(These efforts may includeinvestigations, diplomatic actions, criminal prosecutions, designations, among otheractions);
Capacity building programs to improve the domestic financial, legal, andregulatory institutions of U.S. allies; and
Global efforts to deter terrorist financing. Implementing this strategy requires coordination of many different elements of nationalpower including intelligence gathering, financial regulation, law enforcement, and buildinginternational coalitions. Following a review of legislation on terrorist financing, this report providesan agency-by-agency survey of these U.S. efforts. (172) 

		Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT)

The Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT) within the Department of Stateimplements some key activities to help identify and stop terrorist financing and acts as the lead incoordinating U.S. government agencies in these efforts. Table 1. 2. 3. More importantly, whoshould author the U.S. Government terrorist financing strategy? Creating a legal and regulatory system islikely meaningless if it is not enforced.
Stopping the ability of terrorists to finance their operations is a key component of the U.S.counterterrorism strategy. To accomplish this, the Administration has implemented a three-tieredapproach based on (1) intelligence and domestic legal and regulatory efforts; (2) technical assistanceto provide capacity-building programs for U.S. allies; and (3) global efforts to create internationalnorms and guidelines.
Effective implementation of this strategy requires the participation of, and coordinationamong, several elements of the U.S. Government. This report provides an agency-by-agency surveyof U.S. efforts. This report will be updated as events warrant.