31 CFR § 850.229 - U.S. person.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s850.229"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 850.229 - U.S. person."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "850.229"
section_name: "U.S. person."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF INVESTMENT SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "850"
part_name: "PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO U.S. INVESTMENTS IN CERTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS IN COUNTRIES OF CONCERN"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "50 U.S.C. 1701  E.O. 14105, 88 FR 54867, 31 U.S.C. 321."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 90462, Nov. 15, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "850"
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# 850.229 U.S. person.

The term *U.S. person* means any United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including any foreign branch of any such entity, or any person in the United States.