§3902 Definitions

Summary

Sets out simple meanings for words used in the rules about trading rough diamonds and the Kimberley Process. Appropriate congressional committees means the House Committee on Ways and Means and the House Committee on International Relations, and the Senate Committee on Finance and the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme means a rough diamond import or export that either follows the Kimberley Process rules in regulations the President issues or uses a system the President says meets those standards. Exporting authority means one or more entities a Participant names to validate Kimberley Process Certificates when diamonds leave its territory. Importing authority means one or more entities a Participant names to enforce import laws and check the Kimberley Process Certificate when diamonds enter its territory. Kimberley Process Certificate means a forgery-resistant document from a Participant showing the shipment was controlled under the scheme and containing the minimum items in Annex I. Kimberley Process Certification Scheme means the international standards and procedures set out in the document called “Kimberley Process Certification Scheme” referred to in the Interlaken Declaration of November 5, 2002. Participant means a state, customs territory, or regional economic integration organization identified by the Secretary of State. Person means an individual or an organization. Rough diamond means a diamond that is unworked or only sawn, cleaved, or bruted and is classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings 7102.10, 7102.21, or 7102.31. United States, geographically, means the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. United States person means (A) a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident, (B) any entity organized under U.S. law or the law of any U.S. jurisdiction (including its foreign branches), and (C) any person in the United States.