As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) 'Contractor' means a governmental entity, corporation, partnership, natural person, or joint venture which is qualified to provide materials and services for use in federal-state programs;(2) 'Federal government authorization' means approval in writing, whether in the form of statute, regulation, bulletin, manual, or letter signed by an authorized person, approving certain activities under a federal-state program;(3) 'Joint federal-state program' means any program authorized by the statutes and/or regulations of the United States and the state of Tennessee where both governments supervise, authorize, and/or fund a program to provide money, goods, or assistance to residents of the state of Tennessee. A program may be a joint federal-state program even if one (1) government is solely responsible for funding or operating the program;(4) 'State' means a state of the United States;(5) 'State of Tennessee' includes all agencies of the state of Tennessee listed in title 4, chapter 3; and(6) 'United States' means the federal government of the United States or any federal agency as defined under federal law. Acts 1997, ch. ies of the state of Tennessee listed in title 4, chapter 3; and(6) 'United States' means the federal government of the United States or any federal agency as defined under federal law. Acts 1997, ch. 283, § 1.
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