Rule2025-12036
International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions Regulations
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July 1, 2025
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July 1, 2025
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Abstract
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement a February 6, 2025 International Criminal Court-related Executive order. The rule also includes information relevant to a May 9, 2025 Executive order relating to requirements for final rules published in the Federal Register. OFAC intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses, and other regulatory provisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 1, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 28012-28021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12036]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
31 CFR Part 528
International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions Regulations
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement a February 6, 2025
International Criminal Court-related Executive order. The rule also
includes information relevant to a May 9, 2025 Executive order relating
to requirements for final rules published in the Federal Register. OFAC
intends to supplement these regulations with a more comprehensive set
of regulations, which may include additional interpretive guidance and
definitions, general licenses, and other regulatory provisions.
DATES: This rule is effective July 1, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, 202-622-4855; or <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac">https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
This document and additional information concerning OFAC are
available on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>.
Background
On February 6, 2025, the President, invoking the authority of,
inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14203, ``Imposing
Sanctions on the International Criminal Court'' (90 FR 9369, February
12, 2025).
In E.O. 14203, the President found that the International Criminal
Court (ICC), as established by the Rome Statute, has engaged in
illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and Israel, which
sets a dangerous precedent, directly endangering current and former
United States personnel, including active service members of the Armed
Forces, by exposing them to harassment, abuse, and possible arrest. The
President therefore determined that any effort by the ICC to
investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute protected persons, as defined
in section 8(d) of E.O. 14203, constitutes an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States
and declared a national emergency to deal with that threat.
OFAC is issuing the International Criminal Court-Related Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR part 528 (the ``Regulations''), to implement E.O.
14203, pursuant to authorities delegated to the Secretary of the
Treasury in E.O. 14203. A copy of E.O. 14203 appears in appendix A to
this part.
OFAC is incorporating six general licenses (GLs), which were issued
pursuant to E.O. 14203 and previously only available on OFAC's website,
into the Regulations. ICC-Related GLs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were issued
on OFAC's website on June 5, 2025 and will be removed from the website
upon publication of this rule. These GLs are being incorporated into
the Regulations as follows: GL 2, authorizing the provision of certain
legal services, is being added to the Regulations at Sec. 528.506; GL
3, authorizing payments for legal services from funds originating
outside the United States, is being added at Sec. 528.507; GL 4,
authorizing emergency medical services, is being added at Sec.
528.508; GL 5, authorizing entries in certain accounts for normal
service charges, is being added at Sec. 528.505; GL 6, authorizing
transactions related to the provision of agricultural commodities,
medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and components, or
software updates for personal, non-commercial use, is being added at
Sec. 528.510; and GL 7, authorizing official business of the United
States government, is being added at Sec. 528.509.
The Regulations are being published in abbreviated form at this
time for the purpose of providing immediate guidance to the public.
OFAC intends to supplement this part 528 with a more comprehensive set
of regulations, which may include additional interpretive guidance and
definitions, GLs, and other regulatory provisions. The appendix to the
Regulations will be removed when OFAC supplements this part with a more
comprehensive set of regulations.
Public Participation
Because the Regulations involve a foreign affairs function, the
provisions of E.O. 12866 of September 30, 1993, ``Regulatory Planning
and Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), as amended, and the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of
proposed rulemaking, opportunity for public participation, and delay in
effective date, as well as the provisions of E.O. 14192 of January 31,
2025, ``Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation'' (90 FR 9065,
February 6, 2025) and E.O. 14219 of February 19, 2025, ``Ensuring
Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's `Department of
Government Efficiency' Deregulatory Initiative'' (90 FR 10583, February
25, 2025) are inapplicable. Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is
required for this rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-
612) does not apply.
Executive Order 14294
Section 5 of E.O. 14294 of May 9, 2025, ``Fighting
Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations'' (90 FR 20367, May 14,
2025) directs that all future notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs)
and final rules published in the Federal Register, the violation of
which may constitute criminal regulatory offenses, should include a
statement identifying that the rule or proposed rule is a criminal
regulatory offense and the authorizing statute. E.O. 14294 directs
agencies to draft this statement in consultation with the Department of
Justice.
E.O. 14294 further directs that the regulatory text of all NPRMs
and final rules with criminal consequences published in the Federal
Register after May 9, 2025 should explicitly state a mens rea
requirement for each element of a criminal regulatory offense,
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accompanied by citations to the relevant provisions of the authorizing
statute.
Willful violations of the regulations set forth in this final rule
may be subject to criminal penalties pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1705 and
regulations promulgated thereunder. The statutory authority for
criminal liability requires a mens rea of willfulness as an element
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1705(c). In drafting this statement, OFAC has
consulted with the Department of Justice.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collections of information related to the Regulations are
contained in 31 CFR part 501 (the ``Reporting, Procedures and Penalties
Regulations''). Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3507), those collections of information have been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1505-0164. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid control number.
List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 528
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Blocking of
assets, Foreign trade, International Criminal Court, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sanctions, Services.
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, OFAC adds part 528 to 31 CFR
chapter V to read as follows:
PART 528--INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT-RELATED SANCTIONS
REGULATIONS
Subpart A--General Provisions
Sec.
528.101 Relation of this part to other laws and regulations.
528.102 Records and reports.
528.103 Procedures.
528.104 Paperwork Reduction Act notice.
528.105 [Reserved]
528.106 Delegation of certain authorities of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
Subpart B--Prohibitions
528.201 Prohibited transactions.
528.202 Effect of transfers violating the provisions of this part.
528.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts; investment
and reinvestment.
528.204 Expenses of maintaining blocked tangible property;
liquidation of blocked property.
528.205 Exempt transactions.
Subpart C--General Definitions
528.300 Applicability of definitions.
528.301 Alien.
528.302 Ally of the United States.
528.303 Blocked account; blocked property.
528.304 Effective date.
528.305 Entity.
528.306 Financial, material, or technological support.
528.307 Foreign person.
528.308 Immediate family member.
528.309 [Reserved]
528.310 Interest.
528.311 Licenses; general and specific.
528.312 OFAC.
528.313 Person.
528.314 Property; property interest.
528.315 Protected person.
528.316 Transfer.
528.317 United States.
528.318 United States person; U.S. person.
528.319 U.S. financial institution.
Subpart D--Interpretations
528.401 [Reserved]
528.402 Effect of amendment.
528.403 Termination and acquisition of an interest in blocked
property.
528.404 Transactions ordinarily incident to a licensed transaction.
528.405 Setoffs prohibited.
528.406 Entities owned by one or more persons whose property and
interests in property are blocked.
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy
528.501 General and specific licensing procedures.
528.502 Effect of license or other authorization.
528.503 Exclusion from licenses.
528.504 Payments and transfers to blocked accounts in U.S. financial
institutions.
528.505 Entries in certain accounts for normal service charges.
528.506 Provision of certain legal services.
528.507 Payments for legal services from funds originating outside
the United States.
528.508 Emergency medical services.
528.509 Official business of the United States government.
528.510 Transactions related to the provision of agricultural
commodities, medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and
components, or software updates for personal, non-commercial use.
Subpart F--[Reserved]
Subpart G--Penalties and Findings of Violation
528.701 Penalties.
528.702 Findings of Violation and enforcement.
Appendix A to Part 528--E.O. 14203 of February 6, 2025
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651,
1701-1706; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note (Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890, as
amended); E.O. 14203, 90 FR 9369.
Subpart A--General Provisions
Sec. 528.101 Relation of this part to other laws and regulations.
This part is separate from, and independent of, the other parts of
this chapter, with the exception of part 501 of this chapter, the
recordkeeping and reporting requirements and license application and
other procedures which apply to this part. Actions taken pursuant to
part 501 of this chapter with respect to the prohibitions contained in
this part are considered actions taken pursuant to this part. Differing
foreign policy and national security circumstances may result in
differing interpretations of similar language among the parts of this
chapter. No license or authorization contained in or issued pursuant to
those other parts authorizes any transaction prohibited by this part.
No license or authorization contained in or issued pursuant to any
other provision of law or regulation authorizes any transaction
prohibited by this part. No license or authorization contained in or
issued pursuant to this part relieves the involved parties from
complying with any other applicable laws or regulations.
Note 1 to Sec. 528.101. This part has been published in
abbreviated form for the purpose of providing immediate guidance to
the public. OFAC intends to supplement this part with a more
comprehensive set of regulations, which may include additional
interpretive guidance and definitions, general licenses, and other
regulatory provisions.
Sec. 528.102 Records and reports.
For provisions relating to required records and reports, see part
501, subpart C, of this chapter. Recordkeeping and reporting
requirements imposed by part 501 of this chapter with respect to the
prohibitions contained in this part are considered requirements arising
pursuant to this part.
Sec. 528.103 Procedures.
For license application procedures and procedures relating to
amendments, modifications, or revocations of licenses; administrative
decisions; rulemaking; and requests for documents pursuant to the
Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts (5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a), see
part 501, subpart E, of this chapter.
Sec. 528.104 Paperwork Reduction Act notice.
For approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507) of information
collections relating to recordkeeping and reporting requirements,
licensing
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procedures, and other procedures, see Sec. 501.901 of this chapter. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid
control number assigned by OMB.
Sec. 528.105 [Reserved]
Sec. 528.106 Delegation of certain authorities of the Secretary of
the Treasury.
Any action that the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to take
pursuant to E.O. 14203 of February 6, 2025, and any further Executive
orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared therein, may
be taken by the Director of OFAC or by any other person to whom the
Secretary of the Treasury has delegated authority so to act.
Subpart B--Prohibitions
Sec. 528.201 Prohibited transactions.
(a) All transactions prohibited pursuant to E.O. 14203 of February
6, 2025 are prohibited pursuant to this part.
(b) All transactions prohibited pursuant to any further Executive
orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared in E.O. 14203
are prohibited pursuant to this part.
Note 1 to Sec. 528.201. The names of persons designated or
identified as blocked pursuant to E.O. 14203, or any further
Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared
therein, whose property and interests in property therefore are
blocked pursuant to this section, are published in the Federal
Register and incorporated into OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) using the following identifier
formulation: for E.O. 14203: ``[ICC-EO14203]'' and for any further
Executive orders issued pursuant to the national emergency declared
in E.O. 14203, using the identifier formulation ``[ICC-E.O.[E.O.
number pursuant to which the person's property and interests in
property are blocked]].'' The SDN List is accessible through the
following page on OFAC's website: <a href="http://www.treasury.gov/sdn">www.treasury.gov/sdn</a>. Additional
information pertaining to the SDN List can be found in appendix A to
this chapter. See Sec. 528.406 concerning entities that may not be
listed on the SDN List but whose property and interests in property
are nevertheless blocked pursuant to this section.
Note 2 to Sec. 528.201. Section 203 of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), (50 U.S.C.
1702), authorizes the blocking of property and interests in property
of a person during the pendency of an investigation. The names of
persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pending
investigation pursuant to this section also are published in the
Federal Register and incorporated into the SDN List using the
following identifier formulation: for E.O. 14203: ``[BPI-ICC-
EO14203]'' and for any further Executive orders issued pursuant to
the national emergency declared in E.O. 14203, using the identifier
forumulation ``[BPI-ICC-E.O.[E.O. number pursuant to which the
person's property and interests in property are blocked pending
investigation]].''
Note 3 to Sec. 528.201. In certain cases, OFAC may issue an
order to: identify as blocked specific property or interests in
property of a person designated or otherwise blocked pursuant to
this section; block specific property or interests in property of a
person pending investigation; or block or impose other prohibitions
with respect to specific property or interests in property less than
full blocking sanctions. Notice of such orders will be provided: by
publication in the Federal Register; in writing to persons OFAC may
assess to have an interest in the property; or by issuing an order
or directive in writing to financial institutions or other
transaction intermediaries, and requiring the recipient of the order
or directive to promptly disclose it to affected persons with whom
the recipient maintains direct commercial relationships. Inquiries
regarding any such order should be directed to OFAC at <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac">https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac</a>.
Note 4 to Sec. 528.201. Subpart E of part 501 of this chapter
describes the procedures to be followed for the release of property
and interests in property blocked pursuant to this section,
including funds blocked due to mistaken identity or typographical or
similar errors, and for administrative reconsideration of one's
status as a person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this section.
Sec. 528.202 Effect of transfers violating the provisions of this
part.
(a) Any transfer after the effective date that is in violation of
any provision of this part or of any regulation, ruling, instruction,
order, directive, or license issued pursuant to this part, and that
involves any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to Sec.
528.201, is null and void and shall not be the basis for the assertion
or recognition of any interest in or right, remedy, power, or privilege
with respect to such property or interest in property.
(b) No transfer before the effective date shall be the basis for
the assertion or recognition of any right, remedy, power, or privilege
with respect to, or any interest in, any property or interest in
property blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201, unless the person who holds
or maintains such property, prior to that date, had written notice of
the transfer or by any written evidence had recognized such transfer.
(c) Unless otherwise provided, a license or other authorization
issued by OFAC before, during, or after a transfer shall validate such
transfer or make it enforceable to the same extent that it would be
valid or enforceable but for the provisions of this part and any
regulation, ruling, instruction, order, directive, or license issued
pursuant to this part.
(d) Transfers of property that otherwise would be null and void or
unenforceable by virtue of the provisions of this section shall not be
deemed to be null and void or unenforceable as to any person with whom
such property is or was held or maintained (and as to such person only)
in cases in which such person is able to establish to the satisfaction
of OFAC each of the following:
(1) Such transfer did not represent a willful violation of the
provisions of this part by the person with whom such property is or was
held or maintained (and as to such person only);
(2) The person with whom such property is or was held or maintained
did not have reasonable cause to know or suspect, in view of all the
facts and circumstances known or available to such person, that such
transfer required a license or authorization issued pursuant to this
part and was not so licensed or authorized, or, if a license or
authorization did purport to cover the transfer, that such license or
authorization had been obtained by misrepresentation of a third party
or withholding of material facts or was otherwise fraudulently
obtained; and
(3) The person with whom such property is or was held or maintained
filed with OFAC a report setting forth in full the circumstances
relating to such transfer promptly upon discovery that:
(i) Such transfer was in violation of the provisions of this part
or any regulation, ruling, instruction, order, directive, license, or
other authorization issued pursuant to this part;
(ii) Such transfer was not licensed or authorized by OFAC; or
(iii) If a license did purport to cover the transfer, such license
had been obtained by misrepresentation of a third party or withholding
of material facts or was otherwise fraudulently obtained.
(e) The filing of a report in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall not be deemed evidence that the
terms of paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of this section have been satisfied.
(f) Unless licensed pursuant to this part, any attachment,
judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial
process is null and void with respect to any property or interest in
property blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201.
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Sec. 528.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing accounts;
investment and reinvestment.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (e) or (f) of this section, or
as otherwise directed or authorized by OFAC, any U.S. person holding
funds, such as currency, bank deposits, or liquidated financial
obligations, subject to Sec. 528.201 shall hold or place such funds in
a blocked interest-bearing account located in the United States.
(b)(1) For the purposes of this section, the term blocked interest-
bearing account means a blocked account:
(i) In a federally insured U.S. bank, thrift institution, or credit
union, provided the funds are earning interest at rates that are
commercially reasonable; or
(ii) With a broker or dealer registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78a et seq.), provided the funds are invested in a money market
fund or in U.S. Treasury bills.
(2) Funds held or placed in a blocked account pursuant to paragraph
(a) of this section may not be invested in instruments the maturity of
which exceeds 180 days.
(c) For the purposes of this section, a rate is commercially
reasonable if it is the rate currently offered to other depositors on
deposits or instruments of comparable size and maturity.
(d) For the purposes of this section, if interest is credited to a
separate blocked account or subaccount, the name of the account party
on each account must be the same.
(e) Blocked funds held in instruments the maturity of which exceeds
180 days at the time the funds become subject to Sec. 528.201 may
continue to be held until maturity in the original instrument, provided
any interest, earnings, or other proceeds derived therefrom are paid
into a blocked interest-bearing account in accordance with paragraph
(a) or (f) of this section.
(f) Blocked funds held in accounts or instruments outside the
United States at the time the funds become subject to Sec. 528.201 may
continue to be held in the same type of accounts or instruments,
provided the funds earn interest at rates that are commercially
reasonable.
(g) This section does not create an affirmative obligation for the
holder of blocked tangible property, such as real or personal property,
or of other blocked property, such as debt or equity securities, to
sell or liquidate such property. However, OFAC may issue licenses
permitting or directing such sales or liquidation in appropriate cases.
(h) Funds blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201 may not be held,
invested, or reinvested in a manner that provides financial or economic
benefit or access to any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201, nor may their holder
cooperate in or facilitate the pledging or other attempted use as
collateral of blocked funds or other assets.
Sec. 528.204 Expenses of maintaining blocked tangible property;
liquidation of blocked property.
(a) Except as otherwise authorized, and notwithstanding the
existence of any rights or obligations conferred or imposed by any
international agreement or contract entered into or any license or
permit granted prior to the effective date, all expenses incident to
the maintenance of tangible property blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201
shall be the responsibility of the owners or operators of such
property, which expenses shall not be met from blocked funds.
(b) Property blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201 may, in the
discretion of OFAC, be sold or liquidated and the net proceeds placed
in a blocked interest-bearing account in the name of the owner of the
property.
Sec. 528.205 Exempt transactions.
(a) International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The prohibitions
contained in this part do not apply to any transactions that are exempt
pursuant to section 203(b) of the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)).
(b) Official business. The prohibitions contained in Sec.
528.201(a) do not apply to transactions for the conduct of the official
business of the United States government by employees, grantees, or
contractors thereof.
Note 1 to 528.205. See Sec. 528.509 for a general license
authorizing transactions for the conduct of the official business of
the United States government not otherwise exempt.
Subpart C--General Definitions
Sec. 528.300 Applicability of definitions.
The definitions in this subpart apply throughout the entire part.
Sec. 528.301 Alien.
The term alien has the meanings given to the term in section
101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(3)).
Sec. 528.302 Ally of the United States.
The term ally of the United States means:
(a) A government of a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (NATO); or
(b) A government of a ``major non-NATO ally,'' as that term is
defined by section 2013(7) of the American Servicemembers' Protection
Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7432(7)).
Sec. 528.303 Blocked account; blocked property.
The terms blocked account and blocked property mean any account or
property subject to the prohibitions in Sec. 528.201 held in the name
of a person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Sec. 528.201, or in which such person has an interest, and
with respect to which payments, transfers, exportations, withdrawals,
or other dealings may not be made or effected except pursuant to a
license or other authorization from OFAC expressly authorizing such
action.
Note 1 to Sec. 528.303. See Sec. 528.406 concerning the
blocked status of property and interests in property of an entity
that is directly or indirectly owned, whether individually or in the
aggregate, 50 percent or more by one or more persons whose property
and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201.
Sec. 528.304 Effective date.
(a) The term effective date refers to the effective date of the
applicable prohibitions and directives contained in this part as
follows:
(1) With respect to a person listed in the Annex to E.O. 14203,
12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, February 12, 2025.
(2) With respect to a person whose property and interests in
property are otherwise blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201, the earlier
of the date of actual or constructive notice that such person's
property and interests in property are blocked.
(b) For the purposes of this section, constructive notice is the
date that a notice of the blocking of the relevant person's property
and interests in property is published in the Federal Register.
Sec. 528.305 Entity.
The term entity means a government or instrumentality of such
government, partnership, association, trust, joint venture,
corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization.
Sec. 528.306 Financial, material, or technological support.
The term financial, material, or technological support means any
property, tangible or intangible, including currency, financial
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instruments, securities, or any other transmission of value; weapons or
related materiel; chemical or biological agents; explosives; false
documentation or identification; communications equipment; computers;
electronic or other devices or equipment; technologies; lodging; safe
houses; facilities; vehicles or other means of transportation; or
goods. ``Technologies'' as used in this section means specific
information necessary for the development, production, or use of a
product, including related technical data such as blueprints, plans,
diagrams, models, formulae, tables, engineering designs and
specifications, manuals, or other recorded instructions.
Sec. 528.307 Foreign person.
The term foreign person means a person that is not a United States
person.
Sec. 528.308 Immediate family member.
The term immediate family member means a spouse or child.
Sec. 528.309 [Reserved]
Sec. 528.310 Interest.
Except as otherwise provided in this part, the term interest, when
used with respect to property (e.g., ``an interest in property''),
means an interest of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect.
Sec. 528.311 Licenses; general and specific.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the term license
means any license or authorization contained in or issued pursuant to
this part.
(b) The term general license means any license or authorization the
terms of which are set forth in subpart E of this part or made
available on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>.
(c) The term specific license means any license or authorization
issued pursuant to this part but not set forth in subpart E of this
part or made available on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>.
Note 1 to Sec. 528.311. See Sec. 501.801 of this chapter on
licensing procedures.
Sec. 528.312 OFAC.
The term OFAC means the Department of the Treasury's Office of
Foreign Assets Control.
Sec. 528.313 Person.
The term person means an individual or entity.
Sec. 528.314 Property; property interest.
The terms property and property interest include money, checks,
drafts, bullion, bank deposits, savings accounts, debts, indebtedness,
obligations, notes, guarantees, debentures, stocks, bonds, coupons, any
other financial instruments, bankers acceptances, mortgages, pledges,
liens or other rights in the nature of security, warehouse receipts,
bills of lading, trust receipts, bills of sale, any other evidences of
title, ownership, or indebtedness, letters of credit and any documents
relating to any rights or obligations thereunder, powers of attorney,
goods, wares, merchandise, chattels, stocks on hand, ships, goods on
ships, real estate mortgages, deeds of trust, vendors' sales
agreements, land contracts, leaseholds, ground rents, real estate and
any other interest therein, options, negotiable instruments, trade
acceptances, royalties, book accounts, accounts payable, judgments,
patents, trademarks or copyrights, insurance policies, safe deposit
boxes and their contents, annuities, pooling agreements, services of
any nature whatsoever, contracts of any nature whatsoever, and any
other property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or
interest or interests therein, present, future, or contingent.
Sec. 528.315 Protected person.
The term protected person means:
(a) Any United States person, unless the United States provides
formal consent to International Criminal Court (ICC) jurisdiction over
that person or becomes a state party to the Rome Statute, including:
(1) Current or former members of the Armed Forces of the United
States;
(2) Current or former elected or appointed officials of the United
States Government; and
(3) Any other person currently or formerly employed by or working
on behalf of the United States Government; and
(b) Any foreign person that is a citizen or lawful resident of an
ally of the United States that has not consented to ICC jurisdiction
over that person or is not a state party to the Rome Statute,
including:
(1) Current or former members of the armed forces of such ally of
the United States;
(2) Current or former elected or appointed government officials of
such ally of the United States; and
(3) Any other person currently or formerly employed by or working
on behalf of a government of an ally of the United States.
Sec. 528.316 Transfer.
The term transfer means any actual or purported act or transaction,
whether or not evidenced by writing, and whether or not done or
performed within the United States, the purpose, intent, or effect of
which is to create, surrender, release, convey, transfer, or alter,
directly or indirectly, any right, remedy, power, privilege, or
interest with respect to any property. Without limitation on the
foregoing, it shall include the making, execution, or delivery of any
assignment, power, conveyance, check, declaration, deed, deed of trust,
power of attorney, power of appointment, bill of sale, mortgage,
receipt, agreement, contract, certificate, gift, sale, affidavit, or
statement; the making of any payment; the setting off of any obligation
or credit; the appointment of any agent, trustee, or fiduciary; the
creation or transfer of any lien; the issuance, docketing, filing, or
levy of or under any judgment, decree, attachment, injunction,
execution, or other judicial or administrative process or order, or the
service of any garnishment; the acquisition of any interest of any
nature whatsoever by reason of a judgment or decree of any foreign
country; the fulfillment of any condition; the exercise of any power of
appointment, power of attorney, or other power; or the acquisition,
disposition, transportation, importation, exportation, or withdrawal of
any security.
Sec. 528.317 United States.
The term United States means the United States, its territories and
possessions, and all areas under the jurisdiction or authority thereof.
Sec. 528.318 United States person; U.S. person.
The term United States person or U.S. 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 a foreign branch, subsidiary, or employee of such entity),
or any person lawfully in the United States.
Sec. 528.319 U.S. financial institution.
The term U.S. financial institution means any U.S. entity
(including its foreign branches) that is engaged in the business of
accepting deposits, making, granting, transferring, holding, or
brokering loans or credits, purchasing or selling foreign exchange,
securities, futures or options, or procuring purchasers and sellers
thereof, as principal or agent. It includes depository institutions,
banks, savings banks, money services businesses, operators of credit
card systems, trust companies, insurance companies, securities brokers
and dealers, futures and options brokers and dealers,
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forward contract and foreign exchange merchants, securities and
commodities exchanges, clearing corporations, investment companies,
employee benefit plans, dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels,
and U.S. holding companies, U.S. affiliates, or U.S. subsidiaries of
any of the foregoing. This term includes those branches, offices, and
agencies of foreign financial institutions that are located in the
United States, but not such institutions' foreign branches, offices, or
agencies.
Subpart D--Interpretations
Sec. 528.401 [Reserved]
Sec. 528.402 Effect of amendment.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, any amendment,
modification, or revocation of any provision in or appendix to this
part or chapter or of any regulation, ruling, instruction, order,
directive, or license issued by OFAC does not affect any act done or
omitted, or any civil or criminal proceeding commenced or pending,
prior to such amendment, modification, or revocation. All penalties,
forfeitures, and liabilities under any such regulation, ruling,
instruction, order, directive, or license continue and may be enforced
as if such amendment, modification, or revocation had not been made.
Sec. 528.403 Termination and acquisition of an interest in blocked
property.
(a) Whenever a transaction licensed or authorized by or pursuant to
this part results in the transfer of property (including any property
interest) away from a person whose property and interests in property
are blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201, such property shall no longer be
deemed to be property blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201, unless there
exists in the property another interest that is blocked pursuant to
Sec. 528.201, the transfer of which has not been effected pursuant to
license or other authorization.
(b) Unless otherwise specifically provided in a license or
authorization issued pursuant to this part, if property (including any
property interest) is transferred or attempted to be transferred to a
person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to
Sec. 528.201, such property shall be deemed to be property in which
such person has an interest and therefore blocked.
Sec. 528.404 Transactions ordinarily incident to a licensed
transaction.
Any transaction ordinarily incident to a licensed transaction and
necessary to give effect thereto is also authorized, except:
(a) An ordinarily incident transaction, not explicitly authorized
within the terms of the license, by or with a person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201; or
(b) An ordinarily incident transaction, not explicitly authorized
within the terms of the license, involving a debit to a blocked account
or a transfer of blocked property.
Sec. 528.405 Setoffs prohibited.
A setoff against blocked property (including a blocked account),
whether by a U.S. financial institution or other U.S. person, is a
prohibited transfer under Sec. 528.201 if effected after the effective
date.
Sec. 528.406 Entities owned by one or more persons whose property and
interests in property are blocked.
Persons whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Sec. 528.201 have an interest in all property and
interests in property of an entity in which such persons directly or
indirectly own, whether individually or in the aggregate, a 50 percent
or greater interest. The property and interests in property of such an
entity, therefore, are blocked, and such an entity is a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec.
528.201, regardless of whether the name of the entity is incorporated
into OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
(SDN List).
Subpart E--Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing
Policy
Sec. 528.501 General and specific licensing procedures.
For provisions relating to licensing procedures, see part 501,
subpart E, of this chapter. Licensing actions taken pursuant to part
501 of this chapter with respect to the prohibitions contained in this
part are considered actions taken pursuant to this part. General
licenses and statements of licensing policy relating to this part also
may be available through the International Criminal Court-Related
sanctions page on OFAC's website: <a href="https://ofac.treasury.gov">https://ofac.treasury.gov</a>.
Sec. 528.502 Effect of license or other authorization.
(a) No license or other authorization contained in this part, or
otherwise issued by OFAC, authorizes or validates any transaction
effected prior to the issuance of such license or other authorization,
unless specifically provided in such license or authorization.
(b) No regulation, ruling, instruction, order, directive, or
license authorizes any transaction prohibited under this part unless
the regulation, ruling, instruction, order, directive, or license is
issued by OFAC and specifically refers to this part. No regulation,
ruling, instruction, or license referring to this part shall be deemed
to authorize any transaction prohibited by any other part of this
chapter unless the regulation, ruling, instruction, or license
specifically refers to such part.
(c) Any regulation, ruling, instruction, order, directive, or
license authorizing any transaction prohibited under this part has the
effect of removing a prohibition contained in this part from the
transaction, but only to the extent specifically stated by its terms.
Unless the regulation, ruling, instruction, order, directive, or
license otherwise specifies, such an authorization does not create any
right, duty, obligation, claim, or interest in, or with respect to, any
property that would not otherwise exist under ordinary principles of
law.
(d) Nothing contained in this part shall be construed to supersede
the requirements established under any other provision of law or to
relieve a person from any requirement to obtain a license or other
authorization from another department or agency of the U.S. government
in compliance with applicable laws and regulations subject to the
jurisdiction of that department or agency. For example, exports of
goods, services, or technical data that are not prohibited by this part
or that do not require a license by OFAC nevertheless may require
authorization by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department
of State, or other agencies of the U.S. government.
(e) No license or other authorization contained in or issued
pursuant to this part authorizes transfers of or payments from blocked
property or debits to blocked accounts unless the license or other
authorization explicitly authorizes the transfer of or payment from
blocked property or the debit to a blocked account.
(f) Any payment relating to a transaction authorized in or pursuant
to this part that is routed through the U.S. financial system should
reference the relevant OFAC general or specific license authorizing the
payment to avoid the blocking or rejection of the transfer.
Sec. 528.503 Exclusion from licenses.
OFAC reserves the right to exclude any person, property,
transaction, or class thereof from the operation of any
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license or from the privileges conferred by any license. OFAC also
reserves the right to restrict the applicability of any license to
particular persons, property, transactions, or classes thereof. Such
actions are binding upon actual or constructive notice of the
exclusions or restrictions.
Sec. 528.504 Payments and transfers to blocked accounts in U.S.
financial institutions.
Any payment of funds or transfer of credit in which a person whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec.
528.201 has any interest that comes within the possession or control of
a U.S. financial institution must be blocked in an account on the books
of that financial institution. A transfer of funds or credit by a U.S.
financial institution between blocked accounts in its branches or
offices is authorized, provided that no transfer is made from an
account within the United States to an account held outside the United
States, and further provided that a transfer from a blocked account may
be made only to another blocked account held in the same name.
Note 1 to Sec. 528.504. See Sec. 501.603 of this chapter for
mandatory reporting requirements regarding financial transfers. See
also Sec. 528.203 concerning the obligation to hold blocked funds
in interest-bearing accounts.
Sec. 528.505 Entries in certain accounts for normal service charges.
(a) A U.S. financial institution is authorized to debit any blocked
account held at that financial institution in payment or reimbursement
for normal service charges owed it by the owner of that blocked
account.
(b) As used in this section, the term normal service charges shall
include charges in payment or reimbursement for interest due; cable,
telegraph, internet, or telephone charges; postage costs; custody fees;
small adjustment charges to correct bookkeeping errors; and, but not by
way of limitation, minimum balance charges, notary and protest fees,
and charges for reference books, photocopies, credit reports,
transcripts of statements, registered mail, insurance, stationery and
supplies, and other similar items.
Sec. 528.506 Provision of certain legal services.
(a) The provision of the following legal services to or on behalf
of persons whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Sec. 528.201 is authorized, provided that any receipt of
payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses
must be authorized pursuant to Sec. 528.507, which authorizes certain
payments for legal services from funds originating outside the United
States; via specific license; or otherwise pursuant to this part:
(1) Provision of legal advice and counseling on the requirements of
and compliance with the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction
within the United States, provided that such advice and counseling are
not provided to facilitate transactions in violation of this part;
(2) Representation of persons named as defendants in or otherwise
made parties to legal, arbitration, or administrative proceedings
before any U.S. federal, state, or local court or agency;
(3) Initiation and conduct of legal, arbitration, or administrative
proceedings before any U.S. federal, state, or local court or agency;
(4) Representation of persons before any U.S. federal, state, or
local court or agency with respect to the imposition, administration,
or enforcement of U.S. sanctions against such persons; and
(5) Provision of legal services in any other context in which
prevailing U.S. law requires access to legal counsel at public expense.
(b) The provision of any other legal services to or on behalf of
persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant
to Sec. 528.201, not otherwise authorized in this part, requires the
issuance of a specific license.
(c) U.S. persons do not need to obtain specific authorization to
provide related services, such as making filings and providing other
administrative services, that are ordinarily incident to the provision
of services authorized by paragraph (a) of this section. Additionally,
U.S. persons who provide services authorized by paragraph (a) of this
section do not need to obtain specific authorization to contract for
related services that are ordinarily incident to the provision of those
legal services, such as those provided by private investigators or
expert witnesses, or to pay for such services. See Sec. 528.404.
(d) Entry into a settlement agreement or the enforcement of any
lien, judgment, arbitral award, decree, or other order through
execution, garnishment, or other judicial process purporting to
transfer or otherwise alter or affect property or interests in property
blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201 is prohibited unless licensed
pursuant to this part.
Note 1 to Sec. 528.506. Pursuant to part 501, subpart E, of
this chapter, U.S. persons seeking administrative reconsideration or
judicial review of their designation or the blocking of their
property and interests in property may apply for a specific license
from OFAC to authorize the release of certain blocked funds for the
payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses
for the provision of such legal services where alternative funding
sources are not available.
Sec. 528.507 Payments for legal services from funds originating
outside the United States.
(a) Professional fees and incurred expenses. (1) Receipt of payment
of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses for the
provision of legal services authorized pursuant to Sec. 528.506(a) to
or on behalf of any person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201 is authorized from funds originating
outside the United States, provided that the funds do not originate
from:
(i) A source within the United States;
(ii) Any source, wherever located, within the possession or control
of a U.S. person; or
(iii) Any individual or entity, other than the person on whose
behalf the legal services authorized pursuant to Sec. 528.506(a) are
to be provided, whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to any part of this chapter or any Executive order or statute.
(2) Nothing in this paragraph (a) authorizes payments for legal
services using funds in which any other person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to Sec. 528.201, any other
part of this chapter, or any Executive order or statute has an
interest.
(b) Records. Consistent with Sec. 501.601 of this chapter, U.S.
persons who receive payments pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section
must retain for ten years from the date of the relevant payment a
record that specifies the following for each payment:
(1) The individual or entity from whom the funds originated and the
amount of funds received; and
(2) If applicable:
(i) The names of any individuals or entities providing related
services to the U.S. person receiving payment in connection with
authorized legal services, such as private investigators or expert
witnesses;
(ii) A general description of the services provided; and
(iii) The amount of funds paid in connection with such services.
(3) These records must be furnished to OFAC on demand consistent
with Sec. 501.602 of this chapter.
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Sec. 528.508 Emergency medical services.
The provision and receipt of nonscheduled emergency medical
services that are prohibited by this part are authorized.
Sec. 528.509 Official business of the United States government.
All transactions prohibited by this part that are for the conduct
of the official business of the United States government by employees,
grantees, or contractors thereof are authorized.
Sec. 528.512 Transactions related to the provision of agricultural
commodities, medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and
components, or software updates for personal, non-commercial use.
(a) All transactions prohibited by this part that are related to
the provision, directly or indirectly, of agricultural commodities,
medicine, medical devices, replacement parts and components for medical
devices, or software updates for medical devices to an individual whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this part
are authorized, provided the items are in quantities consistent with
personal, non-commercial use.
(b) For the purposes of this section, agricultural commodities,
medicine, and medical devices are defined as follows:
(1) Agricultural commodities. For the purposes of this section,
agricultural commodities are:
(i) Products that fall within the term ``agricultural commodity''
as defined in section 102 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7
U.S.C. 5602); and
(ii) That are intended for ultimate use as:
(A) Food for humans (including raw, processed, and packaged foods;
live animals; vitamins and minerals; food additives or supplements; and
bottled drinking water) or animals (including animal feeds);
(B) Seeds for food crops;
(C) Fertilizers or organic fertilizers; or
(D) Reproductive materials (such as live animals, fertilized eggs,
embryos, and semen) for the production of food animals.
(2) Medicine. For the purposes of this section, medicine is an item
that falls within the definition of the term ``drug'' in section 201 of
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321).
(3) Medical devices. For the purposes of this section, a medical
device is an item that falls within the definition of ``device'' in
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C.
321).
Note 1 to Sec. 528.512. This section does not relieve any
person authorized thereunder from complying with any other
applicable laws or regulations.
Subpart F--[Reserved]
Subpart G--Penalties and Findings of Violation
Sec. 528.701 Penalties.
Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1705.) (IEEPA) provides for the imposition of civil and criminal
penalties applicable to violations of the provisions of this part. With
respect to civil penalties, these are adjusted annually pursuant to the
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 (28 U.S.C.
2461 note, Pub. L. 101-410, as amended). With respect to criminal
penalties, a person who willfully commits, willfully attempts to
commit, or willfully conspires to commit, or aids or abets the
commission of a violation of a provision of this party may be subject
to the criminal penalties provided in section 206(c) of IEEPA, as
adjusted pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Sec. 528.702 Findings of Violation and enforcement.
OFAC has the authority, pursuant to IEEPA, to issue Pre-Penalty
Notices, Penalty Notices, and Findings of Violation; impose monetary
penalties; engage in settlement discussions and enter into settlements;
refer matters to the United States Department of Justice for
administrative collection; and, in appropriate circumstances, refer
matters to appropriate law enforcement agencies for criminal
investigation and/or prosecution. For more information, see appendix A
to part 501 of this chapter, which provides a general framework for the
enforcement of all economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC,
including enforcement-related definitions, types of responses to
apparent violations, general factors affecting administrative actions,
civil penalties for failure to comply with a requirement to furnish
information or keep records, and other general civil penalties
information.
Appendix A to Part 528--E.O. 14203 of February 6, 2025
Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court
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 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, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find
that the International Criminal Court (ICC), as established by the Rome
Statute, has engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting
America and our close ally Israel. The ICC has, without a legitimate
basis, asserted jurisdiction over and opened preliminary investigations
concerning personnel of the United States and certain of its allies,
including Israel, and has further abused its power by issuing baseless
arrest warrants targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
Former Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. The ICC has no jurisdiction
over the United States or Israel, as neither country is party to the
Rome Statute or a member of the ICC. Neither country has ever
recognized the ICC's jurisdiction, and both nations are thriving
democracies with militaries that strictly adhere to the laws of war.
The ICC's recent actions against Israel and the United States set a
dangerous precedent, directly endangering current and former United
States personnel, including active service members of the Armed Forces,
by exposing them to harassment, abuse, and possible arrest. This malign
conduct in turn threatens to infringe upon the sovereignty of the
United States and undermines the critical national security and foreign
policy work of the United States Government and our allies, including
Israel. Furthermore, in 2002, the Congress enacted the American
Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.) to
protect United States military personnel, United States officials, and
officials and military personnel of certain allied countries against
criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the
United States is not party, stating, ``In addition to exposing members
of the Armed Forces of the United States to the risk of international
criminal prosecution, the Rome Statute creates a risk that the
President and other senior elected and appointed officials of the
United States Government may be prosecuted by the International
Criminal Court.'' (22 U.S.C. 7421(9)).
The United States unequivocally opposes and expects our allies to
oppose any ICC actions against the United States, Israel, or any other
ally of the United States that has not consented to ICC jurisdiction.
The United States remains committed to accountability and to the
peaceful cultivation of international order, but the ICC and parties to
the Rome Statute must respect
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the decisions of the United States and other countries not to subject
their personnel to the ICC's jurisdiction, consistent with their
respective sovereign prerogatives.
The United States will impose tangible and significant consequences
on those responsible for the ICC's transgressions, some of which may
include the blocking of property and assets, as well as the suspension
of entry into the United States of ICC officials, employees, and
agents, as well as their immediate family members, as their entry into
our Nation would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.
I therefore determine that any effort by the ICC to investigate,
arrest, detain, or prosecute protected persons, as defined in section
8(d) of this order, 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 address that threat. I hereby
determine and 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, of the following persons are blocked and may not
be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
(i) the person listed in the Annex to this order; and
(ii) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney
General:
(A) to have directly engaged in any effort by the ICC to
investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute a protected person without
consent of that person's country of nationality;
(B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in
support of, any activity in subsection (a)(ii)(A) of this section or
any person whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant
to this order; or
(C) 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 or 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 before the date of this order.
Sec. 2. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the
types 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 address the national emergency
declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as
provided by section 1 of this order.
Sec. 3. The prohibitions in section 1(a) of this order include:
(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 section 1 of this order;
and
(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods,
or services from any such person.
Sec. 4. The unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the
United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria
in section 1 of this order, as well as immediate family members of such
aliens, or aliens determined by the Secretary of State to be employed
by, or acting as an agent of, the ICC, would be detrimental to the
interests of the United States, and the entry of such persons into the
United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, is hereby suspended,
except where the Secretary of State determines that the entry of the
person into the United States would not be contrary to the interests of
the United States, including when the Secretary of State so determines,
based on a recommendation of the Attorney General, that the person's
entry would further important United States law enforcement objectives.
In exercising this responsibility, the Secretary of State shall consult
with the Secretary of Homeland Security on matters related to
admissibility or inadmissibility within the authority of the Secretary
of Homeland Security. 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). The Secretary
of State shall have the responsibility for implementing this section
pursuant to such conditions and procedures as the Secretary of State
has established or may establish pursuant to Proclamation 8693.
Sec. 5. Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit
to the President a report on additional persons that should be included
within the scope of section 1 of this order.
Sec. 6. (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.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 7. Nothing in this order shall prohibit transactions for the
conduct of the official business of the Federal Government by
employees, grantees, or contractors thereof.
Sec. 8. For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a government or instrumentality of
such government, partnership, association, trust, joint venture,
corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
(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 a foreign branch, subsidiary, or employee of such entity),
or any person lawfully in the United States;
(d) the term ``protected person'' means:
(i) any United States person, unless the United States provides
formal consent to ICC jurisdiction over that person or becomes a state
party to the Rome Statute, including:
(A) current or former members of the Armed Forces of the United
States;
(B) current or former elected or appointed officials of the United
States Government; and
(C) any other person currently or formerly employed by or working
on behalf of the United States Government; and
(ii) any foreign person that is a citizen or lawful resident of an
ally of the United States that has not consented to ICC jurisdiction
over that person or is not a state party to the Rome Statute,
including:
(A) current or former members of the armed forces of such ally of
the United States;
(B) current or former elected or appointed government officials of
such ally of the United States; and
(C) any other person currently or formerly employed by or working
on behalf of such a government;
(e) the term ``ally of the United States'' means:
(i) a government of a member country of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization; or
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(ii) a government of a ``major non-NATO ally,'' as that term is
defined by section 2013(7) of the American Servicemembers' Protection
Act of 2002 (22 U.S.C. 7432(7));
(f) the term ``immediate family member'' means a spouse or child;
(g) the term ``alien'' has the meanings given to the term in
section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)); and
(h) the term ``foreign person'' means a person that is not a United
States person.
Sec. 9. 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 section 1 of 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. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions,
including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers
granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to implement this
order. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with applicable
law, redelegate any of these functions within the Department of the
Treasury. All executive departments and agencies of the United States
shall take all appropriate measures within their authority to implement
this order.
Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit 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)).
Sec. 12. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or
agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) 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.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 6, 2025.
Annex
1. Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the ICC.
Lisa M. Palluconi,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2025-12036 Filed 6-30-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
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