{"data":{"id":"us/31-cfr-596.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"31 CFR 596.304","heading":"Financial transaction.","body":"The term financial transaction shall have the meaning set forth in 18 U.S.C. 1956(c)(4), as from time to time amended. As of the effective date, this term includes:\n(a) A transaction which in any way or degree affects interstate or foreign commerce;\n(1) Involving the movement of funds by wire or other means; or\n(2) Involving one or more monetary instruments; or\n(3) Involving the transfer of title to any real property, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft; or\n(b) A transaction involving the use of a financial institution which is engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce in any way or degree.","path":["Title 31—Money and Finance: Treasury","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Money and Finance","CHAPTER V—OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","PART 596—TERRORISM LIST GOVERNMENTS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS","Subpart C—General Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-31.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:25Z","sha256":"1c76a0106662f9fd05db42b9b73cb370615acdeb82a9f51e3e48ed7fbbc0c3f1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/31-cfr-596.303","next":"us/31-cfr-596.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}