Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Burundi, 73633-73635 [X15-11125]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 73633-73635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: X15-11125]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 80 , No. 227 / Wednesday, November 25, 2015 / 
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                Executive Order 13712 of November 22, 2015

                
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing 
                to the Situation in Burundi

                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, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of 
                America, find that the situation in Burundi, which has 
                been marked by the killing of and violence against 
                civilians, unrest, the incitement of imminent violence, 
                and significant political repression, and which 
                threatens the peace, security, and stability of 
                Burundi, 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 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                be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 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 Burundi:

(1) actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of 
Burundi;

(2) actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions 
in Burundi;

(3) human rights abuses;

(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 other conduct that may constitute a serious 
abuse or violation of human rights or a violation of international 
humanitarian law;

(5) actions or policies that prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of 
freedom of expression or freedom of peaceful assembly;

(6) the use or recruitment of children by armed groups or armed forces;

(7) the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, 
humanitarian assistance; or

(8) attacks, attempted attacks, or threats against United Nations missions, 
international security presences, or other peacekeeping operations;

  (B) to be a leader or official of:

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(1) an entity, including any government entity or armed group, that has, or 
whose members have, engaged in any of the activities described in 
subsection (a)(ii)(A) of this section; or

(2) an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 
to this order;

  (C) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in 
support of:

(1) any of the activities described in subsection (a)(ii)(A) of this 
section; or

(2) any person whose property and interests in property are blocked 
pursuant to this order; or

  (D) 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 find that the unrestricted immigrant 
                and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens 
                determined to meet one or more of the criteria in 
                subsection 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. 3. 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 
                the national emergency declared in this order, and I 
                hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 
                of this order.

                Sec. 4. 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. 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.

                    (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

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                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 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)).

                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 
                standard time on November 23, 2015.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    November 22, 2015.

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