§9424 — Title 22 Foreign Relations and Intercourse | U.S. Code

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Defines key words used in the chapter. Appropriate congressional committees names three House committees (Foreign Affairs; Financial Services; Judiciary) and three Senate committees (Foreign Relations; Judiciary; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs). A foreign person is anyone or any group that is not a United States person and includes a foreign state (see section 1603 of title 28). Government of Iran means whatever is defined in section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as it was on January 1, 2021. United States person covers U.S. citizens, permanent residents, entities organized under U.S. law (including foreign branches), and people in the United States. Iran-aligned entity is a foreign person controlled or strongly influenced by Iran and that knowingly gets material or money from Iran or its proxies (including Hezbollah or the Houthis). Covered technology means items listed in the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex as of the day before April 24, 2024, plus any items later added. Family member means a child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, or spouse, and a spouse, widow, or widower of those people. Knowingly has the meaning given in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). Missile Technology Control Regime refers to the policy announced April 16, 1987, by several countries to limit missile-related transfers and its amendments as of the day before April 24, 2024. Missile Technology Control Regime Annex means the Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of that regime and its updates as of the day before April 24, 2024.

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In this chapter:

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

(A)the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary 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 “foreign person”—

(A)means an individual or entity that is not a United States person; and

(B)includes a foreign state (as such term is defined in section 1603 of title 28).

(3)The term “Government of Iran” has the meaning given such term in section 560.304 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, as such section was in effect on January 1, 2021.

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

(A)a United States citizen;

(B)a permanent resident alien of the United States;

(C)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; or

(D)a person in the United States.

(5)The term “Iran-aligned entity” means a foreign person that—

(A)is controlled or significantly influenced by the Government of Iran; and

(B)knowingly receives material or financial support from the Government of Iran, including Hezbollah, the Houthis, or any other proxy group that furthers Iran’s national security objectives.

(6)The term “covered technology” means—

(A)any goods, technology, software, or related material specified in the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, as in effect on the day before April 24, 2024; and

(B)any additional goods, technology, software, or related material added to the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex after the day before April 24, 2024.

(7)The term “family member” means—

(A)a child, grandchild, parent, grandparent, sibling, or spouse; and

(B)any spouse, widow, or widower of an individual described in subparagraph (A).

(8)The term “knowingly” has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

(9)The term “Missile Technology Control Regime” means the policy statement, between the United States, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Canada, and Japan, announced on April 16, 1987, to restrict sensitive missile-relevant transfers based on the Missile Technology Control Regime Annex, and any amendments thereto or expansions thereof, as in effect on the day before April 24, 2024.

(10)The term “Missile Technology Control Regime Annex” means the Guidelines and Equipment and Technology Annex of the Missile Technology Control Regime, and any amendments thereto or updates thereof, as in effect on the day before April 24, 2024.

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The Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, referred to in par. (8), is Pub. L. 104–172, Aug. 5, 1996, 110 Stat. 1541, which is set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense.

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