---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 566.311"
title: "31"
number: "566.311"
heading: "Hizballah."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/566.311"
---

# §566.311. Hizballah.


The term Hizballah means:

- (a) The entity known as Hizballah and designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to [section 219](/cfr/31/219.md) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ([8 U.S.C. 1189](/usc/8/1189.md)); or
- (b) **Any person—**
  - (1) The property and interests in property of which are blocked pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ([50 U.S.C. 1701](/usc/50/1701.md) et seq.); and
  - (2) Who is identified on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) maintained by OFAC as an agent, instrumentality, or affiliate of Hizballah.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 114-102, 129 Stat. 2205 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); Pub. L. 115-272, 132 Stat. 4144 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

### Source

Source: 81 FR 22186, Apr. 15, 2016, unless otherwise noted.