§3102 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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Defines key words used in the chapter. United States (geographic): the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and all U.S. territories and possessions. Foreign (geographic): located outside the United States or belonging to another country. Person: any individual or organization, including businesses, estates, trusts, and governments. United States person: a person who lives in the United States or is under U.S. jurisdiction. Foreign person: a person who lives outside the United States or is under another country’s jurisdiction. Business enterprise: any organization aiming for profit or economic gain, including ownership of real estate. Parent: someone of one country who owns or controls 10 percent or more of voting stock or an equivalent interest in a foreign business. Affiliate: a business in one country that is 10 percent or more owned or controlled by a person of another country, including a branch. International investment: cross-border ownership or control of property, stock, other securities, or short- and long-term debt by foreign persons in the U.S. or by U.S. persons abroad. Direct investment: ownership or control of 10 percent or more of voting securities or an equivalent interest. Portfolio investment: any international investment that is not direct investment.

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As used in this chapter, the term—

(1)“United States”, when used in a geographic sense, means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, and all territories and possessions of the United States;

(2)“foreign”, when used in a geographic sense, means that which is situated outside the United States or which belongs to or is characteristic of a country other than the United States;

(3)“person” means any individual, branch, partnership, associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not organized under the laws of any State), and any government (including a foreign government, the United States Government, a State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a government-sponsored agency);

(4)“United States person” means any person resident in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

(5)“foreign person” means any person resident outside the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of a country other than the United States;

(6)“business enterprise” means any organization, association, branch, or venture which exists for profitmaking purposes or to otherwise secure economic advantage, and any ownership of any real estate;

(7)“parent” means a person of one country who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls 10 per centum or more of the voting stock of an incorporated business enterprise, or an equivalent ownership interest in an unincorporated business enterprise, which is located outside that country;

(8)“affiliate” means a business enterprise located in one country which is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by a person of another country to the extent of 10 per centum or more of its voting stock for an incorporated business or an equivalent interest for an unincorporated business, including a branch;

(9)“international investment” means (A) the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by contractual commitment or otherwise, by foreign persons of any interest in property in the United States, or of stock, other securities, or short- and long-term debt obligations of a United States person, and (B) the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by contractual commitment or otherwise, by United States persons of any interest in property outside the United States, or of stock, other securities, or short-and long-term debt obligations of a foreign person;

(10)“direct investment” means the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, by one person of 10 per centum or more of the voting securities of an incorporated business enterprise or an equivalent interest in an unincorporated business enterprise; and

(11)“portfolio investment” means any international investment which is not direct investment.

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For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in par. (1), see section 3602(b) of this title.

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