible to receive a covered loan; / the term "eligible recipient" means the recipient of a covered l

  • The term “eligible recipient agency” means a public or nonprofit organization that— (A) administers— (i) an emergency feeding organization; (ii) a charitable institution (including

  • The term “eligible remediation expenditures” means, with respect to any qualifying brownfield property, any amount paid or incurred by the eligible taxpayer to an unrelated third p

  • The term "eligible reservist" means a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces ordered to perform active service for a period of more than 30 consecutive days.

  • The term “eligible resident” means a person residing in eligible housing for the elderly who qualifies under the definition of frail elderly, person with disabilities (regardless o

  • The term “eligible residential property” includes eligible single family properties and eligible multifamily housing properties. / The term “eligible residential property” includes

  • The term “eligible response site” means a site that meets the definition of a brownfield site in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (39), as modified by subparagraphs (B) and (

  • The term “eligible retired public safety officer” means an individual who, by reason of disability or attainment of normal retirement age, is separated from service as a public saf

  • The term “eligible retirement plan” shall have the meaning given such term by section 402(c)(8)(B). / For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible retirement plan” has the me

  • The term "eligible revenue sharing consolidated government" means a county, parish, or borough— (A) that has been classified by the Bureau of the Census as an active gove

  • The term "eligible revenue sharing county" means— (A) a county, parish, or borough— (i) that is independent of any other unit of local government; and (ii) that, as deter

  • the term “eligible rollover distribution” has the meaning given such term by section 402(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and / For purposes of this subsection, the term

  • The term “eligible rural community” means a community located in a rural area (as defined in section 1991(a)(13)(A) of this title).

  • The term "eligible rural electric cooperative plan" means a plan maintained by more than 1 employer, with respect to which at least 85 percent of the employers maintainin

  • The term “eligible satellite carrier” means any satellite carrier that is not a party to a carriage contract that— (A) governs carriage of at least 30 qualified noncommercial educa

  • The term “eligible school” means— (A) a public school, including a charter school, at which— (i) at least 30 percent of the students enrolled in the school are from families with i

  • The terms “eligible school attendance area” and “school attendance area” have the meanings given the terms in section 6313(a)(2) of this title .

  • The term “eligible seasonal farmworker” means— (A) a disadvantaged person who, for 12 consecutive months out of the 24 months prior to application for the program involved, has bee

  • the term “eligible self-employed individual” has the meaning given the term in section 7002(b) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116–127); / the terms “add

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible seller” means an assigned operator described in section 9704(j)(2) or a related person to such assigned operator.

  • The term "eligible service area" means an area in which broadband service capacity is less than— (A) a 10-Mbps downstream transmission capacity; and (B) a 1-Mbps upstream

  • The term “eligible service lands” means public lands, Indian lands, and Hawaiian home lands.

  • As used in this subsection, the term “eligible service provider” means— (A) a local school food service authority; (B) a service institution or private nonprofit organization descr

  • The term “eligible single family property” means a 1- to 4-family residence (including a manufactured home)— (i) to which the Corporation acquires title in its corporate capacity,

  • The term “eligible small agri-biodiesel producer” means a person who, at all times during the taxable year, has a productive capacity for agri-biodiesel not in excess of 60,000,000

  • The term "eligible small airport concession" means a concession (as defined in section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations), that is in-terminal and— (A) a smal

  • The term "eligible small business" means any business concern which, in the agency's judgment, due to its small size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financia

  • the term “eligible small business concern” means a small business concern— (I) that has suffered disaster-related substantial economic injury as a result of the applicable major di

  • The term “eligible small employer” means, with respect to any taxable year, an employer— (A) which has no more than 25 full-time equivalent employees for the taxable year, (B) the

  • The term “eligible small ethanol producer” means a person who, at all times during the taxable year, has a productive capacity for alcohol (as defined in subsection (d)(1)(A) witho

  • For purposes of this paragraph, the term “eligible small rural hospital” means a non-Federal, short-term general acute care hospital that— (i) is located in a rural area (as define

  • “eligible solar, wind, waste or geothermal facility” means a facility which produces electric energy solely by the use, as a primary energy source, of solar energy, wind energy, wa

  • The term "eligible sponsor" means a public organization or nonprofit organization that— (A) with respect to an apprenticeship program, administers the program through a p

  • The term “eligible spouse” means the spouse of a member of the Coast Guard who is serving on active duty and includes a spouse who receives transitional compensation under section

  • The term “eligible State” means a State in which, with respect to an insurance year, the loss ratio for eligible contracts is greater than 120 percent of the total net book premium

  • The term “eligible State agency” means a State agency that— (A) administers the State’s program under the Older Americans Act of 1965 [ 42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.], administers the Sta

  • The term "eligible State educational agency" means a State educational agency that— (A) submits an approvable application under subsection (c) of this section; and (B) pr

  • The term “eligible State or Tribal entity” means— (A) a port authority; or (B) a vessel owned and operated by a State or Tribal government and facilities associated with the operat

  • In this section the term "eligible student" means a student who, for the award year for which the determination of eligibility is made for a grant under this section— / T

  • For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term "eligible student loans" means loans— (A) made, insured, or guaranteed under this part, and first disbursed before July 1, 2010

  • The term "eligible subcontract" means a subcontract made under an eligible contract to a covered subcontractor.

  • the term "eligible subscriber" shall have the meaning given the term by the Assistant Secretary for purposes of this paragraph; and

  • Eligible Surface Warfare Officer Defined.—In this section, the term “eligible surface warfare officer” means an officer of the Regular Navy or Navy Reserve on active duty who— (1)

  • The term “eligible system” means a protection and advocacy system that is established under subtitle C of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 [

  • Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “eligible TAA recipient” means, with respect to any month, any individual who is receiving for any day of such month a trade readju

  • The term “eligible taxpayer” means— (A) a bank (within the meaning of section 581), (B) an insurance company to which subchapter L applies, and (C) a corporation actively engaged i

  • The term “eligible technology” means, as determined by the Secretary— (A) a technology that is being adopted in a viable commercial-scale operation of a biorefinery that produces a

  • The term “eligible telehealth individual” means an individual enrolled under this part who receives a telehealth service furnished at an originating site.

  • The term “eligible terminally ill offender” means an offender in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons who— (i) is serving a term of imprisonment based on conviction for an offense

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term "eligible terminated S corporation" means any C corporation— (A) which— (i) was an S corporation on the day before the date of t

  • The term "eligible territory" means American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

  • The term "eligible third-party investor" means a small business concern other than an eligible entity, a venture capital firm, an individual investor, a non-SBIR Federal,

  • In this subchapter, the term “eligible trade organization” means a United States trade organization that— (1) promotes the export of 1 or more United States agricultural commoditie

  • The term "eligible trauma center" means a Level I, II, or III trauma center that satisfies each of the following: (A) Such trauma center has an agreement with the Secreta

  • The term “eligible tribal consortium” means a consortium composed of 2 or more Service units between which a mobile health station can be transported by road in up to 8 hours. A Se

  • The term "eligible Tribal government" means the recognized governing body of an eligible Tribe.

  • The term “eligible Tribe” means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (incl

  • Eligible Unemployment Compensation Recipient Defined.—In this section, the term “eligible unemployment compensation recipient” means, with respect to any month, any individual who

  • The term “eligible unit of local government” means— (A) an eligible unit of local government-alternative 1; and (B) an eligible unit of local government-alternative 2.

  • The term “eligible unit of local government-alternative 1” means— (i) a city with a population— (I) of at least 35,000; or (II) that causes the city to be 1 of the 10 highest-popul

  • The term “eligible unit of local government-alternative 2” means— (i) a city with a population of at least 50,000; or (ii) a county with a population of at least 200,000.

  • The term "eligible vehicle" means a Class 6 or Class 7 heavy-duty vehicle as defined in section 1037.801 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on August

  • The term “eligible vessel” means a vessel that— (A) was not built in the United States and is at least 3 years old; or (B) if rebuilt, was rebuilt outside the United States at leas

  • In this subsection, the term “eligible veteran” has the meaning given that term in section 1720G(a)(2) of this title. / Definition.—In this section, the term "eligible veteran

  • For purposes of this section, the term “eligible wholesaler” means any person which holds a permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act as a wholesaler of distilled spirits

  • The term “eligible woman” means a woman who has been admitted to a program operated pursuant to subsection (a).

  • The term “eligible worker-owned cooperative” means any organization— (A) to which part I of subchapter T applies, (B) a majority of the membership of which is composed of employees

  • The term "eligible workers" means those workers needed to maintain continuity of operations of essential critical infrastructure sectors and additional sectors as each Go

  • Except as provided in subchapters III and IV of this chapter, the term “eligible youth” means an individual who— (A) is not less than age 14 and not more than age 21; (B) is a low-

  • Eligible zero-emission vehicle and equipment.—The term "eligible zero-emission vehicle and equipment" means a zero-emission vehicle, equipment related to such a vehicle,

  • The term “embarking civil nuclear nation” means a country that— (i) does not have a civil nuclear energy program; (ii) is in the process of developing or expanding a civil nuclear

  • the term “embedded” means firmly affixed in the submerged lands or in coralline formations such that the use of tools of excavation is required in order to move the bottom sediment

  • The term “embryo laboratory” means a facility in which human oocytes are subject to assisted reproductive technology treatment or procedures based on manipulation of oocytes or emb

  • The terms “emergency” and “unanticipated” have the meanings given to such terms in section 900(c) of this title . / The term “emergency” means a situation that— (A) requires new bu

  • the term "Emergency Alert System" means the national public warning system, the rules for which are set forth in part 11 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or any

  • The term “emergency area” means a geographic area in which there exists— (A) an emergency or disaster declared by the President pursuant to the National Emergencies Act [ 50 U.S.C.

  • The term "emergency assistance" means— (i) financial assistance provided to respond to, or that results from, a stranding event or entanglement event that— (I) causes an

  • The term “emergency call” refers to any real-time communication with a public safety answering point or other emergency management or response agency, including— (A) through voice,

  • the term "Emergency Capital Investment Fund" means the Emergency Capital Investment Fund established under subsection (b);

  • The term “emergency citrus disease research and extension program” means the emergency citrus research and extension grant program established under this subsection.

  • For purposes of this section, the term “emergency condition” means, with respect to any archaeological or ethnological material of any State Party, that such material is— (1) a new

  • For purposes of this section, the term “emergency declaration” means a declaration of a public health emergency under section 9604(a) of this title . / The term “emergency declarat

  • The terms “Emergency Declaration Area” and “Love Canal Emergency Declaration Area” mean the Emergency Declaration Area as defined in section 950, paragraph (2) of the General Munic

  • The term "emergency department of a hospital" includes a hospital outpatient department that provides emergency services (as defined in subparagraph (C)(i)). / The term &

  • The term “emergency dispatch providers” shall include governmental and nongovernmental providers of emergency dispatch services.