Definitions

In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Countries of concern The term countries of concern has the meaning given the term covered nation in section 4872(f) of title 10, United States Code. (3) Entity list The term Entity List means the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations. (4) Foreign direct product rule The term Foreign Direct Product Rule means the rule exercising United States export controls on an item produced in a foreign country for shipment or transmission to another foreign country or foreign person, if the item— (A) is produced using technology or software that is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; (B) is produced with the use of a plant or major component of a plant that— (i) is located outside the United States; and (ii) has been created using the technology or software described in subparagraph (A); or (C) contains, is commingled with, is bundled with, is drawn from, or is produced by an item described in subparagraph (A) or (B). (5) Semiconductor technology The term semiconductor technology includes— (A) integrated circuits, microprocessors, and memory devices; (B) semiconductor manufacturing equipment and tools, including subsystems and components; (C) semiconductor design software and intellectual property; (D) semiconductor materials and specialty chemicals; (E) testing, assembly, and packaging equipment; and (F) any technology, component, or service that is essential to semiconductor design, manufacturing, or testing processes.