[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 124 (Friday, June 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38481-38482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13806]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 11147]


Notice of Department of State Sanctions Actions Pursuant to 
Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, Blocking Property and 
Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in 
Syria

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State imposed sanctions on fifteen 
individuals pursuant to E.O. 13894, Blocking Property and Suspending 
Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria.

DATES: The Secretary of State's determination and selection of certain 
sanctions to be imposed upon the one individual identified in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section are effective on June 17, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of 
Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 
(202) 647 7677, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 2(a) of E.O. 13894, the 
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
United States Trade Representative, and with the President of the 
Export-Import Bank, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and officials as 
appropriate, is authorized to impose on a person any of the sanctions 
described in sections 2(b) and 2(c) of E.O. 13894

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upon determining that the person met any criteria set forth in section 
2(a)(i)(A), 2(a)(i)(D), or 2(a)(ii) of E.O. 13894.
    The Secretary of State has determined, pursuant to Section 
2(a)(i)(A) of E.O. 13894, that Bashar al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, Ghassan 
Bilal, Samer al-Dana, and the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army 
are responsible for or complicit in, have directly or indirectly 
engaged in, attempted to engage in, or financed, the obstruction, 
disruption, or prevention of a ceasefire in northern Syria.
    The Secretary of State determined, pursuant to Section 2(a)(i)(D) 
of E.O. 13894, that Mohamed Hamsho and the Fatemiyoun Division are 
responsible for or complicit in, have directly or indirectly engaged 
in, attempted to engage in, or financed, the obstruction, disruption, 
or prevention of efforts to promote a political solution to the 
conflict in Syria.
    The Secretary of State determined, pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) of 
E.O. 13894, that Asma al-Assad, and Bushra al-Assad are adult family 
members of Bashar al-Assad; Manal al-Assad is an adult family member of 
Maher al-Assad; and Ahmed Hamsho, Amre Hamsho, Ali Hamsho, Rania al-
Dabbas, and Sumaia Hamcho are adult family members of Mohamed Hamsho.
    Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(c) of E.O. 13894, the Secretary of 
State has selected the following sanctions to be imposed upon Bashar 
al-Assad, Asma al-Assad, Bushra al-Assad, Maher al-Assad, Ghassan 
Bilal, Samer al-Dana, Manal al-Assad, the Fourth Division of the Syrian 
Arab Army, Mohamed Hamsho, Ahmed Hamsho, Amre Hamsho, Ali Hamsho, Rania 
al-Dabbas, Sumaia Hamcho, and the Fatemiyoun Division:
     Agencies shall not procure, or enter into a contract for 
the procurement of, any goods or services from the individuals and 
entities. (Section 2(b)(i) of E.O. 13894);
     prohibit any United States financial institution that is a 
U.S. person from making loans or providing credits to the individuals 
and entities totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, 
unless the individuals and entities are engaged in activities to 
relieve human suffering and the loans or credits are provided for such 
activities (Section 2(c)(i) of E.O. 13894);
     prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are 
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which the 
individuals and entities have any interest (Section 2(c)(ii) of E.O. 
13894);
     prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between 
banking institutions or by, through, or to any banking institution, to 
the extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the 
jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the 
individuals and entities (Section 2(c)(iii) of E.O. 13894);
     block all property and interests in property that are in 
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or 
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any 
United States person of the individuals and entities, and provide that 
such property and interests in property may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in (Section 2(c)(iv) of E.O. 
13894);
     prohibit any United States person from investing in or 
purchasing significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of the 
individuals and entities (Section 2(c)(v) of E.O. 13894); and
     restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or 
services, directly or indirectly, into the United States from the 
individuals and entities (Section 2(c)(vi) of E.O. 13894).

Taylor V. Ruggles,
Director, Office of Economic Sanctions Policy and Implementation, 
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State.
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