Executive 0 rders EO 13412 Government of Sudan that violate human rights, in particular with respect to the conflict in Darfur, where the Government of Sudan exercises admin- istrative and legal authority and pervasive practical influence, and due to the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the pervasive role played by the Government of Sudan in the pe- troleum and petrochemical industries in Sudan, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national emer- gency declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997. Accord- ingly, I hereby order: Section 1. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)) or in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, all property and interests in property of the Government of Sudan that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the posses- sion or control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or oth- erwise dealt in. Sec. 2. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)) 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, all transactions by United States persons relating to the petroleum or petro- chemical industries in Sudan, including, but not limited to, oilfield serv- ices and oil or gas pipelines, are prohibited. 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 at- tempts to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohib- ited. (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. Sec. 4. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this section, restrictions imposed by this order shall be in addition to, and do not derogate from, restrictions im- posed in and under Executive Order 13067. (b)(i) None of the prohibitions in section 2 of Executive Order 13067 shall apply to activities or related transactions with respect to Southern Sudan, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State, Abyei, Darfur, or marginalized areas in and around Khartoum, provided that the activities or transactions do not involve any property or interests in property of the Government of Sudan. (ii) The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, may define the term "Southern Sudan, Southern Kordofan/Nuba Mountains State, Blue Nile State, Abyei, Darfur, or marginalized areas in and around Khartoum" for the purposes of this order. (c) The function of the President under subsection 6(c)(1) of the Com- prehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-497), as amended by section 5(a)(3) of the Act, is assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury as appropriate in the performance of such function. (d) The functions of the President under subsection 6(c)(2) and the last sen- tence of 6(d) of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public 245
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