usc:us:22:8541

text: U.S.C. Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE 22 U.S.C. United States Code, 2024 Edition Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE CHAPTER 92 - COMPREHENSIVE IRAN SANCTIONS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DIVESTMENT SUBCHAPTER III - PREVENTION OF DIVERSION OF CERTAIN GOODS, SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGIES TO IRAN Sec. 8541 - Definitions From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov §8541. Definitions In this subchapter: (1) Allow The term "allow", with respect to the diversion through a country of goods, services, or technologies, means the government of the country knows or has reason to know that the territory of the country is being used for such diversion. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term "appropriate congressional committees" means— (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (3) Commerce Control List The term "Commerce Control List" means the list maintained pursuant to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). (4) Divert; diversion The terms "divert" and "diversion" refer to the transfer or release, directly or indirectly, of a good, service, or technology to an end-user or an intermediary that is not an authorized recipient of the good, service, or technology. (5) End-user The term "end-user", with respect to a good, service, or technology, means the person that receives and ultimately uses the good, service, or technology. (6) Export Administration Regulations The term "Export Administration Regulations" means subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). (7) Government The term "government" includes any agency or instrumentality of a government. (8) Intermediary The term "intermediary" means a person that receives a good, service, or technology while the good, service, or technology is in transit to the end-user of the good, service, or technology. (9) International Traffic in Arms Regulations The term "International Traffic in Arms Regulations" means subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). (10) Iran The term "Iran" includes the Government of Iran and any agency or instrumentality of Iran. (11) Iranian end-user The term "Iranian end-user" means an end-user that is the Government of Iran or a person in, or an agency or instrumentality of, Iran. (12) Iranian intermediary The term "Iranian intermediary" means an intermediary that is the Government of Iran or a person in, or an agency or instrumentality of, Iran. (13) State sponsor of terrorism The term "state sponsor of terrorism" means any country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to— (A) section 4605(j)(1)(A) 1 of title 50 (or any successor thereto); (B) section 2780(d) of this title; or (C) section 2371(a) of this title. (14) United States Munitions List The term "United States Munitions List" means the list maintained pursuant to part 121 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling). (Pub. L. 111–195, title III, §301, July 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 1345.) Termination of Section For termination of section, see section 8551(a) of this title. Editorial Notes References in Text Section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50, referred to in par. (13)(A), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, §1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. Provisions similar to those in former section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50 can be found in section 4813(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115–232. 1 See References in Text note below.