Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 6A > Subchapter XIV > Part D - Area Health Services Development Funds

• abroad: means all areas not included within the United States. See 22 USC 3902
• 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.
• Government: means the Government 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
• Secretary: means the Secretary of State, except that (subject to section 3921 of this title) with reference to the exercise of functions under this Act with respect to any agency authorized by law to utilize the Foreign Service personnel system, such term means the head of that agency. See 22 USC 3902
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. See 42 USC 201
• Service: means the Public Health Service. See 42 USC 201