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  • As used in this subchapter, the term “inland buffer zone” means that part of the lakeshore delineated as such on the map identified as “Proposed Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore,

  • Inland division.—The term “inland division” means the amount paid by a common carrier to an inland carrier for the inland portion of through transportation offered to the public by

  • The term “inland harbor” means a navigation project which is used principally for the accommodation of commercial vessels and the receipt and shipment of waterborne cargoes on inla

  • “inland oil barge” means a non-self-propelled vessel carrying oil in bulk as cargo and certificated to operate only in the inland waters of the United States, while operating in su

  • The term “inland or intracoastal waterway of the United States” means any inland or intracoastal waterway of the United States which is described in section 206 of the Inland Water

  • Inland portion.—The term “inland portion” means the charge to the public by a common carrier for the non-ocean portion of through transportation.

  • “Inland Rules” or “Rules” mean the Inland Navigational Rules and the annexes thereto, which govern the conduct of vessels and specify the lights, shapes, and sound signals that app

  • The term “inland States” means those States in the United States other than northern tier States and the States of California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

  • “Inland Waters” means the navigable waters of the United States shoreward of the navigational demarcation lines dividing the high seas from harbors, rivers, and other inland waters

  • “inland waters of the United States” means those waters of the United States lying inside the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured and those waters outside such base

  • For purposes of this section, the term "inland waterway user taxes and charges" means taxes imposed on the use of the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United Stat

  • The term “Inmarsat” means the International Mobile Satellite Organization established pursuant to the Convention on the International Maritime Organization.

  • The term “Inmarsat Convention” means the Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organization (Inmarsat) (TIAS 9605, 31 UST 1).

  • The term "inmate" means any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of c

  • The term “inmate of a public institution” has the meaning given such term for purposes of applying the subdivision (A) following the last numbered paragraph of section 1396d(a) of

  • the term “inner gorge” means the inherently unstable steep slope (65 percent gradient or more) immediately adjacent to the stream or river channel, extending from the channel or re

  • With respect to a property interest in existence at the time the illegal conduct giving rise to forfeiture took place, the term “innocent owner” means an owner who— (i) did not kno

  • The term “innovation grant” means a matching grant to a local government to cover costs of personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, or services designed to demonstrate innovativ

  • “innovation grants” means matching grants to local governments to cover costs of personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies, or services designed to demonstrate innovative and cost

  • In this subsection, the term “innovation infrastructure” includes laboratories, test and evaluation ranges, and any other infrastructure whose primary purpose is research, developm

  • Innovation lifecycle.—The term “innovation lifecycle” means the process of innovating through— (A) the identification of a need; (B) the establishment of the scope of research to a

  • The term “innovative assessment system” means a system of assessments that may include— (1) competency-based assessments, instructionally embedded assessments, interim assessments,

  • The term “innovative process” means a process that is significantly improved as compared to the process in general use in the commercial marketplace in the United States at the tim

  • The term “innovative technology” means a technology that is significantly improved as compared to the technology in general use in the commercial marketplace in the United States a

  • The term "innovative wood product facility" means a manufacturing or processing plant or mill that produces— (A) building components or systems that use large panelized w

  • The term “innovator multiple source drug” has the meaning given such term in section 1396r–8(k)(7)(A)(ii) of this title . / The term “innovator multiple source drug” means a multip

  • For purposes of clause (ii)(II), the term "inpatient hospital code" means any code that is used with respect to inpatient hospital services for which payment may be made

  • The term “inpatient hospital services” means the following items and services furnished to an inpatient of a hospital and (except as provided in paragraph (3)) by the hospital— (1)

  • For the purposes of this subsection, the term “inpatient Medicare deductible” means the amount of the inpatient hospital deductible in effect under section 1813(b) of the Social Se

  • The term “inpatient psychiatric hospital services” means inpatient hospital services furnished to an inpatient of a psychiatric hospital.

  • For purposes of paragraph (16) of subsection (a), the term "inpatient psychiatric hospital services for individuals under age 21" includes only— (A) inpatient services wh

  • The term “in-person medical evaluation” means a medical evaluation that is conducted with the patient in the physical presence of the practitioner, without regard to whether portio

  • For purposes of this subsection, the term “in practice” refers to an activity normally performed in such country during the one-year period preceding the arrival of such vessel int

  • The term “input current” means the root-mean-square (RMS) current in amperes delivered to a fluorescent lamp ballast.

  • The term “inquiry notice date” means the date the notice with respect to a church tax inquiry is provided under subsection (a).

  • The term “in-region State” means a State in which a Bell operating company or any of its affiliates was authorized to provide wireline telephone exchange service pursuant to the re

  • The terms "in reserve" and "in service" have the meanings applicable to those terms under section 8663 and sections 8674 through 8678 of title 10 and regulation

  • The term “in-school youth” means a youth described in section 3164(a)(1)(C) of this title . / In this section, the term “in-school youth” means an individual who is— (i) attending

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    The term “insect” means any of the numerous small invertebrate animals generally having the body more or less obviously segmented, for the most part belonging to the class insecta,

  • The term “in service” means— (A) any time from the beginning of preflight preparation of an aircraft by ground personnel or by the crew for a specific flight until 24 hours after a

  • The term “in-shell pecan” means a pecan that has a shell that has not been removed.

  • The term “insider” includes— (A) if the debtor is an individual— (i) relative of the debtor or of a general partner of the debtor; (ii) partnership in which the debtor is a general

  • the term “insolation” means the rate at which solar energy is received at the surface of the Earth;

  • The term “insolvency year” means a plan year in which a plan is insolvent. / “insolvency year” means a plan year in which a plan is insolvent.

  • The term "insolvent" means— (A) with reference to an entity other than a partnership and a municipality, financial condition such that the sum of such entity's debts is g

  • The term “in-space transportation services” means operations and activities involved in the direct transportation or attempted transportation of a payload or object from one orbit

  • The term “in-space transportation system” means the space and ground elements, including in-space transportation vehicles and support space systems, and ground administration and c

  • The term “in-space transportation vehicle” means a vehicle designed— (A) to be based and operated in space; (B) to transport various payloads or objects from one orbit to another o

  • The terms “inspected” and “inspection” mean any examination of a return or return information.

  • The term “inspection” means the comprehensive process used by Customs and Border Protection to assess goods entering the United States to appraise them for duty purposes, to detect

  • The term “inspection service” means the official Government service within the Department of Agriculture designated by the Secretary as having the responsibility for carrying out t

  • In this subchapter, the terms “challenge inspection”, “plant site”, “plant”, “facility agreement”, “inspection team”, and “requesting state party” have the meanings given those ter

  • “Inspector” means any person employed, licensed, or authorized by the Secretary to determine and certify the type, grade, condition, or other characteristics of tobacco. / The term

  • The term “Inspector General” means the Inspector General of an establishment. / In this subsection, the term “Inspector General” means an Inspector General appointed under section

  • The term “installation” has the meaning given the term “military installation” in section 2801(c)(4) of this title . / The terms “major fuel-burning installation” and “installation

  • The term “installation of a new motor fuel dispenser system” means the installation of a new motor fuel dispenser and the equipment necessary to connect the dispenser to the underg

  • “installation standards” means reasonable specifications for the installation of a manufactured home, at the place of occupancy, to ensure proper siting, the joining of all section

  • The term “installation-support services” means those services, supplies, resources, and support typically provided by a local government for its own needs and without regard to whe

  • The term “installment acceleration amount” means, with respect to any plan year in a restriction period with respect to an election year, the sum of— (I) the aggregate amount of ex

  • For purposes of this section, the term “installment method” means a method under which the income recognized for any taxable year from a disposition is that proportion of the payme

  • The term “installment sale” means a disposition of property where at least 1 payment is to be received after the close of the taxable year in which the disposition occurs.

  • The term “instantaneous water heater” means a water heater that has an input rating of at least 4000 Btu per hour per gallon of stored water.

  • the term “in-State depository institution or in-State holding company” means an existing insured depository institution currently operating in the State in which the bank in defaul

  • The term “institute” means a rural telework institute established using a grant under subsection (b). / the term “Institute” means the National Dairy Research Endowment Institute e

  • The term “Institutes of Tropical Forestry” means the Institute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico and the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry established under section 6706 of t

  • The term “institution” means a bank or association chartered under this chapter. / the terms “institution in the System”, “System institution”, and “institution” mean all instituti

  • The term “institution affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster” means an institution of higher education that— (A) is located in an area affected by a Gulf hurricane disaster; and (B)

  • The term “institution-affiliated organization”— (A) means any organization that— (i) is directly or indirectly related to a covered institution; and (ii) is engaged in the practice

  • The term “institution-affiliated party”— (A) with respect to an insured depository institution (as defined in section 3(c)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), has the meaning

  • The term “institutional entity” means an institution of higher education, a public school district, a local government, a municipal utility, or a designee of 1 of those entities.

  • The term “institutional grant” means a grant that supports the implementation of a comprehensive science improvement plan, which may include any combination of activities for impro

  • For purposes of this subsection the term “institutional investment manager” includes any person, other than a natural person, investing in or buying and selling securities for its

  • the term "institutionalized individual" has the meaning given such term in section 1396p(e)(3) 2 of this title; and / The term “institutionalized individual” means an ind

  • In this subsection, the term “institutionalized individual or couple” means an individual or married couple— (i) who is an inpatient (or who are inpatients) in a medical institutio

  • The term “institutionalized spouse” means an individual who— (A) is in a medical institution or nursing facility or who (at the option of the State) is described in section 1396a(a

  • For purposes of this section, the term “institutional network” means a communication network which is constructed or operated by the cable operator and which is generally available

  • The term “institutional waste” means material discarded by schools, nonmedical waste discarded by hospitals, material discarded by nonmanufacturing activities at prisons and govern

  • The term "institution concerned" means, with respect to a covered member, the institution of higher education where the covered member is enrolled in covered education.

  • The term “institution for mental diseases” means a hospital, nursing facility, or other institution of more than 16 beds, that is primarily engaged in providing diagnosis, treatmen

  • The term “institution for neglected or delinquent children and youth” means— (A) a public or private residential facility, other than a foster home, that is operated for the care o

  • The term “institution in an eligible jurisdiction” means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20 ) that is located in an eligible jurisdiction (a

  • the terms “institution in the System”, “System institution”, and “institution” mean all institutions enumerated in section 2002 of this title , any service organization chartered u

  • The term “institution involved” means the University or NTID, as the case may be.

  • the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and / The term “institution of higher education” h

  • The term “institution of higher learning” means a college, university, or similar institution, including a technical or business school, offering postsecondary level academic instr

  • The term “institution-related party” means— (A) a director, officer, employee, or agent for a Farm Credit System institution or any conservator or receiver of such an institution;

  • If a retirement system covers positions of employees of one or more institutions of higher learning, then, for purposes of such preceding paragraphs there shall, if the State so de

  • The term “instructional material” means instructional content that is provided to a student, regardless of its format, including printed or representational materials, audio-visual

  • The term “instructional programming” means courses of instruction and training courses for elementary and secondary students, teachers, and others, and materials for use in such in

  • The term “instructional staff”— (A) means individuals who have responsibility for teaching children to read; and (B) includes principals, teachers, supervisors of instruction, libr

  • The term “instrumental activities of daily living” includes (but is not limited to) meal planning and preparation, managing finances, shopping for food, clothing, and other essenti

  • The term “instrumental activity of daily living” means a regularly necessary home management activity and includes preparing meals, shopping for personal items, managing money, usi

  • The term “Instrumentality Budget” means a budget for a covered territorial instrumentality, designated by the Oversight Board in accordance with section 2121 of this title , submit

  • The term “Instrumentality Fiscal Plan” means a fiscal plan for a covered territorial instrumentality, designated by the Oversight Board in accordance with section 2121 of this titl

  • the term “instrumentality of interstate commerce” means any written, wire, radio, television or other form of communication in, or using a facility of, interstate commerce;

  • For purposes of this section, the term "instrumentality of the Congress" means the following:,1 the Government Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, an

  • In this subparagraph, the term “insufficiency” means the amount, if any, by which a claim against the covered financial company exceeds a mutual debt owed to the covered financial

  • Insular area.—The term "insular area" means— (A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (B) Guam; (C) American Samoa; (D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (E)

  • “insular areas” means Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. / The term "insular areas" means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the

  • The term “insulin” means insulin that is licensed under subsection (a) or (k) of section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ) and continues to be marketed under s