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In this clause, the term “all-urban State” means a State in which there are no rural areas (as defined in paragraph (2)(D)) or a State in which there are no hospitals classified as

“alluvial valley floors” means the unconsolidated stream laid deposits holding streams where water availability is sufficient for subirrigation or flood irrigation agricultural act

Alter.—The term “alter” includes— (A) preliminary planning, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, working dra

The term “alteration” includes changes of any kind, reconstruction, or removal in whole or in part.

The term “alternate fuel” means electricity or any fuel, other than natural gas or petroleum, and includes— (A) petroleum coke, shale oil, uranium, biomass, and municipal, industri

The term “alternate payee” means any spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a participant who is recognized by a domestic relations order as having a right to receive a

The term “alternate recipient” means any child of a participant who is recognized under a medical child support order as having a right to enrollment under a group health plan with

The term “alternative agricultural product” means a new use, application, or material that— (A) is derived from an agricultural commodity; and (B) is not in widespread commercial u

The term “alternative certification or licensure requirements” means State or local teacher certification or licensure requirements that permit a demonstrated competence in appropr

The term “alternative courses of action” means all alternatives and thus is not limited to original project objectives and agency jurisdiction.

The term “alternative crops” means experimental and industrial crops grown in arid and semiarid regions that conserve soil and water.

The term “alternative dispute resolution” means any process or proceeding, other than adjudication by a court or in an administrative proceeding, to assist in the resolution of iss

For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “alternative energy facility” means a facility for producing electrical or thermal energy if the primary energy source for the facility i

The term “alternative fuel” means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, and any liquid at least 85 percent of the volume of which consis

“alternative fueled automobile” means an automobile that is a— (A) dedicated automobile; or (B) dual fueled automobile.

The term “alternative fueled vehicle” means a dedicated vehicle or a dual fueled vehicle; / The term “alternative fueled vehicle” includes— (i) a new qualified fuel cell motor vehi

For purposes of this section, the term “alternative fuel mixture” means a mixture of alternative fuel (other than a fuel described in subparagraph (A), (C), or (E) of subsection (d

For purposes of this part, the term “alternative fuels” includes natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, fuels other than alcohol that are derived from biological materials

The term “alternative fuel vehicle” means a vehicle that is solely operating on— (A) methanol, denatured ethanol, or other alcohols; (B) a mixture containing at least 85 percent of

In this paragraph, the term “alternative grantee” means a public housing agency (as defined in section 1437a(b) of this title ), a unified funding agency (as defined in section 113

“alternative means of dispute resolution” means any procedure that is used to resolve issues in controversy, including, but not limited to, conciliation, facilitation, mediation, f

The term “alternative method of compliance” means a method of compliance in accordance with one or more of the following authorities: (A) a substitution plan submitted and approved

The term “alternative minimum taxable income” means the taxable income of the taxpayer for the taxable year— (i) determined with the adjustments provided in section 56 and section

the term “alternative mortgage transaction” means a loan or credit sale secured by an interest in residential real property, a dwelling, all stock allocated to a dwelling unit in a

The term “alternative non-emergency services provider” means, with respect to non-emergency services for the diagnosis or treatment of a condition, a health care provider, such as

the term “alternative nuclear reactor fuel or target” means a nuclear reactor fuel or target which is enriched to less than 20 percent in the isotope U–235;

For purposes of this subsection, the term “alternative or innovative treatment technologies” means those technologies, including proprietary or patented methods, which permanently

The term “alternative payment model” means, other than for purposes of subparagraphs (B)(ii)(I)(bb) and (C)(ii)(I)(bb) of paragraph (2), any of the following: (i) A model under sec

Alternative planning criteria.—The term "alternative planning criteria" means criteria submitted under section 155.1065 or 155.5067 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulatio

The terms “diversion” and “alternative prosecution and sentencing” mean the appropriate use of effective mental health treatment alternatives to juvenile justice or criminal justic

the term “alternative system” means any method for the management of sewage sludge or industrial waste which does not require a permit under this Act;

For purposes of subsection (a)(4), the term “alternative tax net operating loss deduction” means the net operating loss deduction allowable for the taxable year under section 172,

The term "alternative technologies" means technologies, such as accelerator-based equipment, that do not use radiological materials.

The term “alternative technologies for uranium enrichment” means technologies to enrich uranium by methods other than the gaseous diffusion process.

The term “alternative test method” means a test method that— (A) includes any new or revised test method; and (B) (i) reduces the number of animals required; (ii) refines procedure

The term “alternative trading system” means an organization, association, or group of persons that— (A) is registered as a broker or dealer pursuant to section 15(b) of the Securit

Alternative transportation.—The term “alternative transportation” means transportation by bus, rail, or any other publicly or privately owned conveyance that provides to the public

The term “alternative water source project” means a project designed to provide municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supplies in an environmentally sustainable manner by c

The term “alternative water supplies” includes, but is not limited to, drinking water and household water supplies.

Definition.—In this subsection, the term “alternative workplace arrangements” includes telecommuting, hoteling, virtual offices, and other distributive work arrangements.

The term “amateur athlete” means an athlete who meets the eligibility standards established by the national governing body or paralympic sports organization for the sport in which

The term “amateur athletic competition” means a contest, game, meet, match, tournament, regatta, or other event in which amateur athletes compete ( 36 U.S.C. 220501(b)(2) ). / “ama

the term “amateur sports organization” means— (A) a person or governmental entity that sponsors, organizes, schedules, or conducts a competitive game in which one or more amateur a

The term “amateur station” means a radio station operated by a duly authorized person interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest.

The term “Ambassador at Large” means the Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom appointed under section 6411(b) of this title .

The term "ambulatory surgical center" has the meaning applicable to such term under title XVIII of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.].

The term “amenable species” means— (1) those species subject to the provisions of this chapter on the day before November 10, 2005; (2) all fish of the order Siluriformes; and (3)

In this paragraph, the term “amended license application” means a license application for a deepwater port for natural gas— (i) that was originally submitted to the Secretary prior

Definitions.—In this section, the terms “standards” and “amendments to standards” mean the specification of forms and procedures required by regulations of the Secretary to prove t

The term “American aircraft” means an aircraft registered under the laws of the United States. / “American aircraft” means— (A) a civil aircraft of the United States; and (B) an ai

The term “American article” means an article the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States, in the production of which no materials of other than Philippine or United St

For purposes of this section, the term “American Business Centers” includes the following: (1) Environmental business centers in those independent states that offer promising marke

For purposes of this chapter, the term “American employer” means an employer which is— (1) the United States or any instrumentality thereof, (2) an individual who is a resident of

the term “American folklife” means the traditional expressive culture shared within the various groups in the United States: familial, ethnic, occupational, religious, regional; ex

American great lakes vessel.—The term “American Great Lakes vessel” means a vessel so designated under section 55332 of this title, but only during the period the designation is in

Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States.

The terms "Indian", "American Indian", and "Indian American" mean an individual who is a member of an Indian tribe and includes a Native and a descend

The term “American Indian consortium” means an entity that is an American Indian Consortium (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Righ

The term “American republic” includes any of the states which were signatory to the Final Act of the Second Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the American Republics at

The term “American vessel” means any vessel documented or numbered under the laws of the United States; and includes any vessel which is neither documented or numbered under the la

the term “Americas Framework Agreement” means an Americas Framework Agreement provided for in section 2430g of this title;

the term “Americas Fund” means an Enterprise for the Americas Fund provided for in section 2430f(a) of this title;

The term “Americorps” means the Americorps program carried out under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.).

The term “ammonium nitrate” means— (A) solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid and contains not less than 33 percent nitrogen by weight; and (B) any

The term “ammonium nitrate facility” means any entity that produces, sells or otherwise transfers ownership of, or provides application services for ammonium nitrate.

The term “ammonium nitrate purchaser” means any person who purchases ammonium nitrate from an ammonium nitrate facility.

The terms “destructive device” and “ammunition” have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18. / The term “ammunition”

For purposes of this section, the term “amortizable basis” means that portion of the adjusted basis (for determining gain) of a certified pollution control facility which may be am

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term “amortizable section 197 intangible” means any section 197 intangible— (A) which is acquired by the taxpayer after the date o

The term “amortization schedule then in effect” means, with respect to an adjustable rate mortgage, a schedule established at the time at which the residential mortgage transaction

In this paragraph, the term “amount due” means the unappropriated amount allocated to a State or Indian tribe before October 1, 2007, under subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 1232(

Descriptive explanations of the terms “amount financed”, “finance charge”, “annual percentage rate”, “total of payments”, and “total sale price” as specified by the Bureau. The des

The term “amount involved” means, with respect to any act of self-dealing, the greater of the amount of money and the fair market value of the other property given or the amount of

The term “amount loaned” means the amount received by the borrower.

“amount made available under section 48103” or “amount newly made available” means the amount authorized for grants under section 48103 as that amount may be limited in that year b

“amount made available under section 48103” or “amount newly made available” means the amount authorized for grants under section 48103 as that amount may be limited in that year b

The term “amount of the loss” means, with respect to a loan, unpaid balance of the principal amount and interest on such loan, less the amount of any judgment collected pursuant to

"amount of unfunded benefit liabilities" means, as of any date, the excess (if any) of— (A) the value of the benefit liabilities under the plan (determined as of such dat

The term "amount paid" means— (i) the premiums paid under the contract, reduced by (ii) amounts to which section 72(e) applies (determined without regard to paragraph (4)

For purposes of this section, the term “amounts becoming available for breast cancer research pursuant to this section” means— (A) the total amounts received by the Postal Service

In this section, the term “amphibious warfare ship” means a ship that is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose

The term “Amtrak” means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. / “Amtrak” means the National Railroad Passenger Corporation created under chapter 243 of title 49.

the term "anabolic steroid" has the meaning given such term in section 802(41) of this title; and / (A) The term "anabolic steroid" means any drug or hormonal s

“Anadromous fish” means fish of the species listed in the Annex to the Convention that migrate into the Convention area.

The term “anadromous species” means species of fish which spawn in fresh or estuarine waters of the United States and which migrate to ocean waters.

“Anadromous stocks” means stocks of species listed in the Annex to the Convention that migrate into the Convention area.

For purposes of this section, the term “analog, digital, or electronic image” includes any analog, digital, or electronic method used for the making, execution, acquisition, scanni

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

the term “analogue of an anabolic steroid” means a substance whose chemical structure is substantially similar to the chemical structure of an anabolic steroid.

The Administration shall not withhold disaster assistance pursuant to this paragraph to nurseries who are victims of drought disasters. As used in subsection (b)(2) the term “an ar

the term “anchor tenancy” means an arrangement in which the United States Government agrees to procure sufficient quantities of a commercial space product or service needed to meet

The term "ancillary supporting facilities" means facilities related to housing units, including facilities to provide or support elementary or secondary education, child

the terms “small business concern”, “small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals”, “small business concern owned and controll

The term “animal” means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to man and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish. / The term “animal” means any live

the term “animal crushing” means actual conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is purposely crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, imp

the term “animal crush video” means any photograph, motion-picture film, video or digital recording, or electronic image that— (A) depicts animal crushing; and (B) is obscene; and

The term “animal drug application” means— (i) an application for approval of any new animal drug submitted under section 360b(b)(1) of this title ; or (ii) an application for condi

The term “animal drug establishment” means a foreign or domestic place of business which is at one general physical location consisting of one or more buildings all of which are wi

The term “animal drug product” means each specific strength or potency of a particular active ingredient or ingredients in final dosage form marketed by a particular manufacturer o

The term “animal drug sponsor” means either an applicant named in an animal drug application that has not been withdrawn by the applicant and for which approval has not been withdr