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89–011 2018

115th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–167 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO VENEZUELA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH RESPECT TO VENEZUELA THAT 

TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL 

EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13692 OF MARCH 

8, 2015, AND RELIED UPON FOR ADDITIONAL STEPS TAKEN IN 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13808 OF AUGUST 24, 2017, EXECUTIVE 

ORDER 13827 OF MARCH 19, 2018, AND EXECUTIVE ORDER 13835 

OF MAY 21, 2018, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b); PUBLIC LAW 

95–223 SEC. 204(b); (91 STAT. 1627) 

NOVEMBER 2, 2018.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, November 1, 2018. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order with respect to Venezuela that takes additional steps with respect to the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, 

and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 

13808 of August 24, 2017, Executive Order 13827 of March 19, 

2018, and Executive Order 13835 of May 21, 2018. 

The Executive Order I have issued blocks the property and interests in property of any person determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State: (i) to operate 

in the gold sector of the Venezuelan economy or in any other sector 

of the Venezuelan economy as may be determined by the Secretary 

of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State; (ii) to 

be responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly 

engaged in, any transaction or series of transactions involving deceptive practices or corruption and the Government of Venezuela or 

projects or programs administered by the Government of Venezuela, or to be an immediate adult family member of such a person; (iii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to 

or in support of, certain activities or transactions described in the 

order, or any person whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to the order; or (iv) 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 authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including promulgating 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 Executive Order. 

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

Sincerely, 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

BLOCKING PROPERTY OF ADDITIONAL PERSONS CONTRIBUTING TO

THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA

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)) (INA), the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and 

Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–278), as amended (the 

Venezuelan Defense of Human Rights Act), and section 301 of title 

3, United States Code, 

I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in order to take additional steps with respect to the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, 

and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 

13808 of August 24, 2017, Executive Order 13827 of March 19, 

2018, and Executive Order 13835 of May 21, 2018, particularly in 

light of actions by the Maduro regime and associated persons to 

plunder Venezuela’s wealth for their own corrupt purposes, degrade 

Venezuela’s infrastructure and natural environment through economic mismanagement and confiscatory mining and industrial 

practices, and catalyze a regional migration crisis by neglecting the 

basic needs of the Venezuelan people, hereby order as follows: 

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: any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

in consultation with the Secretary of State: 

(i) to operate in the gold sector of the Venezuelan economy 

or in any other sector of the Venezuelan economy as may be 

determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 

with the Secretary of State; 

(ii) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly 

or indirectly engaged in, any transaction or series of transactions involving deceptive practices or corruption and the 

Government of Venezuela or projects or programs administered 

by the Government of Venezuela, or to be an immediate adult 

family member of such a person; 

(iii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, any activity or transaction described 

in subsection (a)(ii) of this section, or any person whose propVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Nov 03, 2018 Jkt 089011 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HD167.XXX HD167

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erty and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this 

order; or 

(iv) 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 date of this order. 

Sec. 2. 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 the entry of such persons into 

the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, is therefore 

hereby suspended. 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 Executive Order 13692, 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: 

(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; 

(c) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means any United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, 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; 

(d) the term ‘‘Government of Venezuela’’ means the Government 

of Venezuela, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality 

thereof, including the Central Bank of Venezuela, and any person 

owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of Venezuela. 

Sec. 7. For those persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constituVerDate Sep 11 2014 05:47 Nov 03, 2018 Jkt 089011 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HD167.XXX HD167

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tional presence in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice 

to such persons or to the Government of Venezuela 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 13692, 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 promulgating rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to implement this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent 

with applicable law, redelegate any of these functions within the 

Department of the Treasury. All agencies of the United States Government shall take all appropriate measures within their authority 

to carry out the provisions of this order. 

Sec. 9. 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, the INA, 

and section 5 of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights Act, including the authorities set forth in sections 5(b)(1)(B), 5(c), and 5(d) 

of that Act, as may be necessary to carry out section 2 of this order 

and the relevant provisions of section 5 of that Act. The Secretary 

of State may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate any of 

these functions within the Department of State. 

Sec. 10. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or 

otherwise affect: 

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department 

or agency, or the head thereof; or 

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management 

and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative 

proposals. 

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable 

law and subject to the availability of appropriations. 

(c) 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. 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, November 1, 2018. 

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