Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma

The order declares a national emergency and directs that all U.S.-held property of designated foreign persons be immediately blocked — frozen and prohibited from transfer, payment, export, or any other disposition. Covered persons include leaders and officials of Burma's military and post-coup government, those operating in Burma's defense sector, those who undermine democratic processes or commit human rights abuses, and their spouses, adult children, and material supporters. It also suspends the U.S. entry of all covered noncitizens as immigrants or nonimmigrants. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to promulgate rules and employ all IEEPA powers to carry out the order, and all federal departments and agencies must take appropriate measures within their authority.

The blocking prohibitions cover contributions, goods, and services flowing to or from any designated person. Evasion attempts and conspiracies to violate the order are separately prohibited. Humanitarian donation exemptions are explicitly overridden. No prior notice to a listed person is required before a designation takes effect. The order explicitly preserves actions taken under a prior 2016 order terminating an earlier Burma emergency, meaning both frameworks run in parallel.

Leaders and officials of Burma's military, security forces, and post-coup government; entities they own or control; their spouses and adult children; anyone who materially assists them. U.S. persons — including American financial institutions, businesses, and individuals — are prohibited from transacting with any designated party.

U.S. banks and businesses face immediate legal liability for any transaction with designated Burmese military figures or affiliated entities. Covered individuals cannot enter the United States and cannot access any assets held in U.S. accounts or by U.S.-controlled entities, cutting off a significant avenue of international financial access.

Treasury leads implementation and may issue rules, licenses, and designations — and redelegate those functions within the department — in consultation with State. Designations take effect without prior notice to the listed person, a standard IEEPA safeguard against asset flight. State implements the visa suspension; DHS implements the entry bar, each through procedures developed in consultation with the other. Treasury must submit recurring and final reports to Congress under the NEA and IEEPA reporting requirements. All other federal agencies must take appropriate measures within their own authority.