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59–011 2015

114th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–80 

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS 

CONTRIBUTING TO THE SITUATION IN BURUNDI 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 

THE UNUSUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY THREAT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED 

STATES POSED BY THE SITUATION IN BURUNDI, PURSUANT TO 

50 U.S.C. 1703(b); PUBLIC LAW 95–223 SEC. 204(b); (91 STAT. 1627) 

NOVEMBER 30, 2015.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, November 22, 2015. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

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 declares a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States posed by the situation in Burundi. 

I have determined that the situation in Burundi, which has been 

marked by the killing of and violence against civilians, unrest, the 

incitement of imminent violence, and significant political repression, and which threatens the peace, security, and stability of Burundi, constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and warrants the declaration of a national emergency and the imposition 

of sanctions. 

The order is not targeted at the people of Burundi, but rather is 

aimed at activities by the government and armed groups that contribute to the turmoil there. It blocks the property and interests in 

property of persons listed in an Annex to the order and provides 

criteria for blocking the property and interests in property of any 

person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: 

• to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, 

directly or indirectly, any of the following in or in relation to 

Burundi: 

Æ actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or 

stability of Burundi; 

Æ actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Burundi; 

Æ human rights abuses; 

Æ the targeting of women, children, or any civilians 

through the commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual violence), 

abduction, forced displacement, or attacks on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where civilians are seeking refuge, or through other conduct that may constitute 

a serious abuse or other violation of human rights or a violation of international humanitarian law; 

Æ actions or policies that prohibit, limit, or penalize the 

exercise of freedom of expression or freedom of peaceful assembly; 

Æ the use or recruitment of children by armed groups or 

armed forces; 


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Æ the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance; or 

Æ attacks, attempted attacks, or threats against United 

Nations missions, international security presences, or 

other peacekeeping operations; • to be a leader or official of: 

Æ an entity, including any government entity or armed 

group, that has, or whose members have, engaged in any 

of the activities described above; or 

Æ an entity whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to the order; • to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services 

to or in support of: 

Æ any of the activities described above; or 

Æ any person whose property and interests in property 

are blocked pursuant to the order; or • 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. 

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

any alien listed in the Annex or 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 executive agencies 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 CONTRIBUTING TO THE

SITUATION IN BURUNDI

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.) 

(NEA), 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, 

find that the situation in Burundi, which has been marked by the 

killing of and violence against civilians, unrest, the incitement of 

imminent violence, and significant political repression, and which 

threatens the peace, security, and stability of Burundi, constitutes 

an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 

foreign policy of the United States, and I hereby declare a national 

emergency to deal with that threat. I hereby order: 

Section 1. (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 of the following persons are blocked and 

may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise 

dealt in: 

(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and 

(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State: 

(A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, any of the following in or 

in relation to Burundi: 

(1) actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Burundi; 

(2) actions or policies that undermine democratic 

processes or institutions in Burundi; 

(3) human rights abuses; 

(4) the targeting of women, children, or any civilians 

through the commission of acts of violence (including 

killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual violence), abduction, forced displacement, or attacks on 

schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where civilians are seeking refuge, or through other conduct 

that may constitute a serious abuse or violation of 

human rights or a violation of international humanitarian law; 


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(5) actions or policies that prohibit, limit, or penalize 

the exercise of freedom of expression or freedom of 

peaceful assembly; 

(6) the use or recruitment of children by armed 

groups or armed forces; 

(7) the obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, 

or access to, humanitarian assistance; or 

(8) attacks, attempted attacks, or threats against 

United Nations missions, international security 

presences, or other peacekeeping operations; 

(B) to be a leader or official of: 

(1) an entity, including any government entity or 

armed group, that has, or whose members have, engaged in any of the activities described in subsection 

(a)(ii)(A) of this section; or 

(2) an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; 

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

services to or in support of: 

(1) any of the activities described in subsection 

(a)(ii)(A) of this section; or 

(2) any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or 

(D) 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. 

(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. 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 1(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. 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 

and 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 of this order. 

Sec. 4. The prohibitions in section 1 of this order include but are 

not limited to: 


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(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. 5. (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. 6. 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. 7. 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 this order, there need be no prior notice of 

a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 of this order. 

Sec. 8. 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. 9. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the property and interests in property of a person listed in the Annex to this order, 

and to take necessary action to give effect to that determination. 

Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring 

and final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 

U.S.C. 1641(c)) and section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)). 

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. 


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Sec. 12. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard 

time on November 23, 2015. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, November 22, 2015. 


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