Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 31A - Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services in Rural Areas

• Agreement: means the interim agreement for the conservation of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada agreed to through an exchange of notes between the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada on February 3, 1995. See 16 USC 5702
• aquatic nuisance species: means a nonindigenous species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species or the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, aquacultural or recreational activities dependent on such waters. See 16 USC 4702
• Assistant Secretary: means the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). See 16 USC 4702
• association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
• ballast water: means any water and associated sediments used to manipulate the trim and stability of a vessel. See 16 USC 4702
• Director: means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. See 16 USC 4702
• exclusive economic zone: means the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States established by Proclamation Number 5030, dated March 10, 1983, and the equivalent zone of Canada. See 16 USC 4702
• Great Lakes: means Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake St. See 16 USC 4702
• Great Lakes region: means the 8 States that border on the Great Lakes. See 16 USC 4702
• Indian tribe: means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional corporation (as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U. See 16 USC 4702
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
• interstate organization: means an entity&mdash. See 16 USC 4702
• nonindigenous species: means any species or other viable biological material that enters an ecosystem beyond its historic range, including any such organism transferred from one country into another. See 16 USC 4702
• oath: includes affirmation, and "sworn" includes affirmed. See 1 USC 1
• officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
• Panel: means the Yukon River Panel established by the Agreement. See 16 USC 5702
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee. See
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See 7 USC 954
• Secretary: means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. See 16 USC 4702
• 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
• Task Force: means the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force established under section 4721 of this title. See 16 USC 4702
• territorial sea: means the belt of the sea measured from the baseline of the United States determined in accordance with international law, as set forth in Presidential Proclamation Number 5928, dated December 27, 1988. See 16 USC 4702
• Under Secretary: means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. See 16 USC 4702
• unintentional introduction: means an introduction of nonindigenous species that occurs as the result of activities other than the purposeful or intentional introduction of the species involved, such as the transport of nonindigenous species in ballast or in water used to transport fish, mollusks or crustaceans for aquaculture or other purposes. See 16 USC 4702
• United States: means the several States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and any other territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States. See
• vessel: includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. See 1 USC 3
• waters of the United States: means the navigable waters and the territorial sea of the United States. See 16 USC 4702
• writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1
• Yukon River Joint Technical Committee: means the technical committee established by paragraph C. See 16 USC 5702