Terms Used In CFR > Title 49 > Subtitle B > Chapter XII > Subchapter C > Part 1540 > Subpart A - General

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.