foreign instrumentality
Defined in 2 places across 2 titles of the United States Code.
the term “foreign instrumentality” means any agency, bureau, ministry, component, institution, association, or any legal, commercial, or business organization, corporation, firm, or entity that is substantially owned, controlled, sponsored, commanded, managed, or dominated by a foreign government;
Source
- 1996–present18 U.S.C. § 1839Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The terms “foreign instrumentality”, “foreign agent”, and “trade secret” have the meanings given those terms in section 1839 of title 18.
Source
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 41310Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Report on theft of trade secrets occurring abroad · in this section