; and (B) includes a foreign state (as such term is defined in section 1603 of title 28, United States Code). (4) Illicit proliferation The term illicit proliferation refers to any illicit activity to produce, manufacture, distribute, sell, or knowingly finance or transport. (5) Knowingly The term knowingly has the meaning given that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–172 ; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note). (6) United states person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen; (B) a permanent resident alien of the United States; (C) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (D) a person in the United States.