1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. (2) Foreign person The term foreign person means a person that is not a United States person. (3) Illicit trade in tobacco products or their precursors The term illicit trade in tobacco products or their precursors means any practice or conduct prohibited by law that relates to production, shipment, receipt, possession, distribution, sale, or purchase of tobacco products or their precursors, including any practice or conduct intended to facilitate such activity. (4) Person The term person means an individual or entity. (5) United States person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States