# Executive Order 12922

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See the Notes section for a list of Executive Orders affected by or related to the issuance of this Executive Order.
Signed by President William J. Clinton Tuesday, June 21, 1994
Federal Register page & date: 59 FR 32645, Thursday, June 23, 1994
Executive Order 12922 of June 21, 1994
Blocking Property of Certain Haitian Nationals
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.), 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), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to take additional steps with respect to the actions and policies of the de facto regime in Haiti and the national emergency described and declared in Executive Order No. 12775, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1.Except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may hereafter be issued pursuant to this order, all property and interests in property of:
| (a) | any Haitian national resident in Haiti; or |
| (b) | any other person subject to the blocking provisions of Executive Order Nos. 12775, 12779, 12853, 12872, or 12914 and Haitian citizens who are members of the immediate family of any such person, as identified by the Secretary of the Treasury; |
    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, including their overseas branches, are blocked. This section shall not apply to property of nongovernmental organizations engaged in the provision of essential humanitarian assistance in Haiti or in the conduct of refugee and migration operations in Haiti, as identified by the Secretary of the Treasury. Payments and transfers previously authorized by Executive Order No. 12920 of June 10, 1994, may continue to be made in a manner directed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 2.Any transaction by a United States person that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 3.For the purposes of this order:
| (a) | The term ‘‘Haitian national’’ means a citizen of Haiti or an entity organized under the laws of Haiti. |
| (b) | The definitions contained in section 3 of Executive Order No. 12779 apply to the terms used in this order. |
Sec. 4.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 me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the United Nations Participation Act, 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. 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, including suspension or termination of licenses or other authorizations in effect as of the effective date of this order.
Sec. 5.Nothing contained in this order shall create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 6.
| (a) | This order shall take effect at 10:09 p.m., eastern daylight time on June 21, 1994. |
| (b) | This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal Register. |

## Notes
### See Related

* Executive Order 12775, October 4, 1991;
* Executive Order 12779, October 28, 1991;
* Executive Order 12853, June 30, 1993;
* Executive Order 12872, October 18, 1993;
* Executive Order 12914, May 7, 1994;
* Executive Order 12917, May 21, 1994;
* Executive Order 12920, June 21, 1994
* Notice of September 30, 1994
* 59 FR 25809;
* 59 FR 26333;
* 59 FR 32744;
* 59 FR 51066;

### Revoked by

* Executive Order 12932, October 14, 1994
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