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For purposes of this subsection, the term “fishery agreement resolution” refers to a joint resolution of either House of Congress— (A) the effect of which is to prohibit the enteri

“Fishery conservation zone” means the fishery conservation zone of the United States established by section 1811 1 of this title.

In general.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the term "fishery facility" means— (i) for operations on land— (I) a structure or appurtenance thereto designed for the unloading

The term “fishery resource” means any fishery, any stock of fish, any species of fish, and any habitat of fish. / The term “fishery resource” means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans,

The term "fishery resource disaster" means a disaster that is determined by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection and— (i) is an unexpected large decrease in f

The term “fishery resources” means all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, including any products thereof, within the Convention Area. / The term "fishery resources" means a

The term “fishing” means— (A) the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; (B) the attempted catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; (C) any other activity which can reasonably be

The term “fishing activities” means harvesting or processing fishery resources, or transhipping 1 of fishery resources or products derived from fishery resources, or any other acti

The term "fishing business" means the conduct of commercial fishing as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 180

The term “fishing community” means harvesters, marketers, growers, processors, recreational fishermen, charter fishermen, and persons providing them with goods and services. / The

The term “fishing gear” means any equipment or appurtenance which is necessary for the carrying out of fishing operations by a fishing vessel, whether or not such equipment or appu

The term “fishing rights-related activity” means, with respect to an Indian tribe, any activity directly related to harvesting, processing, or transporting fish harvested in the ex

The term “fishing vessel” means any vessel, boat, ship, or other craft which is used for, equipped to be used for, or of a type which is normally used for— (A) fishing; or (B) aidi

The term “fish or wildlife” means any member of the animal kingdom, including without limitation any mammal, fish, bird (including any migratory, nonmigratory, or endangered bird f

The term “fish processing” includes, in addition to processing, the performance of any other activity relating to fishing, including, but not limited to, preparation, supply, stora

“fish processing vessel” means a vessel that commercially prepares fish or fish products other than by gutting, decapitating, gilling, skinning, shucking, icing, freezing, or brine

The term “fish products” means any article which is produced from or composed of (in whole or in part) any fish.

“fish tender vessel” means a vessel that commercially supplies, stores, refrigerates, or transports fish, fish products, or materials directly related to fishing or the preparation

The term “fissile materials” means plutonium, highly-enriched uranium, or other material capable of sustaining an explosive nuclear chain reaction, including irradiated items conta

The term “Five Eyes countries” means the following: (A) Australia. (B) Canada. (C) New Zealand. (D) The United Kingdom.

the terms “copy”, “fixed”, “musical work”, “phonorecord”, “reproduce”, “sound recordings”, and “transmit” mean those terms within the meaning of title 17; and

Fixed guideway.—The term "fixed guideway" means a public transportation facility— (A) using and occupying a separate right-of-way for the exclusive use of public transpor

Fixed guideway bus rapid transit project.—The term "fixed guideway bus rapid transit project" means a bus capital project— (A) in which the majority of the project operat

the term “Fixed Income Investment Fund” means the Fixed Income Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(B);

For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “fixed infrastructure costs” means, with respect to a Clinical Center of Excellence, the costs incurred by such Center that are not otherwis

"fixed platform" means an artificial island, installation, or structure permanently attached to the sea-bed for the purpose of exploration or exploitation of resources or

The term “fixed-price contract” means a contract between a retailer and a consumer under which the retailer charges the consumer a set price for propane, kerosene, or heating oil w

The term “fixed rate mortgage” means a residential mortgage that has an interest rate that is not subject to change.

The term “fixed route system” means a system of providing designated public transportation on which a vehicle is operated along a prescribed route according to a fixed schedule. /

The term “flag officer” means an officer of the Navy or Coast Guard serving in or having the grade of admiral, vice admiral, rear admiral, or rear admiral (lower half). / The term

As used in this section, the term “flag of the United States” means any flag of the United States, or any part thereof, made of any substance, of any size, in a form that is common

The term “FLAME Fund” means a FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund established by subsection (b).

“Flashing light” means a light flashing at regular intervals at a frequency of 120 flashes or more per minute.

Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term “flavors content” means alcohol derived from flavors of a type for which drawback is allowable under section 5114.

the term “fleet” means a group of 20 or more light duty motor vehicles, used primarily in a metropolitan statistical area or consolidated metropolitan statistical area, as establis

The terms “flexible premium life insurance contract” and “contract” mean a life insurance contract (including any qualified additional benefits) which provides for the payment of o

The term "flexibly priced contract" has the meaning given the term "flexibly-priced contracts and subcontracts" in part 30 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation

Definition.—In this subsection, the term “flexiplace work telecommuting program” means a program under which employees of a department or agency set out in paragraph (2) are permit

The term “flight” means, with respect to an aircraft, the period beginning when the aircraft takes off and ending when the aircraft lands.

Flight Attendant Defined.—In this section, the term "flight attendant" means an individual working as a flight attendant in the cabin of an aircraft that has 20 or more s

“flight engineer” means an individual who holds a flight engineer certificate issued under part 63 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

The term “floatable material” means any foreign matter that may float or remain suspended in the water column. / The term “floatable material” includes— (i) plastic; (ii) aluminum

In this section, the term “floating cabin” means a watercraft or other floating structure— (1) primarily designed and used for human habitation or occupation; and (2) not primarily

In this section, the term “floating drydock” means equipment that is— (1) constructed in the United States; and (2) capable of meeting the lifting and maintenance requirements of a

In this section, the term “floating dry dock” means equipment with wing walls and a fully submersible deck.

For purposes of this section, the term “flood disaster area” means an area with respect to which— (1) the Secretary of Agriculture finds, or has found, to have been substantially a

The term “flood insurance” means flood insurance coverage provided under the national flood insurance program pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 [ 42 U.S.C. 4001

The term “floodplain management” means the operation of a community program of corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage.

The term "Floodway" means the Colorado River Floodway established in section 1600c of this title.

The term “floor broker” means any person— (i) who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged,

The term "floor plan financing indebtedness" means indebtedness— (i) used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease, and (ii) secured by the inv

The term "floor plan financing interest" means interest paid or accrued on floor plan financing indebtedness.

For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term “floor space fraction” means the fraction— (i) the numerator of which is the total floor space of the low-income units in such building,

The term “floor specialist” means a person who is— (A) a member of a national securities exchange, (B) is registered as a specialist with the exchange, and (C) meets the requiremen

The term “floor trader” means any person— (i) who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged,

The term “Floraboard” means the board provided for under section 4306 of this title.

The term “floral supplier” means a person engaged in acquiring cut flowers or cut greens to be manufactured into floral articles or otherwise processed for resale.

The term “floral wholesale jobber” means a person who conducts a commission or other wholesale business in buying and selling cut flowers or cut greens.

The term “Florida Department of Transportation” means the executive branch department and agency of the State of Florida that— (A) is responsible for the construction and maintenan

The term “flowers and plants” means cut flowers, potted flowering plants, foliage plants, and propagational material.

The term “fluidized bed combustion” means combustion of fuel in connection with a bed of inert material, such as limestone or dolomite, which is held in a fluid-like state by the m

In this section the term “fluid milk” means all varieties of pasteurized cow’s milk that— (1) is without flavoring or sweeteners, (2) is consistent with the most recent dietary rec

The term “fluid milk processor” means any person who processes and markets commercially more than 3,000,000 pounds of fluid milk products in consumer-type packages per month (exclu

The term “fluid milk product” has the meaning given the term in— (A) section 1000.15 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, subject to such amendments as may be made by the Secre

the term “fluid milk products” means those milk products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage; / the term “fluid milk products” means those milk products normally consume

Except as provided in subparagraph (E), the term “fluorescent lamp” means a low pressure mercury electric-discharge source in which a fluorescing coating transforms some of the ult

The term “fluorescent lamp ballast” means a device which is used to start and operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and current and limiting the current during

The terms “blowout”, “flushometer tank”, “low consumption”, and “flushometer valve” have the meaning given such terms in ASME A112.19.2M–1990.

The terms “blowout”, “flushometer tank”, “low consumption”, and “flushometer valve” have the meaning given such terms in ASME A112.19.2M–1990.

The term "flux" means the rate of flow of photons. / The term "flux" means the rate of flow of photons.

The term “flyway” means the four administrative units used by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the States in the management of waterfowl populations.

The term “flywheel” means, in the case of an electricity grid application, a device used to store rotational kinetic energy.

The term “FMGEMS examination” means parts I and II of the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in the Medical Sciences or any successor examination recognized by the Secretary for

The term “F.O.B.” means free on board, regardless of the mode of transportation, at the point of direct shipment by the seller to the buyer. / The term “F.O.B.” means a value consi

The term “focal point” means a facility established to encourage the maximum collocation and coordination of services for older individuals.

The term "focus country" refers to a foreign country determined by the Secretary of State to be a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a ma

The term “foliage plants” means those plants, normally without flowers, primarily produced in pots or similar containers, that are primarily used for interior decorations, whether

The term "follow-on production contract or transaction" means a contract or transaction to produce, sustain, or otherwise implement the results of a successfully complete

The term “follow up services” means services provided to ensure that necessary services are received by families and are effective in meeting their needs.

“Food” means (1) any food or food product for home consumption except alcoholic beverages, tobacco, hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption other than those

The term “food additive” means any substance the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component or other

Food and agricultural sciences.—The term "food and agricultural sciences" means basic, applied, and developmental research, extension, and teaching activities in food and

The term "food and nutrition security" means access to, and availability, utilization, and stability of, sufficient food to meet caloric and nutritional needs for an acti

The term “food bank” means a public or charitable institution that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of food

In this paragraph, the term “food contact substance” means the substance that is the subject of a notification submitted under paragraph (1), and does not include a similar or iden

The term "food council" means a food policy council or food and farm system network, as determined by the Secretary, that— (A) represents— (i) multiple organizations invo

The term “food pantry” means a public or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to low-income and unemployed households, including food from sources other than the De

the term “food product” means food in any sized package which is manufactured by a single manufacturer or which bears the same brand name, which bears the same statement of identit

As used in this part, the term “food products” means flour (excluding flour second clears not used for human consumption as determined by the Secretary), semolina, farina, bulgur,

The term “food security” means access by all people at all times to sufficient food and nutrition for a healthy and productive life. / The term “food security” means access by all

The term “food service establishment” means a restaurant, cafeteria, lunch room, food stand, saloon, tavern, bar, lounge, or other similar facility operated as an enterprise engage

The term "food service program" includes— (A) food service at residential child care facilities that have a license from an appropriate State agency; (B) any child nutrit

The term “food services contract” means a contract under which food services operations of the Senate Restaurants are transferred to, and performed by, a private business concern.

The term "food system" means the intact or whole unit made up of interrelated components of people, behaviors, relationships, and material goods that interact in the prod

For purposes of this section, the term “food to which this section applies” means a food for humans which is a food for special dietary use— (A) which is or contains any natural or

The term “force” means— (A) the use of a weapon; (B) the use of such physical strength or violence as is sufficient to overcome, restrain, or injure a person; or (C) inflicting phy

The term "forced labor" means any work or service that is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for nonperformance and that the worker does not offer to

“Forced labor”, as herein used, shall mean all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does

The term "forced marriage" means a marriage to which 1 or both parties do not or cannot consent, and in which 1 or more elements of force, fraud, or coercion is present.

For purposes of this subsection and subsections ( l ) and (m), the term “force-placed insurance” means hazard insurance coverage obtained by a servicer of a federally related mortg