§4587 — Title 50 War and National Defense | U.S. Code

Summary

Regulations under sections 4581 or 4582 must create civil penalties. It is illegal to break, try to break, plan to break, or cause a break of any order, rule, notice duty, or ban made under this subchapter. The Secretary can fine people who commit those illegal acts in amounts equal to those in section 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)). The Secretary can also force the sale or undoing of a covered national security transaction in a prohibited technology that violates section 4581(a). The President can direct the Attorney General to go to the district courts of the United States for relief, including divestment, to enforce this subchapter.

Title 50, §4587

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(a)The regulations issued under section 4581 or 4582 of this title shall provide for the imposition of civil penalties described in subsection (b).

(b)(1)It shall be unlawful for a person to violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of any order, regulation, notification requirement, or prohibition issued under this subchapter.

(2)The Secretary may impose civil penalties on any person who commits an unlawful act described in paragraph (1) in amounts equivalent to amounts provided for under section 206(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705(b)) for violations under that Act.

(3)The Secretary may compel the divestment of a covered national security transaction in a prohibited technology determined to be in violation of section 4581(a) of this title or regulations issued thereunder.

(4)The President may direct the Attorney General of the United States to seek appropriate relief, including divestment relief for violations of the prohibition set forth in subsection 11 So in original. Probably should be “section”. 4581(a) of this title, in the district courts of the United States, in order to implement and enforce this subchapter.

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The International Emergency Economic Powers Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is title II of Pub. L. 95–223, Dec. 28, 1977, 91 Stat. 1626, which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1701 of this title and Tables.

§4587 Penalties