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Title 31 → Subtitle B → Chapter V → Part 594
§594.101 Relation of this part to other laws and regulations.
§594.501 General and specific licensing procedures.
§594.503 Exclusion from licenses and other authorizations.
§594.506 Provision of certain legal services authorized.
§594.507 Authorization of emergency medical services.
§594.508 Transactions related to telecommunications authorized.
§594.509 Transactions related to mail authorized.
§594.511 Travel, employment, residence and maintenance transactions with the Palestinian Authority.
§594.512 Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority.
§594.513 Transactions with entities under the control of the Palestinian President and certain other entities.
§594.514 Concluding activities with the Palestinian Authority.
§594.515 In-kind donations of medicine, medical devices, and medical services.
§594.516 Transactions with the Palestinian Authority authorized.
§594.517 Payments from funds originating outside the United States and the formation of legal defense funds authorized.
§594.601 Records and reports.
§594.701 Penalties.
§594.702 Prepenalty notice.
§594.703 Response to prepenalty notice; informal settlement.
§594.705 Administrative collection; referral to United States Department of Justice.
§594.901 Paperwork Reduction Act notice.
Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601-1651, 1701-1706; Pub. L. 101-410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 110-96, 121 Stat. 1011 (50 U.S.C. 1705 note); Pub. L. 115-44, 131 Stat 886 (22 U.S.C. 9401 et seq.); E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 Comp., p. 786; E.O. 13268, 67 FR 44751, 3 CFR 2002 Comp., p. 240; E.O. 13284, 68 FR 4075, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 161; E.O. 13372, 70 FR 8499, 3 CFR, 2006 Comp., p. 159; Pub. L. 115-348, 132 Stat. 5055 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note); Pub. L. 115-272, 132 Stat. 4144 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note).
Source: 68 FR 34197, June 6, 2003, unless otherwise noted.
(a) The provision of the following legal services to or on behalf of persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) is authorized, provided that all receipts of payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses must be specifically licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to this part:
(b) The provision of legal services not otherwise authorized by paragraph (a) of this section to or on behalf of persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) in connection with the initiation and conduct of legal, arbitration, or administrative proceedings before any U.S. federal, state, or local court or agency is authorized, provided that all receipts of payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses must be specifically licensed.
(c) The provision of any other legal services to persons whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a), not otherwise authorized in this part, requires the issuance of a specific license.
(d) Entry into a settlement agreement affecting property or interests in property or the enforcement of any lien, judgment, arbitral award, decree, or other order through execution, garnishment, or other judicial process purporting to transfer or otherwise alter or affect property or interests in property blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) is prohibited except to the extent otherwise provided by law or unless specifically licensed in accordance with §594.202(e).
[68 FR 34197, June 6, 2003, as amended at 73 FR 78632, Dec. 23, 2008; 75 FR 75906, Dec. 7, 2010]
The provision of nonscheduled emergency medical services in the United States to persons whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) is authorized, provided that all receipt of payment for such services must be specifically licensed.
All transactions ordinarily incident to the receipt or transmission of telecommunications involving persons whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) are authorized, provided that any payment owed to any such person is paid into a blocked account in a U.S. financial institution. This section does not authorize the provision, sale, or lease to persons whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) of telecommunications equipment or technology; nor does it authorize the provision, sale, or leasing of capacity on telecommunications transmission facilities (such as satellite or terrestrial network connectivity).
All transactions by U.S. persons, including payment and transfers to common carriers, incident to the receipt or transmission of mail between a U.S. person and a person whose property or interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) are authorized, provided the mail is limited to personal communications not involving a transfer of anything of value and not exceeding 12 ounces in weight.
[72 FR 58743, Oct. 5, 2006]
(a) Payments from funds originating outside the United States. Effective December 7, 2010, receipts of payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses for the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) are authorized from funds originating outside the United States, provided that:
(1) Prior to receiving payment for legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) rendered to persons whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a), the U.S. person that is an attorney, law firm, or legal services organization provides to the Office of Foreign Assets Control a copy of a letter of engagement or a letter of intent to engage specifying the services to be performed and signed by the individual to whom such services are to be provided or, where services are to be provided to an entity, by a legal representative of the entity. The copy of a letter of engagement or a letter of intent to engage, accompanied by correspondence referencing this paragraph (a), is to be mailed to: Licensing Division, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Annex, Washington, DC 20220;
(2) The funds received by U.S. persons as payment of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses for the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) must not originate from:
(iii) Any individual or entity, other than the person on whose behalf the legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) are to be provided, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to any part of this chapter or any Executive order;
Note to paragraph (a)(2) of §594.517: This paragraph authorizes the blocked person on whose behalf the legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) are to be provided to make payments for authorized legal services using funds originating outside the United States that were not previously blocked. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes payments for legal services using funds in which any other person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) or any other part of this chapter holds an interest.
(3) Reports. (i) U.S. persons who receive payments in connection with legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) must submit quarterly reports no later than 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter during which the payments were received providing information on the funds received. Such reports shall specify:
Note to paragraph (a)(3) of §594.517: U.S. persons who receive payments in connection with legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) do not need to obtain specific authorization to contract for related services that are ordinarily incident to the provision of those legal services, such as those provided by private investigators or expert witnesses, or to pay for such services. Additionally, U.S. persons do not need to obtain specific authorization to provide related services that are ordinarily incident to the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a).
(4) Nothing in this paragraph (a) authorizes the receipt of payment of professional fees or reimbursement of incurred expenses for the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(b).
Note 1 to paragraph (a) of §594.517: Any payment authorized in or pursuant to this paragraph that is routed through the U.S. financial system should reference this paragraph (a) to avoid the blocking of the transfer.
Note 2 to paragraph (a) of §594.517: Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the transfer of any blocked property, the debiting of any blocked account, the entry of any judgment or order that effects a transfer of blocked property, or the execution of any judgment against property blocked pursuant to any Executive order or this Chapter. U.S. persons seeking administrative reconsideration or judicial review of their designation or the blocking of their property and interests in property may apply for a specific license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control to authorize the release of a limited amount of blocked funds for the payment of legal fees where alternative funding sources are not available. For more information, see OFAC's Guidance on the Release of Limited Amounts of Blocked Funds for Payment of Legal Fees and Costs Incurred in Challenging the Blocking of U.S. Persons in Administrative or Civil Proceedings, which is available at: http://www.treas.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Documents/legal__fee__guide.pdf.
(b) Legal defense funds. Effective December 7, 2010, U.S. persons that are attorneys, law firms, or legal services organizations are authorized to form legal defense funds from which payments of professional fees and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) may be debited provided that:
(3) The legal defense fund may not receive funds from a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to §594.201(a) or any other part of this chapter;
(4) The U.S. person responsible for establishing the legal defense fund must notify the financial institution at which the account for the legal defense fund is held that the account may only be debited to make payments of professional fees and reimburse expenses incurred in connection with the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a);
(5) Reports. (i) U.S. persons responsible for establishing legal defense funds from which payments of professional fees and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) may be debited must submit quarterly reports no later than 30 days following the end of the calendar quarter during which the funds were deposited with or debited from the account of the legal defense fund providing information on the funds received by the legal defense fund and debits made to the legal defense fund during the reporting period. Such reports shall specify:
Note to paragraph (b)(5) of §594.517: U.S. persons who receive payments in connection with legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a) do not need to obtain specific authorization to contract for related services that are ordinarily incident to the provision of those legal services, such as those provided by private investigators or expert witnesses, or to pay for such services. Additionally, U.S. persons do not need to obtain specific authorization to provide related services that are ordinarily incident to the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(a).
(6) Nothing in this paragraph (b) authorizes the formation or debiting of legal defense funds in connection with the provision of legal services authorized pursuant to §594.506(b).
Note 1 to paragraph (b) of §594.517: Any payment authorized in or pursuant to this paragraph that is routed through the U.S. financial system should reference this paragraph (b) to avoid the blocking of the transfer.
Note 2 to paragraph (b) of §594.517: Any funds remaining in a legal defense fund account after all payments of professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses authorized pursuant to this paragraph have been made or upon termination of the legal services for which payment is authorized pursuant to this paragraph are property in which the person to or on whose behalf the legal services were rendered has an interest and is subject to the prohibitions of this part. Persons in the possession or control of such remaining funds may apply for the unblocking of the funds by following the procedures set forth at §501.801 of this chapter.
[75 FR 75906, Dec. 7, 2010]
[68 FR 34197, June 6, 2003, as amended at 71 FR 29253, May 22, 2006; 73 FR 32656, June 10, 2008; 81 FR 43077, July 1, 2016; 82 FR 10439 Feb. 10, 2017; 83 FR 11880, Mar. 19, 2018; 84 FR 27718, June 14, 2019]
(2) Right to respond. The prepenalty notice also shall inform the respondent of the respondent's right to make a written presentation within the applicable 30-day period set forth in §594.703 as to why a monetary penalty should not be imposed or why, if imposed, the monetary penalty should be in a lesser amount than proposed.