[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 7 (Monday, February 21, 2005)]
[Pages 247-248]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13372--Clarification of Certain Executive Orders 
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions

February 16, 2005

    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, as amended (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 of 1945, as amended 
(22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
    I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, in 
order to clarify the steps taken in Executive Order 12947 of January 23, 
1995, as amended by Executive Order 13099 of August 20, 1998; and 
Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive 
Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 
2003, in particular with respect to the implementation of section 
203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)), hereby order:
    Section 1. Section 4 of Executive Order 13224 is hereby amended to 
read as follows:
    ``Sec. 4. 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 persons determined to be 
subject to this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the 
national emergency declared in this order, and would endanger Armed 
Forces of the United States that are in a situation where imminent 
involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, 
and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this 
order. Furthermore, I hereby determine that the Trade Sanctions Reform 
and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (Title IX, Public Law 106-387) shall 
not affect the imposition or the continuation of the imposition of any 
unilateral agricultural sanction or unilateral medical sanction on any 
person determined to be subject to this order because imminent 
involvement of the Armed Forces of the United States in hostilities is 
clearly indicated by the circumstances.''
    Sec. 2. Section 3 of Executive Order 12947 is hereby amended to read 
as follows:
    ``Sec. 3. 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 section 1 of this order 
would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency 
declared in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided 
by section 1.''
    Sec. 3. (a) 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.
    (b) Nothing contained in this order shall relieve a person from any 
requirement to obtain a license or other authorization in compliance 
with applicable laws and regulations.

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    (c) Amendments to Executive Orders made by this order shall take 
effect as of the date of this order.
    Sec. 4. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any 
right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at 
law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments, 
agencies, entities, officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
    Sec. 5. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and 
published in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 February 16, 2005.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:57 a.m., February 17, 
2005]

Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on 
February 18.