---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 8541"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "8541"
heading: "Definitions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/8541"
units:
  - "Chapter 92 — Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment"
  - "Subchapter III — Prevention of Diversion of Certain Goods, Services, and Technologies to Iran"
---

# §8541. Definitions


In this subchapter:

- (1) **Allow—** The term “allow”, with respect to the [diversion](#4) through a country of goods, services, or technologies, means the [government](#7) of the country knows or has reason to know that the territory of the country is being used for such [diversion](#4).
- (2) **Appropriate congressional committees—** The term “[appropriate congressional committees](/usc/22/8511.md?p=2)” means—
  - (A) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
  - (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.
- (3) **Commerce Control List—** The term “Commerce Control List” means the list maintained pursuant to part 774 of the [Export Administration Regulations](#6) (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
- (4) **Divert; diversion—** The terms “divert” and “diversion” refer to the transfer or release, directly or indirectly, of a good, service, or technology to an [end-user](#5) or an [intermediary](#8) that is not an authorized recipient of the good, service, or technology.
- (5) **End-user—** The term “end-user”, with respect to a good, service, or technology, means the [person](/usc/22/8531.md?p=4) that receives and ultimately uses the good, service, or technology.
- (6) **Export Administration Regulations—** The term “Export Administration Regulations” means subchapter C of chapter VII of [title 15](/usc/15.md), Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
- (7) **Government—** The term “government” includes any agency or instrumentality of a government.
- (8) **Intermediary—** The term “intermediary” means a [person](/usc/22/8531.md?p=4) that receives a good, service, or technology while the good, service, or technology is in transit to the [end-user](#5) of the good, service, or technology.
- (9) **International Traffic in Arms Regulations—** The term “International Traffic in Arms Regulations” means subchapter M of chapter I of [title 22](/usc/22.md), Code of Federal Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).
- (10) **Iran—** The term “[Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3)” includes the [Government](#7) of [Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3) and any agency or instrumentality of [Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3).
- (11) **Iranian end-user—** The term “Iranian end-user” means an [end-user](#5) that is the [Government](#7) of [Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3) or a [person](/usc/22/8531.md?p=4) in, or an agency or instrumentality of, [Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3).
- (12) **Iranian intermediary—** The term “Iranian intermediary” means an [intermediary](#8) that is the [Government](#7) of [Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3) or a [person](/usc/22/8531.md?p=4) in, or an agency or instrumentality of, [Iran](/usc/22/8531.md?p=3).
- (13) **State sponsor of terrorism—** The term “state sponsor of terrorism” means any country the [government](#7) of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeatedly provided [support](/usc/22/7432.md?p=12) for acts of international terrorism pursuant to—
  - (A) [section 4605(j)(1)(A)](/usc/22/4605.md)[^1] of title 50 (or any successor thereto);
  - (B) [section 2780(d) of this title](/usc/22/2780.md?p=d); or
  - (C) [section 2371(a) of this title](/usc/22/2371.md?p=a).
- (14) **United States Munitions List—** The term “United States Munitions List” means the list maintained pursuant to part 121 of the [International Traffic in Arms Regulations](#9) (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling).

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 111–195, title III, § 301, July 1, 2010, 124 Stat. 1345.)

## Notes

### Termination of Section

For termination of section, see section 8551(a) of this title.

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50, referred to in par. (13)(A), was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XVII, § 1766(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2232. Provisions similar to those in former section 4605(j)(1)(A) of title 50 can be found in section 4813(c)(1)(A)(i) of title 50, as enacted by Pub. L. 115–232.