Sec. 12. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. The term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth.
The term LGBTQI means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex. The term member of a vulnerable group means, with respect to an alien, that such alien— is under 21 years of age or over 60 years of age; is pregnant; identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex; is a victim or witness of a crime; has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights claim in Federal or State court; has a serious mental or physical illness or disability; has been determined by an asylum officer in an interview conducted under section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B) ) to have a credible fear of persecution; or has been determined by an immigration judge or the Secretary of Homeland Security to be experiencing severe trauma or to be a survivor of torture or gender-based violence, based on information obtained during intake, from the alien’s attorney or legal service provider, or through credible self-reporting.
The term sexual orientation means actual or perceived homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.
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