<section xmlns="http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" style="-uslm-lc:I80" id="id75145810-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s2339A"><num value="2339A">§ 2339A.</num><heading> Providing material support to terrorists</heading><subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id75145811-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s2339A/a"><num value="a">(a)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Offense</inline>.—</heading><content>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, 1091, 1114, 1116, 1203, 1361, 1362, 1363, 1366, 1751, 1992, 2155, 2156, 2280, 2281, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, 2332f, 2340A, or 2442 of this title, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2284">42 U.S.C. 2284</ref>), 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.</content>
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<subsection style="-uslm-lc:I11" class="indent0" id="id75145812-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s2339A/b"><num value="b">(b)</num><heading> <inline class="small-caps">Definitions</inline>.—</heading><chapeau>As used in this section—</chapeau><paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id75145813-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s2339A/b/1"><num value="1">(1)</num><content> 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;</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id75145814-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s2339A/b/2"><num value="2">(2)</num><content> the term “training” means instruction or teaching designed to impart a specific skill, as opposed to general knowledge; and</content>
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<paragraph style="-uslm-lc:I12" class="indent1" id="id75145815-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf" identifier="/us/usc/t18/s2339A/b/3"><num value="3">(3)</num><content> the term “expert advice or assistance” means advice or assistance derived from scientific, technical or other specialized knowledge.</content>
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</subsection>
<sourceCredit id="id75145816-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf">(Added <ref href="/us/pl/103/322/tXII/s120005/a">Pub. L. 103–322, title XII, § 120005(a)</ref>, <date date="1994-09-13">Sept. 13, 1994</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/108/2022">108 Stat. 2022</ref>; amended <ref href="/us/pl/104/132/tIII/s323">Pub. L. 104–132, title III, § 323</ref>, <date date="1996-04-24">Apr. 24, 1996</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/110/1255">110 Stat. 1255</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/104/294/tVI">Pub. L. 104–294, title VI</ref>, §§ 601(b)(2), (s)(2), (3), 604(b)(5), <date date="1996-10-11">Oct. 11, 1996</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/110/3498">110 Stat. 3498</ref>, 3502, 3506; <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/tVIII">Pub. L. 107–56, title VIII</ref>, §§ 805(a), 810(c), 811(f), <date date="2001-10-26">Oct. 26, 2001</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/115/377">115 Stat. 377</ref>, 380, 381; <ref href="/us/pl/107/197/tIII/s301/c">Pub. L. 107–197, title III, § 301(c)</ref>, <date date="2002-06-25">June 25, 2002</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/116/728">116 Stat. 728</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/107/273/dB/tIV/s4002/a/7">Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(a)(7)</ref>, (c)(1), (e)(11), <date date="2002-11-02">Nov. 2, 2002</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/116/1807">116 Stat. 1807</ref>, 1808, 1811; <ref href="/us/pl/108/458/tVI/s6603/a/2">Pub. L. 108–458, title VI, § 6603(a)(2)</ref>, (b), <date date="2004-12-17">Dec. 17, 2004</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/118/3762">118 Stat. 3762</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/109/177/tI/s110/b/3/B">Pub. L. 109–177, title I, § 110(b)(3)(B)</ref>, <date date="2006-03-09">Mar. 9, 2006</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/120/208">120 Stat. 208</ref>; <ref href="/us/pl/111/122/s3/d">Pub. L. 111–122, § 3(d)</ref>, <date date="2009-12-22">Dec. 22, 2009</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/123/3481">123 Stat. 3481</ref>.)</sourceCredit>
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<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" role="crossHeading" topic="editorialNotes" id="id75145818-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf"><heading class="centered"><b>Editorial Notes</b></heading></note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="amendments" id="id75145819-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Amendments</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2009—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/111/122">Pub. L. 111–122</ref> inserted “, 1091” after “956” and substituted “, 2340A, or 2442” for “, or 2340A”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2006—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/109/177">Pub. L. 109–177</ref> struck out “1993,” after “1992,”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2004—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/108/458/s6603/a/2/B">Pub. L. 108–458, § 6603(a)(2)(B)</ref>, which directed amendment of this section by inserting “or any offense listed in section 2332b(g)(5)(B) (except for sections 2339A and 2339B)” after “<ref href="/us/usc/t49/s60123/b">section 60123(b) of title 49</ref>,”, was executed by making the insertion in subsec. (a) after “section 46502 or 60123(b) of title 49,” to reflect the probable intent of Congress.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/108/458/s6603/a/2/A">Pub. L. 108–458, § 6603(a)(2)(A)</ref>, struck out “or” before “section 46502”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b). <ref href="/us/pl/108/458/s6603/b">Pub. L. 108–458, § 6603(b)</ref>, reenacted heading without change and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In this section, the term ‘material support or resources’ means 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, transportation, and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2002—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/107/273/s4002/a/7">Pub. L. 107–273, § 4002(a)(7)</ref>, (e)(11), struck out “2332c,” after “2332b,” and substituted “of an escape” for “or an escape”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/107/197">Pub. L. 107–197</ref> inserted “2332f,” before “or 2340A”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b). <ref href="/us/pl/107/273/s4002/c/1">Pub. L. 107–273, § 4002(c)(1)</ref>, repealed amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/104/294/s601/b/2">Pub. L. 104–294, § 601(b)(2)</ref>. See 1996 Amendment note below.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">2001—Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s811/f">Pub. L. 107–56, § 811(f)</ref>, inserted “or attempts or conspires to do such an act,” before “shall be fined”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s810/c/1">Pub. L. 107–56, § 810(c)(1)</ref>, substituted “15 years” for “10 years”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s810/c/2">Pub. L. 107–56, § 810(c)(2)</ref>, which directed substitution of “, and, if the death of any person results, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life.” for period, was executed by making the substitution for the period at end of the first sentence to reflect the probable intent of Congress and the intervening amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s805/a/1/F">section 805(a)(1)(F) of Pub. L. 107–56</ref>. See below.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s805/a/1/F">Pub. L. 107–56, § 805(a)(1)(F)</ref>, inserted at end “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.”</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/107/56">Pub. L. 107–56</ref>, §§ 805(a)(1)(A)–(E), struck out “, within the United States,” after “Whoever”, and inserted “229,” after “175,”, “1993,” after “1992,”, “, section 236 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (<ref href="/us/usc/t42/s2284">42 U.S.C. 2284</ref>),” after “2340A of this title”, and “or 60123(b)” after “section 46502”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b). <ref href="/us/pl/107/56/s805/a/2">Pub. L. 107–56, § 805(a)(2)</ref>, substituted “or monetary instruments or financial securities” for “or other financial securities” and inserted “expert advice or assistance,” after “training,”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">1996—<ref href="/us/pl/104/294/s604/b/5">Pub. L. 104–294, § 604(b)(5)</ref>, amended directory language of <ref href="/us/pl/103/322/s120005/a">Pub. L. 103–322, § 120005(a)</ref>, which enacted this section.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/104/132">Pub. L. 104–132</ref> amended section generally, reenacting section catchline without change and redesignating provisions which detailed what constitutes offense, formerly contained in subsec. (b), as subsec. (a), inserting references to sections 37, 81, 175, 831, 842, 956, 1362, 1366, 2155, 2156, 2332, 2332a, 2332b, and 2340A of this title, striking out references to sections 36, 2331, and 2339 of this title, redesignating provisions which define “material support or resource”, formerly contained in subsec. (a), as subsec. (b), substituting provisions excepting medicine or religious materials from definition for provisions excepting humanitarian assistance to persons not directly involved in violations, and struck out subsec. (c) which authorized investigations into possible violations, except activities involving First Amendment rights.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (a). <ref href="/us/pl/104/294/s601/s/2">Pub. L. 104–294, § 601(s)(2)</ref>, (3), inserted “930(c),” before “956,”, “1992,” before “2155,”, “2332c,” before “or 2340A of this title”, and “or an escape” after “concealment”.</p>
<p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Subsec. (b). <ref href="/us/pl/104/294/s601/b/2">Pub. L. 104–294, § 601(b)(2)</ref>, which directed substitution of “2332” for “2331”, “2332a” for “2339”, “37” for “36”, and “or an escape” for “of an escape” and which could not be executed after the general amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/104/132">Pub. L. 104–132</ref>, was repealed by <ref href="/us/pl/107/273/s4002/c/1">Pub. L. 107–273, § 4002(c)(1)</ref>. See above.</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" role="crossHeading" topic="statutoryNotes" id="id7514581a-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf"><heading class="centered"><b>Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries</b></heading></note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id7514581b-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 2002 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0"><ref href="/us/pl/107/273/dB/tIV/s4002/c/1">Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(c)(1)</ref>, <date date="2002-11-02">Nov. 2, 2002</date>, <ref href="/us/stat/116/1808">116 Stat. 1808</ref>, provided that the amendment made by section 4002(c)(1) is effective <date date="1996-10-11">Oct. 11, 1996</date>.</p>
</note>
<note style="-uslm-lc:I74" topic="effectiveDateOfAmendment" id="id7514581c-3b28-11eb-ad8c-9fba61cd9daf"><heading class="centered smallCaps">Effective Date of 1996 Amendment</heading><p style="-uslm-lc:I21" class="indent0">Amendment by <ref href="/us/pl/104/294/s604/b/5">section 604(b)(5) of Pub. L. 104–294</ref> effective <date date="1994-09-13">Sept. 13, 1994</date>, see <ref href="/us/pl/104/294/s604/d">section 604(d) of Pub. L. 104–294</ref>, set out as a note under <ref href="/us/usc/t18/s13">section 13 of this title</ref>.</p>
</note>
</notes>
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