PUBLIC LAW 106-279—OCT. 6, 2000 114 STAT. 827 (7) CENTRAL AUTHORiTY.The term "central authority" means the entity designated as such by any Convention country under Article 6(1) of the Convention. (8) CENTRAL AUTHORITY FUNCTION. —The term "central authority function" means any duty required to be carried out by a central authority under the Convention. (9) CONVENTION.—The term "Convention" means the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, done at The Hague on May 29, 1993. (10) CONVENTION ADOPTION.— The term "Convention adoption" means an adoption of a child resident in a foreign country party to the Convention by a United States citizen, or an adoption of a child resident in the United States by an individual residing in another Convention country. (11) CONVENTION RECORD.— The term "Convention record" means any item, collection, or grouping of information contained in an electronic or physical document, an electronic collection of data, a photograph, an audio or video tape, or any other information storage medium of any type whatever that contains information about a specific past, current, or prospective Convention adoption (regardless of whether the adoption was made final) that has been preserved in accordance with section 401(a) by the Secretary of State or the Attorney General. (12) CONVENTION COUNTRY. — The term "Convention country" means a country party to the Convention. (13) OTHER CONVENTION COUNTRY.—The term "other Convention country" means a Convention country other than the United States. (14) PERSON. —The term "person" shall have the meaning provided in section 1 of title 1, United States Code, and shall not include any agency of government or tribal government entity. (15) PERSON WITH AN OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL INTEREST.— The term "person with an ownership or control interest" has the meaning given such term in section 1124(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-3). (16) SECRETARY. —The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of State. (17) STATE.— The term "State" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. TITLE I—UNITED STATES CENTRAL AUTHORITY SEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CENTRAL AUTHORITY. 42 USC 14911. (a) IN GENERAL. —For purposes of the Convention and this Act- (1) the Department of State shall serve as the central authority of the United States; and (2) the Secretary shall serve as the head of the central authority of the United States. (b) PERFORMANCE OF CENTRAL AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS.—
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