September 24, 2001

Executive Order on Terrorist Financing
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism

      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 et seq.), 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, and in view of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1214 of December 8, 1998, UNSCR 1267 of October 15, 1999, UNSCR 1333 of December 19, 2000, and the multilateral sanctions contained therein, and UNSCR 1363 of July 30, 2001, establishing a mechanism to monitor the implementation of UNSCR 1333,

      I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon committed on September 11, 2001, acts recognized and condemned in UNSCR 1368 of September 12, 2001, and UNSCR 1269 of October 19, 1999, and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on United States nationals or the United States constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and in furtherance of my proclamation of September 14, 2001, Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks, hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.  I also find that because of the pervasiveness and expansiveness of the financial foundation of foreign terrorists, financial sanctions may be appropriate for those foreign persons that support or otherwise associate with these foreign terrorists.  I also find that a need exists for further  consultation and cooperation with, and sharing of information by, United States and foreign financial institutions as an additional tool to enable the United States to combat the financing of terrorism.

      I hereby order:

      Section 1.  Except to the extentrequired by section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided inregulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issuedpursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered intoor any license or permit granted prior to the effective date of thisorder, all property and interests in property of the following personsthat are in the United States or that hereafter come within the UnitedStates, or that hereafter come within the possession or control ofUnited States persons are blocked:

      (a) foreign persons listed in the Annex tothis order;

      (b) foreign persons determined by theSecretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasuryand the Attorney General, to have committed, or to pose a significantrisk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security ofU.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy ofthe United States;

      (c) persons determined by the Secretary ofthe Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and theAttorney General, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or onbehalf of those persons listed in the Annex to this order or thosepersons determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i)of this order;

      (d) except as provided in section 5 ofthis order and after such consultation, if any, with foreignauthorities as the Secretary of State, in consultation with theSecretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General, deems appropriatein the exercise of his discretion, persons determined by the Secretaryof the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and theAttorney General;

            (i) toassist in, sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technologicalsupport for, or financial or other services to or in support of, suchacts of terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to this order ordetermined to be subject to this order; or

            (ii)to be otherwise associated with those persons listed in the Annex tothis order or those persons determined to be subject to subsection1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of this order.

      Sec. 2.  Except to the extentrequired by section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), or provided inregulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issuedpursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered intoor any license or permit granted prior to the effective date:

      (a) any transaction or dealing by UnitedStates persons or within the United States in property or interests inproperty blocked pursuant to this order is prohibited, including butnot limited to the making or receiving of any contribution of funds,goods, or services to or for the benefit of those persons listed in theAnnex to this order or determined to be subject to this order;

      (b) any transaction by any United Statesperson or within the United States that evades or avoids, or has thepurpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of theprohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited; and

      (c) any conspiracy formed to violate anyof the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

      Sec. 3.  For purposes of thisorder:

      (a) the term "person" means an individualor entity;

      (b) the term "entity" means a partnership,association, corporation, or other organization, group, or subgroup;

      (c) the term "United States person" meansany United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organizedunder the laws of the United States (including foreign branches), orany person in the United States; and

      (d) the term "terrorism" means an activitythat --

            (i)involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, property, orinfrastructure; and

            (ii)appears to be intended --

              (A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

              (B) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation orcoercion; or

              (C) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,assassination, kidnapping, or hostage-taking.

      Sec. 4.  I hereby determine thatthe making of donations of the type specified in section 203(b)(2) ofIEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by United States persons to personsdetermined to be subject to this order would seriously impair myability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, andwould endanger Armed Forces of the United States that are in asituation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearlyindicated by the circumstances, and hereby prohibit such donations asprovided by section 1 of this order.  Furthermore, I herebydetermine that the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of2000 (title IX, Public Law 106-387) shall not affect the imposition orthe continuation of the imposition of any unilateral agriculturalsanction or unilateral medical sanction on any person determined to besubject to this order because imminent involvement of the Armed Forcesof the United States in hostilities is clearly indicated by thecircumstances.

      Sec. 5.  With respect to thosepersons designated pursuant to subsection 1(d) of this order, theSecretary of the Treasury, in the exercise of his discretion and inconsultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, maytake such other actions than the complete blocking of property orinterests in property as the President is authorized to take underIEEPA and UNPA if the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation withthe Secretary of State and the Attorney General, deems such otheractions to be consistent with the national interests of the UnitedStates, considering such factors as he deems appropriate.

      Sec. 6.  The Secretary of State,the Secretary of the Treasury, and other appropriate agencies shallmake all relevant efforts to cooperate and coordinate with othercountries, including through technical assistance, as well as bilateraland multilateral agreements and arrangements, to achieve the objectivesof this order, including the prevention and suppression of acts ofterrorism, the denial of financing and financial services to terroristsand terrorist organizations, and the sharing of intelligence aboutfunding activities in support of terrorism.

      Sec. 7.  The Secretary of theTreasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the AttorneyGeneral, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including thepromulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers grantedto the President by IEEPA and UNPA as may be necessary to carry out thepurposes of this order.  The Secretary of the Treasury mayredelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of theUnited States Government.  All agencies of the United StatesGovernment are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures withintheir authority to carry out the provisions of this order.

      Sec. 8.  Nothing in this orderis intended to affect the continued effectiveness of any rules,regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative actionissued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 31C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, orsuspended by or pursuant to this order.

      Sec. 9.  Nothing contained inthis order is intended to create, nor does it create, any right,benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law bya party against the United States, its agencies, officers, employees orany other person.

      Sec. 10.  For those personslisted in the Annex to this order or determined to be subject to thisorder who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, Ifind that because of the ability to transfer funds or assetsinstantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be takenpursuant to this order would render these measuresineffectual.  I therefore determine that for these measuresto be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in thisorder, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination madepursuant to this order.

      Sec. 11.  (a) This order iseffective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 24, 2001.

      (b) This order shall be transmitted to theCongress and published in the Federal Register.

                              GEORGE W. BUSH

THE WHITE HOUSE,

      September 23, 2001.

                                ANNEX

Al Qaida/Islamic Army

Abu Sayyaf Group

Armed Islamic Group (GIA)

Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)

Al-Jihad (Egyptian Islamic Jihad)

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)

Asbat al-Ansar

Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)

Libyan Islamic Fighting Group

Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI)

Islamic Army of Aden

Usama bin Laden

Muhammad Atif (aka, Subhi Abu Sitta,

    Abu Hafs Al Masri)

Sayf al-Adl

Shaykh Sai'id (aka, Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad)

Abu Hafs the Mauritanian (aka, Mahfouz Ould al-Walid, Khalid Al-

    Shanqiti)

Ibn Al-Shaykh al-Libi

Abu Zubaydah (aka, Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, Tariq)

Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi (aka, Abu Abdallah)

Ayman al-Zawahiri

Thirwat Salah Shihata

Tariq Anwar al-Sayyid Ahmad (aka, Fathi, Amr al-Fatih)

Muhammad Salah (aka, Nasr Fahmi Nasr Hasanayn)

Makhtab Al-Khidamat/Al Kifah

Wafa Humanitarian Organization

Al Rashid Trust

Mamoun Darkazanli Import-Export Company

Source: The White House.

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