[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 30 (Monday, July 26, 2004)]
[Pages 1362-1365]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13348--Blocking Property of Certain Persons and 
Prohibiting the Importation of Certain Goods From Liberia

July 22, 2004

    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

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et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act, 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 Resolutions 
1521 of December 22, 2003, and 1532 of March 12, 2004,
    I, George W. Bush,  President of the United States of America, note 
that the actions and policies of former Liberian President Charles 
Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of 
Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of 
Liberian funds and property, have undermined Liberia's transition to 
democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, 
and economic institutions and resources. I further note that the 
Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed on August 18, 2003, and the related 
ceasefire have not yet been universally implemented throughout Liberia, 
and that the illicit trade in round logs and timber products is linked 
to the proliferation of and trafficking in illegal arms, which 
perpetuate the Liberian conflict and fuel and exacerbate other conflicts 
throughout West Africa. I find that the actions, policies, and 
circumstances described above constitute an unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the foreign policy of the United States and hereby declare a 
national emergency to deal with that threat. To address that threat, I 
hereby order:
    Section 1.  (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), 
(3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or 
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, that hereafter come within the United States, or that 
are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States 
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 or have been an immediate family member of Charles Taylor;
    (B) to have been a senior official of the former Liberian regime 
      headed by Charles Taylor or otherwise to have been or be a close 
      ally or associate of Charles Taylor or the former Liberian regime;
    (C) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, 
      material, or technological support for, or goods or services in 
      support of, the unlawful depletion of Liberian resources, the 
      removal of Liberian resources from that country, and the secreting 
      of Liberian funds and property by any person whose property and 
      interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or
    (D) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting 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) 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 or interests in 
property are blocked pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section would 
seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared 
in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by 
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include, but 
are not limited to,
    (i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or 
services by, to, or for the benefit of, any person whose property or 
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order, and
    (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 
or services from any such person.
    Sec. 2.  Except to the extent 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, the direct or 
indirect importation into the United States of any round log or timber 
product originating in Liberia is prohibited.

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    Sec. 3.  (a) Any transaction by a United States person or within the 
United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of evading or 
avoiding, 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. 4.  For 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;
    (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; and
    (d) the term ``round log or timber product'' means any product 
classifiable in Chapter 44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States.
    Sec. 5.  For those persons whose property and interests in property 
are blocked pursuant to section 1 of 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 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 section 1 of this order.
    Sec. 6.  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 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 and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the 
Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken.
    Sec. 7.  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 NEA, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and 
section 204(c) of IEEPA, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
    Sec. 8.  The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine, subsequent to the 
issuance of this order, that circumstances no longer warrant the 
inclusion of a person in the Annex to this order and that the property 
and interests in property of that person are therefore no longer blocked 
pursuant to section 1 of this order.
    Sec. 9.  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, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or 
any other person.
    Sec. 10.  This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight 
time on July 23, 2004.
    Sec. 11.  This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and 
published in the Federal Register.

                                                George W. Bush

 The White House,
 July 22, 2004.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 26, 
2004]

Note: This Executive order was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on July 23, and it and its attached annex will be published in 
the Federal Register on July 27.

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