Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen
Headline: Blocks Property of Individuals Threatening Yemen's Peace and Stability
What it does: Federal agencies must block and freeze property and forbid transactions with persons who threaten Yemen's peace and stability.
- Freezes assets and forbids financial transactions with listed individuals or groups.
- Bans donations, goods, or services to anyone whose property is blocked.
- Requires United States agencies to enforce sanctions and issue implementing rules.
Summary
This order blocks and freezes property of people and groups who are found to threaten Yemen's peace, security, or stability, including those who obstruct a peaceful transition agreed November 23, 2011.
It prohibits donations, payments, and other transfers to those listed, bars transactions that try to evade the block, and allows the Treasury Secretary, with the Secretary of State, to identify targets and issue rules. All United States agencies must take steps to enforce the order, while official United States government business is exempt.
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