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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11682]
Determination Under Section 506(A)(1)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
To Provide Immediate Military
Assistance to the Lebanese Armed
Forces
Pursuant to the authority vested in me
by section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) (22 U.S.C.
2318(a)(1)) and Presidential Delegation
of Authority dated September 7, 2021, I
hereby determine that an unforeseen
emergency exists which requires
immediate military assistance to the
Lebanese Armed Forces. I further
determine that these requirements
cannot be met under the authority of the
Arms Export Control Act or any other
provision of law.
I, therefore, direct the drawdown of
up to $22 million in defense articles and
services of the Department of Defense
under the authority of section 506(a)(1)
of the FAA to provide immediate
assistance to the Lebanese Armed
Forces. The Department of State will
coordinate implementation of this
drawdown.
This determination shall be reported
to Congress and published in the
Federal Register.
Dated: September 22, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
Editorial Note: This document was
received for publication by the Office of the
Federal Register on March 11, 2022.
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[Public Notice: 11681]
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Determination Under Section 552(C)(2)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
To Provide Commodities and Services
for Assistance to the Lebanese Armed
Forces
Pursuant to the authority vested in me
by section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) (22 U.S.C.
2348a(c)(2)) and Presidential Delegation
of Authority dated September 7, 2021, I
hereby determine that, as the result of
an unforeseen emergency, the
immediate provision of assistance under
chapter 6 of part II of the FAA in
amounts in excess of funds otherwise
available for such assistance is
important to the national interests of the
United States.
I, therefore, direct the drawdown of
up to $25 million in commodities and
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services from the inventory and
resources of any agency of the U.S.
government under the authority of
section 552(c)(2) of the FAA to provide
immediate assistance to the Lebanese
Armed Forces. The Department of State
will coordinate implementation of this
drawdown. This determination shall be
reported to Congress and published in
the Federal Register.
Dated: September 22, 2021.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
Editorial note: This document was
received for publication by the Office of the
Federal Register on March 11, 2022.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11680]
Update on Report to Congress
Pursuant to Section 353(d)(1)(A) of the
United States—Northern Triangle
Enhanced Engagement Act
ACTION:
Notice of report.
This document, submitted to
the Congress on March 9, 2022, provides
an update to the State Department’s
report to Congress regarding persons in
El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua: Foreign persons determined
to have knowingly engaged in actions
that undermine democratic processes or
institutions; foreign persons determined
to have knowingly engaged in
significant corruption; and foreign
persons determined to have knowingly
engaged in obstruction of investigations
into such acts of corruption, including
the following: Corruption related to
government contracts; bribery and
extortion; the facilitation or transfer of
the proceeds of corruption, including
through money laundering; and acts of
violence, harassment, or intimidation
directed at governmental and
nongovernmental corruption
investigators. On November 10, 2021,
the President signed the Reinforcing
Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for
Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act
adding Nicaragua to the countries
whose citizens are subject to the Section
353 Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors
list.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Update to Report to Congress on
Foreign Persons who have Knowingly
Engaged in Actions that Undermine
Democratic Processes or Institutions,
Significant Corruption, or Obstruction
of Such Corruption in El Salvador,
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Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua,
Pursuant to Section 353(b) of the
Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. FF, Pub.
L. 116–260, as amended) Consistent
with Section 353(b) of the United
States—Northern Triangle Enhanced
Engagement Act (Div. FF, Pub. L. 116–
260) (the Act), as amended, this report
update is being submitted to the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, House
Committee on the Judiciary, and the
Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Section 353(b) requires the
submission of a report that identifies the
following persons in El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua:
(1) Foreign persons determined to have
knowingly engaged in actions that
undermine democratic processes or
institutions; (2) foreign persons
determined to have knowingly engaged
in significant corruption; and (3) foreign
persons determined to have knowingly
engaged in obstruction of investigations
into such acts of corruption, including
the following: Corruption related to
government contracts; bribery and
extortion; the facilitation or transfer of
the proceeds of corruption, including
through money laundering; and acts of
violence, harassment, or intimidation
directed at governmental and
nongovernmental corruption
investigators. On November 10, 2021,
the President signed the Reinforcing
Nicaragua’s Adherence to Conditions for
Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act,
adding Nicaragua to the countries
whose citizens are subject to Section
353.
Under Section 353, foreign persons
identified under the Act are generally
ineligible for visas and admission to the
United States. Section 353 further
requires that foreign persons identified
under the Act shall have their visas
revoked immediately and any other
valid visa or entry documentation
cancelled. Consistent with Section
353(g), this report update will be
published in the Federal Register.
This report update includes
individuals for whom the Department is
aware of credible information or
allegations of the conduct at issue, from
media reporting and other sources. The
Department will continue to review the
individuals listed in the report and
consider all available tools to deter and
disrupt corrupt and undemocratic
activity in El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, and Nicaragua. The
Department also continues to actively
review additional credible information
and allegations concerning corruption
or undemocratic activity and to utilize
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all applicable authorities, as
appropriate, to ensure corrupt or
undemocratic officials are denied safe
haven in the United States. In light of
the new statutory authority provided by
RENACER, this update to the report
identifies individuals in Nicaragua
specifically who have knowingly
engaged in actions that undermine
democratic processes or institutions.
Nicaragua
Cairo Melvin Amador, current Vice
President of the Supreme Electoral
Council (CSE), undermined democratic
processes or institutions by conspiring
with the Ortega-Murillo regime to
undermine Nicaragua’s political
institutions and subvert the November
2021 national election by disqualifying
legitimate opposition parties and
candidates on spurious grounds.
Lumberto Ignacio Campbell Hooker,
current member of CSE and Acting
President of the CSE from 2018 until
May 2021, undermined democratic
processes or institutions by conspiring
with the Ortega-Murillo regime to
undermine Nicaragua’s political
institutions and subvert the November
2021 national election by disqualifying
legitimate opposition parties and
candidates on spurious grounds.
Edwin Ramon Castro Rivera, member
of the Nicaraguan National Assembly
since 1997 and head of the FSLN caucus
since 2007, undermined democratic
processes or institutions by ensuring
Ortega-Murillo loyalists won all
magistrate positions in the CSE and
ensuring the passage of extremely broad
legislation that the Ortega-Murillo
regime used to exclude opposition
candidates and parties and harass and
jail political opponents.
Karen Vanessa Chavarria Morales,
current judge in the ninth district in
Managua, undermined democratic
processes or institutions by abusing her
authority and subverting legal processes
to take action against political
opponents of the Ortega-Murillo regime
and disqualify opposition candidates
from the November 2021 election.
Walmaro Antonio Gutierrez Mercado,
current member of the Nicaraguan
National Assembly, undermined
democratic processes or institutions by
giving the Ortega-Murillo regime the
tools to conduct its brazen assault on
democracy by stacking the CSE with
FSLN members loyal to Ortega and by
helping ensure the passage of extremely
broad legislation that the regime used to
exclude opposition candidates and
parties and harass and jail political
opponents.
Carlos Wilfredo Navarro Moreira,
current member of the Nicaraguan
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National Assembly, undermined
democratic processes or institutions by
giving the Ortega-Murillo regime the
tools to conduct a brazen assault on
democracy by stacking the CSE with
FSLN members loyal to Ortega and by
helping ensure the passage of extremely
broad legislation that the regime has
used to exclude opposition candidates
and parties and harass and jail political
opponents.
Maria Haydee Osuna Ruiz, current
member of the Nicaraguan National
Assembly, undermined democratic
processes or institutions by conspiring
with the Ortega-Murillo regime to
subvert the November 2021 Nicaraguan
national elections by signing a spurious
complaint that served as pretext for the
government to disqualify the last
remaining legitimate opposition party
and hound its leader into exile.
Gustavo Eduardo Porras Cortes,
current President of the Nicaraguan
National Assembly, undermined
democratic processes or institutions by
giving the Ortega-Murillo regime the
tools to conduct its brazen assault on
democracy by stacking the CSE with
Sandinista members loyal to Ortega and
by helping ensure the passage of
extremely broad legislation that the
Ortega-Murillo regime used to exclude
opposition candidates and parties and
harass and jail political opponents.
Brenda Isabel Rocha Chacon, current
President of the CSE, undermined
democratic processes or institutions by
conspiring with the Ortega-Murillo
regime to undermine Nicaragua’s
political institutions and subvert the
November 2021 national election by
disqualifying legitimate opposition
parties and candidates on spurious
grounds.
Dated: March 8, 2022.
Brian P. McKeon,
Deputy Secretary of State for Management
and Resources.
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11680]
Update on Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 353(d)(1)(A) of
the United States--Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act
ACTION: Notice of report.
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SUMMARY: This document, submitted to the Congress on March 9, 2022,
provides an update to the State Department's report to Congress
regarding persons in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua:
Foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in actions that
undermine democratic processes or institutions; foreign persons
determined to have knowingly engaged in significant corruption; and
foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in obstruction of
investigations into such acts of corruption, including the following:
Corruption related to government contracts; bribery and extortion; the
facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption, including
through money laundering; and acts of violence, harassment, or
intimidation directed at governmental and nongovernmental corruption
investigators. On November 10, 2021, the President signed the
Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform
(RENACER) Act adding Nicaragua to the countries whose citizens are
subject to the Section 353 Corrupt and Undemocratic Actors list.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Update to Report to Congress on Foreign Persons who have Knowingly
Engaged in Actions that Undermine Democratic Processes or Institutions,
Significant Corruption, or Obstruction of Such Corruption in El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, Pursuant to Section
353(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2021 (Div. FF, Pub. L. 116-260, as
amended) Consistent with Section 353(b) of the United States--Northern
Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act (Div. FF, Pub. L. 116-260) (the Act),
as amended, this report update is being submitted to the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, House Committee
on the Judiciary, and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Section 353(b) requires the submission of a report that identifies
the following persons in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua: (1) Foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in
actions that undermine democratic processes or institutions; (2)
foreign persons determined to have knowingly engaged in significant
corruption; and (3) foreign persons determined to have knowingly
engaged in obstruction of investigations into such acts of corruption,
including the following: Corruption related to government contracts;
bribery and extortion; the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of
corruption, including through money laundering; and acts of violence,
harassment, or intimidation directed at governmental and
nongovernmental corruption investigators. On November 10, 2021, the
President signed the Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions
for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act, adding Nicaragua to the countries
whose citizens are subject to Section 353.
Under Section 353, foreign persons identified under the Act are
generally ineligible for visas and admission to the United States.
Section 353 further requires that foreign persons identified under the
Act shall have their visas revoked immediately and any other valid visa
or entry documentation cancelled. Consistent with Section 353(g), this
report update will be published in the Federal Register.
This report update includes individuals for whom the Department is
aware of credible information or allegations of the conduct at issue,
from media reporting and other sources. The Department will continue to
review the individuals listed in the report and consider all available
tools to deter and disrupt corrupt and undemocratic activity in El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The Department also
continues to actively review additional credible information and
allegations concerning corruption or undemocratic activity and to
utilize
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all applicable authorities, as appropriate, to ensure corrupt or
undemocratic officials are denied safe haven in the United States. In
light of the new statutory authority provided by RENACER, this update
to the report identifies individuals in Nicaragua specifically who have
knowingly engaged in actions that undermine democratic processes or
institutions.
Nicaragua
Cairo Melvin Amador, current Vice President of the Supreme
Electoral Council (CSE), undermined democratic processes or
institutions by conspiring with the Ortega-Murillo regime to undermine
Nicaragua's political institutions and subvert the November 2021
national election by disqualifying legitimate opposition parties and
candidates on spurious grounds.
Lumberto Ignacio Campbell Hooker, current member of CSE and Acting
President of the CSE from 2018 until May 2021, undermined democratic
processes or institutions by conspiring with the Ortega-Murillo regime
to undermine Nicaragua's political institutions and subvert the
November 2021 national election by disqualifying legitimate opposition
parties and candidates on spurious grounds.
Edwin Ramon Castro Rivera, member of the Nicaraguan National
Assembly since 1997 and head of the FSLN caucus since 2007, undermined
democratic processes or institutions by ensuring Ortega-Murillo
loyalists won all magistrate positions in the CSE and ensuring the
passage of extremely broad legislation that the Ortega-Murillo regime
used to exclude opposition candidates and parties and harass and jail
political opponents.
Karen Vanessa Chavarria Morales, current judge in the ninth
district in Managua, undermined democratic processes or institutions by
abusing her authority and subverting legal processes to take action
against political opponents of the Ortega-Murillo regime and disqualify
opposition candidates from the November 2021 election.
Walmaro Antonio Gutierrez Mercado, current member of the Nicaraguan
National Assembly, undermined democratic processes or institutions by
giving the Ortega-Murillo regime the tools to conduct its brazen
assault on democracy by stacking the CSE with FSLN members loyal to
Ortega and by helping ensure the passage of extremely broad legislation
that the regime used to exclude opposition candidates and parties and
harass and jail political opponents.
Carlos Wilfredo Navarro Moreira, current member of the Nicaraguan
National Assembly, undermined democratic processes or institutions by
giving the Ortega-Murillo regime the tools to conduct a brazen assault
on democracy by stacking the CSE with FSLN members loyal to Ortega and
by helping ensure the passage of extremely broad legislation that the
regime has used to exclude opposition candidates and parties and harass
and jail political opponents.
Maria Haydee Osuna Ruiz, current member of the Nicaraguan National
Assembly, undermined democratic processes or institutions by conspiring
with the Ortega-Murillo regime to subvert the November 2021 Nicaraguan
national elections by signing a spurious complaint that served as
pretext for the government to disqualify the last remaining legitimate
opposition party and hound its leader into exile.
Gustavo Eduardo Porras Cortes, current President of the Nicaraguan
National Assembly, undermined democratic processes or institutions by
giving the Ortega-Murillo regime the tools to conduct its brazen
assault on democracy by stacking the CSE with Sandinista members loyal
to Ortega and by helping ensure the passage of extremely broad
legislation that the Ortega-Murillo regime used to exclude opposition
candidates and parties and harass and jail political opponents.
Brenda Isabel Rocha Chacon, current President of the CSE,
undermined democratic processes or institutions by conspiring with the
Ortega-Murillo regime to undermine Nicaragua's political institutions
and subvert the November 2021 national election by disqualifying
legitimate opposition parties and candidates on spurious grounds.
Dated: March 8, 2022.
Brian P. McKeon,
Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources.
[FR Doc. 2022-05589 Filed 3-16-22; 8:45 am]
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