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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 7001 (Introduced in House) — To protect and promote the freedom of the press globally. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term foreign person means an individual who is not— a United States citizen; or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States. The term internationally-recognized right to the freedom of expression means those rights described in Article 19 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The term knowingly means, with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.
The term major non-NATO ally means a country designated as a major non-NATO ally under section 517 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321k ).
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