Definitions

In this Act— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Finance of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; (2) the term entity means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; (3) the term person means an individual or entity; (4) the term 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; and (5) the term terrorism means an activity that— (A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, property, or infrastructure; and (B) appears to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, kidnapping, or hostage-taking.