United States Code

The term “harbor” means any channel or harbor, or element thereof, in the United States, capable of being utilized in the transportation of commercial cargo in domestic or foreign

The term "harbor maintenance tax" means the amounts collected under section 4461 of title 26. / The term “harbor maintenance tax” has the meaning given the term in sectio

The term “Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund” means the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by section 9505 of title 26 .

For purposes of subsection (b)(6), the term “hard cider” means a wine— (1) containing not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine, except that the Sec

“hard-metric” means measurement, design, and manufacture using the metric system of measurement, but does not include measurement, design, and manufacture using English system meas

“hard mineral resource” means any deposit or accretion on, or just below, the surface of the deep seabed of nodules which include one or more minerals, at least one of which contai

The term “hard seeds” means the percentage of seeds which because of hardness or impermeability do not absorb moisture or germinate under prescribed tests but remain hard during th

A rural cooperative plan which includes a qualified cash or deferred arrangement shall not be treated as violating the requirements of section 401(a) or of paragraph (2) merely by

The term “hardware” means a locomotive apparatus, a wayside interface unit (including any associated legacy signal system replacements), switch position monitors needed for a posit

The term “hardwood plywood” means a hardwood or decorative panel that is— (i) intended for interior use; and (ii) composed of (as determined under the standard numbered ANSI/HPVA H

The term "hard x-ray" means a photon with energy greater than 20 kiloelectron volts.

In this section, the term “harm” means— (1) injury, illness, or death; or (2) risk of injury, illness, or death, as determined by the Commission. / The term “harm” includes physica

The term "harmful algal bloom" means marine and freshwater phytoplankton that proliferate to high concentrations, resulting in nuisance conditions or harmful impacts on m

the term “harmful interference” means— (A) flying or landing helicopters or other aircraft in a manner that disturbs concentrations of birds or seals; (B) using vehicles or vessels

“discharge”, “emission”, “garbage”, “harmful substance”, and “incident” shall have the meanings provided in the Convention;

The term “harmful to minors” means any picture, image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that— (i) taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient in

The term “harvest” means to engage in harvesting or other associated activities.

“harvester” means any individual who is in the business of catching or growing fish for purposes of sale;

The terms “harvesting” and “harvesting or other associated activities” mean— (A) the harassing, molesting, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, or cap

The terms “harvesting” and “harvesting or other associated activities” mean— (A) the harassing, molesting, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, wounding, killing, trapping, or cap

2 The term “harvest rate” means the amount of ice (at 32 degrees F) in pounds produced per 24 hours.

The term “Hass avocado” includes— (i) the fruit of any Hass variety avocado tree; and (ii) any other type of avocado fruit that the Board, with the approval of the Secretary, deter

The term “hatchery operator” means any person engaged in the production of egg-type baby chicks.

The term “hatching eggs” means eggs intended for use by hatcheries for the production of baby chicks.

The term “hate crime” means a crime as described in section 1(b) of the Hate Crime Statistics Act of 1990. / the term "hate crime" has the meaning given that term in sect

The term “Hawaiian home lands” means all lands given the status of Hawaiian home lands under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the c

The term “hazard” has the meaning given that term under section 5195a(a)(1) of title 42 . / The term “threat” or “hazard” means that an asbestos material is friable or easily damag

The term “hazard mitigation plan” means a mitigation plan submitted under section 5165 of this title .

The term “hazardous air pollutant” means any air pollutant listed pursuant to subsection (b).

The term “hazardous areas” means those areas in a building referred to as hazardous areas in National Fire Protection Association Standard 101, known as the Life Safety Code, or an

For purposes of this section, the term “hazardous chemical” has the meaning given such term by section 1910.1200(c) of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, except that such

Subject to regulations prescribed by the President, a member of a uniformed service who is entitled to basic pay is also entitled to incentive pay, in the amount set forth in subse

“hazardous financial condition” means that, based on its present or reasonably anticipated financial condition, a risk retention group is unlikely to be able— (A) to meet obligatio

“hazardous liquid” means— (A) petroleum or a petroleum product; (B) nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, that is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would be harmful to the environm

The term “hazardous liquid cargo” has the meaning given that term in regulations prescribed under section 5103 of title 49 .

“hazardous liquid pipeline facility” includes a pipeline, a right of way, a facility, a building, or equipment used or intended to be used in transporting hazardous liquid;

the term “hazardous material” has the meaning given to that term in chapter 51 of title 49; / “hazardous material” means a liquid material or substance that is— (A) flammable or co

the term “hazardous or injurious device” means a device, which when assembled or placed, is capable of causing bodily injury, or damage to property, by the action of any person mak

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

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

The term “hazardous waste generation” means the act or process of producing hazardous waste.

as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. Such standards may include any of the requirements set forth in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a) as may

The term “hazardous waste management” means the systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, and disposal of h

The term “hazard reduction” means the reduction in the potential consequences to life and property of dam failure.

The term "hazard tree" means any tree or part thereof (whether located inside or outside a right-of-way) that has been designated, prior to tree failure, by a certified o

In this chapter, the term “hazing” means any unauthorized assumption of authority by a midshipman whereby another midshipman suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humili

“hazmat employee”— (A) means an individual— (i) who— (I) is employed on a full time, part time, or temporary basis by a hazmat employer; or (II) is self-employed (including an owne

“hazmat employer”— (A) means a person— (i) who— (I) employs or uses at least 1 hazmat employee on a full time, part time, or temporary basis; or (II) is self-employed (including an

The term “HBCU” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in section 1061 of title 20 .

The term “HCPCS” refers to the Health Care Procedure Coding System. / The term “HCPCS” means, with respect to hospital items and services, the code under the Healthcare Common Proc

The term “header information” means the source, destination, and routing information attached to an electronic mail message, including the originating domain name and originating e

Head of a covered agency.—The term "head of a covered agency" means each of the following: (A) The Secretary of Defense. (B) The Secretary of the Army. (C) The Secretary

the term “head of an agency” means— (i) the head of an Executive agency, other than the Department of Defense or the Government Accountability Office; (ii) the head of the United S

In this section, the term “head of an applicable agency” includes the following: (1) The Director of National Intelligence. (2) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. (3)

The term "head of an element of the intelligence community" means, as appropriate— (A) the head of an element of the intelligence community; or (B) the head of the depart

“head of a State agency” includes the designated delegate of the head of the agency.

“head of each agency” means— (A) the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts with respect to the judicial branch; and (B) the Mayor of the District of Col

the term “head of the agency” means— (I) in the case of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense; and (II) in the case of a military department, the Secretary of such mi

In this section, the term “head of the agency concerned” means the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of the department in which the Coa

The term “head of the designated Federal entity” means the board or commission of the designated Federal entity, or in the event the designated Federal entity does not have a board

As used in this section, the term “head of the employing office” means any person with the final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges

The term “head of the establishment” means the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interio

the term “head of the Federal agency concerned” means the head of the Federal agency that employs, or has jurisdiction over the uniformed service of, a covered employee permitted t

The term “head of the Federal entity” means any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a Federal entity, and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking o

The term “Headquarters Agreement” means the International Telecommunication 1 Satellite Organization Headquarters Agreement (November 24, 1976) (TIAS 8542, 28 UST 2248).

The term “Head Start agency” means any agency designated as a Head Start agency under the Head Start Act [42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.].

The term “Head Start classroom” means a group of children supervised and taught by two paid staff members (a teacher and a teacher's aide or two teachers) and, where possible, a vo

The term “Head Start family day care” means Head Start services provided in a private residence other than the residence of the child receiving such services.

The term “health” includes, but is not limited to, the prevention of accidents.

The term “health and safety study” means any study of any effect of a chemical substance or mixture on health or the environment or on both, including underlying information and ep

For the purposes of this subsection and section 9611(c)(4) of this title, the term "health assessments" shall include preliminary assessments of the potential risk to hum

The term “health benefits” means medical, surgical, hospital, prescription drug, and such other benefits as shall be determined by the Secretary, whether self-funded, or delivered

The term “health benefits account” means an account established and maintained under section 401(h).

“health benefits plan” means a group insurance policy or contract, medical or hospital service agreement, membership or subscription contract, or similar group arrangement provided

The term “health care” includes mental health care. / The term “health care” includes all appropriate examinations, preventive, curative and restorative health and medical care, an

In this section.1 the term “health care-acquired condition” means a medical condition for which an individual was diagnosed that could be identified by a secondary diagnostic code

As used in this section, the term “health care benefit program” has the meaning given such term in section 24(b) of this title. / the term "health care benefit program" h

The term “health care business”— (A) means any public or private entity (without regard to whether that entity is organized for profit or not for profit) that is primarily engaged

The terms "health care clearinghouse", "health care provider", and "health plan" have the meanings given such terms in section 160.103 of title 45, Co

For purposes of this paragraph,1 the term “health care economic information” means any analysis (including the clinical data, inputs, clinical or other assumptions, methods, result

The term “health care entity” means— (i) a hospital that is licensed to provide health care services by the State in which it is located, (ii) an entity (including a health mainten

The term "health care entity or provider" includes any non-Department health care entity or provider, but does not include any Federal health care entity or provider.

The term "health care facility" means a facility in which medical care, diagnosis, or treatment is provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Such term does not includ

The term “health care group” means a group of physicians (as defined in subparagraph (A)) organized at least in part for the purpose of providing physicians’ services under this su

The term "health care industry stakeholder" means any— (A) health plan, health care clearinghouse, or health care provider; (B) advocate for patients or consumers; (C) ph

The term “health care institution” shall include any hospital, convalescent hospital, health maintenance organization, health clinic, nursing home, extended care facility, or other

The term “health care operation” has the meaning given such term in section 164.501 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.

The term “health care operations” has the meaning given such term for purposes of the HIPAA regulations.

The term “health care organization” means any individual or entity which is obligated to provide, pay for, or administer health benefits under any health plan.

The term “healthcare partner”’ means a healthcare provider, including— (A) a hospital; (B) a Federally-qualified health center (as defined in section 1905( l ) of the Social Securi

The term "health care practitioner" means a person authorized under law to prescribe drugs subject to section 353(b) of title 21.

The term “health-care professional” means a physician, dentist, clinical psychologist, marriage and family therapist certified as such by a certification recognized by the Secretar

The term “health care professional of the Department” means an individual working for the Department in a position described in section 7401 of this title , including a contractor

the term “health care provider” means— (A) a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is authorized to practice medicine or surgery (as appropriate) by the State in which the doctor pr

The term “health-care providers” includes health-care plans and insurers and any organizations, institutions, or other entities or individuals who furnish health-care resources.

The term "health care related expenses attributable to COVID–19" means health care related expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19, including the buildi

In this subsection (except as provided in paragraph (6)), the term “health care related tax” means a tax (as defined in paragraph (7)(F)) that— (i) is related to health care items

The term “health-care resource” includes hospital care and medical services (as those terms are defined in section 1701 of this title), services under sections 1782 and 1783 of thi

The term “health care services” includes products provided or purchased through a facility of the uniformed services. / The term “health care services” means any services provided

The term “health care sharing ministry” means an organization— (I) which is described in section 501(c)(3) and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a), (II) members of which s