§ 2332d. — Financial transactions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 18USC2332d]
TITLE 18--CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I--CRIMES
CHAPTER 113B--TERRORISM
Sec. 2332d. Financial transactions
(a) Offense.--Except as provided in regulations issued by the
Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
whoever, being a United States person, knowing or having reasonable
cause to know that a country is designated under section 6(j) of the
Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405) as a country
supporting international terrorism, engages in a financial transaction
with the government of that country, shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section--
(1) the term ``financial transaction'' has the same meaning as
in section 1956(c)(4); and
(2) the term ``United States person'' means any--
(A) United States citizen or national;
(B) permanent resident alien;
(C) juridical person organized under the laws of the United
States; or
(D) any person in the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 104-132, title III, Sec. 321(a), Apr. 24, 1996, 110 Stat.
1254; amended Pub. L. 107-273, div. B, title IV, Sec. 4002(a)(5), Nov.
2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1806.)
Codification
Another section 2332d was renumbered section 2332e of this title.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-273 inserted ``of 1979'' after
``Export Administration Act''.
Effective Date
Section 321(c) of Pub. L. 104-132 provided that: ``The amendments
made by this section [enacting this section] shall become effective 120
days after the date of enactment of this Act [Apr. 24, 1996].''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2516 of this title.
