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Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015 

Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities 

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 increasing prevalence and severity of malicious cyber-enabled activities 

originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial 

part, outside the United States constitute an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 

States. I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with this threat. 

Accordingly, 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withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: 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) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 

with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to be responsible 

for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, cyberenabled activities originating from, or directed by persons located, in 

whole or in substantial part, outside the United States that are reasonably 

likely to result in, or have materially contributed to, a significant threat 

to the national security, foreign policy, or economic health or financial 

stability of the United States and that have the purpose or effect of: 

(A) harming, or otherwise significantly compromising the provision of 

services by, a computer or network of computers that support one or 

more entities in a critical infrastructure sector; 

(B) significantly compromising the provision of services by one or more 

entities in a critical infrastructure sector; 

(C) causing a significant disruption to the availability of a computer 

or network of computers; or 

(D) causing a significant misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, or financial information for 

commercial or competitive advantage or private financial gain; or 

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

with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State: 

(A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, the 

receipt or use for commercial or competitive advantage or private financial 

gain, or by a commercial entity, outside the United States of trade secrets 

misappropriated through cyber-enabled means, knowing they have been 

misappropriated, where the misappropriation of such trade secrets is reasonably likely to result in, or has materially contributed to, a significant 

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(B) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, 

or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, any 

activity described in subsections (a)(i) or (a)(ii)(A) of this section or any 

person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant 

to this order; 

(C) 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 

(D) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in 

subsections (a)(i) and (a)(ii)(A)–(C) of this section. 

(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 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. 3. 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. 4. 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 section 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. 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, 

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; 

(d) the term ‘‘critical infrastructure sector’’ means any of the designated 

critical infrastructure sectors identified in Presidential Policy Directive 21; 

and 

(e) the term ‘‘misappropriation’’ includes any taking or obtaining by improper means, without permission or consent, or under false pretenses. 

Sec. 7. For those persons whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence 


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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 Attorney 

General and 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 Attorney 

General and 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. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

April 1, 2015. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07788 

Filed 4–1–15; 11:15 am] 

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