▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁Title ▁ 3 1 , ▁Part s ▁ 5 9 5 , ▁ 5 9 6 , ▁and ▁ 5 9 7 ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Code ▁of ▁Federal ▁Reg ulations , ▁among ▁other ▁US ▁laws ▁and ▁reg ulations . ▁The ▁main ▁regul atory ▁framework ▁underlying ▁the ▁SD GT ▁design ation ▁was ▁established ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁by ▁US ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush . ▁ ▁SD GT s ▁are ▁entities ▁and ▁individuals ▁who ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Foreign ▁As sets ▁Control ▁( OF AC ) ▁finds ▁have ▁committed ▁or ▁pose ▁a ▁significant ▁risk ▁of ▁comm itting ▁acts ▁of ▁terror ism , ▁or ▁who ▁OF AC ▁finds ▁provide ▁support , ▁services , ▁or ▁assistance ▁to , ▁or ▁otherwise ▁associate ▁with , ▁terror ists ▁and ▁terror ist ▁organizations ▁designated ▁under ▁OF AC ▁C ounter ▁T error ism ▁San ctions ▁programs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁such ▁persons ' ▁subs idi aries , ▁front ▁organizations , ▁agents , ▁or ▁associ ates . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁designated ▁under ▁OF AC ' s ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁design ation ▁SD GT ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁design ations ▁of ▁persons ▁to ▁whom ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁OF AC - admin ister ed ▁san ctions ▁apply ; ▁these ▁include ▁country - specific ▁and ▁counter ▁n arc ot ics ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁non - pro l ifer ation , ▁and ▁trans n ational ▁criminal ▁organization - related ▁san ctions , ▁and ▁potentially