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 BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT IN 
                      THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

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 BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT IN 
    THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, PURSUANT TO 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A)

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May 13, 2014.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
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                                          The White House,
                                          Washington, May 12, 2014.
Hon. John Boehner,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby 
report that I have issued an Executive Order (the ``order'') 
declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 
policy of the United States posed by the situation in and in 
relation to the Central African Republic.
    The United Nations Security Council addressed this 
situation in Resolutions 2121, 2127, and 2134, and has required 
that Member States impose certain targeted measures on persons 
determined to be contributing to the situation. The order 
strengthens the United States ability to implement these 
measures.
    The order does not target the entire country of the Central 
African Republic, but rather is intended to target those who 
threaten the peace, security, or stability of the Central 
African Republic or who undermine democratic processes or 
institutions in the Central African Republic. The order blocks 
the property and interests in property of persons listed in an 
Annex to the order. The order also provides authority for 
blocking the property and interests in property of any person 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State:
           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:
                   actions or policies that threaten the 
                peace, security, or stability of the Central 
                African Republic;
                   actions or policies that threaten 
                transitional agreements or the political 
                transition process in the Central African 
                Republic;
                   actions or policies that undermine 
                democratic processes or institutions in the 
                Central African Republic;
                   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;
                   the use or recruitment of children by 
                armed groups or armed forces in the context of 
                the conflict in the Central African Republic;
                   the obstruction of the delivery or 
                distribution of, or access to, humanitarian 
                assistance;
                   attacks against United Nations 
                missions, international security presences, or 
                other peacekeeping operations; or
                   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;
           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;
           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 above or 
        (ii) an entity whose property and interests in property 
        are blocked pursuant to the order;
           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 above or 
        (ii) any person whose property and interests in 
        property are blocked pursuant to the order; or
           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 the order.
    In addition, the order suspends entry into the United 
States of any alien determined to meet one or more of the above 
criteria.
    I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, the authority to take 
such actions, including the promulgation of rules and 
regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President 
by IEEPA and the United Nations Participation Act as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of the order. All agencies 
of the United States Government are directed to take all 
appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the 
provisions of the order.
    I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
            Sincerely,
                                                      Barack Obama.
                            Executive Order

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 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.


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