Definitions

In this Act: (1) Admission; admitted; alien; etc The terms admission, admitted, alien, lawfully admitted for permanent residence, and national have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (3) PRC person The term PRC person means— (A) an individual who is a citizen or national of the People's Republic of China; or (B) an entity that— (i) is located or headquartered within the People's Republic of China; or (ii) is organized under the law of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, the People’s Republic of China. (4) Foreign person The term foreign person means any person that is not a United States person. (5) Knowingly The term knowingly, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result (as the case may be). (6) Person The term person means an individual or entity. (7) United states person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States.