Sec. 109. Definitions

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In this title: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. The term financial institution means a financial institution specified in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (M), or

(Z)of section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code. 7 The term G7 means the countries that are member of the informal Group of 7, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The term Russian sovereign asset means any of the following: Funds and other property of— the Central Bank of the Russian Federation; the Russian Direct Investment Fund; or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. Any sovereign funds of the Russian Federation held in a financial institution that is wholly owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation. Any other funds or other property wholly owned or controlled by the Government of the Russian Federation, including by any subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of that government. The term United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. The term United States financial institution means a financial institution organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an institution.