22 USC 8921 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 03, 2024

§ 8921.

Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

Account; correspondent account; payable-through account

(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

(4)

Financial institution

(5)

Foreign financial institution

(6)

Foreign person

(7)

Knowingly

(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.

(Pub. L. 113–272, § 2, Dec. 18, 2014, 128 Stat. 2952; Pub. L. 116–283, div. F, title LXI, § 6110(e)(2), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4563.)

cite as: 22 USC 8921