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The following is a list of regulations and organizations often mentioned in the documents or reports contained on this site.

Press Releases
Statement by Secretary Snow on Charitable Giving During Ramadan
Released by Department of the Treasury Office of Public Affairs
October 19, 2004

Executive Orders

Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism 

Fact Sheets on Terrorist Financing Executive Order
Contain a general summary of authorities of Executive Order 13224.
--September 24, 2001 White House fact sheet.
--December 20, 2002 Department of State fact sheet.

Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995
Prohibiting Transactions With Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process  

Executive Order 13099 of August 20, 1998
Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process (amending the Annex to Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 1995)

Regulations Related to Foreign Terrorist Organizations - 31 CFR Part 597

Terrorist Exclusion List
Section 411 of the USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 (8 U.S.C. § 1182) authorizes the Secretary of State, in consultation with or upon the request of the Attorney General, to designate terrorist organizations for immigration purposes.  This authority is known as the “Terrorist Exclusion List (TEL)” authority. A TEL designation bolsters homeland security efforts by facilitating the USG's ability to exclude aliens associated with entities on the TEL from entering the United States.

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons
Continually updated list of individuals designated as Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons by the US Government because of terrorist activities or links to terrorism.

UN 1267 Sanctions Committee

The New Consolidated List of Individuals and Entities Belonging to or Associated with the Taliban and Al-Qaida Organisation as Established and Maintained by the 1267 Committee

Reports from Member States pursuant to paragraph 6 of Resolution 1455 (2003)

UN Counter-Terrorism Committee

Documents related to the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee; Member State Submissions

Testimony and Reports

9/11 Commission Report Recommendations 
E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs
Testimony before the House International Relations Committee
Washington, DC
August 19, 2004

Role of West Africa in our Energy Security
Paul Simons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Sanctions and Commodity Policy
Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion 
Washington, DC
July 15, 2004

U.S. Interagency Efforts To Combat Terrorist Financing 
George Glass, Director of The Office of Terrorism Finance and Sanctions Policy 
Testimony before The House Committee on Government Reform's Subcommittee on Technology and Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census 
Washington, DC
December 15, 2003

International Dimension of Combating the Financing of Terrorism
E. Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs
Testimony to House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights
Washington, DC
March 26, 2003

Patterns of Global Terrorism
The annual "Patterns of Global Terrorism" report is submitted in compliance with title 22, section 2656f(a) of the United States Code, which requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act, as well as other information required by section (a)(3) and (4) of the Act concerning foreign countries' cooperation with the United States in certain aspects of counter terrorism.

Legislation and Regulations

USA PATRIOT Act, Public Law No. 107-56 (enacted October 26, 2001)
Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001

Thomas: Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001
This site was begun in September 2001 as a way of keeping the public readily apprised of legislation related to the terrorist attack on the United States that month. The selection  is necessarily subjective, as the September 11th attack had a ripple effect on legislation in the second session of the 107th Congress, making boundaries difficult to draw. The site will not be updated after the conclusion of the 107th.

International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”)

Terrorism Sanctions Regulations - 31 CFR Part 595

Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act of 2002 and Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Convention Implementation Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-197 (June 25, 2002)

Websites of U.S. Government Agencies Administering Sanctions or Export Controls

Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for most export control programs.

Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for most terrorist states and other special programs.

Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (PM/DTC) for military-related items.

Other Executive Branch Websites of Interest

U.S. Department of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
Contains information about US policy and efforts to combat terrorism.

U.S. Department of State Rewards for Justice Program
Contains information about the Rewards for Justice Program.  In general, this program  offers rewards of up to $5 million for information leading to an arrest or conviction of any  individual for conspiring, aiding, abetting or committing an act of international terrorism against U.S. persons or property or the prevention, frustration or favorable resolution  thereof.  With respect to Usama bin Laden and other key al Qa'ida leaders, however,  Secretary Powell has authorized a reward of up to $25 million.