; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3) Basic Law The term Basic Law means the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. (4) China The term China means the People's Republic of China. (5) Entity The term entity means a partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, organization, network, group, or subgroup, or any other form of business collaboration. (6) Financial institution The term financial institution means a financial institution specified in section 5312(a)(2) of title 31, United States Code. (7) Foreign financial institution (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term foreign financial institution means any foreign entity that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or agent, including— (i) a depository institution; (ii) a bank; (iii) a savings bank; (iv) a money service business; (v) a trust company; (vi) a securities broker or dealer; (vii) a commodity futures and options broker or dealer; (viii) a forward contract or foreign exchange merchant; (ix) a securities or commodities exchange; (x) a clearing corporation; (xi) an investment company; (xii) an employee benefit plan; (xiii) a dealer in precious metals, stones, or jewels