Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Terrorist Assets Report 2007: “The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is the lead office for implementing sanctions with respect to assets of international terrorist organizations and terrorism-supporting countries. OFAC implements these sanctions as part of its general mission to administer and enforce economic and trade sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security goals. In administering and enforcing U.S. economic sanctions programs, OFAC focuses on identifying persons for designation; assisting U.S. persons in complying with the sanctions prohibitions through its compliance and licensing efforts; assessing civil monetary penalties against U.S. persons violating the prohibitions; working with other U.S. Government agencies, including law enforcement; and coordinating and working with other nations to implement similar strategies. Currently, OFAC administers sanctions programs targeting international terrorists and terrorist organizations. OFAC also administers sanctions programs relating to the five countries that have been designated as state sponsors of terrorism.”