[House Document 107-209]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-209
PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SUDAN
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A SIX MONTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
SUDAN THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13067 OF NOVEMBER 3, 1997,
PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) AND 50 U.S.C. 1703(c)
May 7, 2002.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee
on International Relations and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I am
providing herewith a 6-month periodic report prepared by my
Administration on the national emergency with respect to Sudan
that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997.
George W. Bush.
The White House, May 7, 2002.
Periodic Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
This report to the Congress covers developments over the
course of the past 6 months concerning the national emergency
with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order
13067 of November 3, 1997. This report is submitted pursuant to
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) (IEEPA), and section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c).
1. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) has issued 44 licenses during the current
reporting period. The majority of licenses were issued
releasing blocked funds after it was determined that there was
no Sudanese Government property interest in the funds. Nineteen
licenses were issued authorizing commercial sales and
exportation to Sudan of bulk agricultural commodities, food and
agriculture products, medicine, and medical equipment. One
additional license was issued authorizing the provision of very
limited banking services, and one license was issued permitting
the liquidation of tangible assets belonging to the Government
of Sudan that are currently in the possession of a U.S.
company, with the proceeds to be deposited into a blocked
account. Twenty-five license applications were denied,
including 18 applications involving blocked funds that, after
review, were determined to involve a Sudanese Government
property interest. The remainder of the denials involved
commercial goods or services.
2. As of March 11, 2002, 25 transactions totaling more than
$443,000 had been blocked during this reporting period. Under
the Regulations, transactions in violation of the sanctions
where there is no blockable interest of the Government of Sudan
must be returned to remitters (``rejected''). During the
reporting period, 142 such transactions were entered into
OFAC's database as being rejected by U.S. banks indicating a
disruption of at least $3.4 million in business for Sudan. In
addition, as of March 11, 2002, OFAC has authorized nine non-
governmental organizations to conduct humanitarian relief
operations in Sudan, bringing the total number of such
authorizations to 84.
3. Since the last report, OFAC has collected 11 civil
monetary penalities totaling nearly $53,000 for violations of
IEEPA and the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part
538 (the ``Regulations''), from nine U.S. financial
institutions and one carrier. Three defaulted penalties
totaling more than $19,000 have been referred for debt
collection. An additional 35 cases are undergoing penalty
action for violation of the Regulations and IEEPA.
4. On February 26, 2002, OFAC issued a Notice of Blocking
to a U.S. company in possession of a commercial shipment
consigned to the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company
(``GNPOC''), a Specially Designated National of Sudan.
5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the
6-month period from November 3, 2001, through May 2, 2002, that
are directly attributable to the exercise of powers and
authorities conferred by the declaration of a national
emergency with respect to Sudan are reported to be
approximately $295,000, most of which represent wage and salary
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely
centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the
Office of the Under Secretary of Enforcement, and the Office of
the General Counsel), the Department of State, and the
Department of Commerce.
6. The situation in Sudan continues to present an
extraordinary and unusual threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States. The declaration of the
national emergency with respect to Sudan contained in Executive
Order 13067 underscores the United States Government's
opposition to the actions and policies of the Government of
Sudan, particularly its support of international terrorism and
its failure to respect basic human rights, including its
restrictions on religious freedom. The prohibitions contained
in Executive Order 13067 advance important objectives in
promoting the anti-terrorism and human rights policies of the
United States.