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The term "exclusive distributor" means the wholesale distributor that directly purchased the product from the manufacturer and is the sole distributor of that manufacture

“exclusive economic zone” means the exclusive economic zone as defined in the Magnuson-Stevens Act; and / The term “exclusive economic zone” means the zone established by Proclamat

The term “exclusive processor” means any securities information processor or self-regulatory organization which, directly or indirectly, engages on an exclusive basis on behalf of

“exclusive representative” means any labor organization which— (A) is certified as the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit pursuant to section 7111 of this

“exclusive-use easement” means an easement which affords to the easement holder the following: (A) the exclusive right to use, possess, and enjoy the surface estate of the land sub

The term “ex-dividend date” means the date on which the share of stock becomes ex-dividend.

"executive" means, with respect to any State, the Governor of the State (or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Mayor of the District of Columbia), except when

“executive agency” means any executive agency or any administrative unit thereof; / “Executive agency” includes the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone

The term "executive agent" has the meaning given the term "DoD Executive Agent" in Directive 5101.1. / The term "executive agent" has the meaning give

The term "executive aircraft" has the meaning given such term in Department of Defense directive 4500.43, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this section.

The term “executive branch” includes each Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of this title ), other than the Government Accountability Office, and any other entity or admi

the term “executive branch employee”— (i) has the meaning given the term “employee” under section 2105 of title 5 ; (ii) includes— (I) the President; (II) the Vice President; and (

The term "executive branch interagency body" means an interagency body established in the executive branch.

The term “executive capacity” means an assignment within an organization in which the employee primarily— (i) directs the management of the organization or a major component or fun

The term “Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee established under section 7104(g) of this title. / The term “Executive Committee” means the body of the Tribe composed

In this section, each of the terms "Executive department", "military department", and "independent establishment" has the meaning given such term in c

The term “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. / the term “Executive Director” means the Executive Director appointed u

Definition.—In this subsection, the term "executive facility" means a facility owned or leased by an office or entity within the executive branch of the Government. The t

“executive, judicial, or legislative agency” means a department, agency, court, court administrative office, or instrumentality in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of

For purposes of this subsection, the term “executive officer” has the meaning given the term in section 4502 of this title . / For purposes of this paragraph, the term “executive o

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

For purposes of this section, the term “executive or administrative personnel” means individuals employed by a corporation who are paid on a salary, rather than hourly, basis and w

The term "Executive Order 14014" means Executive Order 14014 (86 Fed. Reg. 9429; relating to blocking property with respect to the situation in Burma).

the term “executive or military department” means any agency listed under sections 101 and 102 of title 5;

The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, a

For purposes of this paragraph, the term "executive remuneration" means the applicable employee remuneration of the covered executive, as determined under paragraph (4) w

The term “Executive Summary” means the Executive Summary to the Annual Report, as described in section 6412(b)(1)(F) of this title .

For purposes of this chapter, the term “executor” has the meaning given such term by section 2203. / For purposes of this section, the term “executor” means the executor or adminis

The term "exemplary teacher" has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of this title as such section was in effect on the day before December 10, 2015.

For purposes of clause (i) of this subparagraph, the term “exempt claims” means claims with respect to loans for which it is determined that the borrower (or the student on whose b

The term “exempt commercial purchaser” means any person purchasing commercial insurance that, at the time of placement, meets the following requirements: (A) The person employs or

The term “exempt commodity” means a commodity that is not an excluded commodity or an agricultural commodity.

The term “exempt contract” means an insurance or annuity contract issued or reinsured by a qualifying insurance company or qualifying insurance company branch in connection with pr

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “exempt contribution” means— (i) a qualified rollover contribution, (ii) any qualified general contribution, or (iii) any contribution prov

The term “exempt contributions” means exempt Federal capital contributions and exempt school contributions.

The term “exempted operational file” means a file of an element of the intelligence community that, in accordance with this subchapter, is exempted from the provisions of section 5

The term “exempted security” or “exempted securities” includes— (i) government securities, as defined in paragraph (42) of this subsection; (ii) municipal securities, as defined in

The term “exempted security” or “exempted securities” includes— (i) government securities, as defined in paragraph (42) of this subsection; (ii) municipal securities, as defined in

The term "exempted specially produced motor vehicle" means a light-duty vehicle or light-duty truck produced by a low-volume manufacturer and that— (I) is intended to res

For purposes of part IV of subchapter B of this chapter (relating to tax exemption requirements for State and local bonds), the term “exempt facility bond” includes any bond issued

The term “exempt Federal capital contribution” means a Federal capital contribution described in subclause (I) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii).

The term “exempt function” means the function of influencing or attempting to influence the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to any Federal, State,

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “exempt function income” means the gross income from dues, fees, charges, or similar amounts paid by members of the organization as consi

For purposes of subsection (a)(5), the term “exempt governmental deferred compensation plan” means any plan providing for deferral of compensation established and maintained for it

For purposes of this subchapter, the term “exempt governmental program” means— (A) any insurance program established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, (B) the medical a

the term “exempt H–1B nonimmigrant” means an H–1B nonimmigrant who— (I) receives wages (including cash bonuses and similar compensation) at an annual rate equal to at least $60,000

The term “exempt handler” means a person who would otherwise be considered to be a qualified handler, except that the annual sales by the person of cut flowers and cut greens to re

The term “exempt insurance income” means income derived by a qualifying insurance company which— (i) is attributable to the issuing (or reinsuring) of an exempt contract by such co

The term “exempt interest” means, with respect to any regulated investment company, the excess of the amount of interest excludable from gross income under section 103(a) over the

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the term “exemption amount” means $2,000. / The term "exemption amount" means zero. / In the case of a taxpayer other tha

For purposes of this subsection, the term “exempt operating foundation” means, with respect to any taxable year, any private foundation if— (A) such foundation is an operating foun

The term “exempt purpose expenditures” means, with respect to any organization for any taxable year, the total of the amounts paid or incurred by such organization to accomplish pu

The term “exempt school contribution” means a school contribution described in subclause (II) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii).

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “exempt status application materials” means the application for recognition of exemption under section 501 and any papers submitted in suppo

For purposes of this subsection, the term “exempt use” means any use of a vehicle if the 1st retail sale of such vehicle is not taxable under this subchapter by reason of such use.

The term “exempt utility property” means property used in the trade or business of— (i) generating, transmitting, distributing, or selling electricity, or (ii) producing, transmitt

The term “exempt wholesale generator” shall have the meaning provided by section 79z–5a 2 of title 15. 1

the term “exercise of religion” means religious exercise, as defined in section 2000cc–5 of this title.

The term “exhibitor” means any person (public or private) exhibiting any animals, which were purchased in commerce or the intended distribution of which affects commerce, or will a

The term "existential risk" means the potential for an outcome that would result in human extinction.

The term “existing” means (A) when used, without the specification of any date, with respect to any matter relating to entering into or carrying out a trade agreement or other acti

The term “existing 80/20 company” means any corporation if— (i) such corporation met the 80-percent foreign business requirements of section 861(c)(1) (as in effect before the date

The term “existing acquisition program” means a defense acquisition program that has reached the initiation of the engineering and manufacturing development phase, or an equivalent

The term “existing aircraft” means a civil aircraft other than a new aircraft.

The term “existing Blue Cross or Blue Shield organization” means any Blue Cross or Blue Shield organization if— (A) such organization was in existence on August 16, 1986, (B) such

The term “existing building” means any building which is not a new building.

Existing commercial air tour operator.—The term "existing commercial air tour operator" means a commercial air tour operator that was actively engaged in the business of

The term “existing contract” means any contract for the first sale of natural gas in effect on November 8, 1978.

The term "existing contracting party" means a contracting party that has a contract under sections 5342 to 5348 of this title that is in effect on December 31, 2018.

The term “existing credit claimant” means a corporation— (i) (I) which was actively conducting a trade or business in a possession on October 13, 1995, and (II) with respect to whi

“existing dam” means any dam, the construction of which was completed or on 2 before July 22, 2005, and which does not require any construction or enlargement of impoundment struct

The term “existing dam or conduit” means any dam or conduit the construction of which was completed before November 15, 2021, and which does not require any construction or enlarge

As used in this section, the term “existing direct service industrial customer” means any direct service industrial customer of the Administrator which has a contract for the purch

The term “existing electric powerplant” means any electric powerplant other than a new electric powerplant.

For purposes of computing the increase under subparagraph (A) for any taxable year, the term “existing excess reserve” means the excess (if any) of— (i) the amount of assets set as

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term “existing facilities” means facilities that have been in operation for at least 2 years before the date on which the new environmental r

The term “existing Honey Board” means the Honey Board in effect on the date of enactment of this paragraph.

“existing line” means a line introduced into commerce before January 1, 1990.

"existing liquefied natural gas facility"— (A) means a liquefied natural gas facility for which an application to approve the site, construction, or operation of the faci

the term “existing mainline carrier” means a mainline carrier (as defined in this subsection) that on January 1, 2001, was— (A) certified under part 121; (B) qualified to provide m

The term “existing major fuel-burning installation” means any installation which is not a new major fuel-burning installation.

Each department, agency and instrumentality of the United States which administers lands acquired by the United States with one or more existing mineral lease shall transfer to the

The term “existing municipal waste energy project” means any municipal waste energy project which is not a new municipal waste project.

For purposes of this subsection, the term “existing plan of insurance” means, with respect to any contract, any plan of insurance which was filed by the company issuing such contra

For purposes of this section, the term “existing policyholders surplus account” means any policyholders surplus account which has a balance as of the close of December 31, 1983.

The term "existing program" means a program, designed to promote employee ownership, that exists on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility autho

The term “existing public safety broadband spectrum” means the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between the frequencies— (A) from 763 megahertz to 768 megahertz; (B) from 79

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “existing qualifying cogeneration facility” means a facility that— (i) was a qualifying cogeneration facility on August 8, 2005; or (ii

The term “Existing Reservation” means that tract of approximately 630 acres conveyed to the State in trust for the Tribe by J.M. Doby on December 24, 1842, by deed recorded in York

In this paragraph, the term “existing retirement plan” means, with respect to a transferred employee, the retirement plan (including the Financial Institutions Retirement Fund), an

The term “existing senior mortgage” means, with respect to a mortgage insured under this section, the existing mortgage that has superior priority.

The term “existing solid waste incineration unit” means a solid waste unit which is not a new or modified solid waste incineration unit.

The term “existing source” means any stationary source other than a new source. / The term “existing source” means any stationary source other than a new source.

The term “existing subordinate mortgage” means, with respect to a mortgage insured under this section, an existing mortgage that has subordinate priority to the existing senior mor

The term “existing unit” means a unit (including units subject to section 7411 of this title ) that commenced commercial operation before November 15, 1990. Any unit that commenced

The term “existing use” means a use that— (A) is occurring in the Area as of February 20, 2003; or (B) is authorized in the Area after November 1, 1995, but before February 20, 200

“existing vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on the navigable waters, the

The term “exit point” means the area in close proximity to an actual exit for departing from the customs territory, including the gate holding area in the case of an airport, but o

The term "ex-offender" means any individual who has been sentenced to a term of probation by a Federal or State court, or who has been released from a Federal, State, or

the term "exoneree" means an individual who— (A) has been convicted of a Federal, tribal, or State offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment of more than 1 yea