Definitions

In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (2) the term foreign person means an individual or entity (as such term is defined in section 587.303 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations) that is not a United States person; (3) the term petroleum equipment and services includes— (A) equipment, equipment parts, software and services related to the exploration and production of oil, oil condensates and natural gas; and (B) with respect to equipment and services described in subparagraph (A)— (i) software support and updates or software packages or applications; (ii) commercial provision of access to data systems and software packages wherever located, including cloud-based data and software, for the purposes of supporting exploration and production of oil, oil condensates and natural gas; (iii) commercial arrangements that enable the manufacturing or development of equipment or software under licensing or similar arrangements; and (iv) engineering and consulting services, including— (I) process optimization, efficiency improvements, and production planning for petroleum operations; (II) operational guidance and best-practice consultation; (III) feasibility studies and technical assessments for exploration or production activities; and (IV) capacity building and training in petroleum sector methodologies; and (v) technology transfer and intellectual property licensing, including— (I) licensing of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and intellectual property used in petroleum operations; (II) software licensing arrangements enabling proprietary technology use in Russian petroleum operations; (III) commercial arrangements enabling manufacturing or development of equipment or software under licensing or similar arrangements; and (IV) transfer of know-how and confidential technical information related to petroleum operations; and (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.