Title 22 — Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73
§8575 Definitions
Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 92— - COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - STOP HARBORING IRANIAN PETROLEUM › § 8575
Summary
"Appropriate congressional committees" means three House committees and three Senate committees. "Covered family member" means a spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling of a foreign person who engages in or benefits from the sanctionable activity in section 8572 of this title.
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Title 22, §8575
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In this subchapter:
(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(A)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
(B)the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
(2)The term “covered family member”, with respect to a foreign person who is an individual, means a spouse, adult child, parent, or sibling of the person who engages in the sanctionable activity described under section 8572 of this title or who demonstrably benefits from such activity.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum Act, also known as the SHIP Act, and not as part of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 which comprises this chapter.
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22 U.S.C. § 8575
Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73