What are the Treasury Department’s Voluntary Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines?
On September 29, 2006, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued an updated version of the “Anti-terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities.” The “Guidelines” were originally issued in November 2002 and revised in December 2005 to assist charitable organizations in complying with Executive Order 13224 and the USA Patriot Act following 9/11. The new Guidelines may be accessed here: Revised Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-based Charities On the same day, the Treasury Department also released a document responding to public comments it received during the comment period following the release of the second version of the Guidelines in December 2005. This document may be accessed here: Response to Comments Submitted on the U.S. Department of the Treasury Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities (PDF). These comments include a submission by the Treasury Guidelines Work
