[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




BLOCKING PROPERTY OF PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONFLICT IN SUDAN'S 
DARFUR REGION--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. 
                              NO. 109-101)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore 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 International Relations and ordered to be printed:
To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 
I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the ``order'') 
blocking the property of persons in connection with the conflict in 
Sudan's Darfur region. In that order, I have expanded the scope of the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 
1997, with respect to the policies and actions of the Government of 
Sudan, to address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the actions 
and circumstances involving Darfur, as described below.
  The United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 1591 of March 29, 
2005, condemned the continued violations of the N'djamena Ceasefire 
Agreement of April 8, 2004, and the Abuja Humanitarian and Security 
Protocols of November 9, 2004, by all sides in Darfur, as well as the 
deterioration of the security situation and the negative impact this 
has had on humanitarian assistance efforts. I also note that the United 
Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the continued 
violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in 
Sudan's Darfur region and, in particular, the continuation of violence 
against civilians and sexual violence against women and girls.
  United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1591 determined 
that the situation in Darfur constitutes a threat to international 
peace and security in the region and called on Member States to take 
certain measures against persons responsible for the continuing 
conflict. The United Nations Security Council has encouraged all 
parties to negotiate in good faith at the Abuja talks and to take 
immediate steps to support a peaceful settlement to the conflict in 
Darfur, but has continued to express serious concern at the persistence 
of the crisis in Darfur in UNSCR 1651 of December 21, 2005.
  Pursuant to IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act, and the United 
Nations Participation Act (UNPA), I have determined that these actions 
and circumstances constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security and foreign policy of the United States, and have 
issued an Executive Order expanding the scope of the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 13067 to deal with this threat.
  The order blocks the property and interests in property in the United 
States, or in the possession or control of United States persons, of 
the persons listed in the Annex to the order, as well as of any person 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with 
the Secretary of State,
  --to have constituted a threat to the peace process in Darfur;
  --to have constituted a threat to stability in Darfur and the region;
  --to be responsible for conduct related to the conflict in Darfur 
that violates international law;
  --to be responsible for heinous conduct with respect to human life or 
limb related to the conflict in Darfur;
  --to have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or transferred arms 
or any related materiel, or any assistance, advice, or training related 
to military activities to the Government of Sudan, the Sudan Liberation 
Movement/Army, the Justice and Equality Movement, the Janjaweed, or any 
person operating in the states of North Darfur, South Darfur, and West 
Darfur, that is a belligerent, a nongovernmental entity, or an 
individual; or
  --to be responsible for offensive military overflights in and over 
the Darfur region.
  The designation criteria will be applied in accordance with 
applicable domestic law, including where appropriate, the First 
Amendment of the United States Constitution.
  The order also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, after 
consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate for blocking any 
person determined to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services 
in support of, the activities listed above or any person listed in or 
designated pursuant to the order. I further authorized the Secretary of 
the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, to 
designate for blocking any person determined to be owned or controlled 
by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
indirectly, any person listed in or designated pursuant to the order. 
The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of 
State, is also authorized to remove any persons from the Annex to the 
order as circumstances warrant.
  I delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, after 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 UNPA, as may be necessary to 
carry out the purposes of the order. All Federal agencies are directed 
to take all appropriate measures within their authority to carry out 
the provisions of the order.
  The order, a copy of which is enclosed, was effective at 12:01 a.m. 
eastern daylight time on April 27, 2006.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, April 27, 2006.

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