Sec. 9. Definitions

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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. The term concentrated means— a supply chain for a covered article— that is under any form of control or influence by a country of concern; that is subject to undue manipulation by a country of concern; or for which 30 percent of the production of such covered article occurs in a single foreign country that is located outside of the Western Hemisphere; or a covered article for which more than 50 percent of the supply of such article in the United States is imported from a foreign country that is located outside of the Western Hemisphere.

The term country of concern means a country— in which a concentrated supply chain for a covered article is located; that poses a significant national security threat to the United States; that does not have a democratically elected government or a market economy; or that commits crimes against humanity or genocide. The term covered article means any material (including minerals, metals, and advanced processed materials), commodity, product, service, process, or manufacturing equipment that— the Director of the National Manufacturing Security and Resiliency Council determines is essential— to the critical infrastructure of the United States; or to the ability of the United States to respond to a covered emergency; is included in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–6b ); the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines is essential to the National Health Security Strategy described in section 2802 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–1 ); or is a critical component, critical technology item, or material as defined in section 702 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4552 ).

The term covered emergency means— a public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ); an event for which the President declares a major disaster or an emergency under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191); or a national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ).

The term critical infrastructure has the meaning given the term in section 1016(e) of the USA PATRIOT Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e) ). The term manufacturing facilities has the meaning given the term facilities in section 702 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4552 ). The term Western Hemisphere means a country— that has a democratically elected government and a market economy; and that is one of the following countries: Anguilla. Antigua and Barbuda. Argentina. Aruba.

The Bahamas. Barbados. Belize. Bermuda. Bolivia. Brazil. The British Virgin Islands. Canada. Chile. Colombia. Costa Rica. Dominica. Dominican Republic. Ecuador. El Salvador. Grenada. Guatemala. Guyana. Haiti. Honduras. Jamaica. Mexico. Montserrat. Netherlands Antilles. Nicaragua. Panama. Paraguay. Peru. Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Lucia. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Suriname. Trinidad and Tobago. Turks and Caicos Islands. Uruguay. The sovereign government recognized by the United States in Venezuela.

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