International Emergency Economic Powers Act
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The International Emergency Economic Powers Act is a U.S. federal law that grants the President broad authority to regulate international commerce and impose economic sanctions during declared national emergencies involving foreign threats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Emergency Economic Powers Act canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T208968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Emergency Economic Powers Act Context triple: [National Emergencies Act, relatedTo, International Emergency Economic Powers Act]
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National Emergencies Act
The National Emergencies Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the president’s power to declare and manage national emergencies by establishing formal procedures, limits, and congressional oversight.
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B.
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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C.
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a major U.S. financial reform law enacted after the 2008 crisis to increase oversight of Wall Street, reduce systemic risk, and strengthen consumer financial protections.
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D.
Homeland Security Act of 2002
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and consolidated numerous government agencies to create the Department of Homeland Security in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Emergency Economic Powers Act Target entity description: The International Emergency Economic Powers Act is a U.S. federal law that grants the President broad authority to regulate international commerce and impose economic sanctions during declared national emergencies involving foreign threats.
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A.
National Emergencies Act
The National Emergencies Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the president’s power to declare and manage national emergencies by establishing formal procedures, limits, and congressional oversight.
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B.
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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C.
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a major U.S. financial reform law enacted after the 2008 crisis to increase oversight of Wall Street, reduce systemic risk, and strengthen consumer financial protections.
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D.
Homeland Security Act of 2002
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that reorganized and consolidated numerous government agencies to create the Department of Homeland Security in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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economic sanctions law ⓘ national security law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of Foreign Assets Control
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United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
|
| appliesTo |
foreign countries
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foreign entities ⓘ foreign persons ⓘ property subject to U.S. jurisdiction ⓘ |
| authorizes |
blocking of property and interests in property
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import and export controls related to foreign threats ⓘ prohibition of financial transactions ⓘ regulation of international commerce ⓘ trade restrictions ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1707 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateSigned | 1977-10-28 ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1977-10-28 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcementAgency |
United States Department of Justice
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of the Treasury
|
| governs | blocking of assets of designated foreign persons in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | many modern U.S. sanctions regimes ⓘ |
| limits |
does not authorize regulation of humanitarian donations of food, clothing, and medicine under certain conditions
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does not authorize regulation of personal communications not involving a transfer of value ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Code ⓘ |
| penaltiesMayInclude |
fines
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imprisonment ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to enable imposition of economic sanctions in response to foreign threats
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to grant the President authority to regulate international economic transactions during national emergencies ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil penalties
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criminal penalties ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Emergencies Act
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Trading with the Enemy Act ⓘ |
| requires |
declaration of a national emergency with respect to an unusual and extraordinary foreign threat
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periodic reporting to Congress on national emergencies and actions taken ⓘ |
| scope | unusual and extraordinary threats originating in whole or substantial part outside the United States ⓘ |
| shortName | IEEPA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| signingPresident | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| titleInUSCode | Title 50 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
counterterrorism sanctions
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cyber-related sanctions ⓘ economic sanctions programs ⓘ human rights-related sanctions ⓘ nonproliferation sanctions ⓘ sanctions against foreign governments ⓘ sanctions against foreign individuals ⓘ sanctions against foreign organizations ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Emergency Economic Powers Act Description of subject: The International Emergency Economic Powers Act is a U.S. federal law that grants the President broad authority to regulate international commerce and impose economic sanctions during declared national emergencies involving foreign threats.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
National Emergencies Act
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
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relatedTo
→
International Emergency Economic Powers Act
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subject surface form:
Bureau of Industry and Security
Office of Nonproliferation and Treaty Compliance
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legalBasis
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International Emergency Economic Powers Act
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subject surface form:
International Emergency Economic Powers Act