15 U.S.C. § 7a — Definitions

In sections 7a to 7a–3 of this title: (1) **Antitrust Division** — The term “Antitrust Division” means the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division. (2) **Antitrust leniency agreement** — The term “antitrust leniency agreement,” or “agreement,” means a leniency letter agreement, whether conditional or final, between a person and the Antitrust Division pursuant to the Corporate Leniency Policy of the Antitrust Division in effect on the date of execution of the agreement. (3) **Antitrust leniency applicant** — The term “antitrust leniency applicant,” or “applicant,” means, with respect to an antitrust leniency agreement, the person that has entered into the agreement. (4) **Claimant** — The term “claimant” means a person or class, that has brought, or on whose behalf has been brought, a civil action alleging a violation of section 1 or 3 of this title or any similar State law, except that the term does not include a State or a subdivision of a State with respect to a civil action brought to recover damages sustained by the State or subdivision. (5) **Cooperating individual** — The term “cooperating individual” means, with respect to an antitrust leniency agreement, a current or former director, officer, or employee of the antitrust leniency applicant who is covered by the agreement. (6) **Person** — The term “person” has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of [section 12 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section12&num=0&edition=prelim).