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  NOTIFICATION OF ISSUANCE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 12920, PROHIBITING 
 ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS WITH HAITI--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                  UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 103-271)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) laid before the 
House the following message from the President of the United States; 
which was read and, together with the accompanying papers, without 
objection, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to 
be printed.

To the Congress of the United States:
  On October 4, 1991, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (``IEEPA'') (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and section 301 of the 
National Emergencies Act (``NEA'') (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), President 
Bush exercised his statutory authority to issue Executive Order No. 
12775 of October 4, 1991, declaring a national emergency and blocking 
Haitian government property.
  On October 28, 1991, pursuant to the above authorities, President 
Bush exercised his statutory authority to issue Executive Order No. 
12779 of October 28, 1991, blocking property of and prohibiting 
transactions with Haiti.
  On June 30, 1993, pursuant to the above authorities, as well as the 
United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (``UNPA'') (22 
U.S.C. 287c), I exercised my statutory authority to issue Executive 
Order No. 12853 of June 30, 1993, to impose additional economic 
measures with respect to Haiti. This latter action was taken, in part, 
to ensure that the economic measures taken by the United States with 
respect to Haiti would fulfill its obligations under United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 841 of June 16, 1993.
  On October 18, 1993, pursuant to the IEEPA and the NEA, I again 
exercised my statutory authority to issue Executive Order No. 12872 of 
October 18, 1993, blocking property of various persons with respect to 
Haiti.
  On May 6, 1994, the United Nations Security Council adopted 
Resolution 917, calling on Member States to take additional measures to 
tighten the embargo against Haiti. On May 7, 1994, pursuant to the 
above authorities, I exercised my statutory authority to issue 
Executive Order No. 12914 of May 7, 1994, to impose additional economic 
measures with respect to Haiti. On May 21, 1994, pursuant to the above 
authorities, I exercised my statutory authority to issue Executive 
Order No. 12917 of May 21, 1994, to impose economic measures required 
by Resolution 917. These latter actions were taken, in part, to ensure 
that the economic measures taken by the United States with respect to 
Haiti would fulfill its obligations under the provisions of United 
Nations Security Council Resolution 917.
  On June 10, 1994, pursuant to the above authorities, I exercised my 
statutory authority to issue Executive Order No. 12920 of June 10, 
1994, prohibiting additional transactions with Haiti.
  This new Executive order:
  --prohibits payment or transfer of funds or other assets to Haiti 
    from or through the United States or to or through the United 
    States from Haiti, with exceptions for activities of the United 
    States Government, the United Nations, the Organization of American 
    States, or foreign diplomatic missions, certain payments related to 
    humanitarian assistance in Haiti, limited family remittances, funds 
    for travel-related expenses, and payments incidental to exempt 
    shipments of food, medicine, medical supplies, and informational 
    materials;
  --prohibits the sale, supply, or exportation by United States persons 
    or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or 
    aircraft, of any goods, technology, or services to Haiti or in 
    connection with Haitian businesses, or activities by United States 
    persons or in the United States that promote such sale, supply, or 
    exportation, except for the sale, supply, or exportation of 
    informational materials, certain foodstuffs, and medicines and 
    medical supplies;
  --prohibits any transaction that evades or avoids or has the purpose 
    of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the 
    prohibitions of this order; and
  --authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
    Secretary of State, to issue regulations implementing the 
    provisions of the Executive order.
  The new Executive order is necessary to tighten the embargo against 
Haiti with the goal of the restoration of democracy in that nation and 
the prompt return of the legitimately elected President, Jean-Bertrand 
Aristide, under the framework of the Governors Island Agreement.
  I am providing this notice to the Congress pursuant to section 204(b) 
of the IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)) and section 301 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 
1631). I am enclosing a copy of the Executive order that I have issued.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 10, 1994.

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