22 U.S.C. § 6305 — Definitions

For this subchapter: (1) “Foreign person” means (A) an individual who is neither a United States citizen nor an alien admitted for permanent residence, or (B) a nongovernment corporation, partnership, or other entity formed under foreign law or with its main business location outside the United States. This section does not otherwise define “alien” or “principal place of business.” (2) “Goods or technology” means (A) nuclear materials and equipment, sensitive nuclear technology as defined in section 3203, items designated by the President under 42 U.S.C. 2139a(c), and technical assistance requiring authorization under 42 U.S.C. 2077(b); and (B), for exports from a country other than the United States, goods or technology that would fit (A) if exported from the United States. (3) “IAEA safeguards” means safeguards in an agreement between a country and the International Atomic Energy Agency authorized by Article III(A)(5) of that agency's statute. (4) “Nuclear explosive device” means an assembled or disassembled device designed to release nuclear energy instantly from special nuclear material in an amount greater than the energy from detonating 1 pound of TNT. (5) “Non-nuclear-weapon state” means a country that is not a nuclear-weapon state as defined by Article IX(3) of the Non-Proliferation Treaty signed at Washington, London, and Moscow on July 1, 1968. (6) “Special nuclear material” has the meaning in 42 U.S.C. 2014(aa). (7) “United States person” means (A) a United States citizen or an alien admitted for permanent residence, or (B) a nongovernment corporation, partnership, or other entity that is not a foreign person. This section does not otherwise define “alien.” (8) “Unsafeguarded special nuclear material” means special nuclear material held in violation of IAEA safeguards or not covered by them, excluding material that could be exported from the United States under a Nuclear Regulatory Commission general license.