Defense and national security

Executive Order 13382: Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters

President: George W. Bush

Authorized blocking of property of weapons-of-mass-destruction proliferators and their supporters under emergency economic powers.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13382 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13382 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13382 do?

The State Department published 2024 designations of four entities under EO 13382 for ballistic-missile proliferation activity.

Administration position: The order supplies sanctions authority; designations require separate findings, and a particular person's current list status must be checked with OFAC or State.
SignedJune 28, 2005
Original directionAuthorized blocking of property of weapons-of-mass-destruction proliferators and their supporters under emergency economic powers.
Later evidenceThe State Department published 2024 designations of four entities under EO 13382 for ballistic-missile proliferation activity.
Review dateSeptember 26, 2026

Before and after

Before the order

Existing proliferation sanctions targeted specified actors, while the administration sought broader authority to designate support networks.

After the order

The State Department published 2024 designations of four entities under EO 13382 for ballistic-missile proliferation activity.

The order supplies sanctions authority; designations require separate findings, and a particular person's current list status must be checked with OFAC or State.

Who had to do what

Source: Signed Federal Register text.
Agency / officeActionTiming / position
State SecretaryDetermine foreign proliferation contributors after consulting Treasury, Attorney General, and relevant agencies; determine EO 12938 sanctions after consulting Treasury and implementing agencies; consult on Treasury’s designations, implementation, and delisting.No deadline specified.
Treasury SecretaryDetermine supporters and controlled/representative entities after consulting State, Attorney General, and relevant agencies. May implement IEEPA rules and redelegate authority, consulting State; may remove Annex persons when circumstances cease to warrant blocking. Consult on State determinations.No deadline specified.
Attorney GeneralConsult on State proliferation determinations and Treasury support/control determinations.When those determinations are made.
All federal agenciesTake appropriate measures within existing authority and, where appropriate, promptly advise Treasury of measures.Effective 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time June 29, 2005; advise Treasury in a timely manner.
Later actionThe State Department published 2024 designations of four entities under EO 13382 for ballistic-missile proliferation activity.August 27, 2024

What happened next

EO 13382 signed.

The State Department published 2024 designations of four entities under EO 13382 for ballistic-missile proliferation activity.