21 USC 2341 - Definitions

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 2341.

Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

Appropriate congressional committees

The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(A)

the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate;

(B)

the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

(C)

the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and

(D)

the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

(2)

Foreign person

The term “foreign person”—

(A)

means—

(i)

any citizen or national of a foreign country; or

(ii)

any entity not organized under the laws of the United States or a jurisdiction within the United States; and

(B)

does not include the government of a foreign country.

(3)

Knowingly

(4)

Trafficking

(5)

Transnational criminal organization

The term “transnational criminal organization” includes—

(A)

any organization designated as a significant transnational criminal organization under part 590 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations;

(B)

any of the organizations known as—

(i)

the Sinaloa Cartel;

(ii)

the Jalisco New Generation Cartel;

(iii)

the Gulf Cartel;

(iv)

the Los Zetas Cartel;

(v)

the Juarez Cartel;

(vi)

the Tijuana Cartel;

(vii)

the Beltran-Leyva Cartel; or

(viii)

La Familia Michoacana; or

(C)

any successor organization to an organization described in subparagraph (B) or as otherwise determined by the President.

(6)

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;

(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; or

(C)

any person in the United States.

(Pub. L. 118–50, div. E, § 3003, Apr. 24, 2024, 138 Stat. 935.)

cite as: 21 USC 2341