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 Federal
Register
Vol. 66, No. 186
Presidential Documents
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism
Tuesday, September 25, 2001
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.), section 5 of the
United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c)
(UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in view of
United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1214 of December 8,
1998, UNSCR 1267 of October 15, 1999, UNSCR 1333 of December 19, 2000,
and the multilateral sanctions contained therein, and UNSCR 1363 of July
30, 2001, establishing a mechanism to monitor the implementation of UNSCR
1333,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that
grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign
terrorists, including the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania,
and the Pentagon committed on September 11, 2001, acts recognized and
condemned in UNSCR 1368 of September 12, 2001, and UNSCR 1269 of October
19, 1999, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on
United States nationals or the United States constitute an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy
of the United States, and in furtherance of my proclamation of September
14, 2001, Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist
Attacks, hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.
I also find that because of the pervasiveness and expansiveness of the
financial foundation of foreign terrorists, financial sanctions may be
appropriate for those foreign persons that support or otherwise associate
with these foreign terrorists. I also find that a need exists for further
consultation and cooperation with, and sharing of information by, United
States and foreign financial institutions as an additional tool to enable
the United States to combat the financing of terrorism.
I hereby order:
Section 1.
Except to the extent required by section 203(b) of
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided 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, all property and interests in property of
the following persons that are in the United States or that hereafter
come within the United States, or that hereafter come within the possession
or control of United States persons are blocked:
(a) foreign persons listed in the Annex to this
order;
(b) foreign persons determined by the Secretary
of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Attorney General, to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of
committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals
or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States;
(c) persons determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney
General, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of
those persons listed in the Annex to this order or those persons determined
to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of this order; [*49080]
(d) except as provided in section 5 of this order
and after such consultation, if any, with foreign authorities as the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Attorney General, deems appropriate in the exercise of his discretion,
persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General;
(i) to assist in, sponsor, or provide financial,
material, or technological support for, or financial or other services
to or in support of, such acts of terrorism or those persons listed
in the Annex to this order or determined to be subject to this order;
or
(ii) to be otherwise associated with those persons
listed in the Annex to this order or those persons determined to be
subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of this order.
Section 2.
Except to the extent required by section 203(b) of
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided 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:
(a) any transaction or dealing by United States
persons or within the United States in property or interests in property
blocked pursuant to this order is prohibited, including but not limited
to the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods, or services
to or for the benefit of those persons listed in the Annex to this order
or determined to be subject to this order;
(b) any transaction by any United States person
or within the United States that evades or avoids, or has the purpose
of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions
set forth in this order is prohibited; and
(c) any conspiracy formed to violate any of the
prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
Section 3.
For purposes of this order:
(a) the term "person" means an individual
or entity;
(b) the term "entity" means a partnership,
association, corporation, or other organization, group, or subgroup;
(c) the term "United States person" means
any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized
under the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), or
any person in the United States; and
(d) the term "terrorism" means an activity
that-
(i) involves a violent act or an act dangerous
to human life, property, or infrastructure; and
(ii) appears to be intended-
(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(B) to influence the policy of a government
by intimidation or coercion; or
(C) to affect the conduct of a government
by mass destruction, assassination, kidnapping, or hostage-taking.
Section 4.
I hereby determine that the making of donations of
the type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2))
by United States persons to persons determined to be subject to this order
would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency
declared in this order, and would endanger Armed Forces of the United
States that are in a situation where imminent involvement in hostilities
is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and hereby prohibit such donations
as provided by section 1 of this order. Furthermore, I hereby determine
that the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (title
IX, Public Law 106-387) shall not affect the imposition or the continuation
of the imposition of any unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral
medical sanction on any person determined to be subject to this order
because imminent involvement of the Armed Forces of the United States
in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances.
Section 5.
With respect to those persons designated pursuant
to subsection 1(d) of this order, the Secretary of the Treasury, in the
exercise of his discretion and in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Attorney General, may take such other actions than the complete
blocking of property or interests in property as the President is authorized
to take under IEEPA and UNPA if the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, deems such other
actions to be consistent with the national interests of the United States,
considering such factors as he deems appropriate.
Section 6.
The Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury,
and other appropriate agencies shall make all relevant efforts to cooperate
and coordinate with other countries, including through technical assistance,
as well as bilateral and multilateral agreements and arrangements, to
achieve the objectives of this order, including the prevention and suppression
of acts of terrorism, the denial of financing and financial services to
terrorists and terrorist organizations, and the sharing of intelligence
about funding activities in support of terrorism.
Section 7.
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, 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 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. 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.
Section 8.
Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued
effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms
of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore
or hereafter under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated,
modified, or suspended by or pursuant to this order.
Section 9.
Nothing contained in this order is intended to create,
nor does it create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies,
officers, employees or any other person.
Section 10.
For those persons listed in the Annex to this order
or determined to be subject to this order who might have a constitutional
presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer
funds or assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures
to be taken pursuant to this order would render these 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 this order.
Section 11.
(a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on September 24, 2001.
(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress
and published in the Federal Register.
ANNEX
Al Qaida/Islamic Army
Abu Sayyaf Group
Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)
Al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad)
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
Asab al-Ansar
Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI)
Islamic Army of Aden
Usama bin Laden
Muhammad Atif (aka, Subhi Abu Sitta, Abu Hafs Al Masri)
Sayf al-Adl
Shaykh Sai'id (aka, Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad)
Abu Hafs the Mauritanian (aka, Mahfouz Ould al-Walid, Kahlid Al-
Shanqiti)
Ibn Al-Shaykh al-Libi
Abu Zubaydah (aka, Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, Tariq)
Ada al-Hadi al-Iraqi (aka, Abu Abdallah)
Ayman al-Zawahiri
Thirwat Salah Shihata
Tariq Anwar al-Sayyid Ahmad (aka, Fathi, Amr al-Fatih)
Muhammad Salah (aka, Nasr Fahmi Nasr Hasanayn)
Makhtab Al-Khidamat/Al Kifah
Wafa Humanitarian Organization
Al Rashid Trust
Mamoun Darkazanli Import-Export Company
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