[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

121 STAT. 2769
 
PROCLAMATION 8158--JUNE 28, 2007


Proclamation 8158 of June 28, 2007
Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons
Responsible for Policies and Actions That Threaten Lebanon's Sovereignty
and Democracy
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In order to foster democratic institutions in Lebanon, to help the
Lebanese people preserve their sovereignty and achieve their aspirations
for democracy and regional stability, and to end the sponsorship of
terrorism in Lebanon, it is in the interest of the United States to
restrict the international travel, and to suspend the entry into the
United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of aliens who
deliberately undermine or harm Lebanon's sovereignty, its legitimate
government, or its democratic institutions, contribute to the breakdown
in the rule of law in Lebanon, or benefit from policies or actions that
do so, including through the sponsorship of terrorism, politically
motivated violence and intimidation, or the reassertion of Syrian
control in Lebanon.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, including section 212(f) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1952, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and
nonimmigrant entry into the United States of persons described in
section 1 of this proclamation would, except as provided for in sections
2 and 3 of this proclamation, be detrimental to the interests of the
United States.
I therefore hereby proclaim that:
Section 1. The entry into the United States, as immigrants or
nonimmigrants, of the following aliens is hereby suspended:
(a) Lebanese government officials, former Lebanese government officials,
and private persons who deliberately undermine or harm Lebanon's
sovereignty, its legitimate government, or its democratic institutions,
or contribute to the breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including
through the sponsorship of terrorism, politically motivated violence or
intimidation, or the reassertion of Syrian control in Lebanon;
(b) Syrian government officials, former Syrian government officials, and
persons who meet the criteria for designation under section 3(a)(i) or
(ii) of Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, who deliberately
undermine or harm Lebanon's sovereignty, its legitimate government, or
its democratic institutions, or contribute to the breakdown in the rule
of law in Lebanon, including through the sponsorship of terrorism,
politically motivated violence or intimidation, or the reassertion of
Syrian control in Lebanon;
(c) Persons in Lebanon who act on behalf of, or actively promote the
interests of, Syrian government officials by deliberately undermining or
harming Lebanon's sovereignty, its legitimate government, or its
democratic institutions, or contribute to the breakdown in the rule of
law in Lebanon, including through the sponsorship of terrorism,
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motivated violence or intimidation, or the reassertion of Syrian control
in Lebanon;
(d) Persons who, through their business dealings with any of the persons
described in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this section, derive
significant financial benefit from, or materially support, policies or
actions that deliberately undermine or harm Lebanon's sovereignty, its
legitimate government, or its democratic institutions, or contribute to
the breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through the
sponsorship of terrorism, politically motivated violence or
intimidation, or the reassertion of Syrian control in Lebanon; and
(e) The spouses and dependent children of persons described in
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section.
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this proclamation shall not apply with respect to
any person otherwise covered by section 1 where entry of such person
would not be contrary to the interests of the United States.
Sec. 3. Persons covered by section 1 or 2 of this proclamation shall be
identified by the Secretary of State or the Secretary's designee, in his
or her sole discretion, pursuant to such procedures as the Secretary may
establish under section 5 of this proclamation.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to derogate from
U.S. Government obligations under applicable international agreements.
Sec. 5. The Secretary of State shall have responsibility for
implementing this proclamation pursuant to such procedures as the
Secretary, in the Secretary's sole discretion, may establish.
Sec. 6. This proclamation is effective immediately. It shall remain in
effect until such time as the Secretary of State determines that it is
no longer necessary and should be terminated, either in whole or in
part. Any such determination by the Secretary of State shall be
published in the Federal Register.
Sec. 7. This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any
right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity, by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
GEORGE W. BUSH