As used in this subpart—

(a) Component, as applied to an item described in 3025.7102-1, means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into an item of personal protective equipment.

(b) Domestic personal protective equipment, as applied to an item described in 3025.7102-1, means personal protective equipment, including the materials and components thereof, that is grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States.

(c) Foreign-assembled domestic personal protective equipment, as applied to an item described in 3025.7102-2, means personal protective equipment that is assembled outside the United States containing only materials and components that are grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States.

(d) Foreign personal protective equipment means personal protective equipment other than domestic personal protective equipment or foreign-assembled domestic personal protective equipment.

(e) Personal protective equipment, as applied to an item described in 3025.7102-1, means surgical masks, respirator masks and powered air purifying respirators and required filters, face shields and protective eyewear, gloves, disposable and reusable surgical and isolation gowns, head and foot coverings, and other gear or clothing used to protect an individual from the transmission of disease.

(f) United States, as applied to an item described in 3025.7102-1, means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the possessions of the United States.