Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter XXI > Part C - Research Training

• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Foreign Service: means the Foreign Service of the United States. See 22 USC 3902
• individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
• merit principles: means the principles set out in section 2301(b) of title 5. See 22 USC 3902
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. See 42 USC 201
• United States: when used in a geographic sense, means the several States and the District of Columbia. See 22 USC 3902