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49–011 2015

113th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–179 

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND 

PROHIBITING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CRIMEA REGION OF UKRAINE 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FURTHER EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF THE 

NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13660 

OF MARCH 6, 2014, AND EXPANDED IN SCOPE BY EXECUTIVE 

ORDER 13661 OF MARCH 16, 2014, THAT TAKES ADDITIONAL 

STEPS TO ADDRESS THE RUSSIAN OCCUPATION OF THE CRIMEA 

REGION OF UKRAINE 

JANUARY 2, 2015.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, December 19, 2014. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the ‘‘order’’) that takes 

additional steps to address the Russian occupation of the Crimea 

region of Ukraine. These steps have been taken with respect to the 

national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 

2014, expanded in scope by Executive Order 13661 of March 16, 

2014, and further expanded in scope by Executive Order 13662 of 

March 20, 2014. 

The order prohibits new investment by United States persons in 

the Crimea region of Ukraine; the importation of goods, services, 

or technology into the United States from the Crimea region of 

Ukraine; and the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply of 

goods, services, or technology from the United States or by a 

United States person to the Crimea region of Ukraine. It also prohibits the facilitation of any such transactions. The order also 

blocks the property and interests in property of any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State; 

• to operate in the Crimea region of Ukraine; 

• to be a leader of an entity operating in the Crimea region 

of Ukraine; 

• to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported 

to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person 

whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 

to the order; or 

• to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services 

to or in support of, any person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to the order. 

In addition, the order suspends entry into the United States of 

any alien determined to meet one or more of the above criteria. 

I have delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ 

all powers granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary 

to carry out the purposes of the order. All agencies of the United 

States Government are directed to take all appropriate measures 

within their authority to carry out the provisions of the order. 

I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued. 

Sincerely, BARACK OBAMA. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND PROHIBITING CER- TAIN TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE CRIMEA REGION OF

UKRAINE

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 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 

U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, 

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, 

in order to take additional steps to address the Russian occupation 

of the Crimea region of Ukraine, and with respect to the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, 

and expanded by Executive Order 13661 of March 16, 2014, and 

Executive Order 13662 of March 20, 2014, hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) The following are prohibited: 

(i) new investment in the Crimea region of Ukraine by a 

United States person, wherever located; 

(ii) the importation into the United States, directly or indirectly, of any goods, services, or technology from the Crimea region of Ukraine; 

(iii) the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or 

indirectly, from the United States, or by a United States person, wherever located, of any goods, services, or technology to 

the Crimea region of Ukraine; and 

(iv) any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a 

United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a 

foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person 

would be prohibited by this section if performed by a United 

States person or within the United States. 

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except 

to the extent provided by statutes, or 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. 

Sec. 2. (a) 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 foreign branch) of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 

of State: 

(i) to operate in the Crimea region of Ukraine; 


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(ii) to be a leader of an entity operating in the Crimea region 

of Ukraine; 

(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or 

(iv) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services 

to or in support of, any person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to this order. 

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except 

to the extent provided by statutes, or 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. 

Sec. 3. I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens determined to 

meet one or more of the criteria in subsection 2(a) of this order 

would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, and I 

hereby suspend entry into the United States, as immigrants or 

nonimmigrants, of such persons. Such persons shall be treated as 

persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 

(Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security 

Council Travel Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions). 

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 person whose property 

and interests in property are blocked pursuant to section 2 of this 

order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, and expanded in Executive Orders 13661 and 13662, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 2 of this order. 

Sec. 5. The prohibitions in section 2 of this order include but are 

not limited to: 

(a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 

or services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property 

and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and 

(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, 

or services from any such person. 

Sec. 6. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose 

of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, 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. 7. Nothing in this order shall prohibit transactions for the 

conduct of the official business of the United States Government by 

employees, grantees, or contractors thereof. 

Sec. 8. 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; 

(c) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of 


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the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; and 

(d) the term ‘‘Crimea region of Ukraine’’ includes the land territory in that region as well as any maritime area over which sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction is claimed based on purported sovereignty over that land territory. 

Sec. 9. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked 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 those measures ineffectual. I therefore determine 

that for these measures to be effective in addressing the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 and expanded in Executive Orders 13661 and 13662, there need be no prior notice of 

a listing or determination made pursuant to section 2 of this order. 

Sec. 10. 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, 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. 

Sec. 11. 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, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other 

person. 

Sec. 12. This order is effective at 3:30 p.m. eastern standard time 

on December 19, 2014. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, December 19, 2014. 

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