Appendix A to Part 553 - Executive Order 13667
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Appendix A to Part 553 - Executive Order 13667 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exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: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;
(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.
(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)).
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.
Barack Obama THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 12, 2014
ANNEX 1. Francois Bozize [Former President of the Central African
Republic and anti-Balaka supporter, born October 14, 1946] 2.
Michel Djotodia [Former Transitional President of the Central
African Republic and Leader of the Seleka Rebellion, born 1949] 3.
Noureddine Adam [Seleka General and Former Minister of Public
Security, born 1969] 4. Abdoulaye Miskine [Leader of an ex-Seleka
rebel group, the Democratic Front of the Central African Republic
People, born October 5, 1965] 5. Levi Yakite [anti-Balaka Political
Coordinator, born 1965]