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Presidential Order Blocking
Transactions with Terrorists
September 25, 2001
President George W. Bush has signed an executive
order prohibiting certain transactions with persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism. The order, published at 66 FR 49079, appears
below:
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[Federal
Register: September 25, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 186)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 49077-49083]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Part IV
The President
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Executive Order 13224--Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism
Notice of September 24, 2001--Continuation of Emergency With Respect
to
UNITA
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support
Terrorism
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, including the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),
section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of
1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section
301 of title 3, United States Code, and in view of
United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1214
of December 8, 1998, UNSCR 1267 of October 15, 1999,
UNSCR 1333 of December 19, 2000, and the multilateral
sanctions contained therein, and UNSCR 1363 of July 30,
2001, establishing a mechanism to monitor the
implementation of UNSCR 1333,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, find that grave acts of terrorism and threats
of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including
the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and
the Pentagon committed on September 11, 2001, acts
recognized and condemned in UNSCR 1368 of September 12,
2001, and UNSCR 1269 of October 19, 1999, and the
continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on
United States nationals or the United States constitute
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States, and in furtherance of my proclamation of
September 14, 2001, Declaration of National Emergency
by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks, hereby declare
a national emergency to deal with that threat. I also
find that because of the pervasiveness and
expansiveness of the financial foundation of foreign
terrorists, financial sanctions may be appropriate for
those foreign persons that support or otherwise
associate with these foreign terrorists. I also find
that a need exists for further consultation and
cooperation with, and sharing of information by, United
States and foreign financial institutions as an
additional tool to enable the United States to combat
the financing of terrorism.
I hereby order:
Section 1. Except to the extent required by section
203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided in
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may
be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding
any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the effective date of this order, all
property and interests in property of the following
persons that are in the United States or that hereafter
come within the United States, or that hereafter come
within the possession or control of United States
persons are blocked:
(a) foreign persons listed in the Annex to this
order;
(b) foreign persons determined by the Secretary of
State, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury and the Attorney General, to have committed,
or to pose a significant risk of committing, acts of
terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals
or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of
the United States;
(c) persons determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Attorney General, to be owned or controlled by,
or to act for or on behalf of those persons listed in
the Annex to this order or those persons determined to
be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of this
order;
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(d) except as provided in section 5 of this order
and after such consultation, if any, with foreign
authorities as the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney
General, deems appropriate in the exercise of his
discretion, persons determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Attorney General;
(i) to assist in, sponsor, or provide financial, material, or
technological support for, or financial or other services to or in
support
of, such acts of terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to
this
order or determined to be subject to this order; or
(ii) to be otherwise associated with those persons listed in the Annex
to this order or those persons determined to be subject to subsection
1(b),
1(c), or 1(d)(i) of this order.
Sec. 2. Except to the extent required by section 203(b)
of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided in
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may
be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding
any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the effective date:
(a) any transaction or dealing by United States
persons or within the United States in property or
interests in property blocked pursuant to this order is
prohibited, including but not limited to the making or
receiving of any contribution of funds, goods, or
services to or for the benefit of those persons listed
in the Annex to this order or determined to be subject
to this order;
(b) any transaction by any United States person or
within the United States that evades or avoids, or has
the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to
violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in this
order is prohibited; and
(c) any conspiracy formed to violate any of the
prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 3. For purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or
entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership,
association, corporation, or other organization, group,
or subgroup;
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any
United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity
organized under the laws of the United States
(including foreign branches), or any person in the
United States; and
(d) the term ``terrorism'' means an activity that--
(i) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life,
property,
or infrastructure; and
(ii) appears to be intended--
(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian
population;
(B) to influence the policy of a government by
intimidation or coercion; or
(C) to affect the conduct of a government by
mass destruction, assassination, kidnapping, or
hostage-taking.
Sec. 4. I hereby determine that the making of donations
of the type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50
U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by United States persons to persons
determined to be subject to this order would seriously
impair my ability to deal with the national emergency
declared in this order, and would endanger Armed Forces
of the United States that are in a situation where
imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly
indicated by the circumstances, and hereby prohibit
such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.
Furthermore, I hereby determine that the Trade
Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000
(title IX, Public Law 106-387) shall not affect the
imposition or the continuation of the imposition of any
unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral medical
sanction on
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any person determined to be subject to this order
because imminent involvement of the Armed Forces of the
United States in hostilities is clearly indicated by
the circumstances.
Sec. 5. With respect to those persons designated
pursuant to subsection 1(d) of this order, the
Secretary of the Treasury, in the exercise of his
discretion and in consultation with the Secretary of
State and the Attorney General, may take such other
actions than the complete blocking of property or
interests in property as the President is authorized to
take under IEEPA and UNPA if the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Attorney General, deems such other actions to
be consistent with the national interests of the United
States, considering such factors as he deems
appropriate.
Sec. 6. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
Treasury, and other appropriate agencies shall make all
relevant efforts to cooperate and coordinate with other
countries, including through technical assistance, as
well as bilateral and multilateral agreements and
arrangements, to achieve the objectives of this order,
including the prevention and suppression of acts of
terrorism, the denial of financing and financial
services to terrorists and terrorist organizations, and
the sharing of intelligence about funding activities in
support of terrorism.
Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General,
is hereby authorized to take such actions, including
the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to
employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and
UNPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may
redelegate any of these functions to other officers and
agencies of the United States Government. All agencies
of the United States Government are hereby directed to
take all appropriate measures within their authority to
carry out the provisions of this order.
Sec. 8. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the
continued effectiveness of any rules, regulations,
orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative
action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore
or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as
expressly terminated, modified, or suspended by or
pursuant to this order.
Sec. 9. Nothing contained in this order is intended to
create, nor does it create, any right, benefit, or
privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law by a party against the United States, its agencies,
officers, employees or any other person.
Sec. 10. For those persons listed in the Annex to this
order or determined to be subject to this order who
might have a constitutional presence in the United
States, I find that because of the ability to transfer
funds or assets instantaneously, prior notice to such
persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order
would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore
determine that for these measures to be effective in
addressing the national emergency declared in this
order, there need be no prior notice of a listing or
determination made pursuant to this order.
Sec. 11. (a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m.
eastern daylight time on September 24, 2001.
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(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress
and published in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)B
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 23, 2001.
Billing code 3195-01-P
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[FR Doc. 01-24205
Filed 9-24-01; 1:05 pm]
Billing code 4810-25-C
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