U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 

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39–011 2014

113th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–95 

EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN 

UKRAINE 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WAS ISSUED DECLARING 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 UKRAINE, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1701 ET 

SEQ 

MARCH 6, 2014.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

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’’) declaring 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 Ukraine. 

The order does not target the country of Ukraine, but rather is 

aimed at persons—including persons who have asserted governmental authority in the Crimean region without the authorization 

of the Government of Ukraine—who undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the 

misappropriation of its assets. The order blocks the property and 

interests in property and suspends entry into the United States 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: 

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

Æ actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, 

stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; or 

Æ misappropriation of state assets of Ukraine or of an 

economically significant entity in Ukraine; 

• to have asserted governmental authority over any part or 

region of Ukraine without the authorization of the Government 

of Ukraine; 

• to be a leader of an entity that has, or whose members 

have, engaged in any activity described above or of 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, any activity described above or 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. 

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 


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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. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 6, 2014. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE

SITUATION IN 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.) 

(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 actions and policies of persons—including persons 

who have asserted governmental authority in the Crimean region 

without the authorization of the Government of Ukraine—that undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten 

its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; 

and contribute to the misappropriation of its assets, constitute 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 (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 be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged 

in, directly or indirectly, any of the following: 

(A) actions or policies that undermine democratic processes or institutions in Ukraine; 

(B) actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, 

stability, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of Ukraine; or 

(C) misappropriation of state assets of Ukraine or of an 

economically significant entity in Ukraine; 

(ii) to have asserted governmental authority over any part or 

region of Ukraine without the authorization of the Government 

of Ukraine; 

(iii) to be a leader of an entity that has, or whose members 

have, engaged in any activity described in subsection (a)(i) or 

(a)(ii) of this section or of an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; 

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


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to or in support of, any activity described in subsection (a)(i) 

or (a)(ii) of this section or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or 

(v) 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: 

(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 


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to such person 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 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. 10. 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. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 6, 2014. 

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