As used in this chapter—
(1) the
term “international terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a
violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that
would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United
States or of any State;
(B) appear
to be intended—
(i) to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to
influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to
affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or
kidnapping; and
(C) occur
primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the United States, or
transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are
accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the
locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum;
(2) the
term “national of the United States” has the meaning given such term in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
(3) the
term “person” means any individual or entity capable of holding a legal or
beneficial interest in property;
(4) the
term “act of war” means any act occurring in the course of—
(A) declared war;
(B) armed
conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or
(C) armed
conflict between military forces of any origin; and
(5) the
term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the
criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear
to be intended—
(i) to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to
influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to
affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or
kidnapping; and
(C) occur
primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.