[House Document 107-64]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 107-64
NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT
TO SUDAN
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
A 6-MONTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
SUDAN THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13067 OF NOVEMBER 3, 1997,
PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1641(c)
May 3, 2001.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the Committee
on International Relations and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I
transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national
emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive
Order 13067 of November 3, 1997.
George W. Bush.
The White House, May 2, 2001.
President's Periodic Report on the National Emergency With Respect to
Sudan
I hereby report to the Congress on developments over the
course of the past six months concerning the national emergency
with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order
13067 of November 3, 1997. This report is submitted pursuant to
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) (``IEEPA''), and section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c). This report
discusses only matters concerning the national emergency with
respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067.
1. There have been no amendments to the Sudanese Sanctions
Regulations, 31 CFR Part 538, since the last report.
2. Since the issuance of Executive Order 13067, the
Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(``OFAC'') has made numerous decisions with respect to
applications for authorizations to engage in transactions under
the Sudanese sanctions. As of March 12, 2001, OFAC, during the
course of this program, has issued a total of 506 licenses as
well as 132 authorizations to nongovernmental organizations
engaged in the delivery of humanitarian aid. Sixty-four
licenses were issued during the current reporting period. The
majority of these licenses permitted the unblocking of
financial transactions for individual remitters who
inadvertently routed their funds through blocked Sudanese
banks. Twenty-two licenses were issued authorizing commercial
sales and exportation to Sudan of bulk agricultural
commodities, food and agricultural products, medicine and
medical equipment. Several requests to authorize commercial
exports to Sudan--particularly of machinery and equipment for
various industries--and the importation of Sudanese-origin
goods were denied.
3. Since the inception of the program, 126 entities have
been designated by OFAC as being owned or controlled by the
Government of Sudan, including 12 financial institutions. As of
March 12, 2001, 85 transactions totaling more than $917,000 had
been blocked during this reporting period. Under the
Regulations, transactions in violation of these sanctions where
there is no blockable interest of the Government of Sudan must
be returned to remitters (``rejected''). During the reporting
period, 476 transactions were rejected by U.S. banks causing a
disruption of more than $36 million in business for Sudan.
4. Since the last report, OFAC has collected twelve civil
monetary penalties totaling nearly $63,000 for violations of
IEEPA and the Regulations from five U.S. financial
institutions, three carriers, and two companies. An additional
40 cases are undergoing penalty action for violation of the
Regulations and IEEPA. OFAC, in cooperation with the U.S.
Customs Service, is closely monitoring potential violations of
the prohibitions of the Regulations by businesses and
individuals. Various reports of violations are being
aggressively pursued.
5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the
six-month period from November 3, 2000 through May 2, 2001,
that are directly attributable to the exercise of powers and
authorities conferred by the declaration of a national
emergency with respect to Sudan are reported to be
approximately $170,000, most of which represent wage and salary
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely
centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the
Office of the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office
of the General Counsel), the Department of State (particularly
the Bureaus of Economic and Business Affairs, African Affairs,
Near Eastern Affairs, Consular Affairs, and the Office of the
Legal Adviser), and the Department of Commerce (the Bureau of
Export Administration and the General Counsel's Office).
6. The situation in Sudan continues to present an
extraordinary and unusual threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States. The declaration of the
national emergency with respect to Sudan contained in Executive
Order 13067 underscores the United States Government's
opposition to the actions and policies of the Government of
Sudan, particularly its support of international terrorism and
its failures to respect basic human rights, including
restrictions on religious freedom. The prohibitions contained
in Executive Order 13067 advance important objectives in
promoting the anti-terrorism and human rights policies of the
United States. I shall exercise the powers at my disposal to
deal with these problems and will continue to report
periodically to the Congress on significant developments.