Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
522,215Words in 48 parts
6.4Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
23.4Reading grade
32.3%Unchanged since 2017
0Flagged parts
2026-10-05Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 44.0 words on average; 39.8% over 40 words; 33.7% passive; 20.6 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 7.1% · prohibition 7.2% · paperwork 2.5% · obligation 8.2% · permission 10.4% · other 64.7%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,431 | 31 CFR 501
REPORTING, PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES REGULATIONS
High signals: Size
+1.5 SD |
32,586 | 0.43 |
| 1,706 | 31 CFR 535
IRANIAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.1 SD |
16,771 | 0.36 |
| 2,217 | 31 CFR 597
FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.5 SD |
9,805 | 0.23 |
| 2,373 | 31 CFR 515
CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS
High signals: Size
+1.7 SD · Reading grade
+1.6 SD |
41,404 | 0.18 |
| 2,577 | 31 CFR 560
IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS AND SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.3 SD · Size
+1.5 SD |
34,587 | 0.14 |
| 3,099 | 31 CFR 594
GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.3 SD |
12,272 | 0.02 |
| 3,438 | 31 CFR 510
NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.3 SD · Size
+1.1 SD |
21,545 | -0.05 |
| 3,476 | 31 CFR 536
NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.7 SD |
9,552 | -0.06 |
| 3,526 | 31 CFR 598
FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
10,509 | -0.07 |
| 3,593 | 31 CFR 561
IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.2 SD |
14,011 | -0.09 |
| 3,645 | 31 CFR 576
IRAQ STABILIZATION AND INSURGENCY SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.4 SD |
9,941 | -0.10 |
| 3,748 | 31 CFR 544
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATORS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.5 SD |
8,919 | -0.12 |
| 3,791 | 31 CFR 547
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.8 SD |
9,735 | -0.13 |
| 3,993 | 31 CFR 549
LEBANON SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
8,575 | -0.18 |
| 4,091 | 31 CFR 546
SUDAN STABILIZATION SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+2.3 SD |
10,216 | -0.20 |
| 4,137 | 31 CFR 591
VENEZUELA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.4 SD |
7,872 | -0.22 |
| 4,161 | 31 CFR 592
ROUGH DIAMONDS CONTROL REGULATIONS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
5,619 | -0.22 |
| 4,376 | 31 CFR 562
IRANIAN SECTOR AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
10,271 | -0.27 |
| 4,431 | 31 CFR 589
UKRAINE-/RUSSIA-RELATED SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.6 SD · Size
+1.0 SD |
20,228 | -0.29 |
| 4,474 | 31 CFR 579
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN U.S. ELECTIONS SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
9,741 | -0.30 |
| 4,602 | 31 CFR 569
PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ASSAD AND REGIONAL STABILIZATION SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.7 SD |
10,403 | -0.34 |
| 4,663 | 31 CFR 516
CUBA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
9,701 | -0.36 |
| 4,684 | 31 CFR 570
LIBYAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
10,431 | -0.37 |
| 4,961 | 31 CFR 599
ILLICIT DRUG TRADE SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.1 SD |
10,244 | -0.44 |
| 4,979 | 31 CFR 550
ETHIOPIA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
9,216 | -0.44 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 31 U.S.C. 321: 522,212 words in 47 parts (100.0% of this agency's text)
- 28 U.S.C. 2461: 505,705 words in 45 parts (96.8% of this agency's text)
- 3 U.S.C. 301: 435,921 words in 43 parts (83.5% of this agency's text)
- 50 U.S.C. 1601: 419,793 words in 41 parts (80.4% of this agency's text)
- 22 U.S.C. 287c: 144,921 words in 12 parts (27.8% of this agency's text)
- 50 U.S.C. 1701: 76,761 words in 6 parts (14.7% of this agency's text)
- 18 U.S.C. 2332d: 62,124 words in 4 parts (11.9% of this agency's text)
- 18 U.S.C. 2339B: 44,392 words in 2 parts (8.5% of this agency's text)
- 21 U.S.C. 1901: 43,095 words in 2 parts (8.3% of this agency's text)
- 8 U.S.C. 1189: 42,391 words in 2 parts (8.1% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 31 CFR 515: CUBAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS (41,404 words)
- 31 CFR 560: IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS AND SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (34,587 words)
- 31 CFR 501: REPORTING, PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES REGULATIONS (32,586 words)
- 31 CFR 510: NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (21,545 words)
- 31 CFR 589: UKRAINE-/RUSSIA-RELATED SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (20,228 words)
- 31 CFR 535: IRANIAN ASSETS CONTROL REGULATIONS (16,771 words)
- 31 CFR 561: IRANIAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (14,011 words)
- 31 CFR 594: GLOBAL TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (12,272 words)
- 31 CFR 598: FOREIGN NARCOTICS KINGPIN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (10,509 words)
- 31 CFR 570: LIBYAN SANCTIONS REGULATIONS (10,431 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.