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US CodeTitle 22Chapter 96A§ 8921

§ 8921

Definitions

22 U.S.C. § 8921.
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In this chapter: ((1)) ** Account; correspondent account; payable-through account** The terms “account”, “correspondent account”, and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in .section 5318A of title 31 ((2)) ** Appropriate congressional committees** The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— ((A)) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and ((B)) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. ((3)) ** Defense article; defense service; training** The terms “defense article”, “defense service”, and “training” have the meanings given those terms in .section 2794 of this title ((4)) ** Financial institution** The term “financial institution” means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Z) of .section 5312(a)(2) of title 31 ((5)) ** Foreign financial institution** The term “foreign financial institution” has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). ((6)) ** Foreign person** The term “foreign person” means any individual or entity that is not a United States citizen, a permanent resident alien, or an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States. ((7)) ** Knowingly** The term “knowingly”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. ((8)) ** Russian person** The term “Russian person” means— ((A)) an individual who is a citizen or national of the Russian Federation; or ((B)) an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation. ((9)) ** Special Russian crude oil project** The term “special Russian crude oil project” means a project intended to extract crude oil from— ((A)) the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation in waters more than 500 feet deep; ((B)) Russian Arctic offshore locations; or ((C)) shale formations located in the Russian Federation.

Release: pl-119-59 (2025-12-18)

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