United States person
Defined in 61 places across 12 titles of the United States Code.
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 of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.
Same definition in 5 sections
- 2014–present22 U.S.C. § 8901Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2016–present22 U.S.C. § 9202Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2017–present22 U.S.C. § 9401Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2017–present22 U.S.C. § 9521Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this part
- 2019–present22 U.S.C. § 9754Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Restriction on export of covered articles and services to certain security forces of Venezuela · in this section
The term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 8511 of this title.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2012–present22 U.S.C. § 8701Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this section
- 2012–present22 U.S.C. § 8801Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
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.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2024–present21 U.S.C. § 2341Food and Drugs · Definitions · in this chapter
- 2022–present50 U.S.C. § 1709War and National Defense · Imposition of sanctions with respect to theft of trade secrets of United States persons · in this section
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.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2022–present22 U.S.C. § 3363Foreign Relations and Intercourse · China censorship monitor and action group · in this section
- 2022–present22 U.S.C. § 8562Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term "United States person" means a natural person who has suffered an injury arising from the actions of a foreign state for which the foreign state has been determined not to be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States under section 1605A or section 1605(a)(7) (as such section was in effect on January 27, 2008) of title 28 or is eligible to make a claim under subsection (c)(2)(B) or subsection (c)(2)(C).
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 20144Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Justice for United States victims of state sponsored terrorism · in this section
- 2015–present42 U.S.C. § 10609The Public Health and Welfare · Transferred · in this section
The term "United States person" means the following:
(A) A United States citizen.
(B) An alien known by the intelligence agency concerned to be a permanent resident alien.
(C) An unincorporated association substantially composed of United States citizens or permanent resident aliens.
(D) A corporation incorporated in the United States, except for a corporation directed and controlled by a foreign government or governments.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2013–present50 U.S.C. § 3039War and National Defense · Assistance to United States law enforcement agencies · in this section
- 1996–present50 U.S.C. § 403War and National Defense · Assistance to United States law enforcement agencies · under this section
As used in this chapter, the term “United States person” means any United States citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence in the United States, and any corporation, partnership, or other organization organized under the laws of the United States.
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 6010Foreign Relations and Intercourse · United States person defined · as used in this chapter
As used in this section, the term "United States person" means—
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- 1994–201615 U.S.C. § 4725Commerce and Trade · United States and Foreign Commercial Service Pacific Rim initiative · as used in this section
As used in this section, the term “United States person” means—
(1) a United States citizen; or
(2) a corporation, partnership, or other association created under the laws of the United States or any State (including the District of Columbia or any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States).
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- 2014–present15 U.S.C. § 4725Commerce and Trade · United States and Foreign Commercial Service Pacific Rim initiative · as used in this section
As used in this section, the term “United States person” means any United States national, any permanent resident alien, and any sole proprietorship, partnership, company, association, or corporation organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business within the United States.
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 2712Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Authority to control certain terrorism-related services · as used in this section
As used in this subsection, the term “United States person” means a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101 of title 8) or any corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust, unincorporated organization, or sole proprietorship organized under the laws of the United States or any State, territory, possession, or commonwealth of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof.
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- 1998–present15 U.S.C. § 78DDCommerce and Trade · Prohibited foreign trade practices by issuers · for purposes of this section
For purposes of this subpart, the term “United States person” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7701(a)(30) except that—
(1) with respect to a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, such term does not include an individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico, if a dividend received by such individual during the taxable year from such corporation would, for purposes of section 933(1), be treated as income derived from sources within Puerto Rico, and
(2) with respect to a corporation organized under the laws of Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands—
(A) 80 percent or more of the gross income of which for the 3-year period ending at the close of the taxable year (or for such part of such period as such corporation or any predecessor has been in existence) was derived from sources within such a possession or was effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in such a possession, and
(B) 50 percent or more of the gross income of which for such period (or part) was derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within such a possession,
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- 2013–201826 U.S.C. § 957Internal Revenue Code · Controlled foreign corporations; United States persons · for purposes of this subpart
For purposes of this subpart, the term "United States person" has the meaning assigned to it by section 7701(a)(30) except that—
(1) with respect to a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, such term does not include an individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico, if a dividend received by such individual during the taxable year from such corporation would, for purposes of section 933(1), be treated as income derived from sources within Puerto Rico, and
(2) with respect to a corporation organized under the laws of Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands—
(A) 80 percent or more of the gross income of which for the 3-year period ending at the close of the taxable year (or for such part of such period as such corporation or any predecessor has been in existence) was derived from sources within such a possession or was effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in such a possession, and
(B) 50 percent or more of the gross income of which for such period (or part) was derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within such a possession,
such term does not include an individual who is a bona fide resident of Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands.
For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the determination as to whether income was derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within a possession shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
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- 2005–present26 U.S.C. § 957Internal Revenue Code · Controlled foreign corporations; United States persons · for purposes of this subpart
For purposes of this subpart, the term “United States person” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7701(a)(30) except that—
(1) with respect to a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, such term does not include an individual who is a bona fide resident of Puerto Rico, if a dividend received by such individual during the taxable year from such corporation would, for purposes of section 933(1), be treated as income derived from sources within Puerto Rico, and
(2) with respect to a corporation organized under the laws of Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands—
(A) 80 percent or more of the gross income of which for the 3-year period ending at the close of the taxable year (or for such part of such period as such corporation or any predecessor has been in existence) was derived from sources within such a possession or was effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in such a possession, and
(B) 50 percent or more of the gross income of which for such period (or part) was derived from the conduct of an active trade or business within such a possession,
such term does not include an individual who is a bona fide resident of Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands.
For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2), the determination as to whether income was derived from sources within a possession, was effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within a possession, or derived from the active conduct of a trade or business within a possession shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
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- 1994–200526 U.S.C. § 957Internal Revenue Code · Controlled foreign corporations; United States persons · for purposes of this subpart
In this Act, the term “United States person” means—
(1) any United States resident or national,
(2) any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern), and
(3) any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern that is controlled in fact by such domestic concern,
except that such term does not include an individual who resides outside the United States and is employed by an individual or entity other than an individual or entity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
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- 2008–present15 U.S.C. § 8101Commerce and Trade · Definition · in this section
In this section, the term “United States person” has the meaning given the term in section 3039 of this title.
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- 2026–present50 U.S.C. § 3374War and National Defense · Requirements with respect to duty to warn former senior officials and other United States persons · in this section
In this subchapter, the terms “agent of a foreign power”, “Attorney General”, “contents”, “electronic surveillance”, “foreign intelligence information”, “foreign power”, “person”, “United States”, and “United States person” have the meanings given such terms in section 1801 of this title, except as specifically provided in this subchapter.
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- 2018–present50 U.S.C. § 1881War and National Defense · Definitions · in this subchapter
In this subsection, the term “United States person” means—
(A) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; or
(B) any corporation, company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that is 50 percent or more beneficially owned by citizens or nationals of the United States.
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- 1998–present22 U.S.C. § 4021Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Institution for training · under this subchapter
In this subsection, the term “United States person” means an individual who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
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- 1994–present10 U.S.C. § 435Armed Forces · Limitations · under this subchapter
The term "United States person" has the meaning given such term in such section.
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- 2018–present10 U.S.C. § 394Armed Forces · Authorities concerning military cyber operations · in this section
The term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 1801 of this title.
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- 2014–present50 U.S.C. § 1813War and National Defense · Procedures for the retention of incidentally acquired communications · in this section
the term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 2415(2) of title 50, Appendix;
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- 1994–201522 U.S.C. § 2797CForeign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
the term "United States person" has the meaning given that term in section 4618(2) 1 of title 50;
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- 2018–present22 U.S.C. § 2797CForeign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
the term "United States person" has the meaning given that term in section 4618(2) of title 50;
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- 2015–201822 U.S.C. § 2797CForeign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term "United States person" has the meaning given that term in section 595.315 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before December 23, 2016).
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- 2022–present22 U.S.C. § 10101Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “United States person” has the meaning given that term in section 8511 of title 22.
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- 2015–present42 U.S.C. § 2160eThe Public Health and Welfare · Congressional review and oversight of agreements with Iran · in this section
The term “United States person” has the meaning given the term in section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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- 2026–present31 U.S.C. § 5336Money and Finance · Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements · in this section
The term “United States person” includes a person which is organized or exists under the laws of any State or, in the case of a natural person, a citizen or resident of the United States; a domestic estate; or a trust in which one or more of the foregoing persons has a cumulative direct or indirect beneficial interest in excess of 50 per centum of the value of the trust.
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- 1994–present15 U.S.C. § 78GCommerce and Trade · Margin requirements · under this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a citizen or national of the United States; and
(B) an alien lawfully present in the United States.
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- 1998–202022 U.S.C. § 2708Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Department of State rewards program · as used in this section
The term "United States person" means—
(A) a citizen or national of the United States; or
(B) an alien lawfully present in the United States.
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- 2020–present22 U.S.C. § 2708Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Department of State rewards program · as used in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(B) a domestic partnership,
(C) a domestic corporation, and
(D) any estate or trust (other than a foreign estate or foreign trust, within the meaning of section 7701(a)(31)).
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- 1994–199626 U.S.C. § 7701Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · in this subtitle
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(B) a domestic partnership,
(C) a domestic corporation,
(D) any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of paragraph (31)), and
(E) any trust if—
(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and
(ii) one or more United States fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.
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- 1996–199726 U.S.C. § 7701Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · in this subtitle
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a citizen or resident of the United States,
(B) a domestic partnership,
(C) a domestic corporation,
(D) any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of paragraph (31)), and
(E) any trust if—
(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and
(ii) one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.
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- 1997–present26 U.S.C. § 7701Internal Revenue Code · Definitions · in this subtitle
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a natural person who is a citizen or resident of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a) of title 8; 1 and
(B) an entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or any State.
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- 2010–present22 U.S.C. § 8511Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a natural person who is a citizen or resident of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a) of title 8); and
(B) an entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or a jurisdiction within the United States.
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- 2011–present22 U.S.C. § 8513aForeign Relations and Intercourse · Imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran · in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a natural person who is a citizen or resident of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a) of title 8); and
(B) an entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or a jurisdiction within the United States.
The provisions of this section shall terminate on the date that is 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress the certification described in section 8551(a) of this title.
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- 2012–202622 U.S.C. § 8513aForeign Relations and Intercourse · Imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran · in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a natural person who is a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a)(22) of title 8); or
(B) a corporation or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia, if natural persons described in subparagraph (A) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial interest in such legal entity.
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- 2016–present19 U.S.C. § 4452Customs Duties · United States-Israel trade and commercial enhancement · in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity organized under the laws of the United States; and
(C) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of a foreign country and is controlled by entities described in subparagraph (B) or United States citizens, or both.
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- 2002–present19 U.S.C. § 3813Customs Duties · Definitions · in this chapter
The term "United States person" means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of the United States; and
(C) a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that is organized under the laws of a foreign country and is controlled by entities described in subparagraph (B) or United States citizens, or both.
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- 2015–present19 U.S.C. § 4210Customs Duties · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “United States person” means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
(C) an alien lawfully residing in the United States at the time that the speech that is the subject of the foreign defamation action was researched, prepared, or disseminated; or
(D) a business entity incorporated in, or with its primary location or place of operation in, the United States.
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- 2026–present28 U.S.C. § 4101Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Definitions · in this chapter
The term "United States person" means—
(A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence;
(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; or
(C) any person in the United States.
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- 2022–present22 U.S.C. § 10221Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this subchapter
the term “United States person” means—
(A) an individual who is a citizen of the United States or an alien admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or
(B) a corporation, partnership, or other nongovernment entity which is not a foreign person; and
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- 1996–present22 U.S.C. § 6305Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term "United States person" means—
(A) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;
(B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States; or
(C) a person located in the United States.
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- 2014–present50 U.S.C. § 1708War and National Defense · Actions to address economic or industrial espionage in cyberspace · in this section
the term “United States person” means—
(A) an individual who is a national or permanent resident alien of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, or other juridical entity—
(i) organized under the laws of the United States or any State, district, territory, or possession thereof; or
(ii) owned or controlled in fact by individuals described in subparagraph (A).
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- 1994–201822 U.S.C. § 2776Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Reports and certifications to Congress on military exports · for purposes of this section
the term "United States person" means—
(A) an individual who is a national or permanent resident alien of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, or other juridical entity—
(i) organized under the laws of the United States or any State, district, territory, or possession thereof; or
(ii) owned or controlled in fact by individuals described in subparagraph (A).
The President shall cause to be published in a timely manner in the Federal Register, upon transmittal to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the full unclassified text of—
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- 1999–201422 U.S.C. § 2776Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Reports and certifications to Congress on military exports · for purposes of this section
the term "United States person" means—
(A) an individual who is a national or permanent resident alien of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, or other juridical entity—
(i) organized under the laws of the United States or any State, district, territory, or possession thereof; or
(ii) owned or controlled in fact by individuals described in subparagraph (A).
The President shall cause to be published in a timely manner in the Federal Register, upon transmittal to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the full unclassified text of—
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- 2014–present22 U.S.C. § 2776Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Reports and certifications to Congress on military exports · for purposes of this section
the term “United States person” means—
(A) an individual who is a national or permanent resident alien of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, or other juridical entity—
(i) organized under the laws of the United States or any State, district, territory, or possession thereof; or
(ii) owned or controlled in fact by individuals described in subparagraph (A).
The President shall cause to be published in the Federal Register, upon transmittal to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the full unclassified text of each numbered certification submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and each notification of a proposed commercial sale submitted under subsection (c) of this section.
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- 1996–199922 U.S.C. § 2776Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Reports and certifications to Congress on military exports · for purposes of this section
the term “United States person” means—
(A) an individual who is a national or permanent resident alien of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, or other juridical entity—
(i) organized under the laws of the United States or any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States; or
(ii) owned or controlled in fact by individuals described in subparagraph (A).
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- 1994–199922 U.S.C. § 2779AForeign Relations and Intercourse · Prohibition on incentive payments · for purposes of this section
the term “United States person” means—
(A) an individual who is a national or permanent resident alien of the United States; and
(B) any corporation, business association, partnership, trust, or other juridical entity—
(i) organized under the laws of the United States or any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States; or
(ii) owned or controlled in fact by individuals described in subparagraph (A) or by an entity described in clause (i).
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- 1999–present22 U.S.C. § 2779AForeign Relations and Intercourse · Prohibition on incentive payments · for purposes of this section
The term "United States person" means—
(A) an individual who is 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 any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or
(C) any person in the United States.
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- 2020–present22 U.S.C. § 1741dForeign Relations and Intercourse · Authorization of imposition of sanctions · in this section
The term "United States person" means—
(A) any citizen or national of the United States;
(B) any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;
(C) any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including a foreign branch of such an entity); or
(D) any person located in the United States.
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- 2019–present21 U.S.C. § 2302Food and Drugs · Definitions · in this chapter
the term “United States person” means—
(A) any citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States;
(B) any sole proprietorship, partnership, company, association, or corporation having its principal place of business within the United States or organized under the laws of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or possession of the United States;
(C) any other person with respect to that person’s actions while in the United States; and
(D) to the extent provided in regulations issued by the Secretary of State, any person that is not described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) but—
(i) is a foreign subsidiary or affiliate of a United States person described in subparagraph (B) and is controlled in fact by that United States person (as determined in accordance with those regulations), or
(ii) is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
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- 2013–201822 U.S.C. § 2780Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism · as used in this section
the term "United States person" means—
(A) any citizen or permanent resident alien of the United States;
(B) any sole proprietorship, partnership, company, association, or corporation having its principal place of business within the United States or organized under the laws of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any territory or possession of the United States;
(C) any other person with respect to that person's actions while in the United States; and
(D) to the extent provided in regulations issued by the Secretary of State, any person that is not described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) but—
(i) is a foreign subsidiary or affiliate of a United States person described in subparagraph (B) and is controlled in fact by that United States person (as determined in accordance with those regulations), or
(ii) is otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
with respect to that person's actions while outside the United States;
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 2780Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Transactions with countries supporting acts of international terrorism · as used in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) any individual who is a resident, national, or citizen of the United States (other than an individual residing outside of the United States and employed by a person who is not a United States person); and
(B) any corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, business trust, unincorporated organization, or sole proprietorship that is organized under the laws of the United States.
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- 2007–present42 U.S.C. § 17373The Public Health and Welfare · Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage contingent cost allocation · in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) any 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 any foreign branch of such an entity); or
(C) any person in the United States.
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- 2026–present50 U.S.C. § 4589War and National Defense · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “United States person” means—
(A) any United States citizen or any alien admitted for permanent residence into the United States;
(B) any entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including its foreign branches); and
(C) any person in the United States.
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- 2003–present19 U.S.C. § 3902Customs Duties · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “United States person” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a) of title 8).
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- 2015–present50 U.S.C. § 1873War and National Defense · Annual reports · in this section
the term "United States person" means a citizen or national of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an unincorporated association a substantial number of members of which are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or a corporation that is incorporated in the United States.
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- 2018–present18 U.S.C. § 2523Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Executive agreements on access to data by foreign governments · in this section
The term “United States person” means—
(A) for purposes of subchapter I—
(i) any individual who is a citizen or national of the United States or who is an individual described in subparagraph (B) of section 1324b(a)(3) of title 8;
(ii) a corporation or other legal entity which is organized under the laws of the United States, any State or territory thereof, or the District of Columbia; and
(iii) any person in the United States; and
(B) for purposes of subchapter II, any United States resident or national (other than an individual resident outside the United States and employed by other than a United States person), any domestic concern (including any permanent domestic establishment of any foreign concern) and any foreign subsidiary or affiliate (including any permanent foreign establishment) of any domestic concern which is controlled in fact by such domestic concern, as determined under regulations by the Secretary.
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- 2018–present50 U.S.C. § 4801War and National Defense · Definitions · in this chapter
the term “United States person” means any—
(A) United States citizen or national;
(B) permanent resident alien;
(C) juridical person organized under the laws of the United States; or
(D) any person in the United States.
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- 1996–present18 U.S.C. § 2332DCrimes and Criminal Procedure · Financial transactions · as used in this section
The term “United States person” means any United States citizen or national, permanent resident alien, an entity organized under the laws of the United States (including its foreign branches), or any person within the United States.
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- 1999–present21 U.S.C. § 1907Food and Drugs · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The terms “agent of a foreign power”, “Attorney General”, “contents”, “electronic surveillance”, “foreign intelligence information”, “foreign power”, “person”, “United States”, and “United States person” have the meanings given such terms in section 1801 of this title, except as specifically provided in this subchapter.
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- 2008–201850 U.S.C. § 1881War and National Defense · Definitions · in this subchapter
the terms “foreign”, “direct investment”, “international investment”, “United States”, “business enterprise”, “foreign person”, and “United States person” have the meanings given those terms in section 3102 of this title; and
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 3146Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this section
The terms "United States person" means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) a permanent resident alien of the United States;
(C) 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
(D) a person in the United States.
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- 2024–present22 U.S.C. § 9424Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · in this chapter
“United States person” means—
(A) a national of the United States as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22));
(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20));
(C) any person within the United States;
(D) any employee or contractor of the United States Government, regardless of nationality, who is the victim or intended victim of an act of terrorism by virtue of that employment;
(E) a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or association composed principally of nationals or permanent resident aliens of the United States; and
(F) a corporation organized under the laws of the United States, any State, the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United States, and a foreign subsidiary of such corporation;
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- 1994–present18 U.S.C. § 3077Crimes and Criminal Procedure · Definitions · as used in this chapter
"United States person" means a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8), an unincorporated association a substantial number of members of which are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or a corporation which is incorporated in the United States, but does not include a corporation or an association which is a foreign power, as defined in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3).
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- 2016–present50 U.S.C. § 1801War and National Defense · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
"United States person" means a citizen of the United States, an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8), an unincorporated association a substantial number of members of which are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or a corporation which is incorporated in the United States, but does not include a corporation or an association which is a foreign power, as defined in subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this section.
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- 1994–201650 U.S.C. § 1801War and National Defense · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
“United States person” means any person resident in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 3102Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · as used in this chapter
United states person.—The term "United States person" has the meaning given the term in section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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- 2020–202631 U.S.C. § 5336Money and Finance · Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements · in this section
United states person.—The term “United States person” means—
(A) a United States citizen;
(B) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States;
(C) an alien lawfully residing in the United States at the time that the speech that is the subject of the foreign defamation action was researched, prepared, or disseminated; or
(D) a business entity incorporated in, or with its primary location or place of operation in, the United States.
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- 2010–202628 U.S.C. § 4101Judiciary and Judicial Procedure · Definitions · in this chapter