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§ 9424. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees
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) Foreign person
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) Government of Iran
(4) United States person
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) Iran-aligned entity
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) Covered technology
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) Family member
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) Knowingly
(9) Missile Technology Control Regime
(10) Missile Technology Control Regime Annex
(Pub. L. 118–50, div. K, § 7, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 975.)