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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of Common Stock Index Investment Fund?
| ### Answer
The definition of **Common Stock Index Investment Fund** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8438*:
> the Common Stock Index Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(C)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOY... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "equity capital" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **equity capital** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8438* as follows -
> common and preferred stock, surplus, undivided profits, contingency reserves, and other capital reserves
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "Fixed Income Investment Fund" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Fixed Income Investment Fund** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8438* as follows -
> the Fixed Income Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(B)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ R... |
usc | ### Question
How does THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN define Government Securities Investment Fund?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8438*, **Government Securities Investment Fund** is defined as:
> the Government Securities Investment Fund established under subsection (b)(1)(A)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES&rsqu... |
usc | ### Question
How does FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM define net worth?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8438*, **net worth** is defined as:
> capital, paid-in and contributed surplus, unassigned surplus, contingency reserves, group contingency reserves, and special reserves
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 8... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of plan?
| ### Answer
The definition of **plan** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8438*:
> an employee benefit plan, as defined in section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(3))
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPT... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of public debt limit?
| ### Answer
The definition of **public debt limit** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8438*:
> the limitation imposed by section 3101(b) of title 31
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8438*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of debt issuance suspension period?
| ### Answer
The definition of **debt issuance suspension period** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8438*:
> any period for which the Secretary of the Treasury determines for purposes of this subsection that the issuance of obligations of the United States may not be made without exceeding the public debt limit
#### Citati... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term widow defined?
| ### Answer
The term **widow** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8441* as the following:
> the surviving wife of an employee, Member, or annuitant, or of a former employee or Member, who—
(A) was married to him for at least 9 months immediately before his death
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8441*
- Heading: **PART III-EM... |
usc | ### Question
What does widower mean?
| ### Answer
**Widower** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 8441*:
> the surviving husband of an employee, Member, or annuitant, or of a former employee or Member, who—
(A) was married to her for at least 9 months immediately before her death
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8441*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEE... |
usc | ### Question
What does judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child mean?
| ### Answer
**Judgment rendered for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 8467*:
> any legal claim perfected through a final enforceable judgment, which claim is based in whole or in part upon the physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a child, whether or not t... |
usc | ### Question
What does child mean?
| ### Answer
**Child** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 8467*:
> an individual under 18 years of age
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8467*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER VI-GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVI... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what State means?
| ### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8469*:
> a State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8469*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SY... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what beneficiary means?
| ### Answer
**Beneficiary** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8471*:
> an individual (other than a participant) entitled to payment from the Thrift Savings Fund under subchapter III of this chapter
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8471*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHA... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what Council means?
| ### Answer
**Council** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8471*:
> the Employee Thrift Advisory Council established under section 8473 of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8471*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTE... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term participant defined?
| ### Answer
The term **participant** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8471* as the following:
> an individual for whom an account has been established under section 8439 of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8471*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES&rsqu... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of person?
| ### Answer
The definition of **person** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8471*:
> an individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, mutual company, joint-stock company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, association, or labor organization
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8471*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYE... |
usc | ### Question
How does the law define Thrift Savings Fund?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8471*, **Thrift Savings Fund** is defined as:
> the Thrift Savings Fund established under section 8437 of this title
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8471*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-Insurance and Annuities > CHAPTER 84-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM > SUBCHAP... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of provider of health care services or supplies” or “provider?
| ### Answer
The definition of **provider of health care services or supplies” or “provider** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8902a*:
> a physician, hospital, or other individual or entity which furnishes health care services or supplies
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8902a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLOYEES > Subpart G-I... |
usc | ### Question
What does individual covered under this chapter” or “covered individual mean?
| ### Answer
**Individual covered under this chapter” or “covered individual** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 8902a*:
> an employee, annuitant, family member, or former spouse covered by a health benefits plan described by section 8903 or 8903a
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8902a*
- Heading: **PART III-EMP... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what criminal history record information means?
| ### Answer
**Criminal history record information** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 9101*:
> information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition ari... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term classified information defined?
| ### Answer
The term **classified information** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 9101* as the following:
> information or material designated pursuant to the provisions of a statute or Executive order as requiring protection against unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 9101*... |
usc | ### Question
How does EMPLOYEES define State?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 9101*, **State** is defined as:
> any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United St... |
usc | ### Question
What does local” and “locality mean?
| ### Answer
**Local” and “locality** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 9101*:
> any local government authority or agency or component thereof within a State having jurisdiction over matters at a county, municipal, or other local government level
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 9101*
- Heading: **PART III-EMPLO... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "Administrator" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Administrator** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 3* as follows -
> the Administrator of General Services
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 3*
- Heading: **FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "advisory committee" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **advisory committee** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 3* as follows -
> any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “committee”), which is—
(A) established by... |
usc | ### Question
What does Presidential advisory committee mean?
| ### Answer
**Presidential advisory committee** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 3*:
> an advisory committee which advises the President
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 3*
- Heading: **FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT**
|
usc | ### Question
How does INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 define questioned cost?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5*, **questioned cost** is defined as:
> a cost that is questioned by the Office because of—
(A) an alleged violation of a provision of a law, regulation, contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or other agreement or document governing the expenditure of funds
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.... |
usc | ### Question
How does INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 define unsupported cost?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5*, **unsupported cost** is defined as:
> a cost that is questioned by the Office because the Office found that, at the time of the audit, such cost is not supported by adequate documentation
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5*
- Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "disallowed cost" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **disallowed cost** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5* as follows -
> a questioned cost that management, in a management decision, has sustained or agreed should not be charged to the Government
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 5*
- Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the "recommendation that funds be put to better use" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **recommendation that funds be put to better use** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 5* as follows -
> a recommendation by the Office that funds could be used more efficiently if management of an establishment took actions to implement and complete the recommendation, including—
(A) reductions in outlays... |
usc | ### Question
How does the law define management decision?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 5*, **management decision** is defined as:
> the evaluation by the management of an establishment of the findings and recommendations included in an audit report and the issuance of a final decision by management concerning its response to such findings and recommendations, including actio... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term Federal entity defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Federal entity** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8G* as the following:
> any Government corporation (within the meaning of section 103(1) of title 5, United States Code), any Government controlled corporation (within the meaning of section 103(2) of such title), or any other entity in the Executive bra... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "designated Federal entity" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **designated Federal entity** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8G* as follows -
> Amtrak, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, t... |
usc | ### Question
How does the law define head of the Federal entity?
| ### Answer
Under *5 U.S.C. § 8G*, **head of the Federal entity** is defined as:
> any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a Federal entity, and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking officer or board of a Federal entity as identified in the list published pursuant to subsection (h)(1)... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what head of the designated Federal entity means?
| ### Answer
**Head of the designated Federal entity** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 8G*:
> any person or persons designated by statute as the head of a designated Federal entity and if no such designation exists, the chief policymaking officer or board of a designated Federal entity as identified in the li... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term Office of Inspector General defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Office of Inspector General** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 8G* as the following:
> an Office of Inspector General of a designated Federal entity
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8G*
- Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of Inspector General?
| ### Answer
The definition of **Inspector General** is as follows in *5 U.S.C. § 8G*:
> an Inspector General of a designated Federal entity
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 8G*
- Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "head of the establishment" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **head of the establishment** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 11* as follows -
> the Secretary of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, or the Treasury
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 11*
... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what establishment means?
| ### Answer
**Establishment** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 11*:
> the Department of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, or the Treasury
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 11*
- Head... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what Inspector General means?
| ### Answer
**Inspector General** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 11*:
> the Inspector General of an establishment
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 11*
- Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what Office means?
| ### Answer
**Office** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 11*:
> the Office of Inspector General of an establishment
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 11*
- Heading: **INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term Federal agency defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Federal agency** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 11* as the following:
> an agency as defined in section 552(e) of title 5 (including an establishment as defined in paragraph (2)), United States Code, but shall not be construed to include the General Accounting Office
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 11... |
usc | ### Question
What does Member mean?
| ### Answer
**Member** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 505*:
> a Senator in, a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 505*
- Heading: **ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978 > TITLE V-GOVERNMENT-WIDE LIMITATIONS ON OUTSIDE EARNED INCOME AND EMPLO... |
usc | ### Question
What does officer or employee mean?
| ### Answer
**Officer or employee** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 505*:
> any officer or employee of the Government except any special Government employee (as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code)
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 505*
- Heading: **ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978 > TITLE V... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what honorarium means?
| ### Answer
**Honorarium** is defined as the following in *5 U.S.C. § 505*:
> a payment of money or any thing of value for an appearance, speech or article (including a series of appearances, speeches, or articles if the subject matter is directly related to the individual's official duties or the payment is made becau... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "charitable organization" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **charitable organization** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 505* as follows -
> an organization described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [26 U.S.C. 170(c)]
#### Citation:
- *5 U.S.C. § 505*
- Heading: **ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978 > TITLE V-GOVERNMENT-WIDE LIMITATIONS ON... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of board of trade?
| ### Answer
The definition of **board of trade** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:
> any exchange or association, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of persons who are engaged in the business of buying or selling any commodity or receiving the same for sale on consignment
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 1a*
- He... |
usc | ### Question
How does COMMODITY EXCHANGES define Commission?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 1a*, **Commission** is defined as:
> the Commodity Futures Trading Commission established under section 4a(a) of this title
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 1a*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term commodity defined?
| ### Answer
The term **commodity** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1a* as the following:
> wheat, cotton, rice, corn, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, grain sorghums, mill feeds, butter, eggs, Solanum tuberosum (Irish potatoes), wool, wool tops, fats and oils (including lard, tallow, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, and ... |
usc | ### Question
How does the law define commodity pool operator?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 1a*, **commodity pool operator** is defined as:
> any person engaged in a business that is of the nature of an investment trust, syndicate, or similar form of enterprise, and who, in connection therewith, solicits, accepts, or receives from others, funds, securities, or property, either di... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term commodity trading advisor defined?
| ### Answer
The term **commodity trading advisor** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1a* as the following:
> any person who—
(i) for compensation or profit, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications, writings, or electronic media, as to the value of or the advisability of trading in—... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term cooperative association of producers defined?
| ### Answer
The term **cooperative association of producers** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1a* as the following:
> any cooperative association, corporate, or otherwise, not less than 75 percent in good faith owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by producers of agricultural products and otherwise complying with sec... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what floor broker means?
| ### Answer
**Floor broker** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:
> any person who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, shall purchase or sell for any other person any commodity for future delivery on or subject to ... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what floor trader means?
| ### Answer
**Floor trader** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:
> any person who, in or surrounding any pit, ring, post, or other place provided by a contract market for the meeting of persons similarly engaged, purchases, or sells solely for such person's own account, any commodity for future delivery on ... |
usc | ### Question
What does foreign futures authority mean?
| ### Answer
**Foreign futures authority** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:
> any foreign government, or any department, agency, governmental body, or regulatory organization empowered by a foreign government to administer or enforce a law, rule, or regulation as it relates to a futures or options matter, o... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "futures commission merchant" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **futures commission merchant** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1a* as follows -
> an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or trust that—
(A) is engaged in soliciting or in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of any commodity for future delivery on or subject to the rules of any con... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what interstate commerce means?
| ### Answer
**Interstate commerce** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:
> commerce—
(A) between any State, territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 1a*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of introducing broker?
| ### Answer
The definition of **introducing broker** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 1a*:
> any person (except an individual who elects to be and is registered as an associated person of a futures commission merchant) engaged in soliciting or in accepting orders for the purchase or sale of any commodity for future deliver... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term member of a contract market defined?
| ### Answer
The term **member of a contract market** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 1a* as the following:
> an individual, association, partnership, corporation, or trust owning or holding membership in, or admitted to membership representation on, a contract market or given members’ trading privileges thereon
#### Citatio... |
usc | ### Question
What does affiliated person mean?
| ### Answer
**Affiliated person** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 6f*:
> any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a futures commission merchant, as the Commission, by rule or regulation, may determine will effectuate the purposes of this subsection
#### Citati... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term dual trading defined?
| ### Answer
The term **dual trading** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 6j* as the following:
> the execution of customer orders by a floor broker during any trading session in which the floor broker executes any trade in the same contract market for—
(A) the account of such floor broker
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 6j*
... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term legislative day defined?
| ### Answer
The term **legislative day** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 7a* as the following:
> any day on which either House of Congress is in session
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 7a*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term cotton futures contract defined?
| ### Answer
The term **cotton futures contract** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 15b* as the following:
> any contract of sale of cotton for future delivery made at, on, or in any exchange, board of trade, or similar institution or place of business which has been designated a “contract market” by the Commodity Futures Tradi... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "Secretary" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **Secretary** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 15b* as follows -
> the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 15b*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EXCHANGES**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of standards?
| ### Answer
The definition of **standards** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 15b*:
> the official cotton standards of the United States established by the Secretary pursuant to the United States Cotton Standards Act, as amended [7 U.S.C. 51 et seq.]
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 15b*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 1-COMMODITY EX... |
usc | ### Question
What does commerce mean?
| ### Answer
**Commerce** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 62*:
> commerce between any State or the District of Columbia and any place outside thereof, or between points within the same State or the District of Columbia but through any place outside thereof, or within the District of Columbia;
#### Citation:
... |
usc | ### Question
What does cotton mean?
| ### Answer
**Cotton** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 62*:
> cotton of any variety produced within the continental United States, including linters.
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 62*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 2-COTTON STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
What does Secretary mean?
| ### Answer
**Secretary** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States or delegates of the Secretary
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what Department of Agriculture means?
| ### Answer
**Department of Agriculture** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> the United States Department of Agriculture
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
How does the law define person?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 75*, **person** is defined as:
> any individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other business entity
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what United States means?
| ### Answer
**United States** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> the States (including Puerto Rico) and the territories and possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia)
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what State means?
| ### Answer
**State** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> any one of the States (including Puerto Rico) or territories or possessions of the United States (including the District of Columbia)
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
Can you define what interstate or foreign commerce means?
| ### Answer
**Interstate or foreign commerce** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> commerce from any State to or through any other State, or to or through any foreign country
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
How is the "grain" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **grain** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as follows -
> corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, flaxseed, sorghum, soybeans, mixed grain, and any other food grains, feed grains, and oilseeds for which standards are established under section 76 of this title
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: *... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what export grain means?
| ### Answer
**Export grain** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> grain for shipment from the United States to any place outside thereof
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
How is the term official inspection defined?
| ### Answer
The term **official inspection** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as the following:
> the determination (by original inspection, and when requested, reinspection and appeal inspection) and the certification, by official inspection personnel of the kind, class, quality, or condition of grain, under standards pr... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "official inspection personnel" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **official inspection personnel** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as follows -
> persons licensed or otherwise authorized by the Secretary pursuant to section 84 of this title to perform all or specified functions involved in official inspection, official weighing, or supervision of weighing, or in t... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term official mark defined?
| ### Answer
The term **official mark** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as the following:
> any symbol prescribed by regulations of the Secretary to show the official determination of official inspection or official weighing
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
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usc | ### Question
What does official grade designation mean?
| ### Answer
**Official grade designation** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> a numerical or sample grade designation, specified in the standards relating to kind, class, quality, and condition of grain, provided for in this chapter
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDAR... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what official agency means?
| ### Answer
**Official agency** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> any State or local governmental agency, or any person, designated by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (f) of section 79 of this title for the conduct of official inspection (other than appeal inspection), or subsection (c) of section ... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term official sample defined?
| ### Answer
The term **official sample** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as the following:
> a sample obtained from a lot of grain by, and submitted for official inspection by, official inspection personnel (the term “official sampling” shall be construed accordingly)
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CH... |
usc | ### Question
What does submitted sample mean?
| ### Answer
**Submitted sample** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> a sample submitted by or for an interested person for official inspection, other than an official sample
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define lot?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 75*, **lot** is defined as:
> a specific quantity of grain identified as such
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define interested person?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 75*, **interested person** is defined as:
> any person having a contract or other financial interest in grain as the owner, seller, purchaser, warehouseman, or carrier, or otherwise
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define deceptive loading, handling, weighing, or sampling?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 75*, **deceptive loading, handling, weighing, or sampling** is defined as:
> any manner of loading, handling, weighing, or sampling that deceives or tends to deceive official inspection personnel, as specified by regulations of the Secretary under this chapter
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C.... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of export elevator?
| ### Answer
The definition of **export elevator** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> any grain elevator, warehouse, or other storage or handling facility in the United States as determined by the Secretary, from which grain is shipped from the United States to an area outside thereof
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75... |
usc | ### Question
Can you define what export port location means?
| ### Answer
**Export port location** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> a commonly recognized port of export in the United States or Canada, as determined by the Secretary, from which grain produced in the United States is shipped to any place outside the United States
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*... |
usc | ### Question
How does the law define official weighing?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 75*, **official weighing** is defined as:
> the determination and certification by official inspection personnel of the quantity of a lot of grain under standards provided for in this chapter, based on the actual performance of weighing or the physical supervision thereof, including the ph... |
usc | ### Question
What does supervision of weighing mean?
| ### Answer
**Supervision of weighing** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 75*:
> such supervision by official inspection personnel of the grain-weighing process as is determined by the Secretary to be adequate to reasonably assure the integrity and accuracy of the weighing and of certificates which set forth the... |
usc | ### Question
How is the "intracompany shipment" defined?
| ### Answer
The term **intracompany shipment** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 75* as follows -
> the shipment, within the United States, of grain lots between facilities owned or controlled by the person owning the grain
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 75*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 3-GRAIN STANDARDS**
|
usc | ### Question
How is the term commerce defined?
| ### Answer
The term **commerce** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 92* as the following:
> commerce between any State, Territory, or possession, or the District of Columbia, and any place outside thereof
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 92*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 4-NAVAL STORES**
|
usc | ### Question
How does the law define Administrator?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 136*, **Administrator** is defined as:
> the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 136*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 6-INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL**
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usc | ### Question
What is the definition of animal?
| ### Answer
The definition of **animal** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 136*:
> all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including but not limited to man and other mammals, birds, fish, and shellfish
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 136*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 6-INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL > SUBCHAPTE... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of certified applicator?
| ### Answer
The definition of **certified applicator** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 136*:
> any individual who is certified under section 136i of this title as authorized to use or supervise the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 136*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 6-INS... |
usc | ### Question
How does the law define private applicator?
| ### Answer
Under *7 U.S.C. § 136*, **private applicator** is defined as:
> a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer or (if... |
usc | ### Question
How is the term commercial applicator defined?
| ### Answer
The term **commercial applicator** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 136* as the following:
> an applicator (whether or not the applicator is a private applicator with respect to some uses) who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide which is classified for restricted use for any purpose or on any property othe... |
usc | ### Question
What does defoliant mean?
| ### Answer
**Defoliant** has the following meaning in *7 U.S.C. § 136*:
> any substance of mixture of substances intended for causing the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant, with or without causing abscission
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 136*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 6-INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CON... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of desiccant?
| ### Answer
The definition of **desiccant** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 136*:
> any substance or mixture of substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying of plant tissue
#### Citation:
- *7 U.S.C. § 136*
- Heading: **CHAPTER 6-INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL > SUBCHAPTER II-ENVIRON... |
usc | ### Question
What is the definition of device?
| ### Answer
The definition of **device** is as follows in *7 U.S.C. § 136*:
> any instrument or contrivance (other than a firearm) which is intended for trapping, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest or any other form of plant or animal life (other than man and other than bacteria, virus, or other microorganis... |
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