Terrorism

Terrorism means an act of violence causing damage to (or destruction of) real or personal property that the Secretary or his designee, in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, determines to be, or reasonably believes to be, a terrorist act, as defined by applicable Federal law or guidelines.

Source

24 CFR § 573.2

Scoping language

The following definitions are only applicable to loan guarantees under this part, and are not criminal definitions.