Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia
Headline: United States Bans Import of Somali Charcoal and Blocks Assets
What it does: Agencies must take appropriate measures within their authority to implement asset blocks and the charcoal import ban.
- Prohibits import of charcoal from Somalia, affecting United States importers and traders.
- Blocks property and United States assets of listed Somali-linked individuals and entities.
- Makes attempts to evade sanctions or related conspiracies illegal and prosecutable.
Summary
This order expands United States measures tied to the national emergency in Somalia. It blocks property and United States interests of people listed in the Annex and others who threaten Somalia's peace, steal public assets, attack civilians, obstruct humanitarian aid, recruit child soldiers, or trade in Somali charcoal. It also prohibits importing charcoal into the United States and forbids transactions meant to evade these measures.
Federal agencies are told to enforce the asset blocks and the charcoal import ban, and the Treasury Secretary may issue rules and delegate authority to implement the order.
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