; or (2) to modify the exceptional access policy of the Fund if such modification would allow the Fund to provide funding under such policy to any country specified in subsection (b). (b) Countries specified The countries specified in this subsection are the following: (1) The People's Republic of China. (2) The Russian Federation. (3) The Islamic Republic of Iran. (4) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (5) Cuba. (6) Venezuela. (7) Nicaragua. (8) Afghanistan, while under control of the Taliban. (c) Taliban defined In this section, the term Taliban means— (1) the entity known as the Taliban, operating in Afghanistan, and designated as a specially designated global terrorist under Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism); or (2) a successor entity of the entity described in paragraph (1).