18 U.S.C. § 2339A : US Code - Section 2339A: Providing material support to terrorists

Search 18 U.S.C. § 2339A : US Code - Section 2339A: Providing material support to terrorists

(a) Offense. - Whoever provides material support or resources or
conceals or disguises the nature, location, source, or ownership of
material support or resources, knowing or intending that they are
to be used in preparation for, or in carrying out, a violation of
section 32, 37, 81, 175, 229, 351, 831, 842(m) or (n), 844(f) or
(i), 930(c), 956, 1114, 1116, 1203, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1366, 1751,
1992, 1993, 2155, 2156, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2332f, or
2340A of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(42 U.S.C. 2284), section 46502 or 60123(b) of title 49, or any
offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) (except for sections 2339A
and 2339B) or in preparation for, or in carrying out, the
concealment of an escape from the commission of any such violation,
or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under
this title, imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both, and, if the
death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of
years or for life. A violation of this section may be prosecuted in
any Federal judicial district in which the underlying offense was
committed, or in any other Federal judicial district as provided by
law.
(b) Definitions. - As used in this section -
(1) the term "material support or resources" means any
property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency
or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial
services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance,
safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications
equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives,
personnel (1 or more individuals who may be or include oneself),
and transportation, except medicine or religious materials;
(2) the term "training" means instruction or teaching designed
to impart a specific skill, as opposed to general knowledge; and
(3) the term "expert advice or assistance" means advice or
assistance derived from scientific, technical or other
specialized knowledge.