U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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49–011 2006

109th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–100 

ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED 

BLOCKING ADDITIONAL PERSONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE 

NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13338 

OF MAY 11, 2004, CONCERNING ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT 

OF SYRIA, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1701 

APRIL 27, 2006.—Referred to the Committee on International Relations 

and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 

as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), I hereby report that 

I have issued an Executive Order blocking property of persons in 

connection with the terrorist act in Beirut, Lebanon, on February 

14, 2005, that resulted in the assassination of former Lebanese 

Prime Minister 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. I issued this 

order 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. In Executive 

Order 13338, I determined that the actions of the Government of 

Syria in supporting terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction, and undermining 

United States and international efforts in Iraq constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and declared a national 

emergency to deal with that threat. 

The United Nations Security Council, in Resolution 1595 of April 

7, 2005, established the international independent investigation 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’), reiterated its call for the strict respect of the sovereignty of Lebanon, and reaffirmed its unequivocal 

condemnation of the February 14, 2005, terrorist bombing that 

killed Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and 22 others. The 

Commission’s charter included identifying the bombing perpetrators, sponsors, organizers, and accomplices. United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1636 of October 31, 2005, called 

upon all States to provide necessary assistance to the Commission 

concerning its investigation into the February 14, 2005, terrorist 

bombing and to freeze the assets of those persons designated by the 

Commission or the Government of Lebanon as suspected of involvement in this terrorist act, upon notification of such designation to, 

and agreement of, the Committee of the Security Council established by UNSCR 1636. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1644 of December 15, 2005, condemned other terrorist attacks 

in Lebanon since October 2004 and reaffirmed that all those involved in these attacks must be held accountable for these crimes, 

and in doing so, authorized the Commission to extend its technical 

assistance to Lebanese authorities with regard to their investigations regarding the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Lebanon since 

October 1, 2004. 

In view of UNSCR 1636, my new order takes additional steps 

with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 

13338 by blocking the property and interests in property of persons 

determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 


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with the Secretary of State, to be, or to have been, involved in the 

planning, sponsoring, organizing, or perpetrating of the terrorist 

act on February 14, 2005, that resulted in the assassination of 

former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri and the deaths of 22 others, or 

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 and 

agents, or to have obstructed or otherwise impeded the work of the 

Commission. The order further authorizes the Secretary of the 

Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, to designate for blocking those persons determined to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological 

support for, or goods or services in support of, any such terrorist 

act, bombings, or assassination attempts, or any person designated 

pursuant to this order, or 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. 

I delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation 

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

all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and the United Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), as may be 

necessary to carry out the purposes of my order. The order was effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on April 26, 2006. 

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

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, April 26, 2006. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

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 seg.) 

(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seg.), 

section 5 of the United Nations Participation 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 pursuant 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 


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determined by the Secretary 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; 

(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 

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dressing the national emergency declared in Executive 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 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 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, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 

on April 26, 2006. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, April 25, 2006. 

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