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On December 5, 2005, the Treasury Department issued a revised set of voluntary anti-terrorism financing guidelines to assist charitable organizations in complying with Executive Order 13224 and the USA Patriot Act following 9/11. 

Read the new guidelines. 

While effective immediately, the revised guidelines are open for public comment until February 1, 2006.  The revised guidelines replace the “U.S. Department of the Treasury Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S. Based Charities” issued in November 2002.  A number of organizations have been critical of key aspects of the original Treasury anti-terrorist financing guidelines since they were first issued. In April 2004, a group of more than 40 organizations called the Treasury Guidelines Working Group, began developing a response to the guidelines that is more realistic and appropriate for the sector. The resulting "Principles of International Charity" was submitted to the Treasury Department in March 2005. Read the Principles of International Charity. 

Posted by Jennifer Lowe, 03:50:28 PM