technical assistance
Defined in 12 places across 6 titles of the United States Code.
In this subsection, the term “technical assistance” means engineering and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation in official proceedings conducted under this chapter.
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- 201449 U.S.C. § 60130Transportation · Pipeline safety information grants to communities · in this section
In this subsection, the term “technical assistance” means engineering and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation on technical pipeline safety issues in official proceedings conducted under this chapter.
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- 201649 U.S.C. § 60130Transportation · Pipeline safety information grants to communities · in this section
Technical assistance defined.—In this subsection, the term "technical assistance" means engineering and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation in official proceedings conducted under this chapter.
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- 2002–201649 U.S.C. § 60130Transportation · Pipeline safety information grants to communities · in this section
Technical assistance defined.—In this subsection, the term "technical assistance" means engineering and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation on technical pipeline safety issues in official proceedings conducted under this chapter.
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- 2016–202049 U.S.C. § 60130Transportation · Pipeline safety information grants to communities · in this section
Technical assistance.—The term "technical assistance" means engineering, research, and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation on technical pipeline safety issues in proceedings related to this chapter.
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- 2020–202149 U.S.C. § 60130Transportation · Pipeline safety information grants to communities · in this section
Technical assistance.—The term "technical assistance" means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses. The term includes the following:
(A) Technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices.
(B) Technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
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- 2008–201916 U.S.C. § 3801Conservation · Definitions · in this section
The term “technical assistance” includes—
(A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers to assist foreign governments and foreign central banks for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1);
(B) training in the recipient country, the United States, or elsewhere for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1);
(C) grants of goods, services, or funds to foreign governments and foreign central banks;
(D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to provide services or products which contribute to the provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign central banks; and
(E) study tours for foreign officials in the United States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical information to such officials.
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- 2014–present22 U.S.C. § 2151AAForeign Relations and Intercourse · Program to provide technical assistance to foreign governments and foreign central banks of developing or transitional countries · in this section
The term “technical assistance” includes—
(A) the use of short-term and long-term expert advisers to assist foreign governments and foreign central banks for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1) of this section;
(B) training in the recipient country, the United States, or elsewhere for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1) of this section;
(C) grants of goods, services, or funds to foreign governments and foreign central banks;
(D) grants to United States nonprofit organizations to provide services or products which contribute to the provision of advice to foreign governments and foreign central banks; and
(E) study tours for foreign officials in the United States or elsewhere for the purpose of providing technical information to such officials.
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- 1998–201422 U.S.C. § 2151AAForeign Relations and Intercourse · Program to provide technical assistance to foreign governments and foreign central banks of developing or transitional countries · in this section
The term “technical assistance” includes—
(i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and
(ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
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- 2008–present16 U.S.C. § 590JConservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “technical assistance” means—
(A) assistance in identifying, selecting, or designing solutions based on research, including professional development and high-quality training to implement solutions leading to—
(i) improved educational and other practices and classroom instruction based on scientifically valid research; and
(ii) improved planning, design, and administration of programs;
(B) assistance in interpreting, analyzing, and utilizing statistics and evaluations; and
(C) other assistance necessary to encourage the improvement of teaching and learning through the applications of techniques supported by scientifically valid research.
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- 2002–present20 U.S.C. § 9501Education · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term "technical assistance" means a collaboration, facilitation, or consulting action relating to a coastal habitat planning, coastal habitat assessment, coastal habitat protection, coastal habitat restoration, or coastal habitat enhancement project or initiative in which the Service contributes scientific knowledge, skills, and expertise to the project or initiative.
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- 2024–present16 U.S.C. § 8302Conservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “technical assistance” means any service provided by the Secretary or agent of the Secretary, including—
(A) inventorying, evaluating, planning, designing, supervising, laying out, and inspecting projects;
(B) providing maps, reports, and other documents associated with the services provided;
(C) providing assistance for the implementation of area plans and projects; and
(D) providing services that involve the resources of Department of Agriculture programs in a local community, as defined in the locally led planning process.
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- 2008–present16 U.S.C. § 3451Conservation · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “technical assistance” means any service provided by the Secretary or agent of the Secretary, including—
(A) inventorying, evaluating, planning, designing, supervising, laying out, and inspecting projects;
(B) providing maps, reports, and other documents associated with the services provided;
(C) providing assistance for the long-term implementation of area plans; and
(D) providing services of an agency of the Department of Agriculture to assist councils in developing and carrying out area plans.
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- 2002–200816 U.S.C. § 3451Conservation · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “technical assistance” means assistance in identifying, selecting, or designing solutions based on research to address educational problems, planning, and design that leads to adapting research knowledge to school practice, training to implement such solutions, and other assistance necessary to encourage adoption or application of research.
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- 1994–present20 U.S.C. § 6011Education · Repealed. Pub. L. 107279, title IV, 403(2), Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1985 · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “technical assistance” means assistance, under rules promulgated by the Secretary, to States, schools, and hospitals—
(A) to conduct specialized studies identifying and specifying energy savings or energy cost savings that are likely to be realized as a result of (i) modification of maintenance and operating procedures in a building, or (ii) the acquisition and installation of one or more specified energy conservation measures in such building, or (iii) both, and
(B) the planning or administration of specific remodeling, renovation, repair, replacement, or insulation projects related to the installation of energy conservation measures in such building.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6371The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for the purposes of this part
The term “technical assistance” means assistance under rules, promulgated by the Secretary, to States, units of local government and public care institutions—
(A) to conduct specialized studies identifying and specifying energy savings and related cost savings that are likely to be realized as a result of (i) modification or maintenance and operating procedures in a building, (ii) the acquisition and installation of one or more specified energy conservation measures in such building or (iii) both, or
(B) the planning or administration of such specialized studies.
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 6372The Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this part
The term “technical assistance” means engineering, research, and other scientific analysis of pipeline safety issues, including the promotion of public participation on technical pipeline safety issues in proceedings related to this chapter.
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- 2021–present49 U.S.C. § 60130Transportation · Pipeline safety information grants to communities · in this section
The term “technical assistance” means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
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- 2008–present16 U.S.C. § 590JConservation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “technical assistance” means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses. The term includes the following:
(A) Technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices.
(B) Technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.
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- 2014–present16 U.S.C. § 3801Conservation · Definitions · in this section
The term "technical assistance" means technical expertise, information, and tools to assist a farmer, rancher, or private forest landowner, who is engaged in or wants to engage in a project to prevent, reduce, or mitigate greenhouse gas emissions (including a project to sequester carbon), as necessary to meet a protocol.
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- 2022–present7 U.S.C. § 6712Agriculture · Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program · in this section
to States, units of general local government, Indian tribes, or areawide planning organizations for the purpose of providing technical assistance in planning, developing, and administering assistance under this chapter and section 1706e 1 of title 12; to groups designated by such governmental units to assist them in carrying out assistance under this chapter; to qualified groups for the purpose of assisting more than one such governmental unit to carry out assistance under this chapter; the Secretary may also provide technical assistance, directly or through contracts, to such governmental units and groups; for purposes of this paragraph the term “technical assistance” means the facilitating of skills and knowledge in planning, developing, and administering activities under this chapter in entities that may need but do not possess such skills and knowledge, and includes assessing programs and activities under this chapter; except that any recipient of a grant under this paragraph that provides technical assistance pursuant to this paragraph shall provide for the notification of the availability of such assistance and shall have specific criteria for selection of recipients of such assistance that are published and publicly available;
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- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 5307The Public Health and Welfare · Special purpose grants · under this section