Foreign Terrorist Organization
law & sanctions. Also FTO
A designation made by the US Secretary of State under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act for a foreign organisation that engages in terrorism, or keeps the capability and intent to, and threatens US nationals or US national security. Congress is notified seven days before designation. It is a crime to knowingly provide a designated group with material support. Groups designated include the TTP and the Haqqani network.12
Linked from 4 pages across CUPA.
Sources
- Foreign Terrorist Organizations. US Department of State. Official
- The Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) List (IF10613). Congressional Research Service. Official
