Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act
Presidential Determination No. 2025-11 continues for one year, through September 14, 2026, the United States’ authority to exercise certain powers under the Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) with respect to Cuba. This continuation preserves the existing Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), which are the set of U.S. rules that control or block Cuban assets and prohibit or constrain many types of transactions by U.S. persons. The determination is framed as being in the national interest, and it relies on a 1977 law (Public Law 95-223, section 101(b)) that authorizes the President to renew these authorities in one-year increments. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to publish the determination in the Federal Register. The document notes a prior determination from September 2024 and extends the policy regime without substantive changes to the existing framework. In short, the penalties, licensing requirements, and general sanctions regime against Cuba under the CACR remain in effect for another year, continuing U.S. policy goals related to Cuba as currently implemented.
Key Points
- 1Continuation of authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act with respect to Cuba for one more year (through Sept. 14, 2026).
- 2Legal basis: authority from Public Law 95-223, section 101(b) (and a prior determination from Sept. 13, 2024).
- 3Implementing regulation: Cuban Assets Control Regulations (31 CFR Part 515) remain in effect as the framework for Cuba-related sanctions.
- 4Treasury Department duty: Secretary of the Treasury must publish the determination in the Federal Register.
- 5Purpose stated: continuation is deemed in the national interest of the United States; maintains the existing sanctions regime without noting changes to policy.