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TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT (“TWEA”)
UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 50. WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TITLE 50 APPENDIX -- WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT OF 1917
ACT OCT. 6, 1917, CH 106, 40 STAT. 411
Sec. 16. Offenses; punishment; forfeitures of property
(a) Whoever shall willfully violate any of the provisions of this Act or of any license, rule, or
regulation issued thereunder, and whoever shall willfully violate, neglect, or refuse to comply with
any order of the President issued in compliance with the provisions of the Act shall, upon conviction,
be fined not more than $ 1,000,000, or if a natural person, be fined not more than $ 100,000, or
imprisoned for not more than ten years or both; and the officer, director, or agent of any corporation
who knowingly participates in such violation shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $ 100,000
or imprisoned for not more than ten years or both.
(b)(1) A civil penalty of not to exceed $ 50,000 may be imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on
any person who violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in compliance with the
provisions of this Act.
(2) Any property, funds, securities, papers, or other articles or documents, or any vessel, together
with its tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, that is the subject of a violation under paragraph
(1) shall, at the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, be forfeited to the United States Government.
(3) The penalties provided under this subsection may be imposed only on the record after opportunity
for an agency hearing in accordance with sections 554 through 557 of title 5, United States Code,
with the right to prehearing discovery.
(4) Judicial review of any penalty imposed under this subsection may be had to the extent provided
in section 702 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Upon conviction, any property, funds, securities, papers, or other articles or documents, or any
vessel, together with tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, concerned in any violation of
subsection (a) may be forfeited to the United States.