Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 6 > Chapter 1 > Subchapter XI > Part A - Executive Office for Immigration Review

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States. See 7 USC 511
• State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
• Tobacco: means tobacco in its unmanufactured form. See 7 USC 511