§ 8562 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) The terms “admission”, “admitted”, and “alien” have the meanings given those terms in section 1101 of title 8. (2) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (3) The terms “correspondent account” and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31. (4) The term “foreign financial institution” has the meaning of that term as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section 8513(i) of this title. (5) The term “foreign person” means any individual or entity that is not a United States person. (6) 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.