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§ 596.601 31 CFR Ch. V (7±1±98 Edition) scholarships covering tuition and relat- 552 and 552a), see subpart D of part 501 ed educational, living and travel ex- of this chapter. penses provided by the Government of [62 FR 45112, Aug. 25, 1997] Syria to Syrian nationals or the Gov- ernment of Sudan to Sudanese nation- § 596.802 Delegation by the Secretary als who are enrolled as students in an of the Treasury. accredited educational institution in the United States. Representations Any action which the Secretary of made by an accredited educational in- the Treasury is authorized to take pur- stitution concerning the status of a suant to section 321 of the student maybe relied upon in determin- Antiterrorism and Effective Death ing the applicability of this section. Penalty Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104±132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1254 (18 U.S.C. 2332d), may be (b) Nothing in this section authorizes taken by the Director, Office of For- a transaction prohibited by eign Assets Control, or by any other § 596.504(a)(2). person to whom the Secretary of the [61 FR 67944, Dec. 26, 1996] Treasury has delegated authority so to act. Subpart FÐReports [61 FR 43463, Aug. 23, 1996. Redesignated at 62 FR 45112, Aug. 25, 1997] § 596.601 Records and reports. For provisions relating to records Subpart IÐPaperwork Reduction and reports, see subpart C of part 501 of Act this chapter. § 596.901 Paperwork Reduction Act no- [62 FR 45112, Aug. 25, 1997] tice. For approval by the Office of Man- Subpart GÐPenalties agement and Budget (``OMB'') under the Paperwork Reduction Act of infor- § 596.701 Penalties. mation collections relating to record- Attention is directed to 18 U.S.C. keeping and reporting requirements, to 2332d, as added by Public Law 104±132, licensing procedures (including those section 321, which provides that, except pursuant to statements of licensing as provided in regulations issued by the policy), and to other procedures, see Secretary of the Treasury, in consulta- § 501.901 of this chapter. An agency may tion with the Secretary of State, a not conduct or sponsor, and a person is United States person, knowing or hav- not required to respond to, a collection ing reasonable cause to know that a of information unless it displays a country is designated under section 6(j) valid control number assigned by OMB. of the Export Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2405, as a country support- [62 FR 45112, Aug. 25, 1997] ing international terrorism, engages in a financial transaction with the gov- PART 597ÐFOREIGN TERRORIST ernment of that country, shall be fined ORGANIZATIONS SANCTIONS under title 18, United States Code, or REGULATIONS imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. Subpart AÐRelation of This Part to Other Laws and Regulations Subpart HÐProcedures Sec. 597.101 Relation of this part to other laws § 596.801 Procedures. and regulations. For license application procedures and procedures relating to amend- Subpart BÐProhibitions ments, modifications, or revocations of 597.201 Prohibited transactions involving licenses; administrative decisions; blocked assets or funds of foreign terror- rulemaking; and requests for docu- ist organizations or their agents. ments pursuant to the Freedom of In- 597.202 Effect of transfers violating the pro- formation and Privacy Acts (5 U.S.C. visions of this part. 730 VerDate 11<SEP>98 09:42 Oct 07, 1998 Jkt 179120 PO 00000 Frm 00722 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\179120T.XXX pfrm03 PsN: 179120T Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury § 597.101 597.203 Holding of funds in interest-bearing Subpart IÐPaperwork Reduction Act accounts; investment and reinvestment. 597.204 Evasions; attempts; conspiracies. 597.901 Paperwork Reduction Act notice. Subpart CÐGeneral Definitions AUTHORITY: 31 U.S.C. 321(b); Pub. L. 104±132, 110 Stat. 1214, 1248±53 (8 U.S.C. 1189, 18 U.S.C. 597.301 Agent. 2339B). 597.302 Assets. SOURCE: 62 FR 52495, Oct. 8, 1997, unless 597.303 Blocked account; blocked funds. otherwise noted. 597.304 Designation. 597.305 Effective date. 597.306 Entity. Subpart AÐRelation of This Part to 597.307 Financial institution. Other Laws and Regulations 597.308 Financial transaction. 597.309 Foreign terrorist organization. § 597.101 Relation of this part to other 597.310 Funds. laws and regulations. 597.311 General license. 597.312 Interest. (a) This part is separate from, and 597.313 License. independent of, the other parts of this 597.314 Person. chapter, with the exception of part 501 597.315 Specific license. of this chapter, the recordkeeping and 597.316 Transaction. reporting requirements and license ap- 597.317 Transfer. 597.318 United States. plication and other procedures of which 597.319 U.S. financial institution. apply to this part. Differing statutory authority and foreign policy and na- Subpart DÐInterpretations tional security contexts may result in 597.401 Reference to amended sections. differing interpretations of similar lan- 597.402 Effect of amendment. guage among the parts of this chapter. 597.403 Termination and acquisition of an No license or authorization contained interest in blocked funds. in or issued pursuant to those other 597.404 Setoffs prohibited. parts authorizes any transaction pro- 597.405 Transactions incidental to a licensed hibited by this part. No license or au- transaction. 597.406 Offshore transactions. thorization contained in or issued pur- suant to any other provision of law or Subpart EÐLicenses, Authorizations, and regulation authorizes any transaction Statements of Licensing Policy prohibited by this part. (b) No license or authorization con- 597.501 Effect of license or authorization. 597.502 Exclusion from licenses and author- tained in or issued pursuant to this izations. part relieves the involved parties from 597.503 Payments and transfers to blocked complying with any other applicable accounts in U.S. financial institutions. laws or regulations. This part does not 597.504 Entries in certain accounts for nor- implement, construe, or limit the mal service charges authorized. scope of any other part of this chapter, 597.505 Payment for certain legal services. including (but not limited to) the Ter- Subpart FÐReports rorism Sanctions Regulations, part 595 of this chapter, and does not excuse 597.601 Records and reports. any person from complying with any other part of this chapter, including Subpart GÐPenalties (but not limited to) part 595 of this 597.701 Penalties. chapter. 597.702 Prepenalty notice. (c) This part does not implement, 597.703 Response to prepenalty notice. construe, or limit the scope of any 597.704 Penalty notice. 597.705 Administrative collection; referral criminal statute, including (but not to United States Department of Justice. limited to) 18 U.S.C. 2339B(a)(1) and 2339A, and does not excuse any person Subpart HÐProcedures from complying with any criminal statute, including (but not limited to) 597.801 Procedures. 597.802 Delegation by the Secretary of the 18 U.S.C. 2339B(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. Treasury. 2339A. 731 VerDate 10<SEP>98 11:31 Sep 10, 1998 Jkt 179120 PO 00000 Frm 00723 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\179120T.XXX pfrm02 PsN: 179120T § 597.201 31 CFR Ch. V (7±1±98 Edition) Subpart BÐProhibitions or until the designation lapses, pursu- ant to 8 U.S.C. 1189. § 597.201 Prohibited transactions in- (e) When a transaction results in the volving blocked assets or funds of blocking of funds at a financial institu- foreign terrorist organizations or tion pursuant to this section and a their agents. party to the transaction believes the (a) Upon notification to Congress of funds have been blocked due to mis- the Secretary of State's intent to des- taken identity, that party may seek to ignate an organization as a foreign ter- have such funds unblocked pursuant to rorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. the administrative procedures set forth 1189(a), until the publication in the in § 501.806 of this chapter. Requests for FEDERAL REGISTER as described in the unblocking of funds pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, any U.S. § 501.806 must be submitted to the at- financial institution receiving notice tention of the Compliance Programs from the Secretary of the Treasury by Division. means of order, directive, instruction, § 597.202 Effect of transfers violating regulation, ruling, license, or otherwise the provisions of this part. shall, except as otherwise provided in such notice, block all financial trans- (a) Any transfer after the effective actions involving any assets of such or- date which is in violation of § 597.201 or ganization within the possession or any other provision of this part or of control of such U.S. financial institu- any regulation, order, directive, ruling, tion until further directive from the instruction, license, or other author- Secretary of the Treasury, Act of Con- ization hereunder and involves any gress, or order of court. funds or assets held in the name of a foreign terrorist organization or its (b) Except as otherwise authorized by agent or in which a foreign terrorist order, directive, instruction, regula- organization or its agent has or has tion, ruling, license, or otherwise, from had an interest since such date, is null and after the designation of an organi- and void and shall not be the basis for zation as a foreign terrorist organiza- the assertion or recognition of any in- tion pursuant to 8 U.S.C. 1189(a), any terest in or right, remedy, power or U.S. financial institution that becomes privilege with respect to such funds or aware that it has possession of or con- assets. trol over any funds in which the des- (b) No transfer before the effective ignated foreign terrorist organization date shall be the basis for the assertion or its agent has an interest shall: or recognition of any right, remedy, (1) Retain possession of or maintain power, or privilege with respect to, or control over such funds; and interest in, any funds or assets held in (2) Report to the Secretary of the the name of a foreign terrorist organi- Treasury the existence of such funds in zation or its agent or in which a for- accordance with § 501.603 of this chap- eign terrorist organization or its agent ter.