Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Appropriate congressional committees and leadership The term appropriate congressional committees and leadership means— (A) the appropriate congressional committees; (B) the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate; and (C) the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3) Covered person The term covered person means a foreign person who is any of the following: (A) The prime minister or head of state of a foreign government or any official in the office of the prime minister or head of state in a foreign government. (B) A cabinet member or any official serving in the office of a cabinet member of a foreign government. (C) Any official of a foreign government who reports to a cabinet official. (D) Any official of a foreign government overseeing civilian coordination. (E) Any official of a foreign government facilitating humanitarian projects. (F) Any official of a foreign government facilitating infrastructure projects. (G) Any commissioned officer serving in the military of a foreign country with a rank equivalent to the rank of lieutenant colonel or higher in the United States Armed Forces. (H) Any other individual of equivalent rank serving in a security agency affiliated with, associated with, or working on behalf of a foreign government. (I) Any entity, including a foundation or economic conglomerate, overseen by an individual described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H), or owned or controlled by such an individual, that is complicit in financing or resourcing the restriction of humanitarian assistance to protected persons. (J) Any person determined by the President— (i) (I) to be complicit in financing or resourcing the restriction of humanitarian assistance to protected persons; and (II) appointed by an individual described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (H) to a position— (aa) as an official of a foreign government; or (bb) the head of a nongovernmental entity; (ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of any person the property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to section 6(c); (iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to section 6(c); or (iv) to be a member of the board of directors or a senior executive officer of any person the property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to section 6(c). (4) Foreign person The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. (5) Humanitarian assistance The term humanitarian assistance includes the provision of food, water, shelter, health services and medicines, hygiene products, clothing, essential services, and basic service delivery items, such as fuel. (6) Protected person The term protected person means an individual who— (A) is a civilian, noncombatant, and takes no part in hostilities; and (B) performs no work for, and provides no material support to, any United States recognized terrorist or insurgent organization. (7) United States and internationally recognized humanitarian organization The term United States and internationally recognized humanitarian organization means any international organization or nongovernmental organization that— (A) provides humanitarian assistance that is recognized by and in good standing with the United Nations and the United States Government; or (B) complies with established professional standards, such as the Sphere humanitarian standards or the United Nations coordinated response guidance. (8) 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. (9) United States recognized terrorist or insurgent organization The term United States recognized terrorist or insurgent organization means an organization that is designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). (10) Vienna Conventions The term Vienna Conventions means— (A) the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna April 18, 1961 (23 UST 3227); and (B) the Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna April 24, 1963 (21 UST 77).