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22 U.S. Code § 10801 - Definitions

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In this chapter:
(1) Account; correspondent account; payable-through account

The terms “account”, “correspondent account”, and “payable-through account” have the meanings given those terms in section 5318A of title 31.

(2) Adequate maritime insuranceThe term “adequate maritime insurance”—
(A)
means verified documentation evidencing protection and indemnity insurance with audited financial statements of the insurer; and
(B)
does not include insurance provided by an insurer organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(3) Admission; admitted; alien; etc.

The terms “admission”, “admitted”, “alien”, and “lawfully admitted for permanent residence” have the meanings given those terms in section 1101 of title 8.

(4) Armed Forces of the Russian FederationThe term “Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” includes—
(A)
the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation;
(B)
the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation;
(C)
the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation;
(D)
the Navy of the Russian Federation;
(E)
the Special Operations Command of the Russian Federation;
(F)
the Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation;
(G)
the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation;
(H)
the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly known as the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Russian Federation);
(I)
the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation;
(J)
the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation;
(K)
cyber actors of the Government of the Russian Federation; and
(L)
any successor entities or proxies of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (K).
(5) Blocked property

The term “blocked property” means any property blocked pursuant to the authority of the President under section 1702 of title 50.

(6) Critical infrastructure
(A) In general

The term “critical infrastructure”, with respect to Ukraine, means systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to Ukraine that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have catastrophic regional or national effects on public health or safety, economic security, or national security.

(B) Included sectorsThe term “critical infrastructure” includes assets in the following sectors:
(i)
Biotechnology.
(ii)
Chemical.
(iii)
Commercial facilities.
(iv)
Communications.
(v)
Critical manufacturing.
(vi)
Dams.
(vii)
Defense industrial base.
(viii)
Emergency services.
(ix)
Energy.
(x)
Financial services.
(xi)
Food and agriculture.
(xii)
Government facilities.
(xiii)
Healthcare and public health.
(xiv)
Information technology.
(xv)
Materials and waste.
(xvi)
Nuclear reactors.
(xvii)
Space.
(xviii)
Transportation systems.
(xix)
Water and wastewater systems.
(7) Foreign person

The term “foreign person” means an individual or entity that is not a United States person.

(8) Knowing; knowingly; knows

The terms “knowing”, “knowingly”, and “knows”, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person had actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.

(9) Military invasionThe term “military invasion” includes—
(A)
a ground operation or assault;
(B)
an amphibious landing or assault;
(C)
an airborne operation or air assault;
(D)
an aerial bombardment or blockade;
(E)
missile attacks, including rockets, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic missiles;
(F)
a naval bombardment or armed blockade;
(G)
a destructive or destabilizing cyberattack against critical infrastructure; and
(H)
an attack by a country on any territory controlled or administered by any other independent, sovereign country, including offshore islands controlled or administered by that country.
(10) Russian personThe term “Russian person” means—
(A)
a citizen or national of the Russian Federation; or
(B)
an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of the Russian Federation.
(11) United States personThe 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.
(Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title I, § 101, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1027.)
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination Date

Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title II, § 203, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1048, provided that:

“This division [enacting this chapter and provisions set out as notes under this section] (other than section 201) [amending provisions set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense] shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 18, 2026].”
Short Title

Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, § 1(a), Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1026, provided that:

“This Act [probably means “this division”, enacting this chapter, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense] may be cited as the ‘Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026’.”
Severability

Pub. L. 119–111, div. A, title II, § 202, Sept. 18, 2026, 140 Stat. 1048, provided that:

“If any provision of this division [enacting this chapter, enacting provisions set out as notes under this section, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 50, War and National Defense], or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this division, and the application of those provisions to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.”