Presidential DocumentExecutive Order 136672014-11442
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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Vol. 79
Thursday,
No. 94
May 15, 2014
Part III
The President
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Executive Order 13667--Blocking Property of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 94 / Thursday, May 15, 2014 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing
to the Conflict in the Central African Republic
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.)
(NEA), section 5 of the United Nations Participation
Act (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), section 212(f) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C.
1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code,
I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, find that the situation in and in relation to
the Central African Republic, which has been marked by
a breakdown of law and order, intersectarian tension,
widespread violence and atrocities, and the pervasive,
often forced recruitment and use of child soldiers,
which threatens the peace, security, or stability of
the Central African Republic and neighboring states,
and which was addressed by the United Nations Security
Council in Resolution 2121 of October 10, 2013,
Resolution 2127 of December 5, 2013, and Resolution
2134 of January 28, 2014, constitutes an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby
declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.
I hereby order:
Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property
that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come
within the possession or control of any United States
person (including any foreign branch), of the following
persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order;
and
(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:
(A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly
or indirectly, any of the following in or in relation to the Central
African Republic:
(1) actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability
of the Central African Republic;
(2) actions or policies that threaten transitional agreements or the
political transition process in the Central African Republic;
(3) actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or
institutions in the Central African Republic;
(4) the targeting of women, children, or any civilians through the
commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, or
rape or other sexual violence), abduction, forced displacement, or attacks
on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where civilians are
seeking refuge, or through conduct that would constitute a serious abuse or
violation of human rights or a violation of international humanitarian law;
(5) the use or recruitment of children by armed groups or armed forces in
the context of the conflict in the Central African Republic;
(6) the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to,
humanitarian assistance;
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(7) attacks against United Nations missions, international security
presences, or other peacekeeping operations; or
(8) support to persons, including armed groups, involved in activities
that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the Central African
Republic or that undermine democratic processes or institutions in the
Central African Republic through the illicit trade in natural resources of
the Central African Republic;
(B) except where intended for the authorized support of humanitarian
activities or the authorized use by or support of peacekeeping,
international, or government forces, to have directly or indirectly
supplied, sold, or transferred to the Central African Republic, or been the
recipient in the territory of the Central African Republic of, arms and
related materiel, including military aircraft, and equipment, or advice,
training, or assistance, including financing and financial assistance,
related to military activities;
(C) to be a leader of (i) an entity, including any armed group, that has,
or whose members have, engaged in any of the activities described in
subsections (a)(ii)(A) or (a)(ii)(B) of this section or (ii) an entity
whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this
order;
(D) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, logistical, or technological support for, or goods or services in
support of (i) any of the activities described in subsections (a)(ii)(A) or
(a)(ii)(B) of this section or (ii) any person whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or
(E) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for
or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.
(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this
section apply except to the extent provided by
statutes, or 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.
Sec. 2. I hereby determine that the making of donations
of the type of articles specified in section 203(b)(2)
of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the
benefit of any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to section 1 of this
order would seriously impair my ability to deal with
this national emergency, and I hereby prohibit such
donations as provided by section 1 of this order.
Sec. 3. The prohibitions in section 1 of this order
include but are not limited to:
(a) the making of any contribution or provision of
funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of
any person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order; and
(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of
funds, goods, or services from any such person.
Sec. 4. I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant
and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens
determined to meet one or more of the criteria in
section 1(a) of this order would be detrimental to the
interests of the United States, and I hereby suspend
entry into the United States, as immigrants or
nonimmigrants, of such persons. Such persons shall be
treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation
8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens
Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans
and International Emergency Economic Powers Act
Sanctions).
Sec. 5. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has
the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation
of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.
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(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the
prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 6. For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or
entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership,
association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group,
subgroup, or other organization; and
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any
United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity
organized under the laws of the United States or any
jurisdiction within the United States (including
foreign branches), or any person in the United States.
Sec. 7. For those persons whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to this order who
might have a constitutional presence in the United
States, I find that because of the ability to transfer
funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to
such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this
order would render those 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 section 1 of
this order.
Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, 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 the 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 consistent with applicable law. 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. 9. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to
determine that circumstances no longer warrant the
blocking of the property and interests in property of a
person listed in the Annex to this order, and to take
necessary action to give effect to that determination.
Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to
submit the recurring and final reports to the Congress
on the national emergency declared in this order,
consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C.
1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1703(c)).
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Sec. 11. This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
Sec. 12. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on May 13, 2014.
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