§ 3508. — Definitions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3508]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 66--AGRICULTURAL FOREIGN INVESTMENT DISCLOSURE
Sec. 3508. Definitions
For purposes of this chapter--
(1) the term ``agricultural land'' means any land located in one
or more States and used for agricultural, forestry, or timber
production purposes as determined by the Secretary under regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary;
(2) the term ``foreign government'' means any government other
than the Federal Government or any government of a State or a
political subdivision of a State;
(3) the term ``foreign person'' means--
(A) any individual--
(i) who is not a citizen or national of the United
States;
(ii) who is not a citizen of the Northern Mariana
Islands or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; or
(iii) who is not lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence, or paroled into the United States,
under the Immigration and Nationality Act [8 U.S.C. 1101 et
seq.];
(B) any person, other than an individual or a government,
which is created or organized under the laws of a foreign
government or which has its principal place of business located
outside of all the States;
(C) any person, other than an individual or a government--
(i) which is created or organized under the laws of any
State; and
(ii) in which, as determined by the Secretary under
regulations which the Secretary shall prescribe, a
significant interest or substantial control is directly or
indirectly held--
(I) by any individual referred to in subparagraph
(A);
(II) by any person referred to in subparagraph (B);
(III) by any foreign government; or
(IV) by any combination of such individuals,
persons, or governments; and
(D) any foreign government;
(4) the term ``person'' includes any individual, corporation,
company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock
company, trust, estate, or any other legal entity;
(5) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture;
and
(6) the term ``State'' means any of the several States, the
District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any other territory or
possession of the United States.
(Pub. L. 95-460, Sec. 9, Oct. 14, 1978, 92 Stat. 1266.)
References in Text
The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in par.
(3)(A)(iii), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, as amended,
which is classified principally to chapter 12 (Sec. 1101 et seq.) of
Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act
to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8
and Tables.
Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note
set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular
Possessions.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 608c of this title.
