{"id":10525,"date":"2023-11-30T13:45:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/?p=10525"},"modified":"2023-11-30T13:50:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T18:50:58","slug":"ofac-issues-compliance-communique-guidance-for-the-provision-of-humanitarian-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/news\/ofac-issues-compliance-communique-guidance-for-the-provision-of-humanitarian-assistance-to-the-palestinian-people\/","title":{"rendered":"OFAC Issues Compliance Communiqu\u00e9: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinian People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington, D.C. &#8211; On Nov. 14, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a Compliance Communiqu\u00e9, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/media\/932311\/download?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinian People<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Communiqu\u00e9 states that \u201c[t]he U.S. Department of the Treasury remains committed to denying Hamas access to funds following its heinous terrorist attacks against the people of Israel, while also ensuring legitimate humanitarian aid can continue to flow to the Palestinian people in Gaza.\u201d The purpose of this guidance is to ensure that U.S. sanctions do not obstruct humanitarian assistance in Palestine. The Communiqu\u00e9 encourages donors to continue to donate to trusted organizations to support Palestinians.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Key OFAC Prohibitions and Authorizations Regarding Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ):\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<h5><b><i>General Overview<\/i><\/b><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (GTSR) (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>31 CFR Part 594<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (FTOSR) (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>31 CFR Part 597<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), U.S. persons cannot transact with Hamas, the PIJ, and other blocked parties.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaza and the West Bank are NOT embargoed or under jurisdictional sanctions by OFAC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OFAC general licenses (GLs) \u201cauthorize[] limited transactions with blocked persons\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/media\/931341\/download?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in support of<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/126\/ngo_humanitarian.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">humanitarian relief efforts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so long as such transactions are \u201cordinarily incident and necessary to certain humanitarian activity.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><i>NGO Activities:\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>The NGO GLs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Found under sections <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-594\/subpart-E\/section-594.520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>594.520<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the GTSR and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-597\/subpart-E\/section-597.516\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>597.516<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the FTOSR, these authorize transactions that would be prohibited under U.S. sanctions for NGO humanitarian and non-commercial activities. However, despite these authorizations, certain conditions still apply. For instance, these conditions entail that authorizations only apply to transactions and activities with blocked individuals, groups, or organizations under the FTOSR and GTSR that \u201care ordinarily incident and necessary.\u201d The Communiqu\u00e9 lays out the following example: to support civilians in a hospital in Gaza where Hamas is present, NGOs are authorized to give \u201clife-saving medical assistance\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to OFAC, U.S. financial institutions \u201c<\/span><b>may rely on the statements of their customers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that such transactions are authorized unless they know or have reason to know a transaction is not authorized.\u201d (emphasis added). This language was included to provide assurances to financial sector actors in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/media\/931236\/download?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">updated OFAC Compliance Communiqu\u00e9: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Syria<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/03\/24\/2023-05783\/publication-of-syria-web-general-license-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syria GL 23<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for earthquake relief <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/news\/u-s-treasury-discontinues-syria-gl-23-points-to-existing-sanctions-safeguards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expired<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in August 2023. C&amp;SN is hopeful that the financial sector similarly can rely on this guidance from OFAC to facilitate transactions for the purposes of humanitarian relief in Gaza without delay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further NGO activities that <\/span><b>are allowed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NGO GLs\u00a0 authorize transactions with blocked persons \u201cfor the purpose of effecting the <\/span><b>payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services.\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Further NGO activities that <\/span><b>are not allowed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NGO GLs \u201cdo not authorize NGOs whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the FTOSR or GTSR.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial transactions where there is prior knowledge or \u201creason to know\u201d that the person or entity receiving the funds is blocked.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><i>Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, and Medical Devices\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities that <\/span><b>are allowed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the West Bank or Gaza include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under sections <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-594\/subpart-E\/section-594.521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>594.521<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the GTSR and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-597\/subpart-E\/section-597.517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>597.517<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the FTOSR, authorized transactions include: medical devices, inclusive of components and replacement parts, and software updates; medicine; agricultural commodities; and food.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The caveat is all of these authorized items must be \u201cin quantities consistent with personal, non-commercial use.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><i>U.S. Government (USG) Official Business<\/i><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities that <\/span><b>are allowed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The USG GLs: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under sections <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-594\/subpart-E\/section-594.518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>594.518<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the GTSR and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-597\/subpart-E\/section-597.514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>597.514<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the FTOSR, authorized transactions include: those \u201cthat are for the conduct of the official business of the United States government by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof, including the United States Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USG-funded activities through assistance awards and third-party funded activities provided this funding comes via assistance awards as leveraged funds or a cost-share.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Communiqu\u00e9 encourages USG implementing partners to work with their related federal funding agency for further clarifications or questions regarding USG-funded activities and programs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><i>International Organizations (IOs)<\/i><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities that <\/span><b>are allowed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IO GLs: Under sections <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-594\/subpart-E\/section-594.519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>594.519<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the GTSR and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-31\/subtitle-B\/chapter-V\/part-597\/subpart-E\/section-597.515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>597.515<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the FTOSR, authorized transactions include: those \u201cthat are for the conduct of the official business of certain international organizations and for such conduct by employees, contractors, or grantees thereof.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IO GLs also authorize transactions with blocked persons \u201cfor the purpose of effecting the<\/span><b> payment of taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activities that <\/span><b>are not allowed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">financial transactions where there is prior knowledge or \u201creason to know\u201d that the person or entity receiving the funds is blocked.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The listed IOs that are authorized by these GLs include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe United Nations, including its Programmes, Funds, and Other Entities and Bodies, as well as its Specialized Agencies and Related Organizations (see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/faqs\/1107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>FAQ 1107<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The African Development Bank Group, the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Inter-American Development Bank Group, including any fund entity administered or established by any of the foregoing;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; and,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Questions &amp; Answers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Compliance Communiqu\u00e9 answers a series of questions that cover the following topics:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NGO GL\u2019s Authorized Activities:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorized activities under the NGO GLs include transactions with blocked persons for certain non-commercial activities developed by NGOs to benefit civilians, however, these transactions must be \u201cordinarily incident and necessary\u201d. In alignment with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baseline GLs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the U.S. Department of the Treasury <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/media\/930151\/download?inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">implemented<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in December 2022, these activities include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201chumanitarian projects that meet basic human needs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">democracy-building activities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">educational activities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">noncommercial development projects directly benefiting civilians;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">environmental and natural resource protection;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and conflict resolution programs.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above categories are also inclusive of clean water and shelter assistance activities and the provision of agriculture-related, health-related, and healthcare services.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, the Communiqu\u00e9 states that \u201c<\/span><b>incidental benefits to sanctioned entities are NOT a focus for OFAC sanctions enforcement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d, which is an encouraging sentiment OFAC has echoed many times in the past.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donations to NGOs in support of humanitarian efforts in Gaza or the West Bank<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. persons can donate to, and fundraise for, NGOs who provide authorized or permissible assistance in support of humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank. Donors should take all requisite precautions and undertake due diligence to ensure their funds are reaching their intended beneficiary organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. companies\u2019 provision of goods and services to NGOs conducting humanitarian activities in Gaza or the West Bank<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. companies can provide goods and services to these NGOs in Gaza or the West Bank, as long the NGOs are not <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ofac.treasury.gov\/faqs\/91\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blocked persons.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importation of fuel or gas by NGOs for authorized humanitarian projects in Gaza and West Bank<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NGO GLs permit \u201cNGOs to import fuel or gas for authorized humanitarian projects,\u201d so long as the ultimate beneficiary of the provision of fuel or the payment for the purchase of fuel is not to blocked persons such as Hamas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transfer of funds to a designated group or blocked person in connection with an activity authorized by the NGO GLs<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only authorized transactions with a designated group or blocked person in connection with an activity authorized by the NGO GLs are for the \u201c<\/span><b>payments for taxes, fees, or import duties, or the purchase or receipt of permits, licenses, or public utility services if ordinarily incident and necessary to activities authorized by these authorizations.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d These exceptions allow NGOs to operate in areas where terrorist organizations or blocked entities operate and\/or act as the de facto government or controlling authority. All other transactions outside of these exceptions with blocked persons are prohibited.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interactions with governing institutions in which leading governing officials are blocked persons<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply because a designated or blocked individual has a \u201cleadership role in a governing institution\u201d does not mean the institution itself is blocked as a whole. Therefore, \u201cengaging in a routine interaction with an agency\u201d where a blocked person works in an official capacity is permitted as long as the interaction does not involve the blocked person. This is crucial in the case of Gaza, as members of Hamas have official positions within the governing agencies and institutions here. This guidance from OFAC clarifies that interactions with governing institutions are not fully blocked solely because a member of Hamas works within the agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>False Narratives Surrounding NPOs<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Charity and Security Network (C&amp;SN) urges donors to continue to donate to trusted organizations, as the narrative that charities are generally susceptible to terrorist financing abuse by terrorist entities has both been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.charityandsecurity.org\/system\/files\/2016%2006%20NPOs%20applaud%20important%20changes%20in%20Financial%20Action%20Task%20Force%20%28FATF%29%20policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proven false<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/charityandsecurity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Issue-Brief-Financial-Access-and-Derisking.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">damaging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to charitable work over the years. Unfortunately, this narrative is perpetuated in the Compliance Communiqu\u00e9, which states that \u201c[g]roups such as Hamas raise funds through entities that present themselves outwardly as legitimate charities but are in fact fronts for Hamas\u2019s illicit fundraising, often abusing the goodwill of donors.\u201d This claim should only be made with ample, concrete, and conclusive evidence accompanying it, which OFAC did not provide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This conclusive evidence is especially important as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/136\/Treasury_AMLA_23_508.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S. Treasury Department<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> itself and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatf-gafi.org\/en\/publications\/fatfgeneral\/documents\/plenary-outcomes-june-2016.html#npo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Financial Action Task Force<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FATF) have both stated publicly and routinely that NPOs historically face little to no risk of terrorist financing abuse. While donors should always strive to be aware of where their donations are going, <\/span><b>they should not let this false narrative of charity susceptibility prevent them from seeking to provide aid and assistance to innocent civilians in Gaza and the West Bank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Charities operating in these crisis areas already conduct stringent and extensive due diligence and risk mitigation measures to prevent aid diversion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; On Nov. 14, 2023, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a Compliance Communiqu\u00e9, Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinian People. 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