Definitions

In this Act: (1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through account The terms account, correspondent account, and payable-through account have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31, United States Code. (2) Admission; admitted; alien The terms admission, admitted, and alien have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (3) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (4) Armed Forces of the People's Republic of China The term Armed Forces of the People’s Republic of China includes, at a minimum— (A) the People’s Liberation Army Aerospace Force; (B) the People’s Liberation Army Cyberspace Force; (C) the People’s Liberation Army Information Support Force; (D) the People’s Liberation Army Joint Logistics Support Force; (E) the People’s Liberation Army Air Force; (F) the People’s Liberation Army Army; (G) the People’s Liberation Army Navy; (H) the People’s Liberation Army Special Operations Forces; (I) the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force; (J) the Joint Staff Department of the Central Military Commission; (K) the China Coast Guard; (L) paramilitary forces, including the Maritime Militia; (M) the People’s Armed Police; and (N) any successor entities or proxies of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (M). (5) Covered determination The term covered determination has the meaning given that term in section 101(a). (6) Critical infrastructure (A) In general The term critical infrastructure, with respect to Taiwan, means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to Taiwan that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have catastrophic regional or national effects on public health or safety, economic security, or national security. (B) Included sectors The term critical infrastructure includes assets in the following sectors: (i) Biotechnology. (ii) Chemical. (iii) Commercial facilities. (iv) Communications. (v) Critical manufacturing. (vi) Dams. (vii) Defense industrial base. (viii) Emergency services. (ix) Energy. (x) Financial services. (xi) Food and agriculture. (xii) Government facilities. (xiii) Healthcare and public health. (xiv) Information technology. (xv) Materials and waste. (xvi) Nuclear reactors. (xvii) Space. (xviii) Transportation systems. (xix) Water and wastewater systems. (7) Financial institution The term financial institution means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or (Y) of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code. (8) Foreign person The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. (9) Knowingly The term knowingly with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person had actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. (10) Sanctioned person The term sanctioned person means any person with respect to which sanctions are imposed under this Act. (11) Top decision-making body The term top decision-making body, with respect to the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, includes— (A) the Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee; (B) the Chinese Communist Party Central Military Commission; (C) the Chinese Communist Party Politburo; (D) the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee; (E) the Chinese Communist Party National Congress; (F) the State Council of the People’s Republic of China; (G) the State Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China; and (H) any successor entity or proxy of an entity described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (G). (12) 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; or (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.