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22 U.S.C. § 9424 — Definitions

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22 U.S.C. § 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1603&num=0&edition=prelim)). (3) **Government of Iran** — 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) **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 specif

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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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1603&num=0&edition=prelim)). (3) **Government of Iran** — 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) **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** — The term “knowingly” has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ([50 U.S.C. 1701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1701&num=0&edition=prelim) note). (9) **Missile Technology Control Regime** — 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) **Missile Technology Control Regime Annex** — 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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50 U.S.C. § 1701 — Unusual and extraordinary threat; declaration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities

**(a)** Any authority granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat. **(b)** The authorities granted to the President by [section 1702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702&num=0&edition=prelim) may only be exercised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emergency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new declaration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat.

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28 U.S.C. § 1603 — Definitions

For purposes of this chapter— **(a)** A “foreign state”, except as used in [section 1608 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section1608&num=0&edition=prelim), includes a political subdivision of a foreign state or an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in subsection (b). **(b)** An “agency or instrumentality of a foreign state” means any entity— (1) which is a separate legal person, corporate or otherwise, and (2) which is an organ of a foreign state or political subdivision thereof, or a majority of whose shares or other ownership interest is owned by a foreign state or political subdivision thereof, and (3) which is neither a citizen of a State of the United States as defined in section 1332 (c) and (e) of this title, nor created under the laws of any third country. **(c)** The “United States” includes all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. **(d)** A “commercial activity” means either a regular course of commercial conduct or a particular commercial transaction or act. The commercial character of an activity shall be determined by reference to the nature of the course of conduct or particular transaction or act, rather than by reference to its purpose. **(e)** A “commercial activity carried on in the United States by a foreign state” means commercial activity carried on by such state and having substantial contact with the United States.

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22 U.S.C. § 9424 — Definitions

Page 2236 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 9424 2 So in original. Probably should be preceded by ‘‘Emergency’’. order issued pursuant to that subsection, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in sub- sections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the Inter- national Economic 2 Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (d) Waiver The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a foreign person for renewable periods not to ex- ceed 180 days only if, not later than 15 days after the date on which the waiver is to take effect, the President submits to the appropriate con- gressional committees a written determination and justification that the waiver is in the vital national security interests of the United States. (e) Implementation The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the Inter- national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to carry out any amend- ments made by this section. (f) Regulations (1) In general The President shall, not later than 120 days after April 24, 2024, promulgate regulations as necessary for the implementation of this divi- sion and the amendments made by this divi- sion. (2) Notification to Congress Not less than 10 days before the promulga- tion of regulations under subsection (a), the President shall notify the appropriate congres- sional committees of the proposed regulations and the provisions of this division and the amendments made by this division that the regulations are implementing. (g) Exceptions (1) Exception for intelligence activities Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any activity subject to

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50 U.S.C. § 1701 — Unusual and extraordinary threat; dec-

Page 151 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 1701 CHAPTER 35—INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS Sec. 1701. Unusual and extraordinary threat; declara- tion of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities. 1702. Presidential authorities. 1703. Consultation and reports. 1704. Authority to issue regulations. 1705. Penalties. 1706. Savings provisions. 1707. Multinational economic embargoes against governments in armed conflict with the United States. 1708. Actions to address economic or industrial es- pionage in cyberspace. 1709. Imposition of sanctions with respect to theft of trade secrets of United States persons. 1710. Confronting asymmetric and malicious cyber activities. § 1701. Unusual and extraordinary threat; dec- laration of national emergency; exercise of Presidential authorities (a) Any authority granted to the President by section 1702 of this title may be exercised to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national secu- rity, foreign policy, or economy of the United States, if the President declares a national emergency with respect to such threat. (b) The authorities granted to the President by section 1702 of this title may only be exer- cised to deal with an unusual and extraordinary threat with respect to which a national emer- gency has been declared for purposes of this chapter and may not be exercised for any other purpose. Any exercise of such authorities to deal with any new threat shall be based on a new dec- laration of national emergency which must be with respect to such threat. (Pub. L. 95–223, title II, § 202, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE

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