(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 App. U.S.C. 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.
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