Terms Used In 23 CFR Part 511 - Real-Time System Management Information Program

• 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}
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• covered produce: refers to the harvestable or harvested part of the crop. See 21 CFR 112.3
• Food contact surfaces: includes food contact surfaces of equipment and tools used during harvest, packing and holding. See 21 CFR 112.3
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Participant: includes , but is not limited to, applicants receiving any service(s) under state Employment Service programs, and claimants receiving any service(s) under state Unemployment Insurance programs. See 29 CFR 37.4
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Recipient: includes , but is not limited to:

  (1) State-level agencies that administer, or are financed in whole or in part with, WIA Title I funds;

  (2) State Employment Security Agencies;

  (3) State and local Workforce Investment Boards;

  (4) LWIA grant recipients;

  (5) One-Stop operators;

  (6) Service providers, including eligible training providers;

  (7) On-the-Job Training (OJT) employers;

  (8) Job Corps contractors and center operators, excluding the operators of federally-operated Job Corps centers;

  (9) Job Corps national training contractors;

  (10) Outreach and admissions agencies, including Job Corps contractors that perform these functions;

  (11) Placement agencies, including Job Corps contractors that perform these functions; and

  (12) Other National Program recipients. See 29 CFR 37.4