(2) As used in this subsection, a “United States person” means a national of the United States (as defined in section 101 of the “AI , Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. § 1101)) or any corpo- : ration, partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust, The Forei isn unincorporated organization, or sole proprietorship organized under Co rrupt the laws of the United States or any State, territory, possession, or com- Practices Act monwealth of the United States, or any political subdivision thereof. 15 US.C. § 78dd-3 Prohibited foreign trade practices by persons (A) (i) influencing any act or decision of such foreign official, politi- other than issuers or domestic concerns cal party, party official, or candidate in his or its official capacity, (ii) inducing such foreign ofhcial, political party, party official, or candi- (a) Prohibition date to do or omit to do any act in violation of the lawful duty of such foreign official, political party, party official, or candidate, or (iii) It shall be unlawful for any person other than an issuer that is subject securing any improper advantage; or to section 78dd-1 [Section 30A of the Exchange Act] of this title or a domestic concern, or for any officer, director, employee, or agent of (B) inducing such foreign official, political party, party official, or can- such person or any stockholder thereof acting on behalf of such per- didate to use his or its influence with a foreign government or instru- son, while in the territory of the United States, corruptly to make use mentality thereof to affect or influence any act or decision of such gov- of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce or ernment or instrumentality, in order to assist such person in obtaining to do any other act in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or retaining business for or with, or directing business to, any person. or authorization of the payment of any money, or offer, gift, promise to give, or