Presidential Documents

8991 

Federal Register 

Vol. 73, No. 32 

Friday, February 15, 2008 

Title 3— 

The President 

Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008 

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 seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United 

States Code, 

I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that 

the Government of Syria continues to engage in certain conduct that formed 

the basis for the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 

of May 11, 2004, including but not limited to undermining efforts with 

respect to the stabilization of Iraq. I further find that the conduct of certain 

members of the Government of Syria and other persons contributing to 

public corruption related to Syria, including by misusing Syrian public 

assets or by misusing public authority, entrenches and enriches the Government of Syria and its supporters and thereby enables the Government of 

Syria to continue to engage in certain conduct that formed the basis for 

the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338. In light of these 

findings, and to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency 

declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, I hereby order: 

Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1), (3), and 

(4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3) and (4)), the Trade Sanctions Reform 

and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (title IX, Public Law 106–387), or 

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exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, to 

be responsible for, to have engaged in, to have facilitated, or to have secured 

improper advantage as a result of, public corruption by senior officials 

within the Government of Syria. 

(b) 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. Section 3(a)(iv) of Executive Order 13338 is hereby amended to 

read as follows: 

‘‘(iv) to be or to have been responsible for or otherwise significantly 

contributing to actions taken or decisions made by the Government of 

Syria that have the purpose or effect of undermining efforts to stabilize 

Iraq or of allowing the use of Syrian territory or facilities to undermine 

efforts to stabilize Iraq; or’’. 

Sec. 3. (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. 


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(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in 

this order is prohibited. 

Sec. 4. For purposes of this order: 

(a) the term ‘‘person’’ means any 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. 5. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the type specified 

in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) by, to, or for the benefit 

of, persons 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 13338 and relied upon 

for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, 

and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this 

order. 

Sec. 6. For those persons whose property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to section 1 of 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 therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in addressing 

the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 and relied upon 

for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399, there need be no 

prior notice of a determination made pursuant to this order. 

Sec. 7. 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 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 executive 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. 8. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness 

of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative 

action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 

31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, or suspended 

by or pursuant to this order. 


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Sec. 9. 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, instrumentalities, 

or entities, its officers or employees, or any other person. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, 

February 13, 2008. 

[FR Doc. 08–761 

Filed 2–14–08; 10:37 am] 

Billing code 3195–01–P 


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