systems approach
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
For the purposes of section 7712(e) of this title, the term “systems approach” means a defined set of phytosanitary procedures, at least two of which have an independent effect in mitigating pest risk associated with the movement of commodities.
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- 2000–present7 U.S.C. § 7702Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “systems approach” means an approach to solving problems or designing systems that attempts to optimize the performance of the overall system, rather than a particular component of the system.
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- 2007–present42 U.S.C. § 17191The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this part