31 CFR § 561.312 - Act of international terrorism.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s561.312"
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title: "31 CFR § 561.312 - Act of international terrorism."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "561.312"
section_name: "Act of international terrorism."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "561"
part_name: "IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; 22 U.S.C. 8501-8551, 8701-8795; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); E.O. 12957, 60 FR 14615, 3 CFR, 1995 Comp., p. 332; E.O. 13553, 75 FR 60567, 3 CFR, 2010 Comp., p. 253; E.O. 13599, 77 FR 6659, 3 CFR, 2012 Comp., p. 215; E.O. 13846, 83 FR 38939, 3 CFR, 2018 Comp., p. 854; E.O. 13871, 84 FR 20761, 3 CFR, 2019 Comp., p. 309."
regulatory_source: "77 FR 11726, Feb. 27, 2012, unless otherwise noted."
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# 561.312 Act of international terrorism.

The term *act of* *international terrorism* has the same definition as that provided under section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note). As of February 27, 2012, the term *act of* *international terrorism* means an act which is violent or dangerous to human life and that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state and which appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping.