(a) For the purpose of this section:

(1) “Covered Nation” means

(i) the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea;

(ii) the People’s Republic of China;

(iii) the Russian Federation; and

(iv) the Islamic Republic of Iran

(2) “Federal Supply Class (FSC) 5962, Electronic Microcircuit” means

(i) a small circuit having a high equivalent circuit element density, which is considered as a single part composed of interconnected elements placed and/or formed on or within a single substrate to perform an electronic circuit function. The elements may be formed on or within a semiconductor material substrate. They may consist of conductive film(s) formed on an insulating substrate or may be a combination of one or both of these types with discrete elements;

(ii) designed specifically to generate, modify, or process electrical signals included in FSC 5962;

(iii) a supply class identified as being high-risk for counterfeiting; and

(iv) includes Integrated Circuit Devices; Integrated Circuit Modules, Integrated Electronic Devices: Hybrid, Magnetic, Molecular, Opto-Electronic, and Thin Film.