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  "schema_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "answer_key": "sanctions-screening",
  "artifact_slug": "sanctions-screening",
  "query": "what is sanctions screening",
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  "canonical_path": "/glossary/sanctions-screening",
  "title": "What is sanctions screening?",
  "description": "A source-scoped definition of checking records against sanctions lists.",
  "answer_capsule": "Sanctions screening compares a person, organization, vessel, or transaction against named sanctions and restricted-party sources, then reviews possible matches using available identifiers and the source restriction. The process must preserve each list's authority and date. It is not a universal database, automatic identity conclusion, binary risk score, or substitute for legal analysis.",
  "scope": "The U.S. Consolidated Screening List demonstrates cross-list search while retaining each underlying source. Coverage depends on the named lists and snapshot dates actually checked.",
  "methodology_version": "citation-answer/v1",
  "reproducibility_note": "Re-derive this answer from the cited government file; no Fonteum account is required.",
  "limitations": [
    "No per-person report, risk score, or name-only conclusion is produced."
  ],
  "related_links": [
    {
      "label": "Sanctions data hub",
      "href": "/sanctions"
    }
  ],
  "data_as_of": "2026-07-20",
  "source_artifacts": [
    {
      "source_key": "ita-csl",
      "kind": "upstream",
      "file_name": "Consolidated Screening List",
      "file_url": "https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration",
      "published_date": null,
      "retrieved_date": null,
      "data_as_of": "2026-07-20",
      "sha256": null
    }
  ],
  "published_date": "2026-07-20",
  "modified_date": "2026-07-20",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source_key": "ita-csl",
      "name": "Consolidated Screening List",
      "publisher": "U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration",
      "official_url": "https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list",
      "source_date_kind": "accessed",
      "source_date": "2026-07-20",
      "limitation": "The CSL combines named U.S. source lists but is not a universal watchlist. A possible name match requires source-list review and identity resolution."
    }
  ],
  "facts": [
    {
      "fact_key": "process",
      "label": "Core process",
      "value": "Compare a subject with named source-list records and review possible matches",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "ita-csl",
        "name": "Consolidated Screening List",
        "publisher": "U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration",
        "official_url": "https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-07-20",
        "limitation": "The CSL combines named U.S. source lists but is not a universal watchlist. A possible name match requires source-list review and identity resolution."
      }
    },
    {
      "fact_key": "required-context",
      "label": "Required context",
      "value": "Source agency, list, date, identifiers, and restriction",
      "source": {
        "source_key": "ita-csl",
        "name": "Consolidated Screening List",
        "publisher": "U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration",
        "official_url": "https://www.trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list",
        "source_date_kind": "accessed",
        "source_date": "2026-07-20",
        "limitation": "The CSL combines named U.S. source lists but is not a universal watchlist. A possible name match requires source-list review and identity resolution."
      }
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Does a similar name prove a sanctions match?",
      "answer": "No. A possible name match must be resolved with identifiers and the underlying source record."
    }
  ]
}