“In this Act:“(1) Appropriate congressional committees.—The term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means—“(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and
“(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
“(2) Forced labor.—The term ‘forced labor’—“(A) has the meaning given that term in section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1307); and
“(B) includes convict labor and indentured labor under penal sanctions.
“(3) Foreign person.—The term ‘foreign person’ means a person that is not a United States person.
“(4) Person.—The term ‘person’ means an individual or entity.
“(5) 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; 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.”
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