42 U.S.C. § 14505 : US Code - Section 14505: Definitions

Search 42 U.S.C. § 14505 : US Code - Section 14505: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:
(1) Economic loss
The term "economic loss" means any pecuniary loss resulting
from harm (including the loss of earnings or other benefits
related to employment, medical expense loss, replacement services
loss, loss due to death, burial costs, and loss of business or
employment opportunities) to the extent recovery for such loss is
allowed under applicable State law.
(2) Harm
The term "harm" includes physical, nonphysical, economic, and
noneconomic losses.
(3) Noneconomic losses
The term "noneconomic losses" means losses for physical and
emotional pain, suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment,
mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of
society and companionship, loss of consortium (other than loss of
domestic service), hedonic damages, injury to reputation and all
other nonpecuniary losses of any kind or nature.
(4) Nonprofit organization
The term "nonprofit organization" means -
(A) any organization which is described in section 501(c)(3)
of title 26 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such
title and which does not practice any action which constitutes
a hate crime referred to in subsection (b)(1) of the first
section of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note);
or
(B) any not-for-profit organization which is organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or health
purposes and which does not practice any action which
constitutes a hate crime referred to in subsection (b)(1) of
the first section of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C.
534 note).
(5) State
The term "State" means each of the several States, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, any other
territory or possession of the United States, or any political
subdivision of any such State, territory, or possession.
(6) Volunteer
The term "volunteer" means an individual performing services
for a nonprofit organization or a governmental entity who does
not receive -
(A) compensation (other than reasonable reimbursement or
allowance for expenses actually incurred); or
(B) any other thing of value in lieu of compensation,
in excess of $500 per year, and such term includes a volunteer
serving as a director, officer, trustee, or direct service
volunteer.