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Section 2339A outlaws:\n\n(1) whoever\n(2) [knowingly] \n(3)(a) attempting to,\n(b) conspiring to, or\n(c) actually\n(4)(a) providing material support or resources, or\n(b) concealing or disguising\n(i) the nature,\n(ii) location,\n(iii) source, or\n(iv) ownership of material support or resources\n(5) knowing or intending that they be used\n(a) in preparation for,\n(b) in carrying out,\n(c) in preparation for concealment of an escape from, or\n(d) in carrying out the concealment of an escape from\n(6) an offense identified as a federal crime of terrorism.\n\nSection 2339B outlaws:\n(1) whoever\n(2) knowingly\n(3)(a) attempting to provide,\n(b) conspiring to provide, or\n(c) actually providing\n(4) material support or resources\n(5) to a foreign terrorist organization\n(6) knowing that the organization\n(a) has been designated a foreign terrorist organization, or\n(b) engages, or has engaged, in \u201cterrorism\u201d or \u201cterrorist activity.\u201d\n\nThe sections use a common definition for the term \u201cmaterial support or resources\u201d: any service or tangible or intangible property. The Supreme Court in Humanitarian Law Project upheld Section 2339B, as applied, against challenges that it was unconstitutionally vague and inconsistent with the First Amendment\u2019s freedom of speech and freedom of association requirements. Violations of Section 2339A are punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years; violations of Section 2339B by imprisonment for not more than 20 years. Although neither section creates a civil cause of action for victims, treble damages and attorneys\u2019 fees may be available for some victims under 18 U.S.C. \u00a72333. Section 2339B has two extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions. One is general (there is extraterritorial jurisdiction over an offense under this section) and the other descriptive (there is extraterritorial jurisdiction over an offender under this section if the offender is a U.S. national, etc.). Section 2339A has no such provisions, but it is likely applicable overseas at least in cases in which its predicate offenses have extraterritorial reach. This report is an abridged version of CRS Report R41333, Terrorist Material Support: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. \u00a72339A and \u00a72339B, by Charles Doyle, without some of the discussion, the footnotes, and much of the attributions of authority and quotations found there.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R41334", "sha1": "48408906a7f6cf29915bc9f2779bf462030e6c56", "filename": "files/20161208_R41334_48408906a7f6cf29915bc9f2779bf462030e6c56.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R41334", "sha1": "25cc877ca93661a0697c77f8994a8b0d03cc306e", "filename": "files/20161208_R41334_25cc877ca93661a0697c77f8994a8b0d03cc306e.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "EveryCRSReport.com", "id": 372062, "date": "2010-07-19", "retrieved": "2016-04-06T22:16:33.029974", "title": "Terrorist Material Support: A Sketch of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B", "summary": "The material support statutes, 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B, have been among the most frequently prosecuted federal anti-terrorism statutes. Section 2339A outlaws:\n(1)(a) attempting to,\n(b) conspiring to, or\n(c) actually\n(2)(a) providing material support or resources, or\n(b) concealing or disguising\n(i) the nature,\n(ii) location, \n(iii) source, or \n(iv) ownership\nof material support or resources \n(3) knowing or intending that they be used \n(a) in preparation for, \n(b) in carrying out,\n(c) in preparation for concealment of an escape from, or\n(d) in carrying out the concealment of an escape from\n(4) an offense identified as a federal crime of terrorism.\n\nSection 2339B outlaws: \n(1)(a) attempting to provide, \n(b) conspiring to provide, or \n(c) actually providing\n(2) material support or resources\n(3) to a foreign terrorist organization\n(4) knowing that the organization\n(a) has been designated a foreign terrorist organization, or \n(b) engages, or has engaged, in \u201cterrorism\u201d or \u201cterrorist activity.\u201d \nThe sections use a common definition for the term \u201cmaterial support or resources:\u201d any service or tangible or intangible property. The Supreme Court recently held that the forms of material support in the challenge before it were not unconstitutionally vague nor was their proscription inconsistent with the First Amendment\u2019s freedom of speech and freedom of association requirements. Violations of either section are punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years. Although neither section creates a civil cause of action for victims, treble damages and attorneys fees may be available for some victims under 18 U.S.C. 2333. Section 2339B has two extraterritorial jurisdiction provisions. One is general (there is extraterritorial jurisdiction over an offense under this section) and the other descriptive (there is extraterritorial jurisdiction over an offender under this section if the offender is a U.S. national, etc.). Section 2339A has no such provisions, but is likely applicable at a minimum when an offender or victim is a U.S. national; the offense has an impact in the United States; the offense is committed against U.S. national interests; or the offense is universally condemned. This an abridged version of CRS Report R41333, Terrorist Material Support: An Overview of 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B, without the footnotes, citations to authority, and appendixes found in the longer report.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORTS", "active": true, "formats": [ { "format": "HTML", "encoding": "utf-8", "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/R41334", "sha1": "f9ea9422ad62d872f71000754db03a1ca6bbeccf", "filename": "files/20100719_R41334_f9ea9422ad62d872f71000754db03a1ca6bbeccf.html", "images": null }, { "format": "PDF", "encoding": null, "url": "http://www.crs.gov/Reports/pdf/R41334", "sha1": "d6120437cada3dca6d9aabb0afc32f65d65d3561", "filename": "files/20100719_R41334_d6120437cada3dca6d9aabb0afc32f65d65d3561.pdf", "images": null } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law", "Intelligence and National Security" ] }