protocol
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
“protocol” means the Protocol Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Marine Pollution by Substances Other Than Oil, 1973, including annexes thereto; and
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- 1994–present33 U.S.C. § 1471Navigation and Navigable Waters · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term "protocol" means a systematic approach for generating an agriculture or forestry credit, which follows a transparent and thorough science-based methodology (including 1 or more baseline scenarios)—
(A) for the development of projects to prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including projects to sequester carbon); and
(B) for demonstrating how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify the prevention, reduction, or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions by projects described in subparagraph (A).
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- 2022–present7 U.S.C. § 6712Agriculture · Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program · in this section
the term “Protocol” means the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, signed October 4, 1991, in Madrid, and all annexes thereto, including any future amendments thereto to which the United States is a party;
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- 1996–present16 U.S.C. § 2402Conservation · Definitions · for purposes of this chapter