Number: RL32120
Title: The FTO List and Congress: Sanctioning Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Authors: Audrey Kurth Cronin, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: This report provides an overview of the nature and status of the designated foreign terrorist organization list, as a potential tool in overseeing the implementation and effects of U.S. legislation designed to sanction terrorists. It centers on the list of terrorist groups that are formally designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-132). These groups are often collectively referred to as the FTO list.
Pages: 12
Date: Updated October 21, 2003