Sec. 5. Definitions
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In this Act— the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Finance, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate; the term foreign media entity means any media organization that— is owned, controlled, funded, or operated, in whole or in part, by a foreign government or an entity designated pursuant to United States sanctions law; is designated by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, as an instrument of foreign state propaganda or foreign malign influence operations; or acts on behalf of, or in coordination with, a sanctioned foreign person to disseminate disinformation, suppress dissent, or engage in state-sponsored information operations; the term knowingly means that a person has actual knowledge of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result, or should have known of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result; the term material support or media services includes the provision of content, editorial services, journalistic contributions, photographs, video footage, syndicated materials, production infrastructure, backend technology, distribution platforms, or any service or resource that directly enables the broadcast, publication, or dissemination of information; and the term United States person means— a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including any foreign branch of such entity; and any person physically present in the United States.