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Sanctions · Friday, September 25, 2026

OFAC gathers sanctions penalties into one rule and amends the Syria terrorism-list license

The File desk · Sep. 25, 2026, 6:20 a.m. ET

Confirmed2 primary sources

Status

Confirmed (OFAC recent actions, Sept. 24, 2026)
On Sept. 24, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control said it is pulling scattered penalty and enforcement procedures into a new rule, the . The same notice amends the , to drop a Syria-specific general license after Syria’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism was rescinded. The office also released its quarterly report, under of the , on licenses to sell agricultural goods, medicine, and medical devices to Iran from April through June 2026.
On Sept. 24, 2026, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control posted a package of regulatory amendments and a licensing report.
The office said it is consolidating enforcement procedures and penalties that had sat in many sanctions programs into one new part, the . The notice says that consolidation deletes more than 100 subparts from existing regulations.
The penalties rule text says this first version copies existing penalty information for sanctions issued under the and the United Nations Participation Act, and that no substantive change is being made to those penalty provisions. The document is scheduled for Federal Register publication on Sept. 25, 2026.
The same notice amends the , because the designation of Syria as a state sponsor of terrorism was rescinded. The amendment removes and reserves a Syria-specific general license. That rule is also scheduled for Federal Register publication on Sept. 25, 2026.
The office also released its quarterly report under of the . The report covers April through June 2026 licenses to sell agricultural commodities, medicine, and medical devices to Iran. The office received 11 applications and issued 18 licensing determinations in the quarter.
This notice is not the Sept. 23 removal of François Olenga and the Safari Club from the sanctions list.
How we know

What is still unknown or disputed

  • The effective clock once the Federal Register prints the two rules; whether later cross-references in other sanctions parts change any penalty amount.

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Publication of Regulatory Amendments; Publication of Report for Licensing Activities Undertaken Pursuant to the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act

    Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Treasury · September 24, 2026

    OFAC is consolidating previously existing information regarding enforcement procedures and penalties… into a new part, the … resulting in the deletion of over 100 subparts from existing regulations. Additionally, OFAC is amending the to implement changes resulting from the rescission of the designation of Syria as a State Sponsor of Terrorism… Finally, OFAC has released a Quarterly Report of Licensing Activities pursuant to of the (TSRA)… from April through June 2026.

    https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20260924

  2. Source 2

    Sanctions Penalties Regulations, 31 CFR Part 505 (Federal Register document 2026-19678)

    Office of Foreign Assets Control · September 24, 2026

    OFAC is adding the . These new regulations consolidate previously existing information regarding penalties applicable to multiple sanctions programs implemented by OFAC. No substantive changes to these penalty provisions are being made with this rule. Publication Date: 9/25/2026.

    https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2026-19678