75-3740i. Definitions.

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75-3740i. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 75-3740h , and amendments thereto:

(a)"Company" means any:

(1)For-profit corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association, sole proprietorship or other organization, including any:

(A)Subsidiary of such company, a majority ownership interest of which is held by such company;

(B)parent company that holds a majority ownership interest of such company;

(C)other affiliate or business association of such company whose primary purpose is to make a profit; and

(D)representative agent of such company; or

(2)nonprofit organization.

(1)"Country of concern" means the following:

(A)People's republic of China, including the Hong Kong special administrative region;

(B)republic of Cuba;

(C)islamic republic of Iran;

(D)democratic people's republic of Korea;

(E)Russian federation; and

(F)Bolivarian republic of Venezuela.

(2)"Country of concern" does not include the republic of China (Taiwan).

(1)"Critical component" means those components or subcomponents that are:

(A)Distinct and serviceable articles; and

(B)the primary component or subcomponent of an identifiable process or subprocess necessary to the recording, storing or transmitting of data or any other form of information.

(2)"Critical component" includes any software installed in a drone or in any device or network device used in support of the operations of a drone.

(d)"Domicile" means the country where a:

(1)Company is organized;

(2)company completes a substantial portion of its business; or

(3)majority of a company's ownership interest is held.

(e)"Drone" means an unmanned aircraft that is controlled remotely by a human operator or operates autonomously through computer software or other programming.

(f)"Foreign principal" means:

(1)The government or any official of the government of a country of concern;

(2)any political party, subdivision thereof or any member of a political party of a country of concern;

(3)any corporation, partnership, association, organization or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a country of concern. "Foreign principal" includes any subsidiary owned or wholly controlled by any such entity;

(4)any agent of or any entity otherwise under the control of a country of concern;

(5)any individual whose residence is in a country of concern and who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; or

(6)any individual, entity or combination thereof described in paragraphs

(1)through

(5)that has a controlling interest in any company formed for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing, transporting or selling critical components for drones and related services and equipment.

(g)"Governmental agency" means the state or any political or taxing subdivision of the state or any office, agency or instrumentality thereof.