§8901 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Alien — means whatever title 8, section 1101(a) says it means. Appropriate congressional committees — means specific Senate and House committees and leaders: for the Senate, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreign Relations; Select Committee on Intelligence; Appropriations; plus the Senate majority and minority leaders; and for the House, Financial Services; Foreign Affairs; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Appropriations; plus the Speaker and the House minority leader. Materially assisted — means giving important help directly tied to the acts listed in sections 8907(a)(1)–(3) or 8908(a)(1). United States person — means a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident, or an entity set up under U.S. law, including its foreign branches.

Title 22, §8901

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “alien” has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a) of title 8.

(2)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; and

(B)the Committee on Financial Services 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma. the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives.

(3)The term “materially assisted” means the provision of assistance that is significant and of a kind directly relevant to acts described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of section 8907(a) of this title or acts described in section 8908(a)(1) of this title.

(4)The term “United States person” means—

(A)a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or

(B)an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Par. (2)(A). Pub. L. 115–44, § 228(b)(1), inserted “the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,” before “the Committee on Foreign Relations”. Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 115–44, § 228(b)(2), inserted “the Committee on Financial Services” before “the Committee on Foreign Affairs”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Pub. L. 113–95, § 1, Apr. 3, 2014, 128 Stat. 1088, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014’.”

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