1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Human Rights Defense Act of 2018 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) Gender identity The term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth. (3) Intersex The term intersex means individuals born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads, or chromosome patterns) that vary from typical binary notions of male or female bodies and is an umbrella term used to describe a wide range of natural bodily variations. (4) LGBTI The term LGBTI means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex. (5) Sex characteristics The term sex characteristics means the chromosomal, gonadal, or anatomical features of a person, including— (A) primary characteristics, such as reproductive organs and genitalia, chromosomal structures, or hormones