§2341 Definitions

Summary

Defines important words used in the chapter. "Appropriate congressional committees" means four committees: the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee; the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; the House Financial Services Committee; and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "Foreign person" means a citizen or national of another country or any organization not formed under U.S. law, but it does not include a foreign government. "Knowingly" means having real knowledge or that a person should have known. "Trafficking" means the same as "opioid trafficking" in section 2302(8). "Transnational criminal organization" includes groups listed under part 590 of title 31, named Mexican cartels (Sinaloa; Jalisco New Generation; Gulf; Los Zetas; Juarez; Tijuana; Beltran-Leyva; La Familia Michoacana), their successors, or others the President names. "United States person" means a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, any organization formed under U.S. law (including a foreign branch), or any person in the United States.