Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 31 - Money and Finance: Treasury |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Money and Finance |
Chapter VIII - Office of Investment Security, Department of the Treasury |
Part 800 - Regulations Pertaining to Certain Investments in the United States by Foreign Persons |
Subpart B - Definitions |
§ 800.225 - Hold.
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§ 800.225 United States.
The term United States or U.S. means the United States of America, the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, dependency, or possession of the United States, or any subdivision of the foregoing, and includes the Outer Continental Shelf, as defined in 43 U.S.C. 1331(a). For purposes of these regulations and their examples, an entity organized under the laws of the United States of America, one of the States, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, dependency, or possession of the United States is an entity organized “in the United States.”
Hold.
The terms hold(s) and holding mean legal or beneficial ownership, whether direct or indirect, whether through fiduciaries, agents, or other means.