Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United States National Security and Foreign Policy

This executive order takes additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in EO 14380 (Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba) by blocking the U.S. property of foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury to operate in the energy, defense and related materiel, metals and mining, financial services, or security sectors of the Cuban economy, to act for or be part of the Government of Cuba, to engage in serious human rights abuse or corruption related to Cuba, or to be adult family members of designated persons. It prohibits U.S. persons from transacting with or donating to blocked persons, suspends the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry of designated aliens absent a national interest determination by the Secretary of State, and authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to impose correspondent or payable-through account restrictions or blocking sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct significant transactions for blocked persons. The Secretary of the Treasury is also directed to submit recurring and final reports to Congress on the national emergency.

United States persons (citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S.-organized entities including foreign branches, and persons in the United States) to Block and refrain from transferring, paying, exporting, withdrawing, or otherwise dealing in property and interests in property of persons designated under the order, and refrain from any transactions, donations, or contributions of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of blocked persons (Effective upon issuance of the order and upon each designation, without prior notice). Foreign financial institutions to Refrain from conducting or facilitating significant transactions for or on behalf of persons blocked under the order, or face prohibitions or strict conditions on U.S. correspondent or payable-through accounts and blocking of U.S. property (unclear).

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