Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) Serious crimes The term serious crimes includes— (A) homicides and suspicious deaths; (B) kidnappings and abductions; (C) disappearances; (D) violent crimes involving, or suspected to be involving, organized criminal groups or cartels; and (E) other violent crimes designated by the Secretary of State.