§8541 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this part. Allow — when a country’s government knows or has reason to know that its territory is being used to route goods, services, or technology onward. Appropriate congressional committees — the Senate Committees on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; and the Select Committee on Intelligence, and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Commerce Control List — the list kept under part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations. Divert/diversion — sending a good, service, or technology to someone who is not an authorized recipient. End-user — the person who gets and actually uses the item. Export Administration Regulations — the rules in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. Government — includes any government agency or instrumentality. Intermediary — someone who handles an item while it’s in transit to the end-user. International Traffic in Arms Regulations — subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. Iran — includes the Government of Iran and its agencies or instrumentalities. Iranian end-user/intermediary — an end-user or intermediary that is the Government of Iran, a person in Iran, or an Iranian agency or instrumentality. State sponsor of terrorism — any country the Secretary of State has designated under section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50, or under sections 2780(d) or 2371(a) of this title. United States Munitions List — the list kept under part 121 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.