Executive Order No. 13399. Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the National Emergency With Respect to Syria

• Citation: 71 FR 25059
• Executive Order No.: 13399
• Published date: 28 April 2006
• Date: 25 April 2006
• Section: Presidential Documents
• Issuer: Executive Office of the President

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Presidential Documents
Vol. 71, No. 82 
Friday, April 28, 2006 
Title 3— 
Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006 
The President 
Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With 
the National Emergency With Respect to Syria 
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 Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 5 of the United Nations Participa-
tion 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 
Resolution (UNSCR) 1636 of October 31, 2005, 
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, determine 
that it is in the interests of the United States to (1) assist the international 
independent investigation Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) established pur-
suant to UNSCR 1595 of April 7, 2005, (2) assist the Government of Lebanon 
in identifying and holding accountable in accordance with applicable law 
those persons who were involved in planning, sponsoring, organizing, or 
perpetrating the terrorist act in Beirut, Lebanon, on February 14, 2005, 
that resulted in the assassination of former Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafiq 
Hariri, and the deaths of 22 others, and other bombings or assassination 
attempts in Lebanon since October 1, 2004, that are related to Hariri’s 
assassination or that implicate the Government of Syria or its officers or 
agents, and (3) take note of the Commission’s conclusions in its report 
of October 19, 2005, that there is converging evidence pointing to both 
Lebanese and Syrian involvement in terrorist acts, that interviewees tried 
to mislead the Commission’s investigation by giving false or inaccurate 
statements, and that a senior official of Syria submitted false information 
to the Commission. In light of these determinations, and to take additional 
steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
13338 of May 11, 2004, concerning certain actions of the Government of 
Syria, I hereby order: 
Section 1. (a) Except to the extent that sections 203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of 
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3) and (4)) may apply, or 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, 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 overseas branch, 
of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: persons determined by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, 
(i) to be, or to have been, involved in the planning, sponsoring, organizing, 
or perpetrating of: 
(A) the terrorist act in Beirut, Lebanon, that resulted in the assassination 
of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and the deaths of 22 
others; or 
(B) any other bombing, assassination, or assassination attempt in Lebanon 
since October 1, 2004, that is related to Hariri’s assassination or that 
implicates the Government of Syria or its officers or agents; 
(ii) to have obstructed or otherwise impeded the work of the Commission 
established pursuant to UNSCR 1595; 
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(iii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, 
or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, any such 
terrorist act, bombing, or assassination attempt, or any person designated 
pursuant to this order; or 
(iv) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for 
or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person designated pursuant to 
this order. 
(b) I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA 
(50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations of the type 
of articles specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit of any person 
designated pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to 
deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338, 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 designated pursuant 
to this order, and (ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, 
goods, or services from any such person. 
Sec. 2. (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. 3. 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. 4. For those persons designated 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 these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these meas-
ures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Execu-
tive Order 13338, there need be no prior notice of a determination made 
pursuant to section 1(a) of this order. 
Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after 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 func-
tions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government, con-
sistent 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. 6. 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 
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, instrumental-
ities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 
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Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 
26, 2006. 
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THE WHITE HOUSE, 
April 25, 2006. 
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