Executive Order 14175

Designation of Ansar Allah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization

Signed January 22, 2025, printed at 90 FR 8639. 3 sections of substance, 727 words.

In plain English

This order starts a process to name the Houthis a terror group. The Houthis are an armed group in Yemen.

Sec. 1. Purpose

This order sets in motion a process by which Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, shall be considered for designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, consistent with section 219 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189). Supported by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force (IRGC-QF), which arms and trains terrorist organizations worldwide, the Houthis have fired at U.S. Navy warships dozens of times since 2023, endangering American men and women in uniform. Since seizing most Yemeni population centers by force from the legitimate Yemeni government in 2014-2015, the Houthis have launched numerous attacks on civilian infrastructure, including multiple attacks on civilian airports in Saudi Arabia, the deadly January 2022 attacks on the United Arab Emirates, and more than 300 projectiles fired at Israel since October 2023. The Houthis have also attacked commercial vessels transiting

In plain English

This starts a process to name a group in Yemen. The group is Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis. It says Iran arms and trains them. It says they fired on Navy ships many times since 2023. It says they seized much of Yemen a decade ago. It lists attacks on airports, on Israel and on ships.

Sec. 2. Policy

It is the policy of the United States to cooperate with its regional partners to eliminate Ansar Allah's capabilities and operations, deprive it of resources, and thereby end its attacks on U.S. personnel and civilians, U.S. partners, and maritime shipping in the Red Sea.

In plain English

This states the policy. This country will work with partners in the region. The target is one armed group in Yemen. Its fighting power must be ended. Its money and supplies must be cut off. The aim is to stop its attacks. People from here are named. So are partners. So is shipping in the Red Sea.

Sec. 3. Implementation

(a) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of State shall, after consultation with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of the Treasury, submit a report to the President, through the National Security Council, concerning the designation of Ansar Allah as a foreign terrorist organization consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1189. (b) Within 15 days after submitting the report required under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate action, consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1189, with regard to a designation of Ansar Allah as a terrorist organization. (c) Following any designation of Ansar Allah as a foreign terrorist organization under 8 U.S.C. 1189, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall jointly conduct a review of the United Nations partners,

In plain English

This sets the steps. State must report within 30 days. It works with the spy chief and Treasury. The report covers naming the group. Within 15 days after that, State must act. If the group is named, aid work in Yemen is reviewed.

Sec. 4. General Provisions

Every order carries this. It is not what the order does.

(a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect: (i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or (ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals. (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations. (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. <GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT> (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, January 22, 2025. [FR Doc. 2025-02103 Filed 1-30-25; 8:45 am] Billing code 3395-F4-P </pre></body> </html>

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