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The term “insurable commodity” means an agricultural commodity (excluding livestock) for which the producer on a farm is eligible to obtain a policy or plan of insurance under subc
In this subsection, the term “insurable structure” means an insurable structure that is— (i) located within an addition described in paragraph (1); and (ii) in existence before the
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“insurance” means primary insurance, excess insurance, reinsurance, surplus lines insurance, and any other arrangement for shifting and distributing risk which is determined to be
the term “insurance adjustment organization” includes any organizations and persons engaged in the business of adjusting loss claims arising under insurance policies issued by any
the term "insurance agency" means any business entity that sells, solicits, or negotiates insurance coverage;
the terms “insurance company”, “other insurer” and “insurance agent or broker” include any organization or person that is authorized to engage in the business of insurance under th
For the purpose of this subsection, the terms “insurance beneficiary” and “default” have the meanings assigned to them by section 1085 of this title . / The term “insurance benefic
The term “insurance benefit” means a benefit under— (A) the medicare program established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); (B) the medicaid pro
For purposes of subclause (I), the term “insurance business” means any business which is not a noninsurance business (within the meaning of section 453B(e)(3)).
The term “insurance carrier” means any corporation, association, society, order, firm, company, mutual, partnership, individual aggregation of individuals, or any other legal entit
For purposes of sections 1843 and 1844 of this title, the term “insurance company” includes any person engaged in the business of insurance to the extent of such activities. / the
For purposes of section 952(a)(1), the term “insurance income” means any income which— (A) is attributable to the issuing (or reinsuring) of an insurance or annuity contract, and (
The term "insurance interest rate" means, with respect to any contract issued in any calendar year, the lesser of— (i) the section 7702 valuation interest rate for such c
The term “insurance licensee” means any person holding a license under State law to act as insurance agent, subagent, broker, or consultant.
The terms “third-party payer” and “insurance, medical service, or health plan” have the meaning given those terms in section 1095(h) of this title . / The term “insurance, medical
For purposes of this part, the term “insurance or annuity contract” includes any contract supplementary thereto.
The term “insurance policy” means any policy or other instrument whereby a contract of insurance is issued, renewed, or extended.
the term "insurance producer" means an individual who is required under State law to be licensed in order to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance coverage; / The term &q
The term “insurance program” means the Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program established under section 12522 of this title .
The term “insurance risk” means, with respect to a participating pharmacy, risk of the type commonly assumed only by insurers licensed by a State and does not include payment varia
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The term “insured” means, with respect to an employer-owned life insurance contract, an individual covered by the contract who is a United States citizen or resident. In the case o
"Insured annual return" shall have the meaning ascribed to it in section 1747 of this title.
The term “insured bank” means any bank (including a foreign bank having an insured branch) the deposits of which are insured in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and
The term "Insured Bond" means a bond subject to a financial guarantee or similar insurance contract, policy and/or surety issued by a monoline insurer. / The term "I
The term “insured branch” means any branch (as defined in section 1(b)(3) of the International Banking Act of 1978 [ 12 U.S.C. 3101(b)(3) ]) of a foreign bank any deposits in which
For purposes of this section, the term "insured community development financial institution" means a community development financial institution, as such term is defined
The term “insured credit union” has the meaning given it in section 101(7) of the Federal Credit Union Act. / The term “insured credit union” means any credit union the member acco
Subject to paragraph (2), the term “insured deposit” means the net amount due to any depositor for deposits in an insured depository institution as determined under sections 1817(i
The term "insured depository institution"— (A) has the meaning given it in section 3(c)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and (B) includes an insured credit union
The term “savings association” or “insured institution” means— (1) any Federal savings association or Federal savings bank; (2) any building and loan association, savings and loan
The term “insured loan” means a loan made under section 935 of this title . / For purposes of this section, the term “insured loan” means a loan which is made, sold, and insured.
The term “insured member” means a member of the Ready Reserve who is enrolled for coverage under the insurance program in accordance with section 12524 of this title .
For purposes of this section, the term "insured mortgage covering a tax credit project" means a mortgage insured under any provision of this subchapter that is executed i
The term "insured obligation" means any note, bond, debenture, or other obligation issued under subsection (c) or (d) of section 2153 of this title— (A) on or before Janu
As used in this section, the terms "insured System bank" and "bank" include each production credit association and other association making direct loans under t
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The term “insurer” means any person engaged in the business of insurance. / The term “insurer” has the meaning as in section 313(e)(2)(B) of title 31 . / the term “insurer” means a
For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “intangible” means any patent, copyright, secret process or formula, goodwill, trademark, trade brand, franchise, or other like property.
For purposes of this subsection, the term “intangible property” means any— (A) patent, invention, formula, process, design, pattern, or know-how, (B) copyright, literary, musical,
The term “intangible property income” means the gross income of a corporation attributable to any intangible property other than intangible property which has been licensed to such
“integrated airport system planning” means developing for planning purposes information and guidance to decide the extent, kind, location, and timing of airport development needed
The term “integrated average temperature” means the average temperature of all test package measurements taken during the test.
The term "integrated care" means collaborative models, including the psychiatric collaborative care model and other evidence-based or evidence-informed models, or practic
The term “integrated crop management” means an agricultural management system that integrates all controllable agricultural production factors for long-term sustained productivity,
The term “integrated education and training” has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title . / The term "integrated education and training" means a service
The term "integrated English literacy and civics education" means education services provided to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with de
For purposes of this section, the term “integrated entry and exit data system” means an electronic system that— (1) provides access to, and integrates, alien arrival and departure
The term "integrated farm management plan" means a comprehensive, multiyear, site-specific plan that meets the requirements of subsection (f).
In the context of joint matters, the term "integrated forces" refers to military forces that are involved in achieving unified action with participants from— (A) more tha
The term “integrated gasification combined cycle” means an electric generation unit which produces electricity by converting coal to synthesis gas which is used to fuel a combined-
The term "integrated long-term care"— (A) means items and services that consist of— (i) with respect to long-term care— (I) long-term care items or services provided unde
The term “integrated major acquisition mission need statement” means a document that— (A) identifies current and projected gaps in Coast Guard mission capabilities using mission ho
The term “integrated management systems” means a system for the planning and implementation of a program, using an interdisciplinary approach, to select a method for containing or
The term "integrated micro-grid system" means a micro-grid system that— (A) comprises generation from both conventional and renewable energy resources; and (B) may use gr
For purposes of this subsection, the term “integrated oil company” means, with respect to any taxable year, any producer of crude oil to whom subsection (c) of section 613A does no
For purposes of this section, the term “integrated pest management” means a pest or disease population management system that uses all suitable techniques, such as biological and c
In this subsection, the term "integrated plan" means a plan developed in accordance with the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework, i
The term “Integrated Product Support Elements” means, with respect to a covered system— (A) product support management; (B) design interface; (C) sustaining engineering; (D) mainte
The term “integrated renewable energy system” means a community-wide energy system that— (A) reduces conventional energy use; and (B) increases the use of energy from renewable sou
The term “integrated resource management” means livestock management which utilizes an interdisciplinary systems approach which integrates all controllable agricultural production
The term “integrated resource management plan” means the plan developed pursuant to the process used by tribal governments to assess available resources and to provide identified h
The term “integrated resource planning” means, in the case of a gas utility, planning by the use of any standard, regulation, practice, or policy to undertake a systematic comparis
“integrated service delivery” means the provision of Internet-based Federal Government information or services integrated according to function or topic rather than separated accor
The term “integrated textbook” means a college textbook that is— (A) combined with materials developed by a third party and that, by third-party contractual agreement, may not be o
The term “integration” means the process of providing systems engineering and technical direction for a system for the purpose of achieving capabilities that satisfy program requir
The term “integration level” means the amount of compensation specified under the plan (by dollar amount or formula) at or below which the rate at which contributions or benefits a
The term “integration of energy resources” means any project or activity that promotes the location and operation of a facility (including any pipeline, gathering system, transport
Integrity.—The term “integrity” means guarding against improper information modification or destruction, and includes ensuring information non-repudiation and authenticity.
The term "intellectual property" means— (A) trade secret; (B) invention, process, design, or plant protected under title 35; (C) patent application; (D) plant variety; (E
For purposes of this subchapter, the term “intellectual property enforcement” means matters relating to the enforcement of laws protecting copyrights, patents, trademarks, other fo
In this subchapter, the term "intellectual property rights" refers to copyrights, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property rights that are enforced by U.S. Cu
The term “intelligence” has the meaning given such term in section 3003 of title 50 . / In this subsection, the terms “intelligence” and “counterintelligence” have the meaning give
As used in this section, the term “intelligence activities” includes covert actions as defined in section 413b(e) of this title, and includes financial intelligence activities. / A
the term “intelligence agency” means any department, agency, or other entity of the United States involved in intelligence or intelligence-related activities; / the term “intellige
the term “intelligence analyst” means an individual who regularly advises, administers, supervises, or performs work in the collection, gathering, analysis, evaluation, reporting,
The term “intelligence assessment” means an intelligence-related analytical study of a subject of policy significance and does not include building-block papers, research projects,
The term “intelligence collection activities” means the collection of foreign intelligence and counterintelligence information.
The term “intelligence committees” means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. / Th
The term “intelligence community” has the meaning given that term in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). / In this paragraph, the term “intellige
The term “intelligence community business system” means an information system, including a national security system, that is operated by, for, or on behalf of an element of the int
The term “intelligence community business system transformation” means— (A) the acquisition or development of a new intelligence community business system; or (B) any significant m
The term "intelligence component of the Department" means any element or entity of the Department that collects, gathers, processes, analyzes, produces, or disseminates i
Definition.—In this section, the term “intelligence component of the Department of Defense” means any of the following: (1) The National Security Agency. (2) The Defense Intelligen
The term “intelligence estimate” means an appraisal of available intelligence relating to a specific situation or condition with a view to determining the courses of action open to
the term “intelligence-led policing” means the collection and analysis of information to produce an intelligence end product designed to inform law enforcement decision making at t
In this section, the term “intelligent freight transportation system” means— (A) innovative or intelligent technological transportation systems, infrastructure, or facilities, incl
Intelligent transportation infrastructure.—The term “intelligent transportation infrastructure” means fully integrated public sector intelligent transportation system components, a
Intelligent transportation system.—The terms “intelligent transportation system” and “ITS” mean electronics, photonics, communications, or information processing used singly or in
The term “INTELSAT” means the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization established pursuant to the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satelli
The term “INTELSAT Agreement” means the Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (“INTELSAT”), including all its annexes (TIAS 7532, 23 UST
The term “intended spouse” means any alien who meets the criteria set forth in section 1154(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II)(aa)(BB), 1154(a)(1)(B)(ii)(II)(aa)(BB), or 1229b(b)(2)(A)(i)(III) of t
The term “intensive and comprehensive supportive services” means— (A) in the case of services provided to infants, children and youth, such services that shall be designed to enhan
The term “intensive cardiac rehabilitation program” means a program (as described in paragraph (2)) that furnishes the items and services described in paragraph (3) under the super
The term "intensive outpatient services" has the meaning given the term "partial hospitalization services" in paragraph (1), except that— (A) section 1395n(a)(2
The term “intentional misconduct” means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
the term “interactive computer service” means any information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer
the term “interactive data format” means an electronic data format in which pieces of information are identified using an interactive data standard; and
the term "interactive data standard" means 5 standardized list of electronic tags that mark information included in the annual report of a resource extraction issuer.
the term “interactive on-demand services” means a service providing video programming to subscribers over switched networks on an on-demand, point-to-point basis, but does not incl
The term “interactive stream” means a digital transmission of a sound recording of a musical work in the form of a stream, where the performance of the sound recording by means of
the terms “Interagency Board for Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research” and “Board” mean the Federal coordinating body established by section 5311(c) of this title;