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Sec. 6 · S. 2168

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In this Act: (1) Air carrier The term air carrier has the meaning given that term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Covered foreign entity The term covered foreign entity means a foreign entity that is— (A) on the Federal Government’s Consolidated Screening List; (B) domiciled in the People’s Republic of China or subject to influence or control by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; (C) identified by the Secretary of Defense under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company operating directly or indirectly in the United States; (D) on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13959 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to addressing the threat from securities investments that finance communist Chinese military companies); (E) on a list maintained under clause (i), (ii), (iv), or (v) of section 2(d)(2)(B) of the Act entitled An Act to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes, approved December 23, 2021 (Public Law 117–78; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) (commonly referred to as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act); or (F) a covered foreign entity, as defined in section 1822 of the American Security Drone Act of 2023 (title XVIII of Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 691; 41 U.S.C. note prec. 3901). (3) Critical infrastructure The term critical infrastructure has the meaning given that term in the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c). (4) Customs territory of the United States The term customs territory of the United States has the meaning given that term in general note 2 of the HTS. (5) First responder The term first responder has the meaning given that term in section 3025 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10705). (6) Foreign adversary country The term foreign adversary country means a covered nation, as defined in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code. (7) Secure unmanned aircraft system The term secure unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft system (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) that is not manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity or in a foreign adversary country.

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