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Advocacy Blog
Friday, February 03, 2006
Comments To Treasury on Treasury Guidelines Now Online!
On Dec. 5 the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a revised
version of its November 2002 Anti-Terrorist Financing
Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities.
The Treasury Department announcement requested public comment on the
revisions by Feb. 1, although the revised guidelines are now
operational.
OMB
Watch's comments
The Treasury Guidelines Working Group Comments
Kinder USA Comments
MPAC Comments
ACLU
Comments
Muslim Advocates Comments
Friends Of Charities Association Comments
The revised guidelines apply to all charities, including
foundations and grantees, both foreign and domestic. An expanded
introduction notes that adherence to the guidelines provides no legal
protection from government sanctions, including the freezing and/or
seizing of assets, and makes three new points: 1) the guidelines are
voluntary, 2) they are intended to assist the sector in avoiding the
risk of diversion of funds, and 3) they are a response to what the
Treasury Department perceives as a widespread problem of terrorist
abuse of charities.
A more detailed summary
of the guidelines is available, as well as a side-by-side comparison of the
2002 and the 2005 revised version.
Posted by Jennifer Lowe
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