The provision, collection or facilitation of funds or other material resources with the knowledge or intent that they will be used, in whole or in part, to carry out an act of terrorism or to support a terrorist organization. It is prosecuted as a standalone offense distinct from carrying out an act of terrorism itself, allowing authorities to intervene against financiers, fundraisers and material support networks who never directly participate in violence, and is addressed internationally through instruments including the United Nations International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of 1999 and the Financial Action Task Force's standards for national anti-terrorist-financing regimes. Enforcement typically combines criminal prosecution with financial measures such as asset freezes and the designation of individuals and organizations on international sanctions lists.
Facts
Classification CodeUnited States: 18 U.S.C. 2339C(a)(1), Prohibitions against the financing of terrorism. 1 Typical PenaltyA fine, or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both. 1 Elements of OffenseDirectly or indirectly, unlawfully and willfully providing or collecting funds with the intention or knowledge that they are to be used, in full or in part, to carry out a qualifying terrorist act, under a jurisdictional circumstance the statute specifies. 1 Jurisdiction VariationInternationally, the UN International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General Assembly in 1999 and in force since 2002, obliges states parties to either prosecute or extradite anyone within their jurisdiction alleged to have committed the offense. 2 Classification
Offense GradeSerious or Indictable Offense 1 Connections
Has Offense Grade
Entity-backed identity for the offense-grade enum value this offense already carries, resolved to a crime concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The offense-grade fact itself stays on the offense unchanged.
Sources
1. 18 U.S. Code section 2339C (Cornell LII)
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute18 U.S.C. 2339C(a)(1), caption
Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), by any means, directly or indirectly, unlawfully and willfully provides or collects funds with the intention that such funds be used, or with the knowledge that such funds are to be used, in full or in part, in order to carry out
18 U.S.C. 2339C(a)(1), conduct clause
Whoever, in a circumstance described in subsection (b), by any means, directly or indirectly, unlawfully and willfully provides or collects funds with the intention that such funds be used, or with the knowledge that such funds are to be used, in full or in part, in order to carry out
18 U.S.C. 2339C(d)(1), penalty clause
Whoever violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both.
View the Source 2. International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Wikipedia)
Wikipediaconvention obligations sectionQuote, convention obligations section
State Parties to either prosecute or extradite any individual within their jurisdiction who is alleged to have committed an offence as defined under Article 2.
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