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handle is hein.crs/govbbmv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional _____ £Research Service !nforming the leg slative debate since 1914 Turkey Sanctions in Pending Legislation: Issues for Congress October 23, 2019 Congress is actively considering a variety of bills that could impose sanctions on Turkey. The pending legislation is largely in response to a Turkish-led incursion into Syria (which Turkey calls Operation Peace Spring, or OPS) that began in early October after the Trump Administration announced that the United States was relocating some U.S. Special Forces away from the Syria-Turkey border area. Sanctions imposed via legislation would add to sanctions that the Administration imposed on Turkey in response to OPS, and many would stand until Turkey withdraws from areas it has already occupied. Administration Sanctions by Executive Order On October 14, President Trump signed an executive order (EO 13894) authorizing sanctions against current and former Turkish officials, government agencies, and sectors of the Turkish economy-as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. The order also authorizes sanctions against any person (along with other parties deemed to be assisting any designated persons) found to be responsible for (1) ongoing military operations in northeastern Syria, (2) intimidation of displaced persons or forcible repatriation of persons to Syria, or (3) interference with a political solution to the Syrian conflict. According to the President, the order authorizes a broad range of consequences, including financial sanctions, the blocking of property, and barring entry into the United States. The Administration's sanctions may have been intended to mollify Members of Congress calling for stronger sanctions and to encourage diplomacy to end hostilities. On October 14, the Treasury Department designated for sanctions-under EO 13894-Turkey's defense and energy ministries and their ministers, as well as Turkey's interior minister. However, the Administration issued three general licenses alongside EO 13894, including one that exempted from sanctions official U.S. government business with designated persons-thus possibly permitting continued bilateral dealings, including U.S. arms sales to Turkey. In addition, on October 17, a joint U.S.-Turkey statement declaring a pause to OPS provided for the possibility of reversing the October 14 sanctions designations. The Treasury Department reversed the designations on October 23, after President Trump said that in light of the sustained pause to OPS, the sanctions on Turkey would be lifted unless something happens that we're not happy with. As of October 23, EO 13894 remains available to impose sanctions on Turkish individuals and economic Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11185 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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