Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate ; the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives . The term crime of violence has the meaning given that term in section 16 of title 18, United States Code.
The term felony means— a crime classified as a felony in the convicting jurisdiction, excluding State or local offenses for which an essential element was the alien’s immigration status; or in the case of an offense under section 276 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1326 ), or other immigration-related offense that the Secretary may designate by regulation, an offense for which the term of imprisonment imposed on the defendant exceeded 1 year.
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