Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Central African Republic, 28387-28390 [X14-10515]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
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[Pages 28387-28390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X14-10515]



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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.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    May 12, 2014.

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