1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22222Updated March 17, 2006Material Support of Terrorists and ForeignTerrorist Organizations: Sunset Amendmentsin Briefname redactedSenior SpecialistAmerican Law DivisionSummarySecti
2、on 6603 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004amends two federal terrorist assistance prohibitions. Those amendments were to expireon December 31, 2006, P.L. 108-458, 118 Stat. 3762-764 (2004). P.L. 109-160 extendedtheir expiration date until February 3, 2006, 119 Stat. 2957
3、 (2005); P.L. 109-170extended it yet again until March 10, 2006, 120 Stat. 3 (2006). Section 104 of the USAPATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act and Terrorism PreventionReauthorization Act (H.R. 3199), made the amendments permanent, P.L. 109-177, 120Stat. 195 (2006). In their present form the
4、amendments, found in section 6603 of theact: (1) amend the definitions of “material support or resources,” “training,” and “expertadvice or assistance” as those terms are used in 18 U.S.C. 2339A and 2339B, and of“personnel” as used in section 2339B; (2) add a more explicit knowledge requirementto se
