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In this Act: (1) Admission; admitted; alien The terms admission, admitted, and alien have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). (2) Aid or abet The term aid or abet means to intentionally assist or encourage a person or persons to commit a crime. (3) Appropriate congressional committees Except as provided in section 7, 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. (4) Atrocity The term atrocity means war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide. (5) Foreign person The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. (6) Genocide The term genocide means an offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. (7) International financial institution The term international financial institution means— (A) the International Monetary Fund; (B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (C) the International Development Association; (D) the International Finance Corporation; (E) the Inter-American Development Bank Group; (F) the Asian Development Bank; (G) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; (H) the African Development Bank; (I) the African Development Fund; (J) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (K) the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency; and (L) any multilateral financial institution established after the date of the enactment of this Act that could provide financial assistance to the Government of Sudan. (8) Non-state armed group The term non-state armed group means any entity participating in, supporting, or contributing to the conflict or commission of atrocities that is not an organization of a foreign government, including militia, armed groups, mercenaries, private military contractors, and terrorist organizations. (9) Quad The term Quad means the diplomatic grouping of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates that has been convening in an effort to mediate an end to the conflict in Sudan. (10) Quintet The term Quintet means the diplomatic grouping of the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, the European Union, and the United Nations. (11) Torture The term torture has the meaning given such a term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States Code. (12) United States person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or any other individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. (13) War crime The term war crime — (A) has the meaning given such term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code; and (B) includes sexual violence.
In this Act: (1) Admission; admitted; alien The terms admission, admitted, and alien have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). (2) Aid or abet The term aid or abet means to intentionally assist or encourage a person or persons to commit a crime. (3) Appropriate congressional committees Except as provided in section 7, 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. (4) Atrocity The term atrocity means war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide. (5) Foreign person The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. (6) Genocide The term genocide means an offense described in section 1091(a) of title 18, United States Code. (7) International financial institution The term international financial institution means— (A) the International Monetary Fund; (B) the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (C) the International Development Association; (D) the International Finance Corporation; (E) the Inter-American Development Bank Group; (F) the Asian Development Bank; (G) the Inter-American Investment Corporation; (H) the African Development Bank; (I) the African Development Fund; (J) the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; (K) the Multilateral Investment Guaranty Agency; and (L) any multilateral financial institution established after the date of the enactment of this Act that could provide financial assistance to the Government of Sudan. (8) Non-state armed group The term non-state armed group means any entity participating in, supporting, or contributing to the conflict or commission of atrocities that is not an organization of a foreign government, including militia, armed groups, mercenaries, private military contractors, and terrorist organizations. (9) Quad The term Quad means the diplomatic grouping of the United States, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates that has been convening in an effort to mediate an end to the conflict in Sudan. (10) Quintet The term Quintet means the diplomatic grouping of the African Union, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab States, the European Union, and the United Nations. (11) Torture The term torture has the meaning given such a term in section 2340(1) of title 18, United States Code. (12) United States person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or any other individual subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. (13) War crime The term war crime — (A) has the meaning given such term in section 2441(c) of title 18, United States Code; and (B) includes sexual violence.
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