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[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - January 1, 2018 Edition]
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Title 3
The President
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Revised as of January 1, 2018
2017 Compilation and Parts 100-102
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Title 3 Compilations..........................................iv
Explanation of the Code of Federal Regulations........................vi
Explanation of This Title.............................................ix
How To Cite This Title................................................xi
Title 3.............................................................xiii
2017 Compilation--Presidential Documents..........................1
Chapter I--Executive Office of the President....................513
Title 3 Finding Aids.................................................523
Tables..........................................................525
List of CFR Sections Affected...................................547
Index...........................................................549
CFR Finding Aids.....................................................563
Table of CFR Titles and Chapters................................565
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR..............585
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TITLE 3 COMPILATIONS
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Title 3 Compilations Proclamations Executive Orders
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1936-1938..................... 2161-2286......... 7316-7905
1938-1943..................... 2287-2587......... 7906-9347
1943-1948..................... 2588-2823......... 9348-10025
1949-1953..................... 2824-3041......... 10026-10510
1954-1958..................... 3042-3265......... 10511-10797
1959-1963..................... 3266-3565......... 10798-11134
1964-1965..................... 3566-3694......... 11135-11263
1966-1970..................... 3695-4025......... 11264-11574
1971-1975..................... 4026-4411......... 11575-11893
1976.......................... 4412-4480......... 11894-11949
1977.......................... 4481-4543......... 11950-12032
1978.......................... 4544-4631......... 12033-12110
1979.......................... 4632-4709......... 12111-12187
1980.......................... 4710-4812......... 12188-12260
1981.......................... 4813-4889......... 12261-12336
1982.......................... 4890-5008......... 12337-12399
1983.......................... 5009-5142......... 12400-12456
1984.......................... 5143-5291......... 12457-12497
1985.......................... 5292-5424......... 12498-12542
1986.......................... 5425-5595......... 12543-12579
1987.......................... 5596-5759......... 12580-12622
1988.......................... 5760-5928......... 12623-12662
1989.......................... 5929-6084......... 12663-12698
1990.......................... 6085-6240......... 12699-12741
1991.......................... 6241-6398......... 12742-12787
1992.......................... 6399-6520......... 12788-12827
1993.......................... 6521-6643......... 12828-12890
1994.......................... 6644-6763......... 12891-12944
1995.......................... 6764-6859......... 12945-12987
1996.......................... 6860-6965......... 12988-13033
1997.......................... 6966-7061......... 13034-13071
1998.......................... 7062-7161......... 13072-13109
1999.......................... 7162-7262......... 13110-13144
2000.......................... 7263-7389......... 13145-13185
2001.......................... 7263-7516......... 13145-13251
2002.......................... 7517-7635......... 13252-13282
2003.......................... 7636-7748......... 13283-13323
2004.......................... 7749-7858......... 13324-13368
2005.......................... 7859-7972......... 13369-13394
2006.......................... 7873-8098......... 13395-13421
2007.......................... 8099-8214......... 13422-13453
2008.......................... 8215-8334......... 13454-13483
2009.......................... 8335-8469......... 13484-13527
2010.......................... 8470-8621......... 13528-13562
2011.......................... 8622-8772......... 13563-13596
2012.......................... 8773-8925......... 13597-13635
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2013.......................... 8926-9075......... 13636-13655
2014.......................... 9076-9226......... 13656-13686
2015.......................... 9227-9387......... 13687-13715
2016.......................... 9388-9562......... 13716-13757
2017.......................... 9563-9688......... 13758-13819
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Beginning with 1976, Title 3 compilations also include regulations
contained in Chapter I, Executive Office of the President.
Supplementary publications include: Presidential documents of the Hoover
Administration (two volumes), Proclamations 1870-2037 and Executive
Orders 5076-6070; Consolidated Indexes for 1936-1965; and Consolidated
Tables for 1936-1965.
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EXPLANATION
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Title 1 through Title 16.................................as of January 1
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EXPLANATION OF THIS TITLE
This volume of ``Title 3--The President'' contains a compilation of
Presidential documents and a codification of regulations issued by the
Executive Office of the President.
The 2017 Compilation contains the full text of those documents
signed by the President that were required to be published in the
Federal Register. Signature date rather than publication date is the
criterion for inclusion. With each annual volume, the Presidential
documents signed in the previous year become the new compilation.
Chapter I contains regulations issued by the Executive Office of the
President. This section is a true codification like other CFR volumes,
in that its contents are organized by subject or regulatory area and are
updated by individual issues of the Federal Register.
Presidential documents in this volume may be cited ``3 CFR, 2017
Comp.'' Thus, the preferred abbreviated citation for Proclamation 9563
appearing on page 1 of this book, is ``3 CFR, 2017 Comp., p. 1.''
Chapter I entries may be cited ``3 CFR.'' Thus, the preferred
abbreviated citation for section 100.1, appearing in chapter I of this
book, is ``3 CFR 100.1.''
This book is one of the volumes in a series that began with
Proclamation 2161 of March 19, 1936, and Executive Order 7316 of March
13, 1936, and that has been continued by means of annual compilations
and periodic cumulations. The entire Title 3 series, as of January 1,
2018, is encompassed in the volumes listed on page iv.
For readers interested in proclamations and Executive orders prior
to 1936, there is a two-volume set entitled Proclamations and Executive
Orders, Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933). Codified
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Proclamations and Executive Orders (April 13, 1945--January 20, 1989).
Other public Presidential documents not required to be published in the
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Director of the Publications and Services Division; Laurice A. Clark,
Supervisor of the Presidential and Legislative Publications Unit; and
Lois M. Davis, Editor.
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Cite Presidential documents in this volume
3 CFR, 2017 Comp.
thus: 3 CFR, 2017 Comp., p. 1
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Cite chapter I entries in this volume
3 CFR
thus: 3 CFR 100.1
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TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
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2017 Compilation--Presidential Documents:
Proclamations.....................................................1
Executive Orders................................................231
Other Presidential Documents....................................417
Chapter I--Executive Office of the President:
Part 100.........................................................514
Part 101.........................................................514
Part 102.........................................................514
Finding Aids:
Table 1--Proclamations...........................................525
Table 2--Executive Orders........................................529
Table 3--Other Presidential Documents............................533
Table 4--Presidential Documents Affected During 2017.............537
Table 5--Statutes Cited as Authority for Presidential Documents..543
List of CFR Sections Affected....................................547
Index............................................................549
CFR Finding Aids:
Table of CFR Titles and Chapters.................................565
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR...............585
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2017 Compilation--Presidential Documents
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PROCLAMATIONS
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Proclamation 9563 of January 12, 2017
Boundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Through Proclamation 7264 of January 11, 2000, President Clinton
established the California Coastal National Monument (monument) to
protect the biological treasures situated on thousands of unappropriated
or unreserved islands, rocks, exposed reefs, and pinnacles owned or
controlled by the Government of the United States within 12 nautical
miles of the shoreline of the State of California. Presidential
Proclamation 9089, issued on March 11, 2014, expanded the monument to
include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands, a landscape of coastal
bluffs and shelves, tide pools, onshore dunes, coastal prairies, and
riverbanks, and the mouth and estuary of the Garcia River. In addition
to providing vital habitat for wildlife, these coastal lands were
critical for the native peoples who first lived along the California
Coast, and they continue to be treasured by modern generations.
Six other spectacular areas along the California Coast contain
significant scientific or historic resources that are closely tied to
the values of the monument. Like the protections afforded by prior
proclamations, protection of Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch,
Lost Coast Headlands, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, Piedras Blancas, and Orange
County Rocks and Islands would protect and preserve objects of historic
or scientific interest on the California Coast.
Trinidad Head
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About 30 miles north of Eureka lies the majestic and culturally
important promontory known as Trinidad Head. The tip of Trinidad Head
encompasses several prominent historic sites along with the rocky ledges
that provide their setting, such as the Trinidad Head Light Station,
which first operated in 1871 and is still active today. Accompanied by a
small wooden bell house, it sits atop sheer cliffs overlooking crashing
waves and rugged sea stacks. The importance of this location predated
its first use as a lighthouse. Nearly 100 years earlier, on June 9,
1775, representatives of the local Yurok community first made contact
with two Spanish ships there. A granite cross installed in 1913 sits in
a clearing above the lighthouse, commemorating the spot where the
Spanish erected a wooden cross two days later to claim the area for King
Charles III. Today, the area is culturally and spiritually significant
to the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, the
Yurok Tribe, and the Tsurai Ancestral Society.
Coastal bluff scrub vegetation, including coyote brush, California wax
myrtle, salal, blue blossom, ocean spray, and evergreen huckleberry,
surrounds these historic features. Scattered stands of Sitka spruce,
Douglas fir, and red alder stand out among these native shrubs and
herbs. Coast Indian paintbrush grows in rocky outcroppings near the bell
house, adding splashes of crimson to the landscape. Visitors to Trinidad
Head enjoy observing the Trinidad seabird colony, which makes its home
on the rocks and islands off the coast of Trinidad Head and contains
over 75,000 birds, including several species of cormorant, the common
murre, and occasionally tufted puffins.
Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch
Perched on the edge of Table Bluff, 12 miles south of Eureka, Waluplh-
Lighthouse Ranch has spectacular panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean,
Eel River Delta, and the south spit of Humboldt Bay. In addition to
outstanding scenery, visitors to Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch can view
migratory raptors, songbirds, and the endangered marbled murrelet.
Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch is part of the ancestral home and current
cultural traditions of the Wiyot Tribe, who gave it the name Waluplh.
With its expansive views, the area served as a lookout point for the
Tribe, as well as a crossroads for trails connecting inland areas with
Humboldt Bay to the north and the bottomlands surrounding the mouth of
the Eel River to the south. Beginning in the late 1800s, Waluplh-
Lighthouse Ranch was developed as a Coast Guard facility, and during
World War II, it served as a coastal lookout post and the base for a
mounted beach patrol. There are no longer any buildings on the property,
so visitors now enjoy its panoramic views surrounded by open space.
Lost Coast Headlands
Thirteen miles south of Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, the Lost Coast
Headlands present a majestic coastline, encompassing rolling hills and
dramatically eroding bluffs, punctuated by freshwater creeks, ponds, and
pockets of forests. Underlying the Lost Coast Headlands are layers of
highly erodible sedimentary rock known as the Wildcat Group. This
geology has weathered over the years, leading to deeply carved and
incised bluffs along the beach made up of multi-hued layers of gray
clay, golden sandstone, and
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brown siltstone. The eroding of the bluffs over time exposes fossils of
scallops, clams, and snails, providing a glimpse of the marine fauna
that lived in the area during the Pleistocene Epoch 2.6 million to
11,700 years ago.
Coastal scrub vegetation and open grasslands blanket the area's rolling
hills. Coyote brush and California blackberry dominate, and in the
grasslands, small patches of native Pacific reed grass meadow remain.
Pockets of Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, and grand fir shadow the eroded
draws. These diverse habitats support an array of wildlife species,
including black-tailed deer, bobcat, brush rabbit, and Douglas squirrel.
While more elusive, gray fox, coyote, and mountain lion also pass
through the area, and a careful observer may notice signs of their
presence. A variety of small birds dart about its grasslands and scrub,
while raptors such as American kestrels, northern harriers, peregrine
falcons, and Cooper's hawks scan for prey overhead. Quiet visitors may
hear hairy woodpeckers in the forested draws. Foraging shorebirds and
gulls, along with the occasional harbor seal, can be observed on the
narrow beaches.
Buffered by red alder and willow, Guthrie and Fleener creeks wind their
way through the Lost Coast Headlands on their way to the sea. Both
perennial streams provide habitat for three-spined stickleback, a small
native fish. Sculpin, Pacific lamprey, and the threatened Northern
California steelhead have also been observed in Guthrie Creek, and both
creeks are potential habitat for the threatened coho salmon. During the
summer, the mouth of Guthrie Creek widens into a lagoon that can provide
shelter for estuary-dependent fish and invertebrates. The area also
features three small, freshwater ponds that provide habitat for the
threatened California red-legged frog and a variety of waterfowl,
including green-winged teals.
While few signs of it remain, the northernmost point of the Lost Coast
Headlands was once the site of the Centerville Beach Naval Facility,
established in 1958 to monitor Soviet submarines during the Cold War.
For more than 100 years, several families who settled nearby grazed
livestock in the area.
Cotoni-Coast Dairies
Near Davenport in Santa Cruz County, Cotoni-Coast Dairies extends from
the steep slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains to the marine coastal
terraces overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Sitting atop the soft Santa Cruz
Mudstone Formation and the hard, silica-rich Monterey Formation, the
area's bedrock supports a diversity of soils and vegetation that have
sustained wildlife and people alike for millennia.
Dating back at least 10,000 years, an ancestral group known to
archaeologists as the Costanoan or Coastal People (also called the
Ohlone) lived in this region, and the Cotoni, a tribelet of this group,
lived in the Cotoni-Coast Dairies area. Lithic scatter sites and shell
middens demonstrate that inhabitants moved between the coastal
ecological zones and upland environments, making use of the landscape's
diverse resources. Europeans first made contact with the Cotoni in the
1600s and 1700s. Most of the Costanoan people were converted to
Christianity, many forcibly, during California's Mission period in the
late 1700s and 1800s, and by the early 1900s, much of the ancient
cultural heritage of the Coastal People was left only to memory.
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Six perennial streams form the heart of Cotoni-Coast Dairies' ecosystem,
flowing from the coastal mountains down to the Pacific Ocean. Molino
Creek, Ferrari Creek, San Vicente Creek, Liddell Creek, Yellow Bank
Creek, and Laguna Creek have each carved steep canyons on their path to
the sea. Vibrant riparian areas follow along the six stream corridors,
with red alder and arroyo willow forests dominating the vegetative
community. A seventh stream, Scott Creek, flows along a small portion of
the area's northern boundary. Most of the area's wetlands can be found
within these riparian corridors, though others exist in meadows and
floodplains.
Beyond supporting riparian and wetland communities, Cotoni-Coast
Dairies' waterways provide important habitat for anadromous and
freshwater fish. All of the streams are thought to have historically
supported salmon populations. Today, the threatened steelhead and coho
salmon can be found on spawning runs in San Vicente Creek, while
steelhead are also found in Liddell Creek and Laguna Creek. The
endangered tidewater goby may also be found in the tidally influenced
portion of Laguna Creek. The threatened California red-legged frog uses
many of the waterways and water sources here, along with a wide range of
other amphibians and reptiles.
Grasslands, scrublands, woodlands, and forests surround the riparian
corridors in Cotoni-Coast Dairies. Purple needlegrass and other native
species, such as California oatgrass and blue wildrye, characterize the
coastal prairie grassland community. The intermixed wildflowers in the
community provide visitors a colorful display in the spring and early
summer. Occasional freshwater seeps amid the grasslands support sedges,
California buttercup, brown-headed rush, and other species.
California sagebrush and coyote brush scrub communities blanket the
area's bluffs and hillside slopes. Native trees, including Douglas fir
and coast live oak, dominate forests, which also include stands of
coastal trees such as madrone, California bay, Monterey pine, and
knobcone pine. Visitors are drawn to stands of coast redwood, which
thrive on the north-facing slopes in some watersheds, accompanied by
redwood sorrel, elk clover, and other understory species.
The diversity of the uplands vegetation in Cotoni-Coast Dairies supports
a rich wildlife community including a vast and varied mammalian
population. Among the many species inhabiting Cotoni-Coast Dairies are
California voles, dusky-footed woodrats, black-tailed jackrabbits, mule
deer, and gray fox. Evidence also suggests that both bobcats and
mountain lions hunt here.
Visitors to Cotoni-Coast Dairies may be able to catch a glimpse of a
variety of avian species, including black swifts, orange crowned
warblers, American kestrels, Cooper's hawks, white-tailed kites, and
peregrine falcons. In the riparian areas, one may encounter Wilson's
warblers, downy woodpeckers, and tree swallows, among others. Various
bat species, including the Townsend's big-eared bat, can be seen darting
overhead at dusk.
Piedras Blancas
Only 40 miles north of San Luis Obispo, the large white coastal rocks
for which Piedras Blancas was named have served as a landmark for
centuries to explorers and traders along the central coast of
California. Sitting at a cultural interface between Northern Chumash and
Playanos Salinan peoples, Piedras Blancas was and still remains
important to Native Americans.
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The human history of the area stretches back at least 3,000 years, and
archaeologists have found stone tools, debris from tool knapping,
discrete quarrying locations, and shell midden deposits that help tell
that history. Native peoples largely used the area as a source of raw
stone and for the manufacture of stone tools.
In 1542, the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo noted the value of
this area as a maritime guidepost, and the land he sighted from his ship
was later claimed by the Spanish, followed by the Governor of Mexico,
and subsequently became part of the United States. A lighthouse built in
the 1870s still stands today, albeit without the three upper levels that
were removed after being damaged by an earthquake in 1948. The
lighthouse, with its ornate brick and cast-iron structure, is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places along with its surrounding
buildings, such as the 1906 fog-signal and oil house. Visitors to
Piedras Blancas today are treated to unmatched scenic vistas of the
rugged mountain peaks of the Santa Lucia Range and the deep blue waters
of the Pacific Ocean. Dramatic geologic features, such as the namesake
white rocks, along with the area's characteristic fog, contribute to a
dynamic visual landscape.
The bedrock in the area consists of both sedimentary and volcanic rocks
of the Franciscan Formation. This Formation represents Jurassic age
material from the Pacific Plate that scraped off and attached to the
continental margin of North America. Atop the bedrock lie Monterey
Formation rocks, topped with marine terrace deposits. Rain percolates
through the rock surface and sub-surface and emerges dramatically as
ephemeral springs from cliff faces.
California sea lions, harbor seals, and northern elephant seals all
spend time on the shores and within the waters of this area. Visitors
may observe colonies of massive elephant seals loafing in the sun at
Piedras Blancas, where females can be seen nursing their pups, and males
occasionally battle for dominance. For decades, scientists have used
this land to conduct annual censuses of the threatened southern sea
otter and other marine mammals. From the mainland of Piedras Blancas,
visitors can also be treated to regular visits by migrating gray and
humpback whales, and occasionally blue, minke, and killer whales as
well, in addition to bottlenose dolphins.
Marine birds perched on or soaring over the Piedras Blancas rocks
include Brandt's cormorants, black oystercatchers, peregrine falcons,
and brown pelicans. In a remarkable spring display, Pacific loons can be
seen migrating offshore of Piedras Blancas by the tens of thousands. In
the rocky intertidal zone found along these shores, scientists have
documented mussels, ochre starfish, barnacles, sea anemones, and black
and red abalones.
The lighthouse's windswept onshore point is also a sanctuary for plants
and wildlife. Over 70 types of native plants, including members from the
agave, cashew, sunflower, carnation, morning glory, gourd, iris, and
poppy families, establish a foothold in the fine sand and fine sandy
loam soils. Together this diversity of vegetation can be characterized
as northern coastal bluff scrub. If visitors time their visit, they will
be treated to a dazzling array of blooms from species such as seaside
poppy, seaside daisy, coastal bush lupine, hedge nettle, dune buckwheat,
and compact cobwebby thistle. This native vegetation supports many
wildlife species, including brush rabbits, California voles, dusky-
footed woodrats, and bobcats. Black-bellied
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slender salamanders, threatened red-legged frogs, western terrestrial
garter snakes, and other reptiles and amphibians thrive in the Piedras
Blancas area.
Orange County Rocks and Islands
This area consists of a series of offshore rocks, pinnacles, exposed
reefs, and small islands off the Orange County coastline, where visitors
onshore are treated to dramatic crashing waves, unique geology, and an
abundance of marine-dependent wildlife. These rocks and islands lie
within the current monument boundary but were not previously reserved as
part of the monument. These offshore rocks, many in pocket coves,
contribute to the rugged beauty of the Orange County coastline and
themselves include objects of scientific and historic interest. The
features also provide important connectivity from south to north for
shore birds and sea birds, as well as for California sea lions and
harbor seals.
Cormorants, brown pelicans, gulls, and a variety of other shore birds
and sea birds can be seen roosting, resting, and feeding on the jagged
rocks and small islands. These rocks and islands are also haul-out areas
for marine mammals, including California sea lions, harbor seals, and
the occasional northern elephant seal.
Rich in vital nutrients, this offshore zone of swirling currents
supports a variety of habitats and organisms. The tide pools around
these rocks and islands are home to a diversity of hardy intertidal
seaweeds and animal species uniquely adapted for survival within the
alternating and equally harsh environs of pounding surf and baking sun.
The protection of Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Lost Coast
Headlands, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, Piedras Blancas, and Orange County
Rocks and Islands as part of the California Coastal National Monument
will preserve their cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy and
maintain their diverse array of natural and scientific resources,
ensuring that the historic and scientific value of these areas, and
their numerous objects of historic or scientific interest, remain for
the benefit of all Americans.
WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (known as the
``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in his discretion, to
declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and
prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific
interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the
Federal Government to be national monuments, and to reserve as a part
thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be
confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and
management of the objects to be protected;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to preserve the objects of
scientific and historic interest on the public lands of Trinidad Head,
Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Lost Coast Headlands, Cotoni-Coast Dairies,
Piedras Blancas, and Orange County Rocks and Islands;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that
are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government to be part of the California Coastal National
Monument and, for the purpose of protecting those objects, reserve as
part thereof all
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lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the Federal
Government within the boundaries described on the accompanying maps,
which are attached hereto and form a part of this proclamation. The
Orange County Rocks and Islands shall be managed as part of the original
offshore area of the monument, and the remainder of the lands shall be
known as the Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Lost Coast
Headlands, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, and Piedras Blancas units of the
monument, respectively. These reserved Federal lands and interests in
lands encompass approximately 6,230 acres. The boundaries described on
the accompanying maps are confined to the smallest area compatible with
the proper care and management of the objects to be protected.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries described
on the accompanying maps are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all
forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under
the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws, and from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing, other than by exchange that furthers the protective
purposes of the monument.
The enlargement of the boundary is subject to valid existing rights. If
the Federal Government subsequently acquires any lands or interests in
lands not owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the
boundaries described on the accompanying maps, such lands and interests
in lands shall be reserved as a part of the monument, and objects
identified above that are situated upon those lands and interests in
lands shall be part of the monument, upon acquisition of ownership or
control by the Federal Government.
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall manage the area being
added to the monument through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as a
unit of the National Landscape Conservation System, pursuant to
applicable legal authorities, to protect the objects identified above.
The Cotoni-Coast Dairies unit of the monument shall become available for
public access upon completion of a management plan by the BLM,
consistent with the care and management of the objects identified above.
Consistent with the care and management of the objects identified above,
and except for emergency or authorized administrative purposes,
motorized vehicle use in areas being added to the monument shall be
permitted only on designated roads, and non-motorized mechanized vehicle
use shall be permitted only on designated roads and trails.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to interfere with the
operation or maintenance, or the replacement or modification within the
existing authorization boundary, of existing weather station,
navigation, transportation, utility, pipeline, or telecommunications
facilities located on the lands added to the monument in a manner
consistent with the care and management of the objects to be protected.
Other rights-of-way shall be authorized only if they are necessary for
the care and management of the objects to be protected.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to enlarge or diminish the
rights or jurisdiction of any Indian tribe. The Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent permitted by law and in consultation with Indian tribes,
ensure the protection of Indian sacred sites and traditional cultural
properties
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in the monument and provide access by members of Indian tribes for
traditional cultural and customary uses, consistent with the American
Indian Religious Freedom Act (42 U.S.C. 1996) and Executive Order 13007
of May 24, 1996 (Indian Sacred Sites).
Laws, regulations, and policies followed by the BLM in issuing and
administering grazing permits or leases on lands under its jurisdiction
shall continue to apply with regard to the lands added to the monument,
consistent with the care and management of the objects identified above.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to enlarge or diminish the
jurisdiction of the State of California or the United States over
submerged or other lands within the territorial waters off the coast of
California, nor shall it otherwise enlarge or diminish the jurisdiction
or authority of the State of California, including its jurisdiction and
authority with respect to fish and wildlife management.
Nothing in this proclamation shall affect the rights or obligations of
any State or Federal oil or gas lessee within the territorial waters off
the California Coast.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to alter the authority
or responsibility of any party with respect to emergency response
activities within the monument, including wildland fire response.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing
withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the monument shall
be the dominant reservation.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate,
injure, destroy, or remove any feature of the monument and not to locate
or settle upon any of the lands thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
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Proclamation 9564 of January 12, 2017
Boundary Enlargement of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Through Proclamation 7318 of June 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton
established the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (monument) to protect
the ecological wonders and biological diversity at the interface of the
Cascade, Klamath, and Siskiyou ecoregions. The area, home to an
incredible variety of species and habitats, represents a rich mosaic of
forests, grasslands, shrublands, and wet meadows. The many rare and
endemic plant and animal species found here are a testament to Cascade-
Siskiyou's unique ecosystems and biotic communities.
As President Clinton noted in Proclamation 7318, the ecological
integrity of the ecosystems that harbor this diverse array of species is
vital to their continued existence. Since 2000, scientific studies of
the area have reinforced that the environmental processes supporting the
biodiversity of the monument require habitat connectivity corridors for
species migration and dispersal. Additionally, they require a range of
habitats that can be resistant and resilient to large-scale disturbance
such as fire, insects and disease, invasive species, drought, or floods,
events likely to be exacerbated by climate change. Expanding the
monument to include Horseshoe Ranch, the Jenny Creek watershed, the
Grizzly Peak area, Lost Lake, the Rogue Valley foothills, the Southern
Cascades area, and the area surrounding Surveyor Mountain will create a
Cascade-Siskiyou landscape that provides vital habitat connectivity,
watershed protection, and landscape-scale resilience for the area's
critically important natural resources. Such an expansion will bolster
protection of the resources within the original boundaries of the
monument and will also protect the important biological and historic
resources within the expansion area.
The ancient Siskiyou and Klamath Mountains meet the volcanic Cascade
Mountains near the border of California and Oregon, creating an
intersection of three ecoregions in Jackson and Klamath Counties in
Oregon and Siskiyou County in California. Towering rock peaks covered in
alpine forests rise above mixed woodlands, open glades, dense chaparral,
meadows filled with stunning wildflowers, and swiftly-flowing streams.
Native American occupancy of this remarkably diverse landscape dates
back thousands of years, and Euro-American settlers also passed through
the expansion area. The Applegate Trail, a branch of the California
National Historic Trail, passes through both the existing monument and
the expansion area following old routes used by trappers and miners, who
themselves made use of trails developed by Native Americans. Today,
visitors to the Applegate Trail can walk paths worn by wagon trains of
settlers seeking a new life in the west. The trail, a less hazardous
alternative to the Oregon Trail, began to see regular wagon traffic in
1846 and helped thousands of settlers traverse the area more safely on
their way north to the Willamette Valley or south to California in
search of gold--one of the largest mass migrations in American history.
Soon thereafter, early ranchers, loggers, and homesteaders began to
occupy the area, leaving traces of their
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presence, which provide potential for future research into the era of
westward expansion in southwestern Oregon. A historic ranch can be seen
in the Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area, in the northernmost reaches of
California.
The Cascade-Siskiyou landscape is formed by the convergence of the
Klamath, the Siskiyou, and the Cascade mountain ranges. The Siskiyou
Mountains, which contain Oregon's oldest rocks dating to 425 million
years, have an east-west orientation that connects the newer Cascade
Mountains with the ancient Klamath Mountains. The tectonic action that
formed the Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains occurred over 130 million
years ago, while the Cascades were formed by more recent volcanism. The
Rogue Valley foothills contain Eocene and Miocene formations of black
andesite lava along with younger High Cascade olivine basalt. In the
Grizzly Peak area, the 25 million-year geologic history includes
basaltic lava flows known as the Roxy Formation, along with the
formation of a large strato-volcano, Mount Grizzly. Old Baldy, another
extinct volcanic cone, rises above the surrounding forest in the far
northeast of the expansion area.
Cascade-Siskiyou's biodiversity, which provides habitat for a dazzling
array of species, is internationally recognized and has been studied
extensively by ecologists, evolutionary biologists, botanists,
entomologists, and wildlife biologists. Ranging from high slopes of
Shasta red fir to lower elevations with Douglas fir, ponderosa pine,
incense cedar, and oak savannas, the topography and elevation gradient
of the area has helped create stunningly diverse ecosystems. From
ancient and mixed-aged conifer and hardwood forests to chaparral, oak
woodlands, wet meadows, shrublands, fens, and open native perennial
grasslands, the landscape harbors extraordinarily varied and diverse
plant communities. Among these are threatened and endangered plant
species and habitat for numerous other rare and endemic species.
Grizzly Peak and the surrounding Rogue Valley foothills in the northwest
part of the expansion area are home to rare populations of plant species
such as rock buckwheat, Baker's globemallow, and tall bugbane. More than
275 species of flowering plants, including Siberian spring beauty,
bluehead gilia, Detling's silverpuffs, bushy blazingstar, southern
Oregon buttercup, Oregon geranium, mountain lady slipper, Egg Lake
monkeyflower, green-flowered ginger, and Coronis fritillary can be found
here. Ferns such as the fragile fern, lace fern, and western sword fern
contribute to the lush green landscape.
Ancient sugar pine and ponderosa pine thrive in the Lost Lake Research
Natural Area in the north, along with white fir and Douglas fir, with
patches of Oregon white oak and California black oak. Occasional giant
chinquapin, Pacific yew, and bigleaf maple contribute to the diversity
of tree species here. Shrubs such as western serviceberry, oceanspray,
Cascade barberry, and birchleaf mountain mahogany grow throughout the
area, along with herbaceous species including pale bellflower, broadleaf
starflower, pipsissewa, and Alaska oniongrass. Creamy stonecrop, a
flowering succulent, thrives on rocky hillsides. Patches of abundant
ferns include coffee cliffbrake and arrowleaf sword fern. Moon Prairie
contains a late successional stand of Douglas fir and white fir with
Pacific yew, ponderosa pine, and sugar pine.
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Old Baldy's high-elevation forests in the northeast include Shasta red
fir, mountain hemlock, Pacific silver fir, and western white pine along
with Southern Oregon Cascades chaparral. Nearby, Tunnel Creek is a high-
altitude lodgepole pine swamp with bog blueberry and numerous sensitive
sedge species such as capitate sedge, lesser bladderwort, slender sedge,
tomentypnum moss, and Newberry's gentian.
The eastern portion of the expansion, in the area surrounding Surveyor
Mountain, is home to high desert species such as bitterbrush and
sagebrush, along with late successional dry coniferous forests
containing lodgepole pine, dry currant, and western white pine.
The Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area in Siskiyou County, California, offers
particularly significant ecological connectivity and integrity. The area
contains a broad meadow ecosystem punctuated by Oregon white oak and
western juniper woodlands alongside high desert species such as gray
rabbitbrush and antelope bitterbrush. The area is also home to the
scarlet fritillary, Greene's mariposa lily, Bellinger's meadowfoam, and
California's only population of the endangered Gentner's fritillary.
The incredible biodiversity of plant communities in the expansion is
mirrored by equally stunning animal diversity, supported by the wide
variety of intact habitats and undisturbed corridors allowing animal
migration and movement. Perhaps most notably, the Cascade-Siskiyou
landscape, including the Upper Jenny Creek Watershed and the Southern
Cascades, provides vitally important habitat connectivity for the
threatened northern spotted owl. Other raptors, including the bald
eagle, golden eagle, white-tailed kite, peregrine falcon, merlin, great
gray owl, sharp-shinned hawk, Cooper's hawk, osprey, American kestrel,
northern goshawk, flammulated owl, and prairie falcon, soar above the
meadows, mountains, and forests as they seek their prey.
Ornithologists and birdwatchers alike come to the Cascade-Siskiyou
landscape for the variety of birds found here. Tricolored blackbird,
grasshopper sparrow, bufflehead, black swift, Lewis's woodpecker, purple
martin, blue grouse, common nighthawk, dusky flycatcher, lazuli bunting,
mountain quail, olive-sided flycatcher, Pacific-slope flycatcher,
pileated woodpecker, ruffed grouse, rufous hummingbird, varied thrush,
Vaux's swift, western meadowlark, western tanager, white-headed
woodpecker, and Wilson's warbler are among the many species of
terrestrial birds that make their homes in the expansion area. The
Oregon vesper sparrow, among the most imperiled bird species in the
region, has been documented in the meadows of the upper Jenny Creek
Watershed.
Shore and marsh birds, including the Tule goose, yellow rail, snowy
egret, harlequin duck, Franklin's gull, red-necked grebe, sandhill
crane, pintail, common goldeneye, bufflehead, greater yellowlegs, and
least sandpiper, also inhabit the expansion area's lakes, ponds, and
streams.
Diverse species of mammals, including the black-tailed deer, elk, pygmy
rabbit, American pika, and northern flying squirrel, depend upon the
extraordinary ecosystems found in the area. Beavers and river otters
inhabit the landscape's streams and rivers, while Horseshoe Ranch
Wildlife Area has been identified as a critical big game winter range.
Bat species including the pallid bat, Townsend's big-eared bat, and
fringed myotis hunt insects beginning at dusk. The expansion area
encompasses known habitat
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for endangered gray wolves, including a portion of the area of known
activity for the Keno wolves. Other carnivores such as the Pacific
fisher, cougar, American badger, black bear, coyote, and American marten
can be seen and studied in the expansion area.
The landscape also contains many hydrologic features that capture the
interest of visitors. Rivers and streams cascade through the mountains,
and waterfalls such as Jenny Creek Falls provide aquatic habitat along
with scenic beauty. The upper headwaters of the Jenny Creek watershed
are vital to the ecological integrity of the watershed as a whole,
creating clear cold water that provides essential habitat for fish
living at the margin of their environmental tolerances. Fens and
wetlands, along with riparian wetlands and wet montane meadows, can be
found in the eastern portion of the expansion area. Lost Lake, in the
northernmost portion of the expansion area, contains a large lake that
serves as Western pond turtle habitat, along with another upstream
waterfall.
The expansion area includes habitat for populations of the endemic Jenny
Creek sucker and Jenny Creek redband trout, as well as habitat for the
Klamath largescale sucker, the endangered shortnose sucker, and the
endangered Lost River sucker. The watershed also contains potential
habitat for the threatened coho salmon. Numerous species of aquatic
plants grow in the area's streams, lakes, and ponds.
Amphibians such as black salamander, Pacific giant salamander, foothill
yellow-legged frog, Cascade frog, the threatened Oregon spotted frog,
and the endemic Siskiyou Mountains salamander thrive here thanks to the
connectivity between terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Reptiles found in
the expansion area include the western pond turtle, northern alligator
lizard, desert striped whipsnake, and northern Pacific rattlesnake.
The Cascade-Siskiyou landscape's remarkable biodiversity includes the
astounding diversity of invertebrates found in the expansion, including
freshwater mollusks like the Oregon shoulderband, travelling sideband,
modoc rim sideband, Klamath taildropper, chase sideband, Fall Creek
pebblesnail, Keene Creek pebblesnail, and Siskiyou hesperian. The area
has been identified by evolutionary biologists as a center of endemism
and diversity for springsnails, and researchers have discovered four new
species of mygalomorph spiders in the expansion. Pollinators such as
Franklin's bumblebee, western bumblebee, and butterflies including
Johnson's hairstreak, gray blue butterfly, mardon skipper, and Oregon
branded skipper are critical to the ecosystems' success. Other insects
found here include the Siskiyou short-horned grasshopper and numerous
species of caddisfly.
The Cascade-Siskiyou landscape has long been a focus for scientific
studies of ecology, evolutionary biology, wildlife biology, entomology,
and botany. The expansion area provides an invaluable resource to
scientists and conservationists wishing to research and sustain the
functioning of the landscape's ecosystems into the future.
The expansion area includes numerous objects of scientific or historic
interest. This enlargement of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
will maintain its diverse array of natural and scientific resources and
preserve its cultural and historic legacy, ensuring that the scientific
and historic values of this area remain for the benefit of all
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WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (known as the
``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in his discretion, to
declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and
prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific
interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the
Federal Government to be national monuments, and to reserve as a part
thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be
confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and
management of the objects to be protected;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to preserve the objects of
scientific and historic interest on these public lands as an enlargement
of the boundary of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that
are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government to be part of the Cascade Siskiyou National
Monument and, for the purpose of protecting those objects, reserve as
part thereof all lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the
Federal Government within the boundaries described on the accompanying
map, which is attached hereto and forms a part of this proclamation.
These reserved Federal lands and interests in lands encompass
approximately 48,000 acres. The boundaries described on the accompanying
map are confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care
and management of the objects to be protected.
Nothing in this proclamation shall change the management of the areas
protected under Proclamation 7318. Terms used in this proclamation shall
have the same meaning as those defined in Proclamation 7318.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries described
on the accompanying map are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all
forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under
the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws, and from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing, other than by exchange that furthers the protective
purposes of the monument.
The enlargement of the boundary is subject to valid existing rights. If
the Federal Government subsequently acquires any lands or interests in
lands not owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the
boundaries described on the accompanying map, such lands and interests
in lands shall be reserved as a part of the monument, and objects
identified above that are situated upon those lands and interests in
lands shall be part of the monument, upon acquisition of ownership or
control by the Federal Government.
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall manage the area being
added to the monument through the Bureau of Land Management as a unit of
the National Landscape Conservation System, under the same laws and
regulations that apply to the rest of the monument, except that the
Secretary may issue a travel management plan that authorizes snowmobile
and non-motorized mechanized use off of roads in the area being added by
this proclamation, so long as such use is consistent with the care and
management of the objects identified above.
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Nothing in this proclamation shall preclude low-level overflights of
military aircraft, the designation of new units of special use airspace,
or the use or establishment of military flight training routes over the
lands reserved by this proclamation consistent with the care and
management of the objects identified above.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to enlarge or diminish the
jurisdiction of the State of Oregon or the State of California with
respect to fish and wildlife management.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing
withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the monument shall
be the dominant reservation.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate,
injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to
locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
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Proclamation 9565 of January 12, 2017
Establishment of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The A.G. Gaston Motel (Gaston Motel), located in Birmingham, Alabama,
within walking distance of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Kelly
Ingram Park, and other landmarks of the American civil rights movement
(movement), served as the headquarters for a civil rights campaign in
the spring of 1963. The direct action campaign--known as ``Project C''
for confrontation--challenged unfair laws designed to limit the freedoms
of African Americans and ensure racial inequality. Throughout the
campaign, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Reverend Ralph David
Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC),
Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth of the Alabama Christian Movement for
Human Rights (ACMHR), and other movement leaders rented rooms at the
Gaston Motel and held regular strategy sessions there. They also staged
marches and held press conferences on the premises. Project C succeeded
in focusing the world's attention on racial injustice in America and
creating momentum for Federal civil rights legislation that would be
enacted in 1964.
The Gaston Motel, the highest quality accommodation in Birmingham in
1963 that accepted African Americans, was itself the product of
segregation. Arthur George (A.G.) Gaston, a successful African American
businessman whose enterprises addressed the needs of his segregated
community, opened the motel in 1954 to provide ``something fine that . .
. will be appreciated by our people.'' In the era of segregation,
African Americans faced inconveniences, indignities, and personal risk
in their travels. The conveniences and comforts of the Gaston Motel were
a rarity for them. The motel hosted many travelers over the years,
including business and professional people; celebrities performing in
the city; participants in religious, social, and political conferences;
and in April-May 1963, the movement leaders, the press, and others who
would bring Project C to the world stage. During Project C, King and
Abernathy occupied the motel's main suite, Room 30, located on the
second floor above the office and lobby, and they and their colleagues
held most of their strategy sessions in the suite's sitting room.
The events at the Gaston Motel drew attention to State and local laws
and customs that--a century after the Civil War--promoted racial
inequality. In January 1963, incoming Alabama Governor George Wallace
declared, ``Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation
forever!'' Birmingham, Alabama's largest city, was a bastion of
segregation, enforced by law, custom, and violence. The city required
the separation of races at parks, pools, playgrounds, hotels,
restaurants, theaters, on buses, in taxicabs, and elsewhere. Zoning
ordinances determined where African Americans could purchase property,
and a line of demarcation created a virtual wall around the Fourth
Avenue business district that served the African American community.
Racial discrimination pervaded housing and employment. Violence was
frequently used to intimidate those who dared to challenge segregation.
From 1945 to 1963, Birmingham witnessed 60 bombings of African
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American homes, businesses, and churches, earning the city the nickname
``Bombingham.''
By early 1963, civil rights activism was also well established in
Birmingham. Civil rights leaders had been spurred into action in 1956
when the State of Alabama effectively outlawed the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). A sheriff served
Shuttlesworth, Membership Chairman of the NAACP's Alabama chapter, with
an injunction at the organization's regional headquarters in
Birmingham's Masonic Temple, where many African American professionals
and organizations had their offices. In swift response, Shuttlesworth
formed the ACMHR in June 1956, and established its headquarters at his
church, Bethel Baptist. Shuttlesworth and the ACMHR spearheaded a
church-led civil rights movement in Birmingham: they held mass meetings
every Monday night, pursued litigation, and initiated direct action
campaigns. The ACMHR and Shuttlesworth established ties with other civil
rights organizations, and developed reputations as serious forces in the
civil rights movement. As the primary Birmingham contact during the 1961
Freedom Rides, Shuttlesworth and his deacons rescued multiple Freedom
Riders, sheltering them at Bethel Baptist Church and its parsonage.
Shuttlesworth also worked to cultivate other local protest efforts. In
1962, he supported students from Miles College as they launched a
boycott of downtown stores that treated African Americans as second
class citizens. A year later some of the same students would participate
in Project C.
Shuttlesworth encouraged the SCLC to come to Birmingham. By early 1963,
King and his colleagues decided that the intransigence of Birmingham's
segregationist power structure, and the strength of its indigenous civil
rights movement, created the necessary tension for a campaign that could
capture the Nation's--and the Kennedy Administration's--attention, and
pressure city leaders to desegregate. In the words of King, ``As
Birmingham goes, so goes the South.''
The plan of the Birmingham campaign was to attack Birmingham's
segregated business practices during the busy and lucrative Easter
shopping season through nonviolent direct action, including boycotts,
marches, and sit-ins. On April 3, 1963, Shuttlesworth distributed a
pamphlet entitled ``Birmingham Manifesto'' to announce the campaign to
the press and encourage others to join the cause. Sit-ins at downtown
stores began on April 3, as did nightly mass meetings. The first march
of the campaign was on April 6, 1963. Participants gathered in the
courtyard of the Gaston Motel and started to march toward City Hall, but
the police department under the command of Commissioner of Public Safety
T. Eugene ``Bull'' Connor stopped them within three blocks, arrested
them, and sent them to jail. The next day, Birmingham police, assisted
by their canine corps, again quickly stopped the march from St. Paul
United Methodist Church toward City Hall, containing the protesters in
Kelly Ingram Park.
Over the next few days, as the possibility of violence increased, some
local African American leaders, including A.G. Gaston, questioned
Project C. In response, King created a 25-person advisory committee to
allow discussion of the leaders' different viewpoints. The advisory
committee met daily at the Gaston Motel and reviewed each day's plan.
On April 10, the city obtained an injunction against the marches and
other demonstrations from a State court, and served it on King,
Abernathy, and
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Shuttlesworth in the Gaston Motel restaurant at 1:00 a.m. on April 11.
During the Good Friday march on April 12, King, Abernathy, and others
were arrested. King was placed in solitary confinement, drawing the
attention of the Kennedy Administration, which began to monitor
developments in Birmingham. While jailed, King wrote his famous ``Letter
from a Birmingham Jail.'' His letter was a response to a statement
published in the local newspaper by eight moderate white clergymen who
supported integration but opposed the direct action campaign as ``unwise
and untimely.'' They believed that negotiations and legal processes were
the appropriate means to end segregation, and without directly naming
him, portrayed King as an outsider trying to stir up civil unrest. In
response, King wrote, ``I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.''
While King was in jail, the campaign lost momentum. Upon King's release,
James Bevel, a young SCLC staffer, proposed what would become known as
the ``Children's Crusade,'' a highly controversial strategy aimed at
capturing the Nation's attention. On May 2--dubbed D-Day--hundreds of
African American teenagers prepared to march from the Sixteenth Street
Baptist Church to City Hall. With a crowd of bystanders present, police
began arresting young protesters in Kelly Ingram Park. Overwhelmed by
the number of protesters, estimated at 1,000, Commissioner Connor called
for school buses to transport those arrested to jail. On May 3--Double-D
Day--Connor readied his forces for another mass march by stationing
police, canine units, and firemen at Kelly Ingram Park. As the young
protesters entered the park, authorities ordered them to evacuate the
area; when they did not leave, firemen trained their water cannons on
them. The high-pressure jets of water knocked them to the ground and
tore at their clothing. Connor next deployed the canine corps to
disperse the crowd. Police directed six German shepherds towards the
crowd and commanded them to attack. Reporters documented the violence,
and the next day the country was confronted with dramatic scenes of
brutal police aggression against civil rights protesters. These vivid
examples of segregation and racial injustice shocked the conscience of
the Nation and the world.
The marches and demonstrations continued. Fearing civil unrest and
irreparable damage to the city's reputation, on May 8 the Birmingham
business community and local leaders agreed to release the peaceful
protesters, integrate lunch counters, and begin to hire African
Americans. On May 10, 1963, the Gaston Motel served as the site to
announce this compromise between local white leaders and civil rights
advocates. The motel was bombed around midnight. The bomb blasted a
door-sized hole into the reception area below King's second story suite
and damaged the water main and electrical lines. King was not in
Birmingham at the time. His brother, A.D. King, whose own home in
Birmingham had been bombed earlier in the day, worked to calm outraged
African Americans and avoid an escalation of violence.
Despite the negotiated peace, African Americans in Birmingham continued
to face hostile resistance to integration. That fall, Governor Wallace,
in violation of a Federal court order, directed State troopers to
prevent desegregation of Alabama public schools. When a Federal court
issued injunctions against the troopers, the Governor called out the
National Guard. To counter that action, President John F. Kennedy
federalized and withdrew the National Guard, thereby allowing
desegregation. In response, on September 15, 1963, white supremacists
planted a bomb at the Sixteenth Street
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Baptist Church. Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley,
all of whom were 14, and Denise McNair, 11, were killed. The explosion
injured 22 others and left significant damage to the church. King
traveled to Birmingham to deliver the eulogy for the little girls. This
act of domestic terrorism again shocked the conscience of the Nation and
the world.
Public outrage over the events in Birmingham produced political pressure
that helped to ensure passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which
President Lyndon Johnson signed into law on July 2, 1964. Later that
year, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the
public accommodation provisions (Title II) of the Act. Several Southern
politicians announced that laws must be respected, and across the South
outward signs of segregation began to disappear.
Partially as a result of the Federal legislation outlawing
discrimination in public accommodations, business at the Gaston Motel
suffered. African Americans had more choices in motels and dining. When
King returned to Birmingham for an SCLC conference in 1964, he and three
dozen colleagues checked into the Parliament House, then considered
Birmingham's finest hotel. A.G. Gaston modernized and expanded his motel
in 1968, adding a large supper club and other amenities, but business
continued to fall through the 1970s. In 1982, Gaston announced that the
motel would be converted into housing for the elderly and handicapped.
The use of the property for this purpose ceased in 1996, and the former
Gaston Motel has sat vacant ever since.
Although some people continued to resist integration following the
events of the early 1960s, the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
and its enforcement by the Department of Justice, had the effect of
eliminating official segregation of public accommodations. Today, the
Gaston Motel, the Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District in which the
motel is located, the Bethel Baptist Church, and other associated
resources all stand as a testament to the heroism of those who worked so
hard to advance the cause of freedom.
Thus, the sites of these events contain objects of historic interest
from a critical period in American history.
WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (known as the
``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in his discretion, to
declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and
prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific
interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the
Federal Government to be national monuments, and to reserve as a part
thereof parcels of land, the limits of which shall be confined to the
smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the
objects to be protected;
WHEREAS, the Birmingham Civil Rights Historic District (Historic
District) was listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
in 2006, as a nationally significant property associated with the climax
of the civil rights struggle during the 1956-63 period; and the Historic
District contains three key areas and the streets that connect them,
covering 36 acres throughout the city; and the Gaston Motel, located in
the African American commercial and cultural area known as Northside, is
deemed a ``major significant resource'' in the Historic District;
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WHEREAS, many other Birmingham places have been listed and recognized
for their historic roles in the Birmingham civil rights story, including
by designation as National Historic Landmarks;
WHEREAS, the City of Birmingham has donated to the National Trust for
Historic Preservation fee and easement interests in the Gaston Motel,
totaling approximately 0.23 acres in fee and 0.65 acres in a historic
preservation easement;
WHEREAS, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has relinquished
and conveyed all of these lands and interests in lands associated with
the Gaston Motel to the Federal Government for the purpose of
establishing a unit of the National Park System;
WHEREAS, the designation of a national monument to be administered by
the National Park Service would recognize the historic significance of
the Gaston Motel in the Birmingham civil rights story and provide a
national platform for telling that story;
WHEREAS, the City of Birmingham and the National Park Service intend to
cooperate in the preservation, operation, and maintenance of the Gaston
Motel, and interpretation and education related to the civil rights
struggle in Birmingham;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to preserve and protect the Gaston
Motel in Birmingham, Alabama and the historic objects associated with it
within a portion of the Historic District;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that
are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government to be the Birmingham Civil Rights National
Monument (monument) and, for the purpose of protecting those objects,
reserve as a part thereof all lands and interests in lands owned or
controlled by the Federal Government within the boundaries described on
the accompanying map, which is attached to and forms a part of this
proclamation. The reserved Federal lands and interests in lands
encompass approximately 0.88 acres. The boundaries described on the
accompanying map are confined to the smallest area compatible with the
proper care and management of the objects to be protected.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries described
on the accompanying map are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all
forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under
the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws, and from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing.
The establishment of the monument is subject to valid existing rights.
If the Federal Government acquires any lands or interests in lands not
owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the boundaries
described on the accompanying map, such lands and interests in lands
shall be reserved as a part of the monument, and objects identified
above that are situated upon those lands and interests in lands shall be
part of the monument, upon acquisition of ownership or control by the
Federal Government.
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall manage the monument
through the National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal
authorities,
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consistent with the purposes and provisions of this proclamation. The
Secretary shall prepare a management plan, with full public involvement
and in coordination with the City of Birmingham, within 3 years of the
date of this proclamation. The management plan shall ensure that the
monument fulfills the following purposes for the benefit of present and
future generations: (1) to preserve and protect the objects of historic
interest associated with the monument, and (2) to interpret the objects,
resources, and values related to the civil rights movement. The
management plan shall, among other things, set forth the desired
relationship of the monument to other related resources, programs, and
organizations, both within and outside the National Park System.
The National Park Service is directed to use applicable authorities to
seek to enter into agreements with others, including the City of
Birmingham, the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Sixteenth Street
Baptist Church, and the Bethel Baptist Church, to address common
interests and promote management efficiencies, including provision of
visitor services, interpretation and education, establishment and care
of museum collections, and preservation of historic objects.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing
withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the monument shall
be the dominant reservation.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate,
injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to
locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
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Proclamation 9566 of January 12, 2017
Establishment of the Freedom Riders National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
An interracial group of ``Freedom Riders'' set out in May 1961 on a
journey from Washington, DC, to New Orleans through the Deep South. In
organizing the 1961 Freedom Rides, the Congress of Racial Equality
(CORE) was building upon earlier efforts of other civil rights
organizations, including the 1947 ``Journey of Reconciliation,'' an
integrated bus ride through the segregated Upper South. The purpose of
the 1961 Freedom Rides was to test if bus station facilities in the Deep
South were complying with U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Brown v. Board
of Education of Topeka (1954) had reversed the infamous ``separate but
equal'' doctrine in public education, and Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and
Boynton v. Virginia (1960) had struck down Virginia laws compelling
segregation in interstate travel.
These rulings were the result of successful litigation brought by the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which laid
the groundwork for direct action campaigns by civil rights organizations
like CORE, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). These organizations had
gathered strength, and by the 1950s had launched mass movements that
demonstrated the power of nonviolent protest. At the same time, reaction
to the decision in Brown v. Board of Education had heightened racial
tensions in the country, especially in the Deep South. White Citizens'
Councils, made up of politicians, businessmen, and civic leaders
committed to resisting integration, formed throughout the South. In
1956, over 100 members of Congress signed the ``Southern Manifesto,''
which criticized the Brown decision and called for resistance to its
implementation. This campaign of massive resistance launched by white
segregationists reinforced their determination to assure continued
separation of the races in public spaces.
Against this background, on May 4, 1961, in Washington, DC, eleven
Freedom Riders split into two groups and boarded two buses, a Greyhound
bus and a Trailways bus, bound for New Orleans. The Greyhound bus
carrying the first of these groups left Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, May
14, and pulled into a Greyhound bus station in Anniston, Alabama later
that day. There, a segregationist mob, including members of the Ku Klux
Klan, violently attacked the Freedom Riders. The attackers threw rocks
at the bus, broke windows, and slashed tires. Belatedly, police officers
arrived and cleared a path, allowing the bus to depart with a long line
of vehicles in pursuit. Two cars pulled ahead of the bus and forced the
bus to slow to a crawl. Six miles outside of town, the bus's slashed
tires gave out and the driver stopped on the shoulder of Highway 202.
There, with the Freedom Riders onboard, one member of the mob threw a
flaming bundle of rags through one of the windows that caused an
explosion seconds later. The Freedom Riders struggled to escape as
members of the mob attempted to trap them inside the burning bus. When
they finally broke free, they received little aid for their injuries.
Later that day, deacons dispatched by Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth of
Birmingham's Bethel Baptist Church rescued the Freedom Riders from the
hostile mob at Anniston Hospital and
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drove them to Birmingham for shelter at the church. A freelance
photojournalist captured the horrific scene of the attack in
photographs, which appeared on the front pages of newspapers across
America the next day. The brutal portrayal of segregation in the South
shocked many Americans and forced the issue of racial segregation in
interstate travel to the forefront of the American conscience.
When the Trailways bus, which had departed Atlanta an hour after the
Greyhound bus, arrived in Anniston, the Trailways station was mostly
quiet. A group of Klansmen boarded the bus and forcibly segregated the
Freedom Riders. With all aboard, the bus left on its two-hour trip to
Birmingham during which the Klansmen continued to intimidate and harass
the Freedom Riders. When the Trailways bus arrived in Birmingham, a mob
of white men and women attacked the Freedom Riders, reporters, and
bystanders with fists, iron pipes, baseball bats, and other weapons,
while the police department under the charge of Commissioner of Public
Safety T. Eugene ``Bull'' Connor was nowhere to be seen. After fifteen
minutes of violence, the mob retreated and the police appeared.
Leaders of the Nashville Student Movement, including members of SNCC,
firmly believed that they could not let violence prevail over
nonviolence. They organized an interracial group of volunteers to travel
to Birmingham and resume the Freedom Rides. Under police protection
negotiated with help from the Kennedy Administration, on May 20, these
SNCC Freedom Riders departed Birmingham en route to Montgomery, Alabama,
where an angry white mob viciously attacked them. The next night, Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.--who had not been involved in the planning of
the Freedom Rides--joined Reverend Ralph David Abernathy and Reverend
Shuttlesworth at a mass meeting in Abernathy's First Baptist Church in
Montgomery. A white mob gathered outside the church, attacked African
American onlookers, and held hostage the civil rights leaders and
approximately 1,500 attendees inside the church. King remained in
telephone communication with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy while
U.S. marshals attempted to repel the siege. Finally, Governor John
Patterson was forced to declare martial law and send in the National
Guard.
Media coverage of the Freedom Rides inspired many people to take action
and join the effort to end racial inequality. Over the summer of 1961,
the number of Freedom Riders grew to over 400, many of whom were
arrested and jailed for their activism. The Freedom Rides of 1961
focused national attention on Southern segregationists' disregard for
U.S. Supreme Court rulings and the violence that they used to enforce
unconstitutional State and local segregation laws and practices. The
Freedom Rides forced the Federal Government to take steps to ban
segregation in interstate bus travel. On May 29, 1961, Attorney General
Kennedy petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to issue
regulations banning segregation, and the ICC subsequently decreed that
by November 1, 1961, bus carriers and terminals serving interstate
travel had to be integrated.
As described above, the sites of these events contain objects of
historic interest from a critical period of American history.
WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (known as the
``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in his discretion, to
declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and
prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific
interest that are situated upon the
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lands owned or controlled by the Federal Government to be national
monuments, and to reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits
of which shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the
proper care and management of the objects to be protected;
WHEREAS, the City of Anniston has donated to The Conservation Fund fee
title to the former Greyhound bus station building in downtown Anniston,
Alabama, approximately 0.17 acres of land;
WHEREAS, Calhoun County has donated to The Conservation Fund fee title
to the site of the bus burning outside Anniston, Alabama, approximately
5.79 acres of land;
WHEREAS, The Conservation Fund has relinquished and conveyed all of
these lands to the United States of America;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to preserve and protect the
historic objects associated with the former Greyhound bus station in
Anniston, Alabama, and the site of the bus burning outside Anniston in
Calhoun County, Alabama;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that
are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government to be the Freedom Riders National Monument
(monument) and, for the purpose of protecting those objects, reserve as
a part thereof all lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government within the boundaries described on the
accompanying map, which is attached to and forms a part of this
proclamation. The reserved Federal lands and interests in lands
encompass approximately 5.96 acres. The boundaries described on the
accompanying map are confined to the smallest area compatible with the
proper care and management of the objects to be protected.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries described
on the accompanying map are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all
forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under
the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws, and from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing.
The establishment of the monument is subject to valid existing rights.
If the Federal Government acquires any lands or interests in lands not
owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the boundaries
described on the accompanying map, such lands and interests in lands
shall be reserved as a part of the monument, and objects identified
above that are situated upon those lands and interests in lands shall be
part of the monument, upon acquisition of ownership or control by the
Federal Government.
The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall manage the monument
through the National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal
authorities, consistent with the purposes and provisions of this
proclamation. The Secretary shall use available authorities, as
appropriate, to enter into agreements with others to address common
interests and promote management needs and efficiencies.
The Secretary shall prepare a management plan, with full public
involvement, within 3 years of the date of this proclamation. The
management
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plan shall ensure that the monument fulfills the following purposes for
the benefit of present and future generations: (1) to preserve and
protect the objects of historic interest associated with the monument,
and (2) to interpret the objects, resources, and values related to the
civil rights movement. The management plan shall, among other things,
set forth the desired relationship of the monument to other related
resources, programs, and organizations, both within and outside the
National Park System.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing
withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the monument shall
be the dominant reservation.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate,
injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to
locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
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Proclamation 9567 of January 12, 2017
Establishment of the Reconstruction Era National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The Reconstruction Era, a period spanning the early Civil War years
until the start of Jim Crow racial segregation in the 1890s, was a time
of significant transformation in the United States, as the Nation
grappled with the challenge of integrating millions of newly freed
African Americans into its social, political, and economic life. It was
in many ways the Nation's Second Founding, as Americans abolished
slavery and struggled earnestly, if not always successfully, to build a
nation of free and equal citizens. During Reconstruction, Congress
passed the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth constitutional
amendments that abolished slavery, guaranteed due process and equal
protection under the law, and gave all males the ability to vote by
prohibiting voter discrimination based on race, color, or previous
condition of servitude. Ultimately, the unmet promises of Reconstruction
led to the modern civil rights movement a century later.
The Reconstruction Era began when the first United States soldiers
arrived in slaveholding territories, and enslaved people on plantations
and farms and in cities escaped from their owners and sought refuge with
Union forces or in free states. This happened in November 1861 in the
Sea Islands or ``Lowcountry'' of southeastern South Carolina, and
Beaufort County in particular. Just seven months after the start of the
Civil War, Admiral Samuel F. DuPont led a successful attack on Port
Royal Sound and brought a swath of this South Carolina coast under Union
control. The white residents (less than twenty percent of the
population), including the wealthy owners of rice and cotton
plantations, quickly abandoned their country plantations and their homes
in the town of Beaufort as Union forces came ashore. More than 10,000
African Americans--about one-third of the enslaved population of the Sea
Islands at the time--refused to flee the area with their owners.
Beaufort County became one of the first places in the United States
where formerly enslaved people could begin integrating themselves into
free society. While the Civil War raged in the background, Beaufort
County became the birthplace of Reconstruction, or what historian Willie
Lee Rose called a ``rehearsal for Reconstruction.'' With Federal forces
in charge of the Sea Islands, the Department of the Treasury, with the
support of President Lincoln and the War Department, decided to turn the
military occupation into a novel social experiment, known as the Port
Royal Experiment, to help former slaves become self-sufficient. They
enlisted antislavery and religious societies in the North to raise
resources and recruit volunteers for the effort. Missionary
organizations headquartered in the Northeast established outposts in
Beaufort County.
In and around Beaufort County during Reconstruction, the first African
Americans enlisted as soldiers, the first African American schools were
founded, early efforts to distribute land to former slaves took place,
and many of the Reconstruction Era's most significant African American
politicians, including Robert Smalls, came to prominence. African
American political influence and land ownership endured there long after
setbacks in
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other regions. In short, events and people from Beaufort County
illustrate the most important challenges of Reconstruction--crucial
questions related to land, labor, education, and politics after the
destruction of slavery--and some early hopeful efforts to address them.
The significant historical events that transpired in Beaufort County
make it an ideal place to tell stories of experimentation, potential
transformation, hope, accomplishment, and disappointment. In Beaufort
County, including St. Helena Island, the town of Port Royal, and the
city of Beaufort, many existing historic objects demonstrate the
transformative effect of emancipation and Reconstruction.
Freed people hungered for education, as South Carolina had long
forbidden teaching slaves to read and write. In 1862, Laura M. Towne and
Ellen Murray from Pennsylvania were among the first northern teachers to
arrive as part of the Port Royal Experiment. They established a
partnership as educators at the Penn School on St. Helena Island that
lasted for four decades. Charlotte Forten, a well-educated African
American woman from a prominent abolitionist family in Philadelphia,
joined the faculty later that year. The first classes for the former
slaves were held at The Oaks plantation house, headquarters of the
occupying U.S. military forces in the region. In 1863, Murray and Towne
moved their school into Brick Church, a Baptist church near the center
of the island. In the spring of 1864, supporters in Philadelphia
purchased school buildings for Towne and Murray, and construction of
Penn School began across the field from Brick Church on 50 acres of
property donated by Hastings Gantt, an African American landowner.
Penn School helped many African Americans gain self-respect and self-
reliance and integrate into free society. Towne and Murray strove to
provide an education comparable to that offered in the best northern
schools. The faculty also provided other support, including medical
care, social services, and employment assistance. Penn School would
evolve into the Penn Center in the 20th century, and remain a crucial
place for education, community, and political organizing for decades to
come. As a meeting place in the 1950s and 60s for civil rights leaders,
including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the staff of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference, this historic place links the
democratic aspirations of Reconstruction to those of the modern civil
rights movement. Darrah Hall is the oldest standing structure on the
site of the Penn School grounds. Students and community members built it
around 1903, during the transition in the South from the Reconstruction
Era to an era of racial segregation and political disenfranchisement.
The Brick Church where Towne and Murray held classes in 1863-64 is today
the oldest church on St. Helena Island. Once freed from their owners,
African Americans in Beaufort County wanted to worship in churches and
join organizations they controlled. The Brick Church--also known as the
Brick Baptist Church--was built by slaves in 1855 for the white planters
on St. Helena Island. When the white population fled from the Sea
Islands in 1861, the suddenly freed African Americans made the church
their own. The Brick Church has been a place of worship and gathering
ever since, and continues to serve the spiritual needs of the community
to this day.
Camp Saxton in Port Royal--formerly the site of a plantation owned by
John Joyner Smith--is where the First South Carolina Regiment Volunteers
mustered into the U.S. Army and trained from November 1862 to January
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1863. In August 1862, U.S. Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, the military
governor of the abandoned plantations in the Department of the South,
received permission to recruit five thousand African Americans, mostly
former slaves, into the Union Army. The former slaves assumed that
military service would lead to rights of citizenship. Saxton selected
Captain Thomas Wentworth Higginson of the 51st Massachusetts, a former
Unitarian minister, abolitionist, and human rights activist, to command
the regiment. An important ally of Higginson and the African American
troops was Harriet Tubman, the famed conductor on the Underground
Railroad, who in May of 1862 arrived in Beaufort as part of the Port
Royal Experiment and who served skillfully as a nurse at Camp Saxton.
Camp Saxton was also the location of elaborate and historic ceremonies
on January 1, 1863, to announce and celebrate the issuance of the
Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in states then ``in
rebellion'' against the United States. General Saxton himself had
attended church services at the Brick Church in the fall of 1862 to
recruit troops and to invite everyone, African American and white, ``to
come to the camp . . . on New Year's Day, and join in the grand
celebration.'' This Emancipation Proclamation celebration was
particularly significant because it occurred in Union-occupied territory
in the South where the provisions of the Proclamation would actually
take effect before the end of the war.
Over five thousand people, including freed men, women, and children,
Union military officials, guest speakers, and missionary teachers,
gathered around the speakers' platform built in a grove of live oaks
near the Smith plantation house. One of the majestic witness trees has
become known as the Emancipation Oak. Of all the prayers, hymns, and
speeches during the three-hour ceremony, one of the most moving was the
spontaneous singing of ``My country, tis of thee; Sweet land of
liberty'' when the American flag was presented to Higginson. As part of
the celebration, the military had prepared a feast of roasted oxen for
all to enjoy.
The town of Beaufort was the center of the County's social, political,
cultural, and economic life during the Reconstruction Era. Before the
Battle of Port Royal Sound in November 1861, Beaufort was where the
planters spent the summer months in their grand homes. Beaufort served
as the depot for plantation supplies transported there by steamship. The
Old Beaufort Firehouse, built around 1912, stands near the heart of
Reconstruction Era Beaufort, across the street from the Beaufort
Arsenal, and within walking distance of over fifty historic places. The
Beaufort Arsenal, the location today of the Beaufort History Museum, was
built in 1799, rebuilt in 1852, and renovated by the Works Progress
Administration in 1934, and served historically as the home of the
Beaufort Volunteer Artillery Company that fought in the Revolutionary
and Civil Wars.
Several historic Beaufort properties within walking distance of the
Firehouse are associated with Robert Smalls, the most influential
African American politician in South Carolina during the Reconstruction
Era. Robert Smalls was born in Beaufort in 1839, the son of slaves of
the Henry McKee family. When Smalls was twelve years old, his owner
hired him out to work in Charleston, where he learned to sail, rig, and
pilot ships. In May 1862, Smalls navigated the CSS Planter, a
Confederate ship, through Charleston harbor, past the guns of Fort
Sumter, and turned it over to Union forces. This courageous escape made
him an instant hero for the
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Union, and he soon began working as a pilot for the U.S. Navy. Smalls
and his family used prize money awarded for the Planter to purchase the
house in Beaufort once owned by the family that had owned him.
In 1864, Smalls was named to a delegation of African American South
Carolinians to the Republican National Convention in Baltimore, where
the delegation unsuccessfully petitioned the party to make African
American enfranchisement part of its platform. Elected to the Beaufort
County School Board in 1867, Smalls began his advocacy for education as
the key to African American success in the new political and economic
order.
In the years immediately following the end of the Civil War, the United
States fiercely debated issues critical to Reconstruction. Southern
Democrats tried to regain the power they held before the Civil War. The
Republican majorities in the U.S. Congress rebuffed them, and proceeded
to pass legislation and constitutional amendments to implement the
principles of the Union victory. In 1867, Congress passed the Military
Reconstruction Acts that called for military administration of southern
states and new state constitutions. Voters elected Robert Smalls as a
delegate to the South Carolina Constitutional Convention that met in
Charleston in January 1868, where he successfully advocated for public
education with compulsory attendance. The resulting constitution also
provided for universal male suffrage and racial, political, and legal
equality. In this new political order, Robert Smalls was elected to the
South Carolina General Assembly from 1868 to 1874, first as a
representative and then as a senator. In 1874, Smalls was elected to the
U.S. House of Representatives, where he served five terms.
The success of Smalls and other African American lawmakers who had been
enslaved only a handful of years before infuriated South Carolina's
Democrats. Some of them turned to violence, carried out by the Ku Klux
Klan and others. On more than one occasion, a homegrown vigilante group
known as the Red Shirts terrorized Robert Smalls.
As a result of the contested Presidential and South Carolina
gubernatorial elections of 1876, deals were made that effectively ended
political and military Reconstruction in 1877. Smalls, however,
continued to serve in Congress until 1886. He then returned to Beaufort,
and served for many years as the Presidentially appointed customs
collector for the Port of Beaufort.
In 1895, Smalls was elected a delegate to his second South Carolina
Constitutional Convention. Twenty years after Democrats had regained
control of the State government, they had figured out how to take back
African Americans' rights as citizens. Smalls spoke eloquently at the
Convention against this blow to democracy and representative government,
but ultimately rights hard won three decades before were struck down.
South Carolina voters ratified a new constitution that effectively
eliminated African Americans from electoral politics and codified racial
segregation in law for decades to come.
Even as Jim Crow laws and customs limited political participation and
access to public accommodations, African Americans maintained visions of
freedom and built strong community institutions. Ownership of land,
access to education, and churches and civic organizations that took root
during the Reconstruction Era laid the foundation for the modern civil
rights movement.
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The many objects of historic interest described above stand testament to
the formative role of the Reconstruction Era--and the enormous
contributions of those who made it possible--in our shared history.
WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (known as the
``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in his discretion, to
declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and
prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific
interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the
Federal Government to be national monuments, and to reserve as a part
thereof parcels of land, the limits of which shall be confined to the
smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the
objects to be protected;
WHEREAS, the Beaufort National Historic Landmark District, which
contains many objects of historic interest including the Old Beaufort
Firehouse, was designated in 1973; and the Penn School National Historic
Landmark District, which also contains many objects of historic interest
including Darrah Hall and the Brick Baptist Church, was designated in
1974;
WHEREAS, the Camp Saxton Site was listed in the National Register of
Historic Places in 1995;
WHEREAS, portions of the former Camp Saxton Site are located today on
lands administered by the U.S. Department of the Navy at Naval Support
Facility Beaufort, South Carolina;
WHEREAS, Penn Center, Inc., has donated to the United States fee title
to Darrah Hall at Penn Center, St. Helena Island, South Carolina, with
appurtenant easements, totaling approximately 3.78 acres of land and
interests in land;
WHEREAS, Brick Baptist Church has donated to the United States a
historic preservation easement in the Brick Baptist Church and
associated cemetery located on St. Helena Island, South Carolina, an
interest in land of approximately 0.84 acres;
WHEREAS, the Paul H. Keyserling Revocable Trust and Beaufort Works, LLC,
have donated to the United States fee title to the Old Beaufort
Firehouse at 706 Craven Street, Beaufort, South Carolina, approximately
0.08 acres of land;
WHEREAS, the designation of a national monument to be administered by
the National Park Service would recognize the historic significance of
Brick Baptist Church, Darrah Hall, Camp Saxton, and the Old Beaufort
Firehouse, and provide a national platform for telling the story of
Reconstruction;
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to preserve and protect these
sites;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that
are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government to be the Reconstruction Era National Monument
(monument) and, for the purpose of protecting those objects, reserve as
a part thereof all lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by
the Federal Government within the boundaries described on the
accompanying map, which is attached to and forms a part of this
proclamation. The reserved Federal lands and interests in lands
encompass approximately 15.56 acres. The boundaries described on the
accompanying map are confined to the
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smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the
objects to be protected.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries described
on the accompanying map are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from all
forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under
the public land laws, from location, entry, and patent under the mining
laws, and from disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing.
The establishment of the monument is subject to valid existing rights.
If the Federal Government acquires any lands or interests in lands not
owned or controlled by the Federal Government within the boundaries
described on the accompanying map, such lands and interests in lands
shall be reserved as a part of the monument, and objects identified
above that are situated upon those lands and interests in lands shall be
part of the monument, upon acquisition of ownership or control by the
Federal Government.
The Secretary of the Interior shall manage the monument through the
National Park Service, pursuant to applicable legal authorities,
consistent with the purposes and provisions of this proclamation. The
Secretary of the Interior shall prepare a management plan within 3 years
of the date of this proclamation, with full public involvement, and to
include coordination with Penn Center, Inc., Brick Baptist Church, the
Department of the Navy, Atlantic Marine Corps Communities, LLC, the City
of Beaufort, and the Town of Port Royal. The management plan shall
ensure that the monument fulfills the following purposes for the benefit
of present and future generations: (1) to preserve and protect the
objects of historic interest associated with the monument, and (2) to
interpret the objects, resources, and values related to the
Reconstruction Era. The management plan shall, among other things, set
forth the desired relationship of the monument to other related
resources, programs, and organizations, both within and outside the
National Park System.
The Secretary of the Navy, or the Secretary of the Navy's designee,
shall continue to have management authority over Department of the Navy
lands within the monument boundary at the Camp Saxton site, including
the authority to control access to these lands. The Secretaries of the
Navy and the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of agreement that
identifies and assigns the responsibilities of each agency related to
such lands, the implementing actions required of each agency, and the
processes for resolving interagency disputes.
The National Park Service is directed to use applicable authorities to
seek to enter into agreements with others to address common interests
and promote management efficiencies, including provision of visitor
services, interpretation and education, establishment and care of museum
collections, and preservation of historic objects.
Given the location of portions of the monument on an operating military
facility, the following provisions concern U.S. Armed Forces actions by
a Military Department, including those carried out by the United States
Coast Guard:
1. Nothing in this Proclamation precludes the activities and
training of the Armed Forces; however, they shall be carried out in a
manner consistent with the care and management of the objects to the
extent practicable.
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2. In the event of threatened or actual destruction of, loss of, or
injury to a monument resource or quality resulting from an incident
caused by a component of the Department of Defense or any other Federal
agency, the appropriate Secretary or agency head shall promptly
coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of taking
appropriate action to respond to and mitigate the harm and, if possible,
restore or replace the monument resource or quality.
3. Nothing in this proclamation or any regulation implementing it
shall limit or otherwise affect the U.S. Armed Forces' discretion to
use, maintain, improve, or manage any real property under the
administrative control of a Military Department or otherwise limit the
availability of such real property for military mission purposes.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any existing
withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however, the monument shall
be the dominant reservation.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to alter the authority
or responsibility of any party with respect to emergency response
activities within the monument.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to appropriate,
injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this monument and not to
locate or settle upon any of the lands thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
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Proclamation 9568 of January 13, 2017
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
When the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his dream with the
world atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, he gave mighty voice to
our founding ideals. Few could have imagined that nearly half a century
later, his iconic profile would forever be memorialized in stone,
standing tall and gazing outward, not far from where he stirred our
collective conscience to action. In summoning a generation to recognize
the universal threat of injustice anywhere, Dr. King's example has
proven that those who love their country can change it.
A foot soldier for justice and a giant of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr.
King lifted the quiet hopes of our Nation with the powers of his voice
and pen. Whether behind his pulpit in Montgomery, at a podium on the
National Mall, or from his jail cell in Birmingham, he beckoned us
toward justice through non-violent resistance and oratory skill. Dr.
King fought not merely for the absence of oppression but for the
presence of opportunity. His soaring rhetoric impelled others to take up
his cause, and with struggle and discipline, persistence and faith,
those who joined him on his journey began to march. America was
watching, and so they kept marching; America was listening, and so they
kept sounding the call for justice. Because they kept moving forward
with unwavering resistance, they changed not only laws but also hearts
and minds. And as change rippled across the land, it began to strengthen
over time, building on the progress realized on buses, in schools, and
at lunch counters so that eventually, it would reverberate in the halls
of government and be felt in the lives of people across our country.
Those who dismiss the magnitude of the progress that has been made
dishonor the courage of all who marched and struggled to bring about
this change--and those who suggest that the great task of extending our
Nation's promise to every individual is somehow complete neglect the
sacrifices that made it possible. Dr. King taught us that ``The ultimate
measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and
comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.''
Although we do not face the same challenges that spurred the Civil
Rights Movement, the fierce urgency of now--and the need for
persistence, determination, and constant vigilance--is still required
for us to meet the complex demands and defeat the injustices of our
time. With the same iron will and hope in our hearts, it is our duty to
secure economic opportunity, access to education, and equal treatment
under the law for all. The arc of the moral universe may bend toward
justice, but it only bends because of the strength and sacrifice of
those who reject complacency and drive us forward.
As we reflect on Dr. King's legacy, we celebrate a man and a movement
that transformed our country, and we remember that our freedom is
inextricably bound to the freedom of others. Given the causes he
championed--from civil rights and international peace to job creation
and economic justice--it is right that today we honor his work by
serving others. Now more
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than ever, we must heed his teachings by embracing our convictions. We
must live our values, strive for righteousness, and bring goodness to
others. And at a time when our politics are so sharply polarized and
people are losing faith in our institutions, we must meet his call to
stand in another person's shoes and see through their eyes. We must work
to understand the pain of others, and we must assume the best in each
other. Dr. King's life reminds us that unconditional love will have the
final word--and that only love can drive out hate.
Only by drawing on the lessons of our past can we ensure the flame of
justice continues to shine. By standing up for what we know to be right
and speaking uncomfortable truths, we can align our reality closer with
the ideal enshrined in our founding documents that all people are
created equal. In remembering Dr. King, we also remember that change has
always relied on the willingness of our people to keep marching forward.
If we do, there is no mountaintop or promised land we cannot reach.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2017, as
the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday. I encourage all Americans
to observe this day with appropriate civic, community, and service
projects in honor of Dr. King and to visit www.MLKDay.gov to find Martin
Luther King, Jr., Day of Service projects across our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
Proclamation 9569 of January 13, 2017
Religious Freedom Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Believing that ``Almighty God hath created the mind free,'' Thomas
Jefferson authored the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom after our
young Nation declared its independence. This idea of religious liberty
later became a foundation for the First Amendment, which begins by
stating that ``Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof . . .'' On Religious
Freedom Day, we rededicate ourselves to defending these fundamental
principles, pay tribute to the many ways women and men of different
religious and non-religious backgrounds have shaped America's narrative,
and resolve to continue forging a future in which all people are able to
practice their faiths freely or not practice at all.
Religious freedom is a principle based not on shared ancestry, culture,
ethnicity, or faith but on a shared commitment to liberty--and it lies
at the very heart of who we are as Americans. As a Nation, our strength
comes
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from our diversity, and we must be unified in our commitment to
protecting the freedoms of conscience and religious belief and the
freedom to live our lives according to them. Religious freedom
safeguards religion, allowing us to flourish as one of the most
religious countries on Earth, but it also strengthens our Nation as a
whole. Brave men and women of faith have challenged our conscience and
brought us closer to our founding ideals, from the abolition of slavery
to the expansion of civil rights and workers' rights. And throughout our
history, faith communities have helped uphold these values by joining in
efforts to help those in need--rallying in the face of tragedy and
providing care or shelter in times of disaster.
As they built this country, our Founders understood that religion helps
strengthen our Nation when it is not an extension of the State. And
because our Government does not sponsor a religion--nor pressure anyone
to practice a particular faith or any faith at all--we have a culture
that aims to ensure people of all backgrounds and beliefs can freely and
proudly worship without fear or coercion. Yet in 2015, nearly 20 percent
of hate crime victims in America were targeted because of religious
bias. That is unacceptable--and as Americans, we have an obligation to
do better.
If we are to defend religious freedom, we must remember that when any
religious group is targeted, we all have a responsibility to speak up.
At times when some try to divide us along religious lines, it is
imperative that we recall the common humanity we share--and reject a
politics that seeks to manipulate, prejudice, or bias, and that targets
people because of religion. Part of being American means guarding
against bigotry and speaking out on behalf of others, no matter their
background or belief--whether they are wearing a hijab or a baseball
cap, a yarmulke or a cowboy hat.
Today, we must also remember those outside the United States who are
persecuted for their faith or beliefs, including those who have lost
their lives in attacks on sacred places. Religious liberty is more than
a cornerstone of American life--it is a universal and inalienable
right--and as members of a global community, we must strive to ensure
that all people can enjoy that right in peace and security. That is why
my Administration has worked with coalitions around the globe to end
discrimination against religious minorities, protect vulnerable
communities, and promote religious freedom for all. We have also worked
to ensure that those who are persecuted for their religious beliefs can
find safety and a new home in the United States and elsewhere.
America has changed a great deal since Thomas Jefferson first drafted
the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, but religious liberty is a
right we must never stop striving to uphold. Today, let us work to
protect that precious right and ensure all people are able to go about
their day in safety and with dignity--without living in fear of violence
or intimidation--in our time and for generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 16, 2017, as
Religious Freedom Day. I call on all Americans to commemorate this day
with events and activities that teach us about this critical foundation
of our Nation's liberty, and that show us how we can protect it for
future generations at home and around the world.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
BARACK OBAMA
Proclamation 9570 of January 20, 2017
National Day of Patriotic Devotion
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
A new national pride stirs the American soul and inspires the American
heart. We are one people, united by a common destiny and a shared
purpose.
Freedom is the birthright of all Americans, and to preserve that freedom
we must maintain faith in our sacred values and heritage.
Our Constitution is written on parchment, but it lives in the hearts of
the American people. There is no freedom where the people do not believe
in it; no law where the people do not follow it; and no peace where the
people do not pray for it.
There are no greater people than the American citizenry, and as long as
we believe in ourselves, and our country, there is nothing we cannot
accomplish.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 20, 2017, as
National Day of Patriotic Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to
each other and to our country--and to renew the duties of Government to
the people.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9571 of January 25, 2017
National School Choice Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The foundation of a good life begins with a great education. Today, too
many of our children are stuck in schools that do not provide this
opportunity.
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Because the education of our young people is so important, the parents
of every student in America should have a right to a meaningful choice
about where their child goes to school.
By expanding school choice and providing more educational opportunities
for every American family, we can help make sure that every child has an
equal shot at achieving the American Dream. More choices for our
students will make our schools better for everybody.
Our country is home to many great schools and many extraordinary
teachers--whether they serve in traditional public schools, public
charter schools, magnet schools, private or religious schools, or in
homeschooling environments.
With a renewed commitment to expanding school choice for our children,
we can truly make a great education possible for every child in America.
I commend our Nation's students, parents, teachers, and school leaders
for their commitment to quality, effective education, and I call on
States and communities to support effective education and school choice
for every child in America.
As our country celebrates National School Choice Week, I encourage
parents to evaluate the educational opportunities available for their
children. I also encourage State lawmakers and Federal lawmakers to
expand school choice for millions of additional students.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 22 through
January 28, 2017, as National School Choice Week.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9572 of February 1, 2017
National African American History Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As we celebrate National African American History Month, we recognize
the heritage and achievements of African Americans. The contributions
African Americans have made and continue to make are an integral part of
our society, and the history of African Americans exemplifies the
resilience and innovative spirit that continue to make our Nation great.
For generations, African Americans have embodied the shared progress of
our Nation. Through toil and struggle and with courageous actions that
have broken barriers, they have made America a better place to live and
work for everybody. Women like Katherine Johnson, a pioneer in space
history whose work helped America win the Space Race, and Madam C.J.
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Walker, who became one of the most successful female entrepreneurs of
her time, paved the way for both women and African Americans in their
respective fields. Robert Smalls, a man born into slavery, founded our
Nation's first free and compulsory public school system. Later in life,
he served as a lawmaker in South Carolina's State legislature and the
U.S. House of Representatives. The strength and determination of men and
women like these remind us that our Nation brims with people whose
contributions continue to make it stronger and better.
This year, African American History Month calls upon us to reflect on
the crucial role of education in the history of African Americans. It
reminds us of the importance of teaching and reflecting upon the many
roles African Americans have played in building this Nation and driving
it forward. This year's theme also calls upon us to rededicate ourselves
to the work of ensuring that all children in this Nation have access to
quality educational opportunities that give them the skills,
experiences, relationships, and credentials that can empower them to
follow in the footsteps of people like Katherine Johnson, Madam C.J.
Walker, and Robert Smalls.
As we journey toward a stronger, more united Nation, let us use this
commemoration of African American History Month to serve as a reminder
of the need for meaningful dialogue and shared commitment to collective
action that uplifts and empowers, as well as of the strength, ingenuity,
and perseverance required of us in the years to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 2017 as
National African American History Month. I call upon public officials,
educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to
observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of
February, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9573 of February 2, 2017
American Heart Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The death rate from heart disease in the United States has fallen
dramatically since the 1960s, a significant public health victory.
Despite this progress, heart disease remains a leading cause of death
for both men and women in the United States, and we must reduce its
toll. During American Heart Month, we remember those who have lost their
lives to heart disease and resolve to improve its prevention, detection,
and treatment. It is a time for all of us to reaffirm our commitment to
improving cardiovascular health--for ourselves, our families, and our
communities.
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Over the past several decades, we have learned much about factors that
contribute to heart disease, how to monitor those triggers, and ways to
treat them. We know that individuals can live longer and better lives by
refraining from tobacco use, maintaining an optimal blood pressure and a
healthy weight, eating a healthy diet, and exercising regularly.
Innovative companies continue to offer new tools and online systems,
giving people more access than ever to information they can use to make
informed, health-conscious choices.
Scientific research and evidence-based interventions to prevent or treat
heart attacks and strokes have played an important part in making these
strides. Developments in technology and the discovery of early markers
of heart disease have allowed us to diagnose and treat heart disease
sooner than ever before. American innovators continue to develop
treatments for high blood pressure and high cholesterol, and our health
care providers continue to promote best strategies and educate Americans
to stay heart healthy.
To highlight the importance of preventing heart disease, Melania and I
invite all Americans to wear red this Friday, February 3, 2017, to
observe National Wear Red Day. Working together on National Wear Red
Day, and throughout the year, we can raise awareness about heart disease
and make our Nation healthier.
In acknowledgement of the importance of the ongoing fight against
cardiovascular disease, the Congress, by Joint Resolution approved on
December 30, 1963, as amended (36 U.S.C. 101), has requested that the
President issue an annual proclamation designating February as American
Heart Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim February 2017 as American Heart Month, and I
invite all Americans to participate in National Wear Red Day on February
3, 2017. I also invite the Governors of the States, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States, and the American people to join me in recognizing and
reaffirming our commitment to fighting cardiovascular disease.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of
February, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9574 of March 1, 2017
American Red Cross Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For more than 135 years, the American Red Cross has stepped into the
breach, providing shelter, food, and emotional support to victims of
natural disaster, war, conflict, and unexpected hardship. Today, the Red
Cross is responsible for a remarkable 40 percent of our Nation's blood
supply,
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teaches life-saving techniques to volunteer citizen-rescuers, and leads
the world in international humanitarian aid. The Red Cross has proudly
and ardently supported our military, our veterans, and their families
for more than a century, delivering over 352,000 services to members of
the military and veterans each year.
The American Red Cross is a miracle-working organization, rooted in the
legacy of its gallant founder, Clara Barton, who tore down every
convention at the time regarding women in battle, giving history one of
the most incredible examples of courage and devotion to duty that it has
ever known. Her tremendous legacy lives on through the Red Cross's
assistance to hundreds of thousands of Americans affected by disasters
each year. In 2016, volunteers responded to 180 significant incidents,
including wildfires, storms, flooding, Hurricane Matthew, and other
emergencies at all times of the day and night. They opened nearly 800
emergency shelters, served more than 4.1 million meals and snacks, and
distributed more than 2.1 million relief items. Last year, the Red Cross
helped 79,000 families recover from home fires that left them with no
place to go.
The comfort, care, and relief provided by the American Red Cross serves
a great mission. When those in need see that recognizable symbol of
hope, the Red Cross, they see the hearts of the American people at
work--an incredibly powerful thing. When they see that beacon, they know
that true help is on the way, and they feel our people's mighty
generosity, love, and support for their fellow human beings.
To perform its vital national and international roles, the Red Cross
relies on volunteers and the support of the American people. The Red
Cross needs our continued commitment of time, resources, and funds to be
successful, and our country and the world need the Red Cross.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America and Honorary Chairman of the American Red Cross, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim March 2017 as American Red Cross
Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this month with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and activities, and by supporting the work of
service and relief organizations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9575 of March 1, 2017
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Irish Americans have made an indelible mark on the United States. From
Dublin, California, to Limerick, Maine, from Emerald Isle, North
Carolina,
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to Shamrock, Texas, we are reminded of the more than 35 million
Americans of Irish descent who contribute every day to all facets of
life in the United States. Over generations, millions of Irish have
crossed the ocean in search of the American Dream, and their
contributions continue to enrich our country today.
From our four Irish-born Founding Fathers to Thomas Francis Meagher, the
Irish revolutionary who became an American hero after leading the Irish
Brigade during the Civil War, Irish immigrants have shaped our history
in enduring ways. Throughout the centuries, hard-working Irish Americans
have contributed to America's innovation and prosperity--tilling the
farms of Appalachia, working the looms of New England textile mills, and
building transcontinental railroads--often overcoming poverty and
discrimination and inspiring Americans from all walks of life with their
indomitable and entrepreneurial spirit in the process. From these early
beginnings rose generations of Irish Americans who continue to lead our
cities, drive our economy, and protect and defend the land they embrace
as their own.
American culture carries an unmistakably Irish-American imprint. Our
literature, cinema, music, dance, sports, and visual arts are filled
with the names and influence of great Irish Americans.
Irish Americans should be proud of the deep cultural, historical, and
familial ties that have contributed to the strength of our vibrant
transatlantic relationship with Ireland. As we honor the past during
Irish-American Heritage Month, we also celebrate a bright future of
friendship and cooperation for generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2017 as Irish-
American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
achievements and contributions of Irish Americans to our Nation with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9576 of March 1, 2017
Women's History Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We are proud of our Nation's achievements in promoting women's full
participation in all aspects of American life and are resolute in our
commitment to supporting women's continued advancement in America and
around the world.
America honors the celebrated women pioneers and leaders in our history,
as well as those unsung women heroes of our daily lives. We honor those
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outstanding women, whose contributions to our Nation's life, culture,
history, economy, and families have shaped us and helped us fulfill
America's promise.
We cherish the incredible accomplishments of early American women, who
helped found our Nation and explore the great western frontier. Women
have been steadfast throughout our battles to end slavery, as well as
our battles abroad. And American women fought for the civil rights of
women and others in the suffrage and civil rights movements. Millions of
bold, fearless women have succeeded as entrepreneurs and in the
workplace, all the while remaining the backbone of our families, our
communities, and our country.
During Women's History Month, we pause to pay tribute to the remarkable
women who prevailed over enormous barriers, paving the way for women of
today to not only participate in but to lead and shape every facet of
American life. Since our beginning, we have been blessed with courageous
women like Henrietta Johnson, the first woman known to work as an artist
in the colonies; Margaret Corbin, who bravely fought in the American
Revolution; and Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States and
trusted advisor to President John Adams.
We also remember incredible women like Mary Walker, the first woman to
receive the Congressional Medal of Honor; Harriet Tubman, who escaped
slavery in 1849 and went on to free hundreds of others through the
Underground Railroad; Susan B. Anthony, the publisher and editor of The
Revolution and her friend, Dr. Charlotte Lozier, one of the first women
medical doctors in the United States, both of whom advocated for the
dignity and equality of women, pregnant mothers, and their children;
Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat accelerated the modern
civil rights movement; Shirley Temple Black, the famous actress turned
diplomat and first chief of protocol for the President of the United
States; Anna Bissell, the first woman CEO in American history; Amelia
Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean; Ella
Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song and the Queen of Jazz; and Sally
Ride, the first American woman astronaut.
America will continue to fight for women's rights and equality across
the country and around the world. Though poverty holds back many women,
America cannot and will not allow this to persist. We will empower all
women to pursue their American dreams, to live, work and thrive in safe
communities that allow them to protect and provide for themselves and
their families.
America is also mindful of the fight that continues for so many women
around the world, where women are often not protected and treated
disgracefully as second-class citizens. America will fight for these
women too, and it will fight to protect young girls who are robbed of
their rights, trafficked around the world, and exploited.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 2017 as Women's
History Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of March,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9577 of March 6, 2017
National Consumer Protection Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The economic strength and vitality of our Nation is directly linked to
our consumers' confidence in the integrity and security of their
personal information and the robust protection of their privacy. As an
increasing number of transactions and activities occur online, the
safety of vital consumer information is increasingly at risk. The
American people deserve freedom from unscrupulous actors who perpetrate
identity theft, abuse personal information, or engage in fraud.
Cyber crimes, which defraud hard-working Americans, cost our families
billions of dollars each year and result in tremendous stress, loss of
time, and hardship. Americans must have access to the tools necessary to
protect their personal information and privacy and know how to use them
to improve their online security. Our first defense against fraudulent
cyber transactions and the misuse of personal information will always be
a well-informed consumer.
National Consumer Protection Week reminds us of the importance of
empowering consumers by helping them to more capably identify and report
cyber scams, monitor their online privacy and security, and make well-
informed decisions. The Federal Government, in conjunction with a
network of national organizations and State and local partners, provides
consumer education resources to help Americans protect their personal
information. These resources assist military service members and their
families, identity-theft victims, and all potentially vulnerable
consumers. Our work to protect consumers from identity theft, abuse of
personal information, and fraud, and to improve the integrity and
security of our marketplaces, enhances the prosperity of our great
country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 5 through March
11, 2017, as National Consumer Protection Week. I call upon government
officials, industry leaders, and advocates to educate our citizens about
the protection of personal information and identity theft through
consumer education activities in communities across the country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of March,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
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Proclamation 9578 of March 17, 2017
National Poison Prevention Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The United States has made great strides in preventing unintentional
childhood poisoning deaths. Thanks to combined national, State, and
local efforts over the course of years, Americans have reduced childhood
fatalities related to accidental poisoning in the United States from 200
deaths per year to 27 per year, which is an 88 percent decline. From a
public health perspective, this is a resounding achievement.
Fifty-five years ago, President John F. Kennedy noted that virtually all
deaths attributable to accidental poisoning could be prevented. He was
right--we as a society must do much more to prevent tragic and
preventable loss of life from occurring. Ensuring the safety and
security of the American people requires that we unequivocally commit to
a continuation of the successful policies that have reduced accidental
childhood poisonings and injuries.
This week we warn all Americans about unintended exposure to poisons and
the threat of household items unintentionally being turned into deadly
weapons. This is an important reminder--and one that could save lives.
To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of unintentional
poisonings and to take appropriate preventative measures, on September
26, 1961, the Congress, by joint resolution (75 Stat. 681), authorized
and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating the
third week of March each year as, ``National Poison Prevention Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, do hereby proclaim March 19 through
March 25, 2017, as National Poison Prevention Week. I call upon all
Americans to observe this week by taking actions to safeguard our
families from poisonous products, chemicals, and medicines found in our
homes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9579 of March 21, 2017
National Agriculture Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's farmers and ranchers help feed the world, fuel our Nation's
economy, and lead global markets in output and productivity. The
efficiency of American agriculture has provided this country with
abundance our ancestors could not have imagined.
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The agriculture sector of the United States is endlessly innovative. It
continuously builds on its centuries of progress through advances in
science, research, technology, safety, production, and marketing to meet
the demands of changing consumer needs and complex world markets. The
agriculture sector provides jobs across our Nation, not just for farmers
and ranchers, but for foresters, scientists, processors, shippers,
firefighters, police, and retailers.
American agriculture is the largest positive contributor to our Nation's
net trade balance, generating 10 percent of our exports and millions of
American jobs. America's farmers and ranchers provide a safe and
plentiful domestic food supply, which is vital to our national security.
Moreover, they safeguard our sustainable resource base for future
generations. As my Administration fights for better trade deals,
agriculture will be an important consideration so that its significant
contributions will only increase in the years ahead.
American farmers and ranchers are the heart and soul of America and they
represent the determined, self-reliant character of our Nation. We are
proud of American agriculture and we recognize agriculture's critical
role to our Nation's bright future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 21, 2017, as
National Agriculture Day. I encourage all Americans to observe this day
by recognizing the preeminent role that agriculture plays in Americans'
daily life, acknowledging agriculture's continuing importance to our
country's economy, and expressing our deep appreciation of farmers and
ranchers across the Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9580 of March 24, 2017
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This year marks the 196th anniversary of Greek independence. Greek and
American democracy are forever intertwined. American patriots built our
Republic on the ancient Greeks' groundbreaking idea that the people
should decide their political fates.
As a young Nation, only recently free from Great Britain and securing
its place on the world stage, America served as a source of inspiration
for the revolutionary and freedom-loving Greeks who sought their own
independence. Indeed, American citizens stood united with the people of
Greece in
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its ``glorious cause'' of democracy and freedom, as expressed by
Philadelphia's Franklin Gazette at the time.
The ideas and ideals of the ancient Greeks altered the course of human
history, from our own American Republic to the modern Greek state and
many other nations. All those who believe in the refrain ``liberty and
justice for all,'' and who are devoted to democracy and rule of law, owe
a debt of gratitude to Greece and the foundational principles that took
root in the ancient city-state of Athens.
On this Greek Independence Day, we express our deep gratitude for
Greece's enduring friendship in a region that has experienced great
uncertainty. Greece is an important partner in our engagements
throughout the international sphere. We look forward to strengthening
our excellent bilateral defense relationship, and recognize the value
and importance Greece's role as a strong ally in the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
The American people join Greece in celebrating another milestone in its
independent history, and we look forward to a future of shared success
as partners and allies.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim March 25, 2017, as
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy. I call upon the people of the United States to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9581 of March 31, 2017
Cancer Control Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The creativity and commitment of America's incredible medical research
and healthcare communities have made the United States the biomedical
innovation capital of the world. In particular, American innovators have
made ground-breaking advances in cancer research. These innovations help
drive the declining rates of cancer mortality.
Still, much work remains to be done. Cancer is still the second-leading
cause of death in the United States and causes too much suffering for
too many of our families and communities.
During Cancer Control Month, we honor the memory of loved ones lost to
cancer and we celebrate our cancer survivors. We recommit ourselves to
developing cures for those currently battling this disease across the
country
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and to educating people on the many ways they can prevent cancer and
take care of those who have fallen ill.
Our Nation is committed to winning the fight against cancer. Throughout
April, we promote methods to combat cancer and we recognize the
thousands of medical professionals, public health advocates, scientific
researchers, innovative companies, and family members and friends who
treat, find cures for, and support those suffering from all forms of
cancer.
My Administration will continue to work with the Congress to implement
the 21st Century Cures Act and clear the way for enormous breakthroughs
in medical science. Cutting-edge research can transform cancer
treatment, so that it is more effective, less toxic, and less
debilitating. Together, we will make possible the medical advances
necessary to prevent, treat, and defeat this disease.
Experts believe that nearly half of the most common cancers can be
prevented. Americans can reduce their risk of developing cancer through
healthy eating habits, regular physical activity, and avoiding tobacco
and excessive alcohol consumption. Regular physicals and cancer
screenings and awareness of family medical histories are also critical
to preventing cancers and helping those who fall victim to cancer
discover it at earlier, more treatable stages.
Because of the toll cancer imposes on our citizens, families, and
communities, as well as the importance of promoting prevention and early
detection, my Administration wholeheartedly concurs in the request of
the Congress, that dates back to 1938, to declare April as ``Cancer
Control Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as Cancer
Control Month. I call upon the people of the United States to speak with
their doctors and healthcare providers to learn more about preventive
measures that can save lives. I encourage citizens, government agencies,
private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and other
interested groups to increase awareness of what Americans can do to
prevent and control cancer. I also invite the Governors of the States
and Territories and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States to join me in recognizing Cancer Control Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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Proclamation 9582 of March 31, 2017
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Childhood is precious. Growing up in a loving home, with a nurturing
family, surrounded by a safe community gives our children the best
opportunity to realize their full potential. Sadly, mistreatment by
parents, guardians, relatives, or caregivers all too often threatens
children's ability to flourish. Abuse or neglect can rob children of
their sense of dignity and worth, which are indispensable to the pursuit
of happiness and success in the classroom, in the workplace, and in
relationships. Children rightfully impose a moral obligation on adults,
who must protect them from harm and preserve their opportunity to reach
their full potential and achieve their dreams. They deserve nothing
less. The dreams of our children are the future of this country.
As we observe National Child Abuse Prevention Month, we renew our
commitment to stop child abuse before it begins. That means preventing
destructive conduct from shattering the secure and protective
environments in which our children deserve to live, learn, and thrive.
We must all be aware of the signs of child maltreatment and take
appropriate steps to safeguard children by reporting concerns and
connecting families with the help they may need.
The family is society's most important institution, and its impact on
human potential is unmatched by any other influence that government,
education, or even community can wield. We must promote strong families.
By respecting and supporting parents, we will reduce risks and increase
the safety and protection critical to our children's happiness and
success. The best child abuse prevention program is a strong family with
well-equipped, mature, and child-focused parents. We therefore celebrate
the many community members who help parents fulfill their moral
obligations by providing them a needed shoulder to lean on in troubled
times.
We also honor foster and adoptive parents, child protective workers,
faith leaders, community mentors, teachers, and law enforcement
officials, whose tireless work every day protects children who have been
tragically abused or neglected. Their often thankless service in these
difficult and painful situations helps restore the safety and dignity of
these wounded children and, in many cases, dramatically improves the
course of their precious lives. As a Nation, we pledge to honor our
commitment to protecting the vulnerable among us, not just this month,
but every day of the year.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as National
Child Abuse Prevention Month. I call upon all Americans to be alert to
the safety and well-being of children and to support efforts that
promote their physical, emotional, and developmental health.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9583 of March 31, 2017
National Donate Life Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every day, Americans sustain the miracle of life by generously donating
their organs and tissue to others in need. During National Donate Life
Month, we honor the living and deceased donors who gave so others could
live, and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our healthcare and
science professionals who perform transplants and create techniques to
make the gift of life possible.
We also continue our efforts to raise awareness of the life-saving
potential Americans have as donors. The Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network reports that 33,606 transplants were performed
during 2016, which is an 8.5 percent increase from 2015.
Still, additional donors are urgently needed. More than 118,000 people
are currently waiting for organ transplants, and thousands of our family
members and friends die each year waiting for matches. This month we
remind Americans that people of all ages and from all walks of life can
help save lives. Remarkably, one organ donor can save up to eight lives.
One tissue donor can help 75 people heal. I encourage Americans
everywhere to learn about how they can participate in the gift of life
by becoming organ and tissue donors, and the many other ways they can
give to those in need.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as National
Donate Life Month. I call upon healthcare professionals, volunteers,
educators, government agencies, faith-based and community groups, and
private organizations to help raise awareness of the urgent need for
organ and tissue donors throughout our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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Proclamation 9584 of March 31, 2017
National Financial Capability Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The ability of Americans to plan, save, and invest is vital to their
building wealth and pursuing the American Dream. One of my first actions
as President was to issue an Executive Order entitled ``Core Principles
for Regulating the United States Financial System,'' and its first core
principle is that financial regulation should ``empower Americans to
make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the
marketplace, save for retirement, and build individual wealth.''
Empowering Americans to make independent financial decisions and
informed choices is critically important to our Nation's prosperity. Yet
more than half of households today do not have 3 months of funds saved
for emergency, and most families with children are not currently saving
for college. In addition, a majority of working Americans worry about
running out of money in retirement, and nearly a third of workers have
no retirement savings at all.
We must address these challenges. Creating and implementing innovative
financial education curriculums is critical. For example, the Department
of Defense has made long-term financial security education opportunities
available for our service members and their families. As a result, the
men and women of the Armed Forces can plan a healthy financial future by
seeking advice from personal financial managers and counselors.
My Administration will work with committed organizations in all sectors
to improve financial education and share best practices so that all
Americans--no matter their income, education, or background--have the
capability to make sound financial decisions. Together, we will empower
Americans to take advantage of the many opportunities they have to
attain more financially secure and prosperous futures for themselves and
their families.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as National
Financial Capability Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this
month by engaging in activities that improve their understanding of
important financial decisions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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Proclamation 9585 of March 31, 2017
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
At the heart of our country is the emphatic belief that every person has
unique and infinite value. We dedicate each April to raising awareness
about sexual abuse and recommitting ourselves to fighting it. Women,
children, and men have inherent dignity that should never be violated.
According to the Department of Justice, on average there are more than
300,000 instances of rape or other sexual assault that afflict our
neighbors and loved ones every year. Behind these painful statistics are
real people whose lives are profoundly affected, at times shattered, and
who are invariably in need of our help, commitment, and protection.
As we recognize National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month,
we are reminded that we all share the responsibility to reduce and
ultimately end sexual violence. As a Nation, we must develop meaningful
strategies to eliminate these crimes, including increasing awareness of
the problem in our communities, creating systems that protect vulnerable
groups, and sharing successful prevention strategies.
My Administration, including the Department of Justice and the
Department of Health and Human Services, will do everything in its power
to protect women, children, and men from sexual violence. This includes
supporting victims, preventing future abuse, and prosecuting offenders
to the full extent of the law. I have already directed the Attorney
General to create a task force on crime reduction and public safety.
This task force will develop strategies to reduce crime and propose new
legislation to fill gaps in existing laws.
Prevention means reducing the prevalence of sexual violence on our
streets, in our homes, and in our schools and institutions. Recent
research has demonstrated the effectiveness of changing social norms
that accept or allow indifference to sexual violence. This can be done
by engaging young people to step in and provide peer leadership against
condoning violence, and by mobilizing men and boys as allies in
preventing sexual and relationship violence. Our families, schools, and
communities must encourage respect for women and children, who are the
vast majority of victims, and promote healthy personal relationships. We
must never give up the fight against the scourge of child pornography
and its pernicious effects on both direct victims and the broader
culture. We recommit ourselves this month to establishing a culture of
respect and appreciation for the dignity of every human being.
There is tremendous work to be done. Together, we can and must protect
our loved ones, families, campuses, and communities from the devastating
and pervasive effects of sexual assault. In the face of sexual violence,
we must commit to providing meaningful support and services for victims
and survivors in the United States and around the world.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as National
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. I urge all Americans,
families, law enforcement, health care providers, community and faith-
based organizations, and private organizations to support survivors of
sexual assault and work together to prevent these crimes in their
communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9586 of March 31, 2017
World Autism Awareness Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On World Autism Awareness Day, we highlight the importance of addressing
the causes and improving the treatments for autism spectrum disorders
(ASDs). We also recognize the importance of identifying ASDs early in a
child's life and of understanding the obstacles faced by people living
on the autism spectrum. Together, we celebrate the many ways individuals
with ASDs enhance our daily lives and make priceless contributions to
our schools, workplaces, and communities.
Autism spectrum disorders affect an estimated one out of every 68
children in America. Individuals and families living with autism come
from diverse backgrounds. These families face enormous challenges in
assisting their loved ones over the course of their lifetimes. As those
with ASDs reach early adulthood, families are often faced with even
greater obstacles than during childhood, including planning for the
successful transition into adulthood and independent life.
We are hopeful that our Nation's efforts will result in significant
advancements related to autism diagnosis and treatments in the months
and years ahead. Ongoing efforts to scan the human genome carry
significant potential to better manage the disorder and, ultimately,
find a cure. My Administration will continue to work with the Congress
to implement the 21st Century Cures Act and help to clear the way for
breakthroughs in medical science. Together, we will turn scientific
discoveries into real solutions for people with complex health issues
like autism.
Cutting edge therapies and lifelong treatments can impose enormous
burdens and expenses on the families of people with autism spectrum
disorders. I applaud the efforts by Members of Congress to enact tax-
free savings vehicles for families of people with disabilities and ASDs.
I also encourage the ongoing public-private efforts to develop new
technologies to prevent wandering and keep individuals with ASDs safe.
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For generations, men and women living on the autism spectrum have made
extraordinary contributions in the fields of science, technology, art,
literature, business, politics, and many other professions. Yet the
world still has a great deal to learn about ASDs. We must continue our
research to improve early identification and intervention, strengthen
our comprehension of the disorder, and open opportunities for every
member of our society to live independently and live the American Dream.
My Administration is committed to promoting greater knowledge of ASDs
and encouraging innovation that will lead to new treatments and cures
for autism.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, April 2, 2017,
as World Autism Awareness Day. I invite all Americans to Light it Up
Blue, which Melania and I will do at the White House. I call upon all
Americans to learn more about the signs of autism to improve early
diagnosis, understand the challenges faced by those with autism spectrum
disorders, and to do what they can to support individuals with autism
spectrum disorders and their families.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9587 of April 3, 2017
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Crime Victims' Rights Week, we stand with crime victims
and their families, we renew our commitment to safeguarding our
communities from crime, and we recognize those who devote their lives to
supporting and empowering victims and survivors.
Crime and violence rob people of their rights to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. We must focus on the plight of crime victims and
search for effective solutions. For too long, communities across this
Nation have suffered from murder rates that are far too high. Gang-
related shootings plague our major cities, while violence continues to
afflict towns both small and large.
The physical, mental, and emotional scars borne by crime victims are
often coupled with serious financial implications. In 1984, President
Reagan signed the Victims of Crime Act, which established the Crime
Victims Fund. This fund provides compensation for victims of crime for
crime-related expenses such as medical payments, counseling, lost wages,
and funeral and burial costs; supports victims' service programs such as
domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers; and builds capacity
to improve responsiveness to the needs of crime victims. The Crime
Victims Fund receives billions of dollars each year from, among other
sources, certain
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criminal fines and penalties paid by convicted Federal offenders, which
helps prevent American taxpayers from shouldering the burdens of
reparations. While this fund cannot completely undo the damage caused by
crime, it can at least ease the monetary burden felt by victims and
their families in the midst of grief.
As a society, we must continue to support those who have endured the
fallout from crime. My Administration is developing an office to assist
victims of crimes committed by criminal aliens. The Victims Of
Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE), within the Department of Homeland
Security, will work to serve the victims of open borders policies--which
will no longer form the basis of our immigration system. These victims
will not be ignored by the media or silenced by special interests any
longer. We will restore law and order and protect our citizens from this
undue harm.
During National Crime Victims' Week, we renew our commitment to
protecting all victims of crime, vindicating their rights, alleviating
their burdens, and preventing future crime. We will assist our law
enforcement community in bringing justice to victims and to their
communities. My Administration is resolved to uphold this fundamental
purpose of the United States Government--preserving security for all
Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2 through April
8, 2017, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week. I urge all Americans,
families, law enforcement, community and faith-based organizations, and
private organizations to work together to support victims of crime and
protect their rights.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of April,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9588 of April 5, 2017
Honoring the Memory of John Glenn
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a mark of respect for the memory of John Glenn, I hereby order, by
the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag of
the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and
upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval
stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the
District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its
Territories and possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that
the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United
States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities
abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and
stations.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of April,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9589 of April 6, 2017
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
At the core of the American Dream lies the belief that our futures are
not pre-determined and can be improved through learning and hard work.
On Education and Sharing Day, we acknowledge the critical role of
families, schools, and religious and other civic institutions in
nurturing in our children the values that enable them to realize the
full scope of their ambitions.
Education and Sharing Day recognizes the remarkable efforts of Rabbi
Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, to use values-based
education to drive our Nation's children toward the American Dream. As
an educator, Rabbi Schneerson understood that education is incomplete if
it is devoid of moral development. Working through a spirit of optimism,
he strived to teach children to be honest, civil, respectful of
differences, and self-disciplined, in addition to being intellectually
rigorous.
On April 18, 1978, our Nation's first Education Day, U.S.A., Rabbi
Schneerson wrote that ``we can neither be satisfied nor slacken our
efforts'' so long as ``there is still one child that does not receive an
adequate education.'' These words inspire us today, as they did then, to
empower our children and share with each of them the opportunity and
promise of America. It is up to us to support our children in realizing
their hopes and to encourage them to reach their fullest potential.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 7, 2017, as
``Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.'' I call upon government officials,
educators, volunteers, and all the people of the United States to
observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of April,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9590 of April 7, 2017
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Pan American Day and Pan American Week commemorate the 127th anniversary
of the conclusion of the First International Conference of American
States. This inter-American gathering planted the seed for the creation
of the Organization of American States, an enduring organization for the
promotion of democracy, security, human rights, and economic development
throughout the Americas. Pan American Day and Pan American Week remind
us to reflect on the shared history of the Americas and the Caribbean
and to commit to strengthening relationships with our regional partners
based on common interests and shared values.
My Administration is dedicated to improving border security, dismantling
transnational criminal networks, and combating terrorism to ensure the
safety of our citizens. We are committed to constructive and cooperative
engagement with our longstanding Pan American partners, building on
existing linkages and forging new relationships, to advance these
critical objectives.
The governments and people of the Americas are united through
longstanding institutional, economic, cultural, and social bonds. In
conversations and meetings with regional leaders, I continue to
reinforce America's commitment to those bonds and to advancing the Pan
American ideals of peace and prosperity across the Western Hemisphere.
As these conversations continue, we will find new ways to promote
enhanced, reciprocal relationships among the Pan American States,
advancing the well-being of people throughout the region.
As we celebrate Pan American Day and Pan American Week, commemorating
the formation of our Pan American partnership on April 14, 1890, let us
reaffirm our close ties and pledge to work together on shared priorities
that are vital to the interests of our countries.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 14, 2017, as Pan
American Day and April 9 through April 15, 2017, as Pan American Week. I
call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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Proclamation 9591 of April 7, 2017
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, America honors our
service men and women imprisoned during war. These patriots have moved
and inspired our Nation through their unyielding sacrifices and devout
allegiance. We honor the strength through adversity of all of these
heroes from our Nation's wars and conflicts, from the American
Revolution to the World Wars, from Korea to Vietnam, from Desert Storm
to the War on Terror.
American service members serve and fight selflessly each day to secure
the freedoms we often take for granted. They bear the full weight of
their oath to ``support and defend the Constitution of the United States
against all enemies, foreign and domestic,'' in which there is no safety
clause. None know this so well as our former prisoners of war (POWs).
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, more than half a
million Americans have been captured and interned as POWs since the
American Revolution.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Bataan Death March. After
the surrender of the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines on April 9,
1942, Filipino and American soldiers were rounded up and forced to march
60 miles from Mariveles to San Fernando. An estimated 500 Americans died
during the march, as they were starved, beaten, and tortured to death.
Those who reached San Fernando were taken in cramped boxcars to POW
camps, where thousands more Americans died of disease and starvation.
These stories remind us of the great sacrifice and bravery of our men
and women in the Armed Forces. Throughout our history, they have risked
everything to defend our country. They have been stripped of liberty,
and regained it. They have faced the darkness of captivity, and emerged
to the warm light of freedom. These victories have no match. These
triumphs ignite the flame of liberty deep within their hearts, and in
ours, and make America the great Nation it is today.
But in celebrating those POWs who returned from captivity, we also
solemnly remember and honor those who died in captivity. They paid the
ultimate price for their love of country.
As President, I am committed to providing our veterans, and especially
our former POWs, with the support, care, and resources they deserve. Our
country owes a debt to our heroes that we can never adequately repay,
but which we will always honor each day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 9, 2017, as
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. I call upon Americans
to observe this day by honoring the service and sacrifice of all our
former prisoners of war and to express our Nation's eternal gratitude
for their sacrifice. I also call upon Federal, State, and local
government officials and organizations to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9592 of April 14, 2017
National Park Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This year we celebrate National Park Week as the National Park Service
begins its second century as a critical guardian of America's Federal
public lands. During National Park Week, national parks across our
country waive their entrance fees and welcome all explorers to
experience, as past generations have, the history and splendor of our
Nation's treasures.
The national park system started with a painting. In 1872, Thomas Moran
painted The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, presented it to the
Congress, and captivated countless Americans. Inspired by Moran's
beautiful illustration and western explorers' stories, photographs, and
sketches, the Congress and President Ulysses S. Grant enacted the
Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. This law established
Yellowstone as the world's first national park and transformed how we
protect many of our Nation's landmarks.
Forty years later, President Theodore Roosevelt, known as the
``Conservation President,'' established Crater Lake, Oregon, as our
fifth national park. During his presidency, Roosevelt doubled the number
of national parks, designating, in addition to Crater Lake: Wind Cave,
South Dakota; Sullys Hill, North Dakota; Mesa Verde, Colorado; and
Platt, Oklahoma. Given his instrumental role in expanding our national
park system, it is fitting that his likeness endures at Mount Rushmore
National Memorial.
Today, visitors from around the world travel to our Nation's 59 national
parks to climb snow-capped peaks, splash under majestic falls, rappel
into the deepest canyons, and find peace in shaded forests. Our parks
routinely provide visitors with unforgettable, sometimes life-changing
experiences. From their unsurpassed beauty to their unmatched physical
challenges, our parks capture the spirit of America's pioneering
history. They symbolize our ongoing commitment to the preservation of
our land and wildlife, and they set the conservation standard for the
rest of the world.
It is a priority of my Administration to protect these magnificent
lands, and to ensure all Americans have access to our national parks, as
well as to other National Park Service sites, throughout the next
century. For this reason, I chose to donate the first portion of my
salary as President to the American Battlefield Protection Program,
which the National Park Service uses to preserve significant American
battlefields. It is my hope that we will pass down these natural and
historic sites to our children and grandchildren.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 15 through April
23, 2017, as National Park Week. I encourage all Americans to celebrate
by visiting our national parks and learning more about the natural,
cultural, and historical heritage that belongs to each and every citizen
of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9593 of April 21, 2017
National Volunteer Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Volunteer Week, we celebrate the spirit of compassion
and generosity that drives us to care for others, and we recognize
America's volunteers. Our volunteers are often unsung and unseen, but
they are heroes.
One of our Nation's greatest strengths has always been our citizens'
unique commitment to improving the lives of others. The principles of
charitable compassion and philanthropic collaboration were at the heart
of our Founding Fathers' efforts to build a culture that serves the
greater good. From our earliest days, Americans have answered the call
to help those in need--at home and around the world. This service,
fundamental to our Nation's character, is renewed each day by citizens
who generously give their time and talents to help others.
Our Nation's commitment to civic engagement continues to thrive.
American volunteers keep students on track for graduation, care for
seniors and veterans, and rebuild communities after terrible storms.
Beyond our borders, our volunteers often place their lives at risk as
they help those affected by war, poverty, and disease.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 60 million
Americans volunteered in 2015, giving an estimated $185 billion in
service to their communities. The latest data shows that our Nation's
seniors lead the way in time spent volunteering, and we are immensely
thankful for their commitment. Our busy adults aged 35 to 54 volunteer
at the highest rates, and our communities depend on their continued
involvement. Our Nation continues to build a culture of service--the
volunteer rate among our teenagers has steadily climbed over the past
several years.
This week we pay tribute to the extraordinary faith-based, nonprofit,
national service, service club, military service, and community
organizations that provide volunteers with opportunities to serve. These
organizations engage and connect Americans from every walk of life.
Through the generosity of our citizens, we are reminded that each one of
us has a role to play in improving our communities. During the recent
International Week
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of Service, service organizations across the globe came together to
assist others and make an impact. This effort is a shining example of
how our Nation's generous volunteers continue to lead the world in
helping those most in need.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 23 through April
29, 2017, as National Volunteer Week. I call upon all Americans to
observe this week by volunteering in service projects across our country
and pledging to make service a part of their daily lives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of
April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9594 of April 24, 2017
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Yom HaShoah--the day of Holocaust Remembrance--and during this Week
of Remembrance, we honor the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi
persecution.
The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and
attempted annihilation of European Jewry by the Nazi regime and its
collaborators. By the end of World War II, six million Jews had been
brutally slaughtered. The Nazis also targeted other groups for
persecution and murder, including Roma (Gypsies), persons with mental
and physical disabilities, Soviet prisoners of war, Jehovah's Witnesses,
Slavs and other peoples of Europe, gays, and political opponents.
The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with the survivors of the
Holocaust, their families, and the descendants of those who were
murdered. We support the Jewish diaspora and the State of Israel as we
fulfill our duty to remember the victims, honor their memory and their
lives, and celebrate humanity's victory over tyranny and evil. Holocaust
survivors, despite scars from history's darkest days, continue to
inspire us to remember the past and learn from its lessons. By sharing
their experiences and wisdom, they continue to fuel our resolve to
advance human rights and to combat antisemitism and other forms of
hatred.
During this week in 1945, American and Allied forces liberated the
concentration camp at Dachau and other Nazi death camps, laying bare to
the world the unconscionable horror of the Holocaust. We must remain
vigilant against hateful ideologies and indifference. Every generation
must learn and apply the lessons of the Holocaust so that such horror,
atrocity, and genocide never again occur. It is our solemn obligation to
reaffirm our commitment to respecting the fundamental freedoms and
inherent dignity of every human being.
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Let us join together to remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust
and Nazi persecution. We express our eternal gratitude to the liberators
who selflessly risked their lives to save those of others, and we pledge
to never be bystanders to evil.
We must never forget.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby ask the people of the United States to observe the
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust, April 23 through April
30, 2017, and the solemn anniversary of the liberation of Nazi death
camps, with appropriate study, prayers and commemoration, and to honor
the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and Nazi persecution by
internalizing the lessons of this atrocity so that it is never repeated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
of April, in the year two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9595 of April 28, 2017
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This month, we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
Month, and we recognize the achievements and contributions of Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders that enrich our Nation.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have distinguished themselves in
the arts, literature, and sports. They are leading researchers in
science, medicine, and technology; dedicated teachers to our Nation's
children; innovative farmers and ranchers; and distinguished lawyers and
government leaders.
Dr. Sammy Lee, a Korean American who passed away last December,
exemplified the spirit of this month. Dr. Lee was the first Asian
American man to win an Olympic gold medal, becoming a platform diving
champion at the 1948 London Olympics only 1 year after graduating from
medical school. To fulfill his dreams, Dr. Lee overcame several
obstacles, including his local childhood pool's policy of opening to
minorities only once per week. Later in life he was subject to housing
discrimination (even after 8 years of military service). Dr. Lee
nevertheless tirelessly served his country and community, including by
representing the United States at the Olympic Games, on behalf of
several Presidents.
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung also embodied the spirit of this month. In
1932, she became the first Chinese American woman to earn a pilot
license. At the time, only about 1 percent of pilots in the United
States were women. As a member of The Ninety-Nines, an organization of
women pilots, she paved the way for thousands of women to take to the
skies.
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There are more than 20 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in
the United States. Each day, through their actions, they make America
more vibrant, more prosperous, and more secure. Our Nation is
particularly grateful to the many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
who have served and are currently serving in our Armed Forces,
protecting the Nation, and promoting freedom and peace around the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017 as Asian
American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The Congress, by Public
Law 102-450, as amended, has also designated the month of May each year
as ``Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.'' I encourage all Americans
to learn more about our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific
Islander heritage, and to observe this month with appropriate programs
and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9596 of April 28, 2017
Jewish American Heritage Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate our Nation's strong
American Jewish heritage, rooted in the ancient faith and traditions of
the Jewish people. The small band of Dutch Jews who first immigrated in
1654, seeking refuge and religious liberty, brought with them their
families, their religion, and their cherished customs, which they have
passed on from generation to generation. The moral and ethical code of
the Jewish people is inspired by their spiritual vocation of ``tikkun
olam''--the charge to repair the world. Through that vocation, the
Jewish people have left an indelible mark on American culture. Today, it
is manifested in the towering success Jewish people have achieved in
America through a unique synthesis of respect for heritage and love of
country.
Escaping religious persecution and ethnic violence and seeking political
freedom and economic opportunity, American Jews, over centuries, have
held firm in the belief that the United States was ``Di Goldene
Medina''--the Golden Country. Those who moved here built houses and
gardens, raised families, and launched businesses. They have pursued
education to advance their mission to make the world a better place. In
every aspect of the country's cultural, spiritual, economic, and civic
life, American Jews have stood at the forefront of the struggles for
human freedom, equality, and dignity, helping to shine a light of hope
to people around the globe.
The achievements of American Jews are felt throughout American society
and culture, in every field and in every profession. American Jews have
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built institutions of higher learning, hospitals, and manifold cultural
and philanthropic organizations. American Jews have even brought us our
greatest superheroes--Captain America, Superman, and Batman. American
Jews have composed some of our defining national hymns like God Bless
America, timeless musicals like The Sound of Music, and even famous
Christmas songs. From Admiral Hyman G. Rickover to Albert Einstein,
Richard Rodgers to Irving Berlin, Jerry Siegel to Bill Finger, Mel
Brooks to Don Rickles, and Levi Strauss to Elie Wiesel, American Jews
have transformed all aspects of American life and continue to enrich the
American spirit.
This month, I celebrate with my family--including my daughter, Ivanka,
my son-in-law, Jared, my grandchildren, and our extended family--the
deep spiritual connection that binds, and will always bind, the Jewish
people to the United States and its founding principles. We recognize
the faith and optimism exemplified by American Jews is what truly makes
America ``The Golden Country,'' and we express our Nation's gratitude
for this great, strong, prosperous, and loving people.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017 as Jewish
American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
heritage and contributions of American Jews and to observe this month
with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of
the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9597 of April 28, 2017
National Foster Care Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During the month of May, we observe National Foster Care Month and we
celebrate those who have opened their homes and their hearts to children
in need and those who have devoted their careers to serving America's
foster youth.
Americans throughout the country are serving their communities as foster
parents, mentors, respite care providers, and volunteers. In the last
year alone, America's foster families opened their homes and hearts to
more than 300,000 young people.
But we can do more. Every child deserves a safe and supportive family.
Ensuring that children grow up with the opportunity to reach their full
potential is a top priority of my Administration. For thousands of
children whose biological families are unable to support them, foster
families provide a secure and nurturing environment that is essential
for a successful start in life.
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Foster families serve young people from all walks of life, from infants
awaiting adoption, to children seeking reunification with their families
and teens in need of safe havens from negative influences. In many
cases, they offer our Nation's most at-risk children a second chance at
the American Dream.
A tremendous demand exists for foster parents and families across the
country. Together as a Nation, we must raise awareness about this need
and inspire volunteers to step forward and invest in the lives of our
Nation's youth through our foster care system.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017 as National
Foster Care Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this month by
taking time to help children and youth in foster care and to recognize
the commitment of those who touch their lives, particularly celebrating
their foster parents and other caregivers.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9598 of April 28, 2017
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, we remind Americans
of all ages and backgrounds that maintaining a healthy and active
lifestyle is critical to long-term physical and mental well-being,
productivity, and quality of life. We also highlight the close
relationship between sports and physical fitness and the benefits
related to participation in sports, including disease prevention,
lessons in teamwork and leadership, and the practice of overcoming
adversity. In addition to their physical health benefits, sports promote
positive mentoring, discipline, and structure for young Americans.
In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower formed the President's Council
on Youth Fitness, demonstrating a national commitment to improving
health and physical fitness. President Eisenhower's legacy lives on
today in the form of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and
Nutrition, which advises me on health and fitness and engages with
communities across the country to improve youth fitness and empower
Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles that include regular physical
activity and good nutrition. My Administration will continue this
tradition, with a particular focus on promoting sports and physical
fitness among our youth.
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As we each work to maintain our own physical fitness, we play a part in
building a stronger and healthier America. Failure to engage in physical
activity contributes to serious negative health outcomes, including
obesity and diseases such as type 2 diabetes, and an increased risk of
heart disease, the number one cause of death in America. Complications
from these health problems often impact quality of life and frequently
lead to other related and debilitating conditions.
As we celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, let us
commit ourselves to celebrating active lifestyles, promoting physical
fitness, and tackling public health issues together by making healthier
choices. Let us rededicate ourselves each day to childhood obesity
prevention, and recognize the role that sports can play in our Nation's
health and well-being. Throughout May, I encourage all Americans to eat
nutritious food, to take more time each day to be active, and to inspire
friends, family, peers, and loved ones to do the same.
Finally, the Americans who serve our Nation's youth through sports and
other physical activities deserve our collective appreciation. Whether
through coaching, driving kids to and from practice, or organizing the
leagues and events that make sport competitions possible, these
Americans make countless unseen sacrifices that merit special
recognition.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017, as National
Physical Fitness and Sports Month. I call upon the people of the United
States to make physical activity and sports participation a priority in
their lives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9599 of April 28, 2017
Older Americans Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Older Americans are our Nation's memory. Some of today's grandparents
and great-grandparents were born during the Great Depression, lived
through the Second World War, witnessed the rise and fall of Communism,
fought in Korea and Vietnam, marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., and
watched the first man walk on the Moon. Now, they surf the internet and
share family photos on their phones in a world that is richer and freer
than the one into which they were born. Listening to the stories of our
older citizens allows younger Americans to appreciate the country they
inherited and gain the wisdom necessary to make it even better for their
children and grandchildren.
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As we celebrate Older Americans Month, we take the opportunity to thank
our seniors and recognize the enormous contributions they make to the
Nation. Indeed, one of modern life's greatest blessings are the medical
advancements that make it possible for older people to remain healthy
and active well into the later stages of life. We are blessed to have
their presence, their love, and their unmatched perspective for our
families.
Our elders also have an unprecedented opportunity to make a difference
in our communities by sharing their talents, wisdom, and time. America's
seniors give back in a myriad of ways, working with children in our
schools, providing assistance to the sick and shut-in, and inventing new
and innovative products. They have made our Nation stronger through
their experience, knowledge, and willingness to share with others.
Finally, during this month we also recognize that, as we age, many of us
will need more assistance from our friends and family. We therefore
recommit ourselves to ensuring that older Americans are not neglected or
abused, receive the best healthcare available, live in suitable homes,
have adequate income and economic opportunities, and enjoy freedom and
independence in their golden years. They deserve--and we owe them--
nothing less.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017 as Older
Americans Month. I call upon all Americans to honor our elders,
acknowledge their contributions, care for those in need, and reaffirm
our country's commitment to older Americans this month and throughout
the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9600 of April 28, 2017
National Charter Schools Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Charter Schools Week, we recommit ourselves to
empowering students and giving parents their rightful freedom over their
children's education. We recognize the successful public charter schools
across the country and the families, teachers, administrators, and
communities who continue to invest in our Nation's most precious
resource--our children.
More than 25 years ago, an idea took root: educators free of restrictive
processes and policies, and empowered to experiment with new teaching
methods, would generate better outcomes for students. Charter schools
are built around this idea. Like traditional public schools, they are
tuition-free, but
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they operate independently from traditional school boards and, in
exchange, are held accountable by local authorizers to standards that
are often more demanding.
Education is the foundation for success, and educational opportunity
should not be limited or defined by status, income, or residence. All
children deserve access to a quality education. When our children
receive a rigorous education and are held to high standards, they can
achieve their goals, rise out of poverty, and actively engage in our
democracy.
For too long, however, students across this country have been trapped in
failing or underperforming schools simply because of their zip code. The
Washington one-size-fits-all approach has not worked for far too many of
our children. Fortunately, we have seen how allowing families the
freedom to choose other schooling options--including charter schools--
delivers life-changing results.
Today, 44 States and the District of Columbia have laws that allow for
charter schools, which enroll more than 3 million students. The demand
for charter schools only continues to grow: a recent study showed that
at least 70 percent of parents favor opening a charter school in their
neighborhood. This is because charter schools work. According to
Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes study,
students in urban charter schools, on average, achieve significantly
greater outcomes in both reading and math. This is why I have called
upon the Congress to increase funding for charter schools as well as
school choice programs for disadvantaged youth, which would include
millions of African American and Latino children. Under the leadership
of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, we will expand charter school
options for students throughout the United States.
As Americans, we have an abiding conviction that our next generation's
future should be even brighter than ours. Education provides the
staircase out of poverty, toward a fulfilling life of work and service,
and a true shot at the American Dream. We want every student--from New
Orleans to Kansas City, from Houston to Detroit, and every city and town
in between--to rise to success. Charter schools have tremendous
potential to offer students around the country the priceless gift of
possibility. As a Nation, we should support the continued success of
charter schools and hold our students up to the high standards they are
all capable of achieving.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 30 through May
6, 2017, as National Charter Schools Week. I commend our Nation's
successful public charter schools, teachers, and administrators, and I
call on States and communities to empower parents and families by
supporting high-quality charter schools as an important school choice
option.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9601 of April 28, 2017
Small Business Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Small Business Week, we celebrate our Nation's small business
owners, whose entrepreneurship and hard work bring jobs and prosperity
to our communities. Small business owners embody the American pioneering
spirit and remind us that determination can turn aspiration into
achievement. This week, we affirm our commitment to removing government
barriers to the success of American small businesses.
Small businesses are an economic force in this country, and have grown
by nearly 40 percent since 1982 despite often facing regulatory
headwinds. They employ almost 58 million Americans, accounting for about
50 percent of all private-sector jobs in the United States. Our
communities depend on the success of small businesses. More than 99
percent of all employer firms in the country are small businesses and in
recent years, too many of them have been crushed by overwhelming Federal
regulations. At the beginning of my Administration, I met with small
business owners who continue to struggle under too many burdensome
regulations. I have already signed legislation disapproving many
excessive and unreasonable regulations and issued several Executive
Orders to address other overreaching rules. These actions will free our
Nation's entrepreneurs to spend more time creating jobs and less time
navigating the Federal bureaucracy.
My Administration is also working to ensure our Nation's trade deals
establish favorable conditions for small businesses to export their
goods and services. With a level playing field on the international
stage, America's small businesses will lead an export revival that
brings jobs and wealth back to our country.
Our Nation also deserves a tax system that works for--not against--small
business owners. One of the biggest problems facing our small businesses
is an unduly complicated, and often unfair, tax system. Tax reform will
unleash a new wave of investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship in
our country. Americans will keep more money in their pockets, leaving
them with the resources they need to expand their businesses and hire
more workers.
America's small business owners transform ideas into reality. They are a
strong testament to the opportunities a market economy affords. During
this week, we recognize the incredible contributions small businesses
make to our country and pledge to foster the conditions that enable them
to prosper and thrive.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 30 through May
6, 2017, as Small Business Week. I call upon all Americans to recognize
the critical contributions of America's entrepreneurs and small business
owners as they grow our Nation's economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9602 of April 28, 2017
Loyalty Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Loyalty Day, we recognize and reaffirm our allegiance to the
principles upon which our Nation is built. We pledge our dedication to
the United States of America and honor its unique heritage, reminding
ourselves that we are one Nation, under God, made possible by those who
have sacrificed to defend our liberty. We honor our Republic and
acknowledge the great responsibility that self-governance demands of
each of us.
The United States stands as the world's leader in upholding the ideals
of freedom, equality, and justice. Together, and with these fundamental
concepts enshrined in our Constitution, our Nation perseveres in the
face of those who would seek to harm it.
As one Nation, we will always stand strong against the threats of
terrorism and lawlessness. The loyalty of our citizenry sends a clear
signal to our allies and enemies that the United States will never yield
from our way of life. Through the Department of Defense and other
national security agencies, we are working to destroy ISIS, and to
secure for all Americans the liberty terrorists seek to extinguish. We
humbly thank our brave service members and veterans who have worn our
Nation's uniform--from the American Revolution to the present day. Their
unwavering loyalty and fidelity has made the world a safer, more free,
and more just place. We are inspired by their pride in our country's
principles, their devotion to our freedom, and their solemn pledge to
protect and defend our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and
domestic.
To express our country's loyalty to individual liberties, to limited
government, and to the inherent dignity of every human being, the
Congress, by Public Law 85-529 as amended, has designated May 1 of each
year as ``Loyalty Day.'' On this day, we honor the United States of
America and those who uphold its values, particularly those who have
fought and continue to fight to defend the freedom it affords us.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2017, as Loyalty Day. This Loyalty
Day, I call on all Americans to observe this day with appropriate
ceremonies in our schools and other public places, including recitation
of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
I also call upon all Government officials to display the flag of the
United States on all Government buildings and grounds on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9603 of May 1, 2017
National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
National Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to recognize the
millions of American families affected by mental illness and to redouble
our efforts to ensure that those who are suffering get the care and
treatment they need. Nearly 10 million Americans suffer from a serious
mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major
depression. Unfortunately, approximately 60 percent of adults and 50
percent of adolescents with mental illness do not get the treatment or
other services they need. As a result, instead of receiving ongoing
expert psychiatric care, these individuals often find themselves in
emergency rooms, prisons, or living on the streets.
This month, and for the course of my Administration, I am committed to
working with the Department of Health and Human Services, States, and
communities throughout the country to find a better answer for the
millions of Americans who need mental health services and their
families. We must further empower States, law enforcement, first
responders, doctors, and families to help those with the most severe
mental illnesses; to ensure that people with mental illness have access
to evidence-based treatment and services; and to fight the stigma
associated with mental illness, which can prevent people from seeking
care. We must also resolve to enhance our understanding of mental
illness and its relationship to other complex societal challenges,
including homelessness, substance abuse, and suicide; and we reaffirm
our commitment to improving prevention, diagnosis, and treatment through
innovative medical strategies.
Addressing substance abuse, addiction, and overdose is often critical to
improving mental health outcomes. An estimated 8.1 million adults in
America suffering with a mental illness also struggle with substance
abuse. Many of those who struggled with both were among the 52,000
people in our country who died from a drug overdose in 2015.
Approximately 44,000 Americans took their own lives in the past year, a
preventable tragedy that frequently correlates with mental illness and
substance abuse.
On May 4, 2017, my Administration, along with more than 160
organizations and 1,100 communities, will commemorate National
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. At this national event, Health
and Human Services Secretary Tom Price will give special recognition
awards to Awareness Day Honorary Chairpersons and United States Olympic
champions Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt for speaking openly about
their behavioral health challenges and for encouraging young Americans
to lead healthy lives. The event will help promote the importance of
National Mental
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Health Awareness Month, providing Americans with resources related to
treatment and services for mental health and substance abuse.
No American should suffer in silence and solitude. During Mental Health
Awareness Month, I encourage all Americans to seek to better understand
mental illness and to look for opportunities to help those with mental
health issues. We must support those in need and remain committed to
hope and healing. Through compassion and committed action, we will
enrich the spirit of the American people and improve the well-being of
our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2017 as National
Mental Health Awareness Month. I call upon all Americans to support
citizens suffering from mental illness, raise awareness of mental health
conditions through appropriate programs and activities, and commit our
Nation to innovative prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9604 of May 1, 2017
Law Day, U.S.A., 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, we celebrate Law Day, as we have since President Dwight D.
Eisenhower first commemorated it in 1958, and reflect upon our great
heritage of liberty, justice, and equality. Our Founders risked their
lives, fortunes, and sacred honor in defense of these values. More than
240 years ago, they set pen to paper and declared to the world ``that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.'' The Declaration of Independence thus set our
Nation on its revolutionary and transformative path to protecting
people's inherent, individual rights and liberties from the tyranny of
an elite few who might use the powers of the state to trample upon them.
To protect the values for which they fought, the Framers of our
Constitution created a government of limited and separated powers that
enables the rule of law to prevail over the whims of government
officials. As the great Justice Antonin Scalia frequently observed,
every dictatorship has a bill of rights, but paper rights alone will not
preserve liberty. It is our Constitution's clear division of the
sovereign's power--vesting the power to create laws in the Congress, the
power to execute laws in the President, and the power to interpret laws
in an independent judiciary--that enables us to remain free and in
control of our government.
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Recognizing, as President Ronald Reagan did, that ``freedom is never
more than one generation away from extinction,'' today we pay tribute to
the government of laws, and not of men, that forms the foundation of our
freedom. Therefore, on this Law Day, we rededicate ourselves to the rule
of law, to the separation of powers, and, in the words of President
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, to the preservation of
``government of the people, by the people, for the people.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, in accordance with Public Law 87-20, as amended, do hereby
proclaim May 1, 2017, as Law Day, U.S.A. I urge all Americans, including
government officials, to observe this day by reflecting upon the
importance of the rule of law in our Nation and displaying the flag of
the United States in support of this national observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9605 of May 4, 2017
National Day of Prayer, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We come together on our National Day of Prayer as one Nation, under God,
to show gratitude for our many blessings, to give thanks for His
providence, and to ask for His continued wisdom, strength, and
protection as we chart a course for the future. We are united in prayer,
each according to our own faith and tradition, and we believe that in
America, people of all faiths, creeds, and religions must be free to
exercise their natural right to worship according to their consciences.
We are also reminded and reaffirm that all human beings have the right,
not only to pray and worship according to their consciences, but to
practice their faith in their homes, schools, charities, and
businesses--in private and in the public square--free from government
coercion, discrimination, or persecution. Religion is not merely an
intellectual exercise, but also a practical one that demands action in
the world. Even the many prisoners around the world who are persecuted
for their faith can pray privately in their cells. But our Constitution
demands more: the freedom to practice one's faith publicly.
The religious liberty guaranteed by the Constitution is not a favor from
the government, but a natural right bestowed by God. Our Constitution
and our laws that protect religious freedom merely recognize the right
that all people have by virtue of their humanity. As Thomas Jefferson
wisely questioned: ``can the liberties of a nation be thought secure
when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of
the people that these liberties are the gift of God?''
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In 1789, President George Washington proclaimed a day of public
thanksgiving and prayer, calling upon Americans to ``unite in most
humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and
Ruler of Nations.'' In 1988, the Congress, by Public Law 100-307, called
on the President to issue each year a proclamation designating the first
Thursday in May as a ``National Day of Prayer.'' On this National Day of
Prayer, the right to pray freely and live according to one's faith is
under threat around the world from coercive governments and terrorist
organizations. We therefore pray especially for the many people around
the world who are persecuted for their beliefs and deprived of their
fundamental liberty to live according to their conscience. We pray for
the triumph of freedom over oppression, and for God's love and mercy
over evil.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 4,
2017, as a National Day of Prayer. I invite the citizens of our Nation
to pray, in accordance with their own faiths and consciences, in
thanksgiving for the freedoms and blessings we have received, and for
God's guidance and continued protection as we meet the challenges before
us.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9606 of May 5, 2017
National Hurricane Preparedness Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
National Hurricane Preparedness Week reminds those of us living in
hurricane-prone areas of the need to ready our homes, communities, and
families for extreme weather events before hurricane season arrives.
Preparing for weather-related disasters can dramatically reduce their
impact on you, your family, and your community.
The 2017 hurricane season, which begins June 1 and lasts through
November 30, marks the 25th anniversaries of Hurricanes Andrew and
Iniki. In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew tore through South Florida
before making landfall, again, in Louisiana. It claimed 65 lives,
destroyed 25,000 homes, and caused approximately $26 billion in overall
damage. A few weeks later, Hurricane Iniki struck the Hawaiian Island of
Kauai, killing six, demolishing 1,400 homes, and causing about $1.8
billion in overall damage. The tragic losses caused by those terrible
storms remind us of the need to prepare for the destruction hurricanes
can bring.
As Hurricane Andrew demonstrated, inland areas are not immune from the
destruction hurricanes can bring with them through flooding rains and
other related weather events. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration study of Hurricane Andrew revealed that most of the
damage it
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caused was inland from the primary storm surge areas. Just last year,
heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew caused destructive flooding and loss
of life in the Carolinas, even though the hurricane's eye remained
mostly offshore.
This week, through several initiatives, I am encouraging Americans to
take the time to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. After a
major disaster, you may not have immediate access to the services you
are accustomed to, such as clean water, grocery stores, and emergency
services. Hurricane preparedness information provided by the National
Weather Service (NWS) and the Ready campaign conducted by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), both available online, outline
important steps you can take right now to safeguard your family, pets,
and property. These resources will help you create evacuation and
communications plans and assemble a disaster kit of necessary supplies.
Developing and implementing these plans will save lives and avoid excess
damage.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 7 through May 13,
2017, as National Hurricane Preparedness Week. I call upon Americans
living in hurricane-prone areas to observe this week by making use of
the online resources provided by the NWS and FEMA and by taking actions
to safeguard their families, homes, and businesses from the dangers of
hurricanes. I also call upon Federal, State, local, tribal, and
territorial emergency management officials to help inform our
communities about hurricane preparedness and response, in order to help
prevent storm damage and save lives.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9607 of May 5, 2017
Public Service Recognition Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Public Service Recognition Week, we express gratitude for our
civil servants. Their daily effort keeps our Government functioning and
helps make our Nation exceptional.
Throughout my first 100 days, I have seen the tremendous work civil
servants do to fulfill our duty to the American people. At all levels of
government, our public servants put our country and our people first.
The hard work of our mail carriers, teachers, firefighters, transit
workers, and many more, creates an environment that allows individuals
and companies to thrive.
To empower our civil servants to best help others, the Government must
always operate more efficiently and more securely. In March, I issued an
Executive Order on a Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive
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Branch. I am counting on our civil servants to seize upon that order and
make our Government dramatically more accountable, effective, and
efficient, by going beyond the modernization efforts of the past and re-
examining the operational core of our executive departments and
agencies. Together, through these and other efforts, we will fulfill our
responsibilities to make our Government work better for the American
people.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 7 through May 13,
2017, as Public Service Recognition Week. I call upon Americans and all
Federal, State, tribal, and local government agencies to recognize the
dedication of our Nation's public servants and to observe this week
through appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9608 of May 12, 2017
Military Spouse Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Military Spouse Day, we honor military spouses for their invaluable
contributions to the defense of this great Nation. In 1984, President
Ronald Reagan first recognized this day with a proclamation, honoring
the exemplary service and immeasurable sacrifices of our Nation's
military spouses. This long overdue tribute gives thanks to those who,
since the formation of our Republic, have served our country with
selfless support. Military spouses have been, and continue to be, a
steady, strong presence on the home front and in the hearts of our
military men and women.
Most military spouses hold no rank and wear no uniform, yet humbly serve
our Nation with distinction. They endure deployments for weeks, months,
and years at a time, sometimes with little warning, and they must brace
themselves for the uncertainty that comes with goodbye. When duty calls,
they shoulder the full day-to-day responsibilities of managing a
household and often of parenting--many times with little or no support.
They face frequent relocations, which interrupt their careers and
educational pursuits and require them to leave churches, homes, and
friends. Most difficult of all, military spouses live with constant
worry about the daily risks our military forces take for our country.
Military spouses navigate these and other challenges with uncommon grace
and inspiring strength.
My Administration will focus on supporting and increasing opportunities
for military spouses. I urge American businesses to create opportunities
for hiring, training, and promoting military spouses, and to identify
ways to keep them employed following relocations. These women and men
have skills and experiences valued by employers and coworkers alike.
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so much of themselves to our country, and they deserve our enduring
respect and appreciation in return. I have pledged to our Armed Forces
to have their backs, and that means providing for our military spouses
as well.
On this Military Spouse Day, we recognize the exceptional women and men
who have shared their loved ones with our country. We honor them for
their service, praise them for their sacrifices, and offer them our
gratitude and prayers on behalf of a grateful Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 12, 2017, as
Military Spouse Day. I call upon the people of the United States to
honor military spouses with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9609 of May 12, 2017
Mother's Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Mother's Day is a special celebration in America. It is an occasion to
thank our mothers for the life and love they have given us and to
emphasize our affection for them, affection they deserve every day of
the year. But it is also an opportunity to honor mothers across our
Nation and celebrate motherhood as a pillar of our country's stability
and success.
Our deep appreciation for the strength and spirit of mothers and their
resolve to do what is right for their children and families cannot be
overstated. They are often the first to lend a hand during hard times
and the first to celebrate our proudest victories. The boundless energy
of our mothers inspires us to be people of action, people who strive
relentlessly toward our goals. Above all, they teach us the power and
joy of unconditional love.
Today and every day, we honor the incredible women whose influence on
the world is beyond measure. They brighten America's future by shaping
the character of each new generation. They lead us through our deepest
lessons about perseverance and hard work, preparing us for life's
responsibilities. Whether by birth, adoption, or foster care, our
Nation's mothers give selflessly of themselves for the well-being of the
lives and futures of others. We humbly thank them for this greatest
gift.
In recognition of the contributions of mothers to American families and
to our Nation, the Congress, by joint resolution approved May 8, 1914
(38 Stat. 770), has designated the second Sunday in May each year as
Mother's Day and requested the President to call for its appropriate
observance.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 14, 2017, as Mother's Day. I encourage
all Americans to express their love and respect for their mothers or
beloved mother figures, whether with us in person or in spirit, and to
reflect on the importance of motherhood to the prosperity of our
families, communities, and Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9610 of May 12, 2017
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week,
2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation
Week, we celebrate our Nation's land, air, and sea infrastructure
systems. These critical systems connect Americans to one another,
provide vital national security capabilities, and serve as a cornerstone
of our economy. We also recognize the transportation professionals who
are dedicated to keeping our Nation's transportation networks secure,
efficient, and reliable.
Quality infrastructure provides Americans with the freedom they need and
deserve to move themselves and their families, and the vast array of
products they want to buy and sell. But in too many cases, our roads,
waterways, bridges, airports, and mass transit systems have fallen into
disrepair. That is why my Administration is committed to rebuilding a
world-class transportation infrastructure that works for all Americans.
Revitalizing our infrastructure is all the more important because
American transportation enhancements have played and will continue to
play a critical role in our national defense. During World War II, our
ability to refuel ships at sea was, in the words of Admiral Chester
Nimitz, the ``Navy's secret weapon.'' Today, our military logistics
system is essential to the defense of our homeland and our ability to
project power around the world.
To remain effective, the transportation industry must constantly
innovate. That is why, in addition to rebuilding our current
infrastructure, my Administration is removing regulatory hurdles that
have, for too long, impeded necessary infrastructure improvements. This
will allow creative companies to transform how we use our roads,
waterways, rails, and the skies, making them both safer for travelers
and more effective for our national security.
To recognize the men and women who work in the transportation industry
and who contribute to our Nation's well-being and defense, the Congress,
by joint resolution approved May 16, 1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120),
has designated the third Friday in May of each year as ``National
Defense Transportation Day,'' and, by joint resolution approved May 14,
1962, as
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amended (36 U.S.C. 133), has declared that the week during which that
Friday falls be designated as ``National Transportation Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 19, 2017, as National Defense
Transportation Day and May 14 through May 20, 2017, as National
Transportation Week. I encourage all Americans to celebrate these
observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities to learn more
about how our transportation system contributes to the security of our
citizens and the prosperity of our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May,
in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9611 of May 15, 2017
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, we honor the men and
women of law enforcement who have been killed or disabled in the course
of serving our communities. Police officers are the thin blue line whose
sacrifices protect and serve us every day, and we pledge to support them
as they risk their lives to safeguard ours.
Last year, 118 officers died in the line of duty, and of those, 66 were
victims of malicious attacks. These attacks increased by nearly 40
percent from 2015. This must end. That is why one of my first actions
was to direct the Department of Justice to develop a strategy to better
prevent and prosecute crimes of violence against our Federal, State,
tribal, and local law enforcement officers.
In addition, my Administration will continue to further the efforts of
the Department of Justice to improve the lives of law enforcement
officers and their families. This includes supporting the Officer Safety
and Wellness Group, which improves officer safety on the job, and
accelerating the processing of benefits through the Public Safety
Officers' Benefits Program, which provides vital resources to the
families of fallen officers.
Our liberties depend on the rule of law, and that means supporting the
incredible men and women of law enforcement. By a joint resolution
approved October 1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law
103-322, as amended (36 U.S.C. 136 and 137), the President has been
authorized and requested to designate May 15 of each year as ``Peace
Officers Memorial Day'' and the week in which it falls as ``Police
Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2017, as Peace Officers Memorial Day
and May 14 through May 20, 2017, as Police Week. In humble appreciation
of our hard-working law enforcement officers, Melania and I will
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light the White House in blue on May 15. I call upon all Americans to
observe Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week with appropriate
ceremonies and activities. I also call on the Governors of the States
and Territories and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on
Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans to
display the flag at half-staff from their homes and businesses on that
day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9612 of May 19, 2017
Emergency Medical Services Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, we express our gratitude
for the hundreds of thousands of skilled personnel who help save lives
in communities across the United States each year. Through the hard work
and dedication of these career and volunteer first responders, Americans
receive the finest emergency medical treatment in their most vulnerable
moments. We also honor those EMS providers who have made the ultimate
sacrifice and given their lives in the line of duty.
Day or night, in every city, suburb, rural community, or wilderness
area, our Nation relies upon EMS providers to respond to every kind of
emergency situation to save lives and reduce suffering. In January, when
more than 70 tornadoes touched down in Georgia and Mississippi, injuring
many, EMS responders were there to help. In March, when wildfires
threatened Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas, taking lives and
forcing thousands from their homes, our EMS personnel were there
providing urgent medical care and patient transportation. Last month,
when flooding and tornadoes ravaged Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, EMS
personnel once more came to their neighbors' aid. Whether they are
assisting during natural disasters or providing lifesaving care after
car accidents, heart attacks, sports injuries, or violent crime, EMS
personnel respond to tens of millions of requests for help each year in
our country. We rest easier knowing that they stand ready to answer the
call.
Over the past 50 years, our Nation's EMS system has evolved with ever-
developing medical, transportation, and communications technologies to
meet the changing needs of our communities. The EMS Agenda 2050
project--a joint effort by the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, the
Department of Homeland Security, and the EMS community--will help
develop a vision for meeting our communities' future emergency medical
services needs and improve the health of all Americans. We commend these
efforts to develop innovative new treatments, advance and adapt medical
skills, establish stronger professional standards, and promote public
education and health.
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This week, we thank our EMS professionals for their sustained commitment
to excellence and dedication to service, and share our hopes for a
bright future that will make us all safer and healthier.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 21 through May 27,
2017, as Emergency Medical Services Week. I encourage all Americans to
observe this occasion by showing their support for local EMS
professionals through appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9613 of May 19, 2017
National Safe Boating Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As Memorial Day approaches and our summer season arrives, it is
important for Americans of all ages to learn about safety on the water.
During National Safe Boating Week, the U.S. Coast Guard and its Federal,
State, and local safe boating partners encourage all boaters to explore
and enjoy America's beautiful waters responsibly.
Safe boating begins with preparation. The Coast Guard estimates that
human error accounts for 70 percent of all boating accidents and that
life jackets could prevent more than 80 percent of boating fatalities.
Through basic boating safety procedures--carrying lifesaving emergency
distress and communications equipment, wearing life jackets, attending
safe boating courses, participating in free boat safety checks, and
staying sober when navigating--we can help ensure boaters on America's
coastal, inland, and offshore waters stay safe throughout the season.
America's diverse waterways are waiting to be explored. But before
enjoying a day on the water, Americans should take time this week to
familiarize themselves with safe boating practices so that everyone
makes it home unharmed.
In recognition of the importance of safe boating practices, the
Congress, by joint resolution approved June 4, 1958 (36 U.S.C. 131), as
amended, has authorized and requested the President to proclaim annually
the 7-day period before Memorial Day weekend as ``National Safe Boating
Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 21 through May 27, 2017, as National
Safe Boating Week. I encourage all Americans who participate in boating
activities to observe this occasion by learning more about safe boating
practices and taking advantage of boating safety education
opportunities. I also
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encourage the Governors of the States and Territories, and appropriate
officials of all units of government, to join me in encouraging boating
safety through events and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9614 of May 19, 2017
World Trade Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Robust trade is critical to the economic strength of our country. During
World Trade Week, we recognize the power of open markets around the
world and celebrate the many benefits that fair international commerce
can bring to our Nation. We also highlight the importance of expanded
trade to our economic growth, and we commit to breaking down trade
barriers and opening new markets for American exports.
Open, fair, and competitive markets increase opportunities for American
workers and employers and contribute to a higher standard of living. Job
creation with increased wages is a top priority of my Administration,
and increasing trade--while reducing our trade deficit--is a key
component of that mission. We will promote our economic growth by
strengthening our manufacturing base and expanding exports in
manufacturing, agriculture, and the service industries. We will also
challenge unfair trade practices that leave American workers, farmers,
and businesses competing in global markets at a disadvantage.
Trade has a large role in the United States economy today, but it can be
even greater. Our exports contribute $2.2 trillion, or 12 percent, to
our national income, supporting 11.5 million private-sector jobs.
Manufacturing exports total $1.265 trillion, behind only China and
Germany. The United States leads the world in both agricultural exports,
which currently total $139 billion, and services exports, at $750
billion today. The United States, however, has a large and persistent
trade deficit in manufacturing, overall as well as with certain trading
partners. Through an increased commitment to opening markets, reducing
barriers to our goods, and firmly addressing unfair trade practices, we
can do far better for American workers and manufacturers.
My Administration will negotiate future trade agreements that ensure
that all Americans reap the benefits of global commerce. This includes
small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy. While past
agreements have not always accounted for the consequential effects of
trade on small businesses and the American workforce, future agreements
will.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 21 through May 27,
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2017, as World Trade Week. I encourage Americans to observe this week
with events, trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate the
benefits of trade to our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9615 of May 19, 2017
Armed Forces Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For almost 70 years, our Nation has set aside one day to recognize the
great debt we owe to the men and women who serve in the Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. On Armed Forces Day, we salute the
bravery of those who defend our Nation's peace and security. Their
service defends for Americans the freedom that all people deserve.
This year, we also reflect on the 100th anniversary of our Nation's
entry into World War I. More than 4.7 million Americans would ultimately
serve in the United States Armed Forces during that terrible conflict.
Their sacrifice has not been forgotten. One hundred years later, we face
different threats and challenges. But our safety and security, and the
defense of our way of life, rest in the same able hands of our Armed
Forces.
Because our Armed Forces must constantly adapt to new threats, our
Nation is committed to ensuring they have the tools and resources they
need as they train, deploy, and fight in defense of our country and
defending our values. This is why my budget calls for a $54 billion
increase in national defense spending.
Today, we salute our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast
Guardsmen for their dedication as they carry out the extraordinary duty
of protecting our country. We also pay tribute to the families who serve
alongside them, lending their steadfast love and support.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United
States, continuing the tradition of my predecessors in office, do hereby
proclaim the third Saturday of each May as Armed Forces Day.
I invite the Governors of the States and Territories and other areas
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to provide for the
observance of Armed Forces Day within their jurisdiction each year in an
appropriate manner designed to increase public understanding and
appreciation of the Armed Forces of the United States. I also invite
veterans, civic, and other organizations to join in the observance of
Armed Forces Day each year.
Finally, I call upon all Americans to display the flag of the United
States at their homes and businesses on Armed Forces Day, and I urge
citizens
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to learn more about military service by attending and participating in
the local observances of the day.
Proclamation 9452 of May 20, 2016, is hereby superseded.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9616 of May 19, 2017
National Maritime Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Maritime Day, we recognize the important role the United
States Merchant Marine plays in supporting our commerce and national
security. We honor the proud history of our merchant mariners and their
important contributions in strengthening our economy.
Americans have long looked to the sea as a source of safety and well-
being. Bounded by two oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, and crisscrossed by
inland waterways, America was destined to be a maritime nation. Our
fledgling Republic expanded and became stronger, as our Nation's growing
Merchant Marine connected the States and cemented ties among our new
allies.
Today, the men and women who crew ships remain essential to our Nation's
prosperity and security. Those in the maritime industry, including
merchant mariners, promote our economic growth, facilitating the export
of more than $475 billion in goods just last year and sustaining our
critical defense industrial base. Merchant mariners also actively
protect our homeland, serving as our eyes and ears on the seas. They
serve with distinction and courage, heading into war zones, and too
often sacrificing their own lives for our protection.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 20, 1933, has
designated May 22 of each year as ``National Maritime Day,'' to
commemorate the first transoceanic voyage by a steamship, in 1819 by the
S.S. Savannah. By this resolution, the Congress has authorized and
requested the President to issue annually a proclamation calling for its
appropriate observance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim May 22, 2017, as National Maritime Day. I
call upon the people of the United States to mark this observance and to
display the flag of the United States at their homes and in their
communities. I also request that all ships sailing under the American
flag dress ship on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this nineteenth day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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Proclamation 9617 of May 24, 2017
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Memorial Day is our Nation's solemn reminder that freedom is never free.
It is a moment of collective reflection on the noble sacrifices of those
who gave the last measure of devotion in service of our ideals and in
the defense of our Nation. On this ceremonious day, we remember the
fallen, we pray for a lasting peace among nations, and we honor these
guardians of our inalienable rights.
This year, we commemorate the centennial anniversary of America's entry
into World War I. More than 4.7 million Americans served during The
Great War, representing more than 25 percent of the American male
population between the ages of 18 and 31 at the time. We remember the
more than 100,000 Americans who sacrificed their lives during ``The War
to End All Wars,'' and who left behind countless family members and
loved ones. We pause again to pray for the souls of those heroes who,
one century ago, never returned home after helping to restore peace in
Europe.
On Memorial Day we honor the final resting places of the more than one
million men and women who sacrificed their lives for our Nation, by
decorating their graves with the stars and stripes, as generations have
done since 1868. We also proudly fly America's beautiful flag at our
homes, businesses, and in our community parades to honor their memory.
In doing so, we pledge our Nation's allegiance to the great cause of
freedom for which they fought and ultimately died.
In honor and recognition of all of our fallen service members, the
Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 11, 1950, as amended (36
U.S.C. 116), has requested the President issue a proclamation calling on
the people of the United States to observe each Memorial Day as a day of
prayer for permanent peace and designating a period on that day when the
people of the United States might unite in prayer. The Congress, by
Public Law 106-579, has also designated 3:00 p.m. local time on that day
as a time for all Americans to observe, in their own way, the National
Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 29, 2017, as a day of
prayer for permanent peace, and I designate the hour beginning in each
locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day as a time when people might unite in
prayer. I urge the press, radio, television, and all other information
media to cooperate in this observance.
I further ask all Americans to observe the National Moment of
Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day.
I also request the Governors of the United States and its Territories,
and the appropriate officials of all units of government, to direct that
the flag be flown at half-staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all
buildings, grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States and
in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also request the
people of the United States to display the flag at half-staff from their
homes for the customary forenoon period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9618 of May 31, 2017
African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During June, we pay tribute to the contributions African Americans have
made and continue to make to American music. The indelible legacy of
these musicians--who have witnessed our Nation's greatest achievements,
as well as its greatest injustices--give all Americans a richer, deeper
understanding of American culture. Their creativity has shaped every
genre of music, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues, jazz, gospel,
hip hop, and rap.
In March, rock and roll lost Chuck Berry, one of its founding fathers.
Berry's signature style on the guitar, on display in classics like
``Johnny B. Goode,'' ``Roll Over Beethoven,'' ``Maybellene,'' and
``Carol,'' came to define the explosive new sound of rock and roll. As
Keith Richards, guitarist for the Rolling Stones said while introducing
Berry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: ``This is the gentleman who
started it all.''
We also take time this month to recognize the musical influence of two
of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, Dizzy Gillespie and Ella
Fitzgerald, as this year marks their centennial birthdays. Gillespie,
through his legendary trumpet sound and Fitzgerald, through her pure,
energetic voice, treated people around the world to spirited and soulful
jazz music. Their work has influenced countless musicians, and continues
to inspire listeners young and old.
The contributions of Berry, Gillespie, Fitzgerald, and other African-
American musicians shine as examples of how music can bring us together.
These musicians also remind us of our humanity and of our power to
overcome. They expressed the soul of blues, gospel, and rock and roll,
which has so often captured the hardships of racism and injustices
suffered by African Americans, as well as daily joys and celebrations.
Their work highlights the power music has to channel the human
experience, and they remain a testament to the resilience of all
freedom-loving people. We are grateful for their contribution to the
cannon of great American art.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as African-
American Music Appreciation Month. I call upon public officials,
educators, and all the people of the United States to observe this month
with appropriate activities and programs that raise awareness and
appreciation of African-American Music.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9619 of May 31, 2017
Great Outdoors Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
With June comes the summer sun, longer days, and warmer weather--the
perfect opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. During Great Outdoors
Month, we encourage all Americans to experience the beauty and adventure
of our Nation's lakes, mountains, and forests, and even of their own
backyards.
Each of our States and territories provides endless opportunities to
enjoy the great outdoors. Americans can go fishing in Eleven Mile State
Park in Colorado, camp on the bluffs of Perrot State Park in Wisconsin,
and bike along the Sable River in Ludington State Park in Michigan.
These lands and waters are also home to cultural and historic sites that
inspire our love of country and serve as important touchstones for who
we are as Americans.
Whether your great outdoors means a community park, a state reservoir, a
national forest, or a backyard campout, we must cherish our outdoor
spaces and work to preserve them for generations. This is why, as
President, I am working to bring leaders throughout the country together
to improve the management of our vitally important public lands,
especially through public-private partnerships to help clear the backlog
of deferred maintenance.
I urge all Americans to set aside time during the month of June to visit
our great outdoors and experience America's natural and cultural
history. This month in particular, we celebrate our Nation's remarkable
natural heritage and express our gratitude to those who help preserve
our natural habitat for generations of Americans to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as Great
Outdoors Month. I urge all Americans to explore the great outdoors while
acting as stewards of our lands and waters.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9620 of May 31, 2017
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month is a celebration of the
accomplishments of Caribbean Americans and our long, shared history with
the peoples of the Caribbean. We are grateful for the culture Caribbean
Americans have shared with our Nation and the many contributions they
have made to our society.
Throughout our history, Caribbean Americans have helped create and
maintain the strength and independence of our Nation. Alexander
Hamilton, who came from poverty in Nevis, was a key contributor to our
Constitution and the first Secretary of the Treasury, helping to
establish our modern financial system and to create the United States
Coast Guard.
Every day, Caribbean Americans help make America more prosperous and
secure. Our Nation is particularly grateful to the many Caribbean
Americans who have served and are currently serving in our Armed Forces,
protecting our Nation, and promoting freedom and peace around the world.
Today, more than four million Caribbean Americans live in the United
States and continue to contribute to a vibrant culture that enriches our
Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as National
Caribbean-American Heritage Month. I encourage all Americans to join in
celebrating the history, culture, and achievements of Caribbean
Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9621 of May 31, 2017
National Homeownership Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Homeownership Month, we recognize the many benefits of
homeownership to our families, our communities, and our Nation. For
generations of Americans, owning a home has been an essential element in
achieving the American Dream. Homeownership is often the foundation of
security and prosperity for families and communities and an enduring
symbol of American freedom. This month, we recommit to ensuring that
hard-working Americans enjoy a fair chance at becoming homeowners.
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In the years since the Great Recession, homeownership rates have dipped
to historic lows. Many Americans are not confident they will ever own a
home, a tragic consequence of a decade of weak economic growth,
excessive regulations, and stagnant wages. Many young families are
unable to achieve the independence they desire because they have
difficulty saving for a down payment, overcoming regulatory burdens, or
gaining access to adequate credit. These challenges are even more
pronounced for minorities, whose homeownership rates remain
substantially below those of their fellow Americans.
I am committed to helping hard-working Americans become homeowners. As
part of my Administration's plan to strengthen the middle class and the
American housing market, I am working with the Congress on a pro-growth
agenda of reducing rules and regulations, cutting taxes, and eliminating
unnecessary government spending. These policies will unshackle our
economy and create and sustain high-paying jobs so that more Americans
have the resources and freedom they deserve to fulfill their American
Dream.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2017 as National
Homeownership Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9622 of May 31, 2017
National Ocean Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
National Ocean Month celebrates the mighty oceans and their
extraordinary resources. This month, we recognize the importance of
harnessing the seas for our national security and prosperity.
Thirty-four years ago, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the creation
of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, making clear America's sovereign
right to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage ocean resources
extending 200 nautical miles from our shores. This is the world's
largest Exclusive Economic Zone, spanning more than 3.4 million square
nautical miles--an area larger than the combined landmass of all 50
States. We must recognize the importance of our offshore areas to our
security and economic independence, all while protecting the marine
environment for present and future generations.
Today, our offshore areas remain underutilized and often unexplored. We
have yet to fully leverage new technologies and unleash the forces of
economic innovation to more fully develop and explore our ocean economy.
In the field of energy, we have just begun to tap the potential of our
oceans'
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oil and gas, wind, wave, and tidal resources to power the Nation. The
fisheries resources of the United States are among the most valuable in
the world. Growing global demand for seafood presents tremendous
opportunities for expansion of our seafood exports, which can reduce our
more than $13 billion seafood trade deficit.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim June 2017 as National Ocean Month. This month, I call upon
Americans to reflect on the value and importance of the oceans not only
to our security and economy, but also as a source of recreation,
enjoyment, and relaxation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9623 of June 14, 2017
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Flag Day, we honor the symbol that reminds us that we are one Nation
under God, united in our pursuit of liberty and justice for all. Today,
we celebrate and recognize June 14 as the day in 1777 when the
Continental Congress formally adopted the Stars and Stripes as the
official flag of the Republic.
Our flag is a source of inspiration and strength to all Americans.
Wherever Old Glory flies, we remember the six United States Marines
raising the flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima,
astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planting it on the surface of
the moon, and our firefighters elevating it above Ground Zero following
the terrorist attacks of September 11. At the White House, at our homes,
churches, offices, and schools, in our town squares and military
installations at home and abroad, our flag celebrates our independence
and highlights our resolve to defend and protect the country and the
values that we hold dear.
By honoring our flag, we pay due respect to the patriots and heroes who
have laid down their lives in defense of the liberty it represents. As
we raise the flag, we stand and salute or place our hands on our hearts,
and we recall the fundamental truths upon which this Nation was founded:
that we are all created equal and that just government derives its power
from the people.
I am blessed to have shared my birthday with the Star Spangled Banner
and the U.S. Army for 71 years now. Again, on Flag Day, I am deeply
grateful to live under the red, white, and blue, and all for which it
stands.
To commemorate the adoption of our flag, in 1949, the Congress requested
the President recognize, by proclamation, that June 14 is ``Flag Day''
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requested the American flag be displayed on all Federal Government
buildings. The Congress also requested, in 1966, that the President
annually issue a proclamation designating the week in which June 14
occurs as ``National Flag Week'' and call upon citizens of the United
States to display the flag during that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2017, as Flag Day, and this week as
National Flag Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the
flag on all Federal Government buildings during this week, and I urge
all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week by displaying
the flag. I also encourage the people of the United States to observe
with pride and all due ceremony those days from Flag Day through
Independence Day, set aside by the Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to
honor America, to celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and
activities, and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of
June, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9624 of June 16, 2017
Father's Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Father's Day is a special occasion that reminds us to pause and thank
the men in our lives who have taken on the responsibility of raising
children. As sons and daughters, we recognize the love they have given
and the sacrifices they have made, and we celebrate the indispensable
role fathers play in our lives and communities.
Fathers have the ability and responsibility to instill in us core values
we carry into adulthood. The examples they set and the lessons they
impart about hard work, dedication to family, faith in God, and
believing in ourselves establish the moral foundation for success that
allows us to live up to our full potential. We remember those fatherly
moments big and small--throwing a baseball, writing an essay, driving a
car, walking down the aisle--that have shaped us, and we thank our dads
for being there with a helping hand and an open heart.
Day in and day out, fathers put their children first, creating loving
and supportive environments. Whether by birth, adoption, or foster care,
today we honor the incredible fathers in our lives for all they have
done and continue to do for us. Fathers inspire us to better ourselves
and to be men and women of outstanding character. We recommit ourselves
as individuals, families, and communities to promoting and supporting
fatherhood, and take this day to express our love and appreciation for
fathers across our country.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, in accordance with a joint resolution of the Congress approved
April 24, 1972, as amended (36 U.S.C. 109), do hereby proclaim June 18,
2017, as Father's Day. I call on United States Government officials to
display the flag of the United States on all Government buildings on
Father's Day and invite State and local governments and the people of
the United States to observe Father's Day with appropriate ceremonies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of
June, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9625 of June 29, 2017
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of
Preferences and for Other Purposes
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Pursuant to sections 501 and 503(a)(1)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended (the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2461 and 2463(a)(1)(A)), the
President may, after receiving the advice of the United States
International Trade Commission (the ``Commission''), designate certain
articles as eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) when they are imported from
designated beneficiary developing countries.
2. Pursuant to sections 501, 503(a)(1)(A), and 503(b)(5) of the 1974 Act
(19 U.S.C. 2463(b)(5)), and having received advice from the Commission
in accordance with section 503(e) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(e)), I
have determined to designate certain articles as eligible articles when
they are imported from beneficiary developing countries.
3. Pursuant to section 503(c)(1) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(1)),
the President may withdraw, suspend, or limit application of the duty-
free treatment accorded to specified articles under the GSP when
imported from designated beneficiary developing countries.
4. Pursuant to section 503(c)(1) of the 1974 Act, and having considered
the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the 1974 Act (19
U.S.C. 2462(c)), I have determined to withdraw the application of duty-
free treatment accorded to a certain article.
5. Section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(A))
subjects beneficiary developing countries, except those designated as
least-developed beneficiary developing countries or beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries as provided in section 503(c)(2)(D) of the
1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(D)), to competitive need limitations on
the preferential treatment afforded to eligible articles under the GSP.
6. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act, I have determined
that in 2016 certain beneficiary developing countries exported eligible
articles
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in quantities exceeding the applicable competitive need limitations. I
hereby terminate the duty-free treatment for such articles from such
beneficiary developing countries.
7. Section 503(c)(2)(F)(i) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(F)(i))
provides that the President may disregard the competitive need
limitation provided in section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the 1974 Act (19
U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(A)(i)(II)) with respect to any eligible article from
any beneficiary developing country if the aggregate appraised value of
the imports of any such article into the United States during the
preceding calendar year does not exceed the amount set forth in section
503(c)(2)(F)(ii) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(F)(ii)).
8. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(F)(i) of the 1974 Act, I have
determined that the competitive need limitation provided in section
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the 1974 Act should be disregarded with respect
to certain eligible articles from certain beneficiary developing
countries.
9. Section 503(d)(1) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(1)) provides
that the President may waive the application of the competitive need
limitations in section 503(c)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2))
with respect to any eligible article from any beneficiary developing
country if certain conditions are met.
10. Pursuant to section 503(d)(1) of the 1974 Act, I have received the
advice of the Commission on whether any industry in the United States is
likely to be adversely affected by such waivers of the competitive need
limitations provided in section 503(c)(2) of the 1974 Act. I have
determined, based on that advice and the considerations described in
sections 501 and 502(c) of the 1974 Act, and having given great weight
to the considerations in section 503(d)(2) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(d)(2)), that such waivers are in the national economic interest of
the United States. Accordingly, I have determined that the competitive
need limitations of section 503(c)(2) of the 1974 Act should be waived
with respect to a certain eligible article from a certain beneficiary
developing country.
11. Presidential Proclamation 8997 of June 27, 2013, suspended
Bangladesh's designation as a beneficiary developing country for the
purposes of the GSP. Presidential Proclamation 9333 of September 30,
2015, terminated Venezuela's designation as a beneficiary developing
country for the purposes of the GSP. These proclamations made
corresponding modifications to general note 4 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS). Those modifications included
technical errors, and I have determined that modifications to the HTS
are necessary to correct them.
12. Presidential Proclamation 9466 of June 30, 2016, implemented the
World Trade Organization Declaration on the Expansion of Trade in
Information Technology Products (the ``Declaration'') and, pursuant to
section 111(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3521(b)),
modified the HTS to include the schedule of duty reductions necessary to
carry out the Declaration. Those modifications included technical
errors, and I have determined that modifications to the HTS are
necessary to correct them.
13. Presidential Proclamation 8097 of December 29, 2006, implemented
modifications to the HTS, pursuant to section 1206(a) of the Omnibus
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (the ``1988 Act'') (19 U.S.C.
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3006(a)), to include changes to the schedule considered necessary or
appropriate by the Commission to accomplish the purposes of section
1205(a) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3005(a)). Those modifications to the
HTS were set out in Publication 3898 of the Commission, entitled
``Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
under Section 1206 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of
1988,'' which was incorporated by reference into Presidential
Proclamation 8097. Annex I to that publication included a technical
error, and I have determined that a modification to the HTS is necessary
to correct it.
14. Presidential Proclamation 9549 of December 1, 2016, implemented
modifications to the HTS, pursuant to section 1206(a) of the 1988 Act,
to include changes to the schedule considered necessary or appropriate
by the Commission to accomplish the purposes of section 1205(a) of the
1988 Act. Those modifications to the HTS were set out in Publication
4653 of the Commission, entitled ``Modifications to the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States under Section 1206 of the Omnibus
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and for Other Purposes,'' which
was incorporated by reference into Presidential Proclamation 9549. Annex
I to that publication included technical errors, and I have determined
that modifications to the HTS are necessary to correct them.
15. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the
President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions
of that Act, and of other Acts affecting import treatment, and actions
thereunder, including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition
of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, acting under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including title V and section
604 of the 1974 Act, do proclaim that:
(1) In order to designate certain articles as eligible articles when
imported from a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP,
the Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for the corresponding HTS
subheadings is modified as set forth in section A of Annex I to this
proclamation.
(2) In order to provide that one or more countries should no longer be
treated as beneficiary developing countries with respect to one or more
eligible articles for purposes of the GSP, the Rates of Duty 1-Special
subcolumn for the corresponding HTS subheadings and general note 4(d) to
the HTS are modified as set forth in sections B, C, and D of Annex I to
this proclamation.
(3) The competitive need limitation provided in section
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the 1974 Act is disregarded with respect to the
eligible articles in the HTS subheadings and to the beneficiary
developing countries listed in Annex II to this proclamation, effective
July 1, 2017.
(4) A waiver of the application of section 503(c)(2) of the 1974 Act
shall apply to the article in the HTS subheading and to the beneficiary
developing country set forth in Annex III to this proclamation,
effective July 1, 2017.
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(5) In order to make technical corrections necessary to reflect the
suspension of benefits under the GSP with respect to Bangladesh and the
termination of benefits under the GSP with respect to Venezuela, the HTS
is modified as set forth in Annex IV to this proclamation.
(6) In order to make technical corrections necessary to provide the
intended tariff treatment to goods covered by the Declaration in
accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9466 of June 30, 2016, and to
certain goods as recommended in Publications 3898 and 4653 of the
Commission, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex V.
(7) The modifications to the HTS set forth in Annexes I, IV, and V to
this proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the dates set
forth in the relevant sections of Annexes I, IV, and V.
(8) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders that
are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
June, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
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Proclamation 9626 of July 14, 2017
Captive Nations Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Captive Nations Week, we stand in solidarity with those living
under repressive regimes, and we commit to promoting our American
ideals, grounded in respect for natural rights and protected by the rule
of law, throughout the world. As President Reagan often reminded us, as
a shining city upon a hill, America has a duty to shine its beacon light
on freedom-loving people around the world.
President Eisenhower first proclaimed Captive Nations Week during the
Cold War with the Soviet Union, promising that America would stand with
those people in captive nations who seek ``freedom and national
independence.'' The Soviet Union collapsed more than a quarter of a
century ago, but hundreds of millions of people around the world still
live under the tyranny of authoritarian regimes. Authoritarianism and
its many injustices have wrought misery and held captive the dreams of
generations, while nations that value liberty have prospered and
empowered their citizens to pursue their God-given potential to the
fullest.
The injustices and abuses authoritarian regimes inflict on their own
people affect us all, and we must recognize the bond we share with those
who long to be free from oppression. Throughout our Nation's history,
brave Americans have fought for the freedom of those suffering under
authoritarianism. These American service members have shined light in
the darkest corners of the world, those that are marred by starvation,
political imprisonment, religious intolerance, and many other civil
rights abuses.
Our military and diplomatic experiences have taught us that freedom is a
powerful, yet fragile force that must be tirelessly protected. We
continue to encourage despotic regimes to turn away from their
oppressive ideologies and embrace a more hopeful and prosperous future
for their people. This week, and always, we stand with all people
throughout the world who are fighting for liberty, justice, and the rule
of law.
The Congress, by Joint Resolution approved July 17, 1959 (73 Stat. 212),
has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation
designating the third week of July of each year as ``Captive Nations
Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 16 through July
22, 2017, as Captive Nations Week. I call upon all Americans to reaffirm
our commitment to those around the world striving for liberty, justice,
and the rule of law.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day of
July, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9627 of July 17, 2017
Made in America Day and Made in America Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, we mark the first Made in America Day and recognize the vital
contributions of American workers and job creators to our Nation's
prosperity and strength. America owes much of its success to the
determination and ingenuity of its entrepreneurs, workers, and farmers,
who drive our economy and support our military strength.
American work ethic and quality craftsmanship are the heart and soul of
our Nation. We are a Nation of innovators, builders, and farmers. We
construct architectural wonders like the Golden Gate Bridge and the New
York skyline. We feed the Nation and the world with agricultural
products like American wheat, corn, and beef. We drive technological
innovation, like the internet and the Global Positioning System, from
visions to realities.
My Administration recognizes the critical connection between a strong
manufacturing base and a thriving economy. I am committed to promoting
American manufacturing, opening markets around the world for our
producers, and protecting our businesses from unfair trade practices.
And I am reducing job-killing regulations and cutting taxes, making it
more attractive than ever to do business in the United States.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 17, 2017, as Made
in America Day and this week, July 16 through July 22, as Made in
America Week. Today and this week, I call upon Americans to pay special
tribute to the builders, to the ranchers, to the crafters, and to all
those who work every day to make America great.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of
July, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9628 of July 25, 2017
Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we
celebrate the landmark legislation that marks our Nation's commitment to
ending discrimination against people with disabilities. The ADA's
recognition of the inherent dignity of disabled persons solidified
America's status as the world leader in protecting fundamental rights.
Today, we pay special respect to the contributions of the more than 56
million Americans living
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with disabilities, and we look forward to further advancing
accessibility for all those who need it.
President George H.W. Bush signed the ADA on July 26, 1990, and for 27
years it has been instrumental in protecting the rights and liberties of
people with disabilities and strengthening their access to everyday
American life. Disabilities are an unavoidable part of the human
experience--veterans injured in service to their Nation, survivors of
accidents and illnesses, children born with disabilities, and our
elderly. Since its inception, the ADA has helped empower people living
with disabilities by ensuring they have fair and just access to
employment, government services, public accommodations, commercial
facilities, and public transportation.
Americans are justifiably proud of the ADA and its accomplishments, but
more can be done to protect the rights and dignity of Americans living
with disabilities. Disabled Americans in the workforce already
contribute substantially to our Nation's productivity and prosperity. We
must continue to empower them by breaking down obstacles that prevent
their full participation in the public and economic affairs of our
Nation. In addition, my Administration will encourage American ingenuity
and technological advancements in medicine and science, which will give
millions of Americans with disabilities opportunities to work, engage in
commerce, and connect with others in ways we could not have imagined 27
years ago.
On the anniversary of the ADA, we reaffirm our commitment to fostering
an environment that provides all Americans with the opportunity to
pursue their American dream. Let us all take this time to refocus our
efforts to support our fellow Americans and help them succeed, no matter
the obstacles they may face.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 26, 2017, as a
day in celebration of the 27th Anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act. I call upon all Americans to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities that celebrate the contributions
of Americans with disabilities and to renew our commitment to achieving
the promise of our freedom for all Americans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
July, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9629 of July 26, 2017
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, we honor the patriots who
defended the Korean Peninsula against the spread of Communism in
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what became the first major conflict of the Cold War. We remember those
who laid down their lives in defense of liberty, in a land far from
home, and we vow to preserve their legacy.
Situated between World War II and the Vietnam War, the Korean War has
often been labeled as the ``Forgotten War,'' despite its having claimed
the lives of more than 36,000 Americans. The Korean War began on June
25, 1950, when North Korean forces, backed by the Soviet Union, invaded
South Korea. Shortly thereafter, American troops arrived and pushed back
the North Koreans. For 3 years, alongside fifteen allies and partners,
we fought an unrelenting war of attrition. Through diplomatic
engagements led by President Eisenhower, Americans secured peace on the
Korean Peninsula. On July 27, 1953, North Korea, China, and the United
Nations signed an armistice suspending all hostilities.
While the armistice stopped the active fighting in the region, North
Korea's ballistic and nuclear weapons programs continue to pose grave
threats to the United States and our allies and partners. At this
moment, more than 28,000 American troops maintain a strong allied
presence along the 38th parallel, which separates North and South Korea.
These troops, and the rest of our Armed Forces, help me fulfill my
unwavering commitment as President to protecting Americans at home and
to steadfastly defending our allies abroad.
As we reflect upon our values and pause to remember all those who fight
and sacrifice to uphold them, we will never forget our Korean War
veterans whose valiant efforts halted the spread of Communism and
advanced the cause of freedom.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim July 27, 2017, as
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I call upon all Americans to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities that honor
and give thanks to our distinguished Korean War veterans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of
July, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9630 of August 20, 2017
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Throughout our Nation's history, Americans from all walks of life have
made tremendous sacrifices in defense of our freedom. Today, more than
one million citizen soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and
coastguardsmen continue this proud legacy as members of the National
Guard and Reserve.
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During National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, we
express our gratitude to the employers and communities who support those
brave men and women.
Employer support for the National Guard and Reserve is important to our
ability to sustain an all-volunteer force. Employers play a vital role
in easing the transitions our national guardsmen and reservists must
make from civilian life to military service and back again. Whether they
are participating in weekend training in support of readiness or
deploying in response to a crisis at home and abroad, our national
guardsmen and reservists are more effective when they have the support
of civilian employers.
Our Nation salutes our employers and business leaders who, often at
their own expense, back their employees who serve in the National Guard
and Reserve. As President, I will continue to focus on providing our men
and women in uniform and their families with access to the services,
benefits, and care they so deserve. I encourage all Americans to join
with our employers in facilitating the service our national guardsmen
and reservists provide to our Nation and honoring the sacrifices they
make in defense of our security.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 20 through
August 26, 2017, as National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
Week. I call upon all Americans to join me in expressing our heartfelt
thanks to the civilian employers who provide critical support to the men
and women of the National Guard and Reserve. I also call on State and
local officials, private organizations, and all military commanders to
observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of
August, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9631 of August 25, 2017
Women's Equality Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On August 26, 1920, America ratified the 19th Amendment, securing for
women a sacred right of citizenship: the right to vote. On the
anniversary of that historic day, we celebrate Women's Equality Day and
the innumerable contributions women have made to their families, their
communities, and in service to our country.
Women's suffrage in America has its roots in the meeting of a group of
trailblazers in 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. While that meeting
sparked a movement, suffragists fought for 72 long years thereafter to
secure the vote for women nationwide. Women have always been
instrumental to
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America's greatness, but with greater access to governing institutions
through national suffrage, generations of women have been able to use
the power of the ballot to shape their communities and help keep America
a beacon of freedom and opportunity for the world.
My Administration will continue to support the advancement of women, in
every corner of the Nation. One of my first actions as President was to
establish the United States-Canada Council for Advancement of Women
Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders. Recently, I pledged $50 million to
the new World Bank Group Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative. By
expanding access to capital and networks, this important initiative will
address many of the unique challenges women entrepreneurs in the
developing world face when financing and growing their businesses.
Through these efforts and others, we will support bold and innovative
women leaders and entrepreneurs domestically and abroad, recognizing
that their successes make our economy, and our Nation, stronger.
My Administration is committed to fostering an economy where all women
can succeed and thrive. We must prioritize the needs of working mothers
and families, including access to affordable childcare. Therefore, for
the first time in the history of this country, my budget proposes a
national paid family leave program. Our working families must be able to
provide and care for their children without fear of financial
insolvency, to strengthen our communities and drive a booming economy.
As President, I am also working to ensure that all women have access to
the training they need to succeed in our modern economy, especially in
science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Women make up
only 12 percent of engineers, and the percentage of women in computer
and mathematical occupations has decreased over the past three decades.
To empower women to participate in all sectors of our economy, my
Administration is committed to workforce development, particularly
through the expansion of apprenticeships and vocational education. We
must break down the biases and barriers women in STEM face, and
encourage every American to pursue excellence in his or her chosen
field.
As we observe Women's Equality Day, commemorating the 19th Amendment, we
honor America's female pioneers. These resilient women have inspired
countless others to challenge the status quo in order to advance the
ultimate American value: that all men and women are created equal.
Together, we are creating a Nation where every daughter in America can
grow up believing in herself, her future, and following her heart toward
the American Dream.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2017, as
Women's Equality Day. I call upon the people of the United States to
celebrate the achievements of women and observe this day with
appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of
August, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9632 of August 30, 2017
National Preparedness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Preparedness Month, we bring attention to the importance
of readying ourselves for disasters, both natural and man-made. We also
take this time to extend our sincerest gratitude to first responders,
who selflessly run toward danger to keep our Nation and its people safe.
We vow to support them and provide the tools they need to save lives.
This year marks the 5-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, which ravaged
the Northeast; the 10-year anniversary of the Enhanced Fujita (EF)
level-5 tornado that leveled 95 percent of the Greensburg, Kansas,
community; and the 25-year anniversary of Hurricane Andrew, the most
destructive hurricane in Florida's history. And, this week we are
especially mindful of those affected by the catastrophic Hurricane
Harvey, which brought historic floods to Texas. While these tragedies
underscore our vulnerabilities, they also remind us of our Nation's
great resilience. In the responses to each of these unexpected
disasters, we have seen the character of the American spirit--
courageousness, determination, and generosity.
This month we recognize that by educating the Nation on how to prepare
and respond to emergencies, we can save countless lives. Unfortunately,
fewer than half of American families report having an emergency response
plan. While we never know when the next disaster will strike, it is
incumbent upon every American to be prepared.
Americans can start today to improve our readiness for the next
disaster. The first steps include making and practicing a family
emergency response plan, creating an emergency supply kit, and signing
up for emergency alerts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready
campaign outlines additional important and low-cost measures Americans
can take right now to protect their family, pets, and property before a
major disaster. Together, we will create a stronger and safer Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2017 as
National Preparedness Month. I encourage all Americans, including
Federal, State, and local officials, to take action to be prepared for
disaster or emergency by making and practicing their plans. Each step we
take to become better prepared will make a real difference in how our
families and communities will respond and persevere when faced with the
unexpected.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
August, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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Proclamation 9633 of August 31, 2017
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, we stand with
the millions of Americans in recovery from alcohol and drug addiction,
and reaffirm our commitment to support those who are struggling with
addiction, and their families and loved ones. Substance abuse robs
Americans of their potential, shatters their families, and tears apart
our communities. My Administration is committed to lifting our Nation
from this tragic reality.
Substance addiction affects people of every class, creed, and color.
More than 20 million Americans are addicted to alcohol or other drugs,
and countless more lives have been touched as a consequence of substance
abuse.
Together, however, we can fight drug and alcohol abuse. This month, we
emphasize to all those suffering that recovery is possible. My
Administration is taking a proactive approach to support State and local
communities as they work on the front lines to prevent substance use and
addiction and to promote recovery. To date, we have dedicated more than
$500 million to strengthening prevention programs, expanding access to
evidence-based addiction treatment, and building networks of recovery
support services across our Nation. And earlier this year, I established
the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid
Crisis to help guide the Federal Government's response to drug abuse and
drug addiction, with a particular focus on the opioid epidemic that is
currently afflicting our country.
Solving our Nation's drug and alcohol problems requires both a strong
public health response and a strong public safety response that stems
the flow of illicit drugs into our communities. I have, therefore,
requested $2.6 billion in my 2018 budget proposal for border security
and infrastructure that will improve our ability to protect Americans
and the homeland from the dangers of drug trafficking.
During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, and
throughout the year, let us remember those who have bravely conquered
their addiction. We also pray for those currently suffering so they may,
through effective treatment and the strength of family and friends,
transform their lives. Finally, let us also thank the family members,
friends, and healthcare providers who provide much-needed assistance,
encouragement, and love to support Americans in recovery.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2017 as
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. I call upon the
people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate
programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
August, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9634 of September 1, 2017
National Day of Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Harvey and for Our
National Response and Recovery Efforts
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Hurricane Harvey first made landfall as a Category 4 storm near
Rockport, Texas, on the evening of August 25, 2017. The storm has since
devastated communities in both Texas and Louisiana, claiming many lives,
inflicting countless injuries, destroying or damaging tens of thousands
of homes, and causing billions of dollars in damage. The entire Nation
grieves with Texas and Louisiana. We are deeply grateful for those
performing acts of service, and we pray for healing and comfort for
those in need.
Americans have always come to the aid of their fellow countrymen--friend
helping friend, neighbor helping neighbor, and stranger helping
stranger--and we vow to do so in response to Hurricane Harvey. From the
beginning of our Nation, Americans have joined together in prayer during
times of great need, to ask for God's blessings and guidance. This
tradition dates to June 12, 1775, when the Continental Congress
proclaimed a day of prayer following the Battles of Lexington and
Concord, and April 30, 1789, when President George Washington, during
the Nation's first Presidential inauguration, asked Americans to pray
for God's protection and favor.
When we look across Texas and Louisiana, we see the American spirit of
service embodied by countless men and women. Brave first responders have
rescued those stranded in drowning cars and rising water. Families have
given food and shelter to those in need. Houses of worship have
organized efforts to clean up communities and repair damaged homes.
Individuals of every background are striving for the same goal--to aid
and comfort people facing devastating losses. As Americans, we know that
no challenge is too great for us to overcome.
As response and recovery efforts continue, and as Americans provide much
needed relief to the people of Texas and Louisiana, we are reminded of
Scripture's promise that ``God is our refuge and strength, a very
present help in trouble.'' Melania and I are grateful to everyone
devoting time, effort, and resources to the ongoing response, recovery,
and rebuilding efforts. We invite all Americans to join us as we
continue to pray for those who have lost family members or friends, and
for those who are suffering in this time of crisis.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim September 3, 2017, as a National Day of
Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Harvey and for our National Response
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and Recovery Efforts. We give thanks for the generosity and goodness of
all those who have responded to the needs of their fellow Americans. I
urge Americans of all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to
offer prayers today for all those harmed by Hurricane Harvey, including
people who have lost family members or been injured, those who have lost
homes or other property, and our first responders, law enforcement
officers, military personnel, and medical professionals leading the
response and recovery efforts. Each of us, in our own way, may call upon
our God for strength and comfort during this difficult time. I call on
all Americans and houses of worship throughout the Nation to join in one
voice of prayer, as we seek to uplift one another and assist those
suffering from the consequences of this terrible storm.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9635 of September 8, 2017
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, our Nation recalls the
nearly 3,000 innocent people murdered on September 11, 2001. As we
reflect on our sorrow and our grief, we come together to pray for those
who lost loved ones. As a Nation, we pray that the love of God and the
comfort of knowing that those who perished are forever remembered brings
them peace and gives them courage.
We pause to remember that tragic morning, when our homeland endured
unprecedented attacks. As we watched smoke billow from the World Trade
Center, we prayed for the safety of our fellow Americans, and we reached
out to help, however we could. Now, during these days of prayer and
remembrance, we remind ourselves of the lives--mothers, fathers, sons,
and daughters--lost at the World Trade Center, at the Pentagon, and
aboard United Flight 93 when it crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
We also honor the brave first responders who rushed into crumbling
buildings, risking their own lives to rescue others. More than 400 first
responders lost their lives in those efforts, so that others would not
perish.
Today, a single tree stands near the base of what was once the Twin
Towers of the World Trade Center, having survived that fateful day 16
years ago. This tree, the ``Survivor Tree,'' stands as a living
testament to our national character of triumph. Like the Survivor Tree,
we continue to stand tall and strong as one Nation. Try as they might,
terrorists will never defeat our resilient American spirit.
We also pause to pray for those who fight today and every day to protect
our country from terrorism. Those who commit acts of terror only have
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power if we choose to fear. In remembrance of September 11, 2001,
Americans reveal their courage, strength, and resolve.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 8,
through Sunday, September 10, 2017, as National Days of Prayer and
Remembrance. I ask that the people of the United States mark these
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with prayer, contemplation,
memorial services, the visiting of memorials, the ringing of bells, and
evening candlelight remembrance vigils. I invite all people around the
world to share in these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9636 of September 8, 2017
Patriot Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Patriot Day, we honor the nearly 3,000 innocent lives taken from us
on September 11, 2001, and all of those who so nobly aided their fellow
citizens in America's time of need. We rededicate ourselves to the
ideals that define our country and unite us as one, as we commemorate
all the heroes who lost their lives saving others.
September 11, 2001, will forever be one of the most tragic days in
American history. Through the unimaginable despair, however, ordinary
Americans etched into our history remarkable illustrations of bravery,
of sacrifice for one another, and of dedication to our shared values.
The shock from the indelible images of the smoke rising from the World
Trade Center and Pentagon gave way to countless inspiring videos of co-
workers helping one another to safety; of heroes running into collapsing
buildings to save the innocent people trapped within; and to the
unforgettable story of the patriots who charged the cockpit of Flight 93
to save untold numbers of lives. These heroes moved us with their
bravery. They make us proud to be Americans.
Throughout history, everyday Americans and first responders have done
the extraordinary through selfless acts of patriotism, compassion, and
uncommon courage. Not just in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, but
across our great Nation, Americans on September 11, 2001, bound
themselves together for the common good, saying with one voice that we
will be neither scared nor defeated. The enemy attempted to tear at the
fabric of our society by destroying our buildings and murdering our
innocent, but our strength has not and will not waiver. Americans today
remain steadfast in our commitment to liberty, to human dignity, and to
one another.
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It has been 16 years since the tragedy of September 11, 2001. Children
who lost their parents on that day are now parents of their own, while
many teenagers currently in high school learn about September 11th only
from their history books. Yet all Americans are imbued with the same
commitment to cause and love of their fellow citizens as everyone who
lived through that dark day. We will never forget. The events of
September 11, 2001, did not defeat us. They did not rattle us. They,
instead, have rallied us, as leaders of the civilized world, to defeat
an evil ideology that preys on innocents and knows nothing but violence
and destruction.
On this anniversary, I invite all Americans to thank our Nation's
incredible service members and first responders, who are on the front
lines of our fight against terrorism. We will always remember the
sacrifices made in defense of our people, our country, and our freedom.
The spirit of service and self-sacrifice that Americans so nobly
demonstrated on September 11, 2001, is evident in the incredible
response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The same spirit of American
patriotism we movingly witnessed on September 11th has filled our hearts
as we again see the unflinching courage, compassion, and generosity of
Americans for their neighbors and countrymen. The service members and
first responders who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and in the
years of service since would be proud of what we have all witnessed over
these last three weeks and what will undoubtedly unfold in the coming
months of recovery. By protecting those in need, by taking part in acts
of charity, service, and compassion, and by giving back to our
communities and country, we honor those who gave their lives on and
after September 11, 2001.
By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89),
the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as ``Patriot
Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2017, as Patriot Day. I call
upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United
States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot
Day in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11,
2001. I invite the Governors of the United States and its territories
and interested organizations and individuals to join in this observance.
I call upon the people of the United States to participate in community
service in honor of those our Nation lost, to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services,
and to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. Eastern
Daylight Time to honor the innocent victims who perished as a result of
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9637 of September 13, 2017
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the
accomplishments of Hispanic Americans who have helped shape our great
Nation. We are grateful for the many contributions Hispanic American men
and women make to our society and the vibrancy they weave into our
American culture.
From America's earliest days, Hispanic Americans have played a prominent
and important role in our national heritage, and Hispanic Americans
continue to embody the pioneering spirit of America today. Demonstrating
a steadfast commitment to faith, family, and hard work, Hispanic
Americans lift up our communities and our economy as entrepreneurs,
executives, and small business owners, and make contributions in areas
such as science, art, music, politics, academia, government, and sports.
In fact, Hispanic-owned small businesses are the fastest growing
businesses in America, starting at a pace 15 times the national average
over the last decade. Hispanic Americans own more than three million
American businesses and serve with honor in all branches of the Armed
Forces, continuing a strong legacy of dedication to our country that has
seen the Medal of Honor awarded to 60 Hispanic Americans. Hispanic
Americans are a testament to the American promise that anyone can
succeed in the United States through hard work.
Hispanic Americans strengthen our bonds with our Latin American
neighbors, with whom we share a rich history. We are united with them in
hemispheric solidarity, based on a shared commitment to democratic
principles. To secure a more prosperous, free Western Hemisphere, we are
working to advance and maintain democracy in the region and secure free
and fair trade among our regional partners. My Administration is
dedicated to securing human rights in Cuba and Venezuela, and
strengthening our cultural and philosophical ties with all our Latin
American partners.
This month, we recognize the countless contributions of Hispanic
Americans that help make our Nation a thriving and secure land of
opportunity. To honor the achievements of Hispanic Americans, the
Congress by Public Law 100-402, as amended, has authorized and requested
the President to issue annually a proclamation designating September 15
through October 15 as ``National Hispanic Heritage Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through
October 15, 2017, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. I call upon
public officials, educators, librarians, and all Americans to observe
this month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9638 of September 13, 2017
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Americans are blessed with many freedoms thanks to the hard-earned
battle victories and tremendous sacrifices of our military men and
women. The members of our Armed Forces shine a light of freedom
throughout the world, and as we celebrate our returning heroes, we also
remember our heroes who never returned home. On National POW/MIA
Recognition Day, our Nation recognizes all American prisoners of war and
service members missing in action who have valiantly honored their
commitment to this great country.
It is our sacred obligation to pay tribute to the thousands of men and
women of our Armed Forces who have been imprisoned while serving in
conflicts and who have yet to return to American soil. We reflect on the
brave Americans who, while guarding our freedom and our way of life,
spent years of their youth imprisoned in distant lands. They paid an
enormous price and remained dedicated to our sacred principles, even
while under extreme duress.
We do not leave our fellow man or woman behind, and we do not rest until
our mission is complete. For more than three decades, our country has
conducted investigation and recovery operations in Southeast Asia with
the help of the governments of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Whether in
Southeast Asia, or in South Korea, Europe, the South Pacific, and in all
other corners of the globe, we are committed to this most honorable
mission of fully accounting for our missing personnel. We are encouraged
by the progress made, but know our mission is ongoing until every
Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Coast Guardsman, and Marine missing in the line
of duty is accounted for.
As Commander in Chief, it is my solemn duty to keep all Americans safe.
I will never forget our heroes held prisoner or who have gone missing in
action while serving their country. Today, we recognize not just the
tremendous sacrifices of our service members, but also those of their
families who still seek answers. We are steadfastly committed to
bringing solace to those who wait for the fullest possible accounting of
their loved ones.
On September 15, 2017, the stark black and white banner symbolizing
America's Missing in Action and Prisoners of War will be flown over the
White House; the United States Capitol; the Departments of State,
Defense, and Veterans Affairs; the Selective Service System
Headquarters; the World War II Memorial; the Korean War Veterans
Memorial; the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; United States post offices;
national cemeteries; and other locations across our country. We raise
this flag as a solemn reminder of our obligation to always remember the
sacrifices made to defend our Nation.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 15, 2017, as
National POW/MIA Recognition Day. I call upon the people of the United
States to join me in saluting all American POWs and those missing in
action who valiantly served our country. I call upon Federal, State, and
local government officials and private organizations to observe this day
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9639 of September 15, 2017
Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of the United States, we
celebrate the enduring brilliance of our Founding Charter and recognize
all American citizens. Older than any other written constitution in use
today, our Constitution establishes a system of checks and balances
designed to preserve liberty, promote prosperity, and ensure the
security of our beloved country. On this day and during this week, we
recall the people and the principles that made our Nation great and
commit ourselves to restoring that greatness.
Our Constitution is founded on a fundamental trust in America's
citizens. ``We the People,'' the Constitution proclaims, are the source
of all governmental authority. We are, as President Lincoln declared in
the war-torn fields of Gettysburg, a ``Government of the People, by the
People, for the People.'' That is why we must be particularly mindful of
a would-be ruling class that has lost sight of this foundational truth.
In the drive for progressive reform, our Federal Government has grown
beyond belief and has layered regulation on top of burdensome
regulation. American citizens and businesses face an unrelenting
onslaught of rules and regulations adopted by an army of regulators
unaccountable to the citizens they seek to control.
My solemn promise as President is to return power to the American
People--to the workers and the warriors who made this Nation great and
will make it great again. Restoring this founding principle of
accountability requires us to once again respect the structural
safeguards of our great Constitution. The Framers of our Constitution
sought to preserve liberty by separating government power. In our
constitutional system, the Congress is charged with authoring and
amending the laws, in accordance with its beliefs about what will
benefit our country. The President's duty is to execute those laws and
protect the Nation, consistent with the Constitution. And the
Judiciary's role is to faithfully apply the Constitution and the laws to
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resolve specific cases and controversies. Modern government, however,
has rebelled against the constraints inherent in these defined roles,
abandoning that original design in favor of a centralized system of out-
of-control agencies that claim independence from elected leaders and
demand deference from the courts.
On this day and during this week, I call on all citizens and all
branches of government to reflect on the original meaning of our
Constitution, and to recall the founding principles we too frequently
forget: Our government exists to preserve freedom and to serve its
citizens. We are accountable to the People. And the public deserves
clear, intelligible laws that are enacted through an open,
Constitutional process.
As the elected head of the Executive Branch, I call on Federal agencies
to reduce the crushing burdens of the regulatory state and to restore
fairness, transparency, and due process in all regulatory matters. We
are here to enable the greatness of our Nation, not to restrain it. I
call on the Congress to take up critical legislative measures, and to
work together to set free the full potential of our People. I call on
Federal judges to apply the law as it exists, not as they wish it to
be--to exercise, in the words of our Founders, ``neither force nor will,
but merely judgment.'' And I call on all American citizens to pursue
greatness in their lives through hard work and the insistence that their
government exists only by the people, and for the people, of this great
land.
The Congress, by joint resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 106),
designated September 17 as ``Constitution Day and Citizenship Day,'' and
by joint resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 108), requested that
the President proclaim the week beginning September 17 and ending
September 23 of each year as ``Constitution Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2017, as
Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, and September 17, 2017, through
September 23, 2017, as Constitution Week. On this day and during this
week, we celebrate the citizens and the Constitution that has made
America the greatest Nation this world has ever known. In doing so, we
recommit ourselves to the enduring principles of the Constitution and
thereby ``secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our
Posterity.''
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9640 of September 15, 2017
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As the fall harvest begins, we reflect on the vital contributions of
hard-working American farmers, ranchers, and foresters, and we commit to
ensuring their health and their safety. During National Farm Safety and
Health Week, we recognize the men and women of our great Nation who work
the land, often times at their own risk, to supply the United States and
the world with essential products while creating jobs, supporting the
economy, and protecting our environment and natural resources for future
generations.
Farmers, ranchers, foresters, and their families play critical roles in
meeting our Nation's needs for food, fiber, forestry, fuel, and jobs.
Each day, they perform a range of physically demanding and potentially
dangerous tasks. These tasks often involve long hours and are performed
in high-risk settings, whether working in confined storage buildings,
operating heavy machinery, or handling hazardous chemicals, sometimes in
harsh weather conditions.
According to the Department of Labor, agriculture has the highest
fatality rate of any industry sector in America, and reported 570
fatalities in 2015. These fatalities frequently result from
transportation incidents and the dangers of working with heavy
machinery. As the fortunate beneficiaries of these workers' long hours
of physically demanding and dangerous labor, it is incumbent upon us all
to be mindful of the hazards of this industry. To eliminate or minimize
the risks, we must emphasize ``safety first'' and support comprehensive
farm-safety education and training initiatives.
American farmers, ranchers, and foresters uphold values at the heart of
the American character, and as such, it is our duty to protect and
promote their safety and health. This week we pay tribute to those who
earn their living from the land and honor their resolute work ethic,
steadfast concern for others, and a strong sense of community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 17 through
September 23, 2017, as National Farm Safety and Health Week. I call upon
the people of the United States, including America's farmers and
ranchers and agriculture-related institutions, organizations, and
businesses, to reaffirm their dedication to farm safety and health. I
also urge all Americans to honor our agricultural heritage and to
express their appreciation and gratitude to our farmers, ranchers, and
foresters for their important contributions and tireless service to our
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9641 of September 15, 2017
National Gang Violence Prevention Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every day, innocent Americans are the victims of terrible crimes
perpetrated by violent gangs and criminal cartels. During National Gang
Violence Prevention Week, my Administration pledges to restore justice
to American communities and keep evil off our streets by eradicating the
gangs that commit these despicable acts.
During the previous Administration, the number of gangs and gang members
reached an alarming 20-year high. In 2015 alone, homicides spiked by 17
percent in America's 50 largest cities--the largest increase in 25
years. Gangs continue to evolve and adapt. Today they have expanded to
almost 1.5 million members nationwide who perpetrate an average of 48
percent of violent crimes in most jurisdictions and up to 90 percent in
others. My Administration will not stand by idly as these menacing gangs
threaten the safety and security of our communities.
Particularly, we must address the rise of violent transnational criminal
gangs, such as MS-13, that have infiltrated our neighborhoods and
recruited our vulnerable young people. Weak border security, failure to
enforce immigration laws already on the books, and sanctuary cities have
emboldened criminals to enter the United States illegally and enabled
gang and transnational cartel members to engage with impunity in illegal
human and drug trafficking, corruption and fraud, and barbaric acts
including violence, sexual assaults, and murder.
My Administration has pledged to identify and eradicate transnational
organized crime, gangs, and gang violence. During my first 100 days as
President, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency led a
coordinated effort to capture more than 30,000 convicted criminal
aliens, including more than 1,000 gang members and affiliates. Many of
these arrests were of immigration fugitives who had committed heinous
acts of gang violence: smuggling, sex crimes, arson, extortion, or
cruelty to innocent children. By Executive Order, I also created the
Council on Transnational Organized Crime, which has been hard at work
coordinating Federal resources to better identify, prosecute, and
dismantle transnational criminal organizations. As a result of these
steps and the new partnerships we have formed at all levels of
government, illegal border crossings have declined drastically since I
took office.
The Congress has also indicated a willingness to address this pressing
issue. Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 3697, the Criminal Alien Gang
Member Removal Act. My Administration strongly supports this
legislation. Once enacted, it will protect law-abiding Americans by
denying criminal alien gang members admission into the United States and
by giving law enforcement more effective tools to remove them. I
encourage the Senate to act quickly to enact this bill into law and help
protect the safety of Americans.
This week, let us rededicate ourselves to destroying the criminal gangs
that have plagued American neighborhoods and communities for far too
long.
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We owe this to all those affected by gang violence and to all who seek a
brighter future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the week of September 17
through September 23, 2017, as ``National Gang Violence Prevention
Week.'' I call upon the people of the United States to observe this week
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9642 of September 15, 2017
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As we celebrate Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, we
recognize the extraordinary contributions that Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made, and continue to make, to
the general welfare and prosperity of our country. Established by
visionary leaders, America's HBCUs have long played an integral role in
our Nation's history, providing Black Americans opportunities to learn
and achieve their dreams.
Many HBCUs were founded under the cold shadow of segregation and racial
prejudice. Before the Civil War, most institutions of higher learning
denied admittance to minority students. HBCUs formed to overcome such
discrimination and prove to the Nation that all students deserve a high-
quality education, and that all Americans can rise to great heights if
given the opportunity. For more than 150 years, HBCUs have produced some
of our Nation's leaders in business, government, academia, and the
military, and they have helped create a thriving and important Black
middle class. Today, they continue to provide a rigorous education to
students, who are often from low-income backgrounds, who seek to advance
themselves and give back to their Nation. We can see the influences of
HBCUs in every sector of our economy, from medicine and law, to sports
and journalism.
Today, more than 100 HBCUs are thriving in 19 States, the District of
Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, enrolling more than 300,000
students. This year, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week
coincides with the 150th anniversary of nine HBCUs: Alabama State
University, Barber-Scotia College, Fayetteville State University, Howard
University, Johnson C. Smith University, Morehouse College, Morgan State
University, St. Augustine's University, and Talladega College. It is a
great honor for our Nation to join in celebrating the achievements of
these nine institutions, as well as those of every HBCU across the
country.
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Investing in HBCUs strengthens America's future, and my Administration
will help ensure that HBCUs continue to be self-sustainable and viable
institutions of higher education for generations to come. This week, we
will also host the Annual White House Historically Black College and
Universities Summit to provide a forum for HBCU presidents, faculty
members, students, government partners, and other stakeholders to
address the priorities set forth in my Executive Order to Promote
Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, signed February 28, 2017. This annual summit also serves
to honor HBCU All-Star Students, who are appointed for 1 year to serve
as ambassadors for the White House Initiative on Historically Black
College and Universities.
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week serves to
remind us of the historic and ongoing struggle for equal access that led
to the establishment of HBCUs in our Nation. We use this week to
recognize the importance of HBCUs in educating the leaders of tomorrow,
and reaffirm our commitment to providing every student with the
opportunity to learn, grow, and find success no matter his or her
background.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 17 through
September 23, 2017, as National Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Week. I call upon educators, public officials, professional
organizations, corporations and all Americans to observe this week with
the appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that acknowledge
the countless contributions these institutions and their alumni have
made to our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9643 of September 15, 2017
Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, we draw
renewed attention to the scourge that continues to devastate
individuals, families, and communities across our Nation. Preliminary
data indicates that approximately 64,000 Americans died last year of
drug overdoses in the United States, the majority of them from opioids.
The number of infants born with opioid dependence has more than
quadrupled in the past decade. Nearly 100 Americans, on average, die
each day from opioid overdoses, and overdose rates are highest among
people between 25 to 54 years old, robbing so many of our young people
of their potential. This is a genuine crisis that my Administration is
working tirelessly to address.
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The Department of Health and Human Services is leading an interagency
effort to maximize the effect of the Comprehensive Addiction and
Recovery Act (CARA) and 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) programs. In
March, I issued an Executive Order establishing the President's
Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
(Commission) to study how the Federal Government can most effectively
address the epidemic. The Commission will release its final
recommendations this fall, and my Administration will rely on its
findings to inform a whole-of-government emergency response plan. In
addition, my FY 2018 Budget commits significant resources to fighting
this epidemic, including $1.3 billion in investments for CARA and Cures
Act programs, and other opioid-related initiatives that seek to prevent
opioid abuse, improve access to treatment and recovery support services,
and enhance overdose prevention programs.
This week, we reaffirm our commitment to fighting the opioid and heroin
epidemic. Too many families know the enduring personal, emotional, and
financial harm caused by prescription opioid and heroin addiction. To
the men and women who are currently seeking or receiving treatment and
to those who are in recovery: We stand with you, we pray for you, and we
are working every single day to help you. As a Nation, we will come
together to save lives and end this crisis.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 17 through
September 23, 2017, as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness
Week. I call upon my fellow Americans to observe this week with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, religious services, and other
activities that raise awareness about the prescription opioid and heroin
epidemic.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9644 of September 22, 2017
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As we solemnly observe Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day, we honor and
extend our deepest gratitude to the families of military service members
who gave their last full measure of devotion to our country. Gold Star
families have paid the ultimate price for our Nation's freedom with the
life of their loved ones. Our grateful Nation grieves with them in their
loss, but also shares their pride in the selfless service of their sons
and daughters.
Our country is built on the sacrifices of men and women who have
willingly raised their hand to defend our Nation and its security. As
members of our Armed Forces take an oath to protect our freedoms and
liberty, they
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understand the gravity of their commitment to defend our way of life.
And when that commitment results in the ultimate sacrifice, we come
together as a Nation to walk beside the devoted families left behind and
help them shoulder the vast absence they forever bear. Their loved ones
did not die in vain. They gave of themselves to protect and defend the
freedoms we all enjoy. Despite their grief, these families bravely move
forward with dignity and grace.
Despite having endured unfathomable loss, many Gold Star families have
turned their sorrow into action and community outreach to help others
navigate this difficult journey. Their compassion, courage,
determination, and strength inspire us all.
When the last rifle volley is fired, the final note of Taps echoes and
fades away, and the carefully-folded National Colors are presented, it
is our sacred duty to stand with these patriotic families to ensure they
receive the care, compassion, and respect they have earned. On this day
of remembrance, we pay tribute to those brave men and women in uniform
who died protecting our great Nation, and we stand with the families who
nurtured and loved them. Gold Star families have our sympathy, but more
importantly, they have our respect and our gratitude.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936 (49 Stat.
1895 as amended), has designated the last Sunday in September as ``Gold
Star Mother's Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 24, 2017, as
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day. I call upon all Government
officials to display the flag of the United States over Government
buildings on this special day. I also encourage the American people to
display the flag and hold appropriate ceremonies as a public expression
of our Nation's gratitude and respect for our Gold Star Mothers and
Families.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9645 of September 24, 2017
Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted
Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety
Threats
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In Executive Order 13780 of March 6, 2017 (Protecting the Nation from
Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States), on the recommendations
of the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, I
ordered a
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worldwide review of whether, and if so what, additional information
would be needed from each foreign country to assess adequately whether
their nationals seeking to enter the United States pose a security or
safety threat. This was the first such review of its kind in United
States history. As part of the review, the Secretary of Homeland
Security established global requirements for information sharing in
support of immigration screening and vetting. The Secretary of Homeland
Security developed a comprehensive set of criteria and applied it to the
information-sharing practices, policies, and capabilities of foreign
governments. The Secretary of State thereafter engaged with the
countries reviewed in an effort to address deficiencies and achieve
improvements. In many instances, those efforts produced positive
results. By obtaining additional information and formal commitments from
foreign governments, the United States Government has improved its
capacity and ability to assess whether foreign nationals attempting to
enter the United States pose a security or safety threat. Our Nation is
safer as a result of this work.
Despite those efforts, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, has
determined that a small number of countries--out of nearly 200
evaluated--remain deficient at this time with respect to their identity-
management and information-sharing capabilities, protocols, and
practices. In some cases, these countries also have a significant
terrorist presence within their territory.
As President, I must act to protect the security and interests of the
United States and its people. I am committed to our ongoing efforts to
engage those countries willing to cooperate, improve information-sharing
and identity-management protocols and procedures, and address both
terrorism-related and public-safety risks. Some of the countries with
remaining inadequacies face significant challenges. Others have made
strides to improve their protocols and procedures, and I commend them
for these efforts. But until they satisfactorily address the identified
inadequacies, I have determined, on the basis of recommendations from
the Secretary of Homeland Security and other members of my Cabinet, to
impose certain conditional restrictions and limitations, as set forth
more fully below, on entry into the United States of nationals of the
countries identified in section 2 of this proclamation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, by the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA),
8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code, hereby find that, absent the measures set forth in this
proclamation, the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the United
States of persons described in section 2 of this proclamation would be
detrimental to the interests of the United States, and that their entry
should be subject to certain restrictions, limitations, and exceptions.
I therefore hereby proclaim the following:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. (a) It is the policy of the United States
to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks and other public-safety
threats. Screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated with
visa adjudications and other immigration processes play a critical role
in implementing that policy. They enhance our ability to detect foreign
nationals who may commit, aid, or support acts of terrorism, or
otherwise pose a
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safety threat, and they aid our efforts to prevent such individuals from
entering the United States.
(b) Information-sharing and identity-management protocols and
practices of foreign governments are important for the effectiveness of
the screening and vetting protocols and procedures of the United States.
Governments manage the identity and travel documents of their nationals
and residents. They also control the circumstances under which they
provide information about their nationals to other governments,
including information about known or suspected terrorists and criminal-
history information. It is, therefore, the policy of the United States
to take all necessary and appropriate steps to encourage foreign
governments to improve their information-sharing and identity-management
protocols and practices and to regularly share identity and threat
information with our immigration screening and vetting systems.
(c) Section 2(a) of Executive Order 13780 directed a ``worldwide
review to identify whether, and if so what, additional information will
be needed from each foreign country to adjudicate an application by a
national of that country for a visa, admission, or other benefit under
the INA (adjudications) in order to determine that the individual is not
a security or public-safety threat.'' That review culminated in a report
submitted to the President by the Secretary of Homeland Security on July
9, 2017. In that review, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National
Intelligence, developed a baseline for the kinds of information required
from foreign governments to support the United States Government's
ability to confirm the identity of individuals seeking entry into the
United States as immigrants and nonimmigrants, as well as individuals
applying for any other benefit under the immigration laws, and to assess
whether they are a security or public-safety threat. That baseline
incorporates three categories of criteria:
(i) Identity-management information. The United States expects foreign
governments to provide the information needed to determine whether
individuals seeking benefits under the immigration laws are who they claim
to be. The identity-management information category focuses on the
integrity of documents required for travel to the United States. The
criteria assessed in this category include whether the country issues
electronic passports embedded with data to enable confirmation of identity,
reports lost and stolen passports to appropriate entities, and makes
available upon request identity-related information not included in its
passports.
(ii) National security and public-safety information. The United States
expects foreign governments to provide information about whether persons
who seek entry to this country pose national security or public-safety
risks. The criteria assessed in this category include whether the country
makes available, directly or indirectly, known or suspected terrorist and
criminal-history information upon request, whether the country provides
passport and national-identity document exemplars, and whether the country
impedes the United States Government's receipt of information about
passengers and crew traveling to the United States.
(iii) National security and public-safety risk assessment. The national
security and public-safety risk assessment category focuses on national
security risk indicators. The criteria assessed in this category include
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whether the country is a known or potential terrorist safe haven, whether
it is a participant in the Visa Waiver Program established under section
217 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187, that meets all of its requirements, and
whether it regularly fails to receive its nationals subject to final orders
of removal from the United States.
(d) The Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the
Department of State, collected data on the performance of all foreign
governments and assessed each country against the baseline described in
subsection (c) of this section. The assessment focused, in particular,
on identity management, security and public-safety threats, and national
security risks. Through this assessment, the agencies measured each
country's performance with respect to issuing reliable travel documents
and implementing adequate identity-management and information-sharing
protocols and procedures, and evaluated terrorism-related and public-
safety risks associated with foreign nationals seeking entry into the
United States from each country.
(e) The Department of Homeland Security evaluated each country
against the baseline described in subsection (c) of this section. The
Secretary of Homeland Security identified 16 countries as being
``inadequate'' based on an analysis of their identity-management
protocols, information-sharing practices, and risk factors. Thirty-one
additional countries were classified ``at risk'' of becoming
``inadequate'' based on those criteria.
(f) As required by section 2(d) of Executive Order 13780, the
Department of State conducted a 50-day engagement period to encourage
all foreign governments, not just the 47 identified as either
``inadequate'' or ``at risk,'' to improve their performance with respect
to the baseline described in subsection (c) of this section. Those
engagements yielded significant improvements in many countries. Twenty-
nine countries, for example, provided travel document exemplars for use
by Department of Homeland Security officials to combat fraud. Eleven
countries agreed to share information on known or suspected terrorists.
(g) The Secretary of Homeland Security assesses that the following
countries continue to have ``inadequate'' identity-management protocols,
information-sharing practices, and risk factors, with respect to the
baseline described in subsection (c) of this section, such that entry
restrictions and limitations are recommended: Chad, Iran, Libya, North
Korea, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. The Secretary of Homeland Security
also assesses that Iraq did not meet the baseline, but that entry
restrictions and limitations under a Presidential proclamation are not
warranted. The Secretary of Homeland Security recommends, however, that
nationals of Iraq who seek to enter the United States be subject to
additional scrutiny to determine if they pose risks to the national
security or public safety of the United States. In reaching these
conclusions, the Secretary of Homeland Security considered the close
cooperative relationship between the United States and the
democratically elected government of Iraq, the strong United States
diplomatic presence in Iraq, the significant presence of United States
forces in Iraq, and Iraq's commitment to combating the Islamic State of
Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
(h) Section 2(e) of Executive Order 13780 directed the Secretary of
Homeland Security to ``submit to the President a list of countries
recommended for inclusion in a Presidential proclamation that would
prohibit
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the entry of appropriate categories of foreign nationals of countries
that have not provided the information requested until they do so or
until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the country has
an adequate plan to do so, or has adequately shared information through
other means.'' On September 15, 2017, the Secretary of Homeland Security
submitted a report to me recommending entry restrictions and limitations
on certain nationals of 7 countries determined to be ``inadequate'' in
providing such information and in light of other factors discussed in
the report. According to the report, the recommended restrictions would
help address the threats that the countries' identity-management
protocols, information-sharing inadequacies, and other risk factors pose
to the security and welfare of the United States. The restrictions also
encourage the countries to work with the United States to address those
inadequacies and risks so that the restrictions and limitations imposed
by this proclamation may be relaxed or removed as soon as possible.
(i) In evaluating the recommendations of the Secretary of Homeland Security
and in determining what restrictions to impose for each country, I
consulted with appropriate Assistants to the President and members of the
Cabinet, including the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Homeland
Security, and the Attorney General. I considered several factors, including
each country's capacity, ability, and willingness to cooperate with our
identity-management and information-sharing policies and each country's
risk factors, such as whether it has a significant terrorist presence
within its territory. I also considered foreign policy, national security,
and counterterrorism goals. I reviewed these factors and assessed these
goals, with a particular focus on crafting those country-specific
restrictions that would be most likely to encourage cooperation given each
country's distinct circumstances, and that would, at the same time, protect
the United States until such time as improvements occur. The restrictions
and limitations imposed by this proclamation are, in my judgment, necessary
to prevent the entry of those foreign nationals about whom the United
States Government lacks sufficient information to assess the risks they
pose to the United States. These restrictions and limitations are also
needed to elicit improved identity-management and information-sharing
protocols and practices from foreign governments; and to advance foreign
policy, national security, and counterterrorism objectives.
(ii) After reviewing the Secretary of Homeland Security's report of
September 15, 2017, and accounting for the foreign policy, national
security, and counterterrorism objectives of the United States, I have
determined to restrict and limit the entry of nationals of 7 countries
found to be ``inadequate'' with respect to the baseline described in
subsection (c) of this section: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria,
Venezuela, and Yemen. These restrictions distinguish between the entry of
immigrants and nonimmigrants. Persons admitted on immigrant visas become
lawful permanent residents of the United States. Such persons may present
national security or public-safety concerns that may be distinct from those
admitted as nonimmigrants. The United States affords lawful permanent
residents more enduring rights than it does to nonimmigrants. Lawful
permanent residents are more difficult to remove than nonimmigrants even
after national security concerns arise, which heightens the costs and
dangers of errors associated with admitting such individuals. And although
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immigrants generally receive more extensive vetting than nonimmigrants,
such vetting is less reliable when the country from which someone seeks to
emigrate exhibits significant gaps in its identity-management or
information-sharing policies, or presents risks to the national security of
the United States. For all but one of those 7 countries, therefore, I am
restricting the entry of all immigrants.
(iii) I am adopting a more tailored approach with respect to nonimmigrants,
in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of Homeland
Security. For some countries found to be ``inadequate'' with respect to the
baseline described in subsection (c) of this section, I am restricting the
entry of all nonimmigrants. For countries with certain mitigating factors,
such as a willingness to cooperate or play a substantial role in combatting
terrorism, I am restricting the entry only of certain categories of
nonimmigrants, which will mitigate the security threats presented by their
entry into the United States. In those cases in which future cooperation
seems reasonably likely, and accounting for foreign policy, national
security, and counterterrorism objectives, I have tailored the restrictions
to encourage such improvements.
(i) Section 2(e) of Executive Order 13780 also provided that the
``Secretary of State, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland
Security may also submit to the President the names of additional
countries for which any of them recommends other lawful restrictions or
limitations deemed necessary for the security or welfare of the United
States.'' The Secretary of Homeland Security determined that Somalia
generally satisfies the information-sharing requirements of the baseline
described in subsection (c) of this section, but its government's
inability to effectively and consistently cooperate, combined with the
terrorist threat that emanates from its territory, present special
circumstances that warrant restrictions and limitations on the entry of
its nationals into the United States. Somalia's identity-management
deficiencies and the significant terrorist presence within its territory
make it a source of particular risks to the national security and public
safety of the United States. Based on the considerations mentioned
above, and as described further in section 2(h) of this proclamation, I
have determined that entry restrictions, limitations, and other measures
designed to ensure proper screening and vetting for nationals of Somalia
are necessary for the security and welfare of the United States.
(j) Section 2 of this proclamation describes some of the
inadequacies that led me to impose restrictions on the specified
countries. Describing all of those reasons publicly, however, would
cause serious damage to the national security of the United States, and
many such descriptions are classified.
Sec. 2. Suspension of Entry for Nationals of Countries of Identified
Concern. The entry into the United States of nationals of the following
countries is hereby suspended and limited, as follows, subject to
categorical exceptions and case-by-case waivers, as described in
sections 3 and 6 of this proclamation:
(a) Chad.
(i) The government of Chad is an important and valuable counterterrorism
partner of the United States, and the United States Government looks
forward to expanding that cooperation, including in the areas of
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immigration and border management. Chad has shown a clear willingness to
improve in these areas. Nonetheless, Chad does not adequately share public-
safety and terrorism-related information and fails to satisfy at least one
key risk criterion. Additionally, several terrorist groups are active
within Chad or in the surrounding region, including elements of Boko Haram,
ISIS-West Africa, and al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb. At this time,
additional information sharing to identify those foreign nationals applying
for visas or seeking entry into the United States who represent national
security and public-safety threats is necessary given the significant
terrorism-related risk from this country.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Chad, as immigrants,
and as nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist (B-2), and business/tourist
(B-1/B-2) visas, is hereby suspended.
(b) Iran.
(i) Iran regularly fails to cooperate with the United States Government in
identifying security risks, fails to satisfy at least one key risk
criterion, is the source of significant terrorist threats, and fails to
receive its nationals subject to final orders of removal from the United
States. The Department of State has also designated Iran as a state sponsor
of terrorism.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Iran as immigrants
and as nonimmigrants is hereby suspended, except that entry by such
nationals under valid student (F and M) and exchange visitor (J) visas is
not suspended, although such individuals should be subject to enhanced
screening and vetting requirements.
(c) Libya.
(i) The government of Libya is an important and valuable counterterrorism
partner of the United States, and the United States Government looks
forward to expanding on that cooperation, including in the areas of
immigration and border management. Libya, nonetheless, faces significant
challenges in sharing several types of information, including public-safety
and terrorism-related information necessary for the protection of the
national security and public safety of the United States. Libya also has
significant inadequacies in its identity-management protocols. Further,
Libya fails to satisfy at least one key risk criterion and has been
assessed to be not fully cooperative with respect to receiving its
nationals subject to final orders of removal from the United States. The
substantial terrorist presence within Libya's territory amplifies the risks
posed by the entry into the United States of its nationals.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Libya, as immigrants,
and as nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist (B-2), and business/tourist
(B-1/B-2) visas, is hereby suspended.
(d) North Korea.
(i) North Korea does not cooperate with the United States Government in any
respect and fails to satisfy all information-sharing requirements.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of North Korea as
immigrants and nonimmigrants is hereby suspended.
(e) Syria.
(i) Syria regularly fails to cooperate with the United States Government in
identifying security risks, is the source of significant terrorist threats,
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and has been designated by the Department of State as a state sponsor of
terrorism. Syria has significant inadequacies in identity-management
protocols, fails to share public-safety and terrorism information, and
fails to satisfy at least one key risk criterion.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Syria as immigrants
and nonimmigrants is hereby suspended.
(f) Venezuela.
(i) Venezuela has adopted many of the baseline standards identified by the
Secretary of Homeland Security and in section 1 of this proclamation, but
its government is uncooperative in verifying whether its citizens pose
national security or public-safety threats. Venezuela's government fails to
share public-safety and terrorism-related information adequately, fails to
satisfy at least one key risk criterion, and has been assessed to be not
fully cooperative with respect to receiving its nationals subject to final
orders of removal from the United States. There are, however, alternative
sources for obtaining information to verify the citizenship and identity of
nationals from Venezuela. As a result, the restrictions imposed by this
proclamation focus on government officials of Venezuela who are responsible
for the identified inadequacies.
(ii) Notwithstanding section 3(b)(v) of this proclamation, the entry into
the United States of officials of government agencies of Venezuela involved
in screening and vetting procedures--including the Ministry of the Popular
Power for Interior, Justice and Peace; the Administrative Service of
Identification, Migration and Immigration; the Scientific, Penal and
Criminal Investigation Service Corps; the Bolivarian National Intelligence
Service; and the Ministry of the Popular Power for Foreign Relations--and
their immediate family members, as nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist
(B-2), and business/tourist (B-1/B-2) visas, is hereby suspended. Further,
nationals of Venezuela who are visa holders should be subject to
appropriate additional measures to ensure traveler information remains
current.
(g) Yemen.
(i) The government of Yemen is an important and valuable counterterrorism
partner, and the United States Government looks forward to expanding that
cooperation, including in the areas of immigration and border management.
Yemen, nonetheless, faces significant identity-management challenges, which
are amplified by the notable terrorist presence within its territory. The
government of Yemen fails to satisfy critical identity-management
requirements, does not share public-safety and terrorism-related
information adequately, and fails to satisfy at least one key risk
criterion.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Yemen as immigrants,
and as nonimmigrants on business (B-1), tourist (B-2), and business/tourist
(B-1/B-2) visas, is hereby suspended.
(h) Somalia.
(i) The Secretary of Homeland Security's report of September 15, 2017,
determined that Somalia satisfies the information-sharing requirements of
the baseline described in section 1(c) of this proclamation. But several
other considerations support imposing entry restrictions and limitations on
Somalia. Somalia has significant identity-management deficiencies.
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For example, while Somalia issues an electronic passport, the United States
and many other countries do not recognize it. A persistent terrorist threat
also emanates from Somalia's territory. The United States Government has
identified Somalia as a terrorist safe haven. Somalia stands apart from
other countries in the degree to which its government lacks command and
control of its territory, which greatly limits the effectiveness of its
national capabilities in a variety of respects. Terrorists use under-
governed areas in northern, central, and southern Somalia as safe havens
from which to plan, facilitate, and conduct their operations. Somalia also
remains a destination for individuals attempting to join terrorist groups
that threaten the national security of the United States. The State
Department's 2016 Country Reports on Terrorism observed that Somalia has
not sufficiently degraded the ability of terrorist groups to plan and mount
attacks from its territory. Further, despite having made significant
progress toward formally federating its member states, and its willingness
to fight terrorism, Somalia continues to struggle to provide the governance
needed to limit terrorists' freedom of movement, access to resources, and
capacity to operate. The government of Somalia's lack of territorial
control also compromises Somalia's ability, already limited because of poor
recordkeeping, to share information about its nationals who pose criminal
or terrorist risks. As a result of these and other factors, Somalia
presents special concerns that distinguish it from other countries.
(ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Somalia as immigrants
is hereby suspended. Additionally, visa adjudications for nationals of
Somalia and decisions regarding their entry as nonimmigrants should be
subject to additional scrutiny to determine if applicants are connected to
terrorist organizations or otherwise pose a threat to the national security
or public safety of the United States.
Sec. 3. Scope and Implementation of Suspensions and Limitations. (a)
Scope. Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsection (b) of this
section and any waiver under subsection (c) of this section, the
suspensions of and limitations on entry pursuant to section 2 of this
proclamation shall apply only to foreign nationals of the designated
countries who:
(i) are outside the United States on the applicable effective date under
section 7 of this proclamation;
(ii) do not have a valid visa on the applicable effective date under
section 7 of this proclamation; and
(iii) do not qualify for a visa or other valid travel document under
section 6(d) of this proclamation.
(b) Exceptions. The suspension of entry pursuant to section 2 of
this proclamation shall not apply to:
(i) any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
(ii) any foreign national who is admitted to or paroled into the United
States on or after the applicable effective date under section 7 of this
proclamation;
(iii) any foreign national who has a document other than a visa--such as a
transportation letter, an appropriate boarding foil, or an advance parole
document--valid on the applicable effective date under section 7 of
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this proclamation or issued on any date thereafter, that permits him or her
to travel to the United States and seek entry or admission;
(iv) any dual national of a country designated under section 2 of this
proclamation when the individual is traveling on a passport issued by a
non-designated country;
(v) any foreign national traveling on a diplomatic or diplomatic-type visa,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization visa, C-2 visa for travel to the United
Nations, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa; or
(vi) any foreign national who has been granted asylum by the United States;
any refugee who has already been admitted to the United States; or any
individual who has been granted withholding of removal, advance parole, or
protection under the Convention Against Torture.
(c) Waivers. Notwithstanding the suspensions of and limitations on
entry set forth in section 2 of this proclamation, a consular officer,
or the Commissioner, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
or the Commissioner's designee, as appropriate, may, in their
discretion, grant waivers on a case-by-case basis to permit the entry of
foreign nationals for whom entry is otherwise suspended or limited if
such foreign nationals demonstrate that waivers would be appropriate and
consistent with subsections (i) through (iv) of this subsection. The
Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
coordinate to adopt guidance addressing the circumstances in which
waivers may be appropriate for foreign nationals seeking entry as
immigrants or nonimmigrants.
(i) A waiver may be granted only if a foreign national demonstrates to the
consular officer's or CBP official's satisfaction that:
(A) denying entry would cause the foreign national undue hardship;
(B) entry would not pose a threat to the national security or public
safety of the United States; and
(C) entry would be in the national interest.
(ii) The guidance issued by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security under this subsection shall address the standards,
policies, and procedures for:
(A) determining whether the entry of a foreign national would not pose a
threat to the national security or public safety of the United States;
(B) determining whether the entry of a foreign national would be in the
national interest;
(C) addressing and managing the risks of making such a determination in
light of the inadequacies in information sharing, identity management, and
other potential dangers posed by the nationals of individual countries
subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by this proclamation;
(D) assessing whether the United States has access, at the time of the
waiver determination, to sufficient information about the foreign national
to determine whether entry would satisfy the requirements of subsection (i)
of this subsection; and
(E) determining the special circumstances that would justify granting a
waiver under subsection (iv)(E) of this subsection.
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(iii) Unless otherwise specified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, any
waiver issued by a consular officer as part of the visa adjudication
process will be effective both for the issuance of a visa and for any
subsequent entry on that visa, but will leave unchanged all other
requirements for admission or entry.
(iv) Case-by-case waivers may not be granted categorically, but may be
appropriate, subject to the limitations, conditions, and requirements set
forth under subsection (i) of this subsection and the guidance issued under
subsection (ii) of this subsection, in individual circumstances such as the
following:
(A) the foreign national has previously been admitted to the United
States for a continuous period of work, study, or other long-term activity,
is outside the United States on the applicable effective date under section
7 of this proclamation, seeks to reenter the United States to resume that
activity, and the denial of reentry would impair that activity;
(B) the foreign national has previously established significant contacts
with the United States but is outside the United States on the applicable
effective date under section 7 of this proclamation for work, study, or
other lawful activity;
(C) the foreign national seeks to enter the United States for significant
business or professional obligations and the denial of entry would impair
those obligations;
(D) the foreign national seeks to enter the United States to visit or
reside with a close family member (e.g., a spouse, child, or parent) who is
a United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, or alien lawfully
admitted on a valid nonimmigrant visa, and the denial of entry would cause
the foreign national undue hardship;
(E) the foreign national is an infant, a young child or adoptee, an
individual needing urgent medical care, or someone whose entry is otherwise
justified by the special circumstances of the case;
(F) the foreign national has been employed by, or on behalf of, the
United States Government (or is an eligible dependent of such an employee),
and the foreign national can document that he or she has provided faithful
and valuable service to the United States Government;
(G) the foreign national is traveling for purposes related to an
international organization designated under the International Organizations
Immunities Act (IOIA), 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq., traveling for purposes of
conducting meetings or business with the United States Government, or
traveling to conduct business on behalf of an international organization
not designated under the IOIA;
(H) the foreign national is a Canadian permanent resident who applies for
a visa at a location within Canada;
(I) the foreign national is traveling as a United States Government-
sponsored exchange visitor; or
(J) the foreign national is traveling to the United States, at the
request of a United States Government department or agency, for legitimate
law enforcement, foreign policy, or national security purposes.
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Sec. 4. Adjustments to and Removal of Suspensions and Limitations. (a)
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, devise a process to assess whether any suspensions
and limitations imposed by section 2 of this proclamation should be
continued, terminated, modified, or supplemented. The process shall
account for whether countries have improved their identity-management
and information-sharing protocols and procedures based on the criteria
set forth in section 1 of this proclamation and the Secretary of
Homeland Security's report of September 15, 2017. Within 180 days of the
date of this proclamation, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary
of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the
Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and other
appropriate heads of agencies, shall submit a report with
recommendations to the President, through appropriate Assistants to the
President, regarding the following:
(i) the interests of the United States, if any, that continue to require
the suspension of, or limitations on, the entry on certain classes of
nationals of countries identified in section 2 of this proclamation and
whether the restrictions and limitations imposed by section 2 of this
proclamation should be continued, modified, terminated, or supplemented;
and
(ii) the interests of the United States, if any, that require the
suspension of, or limitations on, the entry of certain classes of nationals
of countries not identified in this proclamation.
(b) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the
Director of National Intelligence, and the head of any other executive
department or agency (agency) that the Secretary of State deems
appropriate, shall engage the countries listed in section 2 of this
proclamation, and any other countries that have information-sharing,
identity-management, or risk-factor deficiencies as practicable,
appropriate, and consistent with the foreign policy, national security,
and public-safety objectives of the United States.
(c) Notwithstanding the process described above, and consistent with
the process described in section 2(f) of Executive Order 13780, if the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence,
determines, at any time, that a country meets the standards of the
baseline described in section 1(c) of this proclamation, that a country
has an adequate plan to provide such information, or that one or more of
the restrictions or limitations imposed on the entry of a country's
nationals are no longer necessary for the security or welfare of the
United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security may recommend to the
President the removal or modification of any or all such restrictions
and limitations. The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of
State, or the Attorney General may also, as provided for in Executive
Order 13780, submit to the President the names of additional countries
for which any of them recommends any lawful restrictions or limitations
deemed necessary for the security or welfare of the United States.
Sec. 5. Reports on Screening and Vetting Procedures. (a) The Secretary
of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, the
Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, and other
appropriate heads of agencies shall submit periodic reports to the
President, through appropriate Assistants to the President, that:
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(i) describe the steps the United States Government has taken to improve
vetting for nationals of all foreign countries, including through improved
collection of biometric and biographic data;
(ii) describe the scope and magnitude of fraud, errors, false information,
and unverifiable claims, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland
Security on the basis of a validation study, made in applications for
immigration benefits under the immigration laws; and
(iii) evaluate the procedures related to screening and vetting established
by the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs in order to enhance
the safety and security of the United States and to ensure sufficient
review of applications for immigration benefits.
(b) The initial report required under subsection (a) of this section
shall be submitted within 180 days of the date of this proclamation; the
second report shall be submitted within 270 days of the first report;
and reports shall be submitted annually thereafter.
(c) The agency heads identified in subsection (a) of this section
shall coordinate any policy developments associated with the reports
described in subsection (a) of this section through the appropriate
Assistants to the President.
Sec. 6. Enforcement. (a) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall consult with appropriate domestic and
international partners, including countries and organizations, to ensure
efficient, effective, and appropriate implementation of this
proclamation.
(b) In implementing this proclamation, the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall comply with all applicable laws
and regulations, including those that provide an opportunity for
individuals to enter the United States on the basis of a credible claim
of fear of persecution or torture.
(c) No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the applicable
effective date under section 7 of this proclamation shall be revoked
pursuant to this proclamation.
(d) Any individual whose visa was marked revoked or marked canceled
as a result of Executive Order 13769 of January 27, 2017 (Protecting the
Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States), shall be
entitled to a travel document confirming that the individual is
permitted to travel to the United States and seek entry under the terms
and conditions of the visa marked revoked or marked canceled. Any prior
cancellation or revocation of a visa that was solely pursuant to
Executive Order 13769 shall not be the basis of inadmissibility for any
future determination about entry or admissibility.
(e) This proclamation shall not apply to an individual who has been
granted asylum by the United States, to a refugee who has already been
admitted to the United States, or to an individual granted withholding
of removal or protection under the Convention Against Torture. Nothing
in this proclamation shall be construed to limit the ability of an
individual to seek asylum, refugee status, withholding of removal, or
protection under the Convention Against Torture, consistent with the
laws of the United States.
Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Executive Order 13780 ordered a temporary pause
on the entry of foreign nationals from certain foreign countries. In two
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cases, however, Federal courts have enjoined those restrictions. The
Supreme Court has stayed those injunctions as to foreign nationals who
lack a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or
entity in the United States, pending its review of the decisions of the
lower courts.
(a) The restrictions and limitations established in section 2 of
this proclamation are effective at 3:30 p.m. eastern daylight time on
September 24, 2017, for foreign nationals who:
(i) were subject to entry restrictions under section 2 of Executive Order
13780, or would have been subject to the restrictions but for section 3 of
that Executive Order, and
(ii) lack a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or
entity in the United States.
(b) The restrictions and limitations established in section 2 of
this proclamation are effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on
October 18, 2017, for all other persons subject to this proclamation,
including nationals of:
(i) Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia who have a credible claim of a
bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States; and
(ii) Chad, North Korea, and Venezuela.
Sec. 8. Severability. It is the policy of the United States to enforce
this proclamation to the maximum extent possible to advance the national
security, foreign policy, and counterterrorism interests of the United
States. Accordingly:
(a) if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any
provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the
remainder of this proclamation and the application of its other
provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby; and
(b) if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any
provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid because
of the lack of certain procedural requirements, the relevant executive
branch officials shall implement those procedural requirements to
conform with existing law and with any applicable court orders.
Sec. 9. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This proclamation is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fourth day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of
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the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
forty-second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9646 of September 28, 2017
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we celebrate the
many contributions of American workers with disabilities and reaffirm
our admiration of the skills and talents they bring to today's
workplace.
Every American who is willing and able to work should have the
opportunity to provide for themselves and their families. This includes
the 30 million American adults with disabilities. Many Americans with
disabilities struggle to find employment opportunities, despite the
wealth of skills they have to offer. In 2016, only 27.7 percent of
working-age Americans with disabilities were employed. More employers
should recognize the fresh perspectives and skills these men and women
can add to an innovation-focused workforce. They are an incredible asset
to our economy. Our goal is to help ensure that they experience the
independence, economic self-sufficiency, pride, and community that come
with a job.
Creating and maintaining a strong and robust American workforce is one
of my Administration's top priorities. We will ensure that people who
want to work have the support they need to remain on the job. Employees,
along with their employers, their families, and the economy all suffer
when they are forced to leave the labor force due to illness or
accident. We must be able to act quickly to support these workers in
their time of need. I, therefore, have directed the Department of Labor,
the Social Security Administration, and other Federal agencies to
identify effective strategies to help people stay at work or return to
work, focusing on early intervention with Americans recently rendered
disabled due to injury or a health condition.
We are committed to giving all Americans opportunities to gain the
skills they need to fill the jobs of the 21st century. We know that
includes Americans with disabilities, who want to work, provide for
themselves and their families, contribute to their communities, and
build up our Nation. We will stand alongside them to help turn their
American Dreams into reality.
The Congress, by Joint Resolution approved August 11, 1945, as amended
(36 U.S.C. 121), has designated October of each year as ``National
Disability Employment Awareness Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim October 2017 as National Disability
Employment Awareness Month. I call upon government and labor leaders,
employers, and the great people of the United States to recognize the
month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities across our
land.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of
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the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
forty-second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9647 of September 29, 2017
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As we observe National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, our Nation joins
in solidarity with those who are currently battling breast cancer and we
remember those we have lost to the disease. Too many Americans endure
the pain and heartbreak of losing a family member or friend to breast
cancer. Memories of our loved ones, and their courage in the face of
suffering, drive us to find a cure.
More than 250,000 American women and 2,000 men will likely be diagnosed
with some form of breast cancer in 2017. Fortunately, thanks to early
detection and improved treatment options, deaths from breast cancer have
decreased significantly in the last decade. The First Lady and I
encourage all women to talk to their healthcare providers about
mammograms and other methods of early detection, and about their risk of
developing breast cancer, and what can be done to reduce that risk.
My Administration is helping pave the way for medical breakthroughs to
strengthen our fight against breast cancer by leveraging the tools
provided under the 21st Century Cures Act. Our Nation's biomedical
research laboratories, universities, and industry innovators are global
leaders in discovering, developing, and advancing the medical
breakthroughs necessary to better detect, diagnose, and treat breast
cancer. Their cutting-edge therapies are redefining breast cancer care
and giving patients and families affected by this disease new hope that
we will defeat it once and for all.
During this month, we stand strong for those facing a breast cancer
diagnosis, and we take a moment to thank our friends and family who
tirelessly lend their support, and we pause to reflect on those we have
lost to this terrible disease. Our Nation's researchers, innovators,
doctors, nurses, public health professionals, and advocates have helped
improve the process and possibility of recovery, and together we hope to
forge a future free of breast cancer. By raising awareness of breast
cancer and supporting research, prevention, and early detection, we will
move closer to eradicating this disease.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2017 as
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I encourage citizens, government
agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, the media, and
other interested groups to increase awareness of how Americans can fight
breast cancer. I also invite the Governors of the States and Territories
and officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United
States to join me in recognizing National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9648 of September 29, 2017
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
All Americans are affected by threats to our Nation's cybersecurity. In
recent years, bad actors in cyberspace have launched attacks on a cross-
section of America: businesses both small and large, State and local
governments, schoolhouses, hospitals, and infrastructure critical to
public safety and national security. My Administration is committed to
protecting Americans against these threats. During Cybersecurity
Awareness Month, we reflect on our Nation's increasing reliance on
technology and the internet and raise awareness about the importance of
cybersecurity. Keeping our Nation secure in the face of cyber threats is
our shared responsibility. Our agility and resilience in responding to
these threats will improve as our collective awareness about their
nature improves.
On May 11, 2017, I signed an Executive Order entitled Strengthening the
Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure to counter
the serious and increasing cyber threats facing our Nation. My Executive
Order will help secure Federal networks that operate on behalf of
American citizens, improve coordination with industry to protect the
critical infrastructure that maintains our American way of life,
strengthen our cyber deterrence posture, and promote the development of
a highly capable and sustainable cybersecurity workforce.
Together, these efforts will help ensure that our country remains secure
and safe from 21st century cyber threats, while keeping the internet
viable, valuable, and safe for future generations. Through my
Administration's cybersecurity policies, America and the world will
continue on a path toward a more open and secure internet--one that
fosters innovation and spurs economic prosperity. We will accomplish
this while respecting privacy and preventing cyber disruption, fraud,
and theft.
This month in particular, I encourage public and private-sector
organizations to work together to provide Americans with the
information, guidance, and tools they need to improve their safety and
security in the digital age. I also encourage every American to learn
more about how to protect themselves and their businesses through the
Department of Homeland Security's Stop.Think.Connect. campaign.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2017 as
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. I call upon the people,
companies, and
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institutions of the United States to recognize the importance of
cybersecurity and to observe this month through events, training, and
education to further our country's national security and resilience.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9649 of September 29, 2017
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Domestic violence is never acceptable. During National Domestic Violence
Awareness Month, I call on all Americans to promote the safety and
liberty of the women, men, and children who are subjected to violent,
intimidating, or controlling behavior at the hands of those closest to
them.
All humans have inherent dignity, and no one deserves to be in an
abusive relationship. While the rate of domestic violence in our country
has decreased over the last two decades, domestic violence continues to
spread across our Nation. Nearly 1 in 4 American women aged 18 and older
have been the victim of physical violence by an intimate partner, and
domestic violence is still the leading cause of injury to women.
Emotional abuse is also sadly too prevalent in our communities, and can
inflict deep scars on those caught in an up-and-down cycle of
belittling, aggressive behavior even in what can feel like a healthy
relationship.
We share a moral obligation to recognize, address, and stop domestic
violence. Each of us must be a voice for those suffering in silence and
must speak up when we see signs of physical or emotional abuse. Together
we can bolster victims' support networks and encourage and empower them
to report offenses.
We recognize and applaud the many advocates, clergy, victim-service
providers, educators, law enforcement officers, family members, and
friends who render daily aid to victims of harmful and destructive
relationships, often as first responders. Tens of thousands of women and
children find refuge in domestic violence emergency shelters and
transition housing each day, but thousands more are turned away. That is
why the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of
Housing and Urban Development are engaged in the critical work of
funding domestic violence shelters and hotlines. And each year, the
Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awards hundreds
of millions of Federal grant dollars to support law enforcement efforts
to assist victims and hold offenders accountable.
During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I encourage Americans
affected by domestic violence to seek help. Your neighbors, places of
worship, community, and Nation stand ready to support you. I remain
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deeply committed to ensuring that our Nation is one where all may live
free of fear, violence, and abuse, especially in their own homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2017 as
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I call on all Americans to
stand firm in condemning domestic violence and supporting victims of
these crimes in finding the safety and recovery they need and to
support, recognize, and trust in the efforts of law enforcement to hold
offenders accountable, protect victims of crime and their communities,
and prevent future violence.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9650 of September 29, 2017
Child Health Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Child Health Day, we commit to protecting and promoting the health
and well-being of our Nation's young people. How we treat our young
people is a fundamental test of who we are as a society. Today, we
reaffirm that all children deserve to grow up in healthy, safe, and
loving homes, with parents or guardians who nurture, inspire, and
empower them to realize their full potential.
As a father, I know the hope and joy children bring to our lives. They
are society's most precious treasures and our most vulnerable
population. We all share the moral responsibility to protect the health
of our children, born and unborn, so they have the chance to achieve
their potential.
To these ends, my Fiscal Year 2018 Budget provides a $30 million
increase for the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant program,
which enhances access to critical health services for 57 million women
and children. In close partnership with States and communities, this
program helps ensure mothers receive critical prenatal care and
nutrition, provides aid for children with disabilities, and opens access
to other vital health services. The program also addresses emerging
issues that painfully affect our children, such as mental health
disorders and our Nation's devastating opioid epidemic. The number of
infants born physically dependent on opioids has more than quadrupled
over the past decade. In addition, during the past 2 years, many States
have experienced dramatic increases in the number of children in their
foster-care systems, as parents have struggled with addiction and its
terrible consequences. I am committed to aggressively combating the
scourge of opioid abuse, so that children do not bear the burden of its
devastation.
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Together, we will strive to create an environment in which children of
all of ages and backgrounds grow up healthy and secure, so they may use
their unique talents to improve their communities and our world.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18, 1928, as amended
(36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the designation of the first Monday in
October as Child Health Day and has requested that the President issue a
proclamation in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States do hereby proclaim Monday, October 2,
2017, as Child Health Day. I call upon families, child health
professionals, faith-based and community organizations, and governments
to help ensure that America's children stay safe and healthy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
September, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9651 of October 2, 2017
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation is heartbroken. We mourn with all whose loved ones were
murdered and injured in last night's horrible tragedy in Las Vegas,
Nevada. As we grieve, we pray that God may provide comfort and relief to
all those suffering.
As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless act of violence
perpetrated on October 1, 2017, by the authority vested in me as
President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United
States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all
public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations,
and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of
Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and
possessions until sunset, October 6, 2017. I also direct that the flag
shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United
States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities
abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and
stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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Proclamation 9652 of October 5, 2017
German-American Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On October 6, 1683, 13 families landed in Philadelphia, having set sail
earlier that year from the German city of Krefeld. These pioneers
founded the first German settlement in America: Germantown,
Pennsylvania, the first American community to formally protest the evils
of slavery. Since this auspicious beginning, millions of German
immigrants have come to our Nation in pursuit of personal and religious
freedoms and economic opportunity. These immigrants and their
descendants have changed the trajectory of the United States, and on
German-American Day, we celebrate their role in helping our country
thrive.
The more than 44 million Americans who claim German heritage join
previous generations in making important contributions to every facet of
American life. As the proud grandson of German grandparents, I am keenly
aware of how German Americans have helped drive our economy, enrich our
culture, and protect and defend the land they embrace as their own.
Notable German-American leaders in business and finance include William
Boeing, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Heinz, and Milton S. Hershey. Many
others, such as Neil Armstrong, George Herman ``Babe'' Ruth Jr., Walt
Disney, Amelia Earhart, and the inimitable ``Dr. Seuss'' (Theodor Seuss
Geisel) have become beloved figures. German Americans Chester Nimitz,
John Pershing, and Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. are among the most decorated
military officers in American history. American painters of German
descent include Emanuel Leutze, best known for his classic work
Washington Crossing the Delaware, and Albert Bierstadt, whose canvas
captured the majestic beauty of the American West. German Americans have
also designed some of the most iconic landmarks in the United States,
including Johann August Roebling's Brooklyn Bridge. Even the
quintessential American hot dog owes a debt to German immigrant Charles
Feltman, who debuted the savory treat when he opened the first hot dog
stand at Coney Island.
Today, the United States and Germany enjoy a close relationship through
our shared history and common interests. As our Nation's largest
ancestry group, German Americans are rightfully proud of how their deep
cultural, historical, and familial ties have helped strengthen this
robust transatlantic relationship. A strong partnership between the
United States and Germany is vital to ensuring that we live in a
peaceful world filled with vibrant economic opportunities for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2017, as
German-American Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
achievements and contributions of German Americans to our Nation with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9653 of October 6, 2017
Fire Prevention Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Fire Prevention Week, we recognize the dangers posed by fires and
emphasize the importance of fire prevention and preparation. We also
honor our Nation's brave firefighters who have lost their lives in the
line of duty and their families, and those firefighters who continue to
put their lives on the line each day.
Each year, an average 1.4 million fires burn in the United States. In
2015, fires caused approximately 3,360 deaths and 15,700 injuries. This
year, the American West has especially suffered, as wildfires have raged
from California to Oregon and Montana. These fires have already consumed
more than 8 million acres and destroyed more than 650 homes and other
structures. All of this destruction can be sparked by a single careless
act. We must remain vigilant whenever we are around fire. By taking the
appropriate precautions, we can prevent fires, save lives, and protect
property and the environment. In particular, we should always mind
dishes on the stovetop, carefully contain and completely extinguish
campfires, take care to handle fireworks away from flammable materials,
and ensure that cigarettes are handled appropriately and discarded after
use.
When a fire breaks out, every second counts. A working smoke alarm can
buy the few extra moments necessary to save a life. A well-conceived and
regularly practiced plan can help ensure a safe and orderly fire escape
for families. All Americans should create a fire escape plan and
practice it yearly with their families. We must make sure to teach our
children how to escape on their own and make special plans for family
members with limited mobility. The National Fire Protection
Association's Every Second Counts: Plan Two Ways Out campaign can help
your family prepare for home fires.
As we observe Fire Prevention Week, we pray for the Federal, State,
local, and tribal responders battling the wildfires in the West and
around the country and for all those who have lost their homes to fires.
We recommit ourselves to preventing fire-related disasters by, among
other things, staying current with the latest fire-prevention techniques
and raising awareness about fire-safety practices.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 8 through
October 14, 2017, as Fire Prevention Week. On Sunday, October 8, 2017,
in accordance with Public Law 107-51, the flag of the United States will
be
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flown at half-staff at all Federal office buildings in honor of the
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. I call on all Americans
to participate in this observance with appropriate programs and
activities and by renewing their efforts to prevent fires and their
tragic consequences.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9654 of October 6, 2017
National School Lunch Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The health and well-being of our children is vital to the success of our
Nation. When our Nation's youth have their basic needs fulfilled, they
can better focus on succeeding in school and in life. During National
School Lunch Week, we recognize the benefits that school lunch programs
offer to our communities and to our Nation's future.
The National School Lunch Program is a partnership between Federal,
State, and local governments working together to facilitate the health
and development of our Nation's children. Since its inception more than
70 years ago, millions of students have received low-cost or free meals
and learned life-long healthy eating habits. Today, the National School
Lunch Program serves more than 31 million students every school day, at
nearly 100,000 schools and residential child-care institutions across
our Nation.
For many children, school lunch may be their most substantial meal of
the day. Adequate nutrition is essential to a child's mental, physical,
and emotional well-being, and students who lack sufficient vitamins and
minerals, such as iron, vitamin E, vitamin B, thiamine, iodine, and
zinc, may suffer from inhibited cognitive functioning and a diminished
ability to concentrate. Poor nutrition, especially from excess sugar
consumption, may also lead to behavioral problems. School lunches, in
addition to providing balanced nutrition, can teach students the
relationship between nutrition and classroom performance.
The Congress created the National School Lunch Act to, ``safeguard the
health and well-being of the Nation's children.'' More than seven
decades later, dedicated Americans continue to work to ensure the
nutritional health of our greatest treasure--our young people. During
National School Lunch Week, we recognize the food service professionals,
school administrators, community members, parents, and all those who
dedicate themselves to the health of our schoolchildren. To emphasize
the importance of the National School Lunch Program to our youth's
nutrition, the Congress, by joint resolution of October 9, 1962 (Public
Law 87-780), as amended, has designated the week beginning on the second
Sunday in October each year as ``National School Lunch Week'' and has
requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this
week.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 8 through
October 14, 2017, as National School Lunch Week. I call upon all
Americans to join the countless individuals who administer the National
School Lunch Program in activities that support and promote awareness of
the health and well-being of our Nation's children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9655 of October 6, 2017
National Manufacturing Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's manufacturers have laid the foundation for our Nation's
vibrant economy and have secured our reputation as an economic
superpower. Our manufacturing products consistently set the global
standard for design and quality. American manufacturing has been
enduringly successful because it is the potent combination of the two
great pillars of the American economy: the American entrepreneur and the
American worker. The American entrepreneur is renowned throughout the
world for a steadfast determination to deliver value and innovation to
the global marketplace. The American worker has consistently
demonstrated the unique and precious ability to harness unmatched work
ethic and ingenuity and turn visions and dreams into reality. On
National Manufacturing Day, we celebrate the American manufacturers and
their workers who drive our economy, strengthen our national security,
and give meaning to the famous phrase, ``Made in the USA.'' We also
highlight the many new and exciting opportunities for future generations
to create the next wave of world-class American products.
Today's American manufacturers are consistently finding new ways to
incorporate advanced technology into the traditional assembly line to
produce previously unfathomable breakthroughs in areas like aerospace,
medicine, and computers. These manufacturers are writing their chapter
into the story of American innovation, while providing countless job
opportunities to machinists, designers, computer programmers, and
engineers, among others. In 2016, manufacturing contributed more than 11
percent to our gross domestic product and employed more than 12 million
workers. The American manufacturers of the 21st century employ
innovative minds equipped with problem-solving skills and knowledge
steeped in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, to build
their incredible products. It is no surprise, then, that manufacturing
workers earn higher annual salaries, on average, than similar workers
employed in other sectors.
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For too long, we have taken manufacturing, which represents the
pioneering, hard-working American spirit, for granted. Due to government
neglect and inaction we have witnessed our Nation's manufacturers move
their jobs and innovation overseas. Remarkably, we have stood by as our
outdated tax system has required job-creators to put their money toward
tax preparation and a bloated government, rather than into new jobs and
innovations. It has also trapped earnings that could be invested in
America, and instead encouraged corporations to invest overseas. Our
business tax rate is currently 60 percent higher than that of our
average foreign competitor in the developed world. By contrast, my tax
plan would lower the tax rate for businesses, so they can stay and do
business here and bring back profits invested abroad. Careless and
unfair trade deals are also at fault for the diminished state of
American manufacturing today. These deals have severely disadvantaged
American exports. My Administration, however, will right these wrongs
and ensure a level playing field for American manufacturing going
forward. Our manufacturers and workers deserve no less. American drive,
ingenuity, and innovation will ultimately win, and our great
manufacturing sector will thrive once again.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 6, 2017, as
National Manufacturing Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
entrepreneurs and workers in manufacturing who are making our
communities strong.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9656 of October 6, 2017
Columbus Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Five hundred and twenty-five years ago, Christopher Columbus completed
an ambitious and daring voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to the
Americas. The voyage was a remarkable and then-unparalleled feat that
helped launch the age of exploration and discovery. The permanent
arrival of Europeans to the Americas was a transformative event that
undeniably and fundamentally changed the course of human history and set
the stage for the development of our great Nation. Therefore, on
Columbus Day, we honor the skilled navigator and man of faith, whose
courageous feat brought together continents and has inspired countless
others to pursue their dreams and convictions--even in the face of
extreme doubt and tremendous adversity.
More than five centuries after his initial voyage, we remember the
``Admiral of the Ocean Sea'' for building the critical first link in the
strong and enduring bond between the United States and Europe. While
Isabella I and
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Ferdinand II of Spain sponsored his historic voyage, Columbus was a
native of the City of Genoa, in present day Italy, and represents the
rich history of important Italian American contributions to our great
Nation. There can be no doubt that American culture, business, and civic
life would all be much less vibrant in the absence of the Italian
American community. We also take this opportunity to reaffirm our close
ties to Columbus's country of birth, Italy. Italy is a strong ally and a
valued partner in promoting peace and promoting prosperity around the
world.
In commemoration of Christopher Columbus's historic voyage, the
Congress, by joint resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968
(36 U.S.C. 107), as amended, has requested the President proclaim the
second Monday of October of each year as ``Columbus Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2017, as
Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe
this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also direct that
the flag of the United States be displayed on all public buildings on
the appointed day in honor of our diverse history and all who have
contributed to shaping this Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9657 of October 6, 2017
Leif Erikson Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
More than a thousand years ago, explorer Leif Erikson--son of Iceland
and grandson of Norway--sailed with his crew to Newfoundland, Nova
Scotia, and perhaps even as far west as Maine. These intrepid explorers
were likely the first Europeans to reach our great home, North America.
On Leif Erikson Day, we celebrate their remarkable journey and the brave
Viking culture that lies at the core of the New World's passion for
discovery and determination to tackle unimaginable challenges.
Throughout our country's history, Nordic Americans have made notable
contributions to our society. From the everyday to the extraordinary,
Nordic accomplishments have touched every aspect of our lives. We owe
our hamburgers to Danish-American Louis Lassen, and the famed St. Louis
Arch to Finnish-American Eero Saarinen. Norwegian-American and
cartoonist Charles M. Schulz brought us the Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and
the rest of the iconic Peanuts comic strip, and Finnish-American John
Morton signed the Declaration of Independence.
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Today, we take pride in our strong relationship with the Nordic
countries. In 2016, we exported $11 billion in goods to the Nordics, and
our trading partnerships in the region are only growing stronger. The
Nordics are also staunch allies in the war on terrorism and are valued
members of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria. We share in their sorrow from suffering caused by terrorists in
places like Turku, Stockholm, and Oslo. We stand together with the
Nordic people in solidarity against the threat of terrorism. As we
strive for peace, prosperity, and security, we will work to ensure that
our relationship with the Nordic countries continues to reflect the
indomitable spirit of Leif Erikson.
To honor Leif Erikson and celebrate our Nordic-American heritage, the
Congress, by joint resolution (Public Law 88-566) approved on September
2, 1964, has authorized the President of the United States to proclaim
October 9 of each year as ``Leif Erikson Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2017, as
Leif Erikson Day. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the
achievements and contributions of Nordic Americans to our Nation with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9658 of October 10, 2017
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, we commemorate General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish immigrant whose
heroic contributions to the American Revolutionary War helped shape our
Nation's history. Known as the ``Father of the American Cavalry,''
General Pulaski demonstrated bravery as a soldier and exceptional
leadership as a military officer. General Pulaski is internationally
renowned for having supported and fought for independence and freedom,
both in his native Poland and in the United States.
Born into Polish nobility, General Pulaski and his family fought to
preserve a free and self-governing Poland. Exiled from his country after
a failed uprising against Russian control of Poland, the Marquis de
Lafayette and Benjamin Franklin recruited General Pulaski to join the
fight for freedom in the American Revolution. During his first military
engagement with the British, at the Battle of Brandywine, General
Pulaski led a courageous charge that averted a defeat of the American
cavalry, saving the life of General George Washington and earning him
the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Continental Army.
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General Pulaski gave his complete devotion to the American cause for
freedom. He spent the harsh winter that ran from 1777 into 1778 at
Valley Forge with General Washington, and used his own personal finances
to supply his cavalry legion when resources were scarce. Fatefully, on
October 9, 1779, General Pulaski was severely wounded leading a daring
charge against British forces, this time in the Battle of Savannah.
General Pulaski died shortly thereafter, paying the ultimate sacrifice
for his adopted American compatriots.
General Pulaski once wrote to General Washington: ``I came here, where
freedom is being defended, to serve it, and to live or die for it.'' In
recognition of his selfless devotion to our country and its cause, the
Congress, in 2009, granted honorary citizenship to General Pulaski, one
of only eight people ever to have earned this distinction. He is an
example for all those who love freedom and seek the courage to defend
it.
General Pulaski's defense of the Polish-American values of liberty, the
rule of law, and the sovereignty of the people symbolizes the close bond
between the United States and Poland. We have helped one another in the
most challenging of times, from the American Revolution to the Polish
liberation from communism. Today, our strong bilateral relationship with
Poland, forged initially by remarkable individuals like General Pulaski,
continues to enhance the important security, economic, and social ties
that help bring prosperity to both countries.
More than 200 years after General Pulaski's heroic death, there are 9.5
million Americans of Polish descent. They carry forward General
Pulaski's legacy by protecting our shared values, strengthening our
cultural heritage, and serving in our Armed Forces. They remind us that
the story of Poland, like the story of America, is of a people who have
never lost hope, have never been broken, and have never forgotten who
they are.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 11, 2017, as
the 88th anniversary of General Pulaski Memorial Day. I encourage all
Americans to commemorate on this occasion those who have contributed to
the furthering of our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9659 of October 12, 2017
National Energy Awareness Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Energy Awareness Month, we commit to achieving an
America First energy policy that will lower energy costs for hardworking
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Americans, protect our national security, and promote responsible
stewardship of the environment. The United States is blessed with
extraordinary energy abundance, and we must encourage policies that
allow innovative Americans to unleash our Nation's energy potential and
drive robust job growth and expansion in every sector of our economy.
It is time we make America's energy dominance a priority. Since 1954,
America has been a net importer of energy. My Administration is working
to change that and make America become a net energy exporter by 2026. We
must empower Americans to access the vast reserves of coal, oil, and
natural gas stored across our land, and to develop nuclear, hydropower,
and all other types of clean and renewable energy. Recently, the
Department of Energy approved applications to expand our exports of
liquefied natural gas (LNG) and establish our Nation as a top LNG
supplier to the world. We are also starting to see the effects of ending
the war on coal. In the first months of my Administration, United States
coal exports have increased by nearly 60 percent from the same time
period last year. Together with the Congress and with our State and
local partners, we can better enable improvements in energy
infrastructure, streamline our Nation's complex regulations, and we can
become energy dominant.
An America First energy policy goes hand-in-hand with responsible
environmental protection. Protecting our streams, lakes, and air, and
preserving all of our natural habitats, will always be high priority for
my Administration. Since 1970, aggregate emissions of six common air
pollutants have fallen by 73 percent. We have aggressively fought
pollution and reduced emissions even as our population, energy use, and
energy production have all grown. Innovative technologies focused on
achieving affordable and reliable energy--from Alaska's North Slope to
the Great Plains and the Gulf of Mexico--will continue to allow our
country to protect our environment, while also reducing our trade
deficits, strengthening energy security, raising wages, and supporting
job growth for the hundreds of thousands of Americans currently employed
in the energy sector.
During National Energy Awareness Month, we are mindful of our energy use
and determined to safeguard our energy security. We must remember that
some countries do not share our belief in universal access to clean and
affordable energy. We thus recommit to freeing our Nation from reliance
on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel and
to helping our friends and allies overseas reduce their dependence on
those who seek to use energy as a weapon. An energy dominant America is
good for Americans--and good for the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2017 as
National Energy Awareness Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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Proclamation 9660 of October 13, 2017
National Character Counts Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We celebrate National Character Counts Week because few things are more
important than cultivating strong character in all our citizens,
especially our young people. The grit and integrity of our people,
visible throughout our history, defines the soul of our Nation. This
week, we reflect on the character of determination, resolve, and honor
that makes us proud to be American.
As President Reagan declared, ``There is no institution more vital to
our Nation's survival than the American family. Here the seeds of
personal character are planted, the roots of public virtue first
nourished.'' Character is built slowly. Our actions--often done first
out of duty--become habits ingrained in the way we treat others and
ourselves. As parents, educators, and civic and church leaders, we must
always work to cultivate strength of character in our Nation's youth.
Character can be hard to define, but we see it in every day acts--
raising and providing for a family with loving devotion, working hard to
make the most of an education, and giving back to devastated
communities. These and so many other acts big and small constitute the
moral fiber of American culture. Character is forged around kitchen
tables, built in civic organizations, and developed in houses of
worship. It is refined by our choices, large and small, and manifested
in what we do when we think no one is paying attention.
As we strive every day to improve our character and that of our Nation,
we pause and thank those individuals whose strength of character has
inspired us and who have provided a supporting hand during times of
need. In particular, we applaud families as they perform the often
thankless task of raising men and women of character.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 15 through
October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week. I call upon public
officials, educators, parents, students, and all Americans to observe
this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9661 of October 13, 2017
National Forest Products Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Forest Products Week, we recognize the invaluable
contribution forest products make to our daily lives, the forest
products industry's importance to our economy, and the incredible beauty
and recreational opportunities provided by our Nation's woodlands. This
year, many of our forests and surrounding communities face blazing
wildfires, so we also pray for the safety of our people, our first
responders, and our forest habitats.
Our Nation is blessed with millions of acres of forested lands. These
lands produce abundant renewable and sustainable natural resources that
support our economy. They provide 2.4 million jobs, primarily in rural
communities across America, and produce products that help improve our
everyday lives. Whether we are writing a note, building a home, or
sending a delivery, paper and wood products enable us to do our jobs and
live comfortable lives.
America's thriving forest products market helps protect and preserve our
abundant forests for future generations. Demand for forest products
encourages landowners to replant and maintain healthy forests, knowing
that through proper stewardship and responsible management, our precious
forests will continue to contribute to our economic prosperity and
quality of life.
During National Forest Products Week, we acknowledge and celebrate the
many uses of our parks, forests, and woodlands, and we honor the
dedicated Americans who work to ensure our forests remain productive and
magnificent for future generations.
Recognizing the economic value of the products yielded in our Nation's
forests, the Congress, by Public Law 86-753 (36 U.S.C. 123), as amended,
has designated the week beginning on the third Sunday in October of each
year as ``National Forest Products Week'' and has authorized and
requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this
week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 15 through
October 21, 2017, as National Forest Products Week. I call upon all
Americans to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies and
activities and to reaffirm our commitment to our Nation's forests.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9662 of October 13, 2017
Blind Americans Equality Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Blind Americans Equality Day, we celebrate the achievements of our
blind and visually impaired citizens. These individuals make meaningful
contributions every day to our country, enhancing and strengthening our
communities and our culture. On this day, we reflect as a Nation on how
we will continue to set the global standard in ensuring that our blind
and visually impaired citizens live in communities of opportunity,
respect, and civic engagement. Not only do the blind and visually
impaired deserve to live in such communities, but we know that when they
do, our schools, businesses, and society are stronger and more vibrant.
Blind and visually impaired Americans face unique barriers and obstacles
in their lives as they strive to achieve their goals and aspirations. As
a Nation, we will work to eliminate those hindrances and to ensure that
everyone has the opportunity to achieve the American Dream. Through
technological advances, job training and educational opportunities, and
the engagement of business and industry leaders, our blind and visually
impaired citizens can continue to enrich our Nation with their gifts and
talents and write their own stories of success.
My Administration plans to create 25 million new American jobs over the
next decade that will ignite economic growth, allowing all our citizens,
including millions of Americans with disabilities, to reach their full
potential and enjoy greater prosperity. By Executive Order on June 15,
2017, we expanded apprenticeships, giving more Americans, including
individuals with disabilities, access to relevant skills and the tools
they need to secure high-paying jobs. Paid apprenticeships are critical
positions in our economy, as they provide the opportunity to develop
skills that meet the needs of employers and add value to the workplace.
My Administration's existing and forthcoming workforce initiatives will
provide increased opportunities for blind and visually impaired
Americans to realize their aspirations and achieve success, inclusion,
and independence.
By joint resolution approved on October 6, 1964 (Public Law 88-628, as
amended), the Congress designated October 15 of each year as ``White
Cane Safety Day'' to recognize the contributions of Americans who are
blind or have impaired vision. Today, we rededicate our efforts and
continue working to ensure all Americans, including those who are blind
or visually impaired, have every opportunity to achieve success.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2017, as a
day to celebrate and recognize the accomplishments and contributions of
blind and visually impaired Americans. I call upon all Americans to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities to reaffirm
our commitment to achieving equality for all Americans.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
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second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9663 of October 20, 2017
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Since our earliest days, hardworking entrepreneurs have driven our
Nation's prosperity. During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we
recognize the contributions that minority-owned businesses make to our
economy and our way of life, and we strive to ensure that small business
owners have access to the resources they need to achieve the American
Dream.
The United States is entering upon a new period of economic revival.
Unemployment is at a 16-year low, businesses are expanding, and wages
are rising. Ensuring that minority-owned businesses remain strong and
vibrant is vital to the growth of our great Nation. Minority-owned firms
employ eight million people and generate more than $1 trillion in annual
economic output. They export their products at a greater rate than non-
minority businesses and provide a great boost to our global
competitiveness.
My Administration is committed to creating a business climate in which
minority business enterprises can thrive and expand. The Unified
Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code, my Administration's basic plan
for tax cuts and tax reform, calls for a steep reduction to the
corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent. This reform will lift up our
entrepreneurs, our businesses, and our families. The Framework also caps
the top tax rate for millions of family-owned and small- and mid-sized
businesses at 25 percent--the lowest it has been in more than 80 years.
We also want Americans to be able to invest in capital to build their
businesses, so for 5 years, we will allow them to deduct 100 percent of
their capital investments. By eliminating needless regulations,
promoting fair and reciprocal trade relationships, lowering taxes, and
increasing the flow of capital, the United States will further cement
its status as a global economic powerhouse.
During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we recommit to empowering
every hardworking American to write our next great chapter. Let us work
together to ensure that every American citizen can flourish and give
back to our country and our communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 22 through
October 28, 2017, as National Minority Enterprise Development Week. I
call upon all Americans to celebrate this week with programs,
ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many contributions of
American minority business enterprises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
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second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9664 of October 23, 2017
United Nations Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On United Nations Day, we recognize the more than seven decades of
contributions the United Nations has made to peace and security among
nations. The United Nations was founded on the vision that diverse
nations could cooperate to preserve sovereignty, enhance security, build
prosperity, and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms. Its
purpose remains as essential today as ever before. As the world faces
increasing transnational threats--including the spread of terrorism and
mass atrocities around the globe, the risk of famine and humanitarian
crises, and nuclear proliferation by rogue regimes that threaten others
with the most destructive weapons known to humanity--we call on all
member states to reaffirm their commitments to the obligations and
responsibilities enshrined in the United Nations Charter.
Member states should work together as the founders of the United Nations
intended and confront those who threaten chaos, turmoil, and terror. We
continue to believe that the United Nations can play an important role
in resolving international disputes and that its success depends on a
coalition of strong sovereign nations. This year alone, the United
States has led efforts at the United Nations to strengthen and expand
sanctions against North Korea, review the mandates of peacekeeping
missions to make sure they are achievable, and promote an ambitious
campaign of reform, including with respect to the United Nations Human
Rights Council. The United Nations Security Council, of which the United
States is a permanent member, remains, as ever, a valuable forum for
responding to threats to international peace and security.
We remain hopeful that the United Nations can achieve its goals of
maintaining international peace and security and developing friendly
relations among nations. We expect member states to hold the United
Nations accountable, just as we expect people around the world to hold
their own governments accountable. Although a great deal of work remains
to be done for the United Nations to realize its full potential, we
reaffirm our commitment to its goals in order to build a better tomorrow
for future generations.
On United Nations Day, we also pause to acknowledge the men and women
who serve in faraway peacekeeping missions, who provide humanitarian
assistance to people in war-torn countries, who endeavor to keep the
world safe from weapons of mass destruction, and who protect innocent
children. Through their effort and personal sacrifice, they bring hope
and relief to countless people in need.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 24, 2017, as
United Nations Day. I urge the Governors of the 50 States, the Governor
of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of all other areas
under the flag of the United States, to observe United Nations Day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-third day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9665 of October 31, 2017
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month, we
emphasize the importance of safeguarding our Nation's infrastructure.
Critical infrastructure systems are those physical and virtual assets
that are essential to our physical security, economic security, or
public health. We need resilient, well-maintained critical
infrastructure so that all Americans have access to safe food, reliable
electricity, clean water, convenient transportation systems, quality
public health and medical services, and instant communication every day.
The natural disasters our country has experienced in recent months
provide a sobering reminder of the necessity for secure, reliable, and
resilient infrastructure. Damage from wind, flood, and fire has ravaged
communities and industries, damaging electric grids and transmission
lines, dams, roads, cellular towers, hospitals, nursing homes, and
businesses. America's critical infrastructure is among the most secure
and resilient in the world, but as recent events have shown, we must
continue to invest in research and development to ensure the vital
services it provides withstand complex and dynamic threats.
Our critical infrastructure also faces threats from capacity-induced
strain, terrorist attacks, accidents, pandemics, space weather, and
cyberattacks. To confront these diverse challenges systematically, we
must take steps to enhance our Nation's economic, intellectual, and
technological leadership. My Administration will help our businesses
invest in needed capital and research and development by reducing
burdensome regulations and enacting comprehensive tax reform. We will
also renew our Nation's focus on ensuring that the next generation has
the education and training, particularly in science, technology,
engineering, and math, required to meet the known and unknown threats of
the future.
This month, we recommit ourselves to keeping America strong, prosperous,
and resilient. We highlight the importance of infrastructure in our
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lives and challenge all Americans to help protect, preserve, and
strengthen these indispensable national capabilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2017 as
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. I call upon the
people of the United States to recognize the importance of protecting
our Nation's infrastructure and to observe this month with appropriate
measures to enhance our national security and resilience.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9666 of October 31, 2017
National Adoption Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every year, generous and loving families adopt thousands of children and
provide them with the affection, attention, and opportunity they
deserve. Adoption is a true blessing that greatly enriches the lives of
parents and children alike. During National Adoption Month, we celebrate
the thousands of families who have expanded through adoption, and we
acknowledge the strength and resiliency of the children who are still
waiting to find their forever home.
My Administration recognizes the profound importance of adoption for the
American family. Adoption is a life-changing and life-affirming act that
signals that no child in America--born or unborn--is unwanted or
unloved. Adoptive parents are a selfless and loving part of God's plan
for their future children. As a Nation, we extend sincere appreciation
and gratitude to those families who have welcomed a young person into
their hearts and homes, sharing the precious gift of family and a
lifetime of support.
We must continue to remove barriers to adoption whenever we can, so that
the love and care of prospective adoptive parents can be directed to
children waiting for their permanent homes. This year's National
Adoption Month, we focus on our commitment to helping older youth
experience the transformative value of permanency and love. A child is
never too old for adoption. A supportive family can provide the critical
direction that older children need as they enter adulthood, helping them
attain educational and employment goals, and, in certain cases, avoid
homelessness or incarceration. We never outgrow the need for family, and
older youth who are adopted are more likely to finish high school and
feel emotionally secure than those who age out of foster care without a
permanent family.
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This month, let us celebrate the gift of adoption--an act of love that
provides deserving young people with the foundation they need to achieve
their potential and pursue the American Dream.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2017 as
National Adoption Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this month
by helping children in need of a permanent home secure a more promising
future with a forever family, so they may enter adulthood with the love
we all deserve.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9667 of October 31, 2017
National Entrepreneurship Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
National Entrepreneurship Month celebrates one of our Nation's proudest
qualities: our innovative, hardworking, entrepreneurial spirit. American
entrepreneurs invent and sell fascinating and endlessly useful new
products and services, creating millions of jobs and driving American
global leadership along the way. This month, we emphasize the importance
of creating and maintaining an economic and regulatory environment that
helps new businesses thrive and inspires generations of entrepreneurs
for the future.
For America to be the land of opportunity, we must ensure that
entrepreneurs have access to the capital, markets, and networks they
need to get off the ground, to finance and build helpful innovations,
and to export their products and services around the world. My
Administration will continue its work to eliminate unnecessary,
burdensome regulations and to fight for a simpler, fairer tax code that
eases burdens on doing business and enhances access to capital. We want
entrepreneurs to spend less time dealing with red tape and more time
growing their businesses.
The American Dream should be within reach of all those who work hard.
For too long, women, despite hard work and a drive to succeed, faced
significant barriers in achieving their economic vision. Today, we
celebrate that women entrepreneurs are growing their businesses all over
the country. The number of women-owned firms is growing much faster than
the national average for all firms. Our Nation has more than 11 million
women-owned businesses that employ nearly 9 million people and generate
more than $1 trillion in revenue. My Administration is committed to
expanding opportunities for women entrepreneurs, including by expanding
women's access to needed capital and networks, because our economy and
our communities thrive when women are empowered.
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For our entrepreneurs to thrive, we must protect their innovations,
which are the result of their long hours of work and years of training.
My Administration is committed to ensuring that American and global
intellectual property regimes firmly protect American innovations at
home and abroad. Our entrepreneurs have already done great things with
that research and innovation--like bringing us the smartphones that
connect us more closely, the medicine that keeps us and our loved ones
healthy for longer than ever before, and the myriad other technologies
that make our lives better, at home and at work. Our researchers deserve
their investments of time and effort--their property--to be protected
against theft and unfair practices.
Entrepreneurship has played an important part of my life and the lives
of my family members. I know that starting and growing a business takes
tremendous grit and that facing the unknown requires determination. I
also know that taking on that risk makes our Nation and our world a
better place. Entrepreneurship is the fuel of our Nation's economic
engine, and this month, I call upon Americans to recognize the
entrepreneurs who strengthen our economy, drive creativity, and increase
the vibrancy of our great Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2017 as
National Entrepreneurship Month. I call upon all Americans to
commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities and to
celebrate November 21, 2017, as National Entrepreneurs' Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9668 of October 31, 2017
National Family Caregivers Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every day, compassionate Americans devote time, energy, and resources to
ensure that family members who are disabled, elderly, chronically ill,
or injured can remain in the stability and comfort of familiar
surroundings. During National Family Caregivers Month, we honor those
whose extraordinary selflessness provides others with independence and
comfort.
The unselfish devotion of family caregivers affirms the importance of
respecting the dignity of life in all stages and underscores the
importance of the family unit. Family caregivers empower their spouses,
parents, and siblings to maintain ties with family, friends, and
community. They also enable their loved ones to live with a measure of
independence, sense of security, and peace of mind.
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Many family caregivers provide innumerable services to people in need,
including meal preparation, shopping, finance management,
transportation, and companionship. In addition, they often manage both
simple and complex healthcare issues, and coordinate medical
appointments to ensure continuity of care. Caregivers must often be
available around the clock, which can require them to forgo or postpone
priorities for their own lives. Through sacrificial love, caregivers
endure emotional, physical, and financial strain for the sake of
another.
My Administration proudly supports community efforts and programs across
the country that equip caregivers to navigate emotionally complex
situations. The Administration for Community Living, through the
National Family Caregiver Support Program and Lifespan Respite Care
Program, facilitates services for eligible caregivers, including
counseling, training, support groups, and respite care. The Caregiver
Support Program within the Department of Veterans Affairs helps address
the specific needs of those who provide critical support to our Nation's
veterans, offering education, financial assistance, peer support
mentoring, and respite care services to eligible family members.
Each November we acknowledge the commitment of exceptional Americans who
embody the compassion and spirit of our Nation. We support the life-
affirming work of our Nation's caregivers and thank them for the
sacrificial devotion that improves the lives and honors the dignity of
their loved ones.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States do hereby proclaim November 2017 as
National Family Caregivers Month. I encourage all Americans to
acknowledge, and express our gratitude to, all who provide compassionate
care to enhance the lives of their loved ones in need.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9669 of October 31, 2017
National Native American Heritage Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
American Indians and Alaska Natives are inextricably linked with the
history of the United States. Beginning with the Pilgrims' arrival at
Plymouth Colony and continuing until the present day, Native American's
contributions are woven deeply into our Nation's rich tapestry. During
National Native American Heritage Month, we honor and celebrate the
first Americans and recognize their contributions and sacrifices.
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Native Americans have influenced every stage of America's development.
They helped early European settlers survive and thrive in a new land.
They contributed democratic ideas to our constitutional Framers. And,
for more than 200 years, they have bravely answered the call to defend
our Nation, serving with distinction in every branch of the United
States Armed Forces. The Nation is grateful for the service and
sacrifice of all American Indians and Alaska Natives.
My Administration is committed to tribal sovereignty and self-
determination. A great Nation keeps its word, and this Administration
will continue to uphold and defend its responsibilities to American
Indians and Alaska Natives. The United States is stronger when Indian
Country is healthy and prosperous. As part of our efforts to strengthen
American Indian and Alaska Native communities, my Administration is
reviewing regulations that may impose unnecessary costs and burdens.
This aggressive regulatory reform, and a focus on government-to-
government consultation, will help revitalize our Nation's commitment to
Indian Country.
In addition to adopting policies to enhance economic well-being of
Native American communities, my Administration will always come to the
aid of Native American people in times of crisis. In the wake of
Hurricane Irma, I signed the first Presidential Emergency Declaration
for a tribal nation. We will ensure the Seminole Tribe of Florida has
access to the resources it needs to rebuild. As part of our American
family, Native Americans will never be left behind under this
Administration. Together, we will strengthen the relationship between
the United States Government and Native Americans.
Native Americans are a testament to the deep importance of culture and
vibrancy of traditions, passed down throughout generations. This month,
I encourage all of our citizens to learn about the rich history and
culture of the Native American people.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2017 as
National Native American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to
commemorate this month with appropriate programs and activities and to
celebrate November 25, 2017, as Native American Heritage Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
October, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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Proclamation 9670 of November 1, 2017
National Veterans and Military Families Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Veterans and Military Families Month, we honor the
significant contributions made by American service members, their
families, and their loved ones. We set aside this month surrounding
Veterans Day to hold observances around the country to honor and thank
those whose service and sacrifice represent the very best of America. We
renew our Nation's commitment to support veterans and military families.
They deserve it.
Our veterans are our heroes. Our Armed Forces have preserved the
security and freedom that allow us to flourish as a Nation. They have
braved bitter winters, treacherous jungles, barren deserts, and stormy
waters to defend our Nation. They have left their families to face
danger and uncertainty, and they have endured the wounds of war, all to
protect our Nation's interests and ideals established during the
Founding.
Our military families endure many hardships along with those who defend
our Nation. They are separated from their loved ones for months on end
and frequently relocated across the country and around the world. They
often live far from their extended families, and they know what it is
like to celebrate holidays and milestones with an empty seat at the
table. Many military spouses face the task of making ends meet while
their loved ones are away and of securing new employment with each
change in duty station. Children of service members often grow up living
a nomadic life--periodically calling a new place ``home'' and adjusting
to different schools, trying out for new sports teams, and making new
friends. In these lives of frequent change and transition, however, our
incredible military families not only survive, they thrive.
It is our patriotic duty to honor veterans and military families. As
part of our efforts to answer President Lincoln's charge to care for
those who have ``borne the battle,'' I have asked the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) to lead the Nation in a month of observances
across the country to honor our veterans.
As veterans and military families attend these events, they will see the
reforms and improvements that we have made at the VA. Over the last 9
months, we have made important changes that enable better service for
our veterans. We have increased accountability and enhanced protections
for whistleblowers. We have improved transparency, customer service, and
continuity of care. We are working every day to ensure a future of high
quality care and timely access to the benefits veterans have earned
through their devoted service to a grateful Nation.
This month, in which Americans traditionally pause to give thanks for
our blessings, it is fitting that we come together to honor with
gratitude our extraordinary veterans and military families and their
service to our country. May God continue to bless our Armed Forces and
those families that love and support them.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2017 as
National Veterans and Military Families Month. I encourage all
communities, all sectors of society, and all Americans to acknowledge
and honor the service, sacrifices, and contributions of veterans and
military families for what they have done and for what they do every day
to support our great Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9671 of November 5, 2017
Honoring the Victims of the Sutherland Springs, Texas Shooting
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We are deeply saddened by the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas,
which took the lives of more than 25 innocent victims while they were
attending church. As we mourn the victims of this unprovoked act of
violence, we pray for healing and comfort for all the family members and
loved ones who are grieving.
As a mark of respect for the victims of this senseless act of violence
perpetrated on November 5, 2017, by the authority vested in me as
President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United
States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all
public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations,
and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of
Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and
possessions until sunset, November 9, 2017. I also direct that the flag
shall be flown at half-staff for the same length of time at all United
States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities
abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and
stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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Proclamation 9672 of November 7, 2017
Veterans Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our veterans represent the very best of America. They have bravely
answered the call to serve in the finest military force in the world,
and they have earned the dignity that comes with wearing the uniform and
defending our great flag. On Veterans Day, we honor all Americans who
have served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, both
in times of war and peace. For nearly 100 years, since the end of World
War I, Veterans Day has given us a time to pay due respect to our
veterans, who have passed the torch of liberty from one generation to
the next.
Part of paying our respect means recommitting to our Nation's sacred
obligation to care for those who have protected the freedom we often
take for granted. I have pledged to provide our service members with the
best equipment, resources, and support in the world--support that must
continue after they return to civilian life as veterans. This is why
veterans' healthcare is a top priority for my Administration. I have
signed legislation that improves accountability at the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) and provides additional funding for the Veterans
Choice Program, which ensures veterans continue to receive care in their
communities from providers they trust. I have also signed legislation to
give veterans GI Bill education benefits for their lifetime, and
legislation to fix the VA appeals process, to ensure veterans can access
the resources they are rightly due.
Additionally, this Veterans Day, more than 50 years from the beginning
of the Vietnam War, I will be in Da Nang, Vietnam, with leaders of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. As we discuss ways to improve
economic relationships between the United States and Asia in a country
where Americans and Vietnamese once fought a war, we are compelled to
recall and recognize the sacrifices of the more than 8 million Vietnam
veterans who served here, beginning with those who arrived in the first
American troop deployment in 1965 and ending with those who fought
through the cease-fire of 1973. These men and women dedicated
themselves, during one of the most challenging periods in our history,
to promoting freedom across the globe. Many spent years away from their
loved ones as they endured the burdens of battle and some experienced
profound pain and anguish as their fellow warriors, more than 50,000 of
them, lost their lives. Some of these heroes have yet to return home, as
1,253 of America's sons and daughters still remain missing. Along with
our Vietnamese partners, however, we continue to work to account for
them and to bring them home to American soil. We will not rest until
that work is done.
With respect for, and in recognition of, the contributions our service
members have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the world,
the Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November 11 of each
year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor our Nation's
veterans. As Commander in Chief of our heroic Armed Forces, I humbly
thank our veterans and their families as we remember and honor their
service and their sacrifice.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2017, as Veterans Day. I
encourage all Americans to recognize the fortitude and sacrifice of our
veterans through public ceremonies and private thoughts and prayers. I
call upon Federal, State, and local officials to display the flag of the
United States and to participate in patriotic activities in their
communities. I call on all Americans, including civic and fraternal
organizations, places of worship, schools, and communities to support
this day with commemorative expressions and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9673 of November 8, 2017
World Freedom Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For 28 years, the Berlin Wall divided families, friends, and
communities, barricading oppressed Germans living on the Eastern side
from seeking the freedom they deserved in the West. This World Freedom
Day, 28 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we celebrate the day on
November 9, 1989, when people of East and West Germany tore down the
Berlin Wall and freedom triumphed over Communism. We laud the courage of
all people who insist on a better future for themselves, their families,
and their country, as we reflect on the state of freedom in our world
today and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending it.
The fall of the Berlin Wall spurred the reunification of Germany and the
spread of democratic values across Central and Eastern Europe. Through
democratic elections, and a strong commitment to human rights, these
determined men and women ensured that their fellow and future citizens
could live their lives in freedom. Today, we are reminded that the
primary function of government is precisely this, to secure precious
individual liberties.
While we live in a time of unprecedented freedom, terrorism and
extremism around the world continue to threaten us. The ultimate triumph
of freedom, peace, and security over repressive totalitarianism depends
on our ability to work side-by-side with our friends and allies. When
nations work together, we have and we will secure and advance freedom
and stability throughout our world.
On World Freedom Day, we recommit to the advancement of freedom over the
forces of repression and radicalism. We continue to make clear that
oppressive regimes should trust their people and grant their citizens
the liberty they deserve. The world will be better for it.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 9, 2017, as
World Freedom Day. I call upon the people of the United States to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, reaffirming
our dedication to freedom and democracy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9674 of November 10, 2017
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, I lead our Nation in somber reflection as we continue the 13-year
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War that began in
2012. We salute our brave Vietnam veterans who, in service to our Nation
and in defense of liberty, fought gallantly against the spread of
communism and defended the freedom of the Vietnamese people.
Fifty years ago, in 1967, nearly 500,000 American troops served in South
Vietnam, along with approximately 850,000 troops of our allies. Today,
during Veterans and Military Families Month and as the Federal
Government observes Veterans Day, I am in Vietnam alongside business and
political leaders to advance the interests of America, and to promote
peace and stability in this region and around the world. I cherish this
opportunity to recall, with humility, the sacrifices our veterans made
for our freedom and our Nation's strength.
During this Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War, we
embrace our responsibility to help our Vietnam veterans and their
families heal from the heavy toll of war. We remember the more than
58,000 whose names are memorialized on a black granite wall in our
Nation's capital for having borne the heaviest cost of war. We also pay
tribute to the brave patriots who suffered as prisoners of war, and we
stand steadfast in our commitment not to rest until we account for the
1,253 heroes who have not yet returned to American soil.
To ensure the sacrifices of the 9 million heroes who served during this
difficult chapter of our country's history are remembered for
generations to come, I signed into law the Vietnam War Veterans
Recognition Act of 2017, designating March 29 of each year as National
Vietnam War Veterans Day. Throughout this Commemoration of the 50th
Anniversary of the Vietnam War, and every March 29 thereafter, we will
honor all those who answered
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our Nation's call to duty. We vow to never again confuse personal
disapproval of war with prejudice against those who honorably wear the
uniform of our Armed Forces. With conviction, our Nation pledges our
enduring respect, our continuing care, and our everlasting commitment to
all Vietnam veterans.
We applaud the thousands of local, State, and national organizations,
businesses, and governmental entities that have already partnered with
the Federal Government in the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of
the Vietnam War. Because of their remarkable leadership and dedication,
countless Vietnam veterans and their families have been personally and
publicly thanked and honored in ceremonies in towns and cities
throughout our country. During my Administration, I promise to continue
coordinated efforts to recognize all veterans of the Vietnam War for
their service and sacrifice, and to provide them with the heartfelt
acknowledgement and gratitude that they and their families so richly
deserve.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby confirm the commitment of this
Nation to the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War,
which began on Memorial Day, 2012 and will continue through Veterans
Day, 2025. I call upon all Americans to offer each of our Vietnam
veterans and their families a thank you on behalf of the Nation, both
privately and during public ceremonies and programs across our country.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9675 of November 10, 2017
American Education Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During American Education Week, we recognize that the foundation of the
American Dream is a quality education that instills lifelong skills and
develops strong character. All our Nation's children deserve the chance
to be successful, to live fulfilling lives, and to give back to our
communities. As parents, teachers, and advocates, we recommit to
ensuring that all children in America have a meaningful opportunity to
harness their full potential.
Parents and guardians are the best advocates for their children's
success. Through engagement with teachers and local school boards,
parents have the power to shape their children's education. The
importance of family and community involvement is why I signed an
Executive Order earlier this year to protect and preserve State and
local control over the curriculum, administration, and personnel of our
country's schools. Moreover, we must protect parents' access to a wide
range of high-quality educational
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choices, including strong public, charter, magnet, private, online,
parochial, and homeschool options. Each child is precious and unique,
and we must enable our communities to provide a range of schooling
options, which will allow students to thrive and prepare them to be
successful in adulthood.
My Administration understands that the quality of our Nation's education
shapes our future. We must equip students with the tools and skills they
need to succeed in the workforce of tomorrow. In September, I directed
the Department of Education to prioritize increasing high-quality
education programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
for students across our Nation. Additionally, I signed an Executive
Order to make it easier for companies to provide much needed
apprenticeship programs. By promoting lifelong learning and continuing
to ensure relevant postsecondary education is more accessible to
students, we can help all Americans achieve their dreams.
This week, we also reiterate the vital importance of family involvement
in education. Whether that means checking homework, setting high
expectations, or establishing healthy evening and morning routines,
schools rely on families to accelerate student achievement. When
families devote time and effort to their children's education, students
earn higher grades, have more positive attitudes about school and
homework, and are more likely to graduate. There can be no greater
investment than into the success of our children.
As we celebrate American Education Week, we are reminded of the vital
importance of education for our children, for our communities, and for
our world. Education unlocks a world of opportunity, something every
American deserves.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 12 through
November 18, 2017, as American Education Week. I commend our Nation's
schools, their teachers and leaders, and the parents of students across
this land. And I call on States and communities to support high-quality
education to meet the needs of all students.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9676 of November 10, 2017
National Apprenticeship Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Apprenticeship Week, we recognize the important role
apprenticeships play in unleashing the American workforce. Americans are
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known for our remarkable productivity, industriousness, and innovative
thinking. By pairing these valued traits with the right training, our
Nation can renew one of our greatest assets--the American worker.
Affordable education options and training opportunities that lead to
stable, well-paying jobs are critical for the health and well-being of
our families and communities. Our Nation's existing higher education
system, however, does not always provide the right forms of training.
According to a recent survey, only 11 percent of employers strongly
agreed that America's institutions of higher education are teaching
graduates the skills their companies need.
At the same time, the cost of college is rising, putting it out of reach
for many and burdening others with increasing amounts of student debt.
Those in the class of 2015 who borrowed to finance their education
graduated with nearly $30,000 in student debt, on average. During the
past administration, the stagnation of wages, which increased by less
than six-tenths of 1 percent per year, and education costs that
ballooned by more than 20 percent, prevented too many Americans from
getting the skills they need to thrive in today's workforce.
Apprenticeships provide an alternative path to a high-paying job by
providing opportunities to gain real-world skills while earning a
paycheck. In addition, research suggests that graduates of
apprenticeship programs earn $300,000 more throughout their lifetime
than non-apprentices working in the same field. Because new jobs in our
21st century economy--from healthcare to advanced manufacturing--demand
technical skills, apprenticeship programs are uniquely able to provide
the affordable and relevant training workers need to fill in-demand jobs
throughout the economy.
My Administration has taken important steps to promote and expand
apprenticeships. The Department of Labor is fully implementing my
Executive Order on Expanding Apprenticeships in America, which directs
it to work with other Federal departments and agencies to make it easier
for companies to create and grow apprenticeship programs. It also
directs the agencies to explore ways to support the development of
apprenticeships in industries where the earn-and-learn model has been
historically underutilized, including in key sectors such as
manufacturing, healthcare, cybersecurity, and information technology.
This week, I challenge businesses, educational institutions, and
government entities to expand apprenticeship opportunities and other
quality job-training programs to help open more doors for more
Americans. As we put the education and training of our people first,
American companies will join us by rededicating their efforts to hire
American. Together, we will build an even stronger workforce and provide
new and exciting opportunities for generations of Americans to learn,
earn, and succeed.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 13 through
November 19, 2017, as National Apprenticeship Week.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9677 of November 17, 2017
National Family Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Family Week, we emphasize the importance of preserving
and promoting strong families, the cornerstone of our society. Families
are as diverse as our Nation. They often extend beyond moms, dads, and
their children, and include adoptive and foster parents, grandparents,
and extended relatives. But no matter their makeup, families share a
unique quality--they naturally form the fundamental unit of our society.
They hold more influence over our communities and our Nation than any
other structure, so it is incumbent upon us, as a Nation, to strengthen
and support them.
We cannot take strong families for granted. Each member of each family
must work every day to nurture the bonds of love and loyalty that form
the latticework of strong families. We can show support to our family
members by loving selflessly, forgiving quickly, and spending quality
time together.
In addition, Federal policy should be directed to facilitating the
success of our families. Tax policy is a prime example. My
Administration believes that Americans should be able to dedicate more
of their resources and earnings to the task and duty of providing for
their families. More of each paycheck should go toward supporting
families and less should be directed to an all-too-often inefficient
Federal Government. Our policies must also support working mothers, and
enable them to reach their full potential. That is why I am committed to
cutting taxes for middle-income families--including by expanding the
child tax credit--and fundamentally reforming our Nation's outdated tax
code. Our work will enable families to spend more of their hard-earned
dollars on the success of their children.
Federal policy must also guard against threats to the family. In 2016,
we lost at least 64,000 lives to opioid and other drug overdoses,
devastating American families and communities. To combat this growing
crisis, my Administration has already dedicated more than $1 billion in
funding to address the drug addiction and opioid crisis since taking
office. Last month, my Administration declared the opioid epidemic to be
a nationwide public health emergency in order to focus needed Federal
resources and attention on this critical matter. We will not abandon our
families as they fight the scourge of opioids.
Throughout our Nation's history, in times of both turmoil and triumph,
the strength and hope of the American family has sustained our citizens.
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family is our foundation, a pillar of our past, and a key to our future
prosperity. Strong families teach integrity and patriotism, encourage
and foster teamwork, and demonstrate unconditional love and acceptance.
When these foundational principles overflow from our homes into
neighborhoods and communities, they strengthen and fortify the Nation.
During National Family Week, we support and encourage American families
to create healthy, nurturing environments for their children and future
generations. I hope all Americans will join me in gratitude to our
Creator for the many ways families bless and enrich our lives and our
Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 19 through
November 25, 2017, as National Family Week. I invite communities,
churches, and individuals to observe this week with appropriate
ceremonies and activities to honor our Nation's families.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9678 of November 17, 2017
Thanksgiving Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Thanksgiving Day, as we have for nearly four centuries, Americans
give thanks to Almighty God for our abundant blessings. We gather with
the people we love to show gratitude for our freedom, for our friends
and families, and for the prosperous Nation we call home.
In July 1620, more than 100 Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower, fleeing
religious persecution and seeking freedom and opportunity in a new and
unfamiliar place. These dauntless souls arrived in Plymouth,
Massachusetts, in the freezing cold of December 1620. They were greeted
by sickness and severe weather, and quickly lost 46 of their fellow
travelers. Those who endured the incredible hardship of their first year
in America, however, had many reasons for gratitude. They had survived.
They were free. And, with the help of the Wampanoag tribe, and a
bountiful harvest, they were regaining their health and strength. In
thanks to God for these blessings, the new governor of the Plymouth
Colony, William Bradford, proclaimed a day of thanksgiving and gathered
with the Wampanoag tribe for three days of celebration.
For the next two centuries, many individual colonies and states,
primarily in the Northeast, carried on the tradition of fall
Thanksgiving festivities. But each state celebrated it on a different
day, and sometime on an occasional basis. It was not until 1863 that the
holiday was celebrated on one day, nationwide. In the aftermath of the
Battle of Gettysburg, of one of the
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bloodiest battles of our Nation's Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln
proclaimed that the country would set aside one day to remember its many
blessings. ``In the midst of a civil war of unequalled magnitude and
severity,'' President Lincoln proclaimed, we recall the ``bounties,
which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source
from which they come.'' As President Lincoln recognized: ``No human
counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great
things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while
dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered
mercy.''
Today, we continue to celebrate Thanksgiving with a grateful and
charitable spirit. When we open our hearts and extend our hands to those
in need, we show humility for the bountiful gifts we have received. In
the aftermath of a succession of tragedies that have stunned and shocked
our Nation--Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; the wildfires that
ravaged the West; and, the horrific acts of violence and terror in Las
Vegas, New York City, and Sutherland Springs--we have witnessed the
generous nature of the American people. In the midst of heartache and
turmoil, we are grateful for the swift action of the first responders,
law enforcement personnel, military and medical professionals,
volunteers, and everyday heroes who embodied our infinite capacity to
extend compassion and humanity to our fellow man. As we mourn these
painful events, we are ever confident that the perseverance and optimism
of the American people will prevail.
We can see, in the courageous Pilgrims who stood on Plymouth Rock in new
land, the intrepidness that lies at the core of our American spirit.
Just as the Pilgrims did, today Americans stand strong, willing to fight
for their families and their futures, to uphold our values, and to
confront any challenge.
This Thanksgiving, in addition to rejoicing in precious time spent with
loved ones, let us find ways to serve and encourage each other in both
word and deed. We also offer a special word of thanks for the brave men
and women of our Armed Forces, many of whom must celebrate this holiday
separated from the ones for whom they are most thankful. As one people,
we seek God's protection, guidance, and wisdom, as we stand humbled by
the abundance of our great Nation and the blessings of freedom, family,
and faith.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 23,
2017, as a National Day of Thanksgiving. I encourage all Americans to
gather, in homes and places of worship, to offer a prayer of thanks to
God for our many blessings.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9679 of November 30, 2017
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On average, every 50 minutes, a person in the United States dies in a
vehicle crash involving alcohol. We have seen too many lives cut short
by impaired driving, and too many drivers continue to put themselves and
others at risk every day. During National Impaired Driving Prevention
Month, we reemphasize that impaired driving is never acceptable. We
recognize that we can eliminate impaired driving through our choices,
and we pledge to make the right choice by driving sober.
Forty years ago, alcohol was a factor in almost two-thirds of all
traffic fatalities. Through the tireless efforts of States, communities,
and advocacy organizations, we have made tremendous progress in reducing
impaired driving and protecting the American people. Unfortunately, for
the second consecutive year, we have seen an increase in the number of
alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities on America's roadways. In 2016, more
than 10,000 people died in alcohol-impaired crashes, accounting for 28
percent of all traffic fatalities. We must reverse this trend.
Drinking and driving affects all Americans. In 2012, 4.2 million adults
reported having driven at least once within a 30-day span while impaired
by alcohol. Driving while impaired, even after one drink, can
dramatically change the lives of drivers, passengers, innocent
bystanders, and their loved ones. My Administration is committed to
raising awareness about the dangers of impaired driving and to
eliminating it from our communities. Additionally, by reducing hundreds
of harmful regulations, we are supporting our innovative American
companies as they create new technology that can help us address
impaired driving, from ride-hailing services to advanced vehicle
technology. My Administration is also providing vital resources to law
enforcement to support their efforts to keep our surroundings safe.
Ultimately, the responsibility for preventing impaired driving lies with
each of us. We care for our loved ones when we keep them safe and
prevent them taking the wheel after drinking alcohol. By taking action
to educate our fellow Americans, through coordinated efforts with
family, friends, neighbors, schools, churches, and community
organizations, we can reduce deaths and accidents arising from impaired
driving.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 2017 as
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. I urge all Americans to make
responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent impaired
driving.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9680 of November 30, 2017
World AIDS Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The first documented cases of the human immunodeficiency virus infection
(HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) 36 years ago became
the leading edge of an epidemic that swept across the United States and
around the globe, devastating millions of individuals, families, and
communities. As a Nation, we felt fear and uncertainty as we struggled
to understand this new disease. In the decades since--through public and
private American leadership, innovation, investment, and compassion--we
have ushered in a new, hopeful era of prevention and treatment. Today,
on World AIDS Day, we honor those who have lost their lives to AIDS, we
celebrate the remarkable progress we have made in combatting this
disease, and we reaffirm our ongoing commitment to end AIDS as a public
health threat.
Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, more than 76 million
people around the world have become infected with HIV and 35 million
have died from AIDS. As of 2014, 1.1 million people in the United States
are living with HIV. On this day, we pray for all those living with HIV,
and those who have lost loved ones to AIDS.
As we remember those who have died and those who are suffering, we
commend the immense effort people have made to control and end the HIV/
AIDS epidemic. In the United States, sustained public and private
investments in HIV prevention and treatment have yielded major
successes. The number of annual HIV infections fell 18 percent between
2008 and 2014, saving an estimated $14.9 billion in lifetime medical
costs. We have also experienced successes around the globe. Through the
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and its data-driven
investments in partnership with more than 50 countries, we are
supporting more than 13.3 million people with lifesaving antiretroviral
treatment. We remain deeply committed to supporting adolescent girls and
young women through this program, who are up to 14 times more likely to
contract HIV than young men in some sub-Saharan African countries. Our
efforts also include the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-
free, Mentored, and Safe) public-private partnership, which has resulted
in a 25-40 percent decline in new HIV infections among young women in
districts in 10 highly affected African countries during the last 2
years.
While we have made considerable progress in recent decades, tens of
thousands of Americans are infected with HIV every year. My
Administration will continue to invest in testing initiatives to help
people who are unaware they are living with HIV learn their status.
Internationally, we will rapidly implement the recent PEPFAR Strategy
for Accelerating HIV/AIDS
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Epidemic Control (2017-2020), which uses data to guide investments and
efforts in more than 50 countries to reach epidemic control.
Due to America's leadership and private sector philanthropy and
innovation, we have saved and improved millions of lives and shifted the
HIV/AIDS epidemic from crisis toward control. We are proud to continue
our work with many partners, including governments, private-sector
companies, philanthropic organizations, multilateral institutions, civil
society and faith-based organizations, people living with HIV, and many
others.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 1, 2017, as World
AIDS Day. I urge the Governors of the States and the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, officials of the other territories subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States, and the American people to join me in
appropriate activities to remember those who have lost their lives to
AIDS and to provide support and compassion to those living with HIV.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
November, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9681 of December 4, 2017
Modifying the Bears Ears National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In Proclamation 9558 of December 28, 2016, and exercising his authority
under section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (the ``Antiquities
Act''), President Barack Obama established the Bears Ears National
Monument in the State of Utah, reserving approximately 1.35 million
acres of Federal lands for the care and management of objects of
historic and scientific interest identified therein. The monument is
managed jointly by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) and the Department of Agriculture's United States
Forest Service (USFS). This proclamation makes certain modifications to
the monument.
Proclamation 9558 identifies a long list of objects of historic or
scientific interest. It describes cultural resources such as ancient
cliff dwellings (including the Moon House and Doll House Ruins), Moki
Steps, Native American ceremonial sites, tools and projectile points,
remains of single-family dwellings, granaries, kivas, towers, large
villages, rock shelters, caves, and a prehistoric road system, as well
as petroglyphs, pictographs, and recent rock art left by the Ute,
Navajo, and Paiute peoples. It also identifies other types of historic
objects, such as remnants of Native American sheep-herding and farming
operations and early engineering by pioneers and settlers, including
smoothed sections of rock, dugways, historic cabins, corrals, trails,
and inscriptions carved into rock, and the Hole-in-the-Rock and
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Outlaw Trails. It also describes landscape features such as the Bears
Ears, Comb Ridge, Cedar Mesa, the Valley of the Gods, the Abajo
Mountains, and the San Juan River, and paleontological resources such as
the fossil remains of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals, as well
as dinosaur trackways and traces of other terrestrial animals. Finally,
it identifies several species, including animals like the porcupine,
badger, and coyote; birds like the red-tailed hawk, Mexican spotted owl,
American kestrel, and turkey vulture; and plants such as the Fremont
cottonwood, Abajo daisy, western sandbar willow, and boxelder.
The Antiquities Act requires that any reservation of land as part of a
monument be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper
care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest to
be protected. Determining the appropriate protective area involves
examination of a number of factors, including the uniqueness and nature
of the objects, the nature of the needed protection, and the protection
provided by other laws.
Some of the objects Proclamation 9558 identifies are not unique to the
monument, and some of the particular examples of these objects within
the monument are not of significant scientific or historic interest.
Moreover, many of the objects Proclamation 9558 identifies were not
under threat of damage or destruction before designation such that they
required a reservation of land to protect them. In fact, objects
described in Proclamation 9558 were then--and still are--subject to
Federal protections under existing laws and agency management
designations. For example, more than 500,000 acres were already being
managed to maintain, enhance, or protect their roadless character before
they were designated as part of a national monument. Specifically, the
BLM manages approximately 380,759 acres of lands within the existing
monument as Wilderness Study Areas, which the BLM is required by law to
manage so as not to impair their suitability for future congressional
designation as Wilderness. On lands managed by the USFS, 46,348 acres
are part of the congressionally designated Dark Canyon Wilderness Area,
which, under the 1964 Wilderness Act, 16 U.S.C. 1131-1136, and the Utah
Wilderness Act of 1984, Public Law 98-428, the USFS must manage so as to
maintain or enhance its wilderness character. Approximately 89,396 acres
of the USFS lands are also included in 8 inventoried roadless areas,
which are managed under the USFS's 2001 Roadless Rule so as to protect
their wilderness character.
A host of laws enacted after the Antiquities Act provide specific
protection for archaeological, historic, cultural, paleontological, and
plant and animal resources and give authority to the BLM and USFS to
condition permitted activities on Federal lands, whether within or
outside a monument. These laws include the Archaeological Resources
Protection Act of 1979, 16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm, National Historic
Preservation Act, 54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq., Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 668-668d, Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq., Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, 16
U.S.C. 4301 et seq., Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq., Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S.C. 703-712,
National Forest Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq., Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1976, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.,
and Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470aaa-470aaa-
11. Of particular note, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act
specifically protects archaeological resources from looting or
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other desecration and imposes criminal penalties for unauthorized
excavation, removal, damage, alteration, or defacement of archaeological
resources. Federal land management agencies can grant a permit
authorizing excavation or removal, but only when undertaken for the
purpose of furthering archaeological knowledge. The Paleontological
Resources Preservation Act contains very similar provisions protecting
paleontological resources. And the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and
Endangered Species Act protect migratory birds and listed endangered and
threatened species and their habitats. Moreover, the BLM and the USFS
were already addressing many of the threats to objects identified in
Proclamation 9558 in their governing land-use plans before designation
of the monument.
Given the nature of the objects identified on the lands reserved by
Proclamation 9558, the lack of a threat of damage or destruction to many
of those objects, and the protection for those objects already provided
by existing law and governing land-use plans, I find that the area of
Federal land reserved in the Bears Ears National Monument established by
Proclamation 9558 is not confined to the smallest area compatible with
the proper care and management of those objects. The important objects
of scientific or historic interest can instead be protected by a smaller
and more appropriate reservation of 2 areas: Shash Jaa and Indian Creek.
Revising the boundaries of the monument to cover these 2 areas will
ensure that, in accordance with the Antiquities Act, it is no larger
than necessary for the proper care and management of the objects to be
protected within the monument.
The Shash Jaa area contains the heart of the national monument: the
iconic twin buttes known as the Bears Ears that tower 2,000 feet above
the surrounding landscape and are considered sacred to the Native
American tribes that call this area their ancestral home. Many of the
significant objects described by Proclamation 9558 can be found
throughout the Shash Jaa area. Ancestral Puebloan occupation of the area
began during the Basketmaker II period at least 2,500 years ago, and it
left behind objects such as pit houses, storage pits, lithic scatters,
campsites, rock shelters, pictographs, and baskets, as well as manos and
metates for grinding corn. Occupation dating to the Basketmaker III
period, from approximately 500 to 750 C.E., left additional evidence of
maize- and bean-based agriculture, along with pottery, bows and arrows,
pit houses, kivas, storage rooms, and dispersed villages.
New waves of human settlement occurred around 900 C.E., when the Pueblo
I period gave rise to large villages near Comb Wash, and 1050 C.E., when
inhabitants from the Pueblo II period built expansive and complex multi-
family dwellings. Around 1150 C.E., the dawn of the Pueblo III period,
the area's inhabitants increasingly sought shelter in cliff dwellings
and left behind evidence of an era of unrest. Several centuries later,
the Ute, Paiute, and Navajo came to occupy the area.
East of the Bears Ears is Arch Canyon, within which paleontologists have
found numerous fossils from the Permian and Upper Permian eras. Cliff
dwellings are hidden throughout the canyon, and the mouth of the canyon
holds the fabled Arch Canyon ruin, which spans the Pueblo II and III
periods and contains pictographs and petroglyphs ranging from the
Archaic to the historic periods.
Just south of Arch Canyon are the north and south forks of Mule Canyon.
Five-hundred feet deep, 5 miles long, and decorated with alternating
layers
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of red and white sandstone, these 2 striking canyons contain shelter-
cliff dwellings and other archaeological sites, including the scenic and
accessible House on Fire Ruin, which includes differing masonry styles
that indicate several episodes of construction and use.
Perched high on the open tablelands above the south fork of Mule Canyon
are the Mule Canyon ruins, where visitors can see exposed masonry walls
of ancient living quarters and a partially restored kiva. The deep
canyons and towering mesas of the Shash Jaa area are full of similar
sites, including rock art, remains of single-family dwellings,
granaries, kivas, towers (including the Cave Towers), and large villages
primarily from the Pueblo II and III periods, along with sites from the
Basketmaker and Archaic periods.
The Shash Jaa area also includes Comb Ridge, a north-south trending
monocline that originates near the boundary of the Manti-La Sal National
Forest, ends near the San Juan River, and contains remnants from the
region's thousands of years of human habitation, including cliff
dwellings, granaries, kivas, ceremonial sites, and the Butler Wash ruin,
a world-famous Ancestral Puebloan ruin with multiple rooms and kivas.
Comb Ridge also includes world-class examples of ancient rock art, such
as the Butler Wash Kachina Panel, a wall-sized mural of San Juan
Anthropomorph figures that dates to the Basketmaker period and is
considered to be one of the Southwest's most important petroglyph panels
for understanding the daily life and rituals of the Basketmaker people.
Significant fossil sites have also been discovered in Butler Wash.
Just north of upper Butler Wash, the aspen-filled Whiskers Draw contains
a series of alcoves that have sheltered evidence of human habitation for
thousands of years, including Cave 7, the site where Richard Wetherill,
as part of the Hyde Expedition in 1893, first identified what we know
today as the Basketmaker people. The nearby Milk Ranch Point is home to
a rich concentration of kivas, granaries, dwellings, and other evidence
that Pueblo I farmers used this area to cultivate corn, beans, and
squash.
The Shash Jaa area also contains the Comb Ridge Fossil site, which
includes a trackway created by a giant arthropod (Diplichnites
cuithensis), the first recorded instance of such a trackway in Utah.
Also, the diverse landscape of the Shash Jaa area provides habitat for
the vast majority of plant and animal species described by Proclamation
9558.
Finally, the Shash Jaa area as described on the accompanying map
includes 2 non-contiguous parcels of land that encompass the Moon House
Ruin, an example of iconic Pueblo-decorated architecture, which was
likely the last occupied site on Cedar Mesa, as well as Doll House Ruin,
a fully intact and well-preserved single room granary that is associated
with an extensive agricultural area on the mesa top. These significant
ruins are important examples of cultural resource objects that should
remain within the monument's boundaries.
The Indian Creek area likewise contains objects of significance
described in Proclamation 9558. At its center is the broad Indian Creek
Canyon, which is characterized by sheer red cliffs and spires of exposed
and eroded layers of Navajo, Kayenta, Wingate, and Cedar Mesa sandstone,
including the iconic North and South Six-Shooter Peaks.
Also located within the Indian Creek area is the Canyonlands Research
Center. Spanning lands managed by the National Park Service, BLM, USFS,
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and private landowners, this unique partnership works to increase our
understanding of the complex natural systems on the landscape, providing
their custodians with information they need to adapt to the challenges
of a changing Colorado Plateau.
Newspaper Rock, a popular attraction in the Indian Creek area, is a
roadside rock art panel that has been listed on the National Register of
Historic Places since 1976. This site displays a significant
concentration of rock art from multiple periods, etched into Wingate
sandstone. The older art is attributed to the Ancestral Puebloan people
who inhabited this region for 2,000 years, while the more recent rock
art is attributed to the Ute people who still live in the Four Corners
area.
In addition to Newspaper Rock, the Indian Creek area contains numerous
other significant rock art sites, including the distinctive and well-
preserved petroglyphs in Shay Canyon. The area also provides
opportunities for cultural and scientific research and paleontological
study. Dinosaur tracks in the bottom of the Shay Canyon stream bed are a
unique visual reminder of the area's distant past. Additional
paleontological resources can be found throughout the Indian Creek area,
including vertebrate and invertebrate fossils, primarily in the Chinle
Formation. The Indian Creek area also includes 2 prominent mesas,
Bridger Jack Mesa and Lavender Mesa, which are home to relict plant
communities, predominantly composed of pinyon-juniper woodland, with
small, interspersed sagebrush parks, that exist only on these isolated
islands in the desert sea and are, generally, unaltered by humans. These
mesas provide the opportunity for comparative studies of pinyon-juniper
woodland and sagebrush communities in other parts of the Colorado
Plateau. Additionally, the Indian Creek area includes the exposed Chinle
Formation, known for abundant fossilized flora and fauna, including
pelecypods, gastropods, arthropods, fishes, amphibians, and reptiles
(including dinosaurs). Finally, the area is well known for vertebrate
trackways, including tetrapod footprints.
Some of the existing monument's objects, or certain examples of those
objects, are not within the monument's revised boundaries because they
are adequately protected by existing law, designation, agency policy, or
governing land-use plans. For example, although the modified boundaries
do not include the San Juan River or the Valley of the Gods, both of
those areas are protected by existing administratively designated Areas
of Critical Environmental Concern. Plant and animal species such as the
bighorn sheep, the Kachina daisy, the Utah night lizard, and the Eucosma
navojoensis moth are protected by the Endangered Species Act and
existing land-use plans and policies protecting special-status species.
Additionally, some of the range of these species falls within existing
Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas. Finally, although Hideout
Canyon is likewise not included within the modified boundaries, it is
generally not threatened and is partially within a Wilderness Study
Area.
The areas described above are the smallest compatible with the
protection of the important objects identified in Proclamation 9558. The
modification of the Bears Ears National Monument will maintain and
protect those objects and preserve the area's cultural, scientific, and
historic legacy.
WHEREAS, Proclamation 9558 of December 28, 2016, designated the Bears
Ears National Monument in the State of Utah and reserved approximately
1.35 million acres of Federal lands for the care and management of the
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Bears Ears buttes and other objects of historic and scientific interest
identified therein; and
WHEREAS, many of the objects identified by Proclamation 9558 are
otherwise protected by Federal law; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to modify the boundaries of the
monument to exclude from its designation and reservation approximately
1,150,860 acres of land that I find are unnecessary for the care and
management of the objects to be protected within the monument; and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the monument reservation should therefore be
reduced to the smallest area compatible with the protection of the
objects of scientific or historic interest as described above in this
proclamation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim that the boundaries of the Bears
Ears National Monument are hereby modified and reduced to those lands
and interests in land owned or controlled by the Federal Government
within the boundaries described on the accompanying map, which is
attached to and forms a part of this proclamation. I hereby further
proclaim that the modified monument areas identified on the accompanying
map shall be known as the Indian Creek and Shash Jaa units of the
monument, the latter of which shall include the Moon House and Doll
House Ruins. These reserved Federal lands and interests in lands
cumulatively encompass approximately 201,876 acres. The boundaries
described on the accompanying map are confined to the smallest area
compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be
protected. Any lands reserved by Proclamation 9558 not within the
boundaries identified on the accompanying map are hereby excluded from
the monument.
At 9:00 a.m., eastern standard time, on the date that is 60 days after
the date of this proclamation, subject to valid existing rights, the
provisions of existing withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable
law, the public and National Forest System lands excluded from the
monument reservation shall be open to:
(1) entry, location, selection, sale, or other disposition under the
public land laws and laws applicable to the U.S. Forest Service;
(2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal
leasing; and
(3) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.
Appropriation of lands under the mining laws before the date and time of
restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted appropriation, including
attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights
against the United States. Acts required to establish a location and to
initiate a right of possession are governed by State law where not in
conflict with Federal law.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to remove any lands from
the Manti-La Sal National Forest or to otherwise revoke, modify, or
affect any withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation, other than the one
created by Proclamation 9558.
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Nothing in this proclamation shall change the management of the areas
designated and reserved by Proclamation 9558 that remain part of the
monument in accordance with the terms of this proclamation, except as
provided by the following 4 paragraphs:
In recognition of the importance of tribal participation to the care and
management of the objects identified above, and to ensure that
management decisions affecting the monument reflect tribal expertise and
traditional and historical knowledge, Proclamation 9558 established a
Commission to provide guidance and recommendations on the development
and implementation of management plans and on management of the
monument, and to partner with Federal agencies by making continuing
contributions to inform decisions regarding the management of the
monument. In order to ensure that the full range of tribal expertise and
traditional historical knowledge is included in such guidance and
recommendations, paragraph 29 of Proclamation 9558 is hereby revised to
provide that the Bears Ears Commission shall be known as the Shash Jaa
Commission, shall apply only to the Shash Jaa unit as described herein,
and shall also include the elected officer of the San Juan County
Commission representing District 3 acting in that officer's official
capacity.
Proclamation 9558 is hereby revised to clarify that, pending preparation
of the transportation plan required by paragraph 34 thereof, the
Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture may allow motorized and non-
mechanized vehicle use on roads and trails designated for such use
immediately before the issuance of Proclamation 9558 and maintain roads
and trails for such use.
Paragraph 35 of Proclamation 9558 governing livestock grazing in the
monument is hereby revised to read as follows: ``Nothing in this
proclamation shall be deemed to affect authorizations for livestock
grazing, or administration thereof, on Federal lands within the
monument. Livestock grazing within the monument shall continue to be
governed by laws and regulations other than this proclamation.''
Proclamation 9558 is amended to clarify that, consistent with the care
and management of the objects identified above, the Secretaries of the
Interior and Agriculture may authorize ecological restoration and active
vegetation management activities in the monument.
If any provision of this proclamation, including its application to a
particular parcel of land, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this
proclamation and its application to other parcels of land shall not be
affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9682 of December 4, 2017
Modifying the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In Proclamation 6920 of September 18, 1996, and exercising his authority
under the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225) (the ``Antiquities Act''),
President William J. Clinton established the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument in the State of Utah, reserving approximately 1.7
million acres of Federal lands for the care and management of objects of
historic and scientific interest identified therein. The monument is
managed by the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management
(BLM). This proclamation makes certain modifications to the monument.
Proclamation 6920 identifies a long list of objects of historic or
scientific interest within the boundaries of the monument. In the 20
years since the designation, the BLM and academic researchers have
studied the monument to better understand the geology, paleontology,
archeology, history, and biology of the area.
The Antiquities Act requires that any reservation of land as part of a
monument be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper
care and management of the objects of historic or scientific interest to
be protected. Determining the appropriate protective area involves
examination of a number of factors, including the uniqueness and nature
of the objects, the nature of the needed protection, and the protection
provided by other laws.
Proclamation 6920 identifies the monument area as rich with
paleontological sites and fossils, including marine and brackish water
mollusks, turtles, crocodilians, lizards, dinosaurs, fishes, and
mammals, as well as terrestrial vertebrate fauna, including mammals, of
the Cenomanian-Santonian ages, and one of the most continuous records of
Late Cretaceous terrestrial life in the world. Nearly 2 decades of
intense study of the monument has provided a better understanding of the
areas with the highest concentrations of fossil resources and the best
opportunities to discover previously unknown species. While formations
like the Wahweap and Kaiparowits occur only in southern Utah and provide
an important record of Late Cretaceous fossils, others like the Chinle
and Morrison formations occur throughout the Colorado Plateau. The
modified monument boundaries take into account this new information and,
as described in more detail below, retain the majority of the high-
potential areas for locating new fossil resources that have been
identified within the area reserved by Proclamation 6920.
Proclamation 6920 also identifies a number of unique geological
formations and landscape features within the monument boundaries. These
include the Grand Staircase, White Cliffs, Vermilion Cliffs, Kaiparowits
Plateau, Upper Paria Canyon System, Upper Escalante Canyons, Burning
Hills, Circle Cliffs, East Kaibab Monocline, Grosvenor Arch, and
Escalante Natural Bridge, all of which are retained in whole or part
within the revised monument boundaries. The Waterpocket Fold, however,
is located mostly within the Capitol Reef National Park and the portions
within the monument are
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not unique or particularly scientifically significant. Therefore, the
boundaries of the monument may be modified to exclude the Waterpocket
Fold without imperiling the proper care and management of that
formation. The more general landscape features discussed in the
proclamation, such as serpentine canyons, arches, and natural bridges,
are common across the Colorado Plateau both within and outside of the
modified boundaries of the monument described below.
Archeological and historic objects identified within the monument are
more generally discussed in Proclamation 6920, which specifically
identifies only the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail, the Paria Townsite, and
Dance Hall Rock as objects of historic or scientific interest, all 3 of
which will remain within the revised monument boundaries, although a
portion of the Hole-in-the-Rock Trail will be excluded. Proclamation
6920 also describes Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan rock art panels,
occupation sites, campsites, and granaries, as well as historic objects
such as those left behind by Mormon pioneers, including trails,
inscriptions, ghost towns, rock houses, and cowboy line camps. These are
artifacts that are known to generally occur across the Four Corners
region, particularly in southern Utah, and the examples found within the
monument are not, as described, of any unique or distinctive scientific
or historic significance. In light of the prevalence of similar objects
throughout the region, the existing boundaries of the monument are not
``the smallest area compatible with the proper care'' of these objects,
and they may be excluded from the monument's boundaries. Further, many
of these objects or examples of these objects are retained within the
modified boundaries described below.
Finally, with respect to the animal and plant species, Proclamation 6920
characterizes the area as one of the richest floristic regions in the
Intermountain West, but it identifies only a few specific species as
objects of scientific or historic interest. The revised boundaries
contain the majority of habitat types originally protected by
Proclamation 6920.
Thus, many of the objects identified by Proclamation 6920 are not unique
to the monument, and some of the particular examples of those objects
within the monument are not of significant historic or scientific
interest. Moreover, many of the objects identified by Proclamation 6920
are not under threat of damage or destruction such that they require a
reservation of land to protect them; in fact, many are already subject
to Federal protection under existing law and agency management
designations. The BLM manages nearly 900,000 acres of lands within the
existing monument as Wilderness Study Areas, which the BLM is already
required by law to manage so as not to impair the suitability of such
areas for future congressional designation as Wilderness.
A host of laws enacted after the Antiquities Act provide specific
protection for archaeological, historic, cultural, paleontological, and
plant and animal resources and give authority to the BLM to condition
permitted activities on Federal lands, whether within or outside a
monument. These laws include the Archaeological Resources Protection Act
of 1979, 16 U.S.C. 470aa-470mm, National Historic Preservation Act, 54
U.S.C. 300101 et seq., Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, 16 U.S.C.
668-668d, Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.,
Federal Cave Resources Protection Act of 1988, 16 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.,
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act,
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16 U.S.C. 703-712, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act of 1976, 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq., and Paleontological Resources
Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470aaa-470aaa-11. Of particular note, the
Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, enacted in 2009, imposes
criminal penalties for unauthorized excavation, removal, damage,
alteration, or defacement of paleontological resources. Federal land
management agencies can grant permits authorizing excavation or removal,
but only when undertaken for the purpose of furthering paleontological
knowledge. The Archaeological Resources Protection Act contains very
similar provisions protecting archeological resources. And the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act and Endangered Species Act protect migratory birds and
listed endangered and threatened species and their habitats.
Especially in light of the research conducted since designation, I find
that the current boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument established by Proclamation 6920 are greater than the smallest
area compatible with the protection of the objects for which lands were
reserved and, therefore, that the boundaries of the monument should be
reduced to 3 areas: Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyons.
These revisions will ensure that the monument is no larger than
necessary for the proper care and management of the objects.
The Grand Staircase area is named for one of the iconic landscapes in
the American West. An unbroken sequence of cliffs and plateaus,
considered to be the most colorful exposed geologic section in the
world, has inspired wonder in visitors since the days of early western
explorers.
The White Cliffs that rise more than 1,500 feet from the desert floor
are the hardened remains of the largest sand sea that ever existed. The
deep red Vermilion Cliffs, once the eastern shore of the ancient Lake
Dixie, contain a rich fossil record from the Late Triassic period to the
early Jurassic period, including petrified wood, fish, dinosaur, and
other reptilian bones. Fossil footprints are also common, including
those at the Flag Point tracksite, which includes dinosaur fossil tracks
adjacent to a Native American rock art panel depicting dinosaur tracks.
This area also contains a number of relict vegetative communities
occurring on isolated mesa tops, an example of which, No Mans Mesa, was
identified in Proclamation 6920.
The archaeology of the Grand Staircase area is dominated by sites
constructed by the Virgin Branch of the Ancestral Puebloans--ancient
horticulturalists and farmers who subsisted largely on corn, beans, and
squash, and occupied the area from nearly 2000 B.C.E. to about 1250 C.E.
The landscape was also the home of some of the earliest corn-related
agriculture in the Southwest, and it continues to hold remnants of these
early farmsteads and small pueblos. The evidence of this history,
including remnants of the beginning of agriculture, development of
prehistoric farming systems, and the final abandonment of the area, is
concentrated in the lower levels of the Grand Staircase. The higher
cliffs, benches, and plateaus hold evidence of occupation by Archaic and
Late Prehistoric people, including Clovis and other projectile points
and residential pit structures that indicate occupation by hunter-
gatherers starting about 13,000 years ago.
Following the abandonment of the area by Ancestral Puebloans, the area
was re-occupied by a new population of hunter-gatherers, the people
known today as the Southern Paiute Indians. The Southern Paiute Indians
identify this area as part of their ancestral homeland. Still later
Mormon
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pioneers settled the area, as evidenced by remnants of roads, trails,
line shacks, rock houses, and abandoned town sites.
The Kaiparowits area is dominated by a dissected mesa that rises
thousands of feet above the surrounding terrain. These vast, rugged
badlands are characterized by towering cliffs and escarpments that
expose tiers of fossil-rich formations.
In addition to striking scenery, the area is world-renowned for rich
fossil resources, including 16 species that have been found nowhere
else. The plateau is considered one of the best, most continuous records
of Late Cretaceous life in the world. It includes fossils of mollusks,
reptiles, dinosaurs, fishes, and mammals, as well as the only evidence
in our hemisphere of terrestrial vertebrate fauna from the Cenomanian
through Santonian ages. Since 2000, nearly 4,000 new fossil sites have
been documented on the plateau. The Dakota, Tropic Shale, Wahweap, and
Kaiparowits formations in the area have been found to contain numerous
important fossils, including those of early mammals and reptiles
(Dakota); marine reptiles, including 5 species of plesiosaur and North
America's oldest mosasaur (Tropic Shale); and multiple new species of
dinosaurs (Wahweap and Kaiparowits), including the Diabloceratops
eatoni, a relative of the Triceratops named for its devil-like horns,
and the Lythronax argestes, whose name means ``Gore King of the
Southwest.''
The Kaiparowits area also includes objects of geologic interest, which
Proclamation 6920 identified. The rugged canyons and natural arches of
the Upper Paria River expose the colorful and varied Carmel and Entrada
formations that draw visitors to the area. One of the most famous
arches, Grosvenor Arch, is a rare double arch that towers more than 150
feet above the desert floor. The area also contains ``hydrothermal-
collapse'' pipes and dikes that have revealed to researchers a
fascinating story of a geologic catastrophe triggered by either a
massive earthquake or an asteroid impact.
The western side of the Kaiparowits area includes the majority of the
East Kaibab Monocline, which features an erosional ``hogback'' known as
the ``Cockscomb,'' as well as broad exposures of multicolored rocks and
intricate canyons. It is considered one of the true scenic and geologic
wonders of the area. On the east side of the plateau, the scorched earth
of the Burning Hills is a geologic curiosity: a vast underground coal
seam that some researchers believe has been burning for eons, sending
acrid smoke up through vents in the ground and turning the hillsides
brick red. Finally, along the eastern edge of the Kaiparowits Plateau is
a series of oddly shaped arches and other rock formations known as the
Devil's Garden.
The Kaiparowits area also contains a unique record of human history. The
overall archaeology of the Kaiparowits Plateau is dominated by Archaic
and Late Prehistoric era sites. There are, however, a few important
sites that tell the story of occupation first by the Fremont, who came
from an area to the east, and later by Virgin and Kayenta Ancestral
Puebloans. These sites show new types of architecture and pottery that
mixed traditional Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan styles. Prehistoric
cliff structures in parts of the Kaiparowits Plateau are well preserved
and provide researchers and visitors an opportunity to better understand
the apparently peaceful mixture of 3 cultures starting in the early
1100s. In particular, the Fifty-Mile Mountain area contains hundreds of
cultural resource sites, including Ancestral Puebloan habitations,
granaries, and masonry structures.
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Historical use of the Kaiparowits area plays a very important part in
the rich ranching history of southern Utah, which is evidenced by a
complex pattern of roads, stock trails, line shacks, attempted
farmsteads, and small mining operations. Fifty-Mile Mountain, in
particular, contains a number of historic cabins, as well as other
evidence of pioneer living, including ruins, rip-gut fences, and
historic trails. It is believed that Zane Grey used the Fifty-Mile
Mountain area as a landscape reference point when he wrote ``Wild Horse
Mesa.'' There are also a number of historic signature panels across the
plateau that document continued grazing and ranching use of the
landscape by multiple generations of the same families.
To the east of Fifty-Mile Mountain in the Escalante Desert, Dance Hall
Rock stands out as an important landmark of Mormon pioneers. While the
Hole-in-the-Rock Trail was under construction in 1879, Mormon pioneers
camped in this area and held meetings and dances here. Similarly, as
described above, the old Paria Townsite is an important ghost town
within the Kaiparowits area, as it served as the only town and post
office site within the area at the turn of the 20th century.
The Escalante Canyons area likewise contains objects of significance.
The canyonlands of the area provide a fantastic display of geologic
activities and erosional forces that, over millions of years, created a
network of deep, narrow canyons, high plateaus, sheer cliffs, and
beautiful sandstone arches and natural bridges, including the 130-foot-
tall Escalante Natural Bridge. Additionally, this area boasts Calf Creek
Canyon, a canyon of red alcoved walls with expanses of white slickrock
that is named for its use as a natural cattle pen at the end of the 19th
century.
To the east of the Canyonlands, Circle Cliffs is a breached anticline
with spectacular painted-desert scenery, the result of exposed
sedimentary rocks of the Triassic Chinle and Moenkopi formations. The
Circle Cliffs area also contains large, unbroken petrified logs up to 30
feet in length. A nearly complete articulated skeleton of Poposauras--a
rare bipedal crocodilian fossil--was also found here.
The Escalante Canyons area also contains a high density of Fremont
prehistoric sites, including pithouses, villages, storage cysts, and
rock art. The canyon of the Escalante River and its tributary canyons
contain one of the highest densities of rock art sites in southwestern
Utah outside of Capitol Reef National Park, with sites dating from the
Archaic to the Historic periods. The Hundred Hands rock art panel is
located in the river canyon, and is spiritually significant to all
tribes that claim ancestry in the area.
There are also significant historic sites in this area related to
grazing and ranching, along with the Boulder Mail Trail, which was used
to ferry mail between the small desert outpost towns of Escalante and
Boulder beginning in 1902. Today, much of the trail is still visible,
and it has become popular with backpackers.
The areas described above are the smallest compatible with the proper
care and management of the objects to be protected. The Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, as modified by this proclamation, will
maintain and protect those objects and preserve the area's cultural,
scientific, and historic legacy.
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WHEREAS, Proclamation 6920 of September 18, 1996, established the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument in the State of Utah and reserved
approximately 1.7 million acres of Federal lands for the care and
management of the objects of historic and scientific interest identified
therein; and
WHEREAS, many of the objects identified by Proclamation 6920 are
otherwise protected by Federal law; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to modify the boundary of the
monument to exclude from its designation and reservation approximately
861,974 acres of land that I find are no longer necessary for the proper
care and management of the objects to be protected within the monument;
and
WHEREAS, the boundaries of the monument reservation should therefore be
reduced to the smallest area compatible with the protection of the
objects of scientific or historic interest, as described above in this
proclamation;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54,
United States Code, hereby proclaim that the boundary of the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument is hereby modified and reduced to
those lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the Federal
Government within the boundaries described on the accompanying map,
which is attached to and forms a part of this proclamation. I hereby
further proclaim that the modified monument areas identified on the
accompanying map shall be known as the Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and
Escalante Canyons units of the monument. These reserved Federal lands
and interests in lands cumulatively encompass approximately 1,003,863
acres. The boundaries described on the accompanying map are confined to
the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the
objects to be protected.
Any lands reserved by Proclamation 6920 not within the boundaries
identified on the accompanying map are hereby excluded from the
monument.
At 9:00 a.m., eastern standard time, on the date that is 60 days after
the date of this proclamation, subject to valid existing rights, the
provisions of existing withdrawals, and the requirements of applicable
law, the public lands excluded from the monument reservation shall be
open to:
(1) entry, location, selection, sale or other disposition under the
public land laws;
(2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal
leasing; and
(3) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws.
Appropriation of lands under the mining laws before the date and time of
restoration is unauthorized. Any such attempted appropriation, including
attempted adverse possession under 30 U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights
against the United States. Acts required to establish a location and to
initiate a right of possession are governed by State law where not in
conflict with Federal law.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be construed to revoke, modify, or
affect any withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation, other than the one
created by Proclamation 6920.
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Nothing in this proclamation shall change the management of the areas
designated and reserved by Proclamation 6920 that remain part of the
monument in accordance with the terms of this proclamation, except as
provided by the following 5 paragraphs:
Paragraph 14 of Proclamation 6920 is updated and clarified to require
that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) prepare and maintain a
management plan for each of the 3 units of the monument with maximum
public involvement including, but not limited to, consultation with
federally recognized tribes and State and local governments. The
Secretary, through the BLM, shall also consult with other Federal land
management agencies in the local area in developing the management
plans.
Proclamation 6920 is amended to provide that the Secretary shall
maintain one or more advisory committees under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) to provide information and advice
regarding the development of the above-described management plans, and,
as appropriate, management of the monument. Any advisory committee
maintained shall consist of a fair and balanced representation of
interested stakeholders, including State and local governments, tribes,
recreational users, local business owners, and private landowners.
Proclamation 6920 is clarified to provide that, consistent with
protection of the objects identified above and other applicable law, the
Secretary may allow motorized and non-mechanized vehicle use on roads
and trails existing immediately before the issuance of Proclamation 6920
and maintain roads and trails for such use.
Paragraph 12 of Proclamation 6920 governing livestock grazing in the
monument is hereby modified to read as follows: ``Nothing in this
proclamation shall be deemed to affect authorizations for livestock
grazing, or administration thereof, on Federal lands within the
monument. Livestock grazing within the monument shall continue to be
governed by laws and regulations other than this proclamation.''
Proclamation 6920 is amended to clarify that, consistent with the care
and management of the objects identified above, the Secretary may
authorize ecological restoration and active vegetation management
activities in the monument.
If any provision of this proclamation, including its application to a
particular parcel of land, is held to be invalid, the remainder of this
proclamation and its application to other parcels of land shall not be
affected thereby.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9683 of December 6, 2017
Recognizing Jerusalem as the Capital of the State of Israel and
Relocating the United States Embassy to Israel to Jerusalem
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The foreign policy of the United States is grounded in principled
realism, which begins with an honest acknowledgment of plain facts. With
respect to the State of Israel, that requires officially recognizing
Jerusalem as its capital and relocating the United States Embassy to
Israel to Jerusalem as soon as practicable.
The Congress, since the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-
45) (the ``Act''), has urged the United States to recognize Jerusalem as
Israel's capital and to relocate our Embassy to Israel to that city. The
United States Senate reaffirmed the Act in a unanimous vote on June 5,
2017.
Now, 22 years after the Act's passage, I have determined that it is time
for the United States to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital
of Israel. This long overdue recognition of reality is in the best
interests of both the United States and the pursuit of peace between
Israel and the Palestinians.
Seventy years ago, the United States, under President Truman, recognized
the State of Israel. Since then, the State of Israel has made its
capital in Jerusalem--the capital the Jewish people established in
ancient times. Today, Jerusalem is the seat of Israel's government--the
home of Israel's parliament, the Knesset; its Supreme Court; the
residences of its Prime Minister and President; and the headquarters of
many of its government ministries. Jerusalem is where officials of the
United States, including the President, meet their Israeli counterparts.
It is therefore appropriate for the United States to recognize Jerusalem
as Israel's capital.
I have also determined that the United States will relocate our Embassy
to Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This action is consistent with the
will of the Congress, as expressed in the Act.
Today's actions--recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and
announcing the relocation of our embassy--do not reflect a departure
from the strong commitment of the United States to facilitating a
lasting peace agreement. The United States continues to take no position
on any final status issues. The specific boundaries of Israeli
sovereignty in Jerusalem are subject to final status negotiations
between the parties. The United States is not taking a position on
boundaries or borders.
Above all, our greatest hope is for peace, including through a two-state
solution, if agreed to by both sides. Peace is never beyond the grasp of
those who are willing to reach for it. In the meantime, the United
States continues to support the status quo at Jerusalem's holy sites,
including at the Temple Mount, also known as Haram al Sharif. Jerusalem
is today--and must remain--a place where Jews pray at the Western Wall,
where Christians walk the Stations of the Cross, and where Muslims
worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
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With today's decision, my Administration reaffirms its longstanding
commitment to building a future of peace and security in the Middle
East. It is time for all civilized nations and people to respond to
disagreement with reasoned debate--not senseless violence--and for young
and moderate voices across the Middle East to claim for themselves a
bright and beautiful future. Today, let us rededicate ourselves to a
path of mutual understanding and respect, rethinking old assumptions and
opening our hearts and minds to new possibilities. I ask the leaders of
the Middle East--political and religious; Israeli and Palestinian; and
Jewish, Christian, and Muslim--to join us in this noble quest for
lasting peace.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim that the United States
recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel and that the
United States Embassy to Israel will be relocated to Jerusalem as soon
as practicable.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9684 of December 7, 2017
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we honor those who perished in
defense of our homeland and the veterans who selflessly answered the
call to freedom during World War II. In our Nation's history, few events
have been as pivotal as the ``date which will live in infamy.''
Seventy-six years ago today, on the morning of December 7, 1941,
Japanese air and naval forces carried out an unprovoked surprise attack
on American military installations in Oahu, Hawaii. Horrific sounds of
war shattered that peaceful Sunday morning, and our Nation was forever
changed. More than 2,400 Americans lost their lives, and more than 1,000
service members and civilians were wounded in the attack. This horrific
act of aggression galvanized the Nation and propelled us into World War
II. Americans would not awaken to another peaceful dawn for nearly 4
long years.
In our darkest hours, the greatness of America emerged. Throughout the
long and difficult war, our citizens remained courageous and resilient.
Thousands answered the call to arms, left family and loved ones behind,
and embarked on long and onerous journeys to fight America's enemies
abroad. On the home front, American industry, ingenuity, and innovation
increased our warfighting capacity and helped turn the tide in both the
Atlantic and the Pacific theaters. The war effort motivated soldier and
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alike. Families and communities came together, sacrificing personal
comfort and prosperity for the greater good. Our country also solidified
partnerships with like-minded nations committed to the promise of
freedom. The spirit and soul of our Nation were tested in the fires of
adversity, and we emerged even more determined, confident, and resolute.
The USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, is a sacred resting place
for many of the ship's 1,177 sailors and Marines who perished on that
fateful December morning. Even though these American patriots are
entombed in a watery grave within the sunken hull of a battleship, their
names are etched into the marble wall in the structure above. Just last
month the First Lady and I had the distinct honor of visiting this
hallowed site to pay our respects to the American heroes that were taken
from us on that infamous day. The rusted wreckage is a haunting and
sober reminder of the sacrifice of these heroes and their families,
while the iconic, striking white memorial stands as a somber reminder of
what we lost and also what we must fight to preserve.
Today, a new generation of brave men and women in uniform stand ready to
oppose any threat to our Nation and the civilized world. Though the
decades have passed, we are careful to never forget the lessons of Pearl
Harbor. Our Armed Forces must be strong and vigilant, prepared to fight
and preserve all we hold dear. It is our greatest obligation--our most
solemn duty--to ensure our Nation remains the land of the free and the
home of the brave. The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President
Franklin Roosevelt told the Congress that ``With confidence in our Armed
Forces--with the unbounding determination of our people--we will gain
the inevitable triumph.'' That confidence and determination is
undiminished today as we combat the ever-changing threats to freedom.
On this National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, we pray for all who died
on the island of Oahu that dreadful Sunday morning, and for those who
perished around the world in the battles of World War II. May we never
forget their bravery, their selflessness, and their sacrifice for the
noble causes of liberty and peace.
The Congress, by Public Law 103-308, as amended, has designated December
7 of each year as ``National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2017, as National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day. I encourage all Americans to observe this solemn day of
remembrance and to honor our military, past and present, with
appropriate ceremonies and activities. I urge all Federal agencies and
interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the flag of the
United States at half-staff in honor of those American patriots who died
as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9685 of December 8, 2017
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our great country was forged in the fires of a revolution to overthrow
the rule of a tyrant, by a free people who understood the fundamental
truth that liberty is best secured when the state's power is carefully
limited. From the Declaration of Independence, to the Constitution, and
through the Bill of Rights, our country and our people have always known
the true, God-given nature of liberty and the ability of law to
safeguard it against the state. For 226 years, the final piece of this
freedom-sustaining bulwark--the Bill of Rights--has formed the bedrock
of the constitutional protections every American holds dear as their
birthright.
On Bill of Rights Day, we recognize the importance of the first 10
Amendments to our Constitution to protecting our liberty and freedom
against the inevitable encroachment of government. Our Founding Fathers
understood the threat of expansive, omnipresent government. From the
beginning of our republic, therefore, they endeavored to enhance the
Constitution with a bill of rights, a specific enumeration of
fundamental rights that would prevail even against a future government
inclined to abuse the power it has over the lives of citizens.
On June 8, 1789, James Madison, originally skeptical of the need for a
bill of rights, introduced in the Congress several amendments to the
Constitution that would eventually form the Bill of Rights. During the
ensuing debates, Madison told the Congress that because ``all power is
subject to abuse'' it was worth taking steps to ensure that such abuse
``may be guarded against in a more secure manner.'' Many of the rights
set forth in the amendments Madison introduced that day are quite
familiar to us as Americans: the right to worship as we please; the
right to speak our minds and consciences; the right to firearms to
protect ourselves and our loved ones; the right to be free from
unwarranted government searches and seizures; the right to a jury of our
fellow citizens when accused of legal wrongdoing. Others--like the right
to object to housing troops in our homes during peacetime--are often
thought of as relics of a bygone era. Regardless of their familiarity or
applicability to our daily lives, however, each clause of the Bill of
Rights addresses profound and real abuses the Founders faced and each is
crafted and locked into law to protect us and future generations from
their repetition.
Since its adoption, the reach of the Bill of Rights has spread far
beyond America's shores. As George Washington rightfully said:
``Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.''
For example, in the wake of the devastation of World War II, the spirit
of the Bill of Rights inspired the United Nations General Assembly to
adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Just like the
Bill of Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is grounded in
the recognition that just governments must respect the fundamental
liberty and dignity of their people. By enumerating core rights that
should be immune from government encroachment, both the Bill of Rights
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Rights have helped fuel remarkable prosperity and achievement around the
world.
During Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, we
rededicate ourselves to steadfastly and faithfully defending the Bill of
Rights and human rights. Our God-given, fundamental rights are soon
overcome if not safeguarded by the people. We, therefore, also reflect
upon the many individuals who are unable to enjoy the God-given rights
that we as Americans know are secure. We remember those suffering under
the yolk of authoritarianism and extremism for doing nothing more than
standing up to injustice or daring to profess or practice their
religion, and we acknowledge those imprisoned or in peril simply because
of their political views or their sex.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim December 10, 2017, as
Human Rights Day; December 15, 2017, as Bill of Rights Day; and the week
beginning December 10, 2017, as Human Rights Week. I call upon the
people of the United States to mark this observance with appropriate
ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9686 of December 15, 2017
Wright Brothers Day, 2017
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On December 17, 1903, a handcrafted biplane lifted off the soft sand of
a windswept beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, ushering in the age of
aviation. The flight lasted a mere 12 seconds, and covered only 120
feet, but it changed the course of history. On Wright Brothers Day, we
honor the two American pioneers from Dayton, Ohio, who first achieved
powered flight, one of the most remarkable triumphs of the 20th century.
Orville and Wilbur Wright shared a fascination with flight and a desire
to push the limits of the possible. They were bicycle mechanics by
trade, and though they lacked formal education and resources, they
excelled in aviation through determination and tenacity. They built
their own research facilities, learned and tested principles of
engineering and aerodynamics, and endured years of failure as they
improved on their designs.
Aviation has transformed modern life. The Golden Age of Flight during
the 1920s and 1930s captured the imagination of the American people, and
soon opened commercial opportunities for transport and trade. Two world
wars led to the development of the modern U.S. Air Force, strengthening
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our national security and enabling us to command the battlefield and
protect our homeland from the sky. Aviation has also connected far-away
nations, changing the way we conduct business, spend our leisure time,
and spread new ideas. In only 60 years' time, aviation expanded from the
familiar to a new unknown--from speeding us through the clouds to
launching us into space.
The same spirit that fueled Orville and Wilbur Wright ignited a passion
in other aviation visionaries. In July 1969, American pioneers, Neil
Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, completed the first manned
mission to the Moon on Apollo 11. To acknowledge aviation's humble
beginnings, their spacecraft left Earth's orbit with pieces of wood and
a swath of muslin from the left wing of the biplane that made history at
Kitty Hawk. The innovative spirit of the Wright brothers also inspired
the legendary Joe Sutter who, in just over 2 years, designed and built
the iconic 747 jetliner. This glamorous jumbo plane, and the first ever
wide-body aircraft, transformed travel through the sky. It has been the
aircraft of five United States presidents and was the basis for Sutter
receiving the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 1986.
More than a century after conquering flight, the Wright brothers
continue to motivate and inspire Americans, who never tire of
exploration and innovation. This great American spirit can be found in
the design of every new supersonic jet and next-generation unmanned
aircraft. Their revolutionary legacy lives on in each airplane take-off
and spacecraft launch. On Wright Brothers Day, we celebrate their
extraordinary contribution to the strength and success of our Nation.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 17, 1963, as
amended (77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143), has designated December 17 of
each year as ``Wright Brothers Day'' and has authorized and requested
the President to issue annually a proclamation inviting the people of
the United States to observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2017, as Wright Brothers Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
Proclamation 9687 of December 22, 2017
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and
for Other Purposes
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. In Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014, President Obama determined
that the Republic of The Gambia (``The Gambia'') was not making
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continual progress in meeting the requirements described in section
506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Trade Act'') (19
U.S.C. 2466a(a)), as added by section 111(a) of the African Growth and
Opportunity Act (the ``AGOA''). Thus, pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of
the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3)), President Obama terminated the
designation of The Gambia as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country
for purposes of section 506A of the Trade Act.
2. In Proclamation 9145 of June 26, 2014, President Obama determined
that the Kingdom of Swaziland was not making continual progress in
meeting the requirements described in section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade
Act. Thus, pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the Trade Act, President
Obama terminated the designation of the Kingdom of Swaziland as a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of section 506A of
the Trade Act.
3. Section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act authorizes the President to
designate a country listed in section 107 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706)
as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country if the President determines
that the country meets the eligibility requirements set forth in section
104 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3703), as well as the eligibility criteria
set forth in section 502 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2462).
4. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act, based on actions
that The Gambia and the Kingdom of Swaziland have taken, I have
determined that The Gambia and the Kingdom of Swaziland meet the
eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the AGOA and
section 502 of the Trade Act, and I have decided to designate The Gambia
and the Kingdom of Swaziland as beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries.
5. On April 22, 1985, the United States and Israel entered into the
Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Israel
(the ``USIFTA''), which the Congress approved in section 3 of the United
States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 1985 (the ``USIFTA
Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2112 note).
6. Section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act provides that, whenever the President
determines that it is necessary to maintain the general level of
reciprocal and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel
provided for by the USIFTA, the President may proclaim such withdrawal,
suspension, modification, or continuance of any duty, or such
continuance of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such
additional duties, as the President determines to be required or
appropriate to carry out the USIFTA.
7. In order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually
advantageous concessions with respect to agricultural trade with Israel,
on July 27, 2004, the United States entered into an agreement with
Israel concerning certain aspects of trade in agricultural products
during the period January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2008 (the ``2004
Agreement'').
8. In Proclamation 7826 of October 4, 2004, consistent with the 2004
Agreement, President Bush determined, pursuant to section 4(b) of the
USIFTA Act, that, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal
and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided
for by the USIFTA, it was necessary to provide duty-free access into the
United States through December 31, 2008, for specified quantities of
certain agricultural products of Israel.
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9. Each year from 2008 through 2016, the United States and Israel
entered into agreements to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement was
in force for 1-year periods to allow additional time for the two
governments to conclude an agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement.
10. To carry out the extension agreements, the President in Proclamation
8334 of December 31, 2008; Proclamation 8467 of December 23, 2009;
Proclamation 8618 of December 21, 2010; Proclamation 8770 of December
29, 2011; Proclamation 8921 of December 20, 2012; Proclamation 9072 of
December 23, 2013; Proclamation 9223 of December 23, 2014; Proclamation
9383 of December 21, 2015; and Proclamation 9555 of December 15, 2016
modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (the
``HTS'') to provide duty-free access into the United States for
specified quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel, each
time for an additional 1-year period.
11. On December 5, 2017, the United States entered into an agreement
with Israel to extend the period that the 2004 Agreement is in force
through December 31, 2018, and to allow for further negotiations on an
agreement to replace the 2004 Agreement.
12. Pursuant to section 4(b) of the USIFTA Act, I have determined that
it is necessary, in order to maintain the general level of reciprocal
and mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel provided
for by the USIFTA, to provide duty-free access into the United States
through the close of December 31, 2018, for specified quantities of
certain agricultural products of Israel, as provided in Annex I of this
proclamation.
13. Section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
(the ``1988 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)) authorizes the President to
proclaim modifications to the HTS based on the recommendations of the
United States International Trade Commission (the ``Commission'') under
section 1205 of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3005) if he determines that the
modifications are in conformity with United States obligations under the
International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and
Coding System (the ``Convention'') and do not run counter to the
national economic interest of the United States. The Commission has
recommended modifications to the HTS pursuant to section 1205 of the
1988 Act to conform the HTS to amendments made to the Convention.
14. Proclamation 7987 of February 28, 2006, implemented the Dominican
Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (the
``CAFTA-DR'') with respect to the United States and, pursuant to section
201 of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade
Agreement Implementation Act (the ``CAFTA-DR Act'') (19 U.S.C. 4031),
the staged reductions in duty that the President determined to be
necessary or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 3.3, 3.5, 3.6,
3.21, 3.26, 3.27, and 3.28, and Annexes 3.3 (including the schedule of
United States duty reductions with respect to originating goods), 3.27,
and 3.28 of the CAFTA-DR.
15. The United States, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (the ``CAFTA-DR countries'') are
parties to the Convention. Because changes to the Convention are
reflected in slight differences of form between the national tariff
schedules of the United States and the other CAFTA-DR countries, Annexes
4.1, 3.25, and
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3.29 of the CAFTA-DR must be changed to ensure that the tariff and
certain other treatment accorded under the CAFTA-DR to originating goods
will continue to be provided under the tariff categories that were
proclaimed in Proclamation 7987. The United States and the other CAFTA-
DR countries have agreed to make these changes.
16. Section 201 of the CAFTA-DR Act authorizes the President to proclaim
such modifications or continuation of any duty, such continuation of
duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as the
President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out or
apply articles 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.21, 3.26, 3.27, and 3.28, and Annexes
3.3 (including the schedule of United States duty reductions with
respect to originating goods), 3.27, and 3.28 of the CAFTA-DR.
17. I have determined that the modifications to the HTS proclaimed
pursuant to section 201 of the CAFTA-DR Act and section 1206(a) of the
1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)) are necessary or appropriate to ensure the
continuation of tariff and certain other treatment accorded originating
goods under tariff categories modified in Proclamation 9549 and to carry
out the duty reductions proclaimed in Proclamation 7987.
18. In Proclamation 8618 of December 21, 2010, pursuant to section
111(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the ``URAA'') (19 U.S.C.
3521(b)), President Obama proclaimed the modification of Schedule XX-
United States of America, annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (``GATT 1994''), to reflect
the implementation by the United States of the multilateral agreement on
certain pharmaceuticals and chemical intermediates negotiated under the
auspices of the World Trade Organization. In addition, President Obama
proclaimed modifications to the pharmaceuticals appendix to the HTS to
reflect the duty eliminations provided for in that agreement. I have
determined, pursuant to section 604 of the Trade Act, that it is
necessary to modify the annex of Proclamation 8618, as provided in Annex
II of this proclamation, to correct one inadvertent omission so that the
intended tariff treatment is provided.
19. In Proclamation 6763 of December 23, 1994, pursuant to section
111(a) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3521(a)), President Clinton proclaimed the
modification of duties to carry out Schedule XX-United States of
America, annexed to the Marrakesh Protocol to the GATT 1994. These
modifications were set out in the annex of the proclamation, including
the addition of General Note 13 and of the Pharmaceutical Appendix to
the HTS. In Proclamation 8097 of December 29, 2006, pursuant to section
1206(a) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)), President Bush proclaimed
modifications to the HTS to conform it to the Convention or any
amendment thereto recommended for adoption, to promote the uniform
application of the Convention, to establish additional subordinate
tariff categories, and to make technical and conforming changes to
existing provisions. These modifications to the HTS were set out in
Annex I of Publication 3898 of the Commission, which was incorporated by
reference into the proclamation. In Proclamation 9466 of June 30, 2016,
pursuant to section 111(b) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3521(b)), President
Obama proclaimed modifications to the tariff categories and rates of
duty set forth in the HTS to implement the World Trade Organization
Declaration on the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products
(``Declaration''). These modifications were
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set out in Annexes I and II of Proclamation 9466. I have determined,
pursuant to section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), that it is
necessary to modify Annex I of Proclamation 9466, as provided in Annex
II of this proclamation, to correct one inadvertent omission so that the
intended tariff treatment is provided and to make certain additional
conforming changes to Annex I of Proclamation 9466.
20. In Proclamation 9549 of December 1, 2016, pursuant to section
1206(a) of the 1988 Act, President Obama proclaimed modifications to the
HTS to conform it with the Convention in order to promote the uniform
application of the Convention. These modifications to the HTS were set
out in Annex I of Publication 4653 of the Commission, which was
incorporated by reference into the proclamation. I have determined that
it is necessary to make certain additional changes to the HTS to conform
it with the Convention.
21. Sections 502(d)(1) and 503(c)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2462(d)(1) and 2463(c)(1)), provide that the President may withdraw,
suspend, or limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded
under the Generalized System of Preferences (the ``GSP'') with respect
to any country and any article upon consideration of the factors set
forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2461 and
2462(c)).
22. Pursuant to sections 502(d)(1) and 503(c)(1) of the Trade Act and
having considered the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c) of
such Act, including, in particular, section 502(c)(5) (19 U.S.C.
2462(c)(5)) on the extent to which a designated beneficiary developing
country is providing adequate and effective protection of intellectual
property rights, I have determined that it is appropriate to suspend the
duty-free treatment accorded under the GSP to certain eligible articles
that are the product of Ukraine, as provided in Annex III of this
proclamation.
23. Section 502 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2462), authorizes the
President to designate countries as beneficiary developing countries for
purposes of the GSP. Section 502(f)(1)(A) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2462(f)(1)(A)) requires the President to notify the Congress before
designating any country as a beneficiary developing country.
24. In Proclamation 8788 of March 26, 2012, after having considered the
factors set forth in section 502(b)(2)(E) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2462(b)(2)(E)), President Obama suspended Argentina's designation as a
GSP beneficiary developing country because it had not acted in good
faith in enforcing arbitral awards in favor of United States citizens or
a corporation, partnership, or association that is 50 percent or more
beneficially owned by United States citizens.
25. Pursuant to section 502(a)(1) of the Trade Act, and taking into
account the factors set forth in section 502(b) (19 U.S.C. 2462(b)), in
particular section 502(b)(2)(E), I have determined that the suspension
pursuant to Proclamation 8788 of Argentina's designation as a GSP
beneficiary developing country should end.
26. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the
President to embody in the HTS the substance of the relevant provisions
of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and actions
thereunder, including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition
of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
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27. Section 1206(c) of the 1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(c)) provides that
any modifications proclaimed by the President under section 1206(a) of
the 1988 Act may not take effect before the thirtieth day after the date
on which the text of the proclamation is published in the Federal
Register.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including but not limited to
section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)); section
4(b) of the USIFTA Act (19 U.S.C. 2112 note); section 1206(a) of the
1988 Act (19 U.S.C. 3006(a)); section 201 of the CAFTA-DR Act (19 U.S.C.
4031); section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483); and sections
502(a)(1), 502(d)(1), and 503(c)(1) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2462(a)(1), 2462(d)(1), and 2463(c)(1)) do proclaim that:
(1) The Gambia and the Kingdom of Swaziland are designated as
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
(2) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general note
16(a) and U.S. note 1 to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 to the HTS are
each modified by inserting ``The Gambia'' and ``Swaziland,'' in
alphabetical sequence, in the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries. Further, note 2(d) to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 is
modified by inserting ``The Gambia'' and ``Swaziland,'' in alphabetical
sequence, in the list of lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan
African countries.
(3) In order to implement U.S. tariff commitments under the 2004 US-
Israel Agreement through December 31, 2018, the HTS is modified as
provided in Annex I of this proclamation.
(4) The modifications to the HTS set forth in Annex I of this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to eligible agricultural
products of Israel that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after January 1, 2018.
(5) The provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 99 of the HTS, as
modified by Annex I of this proclamation, shall continue in effect
through December 31, 2018.
(6) In order to provide generally for the modifications in the rules
for determining whether goods imported into the customs territory of the
United States are eligible for preferential tariff treatment under the
CAFTA-DR, to provide preferential tariff treatment for certain other
goods under the CAFTA-DR, and to make technical and conforming changes
in the general notes to the HTS, the HTS is modified as set forth in
Annex II of this proclamation.
(7) The modifications to the HTS made by paragraph (6) of this
proclamation shall enter into effect on the date, as announced by the
United States Trade Representative in the Federal Register, that the
applicable conditions set forth in the CAFTA-DR have been fulfilled, and
shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after that date.
(8) In order to provide the intended tariff treatment with respect to
the modifications to the pharmaceuticals appendix to the HTS, effective
with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse or
consumption, on or after January 1, 2018, and with respect to goods for
which entry is
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unliquidated or otherwise not final as of that date, subheading
2843.29.01 is modified by inserting the symbol, ``K'', in alphabetical
sequence, into the parenthetical expression in the Rates of Duty 1-
Special subcolumn.
(9) In order to provide the intended tariff treatment with respect to
the addition of the pharmaceuticals appendix to the HTS, effective with
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse or consumption, on
or after January 1, 2018, and with respect to goods for which entry is
unliquidated or otherwise not final as of that date, subheading
3907.99.50 is modified by inserting the symbol, ``K'', in alphabetical
sequence, into the parenthetical expression in the Rates of Duty 1-
Special subcolumn.
(10) In order to reflect certain additional conforming changes to
Annex I of Proclamation 9466, the subheading 9030.33.34 of the HTS is
modified by inserting the symbol, ``C'', in alphabetical sequence, into
the parenthetical expression in the Column 1-Special Rates of Duty
subcolumn.
(11) The modifications to the HTS made by paragraph (10) of this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after July 1, 2016.
(12) In order to reflect certain additional conforming changes to the
HTS, additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 21 of the HTS is modified by
deleting ``2202.90.30, 2202.90.35, 2202.90.36 and 2202.90.37'' and
inserting ``2202.99.30, 2202.99.35, 2202.99.36 and 2202.99.37'' in lieu
thereof.
(13) The modifications to the HTS made by paragraph (12) of this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on the thirtieth day after the
date of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register.
(14) In order to provide that Ukraine should no longer be treated as a
beneficiary developing country with respect to certain eligible articles
for purposes of the GSP, the HTS is modified as provided in Annex III of
this proclamation.
(15) In order to reflect the suspension of certain benefits under the
GSP with respect to Ukraine, the modifications made in Annex III shall
be effective with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 120 days after
the date of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register.
(16) In order to reflect in the HTS the termination of the suspension
of Argentina's designation as a GSP beneficiary developing country, the
HTS is modified as provided in Annex IV of this proclamation.
(17) The modifications to the HTS made by paragraph (16) of this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2018.
(18) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive Orders
that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-second day
of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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Proclamation 9688 of December 29, 2017
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2018
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we
recommit ourselves to eradicating the evil of enslavement. Human
trafficking is a modern form of the oldest and most barbaric type of
exploitation. It has no place in our world. This month we do not simply
reflect on this appalling reality. We also pledge to do all in our power
to end the horrific practice of human trafficking that plagues innocent
victims around the world.
Human trafficking is a sickening crime at odds with our very humanity.
An estimated 25 million people are currently victims of human
trafficking for both sex and labor. Human traffickers prey on their
victims by promising a life of hope and greater opportunity, while
delivering only enslavement. Instead of delivering people to better
lives, traffickers unjustifiably profit from the labor and toil of their
victims, who they force--through violence and intimidation--to work in
brothels and factories, on farms and fishing vessels, in private homes,
and in countless industries.
My Administration continues to work to drive out the darkness human
traffickers cast upon our world. In February, I signed an Executive
Order to dismantle transnational criminal organizations, including those
that perpetuate the crime of human trafficking. My Interagency Task
Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons has enhanced
collaboration with other nations, businesses, civil society
organizations, and survivors of human trafficking. The Department of
Health and Human Services has established a new national training and
technical assistance center to strengthen our healthcare industry's
anti-trafficking response. The Department of State has contributed $25
million to the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery, because of the
critical need for cross-nation collaborative action to counter human
trafficking. The Department of Labor has released an innovative,
business-focused mobile app that supports private-sector efforts to
eradicate forced labor from global supply chains. And this month, I will
sign into law S. 1536, the Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial
Vehicles Act and S. 1532, the No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act.
These bills will keep those who commit trafficking offenses from
operating commercial vehicles, improve anti-human trafficking
coordination within Federal agencies and across State and local
governments, and improve efforts to recognize, prevent, and report human
trafficking.
In addition to these governmental actions, Americans must learn how to
identify and combat the evil of enslavement. This is especially
important for those who are most likely to encounter the perpetrators of
slavery and their victims, including healthcare providers, educators,
law enforcement officials, and social services professionals. Through
the Department of Homeland Security's Blue Campaign, all Americans can
learn to recognize the signs of human trafficking and how to report
suspected instances. By taking steps to become familiar with the
telltale signs of traffickers or the signals of their victims, Americans
can save innocent lives.
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Our Nation is and will forever be a place that values and protects human
life and dignity. This month, let us redouble our efforts to ensure that
modern day slavery comes to its long overdue end.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2018 as
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, culminating in
the annual celebration of National Freedom Day on February 1, 2018. I
call upon industry associations, law enforcement, private businesses,
faith-based and other organizations of civil society, schools, families,
and all Americans to recognize our vital roles in ending all forms of
modern slavery and to observe this month with appropriate programs and
activities aimed at ending and preventing all forms of human
trafficking.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of
December, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
DONALD J. TRUMP
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EXECUTIVE ORDERS
________________________________________________________________________
Executive Order 13758 of January 12, 2017
Amending Executive Order 11016 to Update Eligibility Criteria for Award
of the Purple Heart
By the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in Chief of
the armed forces by the Constitution and the laws of the United States
of America, Executive Order 11016 of April 25, 1962, as amended, is
further amended as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph 1 is amended to read as follows:
``1. The Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of
Homeland Security with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a
service in the Navy, shall, in the name of the President of the United
States, award the Purple Heart, with suitable ribbons and appurtenances,
to any member or former member of the armed forces under the
jurisdiction of that department who, while serving as a member of the
armed forces, has been, or may hereafter be, wounded:
(a) in any action against an enemy of the United States;
(b) in any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in
which the armed forces of the United States are or have been engaged;
(c) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict
against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a
belligerent party;
(d) as the result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed force;
(e) as the result of an act of any hostile foreign force;
(f) while being taken captive or while being held as a prisoner of war, and
for purposes of this paragraph a person is considered a prisoner of war if
the person is eligible for the Prisoner of War Medal pursuant to section
1128 of title 10, United States Code;
(g) after March 28, 1973, as a result of an international terrorist attack
against the United States or a foreign nation friendly to the United
States, recognized as such an attack for the purposes of this order by the
Secretary of the department concerned, or jointly by the Secretaries of the
departments concerned if persons from more than one department are wounded
in the attack;
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(h) after March 28, 1973, as a result of military operations, while serving
outside the territory of the United States as part of a peacekeeping force;
(i) after September 10, 2001, in an attack that was motivated or inspired
by a foreign terrorist organization, which the Secretary of the department
concerned shall treat in the same manner as an international terrorist
attack, provided the attack specifically targeted the member due to his or
her military service as provided in section 1129a of title 10, United
States Code; or
(j) after December 6, 1941, by friendly weapon fire while directly engaged
in armed conflict, other than as the result of an act of an enemy of the
United States, an opposing armed force, or hostile foreign force.''.
Sec. 2. Paragraph 2 is amended to read as follows:
``2. The Secretary of a military department, or the Secretary of
Homeland Security with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a
service in the Navy, shall, in the name of the President of the United
States, award the Purple Heart, with suitable ribbons and appurtenances,
posthumously, to any member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction
of that department covered by, and under the circumstances described in:
(a) paragraphs 1(a)-(f) who, after April 5, 1917;
(b) paragraphs 1(g)-(h) who, after March 28, 1973;
(c) paragraph 1(i) who, after September 10, 2001; or
(d) paragraph 1(j) who, after December 6, 1941, has been, or may hereafter
be, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die after being wounded.''.
Sec. 3. Paragraph 3 is amended by inserting ``been of such severity that
it'' after ``must have''.
Sec. 4. Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are redesignated as paragraphs 5,
6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively.
Sec. 5. The following new paragraph 4 is inserted after paragraph 3:
``4. The Purple Heart is not authorized for a wound or death that
results from the willful misconduct of the member.''.
Sec. 6. Paragraph 6, as redesignated, is amended by striking ``paragraph
4'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 5''.
Sec. 7. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 12, 2017.
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Executive Order 13759 of January 12, 2017
Designating the World Organisation for Animal Health as a Public
International Organization Entitled to Enjoy Certain Privileges,
Exemptions, and Immunities
Section 1. Designation. By the authority vested in me as President by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 1 of the International Organizations Immunities Act (22 U.S.C.
288), and having found that the World Organisation for Animal Health
(also known by its historical acronym OIE) is a public international
organization in which the United States participates within the meaning
of the International Organizations Immunities Act, I hereby designate
the World Organisation for Animal Health as a public international
organization entitled to enjoy the privileges, exemptions, and
immunities provided by the International Organizations Immunities Act.
This designation is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges,
exemptions, or immunities that such organization otherwise may have
acquired or may acquire by law.
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(1) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(2) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, impair any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity that
arises as a consequence of the designation in section 1 of this order.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 12, 2017.
Executive Order 13760 of January 12, 2017
Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 7103(b)(1) of
title 5, United States Code, and in order to reflect the effects of the
reorganization
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and restructuring of the Department of Defense on its agencies and
subdivisions exempted from coverage under the Federal Labor-Management
Relations Program, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Determinations. The agencies and subdivisions of the
Department of Defense set forth in section 2 of this order are hereby
determined to have as a primary function intelligence,
counterintelligence, investigative, or national security work. It is
further determined that chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code,
cannot be applied to these subdivisions in a manner consistent with
national security requirements and considerations.
Sec. 2. Department of Defense. Executive Order 12171 of November 19,
1979, as amended, is further amended by:
(a) revising section 1-204 to read as follows:
``1-204. Agencies or subdivisions of the Department of the Army,
Department of Defense:
(a) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intelligence), and all G-2
Intelligence offices within Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands,
and Direct Reporting Units.
(b) United States Army Intelligence and Security Command.
(c) The following subdivisions of the United States Army Cyber Command
(ARCYBER) and Second Army:
(1) Headquarters, United States ARCYBER and Second Army.
(2) Joint Forces Headquarters--Cyber.
(3) Army Cyber Operations and Integration Center.
(d) United States Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE), United
States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
(e) United States Army Cyber Protection Brigade, United States Army Network
Enterprise Technology Command.
(f) 114th Signal Battalion, 21st Signal Brigade, United States Army Network
Enterprise Technology Command.
(g) 302nd Signal Battalion, 21st Signal Brigade, United States Army Network
Enterprise Technology Command.
(h) United States Army Criminal Investigation Command (USACIDC).
(i) United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC).
(j) Rapid Equipping Force (REF), United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command (TRADOC).
(k) Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG), United States Army Training and
Doctrine Command (TRADOC).'';
(b) revising section 1-205 to read as follows:
``1-205. Agencies or subdivisions of the Department of the Navy,
Department of Defense:
(a) Office of the Director of Naval Intelligence, and all Intelligence
offices within Navy Commands, Navy Service Component Commands, and Direct
Reporting Units, including the following:
(1) Naval Intelligence Activity.
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(2) Office of Naval Intelligence.
(3) Farragut Technical Analysis Center.
(4) Nimitz Operational Intelligence Center.
(5) Hopper Information Services Center.
(6) Kennedy Irregular Warfare Center.
(7) Brooks Center for Maritime Engagement.
(b) Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
(c) United States Fleet Cyber Command.
(d) Headquarters, Marine Corps Intelligence Department and subordinate
activities, United States Marine Corps.
(e) Marine Forces Cyber Command, United States Marine Corps.
(f) Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, San Diego, Detachment,
Naval Strategic Communications Unit, Tinker Air Force Base.
(g) Naval Information Force Reserve, Navy Reserve Force.
(h) Center for Information Warfare Training, Naval Education and Training
Command.
(i) Naval Special Warfare Command (NSW).
(j) Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC).
(k) Navy Information Operations Commands and Detachments.
(l) Naval Communications Security Material System.'';
(c) revising section 1-206 to read as follows:
``1-206. Agencies or subdivisions of the Department of the Air
Force, Department of Defense:
(a) Headquarters, 24th Air Force and Air Forces Cyber, Joint Force
Headquarters, Air Force Space Command, and the following elements under its
operational control:
(1) 67th Cyberspace Wing.
(2) 624th Operations Center.
(3) The following subdivisions of the 688th Cyberspace Operations Wing:
(A) 318th Cyberspace Operations Group.
(B) 688th Cyberspace Operations Group.
(4) 5th Combat Communications Group.
(b) Headquarters, 25th Air Force, Air Combat Command, and the following
wings, groups, and elements under the operational control of the 25th Air
Force:
(1) 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.
(2) 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.
(3) 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing.
(4) 625th Operations Center.
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(5) The following subdivisions of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing:
(A) 9th Operations Group.
(B) 69th Reconnaissance Group.
(6) 55th Operations Group, 55th Wing.
(c) Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), 25th Air Force, Air
Combat Command.
(d) Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (A2), Headquarters, United States Air Force, and all A2
staff within Air Force Commands, Air Force Service Component Commands,
Field Operating Agencies, and Direct Reporting Units.
(e) National Air and Space Intelligence Center and all elements under its
operational control.
(f) Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), with the exception of the
following subdivisions:
(1) The following groups of the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt
Field, Florida:
(A) Mission Support Group.
(B) Medical Group.
(2) The following groups of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air
Force Base, New Mexico:
(A) Mission Support Group.
(B) Medical Group.
(g) Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
(h) 17th Training Wing, Air Education and Training Command, Goodfellow Air
Force Base, Texas.'';
(d) revising section 1-207 to read as follows:
``1-207. Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.'';
(e) revising section 1-208 to read as follows:
``1-208. Defense Security Service, Department of Defense.'';
(f) revising section 1-212 to read as follows:
``1-212. Agencies or subdivisions under the authority of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commanders of the
Combatant Commands, Department of Defense.
(a) Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (OCJCS) and the
Joint Staff.
(b) United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM).
(c) United States Central Command (USCENTCOM).
(d) United States European Command (USEUCOM).
(e) United States Pacific Command (USPACOM).
(f) United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM).
(g) North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
(h) United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM).
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(i) Headquarters, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), and
its subordinate command, the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command.
(j) United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and all components,
centers, or sub-unified commands currently assigned to USSTRATCOM,
including the following:
(1) United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM).
(2) Joint Functional Component Command--Global Strike (JFCC GS).
(3) Joint Functional Component Command--Space (JFCC Space).
(4) Joint Functional Component Command--Integrated Missile Defense (JFCC
IMD).
(5) Joint Functional Component Command--Intelligence, Surveillance and
Reconnaissance (JFCC ISR).
(6) USSTRATCOM Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (SCC
WMD).
(7) Standing Joint Force Headquarters for Elimination (SJFHQ-E).
(8) Joint Warfare Analysis Center (JWAC).
(k) United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and all components
and sub-unified commands under its administrative and operational control,
including the following:
(1) Components:
(A) Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC).
(B) Naval Special Warfare Command (NSW).
(C) Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), with the
exception of the following subdivisions:
(i) The following groups of the 1st Special Operations Wing,
Hurlburt Field, Florida:
(I) Mission Support Group.
(II) Medical Group.
(ii) The following groups of the 27th Special Operations Wing,
Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico:
(I) Mission Support Group.
(II) Medical Group.
(D) United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC).
(2) Sub-unified Commands:
(A) Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
(B) Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR).
(C) Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR).
(D) Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH).
(E) Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC).
(F) Special Operations Command Africa (SOCAFRICA).
(G) Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT).
(H) Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH).'';
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(g) revising section 1-215 to read as follows:
``Sec. 1-215. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA),
Department of Defense.''; and
(h) inserting after section 1-216 the following new sections:
``1-217. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense.
1-218. National Reconnaissance Office, Department of Defense.
1-219. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence,
Department of Defense.
1-220. Field Detachment, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Department of
Defense.
1-221. Special Programs Directorate, Defense Contract Management Agency,
Department of Defense.
1-222. The following subdivisions of the Defense Information Systems
Agency, Department of Defense:
(a) Joint Force Headquarters--Department of Defense Information Networks.
(b) White House Communications Agency.
1-223. The following subdivisions of the Defense Logistics Agency,
Department of Defense:
(a) Defense Logistics Agency Intelligence.
(b) Joint Logistics Operations Center.
(c) Computer Emergency Response Team and Incident Response Branch.
1-224. Strategic Capabilities Office, Department of Defense.''.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof, or the status of that department or agency within the
Federal Government; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 12, 2017.
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Executive Order 13761 of January 13, 2017
Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing
for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Trade Sanctions Reform and
Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201-7211) (TSRA), the
Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, as amended (Public Law 108-
497) (CPSA), the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law
109-344) (DPAA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that
the situation that gave rise to the actions taken in Executive Order
13067 of November 3, 1997, and Executive Order 13412 of October 13,
2006, related to the policies and actions of the Government of Sudan has
been altered by Sudan's positive actions over the past 6 months. These
actions include a marked reduction in offensive military activity,
culminating in a pledge to maintain a cessation of hostilities in
conflict areas in Sudan, and steps toward the improvement of
humanitarian access throughout Sudan, as well as cooperation with the
United States on addressing regional conflicts and the threat of
terrorism. Given these developments, and in order to see these efforts
sustained and enhanced by the Government of Sudan, I hereby order:
Section 1. Effective July 12, 2017 and provided the criteria in section
12(b) of this order are met, sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 13067
of November 3, 1997, are revoked, and Executive Order 13412 of October
13, 2006, is revoked in its entirety. The revocation of those provisions
of Executive Order 13067 and of Executive Order 13412 shall not affect
any violation of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other
forms of administrative action under those orders during the period that
those provisions were in effect.
Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 908(a)(3) of TSRA, I hereby determine that
it is in the national security interest of the United States to waive,
and hereby waive, the application of section 908(a)(1) of TSRA with
respect to Sudan.
Sec. 3. Pursuant to section 6(d) of CPSA, I hereby determine and certify
that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive, and
hereby waive, the application of sections 6(a) and (b) of CPSA.
Sec. 4. The function of the President under section 6(c)(1) of CPSA is
assigned to the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sec. 5. The functions of the President under section 6(c)(2) and the
last sentence of section 6(d) of CPSA are assigned to the Secretary of
State, except that the function of denial of entry is assigned to the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
Sec. 6. The function of the President under section 8 of DPAA is
assigned to the Secretary of State.
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Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Commerce are
authorized to issue regulations, licenses, and orders, and conduct such
investigations as may be necessary, to implement the provisions of
section 906 of TSRA.
Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, otherwise affect
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3,
1997, as expanded in scope by Executive Order 13400 of April 26, 2006,
which shall remain in place.
Sec. 9. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Sec. 10. On or before July 12, 2017, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of
National Intelligence, and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
International Development, and based on a consideration of relevant and
credible information from available sources, including nongovernmental
organizations, shall provide to the President a report on whether the
Government of Sudan has sustained the positive actions that gave rise to
this order, including carrying out its pledge to maintain a cessation of
hostilities in conflict areas in Sudan; continued improvement of
humanitarian access throughout Sudan; and maintaining its cooperation
with the United States on addressing regional conflicts and the threat
of terrorism. As much of the report as possible, consistent with sources
and methods, shall be unclassified and made public.
Sec. 11. (a) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the
Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and
based on a consideration of relevant and credible information from
available sources, including nongovernmental organizations, shall
provide to the President an updated version of the report required in
section 10 of this order annually thereafter. As much of the report as
possible, consistent with sources and methods, shall be unclassified and
made public. To the extent a report concludes that the Government of
Sudan has or has not sustained the positive actions that gave rise to
this order, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and the
Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, shall
provide to the President recommendations on appropriate U.S. Government
responses.
(b) Concurrent with the provision of the reports required in section
11(a) of this order, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and
the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development,
shall publish a notice in the Federal Register stating whether the
Government of Sudan has sustained the positive actions that gave rise to
this order.
Sec. 12. (a) This order is effective on January 13, 2017, except for
sections 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this order;
(b) Sections 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of this order are effective on July
12, 2017, provided that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of National Intelligence, and
the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, has
published a notice
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in the Federal Register on or before that date, stating that the
Government of Sudan has sustained the positive actions that gave rise to
this order and that the Secretary of State has provided to the President
the report described in section 10 of this order.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 13, 2017.
Executive Order 13762 of January 13, 2017
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this order, the following officers, in the order listed, shall act as
and perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General,
during any period in which the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney
General, the Associate Attorney General, and any officers designated by
the Attorney General pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 508 to act as Attorney
General have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the
functions and duties of the office of Attorney General, until such time
as at least one of the officers mentioned above is able to perform the
functions and duties of that office:
(a) United States Attorney for the District of Columbia;
(b) United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois;
and
(c) United States Attorney for the Central District of California.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1 of this order in an acting capacity, by virtue of so
serving, shall act as Attorney General pursuant to this order.
(b) No individual listed in section 1 shall act as Attorney General
unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this
order in designating an acting Attorney General.
Sec. 3. Executive Order 13557 of November 4, 2010, is revoked.
Sec. 4. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity, by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 13, 2017.
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Executive Order 13763 of January 13, 2017
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection
Agency
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq. (the ``Act''), it
is hereby ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this order, and to the limitations set forth in the Act, the
following officials of the Environmental Protection Agency, in the order
listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the office
of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
(Administrator) during any period in which the Administrator and the
Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency have died,
resigned, or become otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties
of the office of Administrator:
(a) General Counsel;
(b) Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste;
(c) Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances (also known as the
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention);
(d) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation;
(e) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water;
(f) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance;
(g) Chief Financial Officer;
(h) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and
Development;
(i) Assistant Administrator for the Office of International and
Tribal Affairs;
(j) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Administration and
Resources Management;
(k) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Environmental
Information;
(l) Regional Administrator, Region VII;
(m) Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II;
(n) Principal Deputy General Counsel;
(o) Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance; and
(p) Deputy Regional Administrator, Region V.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1(a)-(p) of this order in an acting capacity shall, by virtue
of so serving, act as Administrator pursuant to this order.
(b) No individual listed in section 1(a)-(p) of this order shall act
as Administrator unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so
serve under the Act.
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this
order in designating an acting Administrator.
Sec. 3. Revocation. Executive Order 13737 of August 12, 2016 (Providing
an Order of Succession Within the Environmental Protection Agency), is
hereby revoked.
Sec. 4. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents,
or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 13, 2017.
Executive Order 13764 of January 17, 2017
Amending the Civil Service Rules, Executive Order 13488, and Executive
Order 13467 To Modernize the Executive Branch-Wide Governance Structure
and Processes for Security Clearances, Suitability and Fitness for
Employment, and Credentialing, and Related Matters
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and as part of continuing efforts
to modernize the overarching executive branch enterprise to ensure that
all persons performing work for or on behalf of the Government are and
continue to be loyal to the United States, reliable, trustworthy, and of
good conduct and character, and by using mutually consistent standards
and procedures, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Amendments to the Civil Service Rules. (a) Civil Service Rule
II is amended as follows:
(i) The title to 5 CFR Part 2 is revised to read as follows:
``PART 2--APPOINTMENT THROUGH THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE; RELATED MATTERS
(RULE II)''
(ii) The title to 5 CFR 2.1 is revised to read as follows:
``Sec. 2.1 Competitive examinations and eligible registers; suitability
and fitness for civil service employment.''
(iii) 5 CFR 2.1(a) is revised to read as follows:
``(a) OPM shall be responsible for:
``(i) Open competitive examinations for admission to the
competitive service that will fairly test the relative capacity
and fitness of the persons examined for the position to be filled.
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``(ii) Standards with respect to citizenship, age, education,
training and experience, physical and mental fitness, and for
residence or other requirements that applicants must meet to be
admitted to or rated in examinations.
``(iii) Standards of suitability based on character and
conduct for appointment to a position in the competitive service,
for appointment to a position in the excepted service where the
incumbent can be noncompetitively converted to the competitive
service, and for career appointment to a position in the Senior
Executive Service.
``(iv) Minimum standards of fitness based on character and
conduct for appointment in any other position in the excepted
service of the executive branch, except for (A) positions in any
element of the intelligence community as defined in the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended, to the extent they are not
otherwise subject to OPM appointing authorities, and (B) positions
where OPM is statutorily precluded from prescribing such
standards.''
(b) Civil Service Rule V is amended as follows:
(i) 5 CFR 5.2(a) is revised to read as follows:
``(a) Investigating the qualifications, suitability, and fitness of
applicants for positions in the competitive service, positions in the
excepted service where the incumbent can be noncompetitively converted to
the competitive service, career appointments to positions in the Senior
Executive Service, and any other positions in the excepted service of the
executive branch for which the Director has standard-setting responsibility
under Civil Service Rule II.
``(i) The Director may require appointments to be made subject
to investigation to enable the Director to determine, after
appointment, that the requirements of law or the Civil Service
Rules and Regulations have been met.
``(ii) The Director may cause positions to be designated based
on risk to determine the appropriate level of investigation, and
may prescribe investigative standards, policies, and procedures.
``(iii) The Director may prescribe standards for reciprocal
acceptance by agencies of investigations and adjudications of
suitability and fitness, except to the extent authority to apply
additional fitness standards is vested by statute in an agency.''
(ii) 5 CFR 5.3(a)(1) is revised by striking ``disqualified for Federal
employment'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``disqualified or unsuitable for
Federal employment.''
(c) Civil Service Rule VI is amended as follows:
(i) 5 CFR 6.3(b) is revised to read as follows:
``(b) To the extent permitted by law and the provisions of this part, and
subject to the suitability and fitness requirements of the applicable Civil
Service Rules and Regulations, appointments and position changes in the
excepted service shall be made in accordance with such regulations and
practices as the head of the agency concerned finds necessary.''
Sec. 2. Amendment to Executive Order 13488 of January 16, 2009. (a)
Section 1(a) of Executive Order 13488 is revised to read as follows:
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``Section 1. Policy. (a) When agencies conduct fitness
determinations, prior favorable fitness or suitability determinations
shall be granted reciprocal recognition, to the extent practicable.''
(b) Section 2 of Executive Order 13488 is revised to read as
follows:
``(a) `Agency' means an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title
5, United States Code, but does not include the Government Accountability
Office.
``(b) `Contractor employee' means an individual who performs work for or on
behalf of any agency under a contract and who, in order to perform the work
specified under the contract, will require access to space, information,
information technology systems, staff, or other assets of the Federal
Government, and who could, by the nature of his or her access or duties,
adversely affect the integrity or efficiency of the Government. Such
contracts, include, but are not limited to:
``(i) personal services contracts;
``(ii) contracts between any non-Federal entity and any agency; and
``(iii) sub-contracts between any non-Federal entity and another non-
Federal entity to perform work related to the primary contract with the
agency.
``(c) `Excepted service' has the meaning provided in section 2103 of title
5, United States Code, but does not include those positions in any element
of the intelligence community as defined in the National Security Act of
1947, as amended, to the extent they are not otherwise subject to Office of
Personnel Management appointing authorities.
``(d) `Fitness' is the level of character and conduct determined necessary
for an individual to perform work for or on behalf of a Federal agency as
an employee in the excepted service (other than a position subject to
suitability), as a contractor employee, or as a nonappropriated fund
employee.
``(e) `Fitness determination' means a decision by an agency that an
individual has or does not have the required level of character and conduct
necessary to perform work for or on behalf of a Federal agency as an
employee in the excepted service (other than a position subject to
suitability), as a contractor employee, or as a nonappropriated fund
employee. A favorable fitness determination is not a decision to appoint or
contract with an individual.
``(f) `Nonappropriated fund employee' means an employee paid from
nonappropriated funds of an instrumentality of the United States under the
jurisdiction of the Armed Forces conducted for the comfort, pleasure,
contentment, and mental and physical improvement of personnel of the Armed
Forces as described in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code.
``(g) `Position of Public Trust' has the meaning provided in 5 CFR Part
731.
``(h) `Suitability' has the meaning and coverage provided in 5 CFR Part
731.
(c) Section 3 of Executive Order 13488 is revised to read as follows:
``OPM and Agency Authority.
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``(a) Adjudications for determining fitness for contractual or
nonappropriated fund employment. While the Office of Personnel Management
establishes the minimum adjudicative criteria for suitability and fitness
determinations for employment in the civil service pursuant to the Civil
Service Rules, the heads of agencies retain the discretion to establish
adjudicative criteria for determining fitness to perform work as a
contractor employee or as a nonappropriated fund employee. Such discretion
shall be exercised with due regard to the regulations and guidance
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management for the civil service and,
for contractual work, subject to applicable regulations and directives of
the Office of Management and Budget.
``(b) Investigations for determining fitness for contractual or
nonappropriated fund employment. Contractor employee fitness or
nonappropriated fund employee fitness is subject to the same position
designation requirements and investigative standards, policies, and
procedures as fitness determinations for civil service employees, as
prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management under the Civil Service
Rules.
``(c) Reciprocity. Fitness determinations and investigations for fitness
determinations for contractor employees and for nonappropriated fund
employees are subject to the same reciprocity requirements as those for
employment in the civil service, as prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management under the Civil Service Rules.''
(d) Executive Order 13488 is revised by striking section 4 in its
entirety, and redesignating sections 5 through 8 as sections 4 through
7, respectively.
Sec. 3. Amendments to Executive Order 13467 of June 30, 2008, as
amended. (a) The preamble to Executive Order 13467 is revised to read as
follows:
``By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including sections 3301,
7103(b), and 7301 of title 5, United States Code, and in order to
strengthen and ensure a secure, efficient, timely, reciprocal, and
aligned system for investigating and determining suitability or fitness
for Government employment, fitness to work as a contractor or a
nonappropriated fund employee, eligibility for access to classified
information or to hold a sensitive position, and authorization to be
issued a Federal credential, while providing fair, impartial, and
equitable treatment, and protecting individual rights under the
Constitution and laws of the United States, and taking appropriate
account of title III of Public Law 108-458, it is hereby ordered as
follows:''
(b) Section 1.1 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to read as
follows:
``Section 1.1. Policy. (a) Executive branch vetting policies and
procedures relating to suitability, contractor or Federal employee
fitness, eligibility to hold a sensitive position, authorization to be
issued a Federal credential for access to federally controlled
facilities and information systems, and eligibility for access to
classified information shall be aligned using consistent standards to
the extent possible, shall provide for reciprocal recognition, and shall
ensure cost-effective, timely, and efficient protection of the national
interest, while providing fair treatment to those upon whom the Federal
Government relies to conduct our Nation's business and protect national
security.
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``(b) The Government's tools, systems, and processes for conducting these
background investigations and managing sensitive investigative information
should keep pace with technological advancements, regularly integrating
current best practices to better anticipate, detect, and counter malicious
activities, and threats posed by external or internal actors who may seek
to do harm to the Government's personnel, property, and information. To
help fulfill these responsibilities, there shall be a primary executive
branch investigative service provider whose mission is to provide
effective, efficient, and secure background investigations for the Federal
Government.
``(c) Executive branch vetting policies and procedures shall be sustained
by an enhanced risk-management approach that facilitates early detection of
issues by an informed, aware, and responsible Federal workforce; results in
quality decisions enabled by improved vetting capabilities; and advances
Government-wide capabilities through enterprise approaches.
``(d) The appointment or retention of each covered individual shall be
subject to an investigation. Federal investigative standards established
pursuant to this order shall be designed to develop information as to
whether the employment or retention in employment in the Federal service of
the person being investigated is clearly consistent with the interests of
the national security, and the scope of the investigation shall be
determined in the first instance according to the degree of material
adverse effect the occupant of the position sought to be filled could bring
about, by virtue of the nature of the position, on the national security.''
``(e) Investigative agencies shall control the reports, information, and
other investigative materials that are developed during the vetting
process. Recipient departments and agencies may retain and use the received
reports, information, and other investigative material within that
recipient for authorized purposes (including, but not limited to,
adjudications, hearings and appeals, continuous evaluation, inspector
general functions, counterintelligence, research, and insider threat
programs), in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (section
552a of title 5, United States Code). Investigative agencies shall ensure
that their applicable System of Records Notices include, at a minimum, the
authorized uses of the recipient departments and agencies such as those set
forth above. Recipient departments and agencies shall not make any external
releases of received information, other than to an investigative subject
for the purpose of providing procedural rights or administrative due
process; and shall direct any other requests for external releases of
copies of the reports, information, and other investigative materials to
the investigative agency. In the event redisclosure by the recipient agency
is required by compulsory legal process, the recipient agency shall consult
with the investigating agency. The investigative agency shall maintain the
reports, information, and other investigative material in a system of
records subject to the Privacy Act and ensure that any re-disclosure does
not violate statutory restrictions or result in the unauthorized disclosure
of: classified information, information subject to a claim of privilege, or
information that is otherwise lawfully exempt from disclosure. Subject to
Security Executive Agent authorizations consistent with section 3341(e)(5)
of title 50, United States Code, the investigative agencies shall make
reports, information, and other investigative material available, as
necessary, to carry out the responsibilities set forth in this order,
including
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but not limited to, authorized executive branch-sponsored research and
initiatives for enterprise-wide continuous performance improvement of
vetting policy and procedures, as permitted by law.''
(c) Section 1.2 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to read as
follows:
``Sec. 1.2. Applicability. (a) This order applies to vetting of all
covered individuals as defined in section 1.3(h), except that:
``(i) the provisions regarding eligibility for physical access to
federally controlled facilities and logical access to federally controlled
information systems do not apply to individuals exempted in accordance with
guidance pursuant to the Federal Information Security Management Act (title
III of Public Law 107-347) and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
of August 27, 2004; and
``(ii) the qualification standards for enlistment, appointment, and
induction into the Armed Forces pursuant to title 10, United States Code,
are unaffected by this order.
``(b) This order also applies to vetting for employees of agencies working
in or for the legislative or judicial branches when the vetting is
conducted by the executive branch.''
(d) Section 1.3(a) of Executive Order 13467 is revised to read as
follows:
``(a) `Adjudication' means the evaluation of pertinent data in a background
investigation, as well as any other available information that is relevant
and reliable, to determine whether a covered individual is:
``(i) suitable for Government employment;
``(ii) eligible for logical and physical access;
``(iii) eligible for access to classified information;
``(iv) eligible to hold a sensitive position; or
``(v) fit to perform work for or on behalf of the Government as a Federal
employee, contractor, or nonappropriated fund employee.''
(e) Sections 1.3(c) and 1.3(d) of Executive Order 13467 are revised
to read as follows:
``(c) `Classified information' means information that has been determined
pursuant to Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009, or a successor or
predecessor order, or the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.) to require protection against unauthorized disclosure.
``(d) `Continuous evaluation (CE)' means a vetting process to review the
background of an individual who has been determined to be eligible for
access to classified information or to hold a sensitive position at any
time during the period of eligibility. CE leverages a set of automated
record checks and business rules to assist in the on-going assessment of an
individual's continued eligibility. CE is intended to complement continuous
vetting efforts.''
(f) Section 1.3(f) of Executive Order 13467 is deleted.
(g) Sections 1.3(j), (k), (l), and (m) are redesignated as sections
1.3(m), (n), (o), and (p); sections 1.3(g), (h), and (i) are
redesignated as sections 1.3(h), (i), and (j); and section 1.3(e) is
redesignated as section 1.3(g).
(h) New sections 1.3(e) and 1.3(f) are added to Executive Order
13467 to read as follows:
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``(e) `Continuous performance improvement' means assessing national policy
and operations, adverse events, and emerging trends and technology
throughout the Government's end-to-end vetting program. It relies on
research to generate data-driven decisions and uses outcome-based
measurements to adjust policy and operations.
``(f) `Continuous vetting' means reviewing the background of a covered
individual at any time to determine whether that individual continues to
meet applicable requirements.''
(i) Redesignated section 1.3(h) of Executive Order 13467 is revised
to read as follows:
``(h) `Covered individual' means a person who performs, or who seeks to
perform, work for or on behalf of the executive branch (e.g., Federal
employee, military member, or contractor), or otherwise interacts with the
executive branch such that the individual must undergo vetting, but does
not include:
``(i) the President or (except to the extent otherwise directed by the
President) employees of the President under section 105 or 107 of title 3,
United States Code;
``(ii) the Vice President or (except to the extent otherwise directed by
the Vice President) employees of the Vice President under section 106 of
title 3, United States Code, or annual legislative branch appropriations
acts; or
``(iii) with respect to background investigations only, duly elected or
appointed governor of a State or territory, or an official who has
succeeded to that office under applicable law in accordance with Executive
Order 13549 of August 18, 2010, and its implementing directive.''
(j) New sections 1.3(k) and 1.3(l) are added to Executive Order
13467 to read as follows:
``(k) `Fitness' means the level of character and conduct determined
necessary for an individual to perform work for or on behalf of a Federal
agency as an employee in the excepted service (other than a position
subject to suitability), or as a `contractor employee' or a
`nonappropriated fund employee' as those terms are defined in Executive
Order 13488 of January 16, 2009, as amended.
``(l) `Investigation' means the collection and analysis of pertinent facts
and data to support a determination of whether a covered individual is, and
continues to be:
``(i) eligible for access to classified information;
``(ii) eligible to hold a sensitive position;
``(iii) suitable or fit for Federal employment;
``(iv) fit to perform work for or on behalf of the Federal Government as
a contractor or nonappropriated fund employee; or
``(v) authorized to be issued a Federal credential.''
(k) Redesignated section 1.3(n) of Executive Order 13467 is revised
to read as follows:
``(n) `National Background Investigations Bureau' (NBIB) means the National
Background Investigations Bureau, established within the Office of
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Personnel Management under section 1103(a)(3) of title 5, United States
Code, or a successor entity, with responsibility for conducting effective,
efficient, and secure personnel background investigations pursuant to law,
rule, regulation, or Executive Order.''
(l) Redesignated section 1.3(o) of Executive Order 13467 is revised
to read as follows:
``(o) `Sensitive Position' means any position within or in support of a
department or agency, the occupant of which could bring about, by virtue of
the nature of the position, a material adverse effect on the national
security, regardless of whether the occupant has access to classified
information, and regardless of whether the occupant is an employee, a
military service member, or a contractor.
(m) New section 1.3(q) is added to Executive Order 13467 to read as
follows:
``(q) `Vetting' is the process by which covered individuals undergo
investigation, evaluation, and adjudication of whether they are, and remain
over time, suitable or fit for Federal employment, eligible to occupy a
sensitive position, eligible for access to classified information, eligible
to serve as a nonappropriated fund employee or a contractor, eligible to
serve in the military, or authorized to be issued a Federal credential.
Vetting includes all steps in the end-to-end process, including determining
need (appropriate position designation), validating need (existence of a
current investigation or adjudication), collecting background information
via standard forms, investigative activity, adjudication, providing
administrative due process or other procedural rights, and ongoing
assessments to ensure that individuals continue to meet the applicable
standards for the position for which they were favorably adjudicated.''
(n) The title to Part 2 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to read
as follows:
``PART 2--VETTING ENTERPRISE, RECIPROCITY, CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT, AND GOVERNANCE''
(o) Section 2.1 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to read as
follows:
``Sec. 2.1. Vetting Enterprise. (a) The executive branch-wide
vetting enterprise shall use, to the greatest extent practicable,
aligned and consistent vetting policies, procedures, and standards, as
determined by the Council and the Executive Agents. The Executive Agents
shall issue guidance to implement this provision.
``(b) The aligned executive branch-wide vetting enterprise shall employ
modern and consistent standards and methods, enable innovations with
enterprise information technology capabilities and end-to-end automation to
the extent practicable, and ensure that relevant information maintained by
agencies can be accessed and shared rapidly across the executive branch,
while protecting national security, protecting privacy-related information,
protecting civil rights and civil liberties, ensuring resulting decisions
are in the national interest and in accordance with due process
requirements, and providing the Federal Government with an effective
trusted workforce.
``(c) The investigative and adjudicative standards for fitness shall, to
the extent practicable, be consistent with the standards for suitability.
The
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Executive Agents shall establish in Federal investigative standards the
elements of the level of investigation necessary for vetting for fitness.
``(d) All covered individuals shall be subject to continuous vetting under
standards (including, but not limited to, the frequency of such vetting) as
determined by the Security Executive Agent or the Suitability and
Credentialing Executive Agent exercising its Suitability Executive Agent
functions, as applicable.
``(e) Vetting shall include a search of records of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, including a fingerprint-based search, and any other
appropriate biometric or database searches not precluded by law.''
(p) Sections 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5 of Executive Order 13467 are
redesignated as sections 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, and 2.7.
(q) New sections 2.2 and 2.3 are added to Executive Order 13467 to
read as follows:
``Sec. 2.2. Reciprocity. Except as otherwise authorized by law or
policy issued by the applicable Executive Agent, agencies shall accept
background investigations and adjudications conducted by other
authorized agencies unless an agency determines that a particular
background investigation or adjudication does not sufficiently address
the standards used by that agency in determining the fitness of its
excepted service employees who cannot be noncompetitively converted to
the competitive service. Except as described above and except to the
extent authority to apply additional requirements is vested by statute
in an agency, an agency may not establish additional investigative or
adjudicative requirements (other than requirements for the conduct of a
polygraph examination consistent with law, directive, or regulation)
that exceed existing requirements without the approval of the
Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent exercising its Suitability
Executive Agent functions or Security Executive Agent, as appropriate.
Any additional requirements approved by the appropriate Executive Agent
shall be limited to those that are necessary to address significant
needs unique to the agency involved, to protect national security, or to
satisfy a requirement imposed by law.''
``Sec. 2.3. Continuous Performance Improvement. Executive branch
vetting policies, processes, and procedures shall be supported by
institutionalized enterprise-wide continuous performance improvement,
which shall align with and support process improvements.''
(r) Redesignated section 2.4 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to
read as follows:
``Sec. 2.4. Establishment and Functions of Performance
Accountability Council. (a) There is hereby established a Security,
Suitability, and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council
(Council).
``(b) The Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget,
shall serve as Chair of the Council and shall have authority, direction,
and control over the Council's functions. Membership on the Council shall
include the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent, the Security
Executive Agent, and the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. These
four officials collectively shall constitute `the Security, Suitability,
and Credentialing Performance Accountability Council Principals.' The
Director of the National Background Investigations Bureau
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shall also serve as a member of the Council. The Chair shall select a Vice
Chair to act in the Chair's absence. The Chair shall have authority to
designate officials from additional agencies who shall serve as members of
the Council. Council membership shall be limited to Federal Government
employees in leadership positions.
``(c) The Council shall be accountable to the President to achieve,
consistent with this order, the goals of the executive branch vetting
enterprise, and is responsible for driving implementation of reform efforts
and enterprise development, ensuring accountability by agencies, ensuring
the Executive Agents align their respective processes, and sustaining
continuous performance improvement and reform momentum.
``(d) The Council shall:
``(i) ensure enterprise-wide alignment of suitability, security,
credentialing, and as appropriate, fitness processes;
``(ii) hold agencies accountable for the implementation of suitability,
security, fitness, and credentialing processes and procedures;
``(iii) define requirements for enterprise-wide reciprocity management
information technology, and develop standards for enterprise-wide
information technology;
``(iv) work with agencies to implement continuous performance improvement
programs, policies, and procedures; establish annual goals and progress
metrics; and prepare annual reports on results;
``(v) ensure and oversee the development of tools and techniques for
enhancing background investigations and adjudications;
``(vi) enable discussion and consensus resolution of differences in
processes, policies, and procedures among the Council Principals, and other
agencies as appropriate;
``(vii) share best practices;
``(viii) advise the Executive Agents on policies affecting the alignment
of investigations and adjudications;
``(ix) work with agencies to develop agency policies and procedures to
enable sharing of vetting information consistent with the law and the
protection of privacy and civil liberties and to the extent necessary for
enterprise-wide efficiency, effectiveness, and security;
``(x) monitor performance to identify and drive enterprise-level process
enhancements, and make recommendations for changes to executive branch-wide
guidance and authorities to resolve overlaps or close policy gaps where
they may exist;
``(xi) promote data-driven, transparent, and expeditious policy-making
processes; and
``(xii) develop and continuously reevaluate and revise outcome-based
metrics that measure the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of the
vetting enterprise.
``(e) The Chair shall, to further the goals of the vetting enterprise and
to the extent consistent with law, establish subordinate entities,
mechanisms, and policies to support and assist in exercising the Council's
authorities and responsibilities, and facilitate, consistent with the
executive
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branch's enterprise strategy, adoption of enterprise-wide standards and
solutions to ensure security, quality, reciprocity, efficiency,
effectiveness, and timeliness. The Chair may assign, in whole or in part,
to the head of any agency (solely or jointly) any function within the
Council's authority or responsibilities pursuant to this order.''
(s) Redesignated section 2.5 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to
read as follows:
``Sec. 2.5. Establishment, Designation, and Functions of Executive
Agents. (a) There are hereby established a Suitability and Credentialing
Executive Agent and a Security Executive Agent.
``(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall serve as the
Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent. With respect to the
Suitability Executive Agent functions, the Director:
``(i) shall, pursuant to sections 1103 and 1104 of title 5, United States
Code, and the Civil Service Rules, be responsible for suitability and
fitness by prescribing suitability standards and minimum standards of
fitness for employment; prescribing position designation requirements with
regard to the risk to the efficiency and integrity of the service;
prescribing applicable investigative standards, policies, and procedures
for suitability and fitness; prescribing suitability and fitness
reciprocity standards; making suitability determinations; and taking
suitability actions;
``(ii) shall issue regulations, guidance, and standards to fulfill the
Director's responsibilities related to suitability and fitness under
Executive Order 13488 of January 16, 2009, as amended;
``(iii) shall promote reciprocal recognition of suitability or fitness
determinations among the agencies, including acting as the final authority
to arbitrate and resolve disputes among the agencies involving the
reciprocity of investigations and adjudications of suitability and fitness;
``(iv) shall continue to initially approve, and periodically review for
renewal, agencies' requests to administer polygraphs in connection with
appointment in the competitive service, in consultation with the Security
Executive Agent as appropriate;
``(v) shall make a continuing review of agency programs for suitability
and fitness vetting to determine whether they are being implemented
according to this order;
``(vi) may issue guidelines and instructions to the heads of agencies to
promote appropriate uniformity, centralization, efficiency, effectiveness,
reciprocity, timeliness, and security in processes relating to determining
suitability or fitness; and
``(vii) shall, pursuant to section 1104 of title 5, United States Code,
prescribe performance standards and a system of oversight for any
suitability or fitness function delegated by the Director to the head of
another agency, including uniform and consistent policies and procedures to
ensure the effective, efficient, timely, and secure completion of delegated
functions.
``(c) With respect to the Credentialing Executive Agent functions, the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management:
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``(i) shall develop standards for investigations, reinvestigations, and
continuous vetting for a covered individual's eligibility for a personal
identity verification credential permitting logical and physical access to
federally controlled facilities and federally controlled information
systems (PIV credential);
``(ii) shall develop adjudicative guidelines for a covered individual's
eligibility for a PIV credential;
``(iii) shall develop guidelines on reporting and recording
determinations of eligibility for a PIV credential;
``(iv) shall develop standards for unfavorable determinations of
eligibility for a PIV credential, including procedures for denying and
revoking the eligibility for a PIV credential, for reconsideration of
unfavorable determinations, and for rendering the PIV credential
inoperable;
``(v) shall develop standards and procedures for suspending eligibility
for a PIV credential when there is a reasonable basis to believe there may
be an unacceptable risk pending an inquiry or investigation, including
special standards and procedures for imminent risk;
``(vi) shall be responsible for developing uniform and consistent
policies and procedures to ensure the effective, efficient, timely, and
secure completion of investigations and adjudications relating to
eligibility for a PIV credential;
``(vii) may develop guidelines and instructions to the heads of agencies
as necessary to ensure appropriate uniformity, centralization, efficiency,
effectiveness, and timeliness in processes relating to eligibility for a
PIV credential;
``(viii) shall monitor and make a continuing review of agency programs
for determining eligibility for a PIV credential to determine whether they
are being implemented according to this order; and
``(ix) shall consult to the extent practicable with other agencies with
responsibilities related to PIV credentials to ensure that policies and
procedures are consistent with law including:
``(A) the Office of Management and Budget, in exercising its
responsibilities under section 11331 of title 40, United States
Code, section 3553(a) of title 44, United States Code, division A,
sections 1086(b)(2) and (b)(3) of Public Law 114-92, and Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12 of August 27, 2004;
``(B) the Department of Homeland Security, in exercising its
responsibilities under sections 3553(b), (f), and (g) of title 44,
United States Code;
``(C) the Department of Defense, in exercising its
responsibilities under section 3553(e) of title 44, United States
Code, and division A, sections 1086(a)(1)(E), (b)(1), and (b)(2)
of Public Law 114-92;
``(D) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, in
exercising its responsibilities under section 3553(e) of title 44,
United States Code, and division A, section 1086(b)(2) of Public
Law 114-92;
``(E) the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, in exercising their responsibilities
under section 278g-3 of title 15, United States Code, and Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12 of August 27, 2004;
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``(F) the General Services Administration, in exercising its
responsibilities under division A, section 1086(b)(2) of Public
Law 114-92; and
``(G) the Federal Acquisition Regulation agencies, in
exercising their responsibilities under chapter 137 of title 10,
section 121(c) of title 40, and section 20113 of title 51, United
States Code.
``(d) In fulfilling the Credentialing Executive Agent function of
developing policies and procedures for determining eligibility for a PIV
credential and to protect the national security, the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management shall coordinate with and obtain the concurrence of
the other Council Principals. Agencies with authority to establish
standards or guidelines or issue instructions related to PIV credentials
shall retain the discretion as to whether to establish policies,
guidelines, or instructions developed by the Credentialing Executive Agent.
``(e) The Director of National Intelligence shall serve as the Security
Executive Agent. The Security Executive Agent:
``(i) shall direct the oversight of investigations, reinvestigations,
adjudications, and, as applicable, polygraphs for eligibility for access to
classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position made by
any agency;
``(ii) shall make a continuing review of agencies' national security
background investigation and adjudication programs to determine whether
they are being implemented according to this order;
``(iii) shall be responsible for developing and issuing uniform and
consistent policies and procedures to ensure the effective, efficient,
timely, and secure completion of investigations, polygraphs, and
adjudications relating to determinations of eligibility for access to
classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position;
``(iv) may issue guidelines and instructions to the heads of agencies to
ensure appropriate uniformity, centralization, efficiency, effectiveness,
timeliness, and security in processes relating to determinations by
agencies of eligibility for access to classified information or eligibility
to hold a sensitive position, to include such matters as investigations,
polygraphs, adjudications, and reciprocity;
``(v) may, if consistent with the national security, authorize exceptions
to or waivers of national security investigative requirements, and may
issue implementing or clarifying guidance as necessary;
``(vi) shall serve as the final authority to designate an agency or
agencies, to the extent that it is not practicable to use the National
Background Investigations Bureau, to conduct investigations of persons who
are proposed for access to classified information or for eligibility to
hold a sensitive position to ascertain whether such persons satisfy the
criteria for obtaining and retaining access to classified information or
eligibility to hold a sensitive position;
``(vii) shall serve as the final authority to designate an agency or
agencies to determine eligibility for access to classified information or
eligibility to hold a sensitive position in accordance with Executive Order
12968 of August 2, 1995, as amended;
``(viii) shall ensure reciprocal recognition of eligibility for access to
classified information or eligibility to hold a sensitive position among
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the agencies, including acting as the final authority to arbitrate and
resolve disputes among the agencies involving the reciprocity of
investigations and adjudications of eligibility; and
``(ix) may assign, in whole or in part, to the head of any agency (solely
or jointly) any of the functions detailed in (i) through (viii) of this
subsection, with the agency's exercise of such assigned functions to be
subject to the Security Executive Agent's oversight and with such terms and
conditions (including approval by the Security Executive Agent) as the
Security Executive Agent determines appropriate.
``(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed in a manner that would
limit the authorities of the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, the Director of National Intelligence, or the Secretary of
Defense under law.''
(t) Redesignated section 2.6 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to
read as follows:
``Sec. 2.6. Roles and Responsibilities of the National Background
Investigations Bureau and the Department of Defense.
``(a) The National Background Investigations Bureau shall:
``(1) serve as the primary executive branch service provider for
background investigations for eligibility for access to classified
information; eligibility to hold a sensitive position; suitability or, for
employees in positions not subject to suitability, fitness for Government
employment; fitness to perform work for or on behalf of the Government as a
contractor; fitness to work as a nonappropriated fund employee, as defined
in Executive Order 13488 of January 16, 2009, as amended; and authorization
to be issued a Federal credential for logical and physical access to
federally controlled facilities or information systems;
``(2) provide effective, efficient, and secure personnel background
investigations for the Federal Government;
``(3) provide the Council information, to the extent permitted by law, on
matters of performance, timeliness, capacity, information technology
modernization, continuous performance improvement, and other relevant
aspects of NBIB operations;
``(4) be headquartered in or near Washington, District of Columbia;
``(5) have dedicated resources, including but not limited to a senior
privacy and civil liberties official;
``(6) institutionalize interagency collaboration and leverage expertise
across the executive branch;
``(7) continuously improve investigative operations, emphasizing
information accuracy and protection, and regularly integrate best
practices, including those identified by subject matter experts from
industry, academia, or other relevant sources;
``(8) conduct personnel background investigations in accordance with
uniform and consistent policies, procedures, standards, and requirements
established by the Security Executive Agent and the Suitability and
Credentialing Executive Agent exercising its Suitability Executive Agent
functions; and
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``(9) conduct other personnel background investigations as authorized by
law, rule, regulation, or Executive Order.''
``(b) The Secretary of Defense shall design, develop, deploy, operate,
secure, defend, and continuously update and modernize, as necessary,
vetting information technology systems that support all background
investigation processes conducted by the National Background Investigations
Bureau. Design and operation of the information technology systems for the
National Background Investigations Bureau shall comply with applicable
information technology standards and, to the extent practicable, ensure
security and interoperability with other background investigation
information technology systems. The Secretary of Defense shall operate the
database in the information technology systems containing appropriate data
relevant to the granting, denial, or revocation of eligibility for access
to classified information or eligibility for a sensitive position
pertaining to military, civilian, or Government contractor personnel, see
section 3341(e) of title 50, United States Code, consistent with and
following an explicit delegation from the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management pursuant to section 1104 of title 5, United States
Code.''
``(c) Delegations and designations of investigative authority in place on
the date of establishment of the National Background Investigations Bureau
shall remain in effect until amended or revoked. The National Background
Investigations Bureau, through the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management, shall be subject to the oversight of the Security Executive
Agent in the conduct of investigations for eligibility for access to
classified information or to hold a sensitive position; and to the
oversight of the Suitability and Credentialing Executive Agent in the
conduct of investigations of suitability or fitness and logical and
physical access, as provided in section 2.5 of this order. The Council
shall hold the National Background Investigations Bureau accountable for
the fulfillment of the responsibilities set forth in section 2.6(a) of this
order.''
(u) Subsections (b) and (c) of redesignated section 2.7 of Executive
Order 13467 are revised to read as follows:
``(b) Heads of agencies shall:
``(i) designate, or cause to be designated, as a `sensitive position,'
any position occupied by a covered individual in which the occupant could
bring about by virtue of the nature of the position, a material adverse
effect on the national security;
``(ii) establish and maintain within their respective agencies, an
effective program to ensure that employment and retention of any covered
individual within the agency is clearly consistent with the interests of
national security and, as applicable, meets standards for eligibility for
access to classified information or to hold a sensitive position,
suitability, fitness, or credentialing, established by the respective
Executive Agent;
``(iii) carry out any function assigned to the agency head by the Chair,
and shall assist the Chair, the Council, the Executive Agents, the National
Background Investigations Bureau, and the Department of Defense in carrying
out any function under sections 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6 of this order;
``(iv) implement any policy or procedure established pursuant to this
order;
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``(v) to the extent permitted by law, make available to the Council, the
Executive Agents, the National Background Investigations Bureau, and the
Department of Defense such information as may be requested to implement
this order, including information necessary to implement enterprise-wide
vetting policies and procedures;
``(vi) except as authorized by section 3341(e)(5) of title 50, United
States Code, promptly furnish, or cause to be promptly furnished, to the
Office of Personnel Management the information deemed by the Executive
Agents to be necessary for purposes of record keeping and reciprocity
including, but not limited to, the date on which a background investigation
is initiated, the date on which the background investigation is closed, and
the specific adjudicative or access decision made. The Executive Agents
shall determine the appropriate timeline pursuant to which this information
must be reported to the Office of Personnel Management. The Executive
Agents shall maintain discretion to determine the scope of information
needed for record keeping and reciprocity purposes. The Office of Personnel
Management shall regularly provide this information to the Director of
National Intelligence for national security purposes.
``(vii) ensure that all actions taken under this order take account of
the counterintelligence interests of the United States, as appropriate; and
``(viii) ensure that actions taken under this order are consistent with
the President's constitutional authority to:
``(A) conduct the foreign affairs of the United States;
``(B) withhold information the disclosure of which could
impair the foreign relations, the national security, the
deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the
Executive's constitutional duties;
``(C) recommend for congressional consideration such measures
as the President may judge necessary or expedient; and
``(D) supervise the unitary executive branch.
``(c) All investigations being conducted by agencies that develop
information indicating that an individual may have been subjected to
coercion, influence, or pressure to act contrary to the interests of the
national security, or information that the individual may pose a
counterintelligence or terrorist threat, or as otherwise provided by law,
shall be referred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for potential
investigation, and may also be referred to other agencies where
appropriate.''
(v) Section 3 of Executive Order 13467 is revised to read as
follows:
``Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Executive Order 13381 of June 27,
2005, as amended, and Executive Order 10450 of April 27, 1953, as
amended, are revoked. By revoking Executive Order 10450 of April 27,
1953, as amended, there is no intent to alter the requirement for an
investigation for national security purposes or the ``clearly consistent
with the interest of national security'' standard prescribed by that
Executive Order for making the determinations referenced in section
2.7(b)(ii). Further, suitability, fitness, credentialing, and national
security eligibility regulations, standards and guidance issued by, or
interagency agreements entered into by, the Council, the Executive
Agents, or any agency pursuant to Executive Order 10450 of
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April 27, 1953, as amended, shall remain valid until superseded. Nothing
in this order shall:
``(i) supersede, impede, or otherwise affect:
``(A) Executive Order 10577 of November 23, 1954, as amended;
``(B) Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981, as amended;
``(C) Executive Order 12829 of January 6, 1993, as amended; or
``(D) Executive Order 13526 of December 29, 2009; or
``(ii) diminish or otherwise affect the denial and revocation procedures
provided to individuals covered by Executive Order 10865 of February 20,
1960, as amended; or
``(iii) be applied in such a way as to affect any administrative
proceeding pending on the date of this order.
``(b) Executive Order 12968 of August 2, 1995, is amended:
``(i) by inserting: `Sec. 3.5. Continuous Evaluation. An individual who
has been determined to be eligible for or who currently has access to
classified information shall be subject to continuous evaluation as further
defined by and under standards (including, but not limited to, the
frequency of such evaluation) as determined by the Director of National
Intelligence.'; and
``(ii) by striking `the Security Policy Board shall make recommendations
to the President through the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs' in section 6.3(a) and inserting in lieu thereof `the
Director of National Intelligence shall serve as the final authority';
``(iii) by striking `Security Policy Board' and inserting in lieu thereof
`Security Executive Agent' in each instance;
``(iv) by striking `the Board' in section 1.1(j) and inserting in lieu
thereof `the Security Executive Agent'; and
``(v) by inserting `or appropriate automated procedures' in section
3.1(b) after `by appropriately trained adjudicative personnel'.
``(c) Provisions of Executive Order 12968 of August 2, 1995, as amended,
that apply to eligibility for access to classified information shall apply
to eligibility to hold any sensitive position regardless of whether that
sensitive position requires access to classified information, subject to
the Security Executive Agent issuing implementing or clarifying guidance
regarding requirements for sensitive positions. Nothing in this order shall
supersede, impede, or otherwise affect the remainder of Executive Order
12968 of August 2, 1995, as amended.
``(d) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect the:
``(i) authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the head
thereof; or
``(ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
``(e) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and
subject to the availability of appropriations.
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``(f) Existing delegations of authority made pursuant to Executive Order
13381 of June 27, 2005, as amended, to any agency relating to granting
eligibility for access to classified information shall remain in effect,
subject to the exercise of authorities pursuant to this order to revise or
revoke such delegation.
``(g) Existing delegations of authority made by the Office of Personnel
Management to any agency relating to suitability or fitness shall remain in
effect, subject to the exercise of authorities to revise or revoke such
delegations.
``(h) If any provision of this order or the application of such provision
is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order shall not be affected.
``(i) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.''
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented
consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(b) If any provision of this order or the application of such
provision is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order shall not
be affected.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
BARACK OBAMA
The White House,
January 17, 2017.
Executive Order 13765 of January 20, 2017
Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act Pending Repeal
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. It is the policy of my Administration to seek the prompt
repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law
111-148), as amended (the ``Act''). In the meantime, pending such
repeal, it is imperative for the executive branch to ensure that the law
is being efficiently implemented, take all actions consistent with law
to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the Act,
and prepare to afford the States more flexibility and control to create
a more free and open healthcare market.
Sec. 2. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary of Health
and Human Services (Secretary) and the heads of all other executive
departments and agencies (agencies) with authorities and
responsibilities under the Act shall exercise all authority and
discretion available to them to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or
delay the implementation of any
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provision or requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on
any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on
individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients,
recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or
makers of medical devices, products, or medications.
Sec. 3. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary and the
heads of all other executive departments and agencies with authorities
and responsibilities under the Act, shall exercise all authority and
discretion available to them to provide greater flexibility to States
and cooperate with them in implementing healthcare programs.
Sec. 4. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the head of each
department or agency with responsibilities relating to healthcare or
health insurance shall encourage the development of a free and open
market in interstate commerce for the offering of healthcare services
and health insurance, with the goal of achieving and preserving maximum
options for patients and consumers.
Sec. 5. To the extent that carrying out the directives in this order
would require revision of regulations issued through notice-and-comment
rulemaking, the heads of agencies shall comply with the Administrative
Procedure Act and other applicable statutes in considering or
promulgating such regulatory revisions.
Sec. 6. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 20, 2017.
Executive Order 13766 of January 24, 2017
Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority
Infrastructure Projects
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. Infrastructure investment strengthens our economic
platform, makes America more competitive, creates millions of jobs,
increases wages for American workers, and reduces the costs of goods and
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services for American families and consumers. Too often, infrastructure
projects in the United States have been routinely and excessively
delayed by agency processes and procedures. These delays have increased
project costs and blocked the American people from the full benefits of
increased infrastructure investments, which are important to allowing
Americans to compete and win on the world economic stage. Federal
infrastructure decisions should be accomplished with maximum efficiency
and effectiveness, while also respecting property rights and protecting
public safety and the environment. To that end, it is the policy of the
executive branch to streamline and expedite, in a manner consistent with
law, environmental reviews and approvals for all infrastructure
projects, especially projects that are a high priority for the Nation,
such as improving the U.S. electric grid and telecommunications systems
and repairing and upgrading critical port facilities, airports,
pipelines, bridges, and highways.
Sec. 2. Identification of High Priority Infrastructure Projects. With
respect to infrastructure projects for which Federal reviews and
approvals are required, upon request by the Governor of a State, or the
head of any executive department or agency (agency), or on his or her
own initiative, the Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) shall, within 30 days after a request is made, decide
whether an infrastructure project qualifies as a ``high priority''
infrastructure project. This determination shall be made after
consideration of the project's importance to the general welfare, value
to the Nation, environmental benefits, and such other factors as the
Chairman deems relevant.
Sec. 3. Deadlines. With respect to any project designated as a high
priority under section 2 of this order, the Chairman of the CEQ shall
coordinate with the head of the relevant agency to establish, in a
manner consistent with law, expedited procedures and deadlines for
completion of environmental reviews and approvals for such projects. All
agencies shall give highest priority to completing such reviews and
approvals by the established deadlines using all necessary and
appropriate means. With respect to deadlines established consistent with
this section that are not met, the head of the relevant agency shall
provide a written explanation to the Chairman explaining the causes for
the delay and providing concrete actions taken by the agency to complete
such reviews and approvals as expeditiously as possible.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) This order shall be implemented
consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) All actions taken pursuant to this order shall be consistent
with requirements and authorities to protect intelligence and law
enforcement sources and methods. Nothing in this order shall be
interpreted to supersede measures established under authority of law to
protect the security and integrity of specific activities and
associations that are in direct support of intelligence and law
enforcement operations.
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(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13767 of January 25, 2017
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) (INA), the Secure Fence Act of
2006 (Public Law 109-367) (Secure Fence Act), and the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-208 Div. C) (IIRIRA), and in order to ensure the safety and
territorial integrity of the United States as well as to ensure that the
Nation's immigration laws are faithfully executed, I hereby order as
follows:
Section 1. Purpose. Border security is critically important to the
national security of the United States. Aliens who illegally enter the
United States without inspection or admission present a significant
threat to national security and public safety. Such aliens have not been
identified or inspected by Federal immigration officers to determine
their admissibility to the United States. The recent surge of illegal
immigration at the southern border with Mexico has placed a significant
strain on Federal resources and overwhelmed agencies charged with border
security and immigration enforcement, as well as the local communities
into which many of the aliens are placed.
Transnational criminal organizations operate sophisticated drug- and
human-trafficking networks and smuggling operations on both sides of the
southern border, contributing to a significant increase in violent crime
and United States deaths from dangerous drugs. Among those who illegally
enter are those who seek to harm Americans through acts of terror or
criminal conduct. Continued illegal immigration presents a clear and
present danger to the interests of the United States.
Federal immigration law both imposes the responsibility and provides the
means for the Federal Government, in cooperation with border States, to
secure the Nation's southern border. Although Federal immigration law
provides a robust framework for Federal-State partnership in enforcing
our immigration laws--and the Congress has authorized and provided
appropriations to secure our borders--the Federal Government has failed
to discharge this basic sovereign responsibility. The purpose of this
order is to direct executive departments and agencies (agencies) to
deploy all lawful means to secure the Nation's southern border, to
prevent further illegal immigration into the United States, and to
repatriate illegal aliens swiftly, consistently, and humanely.
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Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the executive branch to:
(a) secure the southern border of the United States through the
immediate construction of a physical wall on the southern border,
monitored and supported by adequate personnel so as to prevent illegal
immigration, drug and human trafficking, and acts of terrorism;
(b) detain individuals apprehended on suspicion of violating Federal
or State law, including Federal immigration law, pending further
proceedings regarding those violations;
(c) expedite determinations of apprehended individuals' claims of
eligibility to remain in the United States;
(d) remove promptly those individuals whose legal claims to remain
in the United States have been lawfully rejected, after any appropriate
civil or criminal sanctions have been imposed; and
(e) cooperate fully with States and local law enforcement in
enacting Federal-State partnerships to enforce Federal immigration
priorities, as well as State monitoring and detention programs that are
consistent with Federal law and do not undermine Federal immigration
priorities.
Sec. 3. Definitions. (a) ``Asylum officer'' has the meaning given the
term in section 235(b)(1)(E) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)).
(b) ``Southern border'' shall mean the contiguous land border
between the United States and Mexico, including all points of entry.
(c) ``Border States'' shall mean the States of the United States
immediately adjacent to the contiguous land border between the United
States and Mexico.
(d) Except as otherwise noted, ``the Secretary'' shall refer to the
Secretary of Homeland Security.
(e) ``Wall'' shall mean a contiguous, physical wall or other
similarly secure, contiguous, and impassable physical barrier.
(f) ``Executive department'' shall have the meaning given in section
101 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) ``Regulations'' shall mean any and all Federal rules,
regulations, and directives lawfully promulgated by agencies.
(h) ``Operational control'' shall mean the prevention of all
unlawful entries into the United States, including entries by
terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics,
and other contraband.
Sec. 4. Physical Security of the Southern Border of the United States.
The Secretary shall immediately take the following steps to obtain
complete operational control, as determined by the Secretary, of the
southern border:
(a) In accordance with existing law, including the Secure Fence Act
and IIRIRA, take all appropriate steps to immediately plan, design, and
construct a physical wall along the southern border, using appropriate
materials and technology to most effectively achieve complete
operational control of the southern border;
(b) Identify and, to the extent permitted by law, allocate all
sources of Federal funds for the planning, designing, and constructing
of a physical wall along the southern border;
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(c) Project and develop long-term funding requirements for the wall,
including preparing Congressional budget requests for the current and
upcoming fiscal years; and
(d) Produce a comprehensive study of the security of the southern
border, to be completed within 180 days of this order, that shall
include the current state of southern border security, all geophysical
and topographical aspects of the southern border, the availability of
Federal and State resources necessary to achieve complete operational
control of the southern border, and a strategy to obtain and maintain
complete operational control of the southern border.
Sec. 5. Detention Facilities. (a) The Secretary shall take all
appropriate action and allocate all legally available resources to
immediately construct, operate, control, or establish contracts to
construct, operate, or control facilities to detain aliens at or near
the land border with Mexico.
(b) The Secretary shall take all appropriate action and allocate all
legally available resources to immediately assign asylum officers to
immigration detention facilities for the purpose of accepting asylum
referrals and conducting credible fear determinations pursuant to
section 235(b)(1) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) and applicable
regulations and reasonable fear determinations pursuant to applicable
regulations.
(c) The Attorney General shall take all appropriate action and
allocate all legally available resources to immediately assign
immigration judges to immigration detention facilities operated or
controlled by the Secretary, or operated or controlled pursuant to
contract by the Secretary, for the purpose of conducting proceedings
authorized under title 8, chapter 12, subchapter II, United States Code.
Sec. 6. Detention for Illegal Entry. The Secretary shall immediately
take all appropriate actions to ensure the detention of aliens
apprehended for violations of immigration law pending the outcome of
their removal proceedings or their removal from the country to the
extent permitted by law. The Secretary shall issue new policy guidance
to all Department of Homeland Security personnel regarding the
appropriate and consistent use of lawful detention authority under the
INA, including the termination of the practice commonly known as ``catch
and release,'' whereby aliens are routinely released in the United
States shortly after their apprehension for violations of immigration
law.
Sec. 7. Return to Territory. The Secretary shall take appropriate
action, consistent with the requirements of section 1232 of title 8,
United States Code, to ensure that aliens described in section
235(b)(2)(C) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) are returned to the
territory from which they came pending a formal removal proceeding.
Sec. 8. Additional Border Patrol Agents. Subject to available
appropriations, the Secretary, through the Commissioner of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, shall take all appropriate action to hire 5,000
additional Border Patrol agents, and all appropriate action to ensure
that such agents enter on duty and are assigned to duty stations as soon
as is practicable.
Sec. 9. Foreign Aid Reporting Requirements. The head of each executive
department and agency shall identify and quantify all sources of direct
and indirect Federal aid or assistance to the Government of Mexico on an
annual basis over the past five years, including all bilateral and
multilateral
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development aid, economic assistance, humanitarian aid, and military
aid. Within 30 days of the date of this order, the head of each
executive department and agency shall submit this information to the
Secretary of State. Within 60 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary shall submit to the President a consolidated report reflecting
the levels of such aid and assistance that has been provided annually,
over each of the past five years.
Sec. 10. Federal-State Agreements. It is the policy of the executive
branch to empower State and local law enforcement agencies across the
country to perform the functions of an immigration officer in the
interior of the United States to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(a) In furtherance of this policy, the Secretary shall immediately
take appropriate action to engage with the Governors of the States, as
well as local officials, for the purpose of preparing to enter into
agreements under section 287(g) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(b) To the extent permitted by law, and with the consent of State or
local officials, as appropriate, the Secretary shall take appropriate
action, through agreements under section 287(g) of the INA, or
otherwise, to authorize State and local law enforcement officials, as
the Secretary determines are qualified and appropriate, to perform the
functions of immigration officers in relation to the investigation,
apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States under the
direction and the supervision of the Secretary. Such authorization shall
be in addition to, rather than in place of, Federal performance of these
duties.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, the Secretary may structure each
agreement under section 287(g) of the INA in the manner that provides
the most effective model for enforcing Federal immigration laws and
obtaining operational control over the border for that jurisdiction.
Sec. 11. Parole, Asylum, and Removal. It is the policy of the executive
branch to end the abuse of parole and asylum provisions currently used
to prevent the lawful removal of removable aliens.
(a) The Secretary shall immediately take all appropriate action to
ensure that the parole and asylum provisions of Federal immigration law
are not illegally exploited to prevent the removal of otherwise
removable aliens.
(b) The Secretary shall take all appropriate action, including by
promulgating any appropriate regulations, to ensure that asylum
referrals and credible fear determinations pursuant to section 235(b)(1)
of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1125(b)(1)) and 8 CFR 208.30, and reasonable fear
determinations pursuant to 8 CFR 208.31, are conducted in a manner
consistent with the plain language of those provisions.
(c) Pursuant to section 235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of the INA, the
Secretary shall take appropriate action to apply, in his sole and
unreviewable discretion, the provisions of section 235(b)(1)(A)(i) and
(ii) of the INA to the aliens designated under section
235(b)(1)(A)(iii)(II).
(d) The Secretary shall take appropriate action to ensure that
parole authority under section 212(d)(5) of the INA (8 U.S.C.
1182(d)(5)) is exercised only on a case-by-case basis in accordance with
the plain language of the statute, and in all circumstances only when an
individual demonstrates urgent humanitarian reasons or a significant
public benefit derived from such parole.
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(e) The Secretary shall take appropriate action to require that all
Department of Homeland Security personnel are properly trained on the
proper application of section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 1232) and
section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
279(g)(2)), to ensure that unaccompanied alien children are properly
processed, receive appropriate care and placement while in the custody
of the Department of Homeland Security, and, when appropriate, are
safely repatriated in accordance with law.
Sec. 12. Authorization to Enter Federal Lands. The Secretary, in
conjunction with the Secretary of the Interior and any other heads of
agencies as necessary, shall take all appropriate action to:
(a) permit all officers and employees of the United States, as well
as all State and local officers as authorized by the Secretary, to have
access to all Federal lands as necessary and appropriate to implement
this order; and
(b) enable those officers and employees of the United States, as
well as all State and local officers as authorized by the Secretary, to
perform such actions on Federal lands as the Secretary deems necessary
and appropriate to implement this order.
Sec. 13. Priority Enforcement. The Attorney General shall take all
appropriate steps to establish prosecution guidelines and allocate
appropriate resources to ensure that Federal prosecutors accord a high
priority to prosecutions of offenses having a nexus to the southern
border.
Sec. 14. Government Transparency. The Secretary shall, on a monthly
basis and in a publicly available way, report statistical data on aliens
apprehended at or near the southern border using a uniform method of
reporting by all Department of Homeland Security components, in a format
that is easily understandable by the public.
Sec. 15. Reporting. Except as otherwise provided in this order, the
Secretary, within 90 days of the date of this order, and the Attorney
General, within 180 days, shall each submit to the President a report on
the progress of the directives contained in this order.
Sec. 16. Hiring. The Office of Personnel Management shall take
appropriate action as may be necessary to facilitate hiring personnel to
implement this order.
Sec. 17. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party
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against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its
officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 25, 2017.
Executive Order 13768 of January 25, 2017
Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and in order to ensure
the public safety of the American people in communities across the
United States as well as to ensure that our Nation's immigration laws
are faithfully executed, I hereby declare the policy of the executive
branch to be, and order, as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. Interior enforcement of our Nation's immigration
laws is critically important to the national security and public safety
of the United States. Many aliens who illegally enter the United States
and those who overstay or otherwise violate the terms of their visas
present a significant threat to national security and public safety.
This is particularly so for aliens who engage in criminal conduct in the
United States.
Sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States willfully violate
Federal law in an attempt to shield aliens from removal from the United
States. These jurisdictions have caused immeasurable harm to the
American people and to the very fabric of our Republic.
Tens of thousands of removable aliens have been released into
communities across the country, solely because their home countries
refuse to accept their repatriation. Many of these aliens are criminals
who have served time in our Federal, State, and local jails. The
presence of such individuals in the United States, and the practices of
foreign nations that refuse the repatriation of their nationals, are
contrary to the national interest.
Although Federal immigration law provides a framework for Federal-State
partnerships in enforcing our immigration laws to ensure the removal of
aliens who have no right to be in the United States, the Federal
Government has failed to discharge this basic sovereign responsibility.
We cannot faithfully execute the immigration laws of the United States
if we exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential
enforcement. The purpose of this order is to direct executive
departments and agencies (agencies) to employ all lawful means to
enforce the immigration laws of the United States.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the executive branch to:
(a) Ensure the faithful execution of the immigration laws of the
United States, including the INA, against all removable aliens,
consistent with Article II, Section 3 of the United States Constitution
and section 3331 of title 5, United States Code;
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(b) Make use of all available systems and resources to ensure the
efficient and faithful execution of the immigration laws of the United
States;
(c) Ensure that jurisdictions that fail to comply with applicable
Federal law do not receive Federal funds, except as mandated by law;
(d) Ensure that aliens ordered removed from the United States are
promptly removed; and
(e) Support victims, and the families of victims, of crimes
committed by removable aliens.
Sec. 3. Definitions. The terms of this order, where applicable, shall
have the meaning provided by section 1101 of title 8, United States
Code.
Sec. 4. Enforcement of the Immigration Laws in the Interior of the
United States. In furtherance of the policy described in section 2 of
this order, I hereby direct agencies to employ all lawful means to
ensure the faithful execution of the immigration laws of the United
States against all removable aliens.
Sec. 5. Enforcement Priorities. In executing faithfully the immigration
laws of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security
(Secretary) shall prioritize for removal those aliens described by the
Congress in sections 212(a)(2), (a)(3), and (a)(6)(C), 235, and
237(a)(2) and (4) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2), (a)(3), and
(a)(6)(C), 1225, and 1227(a)(2) and (4)), as well as removable aliens
who:
(a) Have been convicted of any criminal offense;
(b) Have been charged with any criminal offense, where such charge
has not been resolved;
(c) Have committed acts that constitute a chargeable criminal
offense;
(d) Have engaged in fraud or willful misrepresentation in connection
with any official matter or application before a governmental agency;
(e) Have abused any program related to receipt of public benefits;
(f) Are subject to a final order of removal, but who have not
complied with their legal obligation to depart the United States; or
(g) In the judgment of an immigration officer, otherwise pose a risk
to public safety or national security.
Sec. 6. Civil Fines and Penalties. As soon as practicable, and by no
later than one year after the date of this order, the Secretary shall
issue guidance and promulgate regulations, where required by law, to
ensure the assessment and collection of all fines and penalties that the
Secretary is authorized under the law to assess and collect from aliens
unlawfully present in the United States and from those who facilitate
their presence in the United States.
Sec. 7. Additional Enforcement and Removal Officers. The Secretary,
through the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall,
to the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of
appropriations, take all appropriate action to hire 10,000 additional
immigration officers, who shall complete relevant training and be
authorized to perform the law enforcement functions described in section
287 of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1357).
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Sec. 8. Federal-State Agreements. It is the policy of the executive
branch to empower State and local law enforcement agencies across the
country to perform the functions of an immigration officer in the
interior of the United States to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(a) In furtherance of this policy, the Secretary shall immediately
take appropriate action to engage with the Governors of the States, as
well as local officials, for the purpose of preparing to enter into
agreements under section 287(g) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).
(b) To the extent permitted by law and with the consent of State or
local officials, as appropriate, the Secretary shall take appropriate
action, through agreements under section 287(g) of the INA, or
otherwise, to authorize State and local law enforcement officials, as
the Secretary determines are qualified and appropriate, to perform the
functions of immigration officers in relation to the investigation,
apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States under the
direction and the supervision of the Secretary. Such authorization shall
be in addition to, rather than in place of, Federal performance of these
duties.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, the Secretary may structure each
agreement under section 287(g) of the INA in a manner that provides the
most effective model for enforcing Federal immigration laws for that
jurisdiction.
Sec. 9. Sanctuary Jurisdictions. It is the policy of the executive
branch to ensure, to the fullest extent of the law, that a State, or a
political subdivision of a State, shall comply with 8 U.S.C. 1373.
(a) In furtherance of this policy, the Attorney General and the
Secretary, in their discretion and to the extent consistent with law,
shall ensure that jurisdictions that willfully refuse to comply with 8
U.S.C. 1373 (sanctuary jurisdictions) are not eligible to receive
Federal grants, except as deemed necessary for law enforcement purposes
by the Attorney General or the Secretary. The Secretary has the
authority to designate, in his discretion and to the extent consistent
with law, a jurisdiction as a sanctuary jurisdiction. The Attorney
General shall take appropriate enforcement action against any entity
that violates 8 U.S.C. 1373, or which has in effect a statute, policy,
or practice that prevents or hinders the enforcement of Federal law.
(b) To better inform the public regarding the public safety threats
associated with sanctuary jurisdictions, the Secretary shall utilize the
Declined Detainer Outcome Report or its equivalent and, on a weekly
basis, make public a comprehensive list of criminal actions committed by
aliens and any jurisdiction that ignored or otherwise failed to honor
any detainers with respect to such aliens.
(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is directed
to obtain and provide relevant and responsive information on all Federal
grant money that currently is received by any sanctuary jurisdiction.
Sec. 10. Review of Previous Immigration Actions and Policies. (a) The
Secretary shall immediately take all appropriate action to terminate the
Priority Enforcement Program (PEP) described in the memorandum issued by
the Secretary on November 20, 2014, and to reinstitute the immigration
program known as ``Secure Communities'' referenced in that memorandum.
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(b) The Secretary shall review agency regulations, policies, and
procedures for consistency with this order and, if required, publish for
notice and comment proposed regulations rescinding or revising any
regulations inconsistent with this order and shall consider whether to
withdraw or modify any inconsistent policies and procedures, as
appropriate and consistent with the law.
(c) To protect our communities and better facilitate the
identification, detention, and removal of criminal aliens within
constitutional and statutory parameters, the Secretary shall consolidate
and revise any applicable forms to more effectively communicate with
recipient law enforcement agencies.
Sec. 11. Department of Justice Prosecutions of Immigration Violators.
The Attorney General and the Secretary shall work together to develop
and implement a program that ensures that adequate resources are devoted
to the prosecution of criminal immigration offenses in the United
States, and to develop cooperative strategies to reduce violent crime
and the reach of transnational criminal organizations into the United
States.
Sec. 12. Recalcitrant Countries. The Secretary of Homeland Security and
the Secretary of State shall cooperate to effectively implement the
sanctions provided by section 243(d) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1253(d)), as
appropriate. The Secretary of State shall, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, ensure that diplomatic efforts and negotiations with
foreign states include as a condition precedent the acceptance by those
foreign states of their nationals who are subject to removal from the
United States.
Sec. 13. Office for Victims of Crimes Committed by Removable Aliens. The
Secretary shall direct the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement to take all appropriate and lawful action to establish
within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement an office to provide
proactive, timely, adequate, and professional services to victims of
crimes committed by removable aliens and the family members of such
victims. This office shall provide quarterly reports studying the
effects of the victimization by criminal aliens present in the United
States.
Sec. 14. Privacy Act. Agencies shall, to the extent consistent with
applicable law, ensure that their privacy policies exclude persons who
are not United States citizens or lawful permanent residents from the
protections of the Privacy Act regarding personally identifiable
information.
Sec. 15. Reporting. Except as otherwise provided in this order, the
Secretary and the Attorney General shall each submit to the President a
report on the progress of the directives contained in this order within
90 days of the date of this order and again within 180 days of the date
of this order.
Sec. 16. Transparency. To promote the transparency and situational
awareness of criminal aliens in the United States, the Secretary and the
Attorney General are hereby directed to collect relevant data and
provide quarterly reports on the following:
(a) the immigration status of all aliens incarcerated under the
supervision of the Federal Bureau of Prisons;
(b) the immigration status of all aliens incarcerated as Federal
pretrial detainees under the supervision of the United States Marshals
Service; and
(c) the immigration status of all convicted aliens incarcerated in
State prisons and local detention centers throughout the United States.
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Sec. 17. Personnel Actions. The Office of Personnel Management shall
take appropriate and lawful action to facilitate hiring personnel to
implement this order.
Sec. 18. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 25, 2017.
Executive Order 13769 of January 27, 2017
Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United
States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws
of the United States of America, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title
3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from terrorist
attacks by foreign nationals admitted to the United States, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The visa-issuance process plays a crucial role in
detecting individuals with terrorist ties and stopping them from
entering the United States. Perhaps in no instance was that more
apparent than the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, when State
Department policy prevented consular officers from properly scrutinizing
the visa applications of several of the 19 foreign nationals who went on
to murder nearly 3,000 Americans. And while the visa-issuance process
was reviewed and amended after the September 11 attacks to better detect
would-be terrorists from receiving visas, these measures did not stop
attacks by foreign nationals who were admitted to the United States.
Numerous foreign-born individuals have been convicted or implicated in
terrorism-related crimes since September 11, 2001, including foreign
nationals who entered the United States after receiving visitor,
student, or employment visas, or who entered through the United States
refugee resettlement program. Deteriorating conditions in certain
countries due to war, strife, disaster, and civil unrest increase the
likelihood that terrorists will use any means possible to enter the
United States. The United States must be vigilant during the visa-
issuance process to ensure that those approved
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for admission do not intend to harm Americans and that they have no ties
to terrorism.
In order to protect Americans, the United States must ensure that those
admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its
founding principles. The United States cannot, and should not, admit
those who do not support the Constitution, or those who would place
violent ideologies over American law. In addition, the United States
should not admit those who engage in acts of bigotry or hatred
(including ``honor'' killings, other forms of violence against women, or
the persecution of those who practice religions different from their
own) or those who would oppress Americans of any race, gender, or sexual
orientation.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to protect its
citizens from foreign nationals who intend to commit terrorist attacks
in the United States; and to prevent the admission of foreign nationals
who intend to exploit United States immigration laws for malevolent
purposes.
Sec. 3. Suspension of Issuance of Visas and Other Immigration Benefits
to Nationals of Countries of Particular Concern. (a) The Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the
Director of National Intelligence, shall immediately conduct a review to
determine the information needed from any country to adjudicate any
visa, admission, or other benefit under the INA (adjudications) in order
to determine that the individual seeking the benefit is who the
individual claims to be and is not a security or public-safety threat.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall
submit to the President a report on the results of the review described
in subsection (a) of this section, including the Secretary of Homeland
Security's determination of the information needed for adjudications and
a list of countries that do not provide adequate information, within 30
days of the date of this order. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
provide a copy of the report to the Secretary of State and the Director
of National Intelligence.
(c) To temporarily reduce investigative burdens on relevant agencies
during the review period described in subsection (a) of this section, to
ensure the proper review and maximum utilization of available resources
for the screening of foreign nationals, and to ensure that adequate
standards are established to prevent infiltration by foreign terrorists
or criminals, pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), I
hereby proclaim that the immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the
United States of aliens from countries referred to in section 217(a)(12)
of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12), would be detrimental to the interests
of the United States, and I hereby suspend entry into the United States,
as immigrants and nonimmigrants, of such persons for 90 days from the
date of this order (excluding those foreign nationals traveling on
diplomatic visas, North Atlantic Treaty Organization visas, C-2 visas
for travel to the United Nations, and G-1, G-2, G-3, and G-4 visas).
(d) Immediately upon receipt of the report described in subsection
(b) of this section regarding the information needed for adjudications,
the Secretary of State shall request all foreign governments that do not
supply such information to start providing such information regarding
their nationals within 60 days of notification.
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(e) After the 60-day period described in subsection (d) of this
section expires, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the President a list of
countries recommended for inclusion on a Presidential proclamation that
would prohibit the entry of foreign nationals (excluding those foreign
nationals traveling on diplomatic visas, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization visas, C-2 visas for travel to the United Nations, and G-1,
G-2, G-3, and G-4 visas) from countries that do not provide the
information requested pursuant to subsection (d) of this section until
compliance occurs.
(f) At any point after submitting the list described in subsection
(e) of this section, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland
Security may submit to the President the names of any additional
countries recommended for similar treatment.
(g) Notwithstanding a suspension pursuant to subsection (c) of this
section or pursuant to a Presidential proclamation described in
subsection (e) of this section, the Secretaries of State and Homeland
Security may, on a case-by-case basis, and when in the national
interest, issue visas or other immigration benefits to nationals of
countries for which visas and benefits are otherwise blocked.
(h) The Secretaries of State and Homeland Security shall submit to
the President a joint report on the progress in implementing this order
within 30 days of the date of this order, a second report within 60 days
of the date of this order, a third report within 90 days of the date of
this order, and a fourth report within 120 days of the date of this
order.
Sec. 4. Implementing Uniform Screening Standards for All Immigration
Programs. (a) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation shall implement a program, as part of
the adjudication process for immigration benefits, to identify
individuals seeking to enter the United States on a fraudulent basis
with the intent to cause harm, or who are at risk of causing harm
subsequent to their admission. This program will include the development
of a uniform screening standard and procedure, such as in-person
interviews; a database of identity documents proffered by applicants to
ensure that duplicate documents are not used by multiple applicants;
amended application forms that include questions aimed at identifying
fraudulent answers and malicious intent; a mechanism to ensure that the
applicant is who the applicant claims to be; a process to evaluate the
applicant's likelihood of becoming a positively contributing member of
society and the applicant's ability to make contributions to the
national interest; and a mechanism to assess whether or not the
applicant has the intent to commit criminal or terrorist acts after
entering the United States.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the
Secretary of State, the Director of National Intelligence, and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit to the
President an initial report on the progress of this directive within 60
days of the date of this order, a second report within 100 days of the
date of this order, and a third report within 200 days of the date of
this order.
Sec. 5. Realignment of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for Fiscal
Year 2017. (a) The Secretary of State shall suspend the U.S. Refugee
Admissions Program (USRAP) for 120 days. During the 120-day period, the
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Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland
Security and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,
shall review the USRAP application and adjudication process to determine
what additional procedures should be taken to ensure that those approved
for refugee admission do not pose a threat to the security and welfare
of the United States, and shall implement such additional procedures.
Refugee applicants who are already in the USRAP process may be admitted
upon the initiation and completion of these revised procedures. Upon the
date that is 120 days after the date of this order, the Secretary of
State shall resume USRAP admissions only for nationals of countries for
which the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and
the Director of National Intelligence have jointly determined that such
additional procedures are adequate to ensure the security and welfare of
the United States.
(b) Upon the resumption of USRAP admissions, the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, is further
directed to make changes, to the extent permitted by law, to prioritize
refugee claims made by individuals on the basis of religious-based
persecution, provided that the religion of the individual is a minority
religion in the individual's country of nationality. Where necessary and
appropriate, the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security shall
recommend legislation to the President that would assist with such
prioritization.
(c) Pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), I
hereby proclaim that the entry of nationals of Syria as refugees is
detrimental to the interests of the United States and thus suspend any
such entry until such time as I have determined that sufficient changes
have been made to the USRAP to ensure that admission of Syrian refugees
is consistent with the national interest.
(d) Pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f), I
hereby proclaim that the entry of more than 50,000 refugees in fiscal
year 2017 would be detrimental to the interests of the United States,
and thus suspend any such entry until such time as I determine that
additional admissions would be in the national interest.
(e) Notwithstanding the temporary suspension imposed pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretaries of State and Homeland
Security may jointly determine to admit individuals to the United States
as refugees on a case-by-case basis, in their discretion, but only so
long as they determine that the admission of such individuals as
refugees is in the national interest--including when the person is a
religious minority in his country of nationality facing religious
persecution, when admitting the person would enable the United States to
conform its conduct to a preexisting international agreement, or when
the person is already in transit and denying admission would cause undue
hardship--and it would not pose a risk to the security or welfare of the
United States.
(f) The Secretary of State shall submit to the President an initial
report on the progress of the directive in subsection (b) of this
section regarding prioritization of claims made by individuals on the
basis of religious-based persecution within 100 days of the date of this
order and shall submit a second report within 200 days of the date of
this order.
(g) It is the policy of the executive branch that, to the extent
permitted by law and as practicable, State and local jurisdictions be
granted a role
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in the process of determining the placement or settlement in their
jurisdictions of aliens eligible to be admitted to the United States as
refugees. To that end, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall examine
existing law to determine the extent to which, consistent with
applicable law, State and local jurisdictions may have greater
involvement in the process of determining the placement or resettlement
of refugees in their jurisdictions, and shall devise a proposal to
lawfully promote such involvement.
Sec. 6. Rescission of Exercise of Authority Relating to the Terrorism
Grounds of Inadmissibility. The Secretaries of State and Homeland
Security shall, in consultation with the Attorney General, consider
rescinding the exercises of authority in section 212 of the INA, 8
U.S.C. 1182, relating to the terrorism grounds of inadmissibility, as
well as any related implementing memoranda.
Sec. 7. Expedited Completion of the Biometric Entry-Exit Tracking
System. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall expedite the
completion and implementation of a biometric entry-exit tracking system
for all travelers to the United States, as recommended by the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the President
periodic reports on the progress of the directive contained in
subsection (a) of this section. The initial report shall be submitted
within 100 days of the date of this order, a second report shall be
submitted within 200 days of the date of this order, and a third report
shall be submitted within 365 days of the date of this order. Further,
the Secretary shall submit a report every 180 days thereafter until the
system is fully deployed and operational.
Sec. 8. Visa Interview Security. (a) The Secretary of State shall
immediately suspend the Visa Interview Waiver Program and ensure
compliance with section 222 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1202, which requires
that all individuals seeking a nonimmigrant visa undergo an in-person
interview, subject to specific statutory exceptions.
(b) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Secretary of State shall immediately expand the
Consular Fellows Program, including by substantially increasing the
number of Fellows, lengthening or making permanent the period of
service, and making language training at the Foreign Service Institute
available to Fellows for assignment to posts outside of their area of
core linguistic ability, to ensure that non-immigrant visa-interview
wait times are not unduly affected.
Sec. 9. Visa Validity Reciprocity. The Secretary of State shall review
all nonimmigrant visa reciprocity agreements to ensure that they are,
with respect to each visa classification, truly reciprocal insofar as
practicable with respect to validity period and fees, as required by
sections 221(c) and 281 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1201(c) and 1351, and other
treatment. If a country does not treat United States nationals seeking
nonimmigrant visas in a reciprocal manner, the Secretary of State shall
adjust the visa validity period, fee schedule, or other treatment to
match the treatment of United States nationals by the foreign country,
to the extent practicable.
Sec. 10. Transparency and Data Collection. (a) To be more transparent
with the American people, and to more effectively implement policies and
practices that serve the national interest, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall, consistent
with applicable
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law and national security, collect and make publicly available within
180 days, and every 180 days thereafter:
(i) information regarding the number of foreign nationals in the United
States who have been charged with terrorism-related offenses while in the
United States; convicted of terrorism-related offenses while in the United
States; or removed from the United States based on terrorism-related
activity, affiliation, or material support to a terrorism-related
organization, or any other national security reasons since the date of this
order or the last reporting period, whichever is later;
(ii) information regarding the number of foreign nationals in the United
States who have been radicalized after entry into the United States and
engaged in terrorism-related acts, or who have provided material support to
terrorism-related organizations in countries that pose a threat to the
United States, since the date of this order or the last reporting period,
whichever is later; and
(iii) information regarding the number and types of acts of gender-based
violence against women, including honor killings, in the United States by
foreign nationals, since the date of this order or the last reporting
period, whichever is later; and
(iv) any other information relevant to public safety and security as
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General,
including information on the immigration status of foreign nationals
charged with major offenses.
(b) The Secretary of State shall, within one year of the date of
this order, provide a report on the estimated long-term costs of the
USRAP at the Federal, State, and local levels.
Sec. 11. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 27, 2017.
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Executive Order 13770 of January 28, 2017
Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees
By the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and sections 3301 and 7301
of title 5, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Ethics Pledge. Every appointee in every executive agency
appointed on or after January 20, 2017, shall sign, and upon signing
shall be contractually committed to, the following pledge upon becoming
an appointee:
``As a condition, and in consideration, of my employment in the
United States Government in an appointee position invested with the
public trust, I commit myself to the following obligations, which I
understand are binding on me and are enforceable under law:
``1. I will not, within 5 years after the termination of my
employment as an appointee in any executive agency in which I am
appointed to serve, engage in lobbying activities with respect to that
agency.
``2. If, upon my departure from the Government, I am covered by the
post-employment restrictions on communicating with employees of my
former executive agency set forth in section 207(c) of title 18, United
States Code, I agree that I will abide by those restrictions.
``3. In addition to abiding by the limitations of paragraphs 1 and
2, I also agree, upon leaving Government service, not to engage in
lobbying activities with respect to any covered executive branch
official or non-career Senior Executive Service appointee for the
remainder of the Administration.
``4. I will not, at any time after the termination of my employment
in the United States Government, engage in any activity on behalf of any
foreign government or foreign political party which, were it undertaken
on January 20, 2017, would require me to register under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.
``5. I will not accept gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying
organizations for the duration of my service as an appointee.
``6. I will not for a period of 2 years from the date of my
appointment participate in any particular matter involving specific
parties that is directly and substantially related to my former employer
or former clients, including regulations and contracts.
``7. If I was a registered lobbyist within the 2 years before the
date of my appointment, in addition to abiding by the limitations of
paragraph 6, I will not for a period of 2 years after the date of my
appointment participate in any particular matter on which I lobbied
within the 2 years before the date of my appointment or participate in
the specific issue area in which that particular matter falls.
``8. I agree that any hiring or other employment decisions I make
will be based on the candidate's qualifications, competence, and
experience.
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``9. I acknowledge that the Executive Order entitled 'Ethics
Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees,' issued by the President on
January 28, 2017, which I have read before signing this document,
defines certain terms applicable to the foregoing obligations and sets
forth the methods for enforcing them. I expressly accept the provisions
of that Executive Order as a part of this agreement and as binding on
me. I understand that the obligations of this pledge are in addition to
any statutory or other legal restrictions applicable to me by virtue of
Government service.''
Sec. 2. Definitions. As used herein and in the pledge set forth in
section 1 of this order:
(a) ``Administration'' means all terms of office of the incumbent
President serving at the time of the appointment of an appointee covered
by this order.
(b) ``Appointee'' means every full-time, non-career Presidential or
Vice-Presidential appointee, non-career appointee in the Senior
Executive Service (or other SES-type system), and appointee to a
position that has been excepted from the competitive service by reason
of being of a confidential or policymaking character (Schedule C and
other positions excepted under comparable criteria) in an executive
agency. It does not include any person appointed as a member of the
Senior Foreign Service or solely as a uniformed service commissioned
officer.
(c) ``Covered executive branch official'' shall have the definition
set forth in the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
(d) ``Directly and substantially related to my former employer or
former clients'' shall mean matters in which the appointee's former
employer or a former client is a party or represents a party.
(e) ``Executive agency'' and ``agency'' mean ``executive agency'' as
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the
terms shall include the Executive Office of the President, the United
States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission, and
excludes the Government Accountability Office. As used in paragraph 1 of
the pledge, ``executive agency'' means the entire agency in which the
appointee is appointed to serve, except that:
(1) with respect to those appointees to whom such designations are
applicable under section 207(h) of title 18, United States Code, the term
means an agency or bureau designated by the Director of the Office of
Government Ethics under section 207(h) as a separate department or agency
at the time the appointee ceased to serve in that department or agency; and
(2) an appointee who is detailed from one executive agency to another for
more than 60 days in any calendar year shall be deemed to be an officer or
employee of both agencies during the period such person is detailed.
(f) ``Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended'' means
sections 611 through 621 of title 22, United States Code.
(g) ``Foreign government'' means the ``government of a foreign
country,'' as defined in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration
Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 611(e).
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(h) ``Foreign political party'' has the same meaning as that term
has in section 1(f) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as
amended, 22 U.S.C. 611(f).
(i) ``Former client'' is any person for whom the appointee served
personally as agent, attorney, or consultant within the 2 years prior to
the date of his or her appointment, but excluding instances where the
service provided was limited to a speech or similar appearance. It does
not include clients of the appointee's former employer to whom the
appointee did not personally provide services.
(j) ``Former employer'' is any person for whom the appointee has
within the 2 years prior to the date of his or her appointment served as
an employee, officer, director, trustee, or general partner, except that
``former employer'' does not include any executive agency or other
entity of the Federal Government, State or local government, the
District of Columbia, Native American tribe, or any United States
territory or possession.
(k) ``Gift''
(1) shall have the definition set forth in section 2635.203(b) of title 5,
Code of Federal Regulations;
(2) shall include gifts that are solicited or accepted indirectly as
defined at section 2635.203(f) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(3) shall exclude those items excluded by sections 2635.204(b), (c), (e)(1)
& (3), (j), (k), and (l) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
(l) ``Government official'' means any employee of the executive
branch.
(m) ``Lobbied'' shall mean to have acted as a registered lobbyist.
(n) ``Lobbying activities'' has the same meaning as that term has in
the Lobbying Disclosure Act, except that the term does not include
communicating or appearing with regard to: a judicial proceeding; a
criminal or civil law enforcement inquiry, investigation, or proceeding;
or any agency process for rulemaking, adjudication, or licensing, as
defined in and governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, as amended,
5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.
(o) ``Lobbying Disclosure Act'' means sections 1601 et seq. of title
2, United States Code.
(p) ``Lobbyist'' shall have the definition set forth in the Lobbying
Disclosure Act.
(q) ``On behalf of another'' means on behalf of a person or entity
other than the individual signing the pledge or his or her spouse,
child, or parent.
(r) ``Particular matter'' shall have the same meaning as set forth
in section 207 of title 18, United States Code, and section
2635.402(b)(3) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations.
(s) ``Particular matter involving specific parties'' shall have the
same meaning as set forth in section 2641.201(h) of title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, except that it shall also include any meeting or
other communication relating to the performance of one's official duties
with a former employer or former client, unless the communication
applies to a particular
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matter of general applicability and participation in the meeting or
other event is open to all interested parties.
(t) ``Participate'' means to participate personally and
substantially.
(u) ``Pledge'' means the ethics pledge set forth in section 1 of
this order.
(v) ``Post-employment restrictions'' shall include the provisions
and exceptions in section 207(c) of title 18, United States Code, and
the implementing regulations.
(w) ``Registered lobbyist or lobbying organization'' shall mean a
lobbyist or an organization filing a registration pursuant to section
1603(a) of title 2, United States Code, and in the case of an
organization filing such a registration, ``registered lobbyist'' shall
include each of the lobbyists identified therein.
(x) Terms that are used herein and in the pledge, and also used in
section 207 of title 18, United States Code, shall be given the same
meaning as they have in section 207 and any implementing regulations
issued or to be issued by the Office of Government Ethics, except to the
extent those terms are otherwise defined in this order.
(y) All references to provisions of law and regulations shall refer
to such provisions as in effect on January 20, 2017.
Sec. 3. Waiver. (a) The President or his designee may grant to any
person a waiver of any restrictions contained in the pledge signed by
such person.
(b) A waiver shall take effect when the certification is signed by
the President or his designee.
(c) A copy of the waiver certification shall be furnished to the
person covered by the waiver and provided to the head of the agency in
which that person is or was appointed to serve.
Sec. 4. Administration. (a) The head of every executive agency shall
establish for that agency such rules or procedures (conforming as nearly
as practicable to the agency's general ethics rules and procedures,
including those relating to designated agency ethics officers) as are
necessary or appropriate:
(1) to ensure that every appointee in the agency signs the pledge upon
assuming the appointed office or otherwise becoming an appointee; and
(2) to ensure compliance with this order within the agency.
(b) With respect to the Executive Office of the President, the
duties set forth in section 4(a) shall be the responsibility of the
Counsel to the President or such other official or officials to whom the
President delegates those duties.
(c) The Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall:
(1) ensure that the pledge and a copy of this Executive Order are made
available for use by agencies in fulfilling their duties under section
4(a);
(2) in consultation with the Attorney General or Counsel to the President,
when appropriate, assist designated agency ethics officers in providing
advice to current or former appointees regarding the application of the
pledge; and
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(3) adopt such rules or procedures (conforming as nearly as practicable to
its generally applicable rules and procedures) as are necessary or
appropriate:
(i) to carry out the foregoing responsibilities;
(ii) to apply the lobbyist gift ban set forth in paragraph 5 of the
pledge to all executive branch employees;
(iii) to authorize limited exceptions to the lobbyist gift ban for
circumstances that do not implicate the purposes of the ban;
(iv) to make clear that no person shall have violated the lobbyist gift
ban if the person properly disposes of a gift as provided by section
2635.206 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations;
(v) to ensure that existing rules and procedures for Government employees
engaged in negotiations for future employment with private businesses that
are affected by their official actions do not affect the integrity of the
Government's programs and operations; and
(vi) to ensure, in consultation with the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, that the requirement set forth in paragraph 8 of the
pledge is honored by every employee of the executive branch;
(d) An appointee who has signed the pledge is not required to sign
the pledge again upon appointment or detail to a different office,
except that a person who has ceased to be an appointee, due to
termination of employment in the executive branch or otherwise, shall
sign the pledge prior to thereafter assuming office as an appointee.
(e) All pledges signed by appointees, and all waiver certifications
with respect thereto, shall be filed with the head of the appointee's
agency for permanent retention in the appointee's official personnel
folder or equivalent folder.
Sec. 5. Enforcement. (a) The contractual, fiduciary, and ethical
commitments in the pledge provided for herein are solely enforceable by
the United States by any legally available means, including any or all
of the following: debarment proceedings within any affected executive
agency or civil judicial proceedings for declaratory, injunctive, or
monetary relief.
(b) Any former appointee who is determined, after notice and
hearing, by the duly designated authority within any agency, to have
violated his or her pledge may be barred from engaging in lobbying
activities with respect to that agency for up to 5 years in addition to
the 5-year time period covered by the pledge. The head of every
executive agency shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office
of Government Ethics, establish procedures to implement this subsection,
which shall include (but not be limited to) providing for factfinding
and investigation of possible violations of this order and for referrals
to the Attorney General for his or her consideration pursuant to
subsection (c).
(c) The Attorney General or his or her designee is authorized:
(1) upon receiving information regarding the possible breach of any
commitment in a signed pledge, to request any appropriate Federal
investigative authority to conduct such investigations as may be
appropriate; and
(2) upon determining that there is a reasonable basis to believe that a
breach of a commitment has occurred or will occur or continue, if not
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enjoined, to commence a civil action on behalf of the United States against
the former officer or employee in any United States District Court with
jurisdiction to consider the matter.
(d) In such civil action, the Attorney General or his or her
designee is authorized to request any and all relief authorized by law,
including but not limited to:
(1) such temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent
injunctions as may be appropriate to restrain future, recurring, or
continuing conduct by the former officer or employee in breach of the
commitments in the pledge he or she signed; and
(2) establishment of a constructive trust for the benefit of the United
States, requiring an accounting and payment to the United States Treasury
of all money and other things of value received by, or payable to, the
former officer or employee arising out of any breach or attempted breach of
the pledge signed by the former officer or employee.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) This order supersedes Executive Order
13490 of January 21, 2009 (Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch
Personnel), and therefore Executive Order 13490 is hereby revoked. No
other prior Executive Orders are repealed by this order. To the extent
that this order is inconsistent with any provision of any prior
Executive Order, this order shall control.
(b) If any provision of this order or the application of such
provision is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and other
dissimilar applications of such provision shall not be affected.
(c) The pledge and this order are not intended to, and do not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by any party (other than by the United States) against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) The definitions set forth in this order are solely applicable to
the terms of this order, and are not otherwise intended to impair or
affect existing law.
(e) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(1) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(2) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(f) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 28, 2017.
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Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Budget and
Accounting Act of 1921, as amended (31 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), section
1105 of title 31, United States Code, and section 301 of title 3, United
States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. It is the policy of the executive branch to be
prudent and financially responsible in the expenditure of funds, from
both public and private sources. In addition to the management of the
direct expenditure of taxpayer dollars through the budgeting process, it
is essential to manage the costs associated with the governmental
imposition of private expenditures required to comply with Federal
regulations. Toward that end, it is important that for every one new
regulation issued, at least two prior regulations be identified for
elimination, and that the cost of planned regulations be prudently
managed and controlled through a budgeting process.
Sec. 2. Regulatory Cap for Fiscal Year 2017. (a) Unless prohibited by
law, whenever an executive department or agency (agency) publicly
proposes for notice and comment or otherwise promulgates a new
regulation, it shall identify at least two existing regulations to be
repealed.
(b) For fiscal year 2017, which is in progress, the heads of all
agencies are directed that the total incremental cost of all new
regulations, including repealed regulations, to be finalized this year
shall be no greater than zero, unless otherwise required by law or
consistent with advice provided in writing by the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget (Director).
(c) In furtherance of the requirement of subsection (a) of this
section, any new incremental costs associated with new regulations
shall, to the extent permitted by law, be offset by the elimination of
existing costs associated with at least two prior regulations. Any
agency eliminating existing costs associated with prior regulations
under this subsection shall do so in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act and other applicable law.
(d) The Director shall provide the heads of agencies with guidance
on the implementation of this section. Such guidance shall address,
among other things, processes for standardizing the measurement and
estimation of regulatory costs; standards for determining what qualifies
as new and offsetting regulations; standards for determining the costs
of existing regulations that are considered for elimination; processes
for accounting for costs in different fiscal years; methods to oversee
the issuance of rules with costs offset by savings at different times or
different agencies; and emergencies and other circumstances that might
justify individual waivers of the requirements of this section. The
Director shall consider phasing in and updating these requirements.
Sec. 3. Annual Regulatory Cost Submissions to the Office of Management
and Budget. (a) Beginning with the Regulatory Plans (required under
Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, as amended, or any
successor order) for fiscal year 2018, and for each fiscal year
thereafter, the head of each agency shall identify, for each regulation
that increases incremental cost, the offsetting regulations described in
section 2(c) of this order, and
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provide the agency's best approximation of the total costs or savings
associated with each new regulation or repealed regulation.
(b) Each regulation approved by the Director during the Presidential
budget process shall be included in the Unified Regulatory Agenda
required under Executive Order 12866, as amended, or any successor
order.
(c) Unless otherwise required by law, no regulation shall be issued
by an agency if it was not included on the most recent version or update
of the published Unified Regulatory Agenda as required under Executive
Order 12866, as amended, or any successor order, unless the issuance of
such regulation was approved in advance in writing by the Director.
(d) During the Presidential budget process, the Director shall
identify to agencies a total amount of incremental costs that will be
allowed for each agency in issuing new regulations and repealing
regulations for the next fiscal year. No regulations exceeding the
agency's total incremental cost allowance will be permitted in that
fiscal year, unless required by law or approved in writing by the
Director. The total incremental cost allowance may allow an increase or
require a reduction in total regulatory cost.
(e) The Director shall provide the heads of agencies with guidance
on the implementation of the requirements in this section.
Sec. 4. Definition. For purposes of this order the term ``regulation''
or ``rule'' means an agency statement of general or particular
applicability and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or
prescribe law or policy or to describe the procedure or practice
requirements of an agency, but does not include:
(a) regulations issued with respect to a military, national
security, or foreign affairs function of the United States;
(b) regulations related to agency organization, management, or
personnel; or
(c) any other category of regulations exempted by the Director.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director relating to budgetary, administrative,
or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
January 30, 2017.
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Executive Order 13772 of February 3, 2017
Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System
By the power vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of my Administration to
regulate the United States financial system in a manner consistent with
the following principles of regulation, which shall be known as the Core
Principles:
(a) empower Americans to make independent financial decisions and
informed choices in the marketplace, save for retirement, and build
individual wealth;
(b) prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts;
(c) foster economic growth and vibrant financial markets through
more rigorous regulatory impact analysis that addresses systemic risk
and market failures, such as moral hazard and information asymmetry;
(d) enable American companies to be competitive with foreign firms
in domestic and foreign markets;
(e) advance American interests in international financial regulatory
negotiations and meetings;
(f) make regulation efficient, effective, and appropriately
tailored; and
(g) restore public accountability within Federal financial
regulatory agencies and rationalize the Federal financial regulatory
framework.
Sec. 2. Directive to the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the
Treasury shall consult with the heads of the member agencies of the
Financial Stability Oversight Council and shall report to the President
within 120 days of the date of this order (and periodically thereafter)
on the extent to which existing laws, treaties, regulations, guidance,
reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and other Government policies
promote the Core Principles and what actions have been taken, and are
currently being taken, to promote and support the Core Principles. That
report, and all subsequent reports, shall identify any laws, treaties,
regulations, guidance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and
other Government policies that inhibit Federal regulation of the United
States financial system in a manner consistent with the Core Principles.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party
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against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its
officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 3, 2017.
Executive Order 13773 of February 9, 2017
Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to Transnational Criminal
Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. Transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary
organizations, including transnational drug cartels, have spread
throughout the Nation, threatening the safety of the United States and
its citizens. These organizations derive revenue through widespread
illegal conduct, including acts of violence and abuse that exhibit a
wanton disregard for human life. They, for example, have been known to
commit brutal murders, rapes, and other barbaric acts.
These groups are drivers of crime, corruption, violence, and misery. In
particular, the trafficking by cartels of controlled substances has
triggered a resurgence in deadly drug abuse and a corresponding rise in
violent crime related to drugs. Likewise, the trafficking and smuggling
of human beings by transnational criminal groups risks creating a
humanitarian crisis. These crimes, along with many others, are enriching
and empowering these organizations to the detriment of the American
people.
A comprehensive and decisive approach is required to dismantle these
organized crime syndicates and restore safety for the American people.
Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to:
(a) strengthen enforcement of Federal law in order to thwart
transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations,
including criminal gangs, cartels, racketeering organizations, and other
groups engaged in illicit activities that present a threat to public
safety and national security and that are related to, for example:
(i) the illegal smuggling and trafficking of humans, drugs or other
substances, wildlife, and weapons;
(ii) corruption, cybercrime, fraud, financial crimes, and intellectual-
property theft; or
(iii) the illegal concealment or transfer of proceeds derived from such
illicit activities.
(b) ensure that Federal law enforcement agencies give a high
priority and devote sufficient resources to efforts to identify,
interdict, disrupt, and dismantle transnational criminal organizations
and subsidiary organizations, including through the investigation,
apprehension, and prosecution of
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members of such organizations, the extradition of members of such
organizations to face justice in the United States and, where
appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, the swift removal from
the United States of foreign nationals who are members of such
organizations;
(c) maximize the extent to which all Federal agencies share
information and coordinate with Federal law enforcement agencies, as
permitted by law, in order to identify, interdict, and dismantle
transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations;
(d) enhance cooperation with foreign counterparts against
transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations,
including, where appropriate and permitted by law, through sharing of
intelligence and law enforcement information and through increased
security sector assistance to foreign partners by the Attorney General
and the Secretary of Homeland Security;
(e) develop strategies, under the guidance of the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, to
maximize coordination among agencies--such as through the Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), Special Operations
Division, the OCDETF Fusion Center, and the International Organized
Crime Intelligence and Operations Center--to counter the crimes
described in subsection (a) of this section, consistent with applicable
Federal law; and
(f) pursue and support additional efforts to prevent the operational
success of transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary
organizations within and beyond the United States, to include
prosecution of ancillary criminal offenses, such as immigration fraud
and visa fraud, and the seizure of the implements of such organizations
and forfeiture of the proceeds of their criminal activity.
Sec. 3. Implementation. In furtherance of the policy set forth in
section 2 of this order, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence, or their designees, shall co-chair and direct the existing
interagency Threat Mitigation Working Group (TMWG), which shall:
(a) work to support and improve the coordination of Federal
agencies' efforts to identify, interdict, investigate, prosecute, and
dismantle transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary
organizations within and beyond the United States;
(b) work to improve Federal agencies' provision, collection,
reporting, and sharing of, and access to, data relevant to Federal
efforts against transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary
organizations;
(c) work to increase intelligence and law enforcement information
sharing with foreign partners battling transnational criminal
organizations and subsidiary organizations, and to enhance international
operational capabilities and cooperation;
(d) assess Federal agencies' allocation of monetary and personnel
resources for identifying, interdicting, and dismantling transnational
criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations, as well as any
resources that should be redirected toward these efforts;
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(e) identify Federal agencies' practices, any absence of practices,
and funding needs that might hinder Federal efforts to effectively
combat transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary
organizations;
(f) review relevant Federal laws to determine existing ways in which
to identify, interdict, and disrupt the activity of transnational
criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations, and ascertain which
statutory authorities, including provisions under the Immigration and
Nationality Act, could be better enforced or amended to prevent foreign
members of these organizations or their associates from obtaining entry
into the United States and from exploiting the United States immigration
system;
(g) in the interest of transparency and public safety, and in
compliance with all applicable law, including the Privacy Act, issue
reports at least once per quarter detailing convictions in the United
States relating to transnational criminal organizations and their
subsidiaries;
(h) to the extent deemed useful by the Co-Chairs, and in their
discretion, identify methods for Federal agencies to coordinate, as
permitted by law, with State, tribal, and local governments and law
enforcement agencies, foreign law enforcement partners, public-health
organizations, and non-governmental organizations in order to aid in the
identification, interdiction, and dismantling of transnational criminal
organizations and subsidiary organizations;
(i) to the extent deemed useful by the Co-Chairs, and in their
discretion, consult with the Office of National Drug Control Policy in
implementing this order; and
(j) within 120 days of the date of this order, submit to the
President a report on transnational criminal organizations and
subsidiary organizations, including the extent of penetration of such
organizations into the United States, and issue additional reports
annually thereafter to describe the progress made in combating these
criminal organizations, along with any recommended actions for
dismantling them.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 9, 2017.
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Executive Order 13774 of February 9, 2017
Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, Tribal, and Local Law
Enforcement Officers
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to:
(a) enforce all Federal laws in order to enhance the protection and
safety of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers,
and thereby all Americans;
(b) develop strategies, in a process led by the Department of
Justice (Department) and within the boundaries of the Constitution and
existing Federal laws, to further enhance the protection and safety of
Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers; and
(c) pursue appropriate legislation, consistent with the
Constitution's regime of limited and enumerated Federal powers, that
will define new Federal crimes, and increase penalties for existing
Federal crimes, in order to prevent violence against Federal, State,
tribal, and local law enforcement officers.
Sec. 2. Implementation. In furtherance of the policy set forth in
section 1 of this order, the Attorney General shall:
(a) develop a strategy for the Department's use of existing Federal
laws to prosecute individuals who commit or attempt to commit crimes of
violence against Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement
officers;
(b) coordinate with State, tribal, and local governments, and with
law enforcement agencies at all levels, including other Federal
agencies, in prosecuting crimes of violence against Federal, State,
tribal, and local law enforcement officers in order to advance adequate
multi-jurisdiction prosecution efforts;
(c) review existing Federal laws to determine whether those laws are
adequate to address the protection and safety of Federal, State, tribal,
and local law enforcement officers;
(d) following that review, and in coordination with other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, make recommendations to the President for
legislation to address the protection and safety of Federal, State,
tribal, and local law enforcement officers, including, if warranted,
legislation defining new crimes of violence and establishing new
mandatory minimum sentences for existing crimes of violence against
Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers, as well as
for related crimes;
(e) coordinate with other Federal agencies to develop an executive
branch strategy to prevent violence against Federal, State, tribal, and
local law enforcement officers;
(f) thoroughly evaluate all grant funding programs currently
administered by the Department to determine the extent to which its
grant funding supports and protects Federal, State, tribal, and local
law enforcement officers; and
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(g) recommend to the President any changes to grant funding, based
on the evaluation required by subsection (f) of this section, including
recommendations for legislation, as appropriate, to adequately support
and protect Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement officers.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 9, 2017.
Executive Order 13775 of February 9, 2017
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this order, the following officers, in the order listed, shall act as
and perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General
during any period in which the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney
General, the Associate Attorney General, and any officers designated by
the Attorney General pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 508 to act as Attorney
General, have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the
functions and duties of the office of Attorney General, until such time
as at least one of the officers mentioned above is able to perform the
functions and duties of that office:
(a) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia;
(b) United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois;
and
(c) United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1 of this order in an acting capacity, by virtue of so
serving, shall act as Attorney General pursuant to this order.
(b) No individual listed in section 1 shall act as Attorney General
unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this
order in designating an acting Attorney General.
Sec. 3. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order 13762 of January
13, 2017, is revoked.
Sec. 4. General Provision. This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents,
or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 9, 2017.
Executive Order 13776 of February 9, 2017
Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to reduce crime and
restore public safety to communities across the Nation, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to
reduce crime in America. Many communities across the Nation are
suffering from high rates of violent crime. A focus on law and order and
the safety and security of the American people requires a commitment to
enforcing the law and developing policies that comprehensively address
illegal immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime. The Department
of Justice shall take the lead on Federal actions to support law
enforcement efforts nationwide and to collaborate with State, tribal,
and local jurisdictions to restore public safety to all of our
communities.
Sec. 2. Task Force. (a) In furtherance of the policy described in
section 1 of this order, I hereby direct the Attorney General to
establish, and to appoint or designate an individual or individuals to
chair, a Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety (Task Force).
The Attorney General shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide
administrative support and funding for the Task Force.
(b) The Attorney General shall determine the characteristics of the
Task Force, which shall be composed of individuals appointed or
designated by him.
(c) The Task Force shall:
(i) exchange information and ideas among its members that will be useful in
developing strategies to reduce crime, including, in particular, illegal
immigration, drug trafficking, and violent crime;
(ii) based on that exchange of information and ideas, develop strategies to
reduce crime;
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(iii) identify deficiencies in existing laws that have made them less
effective in reducing crime and propose new legislation that could be
enacted to improve public safety and reduce crime;
(iv) evaluate the availability and adequacy of crime-related data and
identify measures that could improve data collection in a manner that will
aid in the understanding of crime trends and in the reduction of crime; and
(v) conduct any other studies and develop any other recommendations as
directed by the Attorney General.
(d) The Task Force shall meet as required by the Attorney General
and shall be dissolved once it has accomplished the objectives set forth
in subsection (c) of this section, as determined by the Attorney
General.
(e) The Task Force shall submit at least one report to the President
within 1 year from the date of this order, and a subsequent report at
least once per year thereafter while the Task Force remains in
existence. The structure of the report is left to the discretion of the
Attorney General. In its first report to the President and in any
subsequent reports, the Task Force shall summarize its findings and
recommendations under subsections (c)(ii) through (c)(v) of this
section.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 9, 2017.
Executive Order 13777 of February 24, 2017
Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to lower regulatory
burdens on the American people by implementing and enforcing regulatory
reform, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to alleviate
unnecessary regulatory burdens placed on the American people.
Sec. 2. Regulatory Reform Officers. (a) Within 60 days of the date of
this order, the head of each agency, except the heads of agencies
receiving
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waivers under section 5 of this order, shall designate an agency
official as its Regulatory Reform Officer (RRO). Each RRO shall oversee
the implementation of regulatory reform initiatives and policies to
ensure that agencies effectively carry out regulatory reforms,
consistent with applicable law. These initiatives and policies include:
(i) Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 (Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs), regarding offsetting the number and cost of
new regulations;
(ii) Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993 (Regulatory Planning and
Review), as amended, regarding regulatory planning and review;
(iii) section 6 of Executive Order 13563 of January 18, 2011 (Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review), regarding retrospective review; and
(iv) the termination, consistent with applicable law, of programs and
activities that derive from or implement Executive Orders, guidance
documents, policy memoranda, rule interpretations, and similar documents,
or relevant portions thereof, that have been rescinded.
(b) Each agency RRO shall periodically report to the agency head and
regularly consult with agency leadership.
Sec. 3. Regulatory Reform Task Forces. (a) Each agency shall establish a
Regulatory Reform Task Force composed of:
(i) the agency RRO;
(ii) the agency Regulatory Policy Officer designated under section 6(a)(2)
of Executive Order 12866;
(iii) a representative from the agency's central policy office or
equivalent central office; and
(iv) for agencies listed in section 901(b)(1) of title 31, United States
Code, at least three additional senior agency officials as determined by
the agency head.
(b) Unless otherwise designated by the agency head, the agency RRO
shall chair the agency's Regulatory Reform Task Force.
(c) Each entity staffed by officials of multiple agencies, such as
the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, shall form a joint Regulatory
Reform Task Force composed of at least one official described in
subsection (a) of this section from each constituent agency's Regulatory
Reform Task Force. Joint Regulatory Reform Task Forces shall implement
this order in coordination with the Regulatory Reform Task Forces of
their members' respective agencies.
(d) Each Regulatory Reform Task Force shall evaluate existing
regulations (as defined in section 4 of Executive Order 13771) and make
recommendations to the agency head regarding their repeal, replacement,
or modification, consistent with applicable law. At a minimum, each
Regulatory Reform Task Force shall attempt to identify regulations that:
(i) eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation;
(ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective;
(iii) impose costs that exceed benefits;
(iv) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory
reform initiatives and policies;
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(v) are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of the Treasury
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note), or
the guidance issued pursuant to that provision, in particular those
regulations that rely in whole or in part on data, information, or methods
that are not publicly available or that are insufficiently transparent to
meet the standard for reproducibility; or
(vi) derive from or implement Executive Orders or other Presidential
directives that have been subsequently rescinded or substantially modified.
(e) In performing the evaluation described in subsection (d) of this
section, each Regulatory Reform Task Force shall seek input and other
assistance, as permitted by law, from entities significantly affected by
Federal regulations, including State, local, and tribal governments,
small businesses, consumers, non-governmental organizations, and trade
associations.
(f) When implementing the regulatory offsets required by Executive
Order 13771, each agency head should prioritize, to the extent permitted
by law, those regulations that the agency's Regulatory Reform Task Force
has identified as being outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective pursuant
to subsection (d)(ii) of this section.
(g) Within 90 days of the date of this order, and on a schedule
determined by the agency head thereafter, each Regulatory Reform Task
Force shall provide a report to the agency head detailing the agency's
progress toward the following goals:
(i) improving implementation of regulatory reform initiatives and policies
pursuant to section 2 of this order; and
(ii) identifying regulations for repeal, replacement, or modification.
Sec. 4. Accountability. Consistent with the policy set forth in section
1 of this order, each agency should measure its progress in performing
the tasks outlined in section 3 of this order.
(a) Agencies listed in section 901(b)(1) of title 31, United States
Code, shall incorporate in their annual performance plans (required
under the Government Performance and Results Act, as amended (see 31
U.S.C. 1115(b))), performance indicators that measure progress toward
the two goals listed in section 3(g) of this order. Within 60 days of
the date of this order, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (Director) shall issue guidance regarding the implementation of
this subsection. Such guidance may also address how agencies not
otherwise covered under this subsection should be held accountable for
compliance with this order.
(b) The head of each agency shall consider the progress toward the
two goals listed in section 3(g) of this order in assessing the
performance of the Regulatory Reform Task Force and, to the extent
permitted by law, those individuals responsible for developing and
issuing agency regulations.
Sec. 5. Waiver. Upon the request of an agency head, the Director may
waive compliance with this order if the Director determines that the
agency generally issues very few or no regulations (as defined in
section 4 of Executive Order 13771). The Director may revoke a waiver at
any time. The Director shall publish, at least once every 3 months, a
list of agencies with current waivers.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director relating to budgetary, administrative,
or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13778 of February 28, 2017
Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing
the ``Waters of the United States'' Rule
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is in the national interest to ensure that the
Nation's navigable waters are kept free from pollution, while at the
same time promoting economic growth, minimizing regulatory uncertainty,
and showing due regard for the roles of the Congress and the States
under the Constitution.
Sec. 2. Review of the Waters of the United States Rule. (a) The
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) and
the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (Assistant
Secretary) shall review the final rule entitled ``Clean Water Rule:
Definition of `Waters of the United States,' '' 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 (June
29, 2015), for consistency with the policy set forth in section 1 of
this order and publish for notice and comment a proposed rule rescinding
or revising the rule, as appropriate and consistent with law.
(b) The Administrator, the Assistant Secretary, and the heads of all
executive departments and agencies shall review all orders, rules,
regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing or enforcing the final
rule listed in subsection (a) of this section for consistency with the
policy set forth in section 1 of this order and shall rescind or revise,
or publish for notice and comment proposed rules rescinding or revising,
those issuances, as appropriate and consistent with law and with any
changes made as a result of a rulemaking proceeding undertaken pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) With respect to any litigation before the Federal courts related
to the final rule listed in subsection (a) of this section, the
Administrator and the Assistant Secretary shall promptly notify the
Attorney General of the pending review under subsection (b) of this
section so that the Attorney General
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may, as he deems appropriate, inform any court of such review and take
such measures as he deems appropriate concerning any such litigation
pending the completion of further administrative proceedings related to
the rule.
Sec. 3. Definition of ``Navigable Waters'' in Future Rulemaking. In
connection with the proposed rule described in section 2(a) of this
order, the Administrator and the Assistant Secretary shall consider
interpreting the term ``navigable waters,'' as defined in 33 U.S.C.
1362(7), in a manner consistent with the opinion of Justice Antonin
Scalia in Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. 715 (2006).
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 28, 2017.
Executive Order 13779 of February 28, 2017
White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance
opportunities in higher education, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
have made, and continue to make, extraordinary contributions to the
general welfare and prosperity of our country. Established by visionary
leaders, America's HBCUs have, for more than 150 years, produced many of
our Nation's leaders in business, government, academia, and the
military, and have helped create a black middle class. The Nation's more
than 100 HBCUs are located in 20 States, the District of Columbia, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and serve more than 300,000 undergraduate,
graduate, and professional students. These institutions are important
engines of economic growth and public service, and they are proven
ladders of intergenerational advancement.
A White House Initiative on HBCUs would: advance America's full human
potential; foster more and better opportunities in higher education;
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strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality
education; provide equitable opportunities for HBCUs to participate in
Federal programs; and increase the number of college-educated Americans
who feel empowered and able to advance the common good at home and
abroad.
Sec. 2. White House Initiative on HBCUs.
(a) Establishment. There is established the White House Initiative
on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Initiative), housed in
the Executive Office of the President and led by an Executive Director
designated by the President.
(b) Mission and Functions. The Initiative shall work with agencies,
private-sector employers, educational associations, philanthropic
organizations, and other partners to increase the capacity of HBCUs to
provide the highest-quality education to an increasing number of
students. The Initiative shall have two primary missions:
(i) increasing the private-sector role, including the role of private
foundations, in:
(A) strengthening HBCUs through enhanced institutional planning and
development, fiscal stability, and financial management; and
(B) upgrading institutional infrastructure, including the use of
technology, to ensure the long-term viability of these institutions; and
(ii) enhancing HBCUs' capabilities to serve our Nation's young adults by:
(A) strengthening HBCUs' ability to equitably participate in Federal
programs and exploring new ways of improving the relationship between the
Federal Government and HBCUs;
(B) fostering private-sector initiatives and public-private partnerships
while promoting specific areas and centers of academic research and
program-based excellence throughout HBCUs;
(C) improving the availability, dissemination, and quality of information
concerning HBCUs in the public policy sphere;
(D) sharing administrative and programmatic best practices within the
HBCU community;
(E) partnering with elementary and secondary education stakeholders to
build a ``cradle-to-college'' pipeline; and
(F) convening an annual White House Summit on HBCUs to address, among
other topics, matters related to the Initiative's missions and functions.
(c) Federal Agency Plans.
(i) The Secretary of Education (Secretary), in consultation with the
Executive Director, shall identify those agencies that regularly interact
with HBCUs.
(ii) Each agency identified by the Secretary under subsection (c)(i) of
this section shall prepare an annual plan (Agency Plan) describing its
efforts to strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to participate in applicable
Federal programs and initiatives. Where appropriate, each Agency Plan shall
address, among other things, the agency's proposed efforts to:
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(A) establish how the agency intends to increase the capacity of HBCUs to
compete effectively for grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements;
(B) identify Federal programs and initiatives where HBCUs are not well
represented, and improve HBCUs' participation in those programs and
initiatives; and
(C) encourage public-sector, private-sector, and community involvement in
improving the overall capacity of HBCUs.
(iii) The head of each agency identified in subsection (c)(i) of this
section shall submit its Agency Plan to the Secretary and the Executive
Director no later than 90 days after being so identified, and submit an
updated Agency Plan annually thereafter.
(iv) To help fulfill the objectives of the Agency Plans, the head of each
agency identified by the Secretary may provide, as appropriate, technical
assistance and information to the Executive Director to enhance
communication with HBCUs concerning the agency's program activities and the
preparation of applications or proposals for grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.
(v) Each agency identified by the Secretary shall appoint a senior official
to report directly to the agency head on that agency's progress under this
order, and to serve as liaison to the Initiative.
(d) Interagency Working Group. There is established an Interagency
Working Group, which shall be chaired by the Executive Director and
shall consist of one representative from each agency identified by the
Secretary pursuant to subsection (c)(i) of this section, to help advance
and coordinate the work required by this order.
Sec. 3. President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs.
(a) Establishment. There is established in the Department of
Education the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (Board). The Board shall consist of not more
than 25 members appointed by the President. The Board shall include the
Secretary, the Executive Director, representatives of a variety of
sectors--such as philanthropy, education, business, finance,
entrepreneurship, innovation, and private foundations--and sitting HBCU
presidents. The President shall designate one member of the Board to
serve as its Chair, who shall help direct the Board's work in
coordination with the Secretary and in consultation with the Executive
Director. The Chair shall also consult with the Executive Director
regarding the time and location of the Board's meetings, which shall
take place at least once every 6 months.
(b) Mission and Functions. The Board shall advise the President,
through the Initiative, on all matters pertaining to strengthening the
educational capacity of HBCUs. In particular, the Board shall advise the
President in the following areas:
(i) improving the identity, visibility, distinctive capabilities, and
overall competitiveness of HBCUs;
(ii) engaging the philanthropic, business, government, military, homeland-
security, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding new
HBCU programs and initiatives;
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(iii) improving the ability of HBCUs to remain fiscally secure institutions
that can assist the Nation in achieving its educational goals and in
advancing the interests of all Americans;
(iv) elevating the public awareness of, and fostering appreciation of,
HBCUs; and
(v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs.
(c) Administration. The Department of Education shall provide
funding and administrative support for the Board, consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
Members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but shall be
reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law. Insofar as the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), may apply to the Board, any
functions of the President under that Act, except for those of reporting
to the Congress, shall be performed by the Chair, in accordance with
guidelines issued by the Administrator of General Services.
(d) Report. The Board shall report annually to the President on the
Board's progress in carrying out its duties under this section.
Sec. 4. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order 13532 of February
26, 2010 (Promoting Excellence, Innovation, and Sustainability at
Historically Black Colleges and Universities), as amended, is revoked.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) For the purposes of this order,
``historically black colleges and universities'' shall mean those
institutions listed in 34 CFR 608.2.
(b) This order shall apply to executive departments and agencies
designated by the Secretary. Those departments and agencies shall
provide timely reports and such information as is required to
effectively carry out the objectives of this order.
(c) The heads of executive departments and agencies shall assist and
provide information to the Board, consistent with applicable law, as may
be necessary to carry out the functions of the Board. Each executive
department and agency shall bear its own expenses of participating in
the Initiative.
(d) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(e) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(f) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
February 28, 2017.
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Executive Order 13780 of March 6, 2017
Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United
States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title
3, United States Code, and to protect the Nation from terrorist
activities by foreign nationals admitted to the United States, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. (a) It is the policy of the United States
to protect its citizens from terrorist attacks, including those
committed by foreign nationals. The screening and vetting protocols and
procedures associated with the visa-issuance process and the United
States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) play a crucial role in
detecting foreign nationals who may commit, aid, or support acts of
terrorism and in preventing those individuals from entering the United
States. It is therefore the policy of the United States to improve the
screening and vetting protocols and procedures associated with the visa-
issuance process and the USRAP.
(b) On January 27, 2017, to implement this policy, I issued
Executive Order 13769 (Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist
Entry into the United States).
(i) Among other actions, Executive Order 13769 suspended for 90 days the
entry of certain aliens from seven countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia,
Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. These are countries that had already been
identified as presenting heightened concerns about terrorism and travel to
the United States. Specifically, the suspension applied to countries
referred to in, or designated under, section 217(a)(12) of the INA, 8
U.S.C. 1187(a)(12), in which Congress restricted use of the Visa Waiver
Program for nationals of, and aliens recently present in, (A) Iraq or
Syria, (B) any country designated by the Secretary of State as a state
sponsor of terrorism (currently Iran, Syria, and Sudan), and (C) any other
country designated as a country of concern by the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of
National Intelligence. In 2016, the Secretary of Homeland Security
designated Libya, Somalia, and Yemen as additional countries of concern for
travel purposes, based on consideration of three statutory factors related
to terrorism and national security: ``(I) whether the presence of an alien
in the country or area increases the likelihood that the alien is a
credible threat to the national security of the United States; (II) whether
a foreign terrorist organization has a significant presence in the country
or area; and (III) whether the country or area is a safe haven for
terrorists.'' 8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12)(D)(ii). Additionally, Members of
Congress have expressed concerns about screening and vetting procedures
following recent terrorist attacks in this country and in Europe.
(ii) In ordering the temporary suspension of entry described in subsection
(b)(i) of this section, I exercised my authority under Article II of the
Constitution and under section 212(f) of the INA, which provides in
relevant part: ``Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens
or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to
the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such
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period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any
class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of
aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.'' 8 U.S.C. 1182(f).
Under these authorities, I determined that, for a brief period of 90 days,
while existing screening and vetting procedures were under review, the
entry into the United States of certain aliens from the seven identified
countries--each afflicted by terrorism in a manner that compromised the
ability of the United States to rely on normal decision-making procedures
about travel to the United States--would be detrimental to the interests of
the United States. Nonetheless, I permitted the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security to grant case-by-case waivers when they
determined that it was in the national interest to do so.
(iii) Executive Order 13769 also suspended the USRAP for 120 days.
Terrorist groups have sought to infiltrate several nations through refugee
programs. Accordingly, I temporarily suspended the USRAP pending a review
of our procedures for screening and vetting refugees. Nonetheless, I
permitted the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security to
jointly grant case-by-case waivers when they determined that it was in the
national interest to do so.
(iv) Executive Order 13769 did not provide a basis for discriminating for
or against members of any particular religion. While that order allowed for
prioritization of refugee claims from members of persecuted religious
minority groups, that priority applied to refugees from every nation,
including those in which Islam is a minority religion, and it applied to
minority sects within a religion. That order was not motivated by animus
toward any religion, but was instead intended to protect the ability of
religious minorities--whoever they are and wherever they reside--to avail
themselves of the USRAP in light of their particular challenges and
circumstances.
(c) The implementation of Executive Order 13769 has been delayed by
litigation. Most significantly, enforcement of critical provisions of
that order has been temporarily halted by court orders that apply
nationwide and extend even to foreign nationals with no prior or
substantial connection to the United States. On February 9, 2017, the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined to stay or
narrow one such order pending the outcome of further judicial
proceedings, while noting that the ``political branches are far better
equipped to make appropriate distinctions'' about who should be covered
by a suspension of entry or of refugee admissions.
(d) Nationals from the countries previously identified under section
217(a)(12) of the INA warrant additional scrutiny in connection with our
immigration policies because the conditions in these countries present
heightened threats. Each of these countries is a state sponsor of
terrorism, has been significantly compromised by terrorist
organizations, or contains active conflict zones. Any of these
circumstances diminishes the foreign government's willingness or ability
to share or validate important information about individuals seeking to
travel to the United States. Moreover, the significant presence in each
of these countries of terrorist organizations, their members, and others
exposed to those organizations increases the chance that conditions will
be exploited to enable terrorist operatives or sympathizers to travel to
the United States. Finally, once foreign nationals
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from these countries are admitted to the United States, it is often
difficult to remove them, because many of these countries typically
delay issuing, or refuse to issue, travel documents.
(e) The following are brief descriptions, taken in part from the
Department of State's Country Reports on Terrorism 2015 (June 2016), of
some of the conditions in six of the previously designated countries
that demonstrate why their nationals continue to present heightened
risks to the security of the United States:
(i) Iran. Iran has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since
1984 and continues to support various terrorist groups, including
Hizballah, Hamas, and terrorist groups in Iraq. Iran has also been linked
to support for al-Qa'ida and has permitted al-Qa'ida to transport funds and
fighters through Iran to Syria and South Asia. Iran does not cooperate with
the United States in counterterrorism efforts.
(ii) Libya. Libya is an active combat zone, with hostilities between the
internationally recognized government and its rivals. In many parts of the
country, security and law enforcement functions are provided by armed
militias rather than state institutions. Violent extremist groups,
including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), have exploited these
conditions to expand their presence in the country. The Libyan government
provides some cooperation with the United States' counterterrorism efforts,
but it is unable to secure thousands of miles of its land and maritime
borders, enabling the illicit flow of weapons, migrants, and foreign
terrorist fighters. The United States Embassy in Libya suspended its
operations in 2014.
(iii) Somalia. Portions of Somalia have been terrorist safe havens. Al-
Shabaab, an al-Qa'ida-affiliated terrorist group, has operated in the
country for years and continues to plan and mount operations within Somalia
and in neighboring countries. Somalia has porous borders, and most
countries do not recognize Somali identity documents. The Somali government
cooperates with the United States in some counterterrorism operations but
does not have the capacity to sustain military pressure on or to
investigate suspected terrorists.
(iv) Sudan. Sudan has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since
1993 because of its support for international terrorist groups, including
Hizballah and Hamas. Historically, Sudan provided safe havens for al-Qa'ida
and other terrorist groups to meet and train. Although Sudan's support to
al-Qa'ida has ceased and it provides some cooperation with the United
States' counterterrorism efforts, elements of core al-Qa'ida and ISIS-
linked terrorist groups remain active in the country.
(v) Syria. Syria has been designated as a state sponsor of terrorism since
1979. The Syrian government is engaged in an ongoing military conflict
against ISIS and others for control of portions of the country. At the same
time, Syria continues to support other terrorist groups. It has allowed or
encouraged extremists to pass through its territory to enter Iraq. ISIS
continues to attract foreign fighters to Syria and to use its base in Syria
to plot or encourage attacks around the globe, including in the United
States. The United States Embassy in Syria suspended its operations in
2012. Syria does not cooperate with the United States' counterterrorism
efforts.
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(vi) Yemen. Yemen is the site of an ongoing conflict between the incumbent
government and the Houthi-led opposition. Both ISIS and a second group, al-
Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), have exploited this conflict to
expand their presence in Yemen and to carry out hundreds of attacks.
Weapons and other materials smuggled across Yemen's porous borders are used
to finance AQAP and other terrorist activities. In 2015, the United States
Embassy in Yemen suspended its operations, and embassy staff were relocated
out of the country. Yemen has been supportive of, but has not been able to
cooperate fully with, the United States in counterterrorism efforts.
(f) In light of the conditions in these six countries, until the
assessment of current screening and vetting procedures required by
section 2 of this order is completed, the risk of erroneously permitting
entry of a national of one of these countries who intends to commit
terrorist acts or otherwise harm the national security of the United
States is unacceptably high. Accordingly, while that assessment is
ongoing, I am imposing a temporary pause on the entry of nationals from
Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, subject to categorical
exceptions and case-by-case waivers, as described in section 3 of this
order.
(g) Iraq presents a special case. Portions of Iraq remain active
combat zones. Since 2014, ISIS has had dominant influence over
significant territory in northern and central Iraq. Although that
influence has been significantly reduced due to the efforts and
sacrifices of the Iraqi government and armed forces, working along with
a United States-led coalition, the ongoing conflict has impacted the
Iraqi government's capacity to secure its borders and to identify
fraudulent travel documents. Nevertheless, the close cooperative
relationship between the United States and the democratically elected
Iraqi government, the strong United States diplomatic presence in Iraq,
the significant presence of United States forces in Iraq, and Iraq's
commitment to combat ISIS justify different treatment for Iraq. In
particular, those Iraqi government forces that have fought to regain
more than half of the territory previously dominated by ISIS have shown
steadfast determination and earned enduring respect as they battle an
armed group that is the common enemy of Iraq and the United States. In
addition, since Executive Order 13769 was issued, the Iraqi government
has expressly undertaken steps to enhance travel documentation,
information sharing, and the return of Iraqi nationals subject to final
orders of removal. Decisions about issuance of visas or granting
admission to Iraqi nationals should be subjected to additional scrutiny
to determine if applicants have connections with ISIS or other terrorist
organizations, or otherwise pose a risk to either national security or
public safety.
(h) Recent history shows that some of those who have entered the
United States through our immigration system have proved to be threats
to our national security. Since 2001, hundreds of persons born abroad
have been convicted of terrorism-related crimes in the United States.
They have included not just persons who came here legally on visas but
also individuals who first entered the country as refugees. For example,
in January 2013, two Iraqi nationals admitted to the United States as
refugees in 2009 were sentenced to 40 years and to life in prison,
respectively, for multiple terrorism-related offenses. And in October
2014, a native of Somalia who had
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been brought to the United States as a child refugee and later became a
naturalized United States citizen was sentenced to 30 years in prison
for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction as part of a plot to
detonate a bomb at a crowded Christmas-tree-lighting ceremony in
Portland, Oregon. The Attorney General has reported to me that more than
300 persons who entered the United States as refugees are currently the
subjects of counterterrorism investigations by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(i) Given the foregoing, the entry into the United States of foreign
nationals who may commit, aid, or support acts of terrorism remains a
matter of grave concern. In light of the Ninth Circuit's observation
that the political branches are better suited to determine the
appropriate scope of any suspensions than are the courts, and in order
to avoid spending additional time pursuing litigation, I am revoking
Executive Order 13769 and replacing it with this order, which expressly
excludes from the suspensions categories of aliens that have prompted
judicial concerns and which clarifies or refines the approach to certain
other issues or categories of affected aliens.
Sec. 2. Temporary Suspension of Entry for Nationals of Countries of
Particular Concern During Review Period. (a) The Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director
of National Intelligence, shall conduct a worldwide review to identify
whether, and if so what, additional information will be needed from each
foreign country to adjudicate an application by a national of that
country for a visa, admission, or other benefit under the INA
(adjudications) in order to determine that the individual is not a
security or public-safety threat. The Secretary of Homeland Security may
conclude that certain information is needed from particular countries
even if it is not needed from every country.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall
submit to the President a report on the results of the worldwide review
described in subsection (a) of this section, including the Secretary of
Homeland Security's determination of the information needed from each
country for adjudications and a list of countries that do not provide
adequate information, within 20 days of the effective date of this
order. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide a copy of the
report to the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director
of National Intelligence.
(c) To temporarily reduce investigative burdens on relevant agencies
during the review period described in subsection (a) of this section, to
ensure the proper review and maximum utilization of available resources
for the screening and vetting of foreign nationals, to ensure that
adequate standards are established to prevent infiltration by foreign
terrorists, and in light of the national security concerns referenced in
section 1 of this order, I hereby proclaim, pursuant to sections 212(f)
and 215(a) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), that the
unrestricted entry into the United States of nationals of Iran, Libya,
Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen would be detrimental to the interests
of the United States. I therefore direct that the entry into the United
States of nationals of those six countries be suspended for 90 days from
the effective date of this order, subject to the limitations, waivers,
and exceptions set forth in sections 3 and 12 of this order.
(d) Upon submission of the report described in subsection (b) of
this section regarding the information needed from each country for
adjudications,
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the Secretary of State shall request that all foreign governments that
do not supply such information regarding their nationals begin providing
it within 50 days of notification.
(e) After the period described in subsection (d) of this section
expires, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General, shall submit to the
President a list of countries recommended for inclusion in a
Presidential proclamation that would prohibit the entry of appropriate
categories of foreign nationals of countries that have not provided the
information requested until they do so or until the Secretary of
Homeland Security certifies that the country has an adequate plan to do
so, or has adequately shared information through other means. The
Secretary of State, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Homeland
Security may also submit to the President the names of additional
countries for which any of them recommends other lawful restrictions or
limitations deemed necessary for the security or welfare of the United
States.
(f) At any point after the submission of the list described in
subsection (e) of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, may
submit to the President the names of any additional countries
recommended for similar treatment, as well as the names of any countries
that they recommend should be removed from the scope of a proclamation
described in subsection (e) of this section.
(g) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the President a joint report on the progress in
implementing this order within 60 days of the effective date of this
order, a second report within 90 days of the effective date of this
order, a third report within 120 days of the effective date of this
order, and a fourth report within 150 days of the effective date of this
order.
Sec. 3. Scope and Implementation of Suspension.
(a) Scope. Subject to the exceptions set forth in subsection (b) of
this section and any waiver under subsection (c) of this section, the
suspension of entry pursuant to section 2 of this order shall apply only
to foreign nationals of the designated countries who:
(i) are outside the United States on the effective date of this order;
(ii) did not have a valid visa at 5:00 p.m., eastern standard time on
January 27, 2017; and
(iii) do not have a valid visa on the effective date of this order.
(b) Exceptions. The suspension of entry pursuant to section 2 of
this order shall not apply to:
(i) any lawful permanent resident of the United States;
(ii) any foreign national who is admitted to or paroled into the United
States on or after the effective date of this order;
(iii) any foreign national who has a document other than a visa, valid on
the effective date of this order or issued on any date thereafter, that
permits him or her to travel to the United States and seek entry or
admission, such as an advance parole document;
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(iv) any dual national of a country designated under section 2 of this
order when the individual is traveling on a passport issued by a non-
designated country;
(v) any foreign national traveling on a diplomatic or diplomatic-type visa,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization visa, C-2 visa for travel to the United
Nations, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa; or
(vi) any foreign national who has been granted asylum; any refugee who has
already been admitted to the United States; or any individual who has been
granted withholding of removal, advance parole, or protection under the
Convention Against Torture.
(c) Waivers. Notwithstanding the suspension of entry pursuant to
section 2 of this order, a consular officer, or, as appropriate, the
Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or the
Commissioner's delegee, may, in the consular officer's or the CBP
official's discretion, decide on a case-by-case basis to authorize the
issuance of a visa to, or to permit the entry of, a foreign national for
whom entry is otherwise suspended if the foreign national has
demonstrated to the officer's satisfaction that denying entry during the
suspension period would cause undue hardship, and that his or her entry
would not pose a threat to national security and would be in the
national interest. Unless otherwise specified by the Secretary of
Homeland Security, any waiver issued by a consular officer as part of
the visa issuance process will be effective both for the issuance of a
visa and any subsequent entry on that visa, but will leave all other
requirements for admission or entry unchanged. Case-by-case waivers
could be appropriate in circumstances such as the following:
(i) the foreign national has previously been admitted to the United States
for a continuous period of work, study, or other long-term activity, is
outside the United States on the effective date of this order, seeks to
reenter the United States to resume that activity, and the denial of
reentry during the suspension period would impair that activity;
(ii) the foreign national has previously established significant contacts
with the United States but is outside the United States on the effective
date of this order for work, study, or other lawful activity;
(iii) the foreign national seeks to enter the United States for significant
business or professional obligations and the denial of entry during the
suspension period would impair those obligations;
(iv) the foreign national seeks to enter the United States to visit or
reside with a close family member (e.g., a spouse, child, or parent) who is
a United States citizen, lawful permanent resident, or alien lawfully
admitted on a valid nonimmigrant visa, and the denial of entry during the
suspension period would cause undue hardship;
(v) the foreign national is an infant, a young child or adoptee, an
individual needing urgent medical care, or someone whose entry is otherwise
justified by the special circumstances of the case;
(vi) the foreign national has been employed by, or on behalf of, the United
States Government (or is an eligible dependent of such an employee) and the
employee can document that he or she has provided faithful and valuable
service to the United States Government;
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(vii) the foreign national is traveling for purposes related to an
international organization designated under the International Organizations
Immunities Act (IOIA), 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq., traveling for purposes of
conducting meetings or business with the United States Government, or
traveling to conduct business on behalf of an international organization
not designated under the IOIA;
(viii) the foreign national is a landed Canadian immigrant who applies for
a visa at a location within Canada; or
(ix) the foreign national is traveling as a United States Government-
sponsored exchange visitor.
Sec. 4. Additional Inquiries Related to Nationals of Iraq. An
application by any Iraqi national for a visa, admission, or other
immigration benefit should be subjected to thorough review, including,
as appropriate, consultation with a designee of the Secretary of Defense
and use of the additional information that has been obtained in the
context of the close U.S.-Iraqi security partnership, since Executive
Order 13769 was issued, concerning individuals suspected of ties to ISIS
or other terrorist organizations and individuals coming from territories
controlled or formerly controlled by ISIS. Such review shall include
consideration of whether the applicant has connections with ISIS or
other terrorist organizations or with territory that is or has been
under the dominant influence of ISIS, as well as any other information
bearing on whether the applicant may be a threat to commit acts of
terrorism or otherwise threaten the national security or public safety
of the United States.
Sec. 5. Implementing Uniform Screening and Vetting Standards for All
Immigration Programs. (a) The Secretary of State, the Attorney General,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence shall implement a program, as part of the process for
adjudications, to identify individuals who seek to enter the United
States on a fraudulent basis, who support terrorism, violent extremism,
acts of violence toward any group or class of people within the United
States, or who present a risk of causing harm subsequent to their entry.
This program shall include the development of a uniform baseline for
screening and vetting standards and procedures, such as in-person
interviews; a database of identity documents proffered by applicants to
ensure that duplicate documents are not used by multiple applicants;
amended application forms that include questions aimed at identifying
fraudulent answers and malicious intent; a mechanism to ensure that
applicants are who they claim to be; a mechanism to assess whether
applicants may commit, aid, or support any kind of violent, criminal, or
terrorist acts after entering the United States; and any other
appropriate means for ensuring the proper collection of all information
necessary for a rigorous evaluation of all grounds of inadmissibility or
grounds for the denial of other immigration benefits.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the
Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the Director of National
Intelligence, shall submit to the President an initial report on the
progress of the program described in subsection (a) of this section
within 60 days of the effective date of this order, a second report
within 100 days of the effective date of this order, and a third report
within 200 days of the effective date of this order.
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Sec. 6. Realignment of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for Fiscal
Year 2017. (a) The Secretary of State shall suspend travel of refugees
into the United States under the USRAP, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall suspend decisions on applications for refugee status, for
120 days after the effective date of this order, subject to waivers
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. During the 120-day period,
the Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland
Security and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,
shall review the USRAP application and adjudication processes to
determine what additional procedures should be used to ensure that
individuals seeking admission as refugees do not pose a threat to the
security and welfare of the United States, and shall implement such
additional procedures. The suspension described in this subsection shall
not apply to refugee applicants who, before the effective date of this
order, have been formally scheduled for transit by the Department of
State. The Secretary of State shall resume travel of refugees into the
United States under the USRAP 120 days after the effective date of this
order, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall resume making
decisions on applications for refugee status only for stateless persons
and nationals of countries for which the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence have jointly determined that the additional procedures
implemented pursuant to this subsection are adequate to ensure the
security and welfare of the United States.
(b) Pursuant to section 212(f) of the INA, I hereby proclaim that
the entry of more than 50,000 refugees in fiscal year 2017 would be
detrimental to the interests of the United States, and thus suspend any
entries in excess of that number until such time as I determine that
additional entries would be in the national interest.
(c) Notwithstanding the temporary suspension imposed pursuant to
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of Homeland Security may jointly determine to admit individuals to the
United States as refugees on a case-by-case basis, in their discretion,
but only so long as they determine that the entry of such individuals as
refugees is in the national interest and does not pose a threat to the
security or welfare of the United States, including in circumstances
such as the following: the individual's entry would enable the United
States to conform its conduct to a preexisting international agreement
or arrangement, or the denial of entry would cause undue hardship.
(d) It is the policy of the executive branch that, to the extent
permitted by law and as practicable, State and local jurisdictions be
granted a role in the process of determining the placement or settlement
in their jurisdictions of aliens eligible to be admitted to the United
States as refugees. To that end, the Secretary of State shall examine
existing law to determine the extent to which, consistent with
applicable law, State and local jurisdictions may have greater
involvement in the process of determining the placement or resettlement
of refugees in their jurisdictions, and shall devise a proposal to
lawfully promote such involvement.
Sec. 7. Rescission of Exercise of Authority Relating to the Terrorism
Grounds of Inadmissibility. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall, in consultation with the Attorney General,
consider rescinding the exercises of authority permitted by section
212(d)(3)(B)
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of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(3)(B), relating to the terrorism grounds of
inadmissibility, as well as any related implementing directives or
guidance.
Sec. 8. Expedited Completion of the Biometric Entry-Exit Tracking
System. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall expedite the
completion and implementation of a biometric entry-exit tracking system
for in-scope travelers to the United States, as recommended by the
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the President
periodic reports on the progress of the directive set forth in
subsection (a) of this section. The initial report shall be submitted
within 100 days of the effective date of this order, a second report
shall be submitted within 200 days of the effective date of this order,
and a third report shall be submitted within 365 days of the effective
date of this order. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
further reports every 180 days thereafter until the system is fully
deployed and operational.
Sec. 9. Visa Interview Security. (a) The Secretary of State shall
immediately suspend the Visa Interview Waiver Program and ensure
compliance with section 222 of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1202, which requires
that all individuals seeking a nonimmigrant visa undergo an in-person
interview, subject to specific statutory exceptions. This suspension
shall not apply to any foreign national traveling on a diplomatic or
diplomatic-type visa, North Atlantic Treaty Organization visa, C-2 visa
for travel to the United Nations, or G-1, G-2, G-3, or G-4 visa;
traveling for purposes related to an international organization
designated under the IOIA; or traveling for purposes of conducting
meetings or business with the United States Government.
(b) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability
of appropriations, the Secretary of State shall immediately expand the
Consular Fellows Program, including by substantially increasing the
number of Fellows, lengthening or making permanent the period of
service, and making language training at the Foreign Service Institute
available to Fellows for assignment to posts outside of their area of
core linguistic ability, to ensure that nonimmigrant visa-interview wait
times are not unduly affected.
Sec. 10. Visa Validity Reciprocity. The Secretary of State shall review
all nonimmigrant visa reciprocity agreements and arrangements to ensure
that they are, with respect to each visa classification, truly
reciprocal insofar as practicable with respect to validity period and
fees, as required by sections 221(c) and 281 of the INA, 8 U.S.C.
1201(c) and 1351, and other treatment. If another country does not treat
United States nationals seeking nonimmigrant visas in a truly reciprocal
manner, the Secretary of State shall adjust the visa validity period,
fee schedule, or other treatment to match the treatment of United States
nationals by that foreign country, to the extent practicable.
Sec. 11. Transparency and Data Collection. (a) To be more transparent
with the American people and to implement more effectively policies and
practices that serve the national interest, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall, consistent
with applicable law and national security, collect and make publicly
available the following information:
(i) information regarding the number of foreign nationals in the United
States who have been charged with terrorism-related offenses while in the
United States; convicted of terrorism-related offenses while in the
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United States; or removed from the United States based on terrorism-related
activity, affiliation with or provision of material support to a terrorism-
related organization, or any other national-security-related reasons;
(ii) information regarding the number of foreign nationals in the United
States who have been radicalized after entry into the United States and who
have engaged in terrorism-related acts, or who have provided material
support to terrorism-related organizations in countries that pose a threat
to the United States;
(iii) information regarding the number and types of acts of gender-based
violence against women, including so-called ``honor killings,'' in the
United States by foreign nationals; and
(iv) any other information relevant to public safety and security as
determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General,
including information on the immigration status of foreign nationals
charged with major offenses.
(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall release the initial
report under subsection (a) of this section within 180 days of the
effective date of this order and shall include information for the
period from September 11, 2001, until the date of the initial report.
Subsequent reports shall be issued every 180 days thereafter and reflect
the period since the previous report.
Sec. 12. Enforcement. (a) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall consult with appropriate domestic and
international partners, including countries and organizations, to ensure
efficient, effective, and appropriate implementation of the actions
directed in this order.
(b) In implementing this order, the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall comply with all applicable laws and
regulations, including, as appropriate, those providing an opportunity
for individuals to claim a fear of persecution or torture, such as the
credible fear determination for aliens covered by section 235(b)(1)(A)
of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A).
(c) No immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the effective
date of this order shall be revoked pursuant to this order.
(d) Any individual whose visa was marked revoked or marked canceled
as a result of Executive Order 13769 shall be entitled to a travel
document confirming that the individual is permitted to travel to the
United States and seek entry. Any prior cancellation or revocation of a
visa that was solely pursuant to Executive Order 13769 shall not be the
basis of inadmissibility for any future determination about entry or
admissibility.
(e) This order shall not apply to an individual who has been granted
asylum, to a refugee who has already been admitted to the United States,
or to an individual granted withholding of removal or protection under
the Convention Against Torture. Nothing in this order shall be construed
to limit the ability of an individual to seek asylum, withholding of
removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture, consistent
with the laws of the United States.
Sec. 13. Revocation. Executive Order 13769 of January 27, 2017, is
revoked as of the effective date of this order.
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Sec. 14. Effective Date. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern
daylight time on March 16, 2017.
Sec. 15. Severability. (a) If any provision of this order, or the
application of any provision to any person or circumstance, is held to
be invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its other
provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
(b) If any provision of this order, or the application of any
provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid because
of the lack of certain procedural requirements, the relevant executive
branch officials shall implement those procedural requirements.
Sec. 16. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 6, 2017.
Executive Order 13781 of March 13, 2017
Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. This order is intended to improve the efficiency,
effectiveness, and accountability of the executive branch by directing
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Director) to
propose a plan to reorganize governmental functions and eliminate
unnecessary agencies (as defined in section 551(1) of title 5, United
States Code), components of agencies, and agency programs.
Sec. 2. Proposed Plan to Improve the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and
Accountability of Federal Agencies, Including, as Appropriate, to
Eliminate or Reorganize Unnecessary or Redundant Federal Agencies. (a)
Within 180 days of the date of this order, the head of each agency shall
submit to the Director a proposed plan to reorganize the agency, if
appropriate, in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and
accountability of that agency.
(b) The Director shall publish a notice in the Federal Register
inviting the public to suggest improvements in the organization and
functioning of
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the executive branch and shall consider the suggestions when formulating
the proposed plan described in subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Within 180 days after the closing date for the submission of
suggestions pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Director
shall submit to the President a proposed plan to reorganize the
executive branch in order to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and
accountability of agencies. The proposed plan shall include, as
appropriate, recommendations to eliminate unnecessary agencies,
components of agencies, and agency programs, and to merge functions. The
proposed plan shall include recommendations for any legislation or
administrative measures necessary to achieve the proposed
reorganization.
(d) In developing the proposed plan described in subsection (c) of
this section, the Director shall consider, in addition to any other
relevant factors:
(i) whether some or all of the functions of an agency, a component, or a
program are appropriate for the Federal Government or would be better left
to State or local governments or to the private sector through free
enterprise;
(ii) whether some or all of the functions of an agency, a component, or a
program are redundant, including with those of another agency, component,
or program;
(iii) whether certain administrative capabilities necessary for operating
an agency, a component, or a program are redundant with those of another
agency, component, or program;
(iv) whether the costs of continuing to operate an agency, a component, or
a program are justified by the public benefits it provides; and
(v) the costs of shutting down or merging agencies, components, or
programs, including the costs of addressing the equities of affected agency
staff.
(e) In developing the proposed plan described in subsection (c) of
this section, the Director shall consult with the head of each agency
and, consistent with applicable law, with persons or entities outside
the Federal Government with relevant expertise in organizational
structure and management.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director relating to budgetary, administrative,
or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party
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against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its
officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 13, 2017.
Executive Order 13782 of March 27, 2017
Revocation of Federal Contracting Executive Orders
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Revocation. Executive Order 13673 of July 31, 2014, section 3
of Executive Order 13683 of December 11, 2014, and Executive Order 13738
of August 23, 2016, are revoked.
Sec. 2. Reconsideration of Existing Rules. All executive departments and
agencies shall, as appropriate and to the extent consistent with law,
consider promptly rescinding any orders, rules, regulations, guidance,
guidelines, or policies implementing or enforcing the revoked Executive
Orders and revoked provision listed in section 1 of this order.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 27, 2017.
Executive Order 13783 of March 28, 2017
Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. (a) It is in the national interest to promote clean
and safe development of our Nation's vast energy resources, while at the
same time
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avoiding regulatory burdens that unnecessarily encumber energy
production, constrain economic growth, and prevent job creation.
Moreover, the prudent development of these natural resources is
essential to ensuring the Nation's geopolitical security.
(b) It is further in the national interest to ensure that the
Nation's electricity is affordable, reliable, safe, secure, and clean,
and that it can be produced from coal, natural gas, nuclear material,
flowing water, and other domestic sources, including renewable sources.
(c) Accordingly, it is the policy of the United States that
executive departments and agencies (agencies) immediately review
existing regulations that potentially burden the development or use of
domestically produced energy resources and appropriately suspend,
revise, or rescind those that unduly burden the development of domestic
energy resources beyond the degree necessary to protect the public
interest or otherwise comply with the law.
(d) It further is the policy of the United States that, to the
extent permitted by law, all agencies should take appropriate actions to
promote clean air and clean water for the American people, while also
respecting the proper roles of the Congress and the States concerning
these matters in our constitutional republic.
(e) It is also the policy of the United States that necessary and
appropriate environmental regulations comply with the law, are of
greater benefit than cost, when permissible, achieve environmental
improvements for the American people, and are developed through
transparent processes that employ the best available peer-reviewed
science and economics.
Sec. 2. Immediate Review of All Agency Actions that Potentially Burden
the Safe, Efficient Development of Domestic Energy Resources. (a) The
heads of agencies shall review all existing regulations, orders,
guidance documents, policies, and any other similar agency actions
(collectively, agency actions) that potentially burden the development
or use of domestically produced energy resources, with particular
attention to oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy resources. Such
review shall not include agency actions that are mandated by law,
necessary for the public interest, and consistent with the policy set
forth in section 1 of this order.
(b) For purposes of this order, ``burden'' means to unnecessarily
obstruct, delay, curtail, or otherwise impose significant costs on the
siting, permitting, production, utilization, transmission, or delivery
of energy resources.
(c) Within 45 days of the date of this order, the head of each
agency with agency actions described in subsection (a) of this section
shall develop and submit to the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB Director) a plan to carry out the review required by
subsection (a) of this section. The plans shall also be sent to the Vice
President, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality. The head of any agency who determines
that such agency does not have agency actions described in subsection
(a) of this section shall submit to the OMB Director a written statement
to that effect and, absent a determination by the OMB Director that such
agency does have agency actions described in subsection (a) of this
section, shall have no further responsibilities under this section.
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(d) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the head of each
agency shall submit a draft final report detailing the agency actions
described in subsection (a) of this section to the Vice President, the
OMB Director, the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, the
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and the Chair of the
Council on Environmental Quality. The report shall include specific
recommendations that, to the extent permitted by law, could alleviate or
eliminate aspects of agency actions that burden domestic energy
production.
(e) The report shall be finalized within 180 days of the date of
this order, unless the OMB Director, in consultation with the other
officials who receive the draft final reports, extends that deadline.
(f) The OMB Director, in consultation with the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy, shall be responsible for coordinating the
recommended actions included in the agency final reports within the
Executive Office of the President.
(g) With respect to any agency action for which specific
recommendations are made in a final report pursuant to subsection (e) of
this section, the head of the relevant agency shall, as soon as
practicable, suspend, revise, or rescind, or publish for notice and
comment proposed rules suspending, revising, or rescinding, those
actions, as appropriate and consistent with law. Agencies shall endeavor
to coordinate such regulatory reforms with their activities undertaken
in compliance with Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 (Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs).
Sec. 3. Rescission of Certain Energy and Climate-Related Presidential
and Regulatory Actions. (a) The following Presidential actions are
hereby revoked:
(i) Executive Order 13653 of November 1, 2013 (Preparing the United States
for the Impacts of Climate Change);
(ii) The Presidential Memorandum of June 25, 2013 (Power Sector Carbon
Pollution Standards);
(iii) The Presidential Memorandum of November 3, 2015 (Mitigating Impacts
on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private
Investment); and
(iv) The Presidential Memorandum of September 21, 2016 (Climate Change and
National Security).
(b) The following reports shall be rescinded:
(i) The Report of the Executive Office of the President of June 2013 (The
President's Climate Action Plan); and
(ii) The Report of the Executive Office of the President of March 2014
(Climate Action Plan Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions).
(c) The Council on Environmental Quality shall rescind its final
guidance entitled ``Final Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies
on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Effects of Climate
Change in National Environmental Policy Act Reviews,'' which is referred
to in ``Notice of Availability,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 51866 (August 5, 2016).
(d) The heads of all agencies shall identify existing agency actions
related to or arising from the Presidential actions listed in subsection
(a) of
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this section, the reports listed in subsection (b) of this section, or
the final guidance listed in subsection (c) of this section. Each agency
shall, as soon as practicable, suspend, revise, or rescind, or publish
for notice and comment proposed rules suspending, revising, or
rescinding any such actions, as appropriate and consistent with law and
with the policies set forth in section 1 of this order.
Sec. 4. Review of the Environmental Protection Agency's ``Clean Power
Plan'' and Related Rules and Agency Actions. (a) The Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency (Administrator) shall immediately
take all steps necessary to review the final rules set forth in
subsections (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of this section, and any rules and
guidance issued pursuant to them, for consistency with the policy set
forth in section 1 of this order and, if appropriate, shall, as soon as
practicable, suspend, revise, or rescind the guidance, or publish for
notice and comment proposed rules suspending, revising, or rescinding
those rules. In addition, the Administrator shall immediately take all
steps necessary to review the proposed rule set forth in subsection
(b)(iii) of this section, and, if appropriate, shall, as soon as
practicable, determine whether to revise or withdraw the proposed rule.
(b) This section applies to the following final or proposed rules:
(i) The final rule entitled ``Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for
Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units,'' 80 Fed.
Reg. 64661 (October 23, 2015) (Clean Power Plan);
(ii) The final rule entitled ``Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas
Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources:
Electric Utility Generating Units,'' 80 Fed. Reg. 64509 (October 23, 2015);
and
(iii) The proposed rule entitled ``Federal Plan Requirements for Greenhouse
Gas Emissions From Electric Utility Generating Units Constructed on or
Before January 8, 2014; Model Trading Rules; Amendments to Framework
Regulations; Proposed Rule,'' 80 Fed. Reg. 64966 (October 23, 2015).
(c) The Administrator shall review and, if appropriate, as soon as
practicable, take lawful action to suspend, revise, or rescind, as
appropriate and consistent with law, the ``Legal Memorandum Accompanying
Clean Power Plan for Certain Issues,'' which was published in
conjunction with the Clean Power Plan.
(d) The Administrator shall promptly notify the Attorney General of
any actions taken by the Administrator pursuant to this order related to
the rules identified in subsection (b) of this section so that the
Attorney General may, as appropriate, provide notice of this order and
any such action to any court with jurisdiction over pending litigation
related to those rules, and may, in his discretion, request that the
court stay the litigation or otherwise delay further litigation, or seek
other appropriate relief consistent with this order, pending the
completion of the administrative actions described in subsection (a) of
this section.
Sec. 5. Review of Estimates of the Social Cost of Carbon, Nitrous Oxide,
and Methane for Regulatory Impact Analysis. (a) In order to ensure sound
regulatory decision making, it is essential that agencies use estimates
of costs and benefits in their regulatory analyses that are based on the
best available science and economics.
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(b) The Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases
(IWG), which was convened by the Council of Economic Advisers and the
OMB Director, shall be disbanded, and the following documents issued by
the IWG shall be withdrawn as no longer representative of governmental
policy:
(i) Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis Under Executive Order 12866 (February 2010);
(ii) Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis (May 2013);
(iii) Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis (November 2013);
(iv) Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis (July 2015);
(v) Addendum to the Technical Support Document for Social Cost of Carbon:
Application of the Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of Methane and
the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide (August 2016); and
(vi) Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis (August 2016).
(c) Effective immediately, when monetizing the value of changes in
greenhouse gas emissions resulting from regulations, including with
respect to the consideration of domestic versus international impacts
and the consideration of appropriate discount rates, agencies shall
ensure, to the extent permitted by law, that any such estimates are
consistent with the guidance contained in OMB Circular A-4 of September
17, 2003 (Regulatory Analysis), which was issued after peer review and
public comment and has been widely accepted for more than a decade as
embodying the best practices for conducting regulatory cost-benefit
analysis.
Sec. 6. Federal Land Coal Leasing Moratorium. The Secretary of the
Interior shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to amend or
withdraw Secretary's Order 3338 dated January 15, 2016 (Discretionary
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to Modernize the
Federal Coal Program), and to lift any and all moratoria on Federal land
coal leasing activities related to Order 3338. The Secretary shall
commence Federal coal leasing activities consistent with all applicable
laws and regulations.
Sec. 7. Review of Regulations Related to United States Oil and Gas
Development. (a) The Administrator shall review the final rule entitled
``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed,
and Modified Sources,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 35824 (June 3, 2016), and any rules
and guidance issued pursuant to it, for consistency with the policy set
forth in section 1 of this order and, if appropriate, shall, as soon as
practicable, suspend, revise, or rescind the guidance, or publish for
notice and comment proposed rules suspending, revising, or rescinding
those rules.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall review the following final
rules, and any rules and guidance issued pursuant to them, for
consistency with the policy set forth in section 1 of this order and, if
appropriate, shall, as soon as practicable, suspend, revise, or rescind
the guidance, or publish for notice and comment proposed rules
suspending, revising, or rescinding those rules:
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(i) The final rule entitled ``Oil and Gas; Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal
and Indian Lands,'' 80 Fed. Reg. 16128 (March 26, 2015);
(ii) The final rule entitled ``General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and
Gas Rights,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 77972 (November 4, 2016);
(iii) The final rule entitled ``Management of Non-Federal Oil and Gas
Rights,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 79948 (November 14, 2016); and
(iv) The final rule entitled ``Waste Prevention, Production Subject to
Royalties, and Resource Conservation,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 83008 (November 18,
2016).
(c) The Administrator or the Secretary of the Interior, as
applicable, shall promptly notify the Attorney General of any actions
taken by them related to the rules identified in subsections (a) and (b)
of this section so that the Attorney General may, as appropriate,
provide notice of this order and any such action to any court with
jurisdiction over pending litigation related to those rules, and may, in
his discretion, request that the court stay the litigation or otherwise
delay further litigation, or seek other appropriate relief consistent
with this order, until the completion of the administrative actions
described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.
Sec. 8. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 28, 2017.
Executive Order 13784 of March 29, 2017
Establishing the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and
the Opioid Crisis
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to
combat the scourge of drug abuse, addiction, and overdose (drug
addiction), including opioid abuse, addiction, and overdose (opioid
crisis). This public health crisis was responsible for more than 50,000
deaths in 2015 alone,
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most of which involved an opioid, and has caused families and
communities across America to endure significant pain, suffering, and
financial harm.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Commission. There is established the
President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
(Commission).
Sec. 3. Membership of Commission. (a) The Commission shall be composed
of members designated or appointed by the President.
(b) The members of the Commission shall be selected so that
membership is fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented
and the functions to be performed by the Commission.
(c) The President shall designate the Chair of the Commission
(Chair) from among the Commission's members.
Sec. 4. Mission of Commission. The mission of the Commission shall be to
study the scope and effectiveness of the Federal response to drug
addiction and the opioid crisis described in section 1 of this order and
to make recommendations to the President for improving that response.
The Commission shall:
(a) identify and describe existing Federal funding used to combat
drug addiction and the opioid crisis;
(b) assess the availability and accessibility of drug addiction
treatment services and overdose reversal throughout the country and
identify areas that are underserved;
(c) identify and report on best practices for addiction prevention,
including healthcare provider education and evaluation of prescription
practices, and the use and effectiveness of State prescription drug
monitoring programs;
(d) review the literature evaluating the effectiveness of
educational messages for youth and adults with respect to prescription
and illicit opioids;
(e) identify and evaluate existing Federal programs to prevent and
treat drug addiction for their scope and effectiveness, and make
recommendations for improving these programs; and
(f) make recommendations to the President for improving the Federal
response to drug addiction and the opioid crisis.
Sec. 5. Administration of Commission. (a) The Office of National Drug
Control Policy (ONDCP) shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide
administrative support for the Commission.
(b) Members of the Commission shall serve without any additional
compensation for their work on the Commission. Members of the Commission
appointed from among private citizens of the United States, while
engaged in the work of the Commission, may be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by
law for persons serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C.
5701-5707), consistent with the availability of funds.
(c) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.) (Act), may apply to the Commission, any functions of the
President under that Act, except for those in section 6 and section 14
of that Act,
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shall be performed by the Director of the ONDCP, in accordance with the
guidelines that have been issued by the Administrator of General
Services.
Sec. 6. Funding of Commission. The ONDCP shall, to the extent permitted
by law and consistent with the need for funding determined by the
President, make funds appropriated to the ONDCP available to pay the
costs of the activities of the Commission.
Sec. 7. Reports of Commission. Within 90 days of the date of this order,
the Commission shall submit to the President a report on its interim
recommendations regarding how the Federal Government can address drug
addiction and the opioid crisis described in section 1 of this order,
and shall submit a report containing its final findings and
recommendations by October 1, 2017, unless the Chair provides written
notice to the President that an extension is necessary.
Sec. 8. Termination of Commission. The Commission shall terminate 30
days after submitting its final report, unless extended by the President
prior to that date.
Sec. 9. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 29, 2017.
Executive Order 13785 of March 31, 2017
Establishing Enhanced Collection and Enforcement of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duties and Violations of Trade and Customs Laws
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote the
efficient and effective administration of United States trade laws, it
is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Importers that unlawfully evade antidumping and
countervailing duties expose United States employers to unfair
competition and deprive the Federal Government of lawful revenue. As of
May 2015, $2.3 billion in antidumping and countervailing duties owed to
the Government
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remained uncollected, often from importers that lack assets located in
the United States. It is therefore the policy of the United States to
impose appropriate bonding requirements, based on risk assessments, on
entries of articles subject to antidumping and countervailing duties,
when necessary to protect the revenue of the United States.
Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``importer'' has the meaning given in section 4321 of
title 19, United States Code; and
(b) the term ``covered importer'' means any importer of articles
subject to antidumping or countervailing duties for which one of the
following is true: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has no
record of previous imports by the importer; CBP has a record of the
importer's failure to fully pay antidumping or countervailing duties; or
CBP has a record of the importer's failure to pay antidumping or
countervailing duties in a timely manner.
Sec. 3. Implementation Plan Development. Within 90 days of the date of
this order, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the
United States Trade Representative, develop a plan that would require
covered importers that, based on a risk assessment conducted by CBP,
pose a risk to the revenue of the United States, to provide security for
antidumping and countervailing duty liability through bonds and other
legal measures, and also would identify other appropriate enforcement
measures. This plan shall be consistent with the requirements of section
4321 and section 1623 of title 19, United States Code, and corresponding
regulations.
Sec. 4. Trade and Suspected Customs Law Violations Enforcement. (a)
Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, through the Commissioner of CBP, shall develop and implement a
strategy and plan for combating violations of United States trade and
customs laws for goods and for enabling interdiction and disposal,
including through methods other than seizure, of inadmissible
merchandise entering through any mode of transportation, to the extent
authorized by law.
(b) To ensure the timely and efficient enforcement of laws
protecting Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) holders from the
importation of counterfeit goods, the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall take all appropriate steps,
including rulemaking if necessary, to ensure that CBP can, consistent
with law, share with rights holders:
(i) any information necessary to determine whether there has been an IPR
infringement or violation; and
(ii) any information regarding merchandise voluntarily abandoned, as
defined in section 127.12 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations, before
seizure, if the Commissioner of CBP reasonably believes that the successful
importation of the merchandise would have violated United States trade
laws.
Sec. 5. Priority Enforcement. The Attorney General, in consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall develop recommended
prosecution practices and allocate appropriate resources to ensure that
Federal prosecutors accord a high priority to prosecuting significant
offenses related to violations of trade laws.
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Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 31, 2017.
Executive Order 13786 of March 31, 2017
Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure the
informed exercise of the authority over international trade granted to
me by law, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Free and fair trade is critical to the Nation's
prosperity, national security, and foreign policy. It is in America's
economic and national security interests to promote commerce by
strengthening our relationships with our trading partners, vigorously
enforcing our Nation's trade laws, improving the overall conditions for
competition and trade, and ensuring the strength of our manufacturing
and defense industrial bases.
For many years, the United States has not obtained the full scope of
benefits anticipated under a number of international trade agreements or
from participating in the World Trade Organization. The United States
annual trade deficit in goods exceeds $700 billion, and the overall
trade deficit exceeded $500 billion in 2016.
The United States must address the challenges to economic growth and
employment that may arise from large and chronic trade deficits and the
unfair and discriminatory trade practices of some of our trading
partners. Unfair and discriminatory practices by our trading partners
can deny Americans the benefits that would otherwise accrue from free
and fair trade, unduly restrict the commerce of the United States, and
put the commerce of the United States at a disadvantage compared to that
of foreign countries. To address these challenges, it is essential that
policy makers and the persons representing the United States in trade
negotiations have access to current and comprehensive information
regarding unfair trade practices and the causes of United States trade
deficits.
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Sec. 2. Report. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary
of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative (USTR), in
consultation with the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, Defense,
Agriculture, and Homeland Security, and the heads of any other executive
departments or agencies with relevant expertise, as determined by the
Secretary of Commerce and the USTR, shall prepare and submit to the
President an Omnibus Report on Significant Trade Deficits (Report). To
aid in preparing the Report, the Secretary of Commerce and the USTR may
hold public meetings and seek comments from relevant State, local, and
non-governmental stakeholders, including manufacturers, workers,
consumers, service providers, farmers, and ranchers. The Report shall
identify those foreign trading partners with which the United States had
a significant trade deficit in goods in 2016. For each identified
trading partner, the Report shall:
(a) assess the major causes of the trade deficit, including, as
applicable, differential tariffs, non-tariff barriers, injurious
dumping, injurious government subsidization, intellectual property
theft, forced technology transfer, denial of worker rights and labor
standards, and any other form of discrimination against the commerce of
the United States or other factors contributing to the deficit;
(b) assess whether the trading partner is, directly or indirectly,
imposing unequal burdens on, or unfairly discriminating in fact against,
the commerce of the United States by law, regulation, or practice and
thereby placing the commerce of the United States at an unfair
disadvantage;
(c) assess the effects of the trade relationship on the production
capacity and strength of the manufacturing and defense industrial bases
of the United States;
(d) assess the effects of the trade relationship on employment and
wage growth in the United States; and
(e) identify imports and trade practices that may be impairing the
national security of the United States.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 31, 2017.
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Executive Order 13787 of March 31, 2017
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., it is hereby ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this order, the following officers, in the order listed, shall act as
and perform the functions and duties of the office of Attorney General
during any period in which the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney
General, the Associate Attorney General, and any officers designated by
the Attorney General pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 508 to act as Attorney
General, have died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the
functions and duties of the office of Attorney General, until such time
as at least one of the officers mentioned above is able to perform the
functions and duties of that office:
(a) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia;
(b) United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North
Carolina; and
(c) United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1 of this order in an acting capacity, by virtue of so
serving, shall act as Attorney General pursuant to this order.
(b) No individual listed in section 1 shall act as Attorney General
unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this order, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this
order in designating an acting Attorney General.
Sec. 3. Revocation of Executive Order. Executive Order 13775 of February
9, 2017, is revoked.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
March 31, 2017.
Executive Order 13788 of April 18, 2017
Buy American and Hire American
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and to ensure the faithful
execution of the laws, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Definitions. As used in this order:
(a) ``Buy American Laws'' means all statutes, regulations, rules,
and Executive Orders relating to Federal procurement or Federal grants--
including those that refer to ``Buy America'' or ``Buy American''--that
require, or
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provide a preference for, the purchase or acquisition of goods,
products, or materials produced in the United States, including iron,
steel, and manufactured goods.
(b) ``Produced in the United States'' means, for iron and steel
products, that all manufacturing processes, from the initial melting
stage through the application of coatings, occurred in the United
States.
(c) ``Petition beneficiaries'' means aliens petitioned for by
employers to become nonimmigrant visa holders with temporary work
authorization under the H-1B visa program.
(d) ``Waivers'' means exemptions from or waivers of Buy American
Laws, or the procedures and conditions used by an executive department
or agency (agency) in granting exemptions from or waivers of Buy
American Laws.
(e) ``Workers in the United States'' and ``United States workers''
shall both be defined as provided at section 212(n)(4)(E) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(4)(E)).
Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to buy
American and hire American.
(a) Buy American Laws. In order to promote economic and national
security and to help stimulate economic growth, create good jobs at
decent wages, strengthen our middle class, and support the American
manufacturing and defense industrial bases, it shall be the policy of
the executive branch to maximize, consistent with law, through terms and
conditions of Federal financial assistance awards and Federal
procurements, the use of goods, products, and materials produced in the
United States.
(b) Hire American. In order to create higher wages and employment
rates for workers in the United States, and to protect their economic
interests, it shall be the policy of the executive branch to rigorously
enforce and administer the laws governing entry into the United States
of workers from abroad, including section 212(a)(5) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)).
Sec. 3. Immediate Enforcement and Assessment of Domestic Preferences
According to Buy American Laws. (a) Every agency shall scrupulously
monitor, enforce, and comply with Buy American Laws, to the extent they
apply, and minimize the use of waivers, consistent with applicable law.
(b) Within 150 days of the date of this order, the heads of all
agencies shall:
(i) assess the monitoring of, enforcement of, implementation of, and
compliance with Buy American Laws within their agencies;
(ii) assess the use of waivers within their agencies by type and impact on
domestic jobs and manufacturing; and
(iii) develop and propose policies for their agencies to ensure that, to
the extent permitted by law, Federal financial assistance awards and
Federal procurements maximize the use of materials produced in the United
States, including manufactured products; components of manufactured
products; and materials such as steel, iron, aluminum, and cement.
(c) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
Commerce and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Labor, the
United States Trade
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Representative, and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, shall
issue guidance to agencies about how to make the assessments and to
develop the policies required by subsection (b) of this section.
(d) Within 150 days of the date of this order, the heads of all
agencies shall submit findings made pursuant to the assessments required
by subsection (b) of this section to the Secretary of Commerce and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
(e) Within 150 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
Commerce and the United States Trade Representative shall assess the
impacts of all United States free trade agreements and the World Trade
Organization Agreement on Government Procurement on the operation of Buy
American Laws, including their impacts on the implementation of domestic
procurement preferences.
(f) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the
United States Trade Representative, shall submit to the President a
report on Buy American that includes findings from subsections (b), (d),
and (e) of this section. This report shall be submitted within 220 days
of the date of this order and shall include specific recommendations to
strengthen implementation of Buy American Laws, including domestic
procurement preference policies and programs. Subsequent reports on
implementation of Buy American Laws shall be submitted by each agency
head annually to the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, on November 15, 2018, 2019, and 2020,
and in subsequent years as directed by the Secretary of Commerce and the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The Secretary of
Commerce shall submit to the President an annual report based on these
submissions beginning January 15, 2019.
Sec. 4. Judicious Use of Waivers. (a) To the extent permitted by law,
public interest waivers from Buy American Laws should be construed to
ensure the maximum utilization of goods, products, and materials
produced in the United States.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, determination of public interest
waivers shall be made by the head of the agency with the authority over
the Federal financial assistance award or Federal procurement under
consideration.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, before granting a public
interest waiver, the relevant agency shall take appropriate account of
whether a significant portion of the cost advantage of a foreign-sourced
product is the result of the use of dumped steel, iron, or manufactured
goods or the use of injuriously subsidized steel, iron, or manufactured
goods, and it shall integrate any findings into its waiver determination
as appropriate.
Sec. 5. Ensuring the Integrity of the Immigration System in Order to
``Hire American.'' (a) In order to advance the policy outlined in
section 2(b) of this order, the Secretary of State, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, as soon as practicable, and consistent with applicable law,
propose new rules and issue new guidance, to supersede or revise
previous rules and guidance if appropriate, to protect the interests of
United States workers in the administration of our immigration system,
including through the prevention of fraud or abuse.
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(b) In order to promote the proper functioning of the H-1B visa
program, the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Labor, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, as soon as
practicable, suggest reforms to help ensure that H-1B visas are awarded
to the most-skilled or highest-paid petition beneficiaries.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(iii) existing rights or obligations under international agreements.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 18, 2017.
Executive Order 13789 of April 21, 2017
Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The Federal tax system should be simple, fair,
efficient, and pro-growth. The purposes of tax regulations should be to
bring clarity to the already complex Internal Revenue Code (title 26,
United States Code) and to provide useful guidance to taxpayers.
Contrary to these purposes, numerous tax regulations issued over the
last several years have effectively increased tax burdens, impeded
economic growth, and saddled American businesses with onerous fines,
complicated forms, and frustration. Immediate action is necessary to
reduce the burden existing tax regulations impose on American taxpayers
and thereby to provide tax relief and useful, simplified tax guidance.
Sec. 2. Addressing Tax Regulatory Burdens. (a) In furtherance of the
policy described in section 1 of this order, the Secretary of the
Treasury (Secretary) shall immediately review all significant tax
regulations issued by the Department of the Treasury on or after January
1, 2016, and, in consultation with the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
identify in an interim report to the President all such regulations
that:
(i) impose an undue financial burden on United States taxpayers;
(ii) add undue complexity to the Federal tax laws; or
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(iii) exceed the statutory authority of the Internal Revenue Service.
This interim report shall be completed no later than 60 days from the
date of this order. In conducting the review required by this
subsection, earlier determinations of whether a regulation is
significant pursuant to Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, as
amended (Regulatory Planning and Review), shall not be controlling.
(b) No later than 150 days from the date of this order, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit a report to the President that
recommends specific actions to mitigate the burden imposed by
regulations identified in the interim report required under subsection
(a) of this section. The Secretary shall also publish this report in the
Federal Register upon submitting it to the President. The Secretary
shall take appropriate steps to cause the effective date of such
regulations to be delayed or suspended, to the extent permitted by law,
and to modify or rescind such regulations as appropriate and consistent
with law, including, if necessary, through notice and comment
rulemaking. The Secretary shall submit for publication in the Federal
Register a summary of the actions taken in response to the report no
later than 10 days following the finalization of such actions. Should
all such actions not be finalized within 180 days following the
submission of the report to the President, the Secretary shall submit
for publication in the Federal Register an initial report summarizing
the actions taken to that point.
(c) To ensure that future tax regulations adhere to the policy
described in section 1 of this order, the Secretary and the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget shall review and, if appropriate,
reconsider the scope and implementation of the existing exemption for
certain tax regulations from the review process set forth in Executive
Order 12866 and any successor order.
(d) The Secretary shall cause section 32.1.5.4.7.5.3 of the Internal
Revenue Manual to be revised, if necessary to fulfill the directives in
subsection (c) of this section.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 21, 2017.
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Executive Order 13790 of April 25, 2017
Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure the
informed exercise of regulatory authority that affects agriculture and
rural communities, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. A reliable, safe, and affordable food, fiber, and
forestry supply is critical to America's national security, stability,
and prosperity. It is in the national interest to promote American
agriculture and protect the rural communities where food, fiber,
forestry, and many of our renewable fuels are cultivated. It is further
in the national interest to ensure that regulatory burdens do not
unnecessarily encumber agricultural production, harm rural communities,
constrain economic growth, hamper job creation, or increase the cost of
food for Americans and our customers around the world.
Sec. 2. Establishment of the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and
Rural Prosperity. There is hereby established the Interagency Task Force
on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity (Task Force). The Department of
Agriculture shall provide administrative support and funding for the
Task Force to the extent permitted by law and within existing
appropriations.
Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall serve as
Chair of the Task Force, which shall also include:
(i) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(ii) the Secretary of Defense;
(iii) the Attorney General;
(iv) the Secretary of the Interior;
(v) the Secretary of Commerce;
(vi) the Secretary of Labor;
(vii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(viii) the Secretary of Transportation;
(ix) the Secretary of Energy;
(x) the Secretary of Education;
(xi) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;
(xii) the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission;
(xiii) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(xiv) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xv) the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy;
(xvi) the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xvii) the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy;
(xviii) the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy;
(xix) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;
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(xx) the United States Trade Representative;
(xxi) the Director of the National Science Foundation; and
(xxii) the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and offices
as the President or the Secretary of Agriculture may, from time to time,
designate.
(b) A member of the Task Force may designate a senior-level official
who is a full-time officer or employee of the member's department,
agency, or office to perform the member's functions on the Task Force.
Sec. 4. Purpose and Functions of the Task Force. (a) The Task Force
shall identify legislative, regulatory, and policy changes to promote in
rural America agriculture, economic development, job growth,
infrastructure improvements, technological innovation, energy security,
and quality of life, including changes that:
(i) remove barriers to economic prosperity and quality of life in rural
America;
(ii) advance the adoption of innovations and technology for agricultural
production and long-term, sustainable rural development;
(iii) strengthen and expand educational opportunities for students in rural
communities, particularly in agricultural education, science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics;
(iv) empower the State, local, and tribal agencies that implement rural
economic development, agricultural, and environmental programs to tailor
those programs to relevant regional circumstances;
(v) respect the unique circumstances of small businesses that serve rural
communities and the unique business structures and regional diversity of
farms and ranches;
(vi) require executive departments and agencies to rely upon the best
available science when reviewing or approving crop protection tools;
(vii) ensure access to a reliable workforce and increase employment
opportunities in agriculture-related and rural-focused businesses;
(viii) promote the preservation of family farms and other agribusiness
operations as they are passed from one generation to the next, including
changes to the estate tax and the tax valuation of family or cooperatively
held businesses;
(ix) ensure that water users' private property rights are not encumbered
when they attempt to secure permits to operate on public lands;
(x) improve food safety and ensure that regulations and policies
implementing Federal food safety laws are based on science and account for
the unique circumstances of farms and ranches;
(xi) encourage the production, export, and use of domestically produced
agricultural products;
(xii) further the Nation's energy security by advancing traditional and
renewable energy production in the rural landscape; and
(xiii) address hurdles associated with access to resources on public lands
for the rural communities that rely on cattle grazing, timber harvests,
mining, recreation, and other multiple uses.
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(b) The Task Force shall, in coordination with the Deputy Assistant
to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs, provide State, local,
and tribal officials--and farmers, ranchers, foresters, and other rural
stakeholders--with an opportunity to suggest to the Task Force
legislative, regulatory, and policy changes.
(c) The Task Force shall coordinate its efforts with other reviews
of regulations or policy, including those conducted pursuant to
Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 (Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs), Executive Order 13778 of February 28,
2017 (Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by
Reviewing the ``Waters of the United States'' Rule), and Executive Order
13783 of March 28, 2017 (Promoting Energy Independence and Economic
Growth).
Sec. 5. Report. Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary
of Agriculture, in coordination with the other members of the Task
Force, shall submit a report to the President, through the Assistant to
the President for Economic Policy and the Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy, recommending the legislative, regulatory, or policy
changes identified pursuant to section 4 of this order that the Task
Force considers appropriate. The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide
a copy of the final report to each member of the Task Force.
Sec. 6. Revocation. Executive Order 13575 of June 9, 2011 (Establishment
of the White House Rural Council), is hereby revoked.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 25, 2017.
Executive Order 13791 of April 26, 2017
Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to restore the proper
division of power under the Constitution between the Federal Government
and the States and to further the goals of, and to ensure strict
compliance with,
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statutes that prohibit Federal interference with State and local control
over education, including section 103 of the Department of Education
Organization Act (DEOA) (20 U.S.C. 3403), sections 438 and 447 of the
General Education Provisions Act (GEPA), as amended (20 U.S.C. 1232a and
1232j), and sections 8526A, 8527, and 8529 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 7906a, 7907, and 7909), it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to
protect and preserve State and local control over the curriculum,
program of instruction, administration, and personnel of educational
institutions, schools, and school systems, consistent with applicable
law, including ESEA, as amended by ESSA, and ESEA's restrictions related
to the Common Core State Standards developed under the Common Core State
Standards Initiative.
Sec. 2. Review of Regulations and Guidance Documents. (a) The Secretary
of Education (Secretary) shall review all Department of Education
(Department) regulations and guidance documents relating to DEOA, GEPA,
and ESEA, as amended by ESSA.
(b) The Secretary shall examine whether these regulations and
guidance documents comply with Federal laws that prohibit the Department
from exercising any direction, supervision, or control over areas
subject to State and local control, including:
(i) the curriculum or program of instruction of any elementary and
secondary school and school system;
(ii) school administration and personnel; and
(iii) selection and content of library resources, textbooks, and
instructional materials.
(c) The Secretary shall, as appropriate and consistent with
applicable law, rescind or revise any regulations that are identified
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section as inconsistent with
statutory prohibitions. The Secretary shall also rescind or revise any
guidance documents that are identified pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section as inconsistent with statutory prohibitions. The Secretary
shall, to the extent consistent with law, publish any proposed
regulations and withdraw or modify any guidance documents pursuant to
this subsection no later than 300 days after the date of this order.
Sec. 3. Definition. The term ``guidance document'' means any written
statement issued by the Department to the public that sets forth a
policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue or an
interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue, including Dear
Colleague letters, interpretive memoranda, policy statements, manuals,
circulars, memoranda, pamphlets, bulletins, advisories, technical
assistance, and grants of applications for waivers.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
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(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 26, 2017.
Executive Order 13792 of April 26, 2017
Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in recognition of the
importance of the Nation's wealth of natural resources to American
workers and the American economy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Designations of national monuments under the
Antiquities Act of 1906, recently recodified at sections 320301 to
320303 of title 54, United States Code (the ``Antiquities Act'' or
``Act''), have a substantial impact on the management of Federal lands
and the use and enjoyment of neighboring lands. Such designations are a
means of stewarding America's natural resources, protecting America's
natural beauty, and preserving America's historic places. Monument
designations that result from a lack of public outreach and proper
coordination with State, tribal, and local officials and other relevant
stakeholders may also create barriers to achieving energy independence,
restrict public access to and use of Federal lands, burden State,
tribal, and local governments, and otherwise curtail economic growth.
Designations should be made in accordance with the requirements and
original objectives of the Act and appropriately balance the protection
of landmarks, structures, and objects against the appropriate use of
Federal lands and the effects on surrounding lands and communities.
Sec. 2. Review of National Monument Designations. (a) The Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) shall conduct a review of all Presidential
designations or expansions of designations under the Antiquities Act
made since January 1, 1996, where the designation covers more than
100,000 acres, where the designation after expansion covers more than
100,000 acres, or where the Secretary determines that the designation or
expansion was made without adequate public outreach and coordination
with relevant stakeholders, to determine whether each designation or
expansion conforms to the policy set forth in section 1 of this order.
In making those determinations, the Secretary shall consider:
(i) the requirements and original objectives of the Act, including the
Act's requirement that reservations of land not exceed ``the smallest area
compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be
protected'';
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(ii) whether designated lands are appropriately classified under the Act as
``historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, [or] other
objects of historic or scientific interest'';
(iii) the effects of a designation on the available uses of designated
Federal lands, including consideration of the multiple-use policy of
section 102(a)(7) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C.
1701(a)(7)), as well as the effects on the available uses of Federal lands
beyond the monument boundaries;
(iv) the effects of a designation on the use and enjoyment of non-Federal
lands within or beyond monument boundaries;
(v) concerns of State, tribal, and local governments affected by a
designation, including the economic development and fiscal condition of
affected States, tribes, and localities;
(vi) the availability of Federal resources to properly manage designated
areas; and
(vii) such other factors as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(b) In conducting the review described in subsection (a) of this
section, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate with, as
appropriate, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the heads of any other executive departments or
agencies concerned with areas designated under the Act.
(c) In conducting the review described in subsection (a) of this
section, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, consult and coordinate
with the Governors of States affected by monument designations or other
relevant officials of affected State, tribal, and local governments.
(d) Within 45 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall
provide an interim report to the President, through the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and
the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, summarizing the
findings of the review described in subsection (a) of this section with
respect to Proclamation 9558 of December 28, 2016 (Establishment of the
Bears Ears National Monument), and such other designations as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate for inclusion in the interim
report. For those designations, the interim report shall include
recommendations for such Presidential actions, legislative proposals, or
other actions consistent with law as the Secretary may consider
appropriate to carry out the policy set forth in section 1 of this
order.
(e) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall
provide a final report to the President, through the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy, the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, and
the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality, summarizing the
findings of the review described in subsection (a) of this section. The
final report shall include recommendations for such Presidential
actions, legislative proposals, or other actions consistent with law as
the Secretary may consider appropriate to carry out the policy set forth
in section 1 of this order.
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Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 26, 2017.
Executive Order 13793 of April 27, 2017
Improving Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Department
of Veterans Affairs
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. This order is intended to improve accountability and
whistleblower protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by
directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to establish
within the VA an Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection
and to appoint a Special Assistant to serve as Executive Director of the
Office.
Sec. 2. Establishing a VA Office of Accountability and Whistleblower
Protection. (a) Within 45 days of the date of this order, and to the
extent permitted by law, the Secretary shall establish in the VA the
Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (Office), and
shall appoint a Special Assistant, reporting directly to the Secretary,
to serve as Executive Director of the Office. The VA shall provide
funding and administrative support for the Office, consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, the Office shall:
(i) advise and assist the Secretary in using, as appropriate, all available
authorities to discipline or terminate any VA manager or employee who has
violated the public's trust and failed to carry out his or her duties on
behalf of veterans, and to recruit, reward, and retain high-performing
employees;
(ii) identify statutory barriers to the Secretary's authority to discipline
or terminate any employee who has jeopardized the health, safety, or well-
being of a veteran, and to recruit, reward, and retain high-performing
employees; and report such barriers to the Secretary for consideration as
to the need for legislative changes;
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(iii) work closely with relevant VA components to ensure swift and
effective resolution of veterans' complaints of wrongdoing at the VA; and
(iv) work closely with relevant VA components to ensure adequate
investigation and correction of wrongdoing throughout the VA, and to
protect employees who lawfully disclose wrongdoing from retaliation.
(c) In establishing the Office, the Secretary shall consider, in
addition to any other relevant factors:
(i) whether some or all of the functions of the Office are currently
performed by an existing VA office, component, or program;
(ii) whether certain administrative capabilities necessary for operating
the Office are redundant with those of another VA office, component, or
program; and
(iii) whether combining the Office with another VA office, component, or
program may improve the VA's efficiency, effectiveness, or accountability.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 27, 2017.
Executive Order 13794 of April 28, 2017
Establishment of the American Technology Council
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to promote the
secure, efficient, and economical use of information technology to
achieve its missions. Americans deserve better digital services from
their Government. To effectuate this policy, the Federal Government must
transform and modernize its information technology and how it uses and
delivers digital services.
Sec. 2. Purpose. To promote the policy set forth in section 1 of this
order, this order establishes the American Technology Council (ATC).
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Sec. 3. ATC Establishment and Membership. The ATC is hereby established,
with the following members:
(a) The President, who shall serve as Chairman;
(b) The Vice President;
(c) The Secretary of Defense;
(d) The Secretary of Commerce;
(e) The Secretary of Homeland Security;
(f) The Director of National Intelligence;
(g) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB);
(h) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(i) The U.S. Chief Technology Officer;
(j) The Administrator of General Services;
(k) The Senior Advisor to the President;
(l) The Assistant to the President for Intragovernmental and
Technology Initiatives;
(m) The Assistant to the President for Strategic Initiatives;
(n) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
(o) The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism;
(p) The Administrator of the U.S. Digital Service;
(q) The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government
(Federal Chief Information Officer);
(r) The Commissioner of the Technology Transformation Service; and
(s) The Director of the American Technology Council (Director).
Sec. 4. Additional Invitees. The Director may invite the heads of
agencies with key service delivery programs to attend meetings of the
ATC on a rotating basis and may also invite the heads of those service
delivery programs to attend. The President, or upon his direction, the
Director, may also invite other officials of executive departments,
agencies, and offices to attend meetings of the ATC from time to time.
Sec. 5. ATC Meetings. The President, or upon his direction, the
Director, may convene meetings of the ATC. The President shall preside
over the meetings. In the President's absence the Vice President shall
preside, and in the Vice President's absence the Director shall preside.
Sec. 6. ATC Functions. (a) The principal functions of the ATC shall be
to:
(i) coordinate the vision, strategy, and direction for the Federal
Government's use of information technology and the delivery of services
through information technology;
(ii) coordinate advice to the President related to policy decisions and
processes regarding the Federal Government's use of information technology
and the delivery of services through information technology; and
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(iii) work to ensure that these decisions and processes are consistent with
the policy set forth in section 1 of this order and that the policy is
being effectively implemented.
(b) The functions of the ATC, as specified in subsection (a) of this
section, shall not extend to any national security system, as defined in
section 3552(b)(6) of title 44, United States Code.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect the authority of any agency or of OMB, including the
authority of OMB to monitor implementation of Administration policies
and programs and to develop and implement management policies for all
agencies.
Sec. 7. ATC Administration. (a) The ATC may function through ad hoc
committees, task forces, or interagency groups, each to be chaired by
the Director or such official as the Director may, from time to time,
designate. Such groups shall include a senior interagency forum for
considering policy issues related to information technology, and a
deputies committee to review and monitor the work of the ATC interagency
forum and to ensure that issues brought before the ATC have been
properly analyzed and prepared for decision.
(b) The ATC shall have a Director, who shall be an employee of the
Executive Office of the President designated by the President.
(c) All agencies are encouraged to cooperate with the ATC and to
provide such assistance, information, and advice to the ATC as the ATC
may request, to the extent permitted by law.
(d) Consistent with the protection of sources and methods, the
Director of National Intelligence is encouraged to provide access to
classified information on cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and
mitigation procedures to the ATC in order to facilitate the ATC's
activities.
Sec. 8. Termination. This order, and the ATC established hereunder,
shall terminate on January 20, 2021.
Sec. 9. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(iii) the provisions of the Presidential Memorandum of March 19, 2015,
entitled ``Establishing the Director of White House Information Technology
and the Executive Committee for Presidential Information Technology.''
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 28, 2017.
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Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017
Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., and in order to maintain global
leadership in energy innovation, exploration, and production, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Findings. America must put the energy needs of American
families and businesses first and continue implementing a plan that
ensures energy security and economic vitality for decades to come. The
energy and minerals produced from lands and waters under Federal
management are important to a vibrant economy and to our national
security. Increased domestic energy production on Federal lands and
waters strengthens the Nation's security and reduces reliance on
imported energy. Moreover, low energy prices, driven by an increased
American energy supply, will benefit American families and help
reinvigorate American manufacturing and job growth. Finally, because the
Department of Defense is one of the largest consumers of energy in the
United States, domestic energy production also improves our Nation's
military readiness.
Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the United States to encourage
energy exploration and production, including on the Outer Continental
Shelf, in order to maintain the Nation's position as a global energy
leader and foster energy security and resilience for the benefit of the
American people, while ensuring that any such activity is safe and
environmentally responsible.
Sec. 3. Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy. To carry
out the policy set forth in section 2 of this order, the Secretary of
the Interior shall:
(a) as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, including the
procedures set forth in section 1344 of title 43, United States Code, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, give full consideration to
revising the schedule of proposed oil and gas lease sales, as described
in that section, so that it includes, but is not limited to, annual
lease sales, to the maximum extent permitted by law, in each of the
following Outer Continental Shelf Planning Areas, as designated by the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (Planning Areas): Western Gulf
of Mexico, Central Gulf of Mexico, Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, Cook
Inlet, Mid-Atlantic, and South Atlantic;
(b) ensure that any revisions made pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section do not hinder or affect ongoing lease sales currently
scheduled as part of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
Leasing Proposed Final Program, as published on November 18, 2016; and
(c) develop and implement, in coordination with the Secretary of
Commerce and to the maximum extent permitted by law, a streamlined
permitting approach for privately funded seismic data research and
collection aimed at expeditiously determining the offshore energy
resource potential of the United States within the Planning Areas.
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Sec. 4. Responsible Planning for Future Offshore Energy Potential. (a)
The Secretary of Commerce shall, unless expressly required otherwise,
refrain from designating or expanding any National Marine Sanctuary
under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.,
unless the sanctuary designation or expansion proposal includes a
timely, full accounting from the Department of the Interior of any
energy or mineral resource potential within the designated area--
including offshore energy from wind, oil, natural gas, methane hydrates,
and any other sources that the Secretary of Commerce deems appropriate--
and the potential impact the proposed designation or expansion will have
on the development of those resources. The Secretary of the Interior
shall provide any such accounting within 60 days of receiving a
notification of intent to propose any such National Marine Sanctuary
designation or expansion from the Secretary of Commerce.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall conduct a review of all designations and expansions of
National Marine Sanctuaries, and of all designations and expansions of
Marine National Monuments under the Antiquities Act of 1906, recently
recodified at sections 320301 to 320303 of title 54, United States Code,
designated or expanded within the 10-year period prior to the date of
this order.
(i) The review under this subsection shall include:
(A) an analysis of the acreage affected and an analysis of the budgetary
impacts of the costs of managing each National Marine Sanctuary or Marine
National Monument designation or expansion;
(B) an analysis of the adequacy of any required Federal, State, and
tribal consultations conducted before the designations or expansions; and
(C) the opportunity costs associated with potential energy and mineral
exploration and production from the Outer Continental Shelf, in addition to
any impacts on production in the adjacent region.
(ii) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Commerce,
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the
Interior, shall report the results of the review under this subsection to
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the
Council on Environmental Quality, and the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy.
(c) To further streamline existing regulatory authorities, Executive
Order 13754 of December 9, 2016 (Northern Bering Sea Climate
Resilience), is hereby revoked.
Sec. 5. Modification of the Withdrawal of Areas of the Outer Continental
Shelf from Leasing Disposition. The body text in each of the memoranda
of withdrawal from disposition by leasing of the United States Outer
Continental Shelf issued on December 20, 2016, January 27, 2015, and
July 14, 2008, is modified to read, in its entirety, as follows:
``Under the authority vested in me as President of the United
States, including section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands
Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341(a), I hereby withdraw from disposition by leasing,
for a time period without specific expiration, those areas of the Outer
Continental Shelf designated as of July 14, 2008, as Marine Sanctuaries
under the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, 16
U.S.C. 1431-1434, 33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.''
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Nothing in the withdrawal under this section affects any rights
under existing leases in the affected areas.
Sec. 6. Reconsideration of Notice to Lessees and Financial Assurance
Regulatory Review. The Secretary of the Interior shall direct the
Director of BOEM to take all necessary steps consistent with law to
review BOEM's Notice to Lessees No. 2016-N01 of September 12, 2016
(Notice to Lessees and Operators of Federal Oil and Gas, and Sulfur
Leases, and Holders of Pipeline Right-of-Way and Right-of-Use and
Easement Grants in the Outer Continental Shelf), and determine whether
modifications are necessary, and if so, to what extent, to ensure
operator compliance with lease terms while minimizing unnecessary
regulatory burdens. The Secretary of the Interior shall also review
BOEM's financial assurance regulatory policy to determine the extent to
which additional regulation is necessary.
Sec. 7. Reconsideration of Well Control Rule. The Secretary of the
Interior shall review the Final Rule of the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur
Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and
Well Control,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 (April 29, 2016), for consistency
with the policy set forth in section 2 of this order, and shall publish
for notice and comment a proposed rule revising that rule, if
appropriate and as consistent with law. The Secretary of the Interior
shall also take all appropriate action to lawfully revise any related
rules and guidance for consistency with the policy set forth in section
2 of this order. Additionally, the Secretary of the Interior shall
review BSEE's regulatory regime for offshore operators to determine the
extent to which additional regulation is necessary.
Sec. 8. Reconsideration of Proposed Offshore Air Rule. The Secretary of
the Interior shall take all steps necessary to review BOEM's Proposed
Rule entitled ``Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance,'' 81
Fed. Reg. 19718 (April 5, 2016), along with any related rules and
guidance, and, if appropriate, shall, as soon as practicable and
consistent with law, consider whether the proposed rule, and any related
rules and guidance, should be revised or withdrawn.
Sec. 9. Expedited Consideration of Incidental Harassment Authorizations,
Incidental-Take, and Seismic Survey Permits. The Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, expedite all stages of consideration of Incidental
Take Authorization requests, including Incidental Harassment
Authorizations and Letters of Authorization, and Seismic Survey permit
applications under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq., and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.
Sec. 10. Review of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-55. The Secretary of Commerce shall
review NOAA's Technical Memorandum NMFS-OPR-55 of July 2016 (Technical
Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine
Mammal Hearing) for consistency with the policy set forth in section 2
of this order and, after consultation with the appropriate Federal
agencies, take all steps permitted by law to rescind or revise that
guidance, if appropriate.
Sec. 11. Review of Offshore Arctic Drilling Rule. The Secretary of the
Interior shall immediately take all steps necessary to review the Final
Rule entitled ``Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer
Continental Shelf--
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Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental
Shelf,'' 81 Fed. Reg. 46478 (July 15, 2016), and, if appropriate, shall,
as soon as practicable and consistent with law, publish for notice and
comment a proposed rule suspending, revising, or rescinding this rule.
Sec. 12. Definition. As used in this order, ``Outer Continental Shelf
Planning Areas, as designated by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management''
means those areas delineated in the diagrams on pages S-5 and S-8 of the
2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed
Program, as published by the BOEM in January 2015, with the exception of
any buffer zones included in such planning documents.
Sec. 13. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 28, 2017.
Executive Order 13796 of April 29, 2017
Addressing Trade Agreement Violations and Abuses
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. Every trade agreement and investment agreement
entered into by the United States, and all trade relations and trade
preference programs of the United States, should enhance our economic
growth, contribute favorably to our balance of trade, and strengthen the
American manufacturing base. Many United States free trade agreements,
investment agreements, and trade relations have failed, in whole or in
part, to meet these criteria. The result has been large and persistent
trade deficits, a lack of reciprocal treatment of American goods and
investment, the offshoring of factories and jobs, the loss of American
intellectual property and reduced technological innovation, downward
pressure on wage and income growth, and an impaired tax base. It is the
policy of the United States to negotiate new trade agreements,
investment agreements, and trade relations that benefit American workers
and domestic manufacturers, farmers, and ranchers; protect our
intellectual property; and encourage domestic research and development.
It is also the policy of the United States to renegotiate or terminate
any existing trade agreement, investment agreement, or
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trade relation that, on net, harms the United States economy, United
States businesses, United States intellectual property rights and
innovation rate, or the American people.
Sec. 2. Conduct Performance Reviews. The Secretary of Commerce and the
United States Trade Representative (USTR), in consultation with the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General,
and the Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, shall
conduct comprehensive performance reviews of:
(a) all bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral trade agreements
and investment agreements to which the United States is a party; and
(b) all trade relations with countries governed by the rules of the
World Trade Organization (WTO) with which the United States does not
have free trade agreements but with which the United States runs
significant trade deficits in goods.
Sec. 3. Report of Violations and Abuses. (a) Each performance review
shall be submitted to the President by the Secretary of Commerce and the
USTR within 180 days of the date of this order and shall identify:
(i) those violations or abuses of any United States trade agreement,
investment agreement, WTO rule governing any trade relation under the WTO,
or trade preference program that are harming American workers or domestic
manufacturers, farmers, or ranchers; harming our intellectual property
rights; reducing our rate of innovation; or impairing domestic research and
development;
(ii) unfair treatment by trade and investment partners that is harming
American workers or domestic manufacturers, farmers, or ranchers; harming
our intellectual property rights; reducing our rate of innovation; or
impairing domestic research and development;
(iii) instances where a trade agreement, investment agreement, trade
relation, or trade preference program has failed with regard to such
factors as predicted new jobs created, favorable effects on the trade
balance, expanded market access, lowered trade barriers, or increased
United States exports; and
(iv) lawful and appropriate actions to remedy or correct deficiencies
identified pursuant to subsections (a)(i) through (a)(iii) of this section.
(b) The findings of the performance reviews required by this order
shall help guide United States trade policy and trade negotiations.
Sec. 4. Remedy of Trade Violations and Abuses. The Secretary of
Commerce, the USTR, and other heads of executive departments and
agencies, as appropriate, shall take every appropriate and lawful action
to address violations of trade law, abuses of trade law, or instances of
unfair treatment.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
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(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 29, 2017.
Executive Order 13797 of April 29, 2017
Establishment of Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. The Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy
(OTMP) is hereby established within the White House Office. The OTMP
shall consist of a Director selected by the President and such staff as
deemed necessary by the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff.
Sec. 2. Mission. The mission of the OTMP is to defend and serve American
workers and domestic manufacturers while advising the President on
policies to increase economic growth, decrease the trade deficit, and
strengthen the United States manufacturing and defense industrial bases.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities. The OTMP shall:
(a) advise the President on innovative strategies and promote trade
policies consistent with the President's stated goals;
(b) serve as a liaison between the White House and the Department of
Commerce and undertake trade-related special projects as requested by
the President; and
(c) help improve the performance of the executive branch's domestic
procurement and hiring policies, including through the implementation of
the policies described in Executive Order 13788 of April 18, 2017 (Buy
American and Hire American).
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party
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against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its
officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
April 29, 2017.
Executive Order 13798 of May 4, 2017
Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, in order to guide the executive
branch in formulating and implementing policies with implications for
the religious liberty of persons and organizations in America, and to
further compliance with the Constitution and with applicable statutes
and Presidential Directives, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to
vigorously enforce Federal law's robust protections for religious
freedom. The Founders envisioned a Nation in which religious voices and
views were integral to a vibrant public square, and in which religious
people and institutions were free to practice their faith without fear
of discrimination or retaliation by the Federal Government. For that
reason, the United States Constitution enshrines and protects the
fundamental right to religious liberty as Americans' first freedom.
Federal law protects the freedom of Americans and their organizations to
exercise religion and participate fully in civic life without undue
interference by the Federal Government. The executive branch will honor
and enforce those protections.
Sec. 2. Respecting Religious and Political Speech. All executive
departments and agencies (agencies) shall, to the greatest extent
practicable and to the extent permitted by law, respect and protect the
freedom of persons and organizations to engage in religious and
political speech. In particular, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
ensure, to the extent permitted by law, that the Department of the
Treasury does not take any adverse action against any individual, house
of worship, or other religious organization on the basis that such
individual or organization speaks or has spoken about moral or political
issues from a religious perspective, where speech of similar character
has, consistent with law, not ordinarily been treated as participation
or intervention in a political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition
to) a candidate for public office by the Department of the Treasury. As
used in this section, the term ``adverse action'' means the imposition
of any tax or tax penalty; the delay or denial of tax-exempt status; the
disallowance of tax deductions for contributions made to entities
exempted from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of title 26, United
States Code; or any other action that makes unavailable or denies any
tax deduction, exemption, credit, or benefit.
Sec. 3. Conscience Protections with Respect to Preventive-Care Mandate.
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary
of Health and Human Services shall consider issuing amended regulations,
consistent with applicable law, to address conscience-based objections
to
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the preventive-care mandate promulgated under section 300gg-13(a)(4) of
title 42, United States Code.
Sec. 4. Religious Liberty Guidance. In order to guide all agencies in
complying with relevant Federal law, the Attorney General shall, as
appropriate, issue guidance interpreting religious liberty protections
in Federal law.
Sec. 5. Severability. If any provision of this order, or the application
of any provision to any individual or circumstance, is held to be
invalid, the remainder of this order and the application of its other
provisions to any other individuals or circumstances shall not be
affected thereby.
Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
May 4, 2017.
Executive Order 13799 of May 11, 2017
Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to promote fair and
honest Federal elections, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment. The Presidential Advisory Commission on
Election Integrity (Commission) is hereby established.
Sec. 2. Membership. The Vice President shall chair the Commission, which
shall be composed of not more than 15 additional members. The President
shall appoint the additional members, who shall include individuals with
knowledge and experience in elections, election management, election
fraud detection, and voter integrity efforts, and any other individuals
with knowledge or experience that the President determines to be of
value to the Commission. The Vice President may select a Vice Chair of
the Commission from among the members appointed by the President.
Sec. 3. Mission. The Commission shall, consistent with applicable law,
study the registration and voting processes used in Federal elections.
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Commission shall be solely advisory and shall submit a report to the
President that identifies the following:
(a) those laws, rules, policies, activities, strategies, and
practices that enhance the American people's confidence in the integrity
of the voting processes used in Federal elections;
(b) those laws, rules, policies, activities, strategies, and
practices that undermine the American people's confidence in the
integrity of the voting processes used in Federal elections; and
(c) those vulnerabilities in voting systems and practices used for
Federal elections that could lead to improper voter registrations and
improper voting, including fraudulent voter registrations and fraudulent
voting.
Sec. 4. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) The term ``improper voter registration'' means any situation
where an individual who does not possess the legal right to vote in a
jurisdiction is included as an eligible voter on that jurisdiction's
voter list, regardless of the state of mind or intent of such
individual.
(b) The term ``improper voting'' means the act of an individual
casting a non-provisional ballot in a jurisdiction in which that
individual is ineligible to vote, or the act of an individual casting a
ballot in multiple jurisdictions, regardless of the state of mind or
intent of that individual.
(c) The term ``fraudulent voter registration'' means any situation
where an individual knowingly and intentionally takes steps to add
ineligible individuals to voter lists.
(d) The term ``fraudulent voting'' means the act of casting a non-
provisional ballot or multiple ballots with knowledge that casting the
ballot or ballots is illegal.
Sec. 5. Administration. The Commission shall hold public meetings and
engage with Federal, State, and local officials, and election law
experts, as necessary, to carry out its mission. The Commission shall be
informed by, and shall strive to avoid duplicating, the efforts of
existing government entities. The Commission shall have staff to provide
support for its functions.
Sec. 6. Termination. The Commission shall terminate 30 days after it
submits its report to the President.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) To the extent permitted by law, and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the General Services
Administration shall provide the Commission with such administrative
services, funds, facilities, staff, equipment, and other support
services as may be necessary to carry out its mission on a reimbursable
basis.
(b) Relevant executive departments and agencies shall endeavor to
cooperate with the Commission.
(c) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.) (the ``Act''), may apply to the Commission, any functions
of the President under that Act, except for those in section 6 of the
Act, shall be performed by the Administrator of General Services.
(d) Members of the Commission shall serve without any additional
compensation for their work on the Commission, but shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the
extent permitted
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by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service
(5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
(e) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(f) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(g) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
May 11, 2017.
Executive Order 13800 of May 11, 2017
Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical
Infrastructure
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and to protect American innovation
and values, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Cybersecurity of Federal Networks.
(a) Policy. The executive branch operates its information technology
(IT) on behalf of the American people. Its IT and data should be secured
responsibly using all United States Government capabilities. The
President will hold heads of executive departments and agencies (agency
heads) accountable for managing cybersecurity risk to their enterprises.
In addition, because risk management decisions made by agency heads can
affect the risk to the executive branch as a whole, and to national
security, it is also the policy of the United States to manage
cybersecurity risk as an executive branch enterprise.
(b) Findings.
(i) Cybersecurity risk management comprises the full range of activities
undertaken to protect IT and data from unauthorized access and other cyber
threats, to maintain awareness of cyber threats, to detect anomalies and
incidents adversely affecting IT and data, and to mitigate the impact of,
respond to, and recover from incidents. Information sharing facilitates and
supports all of these activities.
(ii) The executive branch has for too long accepted antiquated and
difficult-to-defend IT.
(iii) Effective risk management involves more than just protecting IT and
data currently in place. It also requires planning so that maintenance,
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improvements, and modernization occur in a coordinated way and with
appropriate regularity.
(iv) Known but unmitigated vulnerabilities are among the highest
cybersecurity risks faced by executive departments and agencies (agencies).
Known vulnerabilities include using operating systems or hardware beyond
the vendor's support lifecycle, declining to implement a vendor's security
patch, or failing to execute security-specific configuration guidance.
(v) Effective risk management requires agency heads to lead integrated
teams of senior executives with expertise in IT, security, budgeting,
acquisition, law, privacy, and human resources.
(c) Risk Management.
(i) Agency heads will be held accountable by the President for implementing
risk management measures commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the
harm that would result from unauthorized access, use, disclosure,
disruption, modification, or destruction of IT and data. They will also be
held accountable by the President for ensuring that cybersecurity risk
management processes are aligned with strategic, operational, and budgetary
planning processes, in accordance with chapter 35, subchapter II of title
44, United States Code.
(ii) Effective immediately, each agency head shall use The Framework for
Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (the Framework) developed
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, or any successor
document, to manage the agency's cybersecurity risk. Each agency head shall
provide a risk management report to the Secretary of Homeland Security and
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) within 90 days of
the date of this order. The risk management report shall:
(A) document the risk mitigation and acceptance choices made by each
agency head as of the date of this order, including:
(1) the strategic, operational, and budgetary considerations
that informed those choices; and
(2) any accepted risk, including from unmitigated
vulnerabilities; and
(B) describe the agency's action plan to implement the Framework.
(iii) The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of OMB,
consistent with chapter 35, subchapter II of title 44, United States Code,
shall jointly assess each agency's risk management report to determine
whether the risk mitigation and acceptance choices set forth in the reports
are appropriate and sufficient to manage the cybersecurity risk to the
executive branch enterprise in the aggregate (the determination).
(iv) The Director of OMB, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, with appropriate support from the Secretary of Commerce and the
Administrator of General Services, and within 60 days of receipt of the
agency risk management reports outlined in subsection (c)(ii) of this
section, shall submit to the President, through the Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the following:
(A) the determination; and
(B) a plan to:
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(1) adequately protect the executive branch enterprise, should
the determination identify insufficiencies;
(2) address immediate unmet budgetary needs necessary to
manage risk to the executive branch enterprise;
(3) establish a regular process for reassessing and, if
appropriate, reissuing the determination, and addressing future,
recurring unmet budgetary needs necessary to manage risk to the
executive branch enterprise;
(4) clarify, reconcile, and reissue, as necessary and to the
extent permitted by law, all policies, standards, and guidelines
issued by any agency in furtherance of chapter 35, subchapter II
of title 44, United States Code, and, as necessary and to the
extent permitted by law, issue policies, standards, and guidelines
in furtherance of this order; and
(5) align these policies, standards, and guidelines with the
Framework.
(v) The agency risk management reports described in subsection (c)(ii) of
this section and the determination and plan described in subsections
(c)(iii) and (iv) of this section may be classified in full or in part, as
appropriate.
(vi) Effective immediately, it is the policy of the executive branch to
build and maintain a modern, secure, and more resilient executive branch IT
architecture.
(A) Agency heads shall show preference in their procurement for shared IT
services, to the extent permitted by law, including email, cloud, and
cybersecurity services.
(B) The Director of the American Technology Council shall coordinate a
report to the President from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Director of OMB, and the Administrator of General Services, in consultation
with the Secretary of Commerce, as appropriate, regarding modernization of
Federal IT. The report shall:
(1) be completed within 90 days of the date of this order; and
(2) describe the legal, policy, and budgetary considerations
relevant to--as well as the technical feasibility and cost
effectiveness, including timelines and milestones, of--
transitioning all agencies, or a subset of agencies, to:
(aa) one or more consolidated network architectures; and
(bb) shared IT services, including email, cloud, and
cybersecurity services.
(C) The report described in subsection (c)(vi)(B) of this section shall
assess the effects of transitioning all agencies, or a subset of agencies,
to shared IT services with respect to cybersecurity, including by making
recommendations to ensure consistency with section 227 of the Homeland
Security Act (6 U.S.C. 148) and compliance with policies and practices
issued in accordance with section 3553 of title 44, United States Code. All
agency heads shall supply such information concerning their current IT
architectures and plans as is necessary to complete this report on time.
(vii) For any National Security System, as defined in section 3552(b)(6) of
title 44, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense and the Director
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of National Intelligence, rather than the Secretary of Homeland Security
and the Director of OMB, shall implement this order to the maximum extent
feasible and appropriate. The Secretary of Defense and the Director of
National Intelligence shall provide a report to the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs and the Assistant to the President
for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism describing their implementation
of subsection (c) of this section within 150 days of the date of this
order. The report described in this subsection shall include a
justification for any deviation from the requirements of subsection (c),
and may be classified in full or in part, as appropriate.
Sec. 2. Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure.
(a) Policy. It is the policy of the executive branch to use its
authorities and capabilities to support the cybersecurity risk
management efforts of the owners and operators of the Nation's critical
infrastructure (as defined in section 5195c(e) of title 42, United
States Code) (critical infrastructure entities), as appropriate.
(b) Support to Critical Infrastructure at Greatest Risk. The
Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of
Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence,
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the heads of
appropriate sector-specific agencies, as defined in Presidential Policy
Directive 21 of February 12, 2013 (Critical Infrastructure Security and
Resilience) (sector-specific agencies), and all other appropriate agency
heads, as identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall:
(i) identify authorities and capabilities that agencies could employ to
support the cybersecurity efforts of critical infrastructure entities
identified pursuant to section 9 of Executive Order 13636 of February 12,
2013 (Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity), to be at greatest
risk of attacks that could reasonably result in catastrophic regional or
national effects on public health or safety, economic security, or national
security (section 9 entities);
(ii) engage section 9 entities and solicit input as appropriate to evaluate
whether and how the authorities and capabilities identified pursuant to
subsection (b)(i) of this section might be employed to support
cybersecurity risk management efforts and any obstacles to doing so;
(iii) provide a report to the President, which may be classified in full or
in part, as appropriate, through the Assistant to the President for
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, within 180 days of the date of this
order, that includes the following:
(A) the authorities and capabilities identified pursuant to subsection
(b)(i) of this section;
(B) the results of the engagement and determination required pursuant to
subsection (b)(ii) of this section; and
(C) findings and recommendations for better supporting the cybersecurity
risk management efforts of section 9 entities; and
(iv) provide an updated report to the President on an annual basis
thereafter.
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(c) Supporting Transparency in the Marketplace. The Secretary of
Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall
provide a report to the President, through the Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, that examines the
sufficiency of existing Federal policies and practices to promote
appropriate market transparency of cybersecurity risk management
practices by critical infrastructure entities, with a focus on publicly
traded critical infrastructure entities, within 90 days of the date of
this order.
(d) Resilience Against Botnets and Other Automated, Distributed
Threats. The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland
Security shall jointly lead an open and transparent process to identify
and promote action by appropriate stakeholders to improve the resilience
of the internet and communications ecosystem and to encourage
collaboration with the goal of dramatically reducing threats perpetrated
by automated and distributed attacks (e.g., botnets). The Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the
Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Director of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the heads of sector-specific agencies, the
Chairs of the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade
Commission, other interested agency heads, and appropriate stakeholders
in carrying out this subsection. Within 240 days of the date of this
order, the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall make publicly available a preliminary report on this effort.
Within 1 year of the date of this order, the Secretaries shall submit a
final version of this report to the President.
(e) Assessment of Electricity Disruption Incident Response
Capabilities. The Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,
with State, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and with others
as appropriate, shall jointly assess:
(i) the potential scope and duration of a prolonged power outage associated
with a significant cyber incident, as defined in Presidential Policy
Directive 41 of July 26, 2016 (United States Cyber Incident Coordination),
against the United States electric subsector;
(ii) the readiness of the United States to manage the consequences of such
an incident; and
(iii) any gaps or shortcomings in assets or capabilities required to
mitigate the consequences of such an incident.
The assessment shall be provided to the President, through the Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, within 90
days of the date of this order, and may be classified in full or in
part, as appropriate.
(f) Department of Defense Warfighting Capabilities and Industrial
Base. Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall provide a report to the President, through
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the
Assistant to the President for Homeland
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Security and Counterterrorism, on cybersecurity risks facing the defense
industrial base, including its supply chain, and United States military
platforms, systems, networks, and capabilities, and recommendations for
mitigating these risks. The report may be classified in full or in part,
as appropriate.
Sec. 3. Cybersecurity for the Nation.
(a) Policy. To ensure that the internet remains valuable for future
generations, it is the policy of the executive branch to promote an
open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet that fosters
efficiency, innovation, communication, and economic prosperity, while
respecting privacy and guarding against disruption, fraud, and theft.
Further, the United States seeks to support the growth and sustainment
of a workforce that is skilled in cybersecurity and related fields as
the foundation for achieving our objectives in cyberspace.
(b) Deterrence and Protection. Within 90 days of the date of this
order, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce,
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the United States Trade
Representative, in coordination with the Director of National
Intelligence, shall jointly submit a report to the President, through
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism,
on the Nation's strategic options for deterring adversaries and better
protecting the American people from cyber threats.
(c) International Cooperation. As a highly connected nation, the
United States is especially dependent on a globally secure and resilient
internet and must work with allies and other partners toward maintaining
the policy set forth in this section. Within 45 days of the date of this
order, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in coordination with the Attorney General and the
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall submit reports to
the President on their international cybersecurity priorities, including
those concerning investigation, attribution, cyber threat information
sharing, response, capacity building, and cooperation. Within 90 days of
the submission of the reports, and in coordination with the agency heads
listed in this subsection, and any other agency heads as appropriate,
the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the President, through
the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism, documenting an engagement strategy for international
cooperation in cybersecurity.
(d) Workforce Development. In order to ensure that the United States
maintains a long-term cybersecurity advantage:
(i) The Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the
Secretary of Education, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management,
and other agencies identified jointly by the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall:
(A) jointly assess the scope and sufficiency of efforts to educate and
train the American cybersecurity workforce of the future, including
cybersecurity-related education curricula, training, and apprenticeship
programs, from primary through higher education; and
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(B) within 120 days of the date of this order, provide a report to the
President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism, with findings and recommendations regarding how to
support the growth and sustainment of the Nation's cybersecurity workforce
in both the public and private sectors.
(ii) The Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads
of other agencies identified by the Director of National Intelligence,
shall:
(A) review the workforce development efforts of potential foreign cyber
peers in order to help identify foreign workforce development practices
likely to affect long-term United States cybersecurity competitiveness; and
(B) within 60 days of the date of this order, provide a report to the
President through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism on the findings of the review carried out pursuant to
subsection (d)(ii)(A) of this section.
(iii) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence, shall:
(A) assess the scope and sufficiency of United States efforts to ensure
that the United States maintains or increases its advantage in national-
security-related cyber capabilities; and
(B) within 150 days of the date of this order, provide a report to the
President, through the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism, with findings and recommendations on the assessment
carried out pursuant to subsection (d)(iii)(A) of this section.
(iv) The reports described in this subsection may be classified in full or
in part, as appropriate.
Sec. 4. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term ``appropriate stakeholders'' means any non-executive-
branch person or entity that elects to participate in an open and
transparent process established by the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Homeland Security under section 2(d) of this order.
(b) The term ``information technology'' (IT) has the meaning given
to that term in section 11101(6) of title 40, United States Code, and
further includes hardware and software systems of agencies that monitor
and control physical equipment and processes.
(c) The term ``IT architecture'' refers to the integration and
implementation of IT within an agency.
(d) The term ``network architecture'' refers to the elements of IT
architecture that enable or facilitate communications between two or
more IT assets.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals.
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(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) All actions taken pursuant to this order shall be consistent
with requirements and authorities to protect intelligence and law
enforcement sources and methods. Nothing in this order shall be
construed to supersede measures established under authority of law to
protect the security and integrity of specific activities and
associations that are in direct support of intelligence or law
enforcement operations.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
May 11, 2017.
Executive Order 13801 of June 15, 2017
Expanding Apprenticeships in America
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and to promote affordable
education and rewarding jobs for American workers, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. America's education systems and workforce
development programs are in need of reform. In today's rapidly changing
economy, it is more important than ever to prepare workers to fill both
existing and newly created jobs and to prepare workers for the jobs of
the future. Higher education, however, is becoming increasingly
unaffordable. Furthermore, many colleges and universities fail to help
students graduate with the skills necessary to secure high-paying jobs
in today's workforce. Far too many individuals today find themselves
with crushing student debt and no direct connection to jobs.
Against this background, federally funded education and workforce
development programs are not effectively serving American workers.
Despite the billions of taxpayer dollars invested in these programs each
year, many Americans are struggling to find full-time work. These
Federal programs must do a better job matching unemployed American
workers with open jobs, including the 350,000 manufacturing jobs
currently available.
Expanding apprenticeships and reforming ineffective education and
workforce development programs will help address these issues, enabling
more Americans to obtain relevant skills and high-paying jobs.
Apprenticeships provide paid, relevant workplace experiences and
opportunities to develop skills that employers value. Additionally, they
provide affordable paths to good jobs and, ultimately, careers.
Finally, federally funded education and workforce development programs
that do not work must be improved or eliminated so that taxpayer dollars
can be channeled to more effective uses.
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Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the Federal Government to
provide more affordable pathways to secure, high-paying jobs by
promoting apprenticeships and effective workforce development programs,
while easing the regulatory burden on such programs and reducing or
eliminating taxpayer support for ineffective workforce development
programs.
Sec. 3. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``apprenticeship'' means an arrangement that includes a
paid-work component and an educational or instructional component,
wherein an individual obtains workplace-relevant knowledge and skills;
and
(b) the term ``job training programs'' means Federal programs
designed to promote skills development or workplace readiness and
increase the earnings or employability of workers, but does not include
Federal student aid or student loan programs.
Sec. 4. Establishing Industry-Recognized Apprenticeships. (a) The
Secretary of Labor (Secretary), in consultation with the Secretaries of
Education and Commerce, shall consider proposing regulations, consistent
with applicable law, including 29 U.S.C. 50, that promote the
development of apprenticeship programs by third parties. These third
parties may include trade and industry groups, companies, non-profit
organizations, unions, and joint labor-management organizations. To the
extent permitted by law and supported by sound policy, any such proposed
regulations shall reflect an assessment of whether to:
(i) determine how qualified third parties may provide recognition to high-
quality apprenticeship programs (industry-recognized apprenticeship
programs);
(ii) establish guidelines or requirements that qualified third parties
should or must follow to ensure that apprenticeship programs they recognize
meet quality standards;
(iii) provide that any industry-recognized apprenticeship program may be
considered for expedited and streamlined registration under the registered
apprenticeship program the Department of Labor administers;
(iv) retain the existing processes for registering apprenticeship programs
for employers who continue using this system; and
(v) establish review processes, consistent with applicable law, for
considering whether to:
(A) deny the expedited and streamlined registration under the Department
of Labor's registered apprenticeship program, referred to in subsection
(a)(iii) of this section, in any sector in which Department of Labor
registered apprenticeship programs are already effective and substantially
widespread; and
(B) terminate the registration of an industry-recognized apprenticeship
program recognized by a qualified third party, as appropriate.
(b) The Secretary shall consider and evaluate public comments on any
regulations proposed under subsection (a) of this section before issuing
any final regulations.
Sec. 5. Funding to Promote Apprenticeships. Subject to available
appropriations and consistent with applicable law, including 29 U.S.C.
3224a, the
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Secretary shall use available funding to promote apprenticeships,
focusing in particular on expanding access to and participation in
apprenticeships among students at accredited secondary and post-
secondary educational institutions, including community colleges;
expanding the number of apprenticeships in sectors that do not currently
have sufficient apprenticeship opportunities; and expanding youth
participation in apprenticeships.
Sec. 6. Expanding Access to Apprenticeships. The Secretaries of Defense,
Labor, and Education, and the Attorney General, shall, in consultation
with each other and consistent with applicable law, promote
apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships for America's high school
students and Job Corps participants, for persons currently or formerly
incarcerated, for persons not currently attending high school or an
accredited post-secondary educational institution, and for members of
America's armed services and veterans. The Secretaries of Commerce and
Labor shall promote apprenticeships to business leaders across critical
industry sectors, including manufacturing, infrastructure,
cybersecurity, and health care.
Sec. 7. Promoting Apprenticeship Programs at Colleges and Universities.
The Secretary of Education shall, consistent with applicable law,
support the efforts of community colleges and 2-year and 4-year
institutions of higher education to incorporate apprenticeship programs
into their courses of study.
Sec. 8. Establishment of the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. (a)
The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Labor a Task Force on
Apprenticeship Expansion.
(b) The mission of the Task Force shall be to identify strategies
and proposals to promote apprenticeships, especially in sectors where
apprenticeship programs are insufficient. The Task Force shall submit to
the President a report on these strategies and proposals, including:
(i) Federal initiatives to promote apprenticeships;
(ii) administrative and legislative reforms that would facilitate the
formation and success of apprenticeship programs;
(iii) the most effective strategies for creating industry-recognized
apprenticeships; and
(iv) the most effective strategies for amplifying and encouraging private-
sector initiatives to promote apprenticeships.
(c) The Department of Labor shall provide administrative support and
funding for the Task Force, to the extent permitted by law and subject
to availability of appropriations.
(d) The Secretary shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. The
Secretaries of Education and Commerce shall serve as Vice-Chairs of the
Task Force. The Secretary shall appoint the other members of the Task
Force, which shall consist of no more than twenty individuals who work
for or represent the perspectives of American companies, trade or
industry groups, educational institutions, and labor unions, and such
other persons as the Secretary may from time to time designate.
(e) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.), may apply to the Task Force, any functions of the
President under that Act, except for those of reporting to the Congress,
shall be performed
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by the Chair, in accordance with guidelines issued by the Administrator
of General Services.
(f) Members of the Task Force shall serve without additional
compensation for their work on the Task Force, but shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the
extent permitted by law for persons serving intermittently in the
Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707), consistent with the
availability of funds.
(g) A member of the Task Force may designate a senior member of his
or her organization to attend any Task Force meeting.
(h) The Task Force shall terminate 30 days after it submits its
report to the President.
Sec. 9. Excellence in Apprenticeships. Not later than 2 years after the
date of this order, the Secretary shall, consistent with applicable law,
and in consultation with the Secretaries of Education and Commerce,
establish an Excellence in Apprenticeship Program to solicit voluntary
information for purposes of recognizing, by means of a commendation,
efforts by employers, trade or industry associations, unions, or joint
labor-management organizations to implement apprenticeship programs.
Sec. 10. Improving the Effectiveness of Workforce Development Programs.
(a) Concurrent with its budget submission to the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), the head of each agency shall submit a
list of programs, if any, administered by their agency that are designed
to promote skills development and workplace readiness. For such
programs, agencies shall provide information on:
(i) evaluations of any relevant data pertaining to their effectiveness
(including their employment outcomes);
(ii) recommendations for administrative and legislative reforms that would
improve their outcomes and effectiveness for American workers and
employers; and
(iii) recommendations to eliminate those programs that are ineffective,
redundant, or unnecessary.
(b) The Director of OMB shall consider the information provided by
agencies in subsection (a) of this section in developing the President's
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget.
(c) The head of each agency administering one or more job training
programs shall order, subject to available appropriations and consistent
with applicable law, an empirically rigorous evaluation of the
effectiveness of such programs, unless such an analysis has been
recently conducted. When feasible, these evaluations shall be conducted
by third-party evaluators using the most rigorous methods appropriate
and feasible for the program, with preference given to multi-site
randomized controlled trials.
(d) The Director of OMB shall provide guidance to agencies on how to
fulfill their obligations under this section.
Sec. 11. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
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(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
June 15, 2017.
Executive Order 13802 of June 21, 2017
Amending Executive Order 13597
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and to support the essential
functions of the Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to Executive Order 13597. Executive Order 13597 of
January 19, 2012 (Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals
and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness), is amended by
deleting subsection (b)(ii) of section 2 of that order.
Sec. 2. Updated Implementation Plan. The Secretaries of State and
Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of such executive
departments and agencies as appropriate, shall revise the implementation
plan described in section 2(b) of Executive Order 13597, as necessary
and appropriate, consistent with the amendment described in section 1 of
this order.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
June 21, 2017.
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Executive Order 13803 of June 30, 2017
Reviving the National Space Council
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a
coordinated process for developing and monitoring the implementation of
national space policy and strategy, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. The National Space Council (Council) was established
by Title V of Public Law 100-685 and Executive Order 12675 of April 20,
1989 (Establishing the National Space Council). The Council was tasked
with advising and assisting the President regarding national space
policy and strategy. The Council was never formally disestablished, but
it effectively ceased operation in 1993. This order revives the Council
and provides additional details regarding its duties and
responsibilities.
Sec. 2. Revival and Composition of the National Space Council. (a) The
Council is hereby revived and shall resume operations.
(b) The Council shall be composed of the following members:
(i) The Vice President, who shall be Chair of the Council;
(ii) The Secretary of State;
(iii) The Secretary of Defense;
(iv) The Secretary of Commerce;
(v) The Secretary of Transportation;
(vi) The Secretary of Homeland Security;
(vii) The Director of National Intelligence;
(viii) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(ix) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs;
(x) The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration;
(xi) The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
(xii) The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism;
(xiii) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and
(xiv) The heads of other executive departments and agencies (agencies) and
other senior officials within the Executive Office of the President, as
determined by the Chair.
Sec. 3. Functions of the Council. (a) The Council shall advise and
assist the President regarding national space policy and strategy, and
perform such other duties as the President may, from time to time,
prescribe.
(b) In particular, the Council is directed to:
(i) review United States Government space policy, including long-range
goals, and develop a strategy for national space activities;
(ii) develop recommendations for the President on space policy and space-
related issues;
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(iii) monitor and coordinate implementation of the objectives of the
President's national space policy and strategy;
(iv) foster close coordination, cooperation, and technology and
information exchange among the civil, national security, and commercial
space sectors;
(v) advise on participation in international space activities conducted by
the United States Government; and
(vi) facilitate the resolution of differences concerning major space and
space-related policy matters.
(c) The Council shall meet at least annually.
(d) The revival and operation of the Council shall not interfere
with the existing lines of authority in or responsibilities of any
agencies.
(e) The Council shall have a staff, headed by a civilian Executive
Secretary appointed by the President.
Sec. 4. Responsibilities of the Chair. (a) The Chair shall serve as the
President's principal advisor on national space policy and strategy.
(b) The Chair shall, in consultation with the members of the
Council, establish procedures for the Council and establish the agenda
for Council activities.
(c) The Chair shall report to the President quarterly on the
Council's activities and recommendations. The Chair shall advise the
Council, as appropriate, regarding the President's directions with
respect to the Council's activities and national space policy and
strategy.
(d) The Chair may recommend to the President candidates for the
position of Executive Secretary.
(e) The Chair, or upon the Chair's direction, the Executive
Secretary, may invite the heads of other agencies, other senior
officials in the Executive Office of the President, or other Federal
employees to participate in Council meetings.
(f) The Chair shall authorize the establishment of committees of
the Council, including an executive committee, and of working groups,
composed of senior designees of the Council members and of other Federal
officials invited to participate in Council meetings, as he deems
necessary or appropriate for the efficient conduct of Council functions.
Sec. 5. National Space Policy and Strategy Planning Process. (a) Each
agency represented on the Council shall provide such information to the
Chair regarding its current and planned space activities as the Chair
shall request.
(b) The head of each agency that conducts space-related activities
shall, to the extent permitted by law, conform such activities to the
President's national space policy and strategy.
(c) On space policy and strategy matters relating primarily to
national security, the Council shall coordinate with the National
Security Council (NSC) to create policies and procedures for the Council
that respect the responsibilities and authorities of the NSC under
existing law.
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Sec. 6. Users' Advisory Group. (a) The Council shall convene a Users'
Advisory Group (Group) pursuant to Public Law 101-611, section 121,
composed of non-Federal representatives of industries and other persons
involved in aeronautical and space activities.
(b) Members of the Group shall serve without any compensation for
their work for the Group. Members of the Group, while engaged in the
work of the Group, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in
lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by law for persons serving
intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707), consistent
with the availability of funds.
(c) The Group shall report directly to the Council and shall
provide advice or work product solely to the Council.
Sec. 7. Administrative Provisions. (a) To aid in the performance of the
functions of the Council:
(i) The Office of Administration in the Executive Office of the President
shall provide the Council with administrative support on a reimbursable
basis; and
(ii) Legal advice to the Council itself with respect to its work and
functions shall be provided exclusively by the Office of the Counsel to the
President.
(b) To the extent practicable and permitted by law, including the
Economy Act, and within existing appropriations, agencies serving on the
Council and interagency councils and committees that affect space policy
or strategy shall make resources, including, but not limited to,
personnel, office support, and printing, available to the Council as
reasonably requested by the Chair or, upon the Chair's direction, the
Executive Secretary.
(c) Agencies shall cooperate with the Council and provide such
information and advice to the Council as it may reasonably request, to
the extent permitted by law.
Sec. 8. Report. Within 1 year of the date of this order, and annually
thereafter, the Council shall submit a report to the President setting
forth its assessment of, and recommendations for, the space policy and
strategy of the United States Government.
Sec. 9. General Provisions. (a) This order supersedes Executive Order
12675 of April 20, 1989 (Establishing the National Space Council). To
the extent this order is inconsistent with any provision of any earlier
Executive Order or Presidential Memorandum, this order shall control.
(b) If any provision of this order or the application of such
provision is held to be invalid, the remainder of this order and other
dissimilar applications of such provision shall not be affected.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity
by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
(d) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(e) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
June 30, 2017.
Executive Order 13804 of July 11, 2017
Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the
Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the Trade Sanctions Reform and
Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7201-7211), the Comprehensive
Peace in Sudan Act of 2004, as amended (Public Law 108-497), the Darfur
Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-344), and section
301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in order
to take additional steps to address the emergency described in Executive
Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, Executive Order 13412 of October 13,
2006, and Executive Order 13761 of January 13, 2017, with respect to the
policies and actions of the Government of Sudan, including additional
fact-finding and a more comprehensive analysis of the Government of
Sudan's actions, hereby order as follows:
Section 1. Amendments to Executive Order 13761. (a) Section 1 of
Executive Order 13761 is hereby amended by striking ``July 12, 2017''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 12, 2017''.
(b) Section 10 of Executive Order 13761 is hereby amended by
striking ``July 12, 2017'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 12,
2017''.
(c) Subsection (b) of section 12 of Executive Order 13761 is hereby
amended by striking ``July 12, 2017'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``October 12, 2017''.
(d) Section 11 of Executive Order 13761 is hereby revoked.
Sec. 2. General Provision. This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by any party against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents,
or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
July 11, 2017.
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Executive Order 13805 of July 19, 2017
Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive branch to
advance infrastructure projects that create high-quality jobs for
American workers, enhance productivity, improve quality of life, protect
the environment, and strengthen economic growth.
Sec. 2. Establishment of Council. There is established in the Department
of Commerce the Presidential Advisory Council on Infrastructure
(Council).
Sec. 3. Membership of Council. (a) The Council shall be composed of not
more than 15 members. The members shall be appointed by the President
and drawn from the public with relevant experience or subject-matter
expertise to represent the interests of the following infrastructure
sectors:
(i) real estate;
(ii) finance;
(iii) construction;
(iv) communications and technology;
(v) transportation and logistics;
(vi) labor;
(vii) environmental policy;
(viii) regional and local economic development; and
(ix) other sectors determined by the President to be of value to the
Council.
(b) The President shall designate two Co-Chairs of the Council from
among the Council's members. The Co-Chairs may designate one or more
Vice Chairs from among the Council's members.
Sec. 4. Mission of Council. The Council shall study the scope and
effectiveness of, and make findings and recommendations to the President
regarding, Federal Government funding, support, and delivery of
infrastructure projects in several sectors, including surface
transportation, aviation, ports and waterways, water resources,
renewable energy generation, electricity transmission, broadband,
pipelines, and other such sectors as determined by the Council. In
pursuing its mission, the Council shall make findings and
recommendations concerning the following:
(a) prioritizing the Nation's infrastructure needs;
(b) accelerating pre-construction approval processes;
(c) developing funding and financing options capable of generating
new infrastructure investment over the next 10 years;
(d) identifying methods to increase public-private partnerships for
infrastructure projects, including appropriate statutory or regulatory
changes;
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(e) identifying best practices in and opportunities to improve
procurement methods, grant procedures, and infrastructure delivery
systems; and
(f) promoting advanced manufacturing and infrastructure-related
technological innovation.
Sec. 5. Administration of Council. (a) The Department of Commerce shall
provide the Council with such administrative support, including staff,
facilities, equipment, and other support services, as may be necessary
to carry out its mission.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall, within 60 days of the date of
this order, submit questions to the Council for consideration in its
work and report.
(c) Members of the Council shall serve without any additional
compensation for their work on the Council. Members of the Council
appointed from among private citizens of the United States, while
engaged in the work of the Council, may be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, to the extent permitted by
law for persons serving intermittently in Government service (5 U.S.C.
5701-5707), consistent with the availability of appropriations.
(d) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5
U.S.C. App.) (Act), may apply to the Council, any functions of the
President under that Act, except for those in section 6 and section 14
of that Act, shall be performed by the Secretary of Commerce, in
accordance with the guidelines that have been issued by the
Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 6. Report of Council. The Council shall submit to the President a
report containing its findings and recommendations.
Sec. 7. Termination of Council. The Council shall terminate on December
31, 2018, unless extended by the President before that date, or within
60 days after submitting its report pursuant to section 6 of this order,
whichever occurs first.
Sec. 8. General Provisions. (a) The heads of executive departments and
agencies shall cooperate with and provide information to the Council as
may be necessary to carry out the mission of the Council, consistent
with applicable law.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
July 19, 2017.
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Executive Order 13806 of July 21, 2017
Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense Industrial
Base and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. A healthy manufacturing and defense industrial base
and resilient supply chains are essential to the economic strength and
national security of the United States. The ability of the United States
to maintain readiness, and to surge in response to an emergency,
directly relates to the capacity, capabilities, and resiliency of our
manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chains. Modern
supply chains, however, are often long and the ability of the United
States to manufacture or obtain goods critical to national security
could be hampered by an inability to obtain various essential
components, which themselves may not be directly related to national
security. Thus, the United States must maintain a manufacturing and
defense industrial base and supply chains capable of manufacturing or
supplying those items.
The loss of more than 60,000 American factories, key companies, and
almost 5 million manufacturing jobs since 2000 threatens to undermine
the capacity and capabilities of United States manufacturers to meet
national defense requirements and raises concerns about the health of
the manufacturing and defense industrial base. The loss of additional
companies, factories, or elements of supply chains could impair domestic
capacity to create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore capabilities
essential for national security.
As the manufacturing capacity and defense industrial base of the United
States have been weakened by the loss of factories and manufacturing
jobs, so too have workforce skills important to national defense. This
creates a need for strategic and swift action in creating education and
workforce development programs and policies that support job growth in
manufacturing and the defense industrial base.
Strategic support for a vibrant domestic manufacturing sector, a vibrant
defense industrial base, and resilient supply chains is therefore a
significant national priority. A comprehensive evaluation of the defense
industrial base and supply chains, with input from multiple executive
departments and agencies (agencies), will provide a necessary assessment
of our current strengths and weaknesses.
Sec. 2. Assessment of the Manufacturing Capacity, Defense Industrial
Base, and Supply Chain Resiliency of the United States. Within 270 days
of the date of this order, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
with the Secretaries of Commerce, Labor, Energy, and Homeland Security,
and in consultation with the Secretaries of the Interior and Health and
Human Services, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
Director of National Intelligence, the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs, the Assistant to the President for Economic
Policy, the Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy,
and the heads of such other agencies as the Secretary of Defense deems
appropriate, shall provide to the
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President an unclassified report, with a classified annex as needed,
that builds on current assessment and evaluation activities, and:
(a) identifies the military and civilian materiel, raw materials,
and other goods that are essential to national security;
(b) identifies the manufacturing capabilities essential to producing
the goods identified pursuant to subsection (a) of this section,
including emerging capabilities;
(c) identifies the defense, intelligence, homeland, economic,
natural, geopolitical, or other contingencies that may disrupt, strain,
compromise, or eliminate the supply chains of goods identified pursuant
to subsection (a) of this section (including as a result of the
elimination of, or failure to develop domestically, the capabilities
identified pursuant to subsection (b) of this section) and that are
sufficiently likely to arise so as to require reasonable preparation for
their occurrence;
(d) assesses the resiliency and capacity of the manufacturing and
defense industrial base and supply chains of the United States to
support national security needs upon the occurrence of the contingencies
identified pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, including an
assessment of:
(i) the manufacturing capacity of the United States and the physical plant
capacity of the defense industrial base, including their ability to
modernize to meet future needs;
(ii) gaps in national-security-related domestic manufacturing capabilities,
including non-existent, extinct, threatened, and single-point-of-failure
capabilities;
(iii) supply chains with single points of failure or limited resiliency,
especially at suppliers third-tier and lower;
(iv) energy consumption and opportunities to increase resiliency through
better energy management;
(v) current domestic education and manufacturing workforce skills;
(vi) exclusive or dominant supply of the goods (or components thereof)
identified pursuant to subsection (a) of this section by or through nations
that are or are likely to become unfriendly or unstable; and
(vii) the availability of substitutes for or alternative sources for the
goods identified pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;
(e) identifies the causes of any aspect of the defense industrial
base or national-security-related supply chains assessed as deficient
pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; and
(f) recommends such legislative, regulatory, and policy changes and
other actions by the President or the heads of agencies as they deem
appropriate based upon a reasoned assessment that the benefits outweigh
the costs (broadly defined to include any economic, strategic, and
national security benefits or costs) over the short, medium, and long
run to:
(i) avoid, or prepare for, any contingencies identified pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section;
(ii) ameliorate any aspect of the defense industrial base or national-
security-related supply chains assessed as deficient pursuant to subsection
(d) of this section; and
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(iii) strengthen the United States manufacturing capacity and defense
industrial base and increase the resiliency of supply chains critical to
national security.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
July 21, 2017.
Executive Order 13807 of August 15, 2017
Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review
and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and in order to ensure that the
Federal environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
projects is coordinated, predictable, and transparent, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Purpose. America needs increased infrastructure investment to
strengthen our economy, enhance our competitiveness in world trade,
create jobs and increase wages for our workers, and reduce the costs of
goods and services for our families. The poor condition of America's
infrastructure has been estimated to cost a typical American household
thousands of dollars each year. Inefficiencies in current infrastructure
project decisions, including management of environmental reviews and
permit decisions or authorizations, have delayed infrastructure
investments, increased project costs, and blocked the American people
from enjoying improved infrastructure that would benefit our economy,
society, and environment. More efficient and effective Federal
infrastructure decisions can transform our economy, so the Federal
Government, as a whole, must change the way it processes environmental
reviews and authorization decisions.
Sec. 2. Policy. It is the policy of the Federal Government to:
(a) safeguard our communities and maintain a healthy environment;
(b) ensure that Federal authorities make informed decisions
concerning the environmental impacts of infrastructure projects;
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(c) develop infrastructure in an environmentally sensitive manner;
(d) provide transparency and accountability to the public regarding
environmental review and authorization decisions;
(e) be good stewards of public funds, including those used to
develop infrastructure projects, and avoid duplicative and wasteful
processes;
(f) conduct environmental reviews and authorization processes in a
coordinated, consistent, predictable, and timely manner in order to give
public and private investors the confidence necessary to make funding
decisions for new infrastructure projects;
(g) speak with a coordinated voice when conducting environmental
reviews and making authorization decisions; and
(h) make timely decisions with the goal of completing all Federal
environmental reviews and authorization decisions for major
infrastructure projects within 2 years.
Sec. 3. Definitions. The terms of this order shall be applied
consistently with those defined under 42 U.S.C. 4370m and implementing
guidance to the maximum extent possible. The following definitions shall
specifically apply:
(a) ``Authorization'' means any license, permit, approval, finding,
determination, or other administrative decision issued by a Federal
department or agency (agency) that is required or authorized under
Federal law in order to site, construct, reconstruct, or commence
operations of an infrastructure project, including any authorization
under 42 U.S.C. 4370m(3).
(b) ``CAP Goals'' means Federal Government Priority Goals
established by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Modernization Act of 2010, Public Law 111-352, 124 Stat. 3866, and
commonly referred to as Cross-Agency Priority (CAP) Goals.
(c) ``Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council'' or ``FPISC''
means the entity established under 42 U.S.C. 4370m-1.
(d) ``Infrastructure project'' means a project to develop the public
and private physical assets that are designed to provide or support
services to the general public in the following sectors: surface
transportation, including roadways, bridges, railroads, and transit;
aviation; ports, including navigational channels; water resources
projects; energy production and generation, including from fossil,
renewable, nuclear, and hydro sources; electricity transmission;
broadband Internet; pipelines; stormwater and sewer infrastructure;
drinking water infrastructure; and other sectors as may be determined by
the FPISC.
(e) ``Major infrastructure project'' means an infrastructure project
for which multiple authorizations by Federal agencies will be required
to proceed with construction, the lead Federal agency has determined
that it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., and
the project sponsor has identified the reasonable availability of funds
sufficient to complete the project.
(f) ``Permitting timetable'' means an environmental review and
authorization schedule, or other equivalent schedule, for a project or
group of
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projects that identifies milestones--including intermediate and final
completion dates for action by each agency on any Federal environmental
review or authorization required for a project or group of projects--
that is prepared by the lead Federal agency in consultation with all
cooperating and participating agencies.
Sec. 4. Agency Performance Accountability. Federal agencies should
follow transparent and coordinated processes for conducting
environmental reviews and making authorization decisions. These
processes must include early and open coordination among Federal, State,
tribal, and local agencies and early engagement with the public. Holding
Federal agencies accountable for their progress on implementing the
policy set forth in section 2 of this order should, among other things,
produce measurably better environmental outcomes with respect to
infrastructure development.
(a) Performance Priority Goals.
(i) CAP Goal. A CAP Goal is a Federal tool for accelerating progress in
priority areas that require active collaboration among multiple agencies to
overcome organizational barriers and to achieve better performance than one
agency could achieve on its own. Within 180 days of the date of this order,
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation
with the FPISC, shall establish a CAP Goal on Infrastructure Permitting
Modernization so that, where permitted by law:
(A) Federal environmental reviews and authorization processes for
infrastructure projects are consistent, coordinated, and predictable; and
(B) the time for the Federal Government's processing of environmental
reviews and authorization decisions for new major infrastructure projects
should be reduced to not more than an average of approximately 2 years,
measured from the date of the publication of a notice of intent to prepare
an environmental impact statement or other benchmark deemed appropriate by
the Director of OMB.
(ii) Agency Goals. All Federal agencies with environmental review,
authorization, or consultation responsibilities for infrastructure projects
shall modify their Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans under the
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 to include agency performance goals related
to the completion of environmental reviews and authorizations for
infrastructure projects consistent with the new CAP Goal on Infrastructure
Permitting Modernization. The agencies shall integrate the achievement of
these performance goals into appropriate agency personnel performance
plans, such as those of the agency Chief Environmental Review and
Permitting Officers (CERPOs) or other appropriate officials, consistent
with guidance to be provided by OMB, in consultation with the Office of
Personnel Management. Progress on these goals shall be reviewed and
analyzed by agency leadership, pursuant to the GPRA Modernization Act of
2010.
(b) Accountability. Within 180 days of the establishment of the CAP
Goal on Infrastructure Permitting Modernization, as described in
subsection (a) of this section, or such longer period of time as
determined by the Director of OMB, OMB, in consultation with the FPISC,
shall issue guidance for establishing a performance accountability
system to facilitate achievement of the CAP Goal.
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(i) Tracking of Major Infrastructure Projects. The performance
accountability system shall track each major infrastructure project. The
performance accountability system shall include, at a minimum, assessments
of the agency's performance with respect to each of the following areas, as
applicable:
(A) whether major infrastructure projects are processed using the ``One
Federal Decision'' mechanism, as described in subsection 5(b) of this
order;
(B) whether major infrastructure projects have a permitting timetable;
(C) whether major infrastructure projects follow an effective process
that automatically elevates instances in which permitting timetable
milestones are missed or extended, or are anticipated to be missed or
extended, to appropriate senior agency officials;
(D) whether agencies are meeting the established milestones in the
permitting timetable;
(E) the time it takes to complete the processing of environmental reviews
and authorizations for each major infrastructure project; and
(F) the costs of the environmental reviews and authorizations for each
major infrastructure project.
(ii) Scoring. The accountability system shall include a scoring mechanism
that shall follow, at a minimum, the following procedures:
(A) agencies will submit information to OMB, consistent with existing
reporting mechanisms to the maximum extent possible, on the assessment
areas described in subsection (b)(i) of this section;
(B) at least once per quarter, OMB will produce a scorecard of agency
performance and overall progress toward achieving CAP Goal targets;
(C) where an agency's inability to meet a permitting timetable milestone
results in a significant delay of the project timeline, after consulting
with the project sponsor and relevant agencies, agencies will submit (based
on OMB guidance) an estimate of the delay's costs to the project; and
(D) the Director of OMB will consider each agency's performance during
budget formulation and determine whether appropriate penalties, including
those authorized at 23 U.S.C. 139(h)(7) and 33 U.S.C. 2348(h)(5), must or
should be imposed, to the extent required or permitted by law, for those
that significantly fail to meet a permitting timetable milestone or in
other situations deemed appropriate by the Director of OMB after
considering the causes of any poor performance.
(iii) Best Practices. Agencies shall implement the techniques and
strategies the FPISC annually identifies as best practices pursuant to 42
U.S.C. 4370m-1(c)(2)(B), as appropriate. The performance accountability
system shall track and score agencies on the incorporation and
implementation of appropriate best practices for all infrastructure
projects, including the implementation of such best practices at an
agency's field level.
Sec. 5. Process Enhancements. In furtherance of the policy described in
section 2 of this order, Federal agencies shall follow a more unified
environmental review and authorization process.
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(a) Processing of Major Infrastructure Projects. In processing
environmental reviews and authorizations for major infrastructure
projects, Federal agencies shall:
(i) use ``One Federal Decision'' described in subsection (b) of this
section;
(ii) develop and follow a permitting timetable, which shall be reviewed and
updated at least quarterly by the lead Federal agency in consultation with
Federal cooperating and participating agencies; and
(iii) follow an effective process that automatically elevates instances
where a permitting timetable milestone is missed or extended, or is
anticipated to be missed or extended, to appropriate senior agency
officials of the lead Federal agency and the cooperating and participating
Federal agency or agencies to which the milestone applies.
(b) One Federal Decision.
(i) Each major infrastructure project shall have a lead Federal agency,
which shall be responsible for navigating the project through the Federal
environmental review and authorization process, including the
identification of a primary Federal point of contact at each Federal
agency. All Federal cooperating and participating agencies shall identify
points of contact for each project, cooperate with the lead Federal agency
point of contact, and respond to all reasonable requests for information
from the lead Federal agency in a timely manner.
(ii) With respect to the applicability of NEPA to a major infrastructure
project, the Federal lead, cooperating, and participating agencies for each
major infrastructure project shall all record any individual agency
decision in one Record of Decision (ROD), which shall be coordinated by the
lead Federal agency unless the project sponsor requests that agencies issue
separate NEPA documents, the NEPA obligations of a cooperating or
participating agency have already been satisfied, or the lead Federal
agency determines that a single ROD would not best promote completion of
the project's environmental review and authorization process. The Federal
lead, cooperating, and participating agencies shall all agree to a
permitting timetable that includes the completion dates for the ROD and the
federally required authorizations for the project.
(iii) All Federal authorization decisions for the construction of a major
infrastructure project shall be completed within 90 days of the issuance of
a ROD by the lead Federal agency, provided that the final EIS includes an
adequate level of detail to inform agency decisions pursuant to their
specific statutory authority and requirements. The lead Federal agency may
extend the 90-day deadline if the lead Federal agency determines that
Federal law prohibits the agency from issuing its approval or permit within
the 90-day period, the project sponsor requests that the permit or approval
follow a different timeline, or the lead Federal agency determines that an
extension would better promote completion of the project's environmental
review and authorization process.
(iv) The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and OMB shall develop the
framework for implementing One Federal Decision, in consultation with the
FPISC.
(A) The framework should be consistent with the model processes
established under 42 U.S.C. 4370m-2, 23 U.S.C. 139, 33 U.S.C. 2348, the
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2015 ``Red Book'' (officially entitled ``Synchronizing Environmental
Reviews for Transportation and Other Infrastructure Projects''), and CEQ
guidance on efficient and timely environmental reviews under NEPA.
(B) The framework shall also include guidance on the development of
permitting timetables by the lead Federal agencies, in collaboration with
Federal cooperating and participating agencies. Permitting timetables shall
identify estimated intermediate and final completion dates for all
environmental reviews and authorizations that are reasonably anticipated as
being needed for a project, including the process for granting extensions
of any established dates. The guidance shall specify that lead Federal
agencies need not include the estimated intermediate and final completion
dates of any such reviews or authorizations until the design of a project
has sufficiently advanced so that they can be developed. In such cases, the
guidance shall instruct lead Federal agencies to estimate when the
project's design will be advanced enough to determine such dates. The
timelines shall account for any federally required decisions or permits
that are assumed by, or delegated to, State, tribal, or local agencies and
the extent to which any approval or permit to be issued by a Federal agency
is dependent upon the issuance of such a decision or permit.
(C) CEQ and OMB shall also develop guidance for applying One Federal
Decision whenever the lead agency is a State, tribal, or local agency
exercising an assignment or delegation of an agency's NEPA
responsibilities.
(c) Dashboard. All projects subject to 23 U.S.C. 139 and ``covered
projects'' under 42 U.S.C. 4370m shall be tracked on the Dashboard
established under 42 U.S.C. 4370m-2(b). Other projects or classes of
projects subject to special environmental review and authorization
streamlining processes similar to those referenced in this subsection
may also be tracked on the Dashboard at the discretion of the FPISC
Executive Director. The dates for milestones of all projects tracked on
the Dashboard shall be updated monthly, or on another appropriate
timeline as may be determined by the FPISC Executive Director.
(d) Executive Order 13766. For purposes of implementing Executive
Order 13766 of January 24, 2017 (Expediting Environmental Reviews and
Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects), all infrastructure
projects that meet the criteria for, and are subject to, 23 U.S.C. 139,
33 U.S.C. 2348, or 42 U.S.C. 4370m-4370m-12 shall qualify as high
priority projects under Executive Order 13766. Other projects or classes
of projects subject to special environmental review and authorization
streamlining processes, similar to those referenced in this subsection
as may be determined by the FPISC Executive Director in consultation
with OMB and CEQ, shall also qualify as high priority infrastructure
projects under Executive Order 13766. The CEQ Chairman's
responsibilities under sections 2 and 3 of Executive Order 13766 shall
be satisfied by referring the project to the FPISC Executive Director,
the Secretary of Transportation, or the Assistant Secretary of the Army
for Civil Works, as appropriate.
(e) Council on Environmental Quality.
(i) Directives. Within 30 days of the date of this order, the CEQ shall
develop an initial list of actions it will take to enhance and modernize
the Federal environmental review and authorization process. Such actions
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should include issuing such regulations, guidance, and directives as CEQ
may deem necessary to:
(A) ensure optimal interagency coordination of environmental review and
authorization decisions, including by providing for an expanded role and
authorities for lead agencies, more clearly defined responsibilities for
cooperating and participating agencies, and Government-wide applicability
of NEPA decisions and analyses;
(B) ensure that environmental reviews and authorization decisions
involving multiple agencies are conducted in a manner that is concurrent,
synchronized, timely, and efficient;
(C) provide for agency use, to the maximum extent permitted by law, of
environmental studies, analysis, and decisions conducted in support of
earlier Federal, State, tribal, or local environmental reviews or
authorization decisions; and
(D) ensure that agencies apply NEPA in a manner that reduces unnecessary
burdens and delays as much as possible, including by using CEQ's authority
to interpret NEPA to simplify and accelerate the NEPA review process.
(ii) Dispute Resolution. Except where dispute resolution processes are
otherwise provided for in law, including under 42 U.S.C. 4370m-2, or by
Executive Order or other Presidential directive, upon request of a lead
Federal agency, cooperating agency, or participating agency, CEQ may
mediate interagency disputes arising between Federal agencies concerning
Federal environmental review or authorization decisions for any
infrastructure project pertaining to any environmental law, regulation,
order or policy, and shall facilitate resolution of any conflicting
positions of the relevant agencies.
(iii) Agency Procedures. CEQ shall form and lead an interagency working
group, consisting of the Director of OMB, agency CERPOs, and such other
representatives of agencies as CEQ deems appropriate. The working group
shall review the NEPA implementing regulations and other environmental
review and authorization processing policies of agencies that are members
of the FPISC to identify impediments to efficient and effective
environmental reviews and authorizations for infrastructure projects. The
working group shall also identify those agencies that require an action
plan to address identified impediments. Based on this review, agencies
shall develop action plans that set forth the actions they will take and
timelines for completing those actions, and they shall submit those action
plans to CEQ and OMB for comment. Each agency's action plan shall, at a
minimum, establish procedures for a regular review and update of
categorical exclusions, where appropriate.
(f) Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council.
(i) Organizational Support. Unless otherwise determined by the Director of
OMB, the General Services Administration (GSA) shall provide necessary
administrative and organizational support to the FPISC, including
personnel, procurement, and budget support. The GSA Administrator, or the
head of another agency designated by the Director of OMB, may delegate any
authority to the FPISC Executive Director necessary for the operation and
administration of the FPISC and the Office of the Executive
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Director, and the Executive Director may redelegate these authorities, as
appropriate.
(ii) Additional Duties. In addition to the duties and responsibilities
charged to the FPISC Executive Director under 42 U.S.C. 4370m-4370m-12 and
this order, the FPISC Executive Director may, upon request of a FPISC
member agency or a project sponsor, work with the lead agency or any
cooperating and participating agencies to facilitate the environmental
review and authorization process for any infrastructure project regardless
of whether the project is a ``covered project'' under 42 U.S.C. 4370m,
including by resolving disputes and promoting early coordination. The FPISC
Executive Director, the Director of OMB, or the Chairman of CEQ may
establish any appropriate policies or procedures concerning the FPISC
Executive Director's facilitation of the environmental review and
authorization process under this subsection. Agencies must cooperate with
the FPISC Executive Director with respect to the implementation of these
additional duties.
(g) Energy Corridors. The Departments of the Interior and
Agriculture, as appropriate, shall be the lead agencies for facilitating
the identification and designation of energy right-of-way corridors on
Federal lands for Government-wide expedited environmental review for the
development of energy infrastructure projects.
(h) The Department of the Interior shall provide to OMB a strategy
and recommendations for a multi-agency reorganization effort that would
further the aims of this order. OMB, in consultation with the Department
of the Interior, shall coordinate with the heads of other agencies
affected to incorporate the strategy, as appropriate, into the
comprehensive reorganization plan developed under Executive Order 13781
of March 13, 2017 (Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive
Branch).
Sec. 6. Executive Order 13690 of January 30, 2015 (Establishing a
Federal Flood Risk Management Standard and a Process for Further
Soliciting and Considering Stakeholder Input), is revoked.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
August 15, 2017.
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Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in Venezuela
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of
title 3, United States Code,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, in order
to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared
in Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015, and particularly in light of
recent actions and policies of the Government of Venezuela, including
serious abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms; responsibility
for the deepening humanitarian crisis in Venezuela; establishment of an
illegitimate Constituent Assembly, which has usurped the power of the
democratically elected National Assembly and other branches of the
Government of Venezuela; rampant public corruption; and ongoing
repression and persecution of, and violence toward, the political
opposition, hereby order as follows:
Section 1. (a) All transactions related to, provision of financing for,
and other dealings in the following by a United States person or within
the United States are prohibited:
(i) new debt with a maturity of greater than 90 days of Petroleos de
Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA);
(ii) new debt with a maturity of greater than 30 days, or new equity, of
the Government of Venezuela, other than debt of PdVSA covered by subsection
(a)(i) of this section;
(iii) bonds issued by the Government of Venezuela prior to the effective
date of this order; or
(iv) dividend payments or other distributions of profits to the Government
of Venezuela from any entity owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by the Government of Venezuela.
(b) The purchase, directly or indirectly, by a United States person
or within the United States, of securities from the Government of
Venezuela, other than securities qualifying as new debt with a maturity
of less than or equal to 90 or 30 days as covered by subsections (a)(i)
or (a)(ii) of this section, respectively, is prohibited.
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) of this section
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations,
orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or
permit granted before the effective date of this order.
Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any
of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.
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Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association, trust,
joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of
the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States
(including foreign branches), or any person in the United States; and
(d) the term ``Government of Venezuela'' means the Government of
Venezuela, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality
thereof, including the Central Bank of Venezuela and PdVSA, and any
person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the
Government of Venezuela.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including
promulgating rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to
the President by IEEPA as may be necessary to implement this order. The
Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with applicable law,
redelegate any of these functions to other officers and executive
departments and agencies of the United States Government. All agencies
of the United States Government shall take all appropriate measures
within their authority to carry out the provisions of this order.
Sec. 5. For those persons whose property or interests in property are
affected by this order who might have a constitutional presence in the
United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer funds or
other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures
to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures
ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be
effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13692, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination
made pursuant to this order.
Sec. 6. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on
August 25, 2017.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
August 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13809 of August 28, 2017
Restoring State, Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement's Access to Life-
Saving Equipment and Resources
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
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Section 1. Revocation of Executive Order 13688. Executive Order 13688 of
January 16, 2015 (Federal Support for Local Law Enforcement Equipment
Acquisition), is hereby revoked.
Sec. 2. Revocation of Recommendations Issued Pursuant to Executive Order
13688. The recommendations issued pursuant to Executive Order 13688 do
not reflect the policy of the executive branch. All executive
departments and agencies are directed, as of the date of this order and
consistent with Federal law, to cease implementing those recommendations
and, if necessary, to take prompt action to rescind any rules,
regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing them.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the
head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
August 28, 2017.
Executive Order 13810 of September 20, 2017
Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), section 1 of title II
of Public Law 65-24, ch. 30, June 15, 1917, as amended (50 U.S.C. 191),
sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a)), and section 301 of title 3, United
States Code; and in view of United Nations Security Council Resolution
(UNSCR) 2321 of November 30, 2016, UNSCR 2356 of June 2, 2017, UNSCR
2371 of August 5, 2017, and UNSCR 2375 of September 11, 2017, I, DONALD
J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that:
The provocative, destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies of
the Government of North Korea, including its intercontinental ballistic
missile launches of July 3 and July 28, 2017, and its nuclear test of
September 2, 2017, each of which violated its obligations under numerous
UNSCRs and contravened its commitments under the September 19, 2005,
Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks; its commission of serious human
rights abuses;
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and its use of funds generated through international trade to support
its nuclear and missile programs and weapons proliferation, constitute a
continuing threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy
of the United States, and a disturbance of the international relations
of the United States.
In order to take further steps with respect to the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13466 of June 26, 2008, as modified in scope
by and relied upon for additional steps in subsequent Executive Orders,
I hereby find, determine, and order:
Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the
United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are
or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States
person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
Any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State:
(i) to operate in the construction, energy, financial services, fishing,
information technology, manufacturing, medical, mining, textiles, or
transportation industries in North Korea;
(ii) to own, control, or operate any port in North Korea, including any
seaport, airport, or land port of entry;
(iii) to have engaged in at least one significant importation from or
exportation to North Korea of any goods, services, or technology;
(iv) to be a North Korean person, including a North Korean person that has
engaged in commercial activity that generates revenue for the Government of
North Korea or the Workers' Party of Korea;
(v) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in
support of, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to this order; or
(vi) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for
or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order.
(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted before the effective date of this order. The prohibitions in
subsection (a) of this section are in addition to export control
authorities implemented by the Department of Commerce.
(c) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the types of
articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2))
by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a) of this section would
seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared
in Executive Order 13466, and I hereby prohibit such donations as
provided by subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section include:
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(i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section; and
(ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services from any such person.
Sec. 2. (a) No aircraft in which a foreign person has an interest that
has landed at a place in North Korea may land at a place in the United
States within 180 days after departure from North Korea.
(b) No vessel in which a foreign person has an interest that has
called at a port in North Korea within the previous 180 days, and no
vessel in which a foreign person has an interest that has engaged in a
ship-to-ship transfer with such a vessel within the previous 180 days,
may call at a port in the United States.
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) of this section
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations,
orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or
permit granted before the effective date of this order.
Sec. 3. (a) All funds that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the
possession or control of any United States person and that originate
from, are destined for, or pass through a foreign bank account that has
been determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be owned or
controlled by a North Korean person, or to have been used to transfer
funds in which any North Korean person has an interest, are blocked and
may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt
in.
(b) No United States person, wherever located, may approve, finance,
facilitate, or guarantee a transaction by a foreign person where the
transaction by that foreign person would be prohibited by subsection (a)
of this section if performed by a United States person or within the
United States.
(c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) of this section
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations,
orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or
permit granted before the effective date of this order.
Sec. 4. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to impose on a foreign
financial institution the sanctions described in subsection (b) of this
section upon determining that the foreign financial institution has, on
or after the effective date of this order:
(i) knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction on
behalf of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13551 of August 30, 2010, Executive Order 13687
of January 2, 2015, Executive Order 13722 of March 15, 2016, or this order,
or of any person whose property and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13382 in connection with North Korea-related
activities; or
(ii) knowingly conducted or facilitated any significant transaction in
connection with trade with North Korea.
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(b) With respect to any foreign financial institution determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of
State, in accordance with this section to meet the criteria set forth in
subsection (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this section, the Secretary of the
Treasury may:
(i) prohibit the opening and prohibit or impose strict conditions on the
maintenance of correspondent accounts or payable-through accounts in the
United States; or
(ii) block all property and interests in property that are in the United
States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person
of such foreign financial institution, and provide that such property and
interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in.
(c) The prohibitions in subsection (b) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted before the effective date of this order.
(d) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the types of
articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2))
by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to subsection (b)(ii) of this section
would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13466, and I hereby prohibit such donations
as provided by subsection (b)(ii) of this section.
(e) The prohibitions in subsection (b)(ii) of this section include:
(i) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to subsection (b)(ii) of this
section; and
(ii) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services from any such person.
Sec. 5. The unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the
United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria
in section 1(a) of this order would be detrimental to the interests of
the United States, and the entry of such persons into the United States,
as immigrants or nonimmigrants, is therefore hereby suspended. Such
persons shall be treated as persons covered by section 1 of Proclamation
8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of Aliens Subject to United
Nations Security Council Travel Bans and International Emergency
Economic Powers Act Sanctions).
Sec. 6. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any
of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 7. Nothing in this order shall prohibit transactions for the
conduct of the official business of the Federal Government or the United
Nations (including its specialized agencies, programmes, funds, and
related organizations) by employees, grantees, or contractors thereof.
Sec. 8. For the purposes of this order:
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(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association, trust,
joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of
the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States
(including foreign branches), or any person in the United States;
(d) the term ``North Korean person'' means any North Korean citizen,
North Korean permanent resident alien, or entity organized under the
laws of North Korea or any jurisdiction within North Korea (including
foreign branches). For the purposes of section 1 of this order, the term
``North Korean person'' shall not include any United States citizen, any
permanent resident alien of the United States, any alien lawfully
admitted to the United States, or any alien holding a valid United
States visa;
(e) the term ``foreign financial institution'' means any foreign
entity that is engaged in the business of accepting deposits, making,
granting, transferring, holding, or brokering loans or credits, or
purchasing or selling foreign exchange, securities, commodity futures or
options, or procuring purchasers and sellers thereof, as principal or
agent. The term includes, among other entities, depository institutions;
banks; savings banks; money service businesses; trust companies;
securities brokers and dealers; commodity futures and options brokers
and dealers; forward contract and foreign exchange merchants; securities
and commodities exchanges; clearing corporations; investment companies;
employee benefit plans; dealers in precious metals, stones, or jewels;
and holding companies, affiliates, or subsidiaries of any of the
foregoing. The term does not include the international financial
institutions identified in 22 U.S.C. 262r(c)(2), the International Fund
for Agricultural Development, the North American Development Bank, or
any other international financial institution so notified by the
Secretary of the Treasury; and
(f) the term ``knowingly,'' with respect to conduct, a circumstance,
or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have
known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result.
Sec. 9. For those persons whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence
in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer
funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of
measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures
ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be
effective in addressing the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13466, there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination
made pursuant to this order.
Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including
adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me
by IEEPA and UNPA as may be necessary to implement this order. The
Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with applicable law,
redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the
United States. All agencies shall take all appropriate measures within
their authority to implement this order.
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Sec. 11. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time,
September 21, 2017.
Sec. 12. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity
by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
September 20, 2017.
Executive Order 13811 of September 29, 2017
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
By the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued until
September 30, 2019.
(a) Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive
Order 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).
(b) President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive
Order 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).
(c) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science;
Executive Order 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).
(d) President's Export Council; Executive Order 12131, as amended
(Department of Commerce).
(e) President's Committee on the International Labor Organization;
Executive Order 12216, as amended (Department of Labor).
(f) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee; Executive Order 12382, as amended (Department of Homeland
Security).
(g) National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee;
Executive Order 12829, as amended (National Archives and Records
Administration).
(h) Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order
12905 (Office of the United States Trade Representative).
(i) Governmental Advisory Committee to the United States
Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental
Cooperation; Executive Order 12915 (Environmental Protection Agency).
(j) National Advisory Committee to the United States Representative
to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation;
Executive Order 12915 (Environmental Protection Agency).
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(k) Good Neighbor Environmental Board; Executive Order 12916, as
amended (Environmental Protection Agency).
(l) Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS; Executive Order
12963, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).
(m) President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities;
Executive Order 12994, as amended (Department of Health and Human
Services).
(n) Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Executive Order 13112, as
amended (Department of the Interior).
(o) Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Executive
Order 13158 (Department of Commerce).
(p) Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Executive Order
13179 (Department of Health and Human Services).
(q) National Infrastructure Advisory Council; Executive Order 13231,
as amended (Department of Homeland Security).
(r) President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; Executive
Order 13265, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).
(s) President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders; Executive Order 13515, as amended (Department of Education).
(t) President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology;
Executive Order 13539, as amended (Department of Energy).
(u) Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development;
Executive Order 13540 (Small Business Administration).
(v) State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector (SLTPS) Policy Advisory
Committee; Executive Order 13549 (National Archives and Records
Administration).
(w) President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics; Executive Order 13555 (Department of Education).
(x) President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
African Americans; Executive Order 13621 (Department of Education).
(y) President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa;
Executive Order 13675, as amended (Department of Commerce).
(z) Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant
Bacteria; Executive Order 13676 (Department of Health and Human
Services).
(aa) Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee; initially
established pursuant to Presidential Memorandum on Improving Spectrum
Management for the 21st Century (November 30, 2004) (Department of
Commerce).
(bb) National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing
Advisory Board; National Security Presidential Directive-39, ``U.S.
National Space-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing Policy'' (December
8, 2004) (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
(cc) San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee;
Proclamation 8947 of March 25, 2013 (Department of the Interior).
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(dd) Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee; Proclamation
9558 of December 28, 2016 (Department of the Interior).
(ee) Gold Butte National Monument Advisory Committee; Proclamation
9559 of December 28, 2016 (Department of the Interior).
(ff) President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities; Executive Order 13779 (Department of Education).
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive Order, the
functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that
are applicable to the committees listed in section 1 of this order shall
be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after
each committee, in accordance with the regulations, guidelines, and
procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
Sec. 3. Sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 13708 of September 30, 2015,
are hereby superseded by sections 1 and 2 of this order. Executive Order
13805 of July 19, 2017 (Establishing a Presidential Advisory Council on
Infrastructure) is hereby revoked.
Sec. 4. This order shall be effective September 30, 2017.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
September 29, 2017.
Executive Order 13812 of September 29, 2017
Revocation of Executive Order Creating Labor-Management Forums
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The United States Government should spend tax dollars
responsibly, efficiently, and in the public interest. The National
Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations (Council) and related
agency-level labor-management forums have consumed considerable
managerial time and taxpayer resources, but they have not fulfilled
their goal of promoting collaboration in the Federal workforce. Public
expenditures on the Council and related forums have produced few
benefits to the public, and they should, therefore, be discontinued.
Sec. 2. Revocations. (a) Executive Order 13522 of December 9, 2009
(Creating Labor-Management Forums to Improve Delivery of Government
Services), as extended by Executive Order 13708 of September 30, 2015
(Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain Federal Advisory Committees),
which established the Council and implemented labor-management forums
throughout the executive branch, is hereby revoked.
(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management and heads of
executive departments and agencies shall, consistent with law, promptly
move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or
policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 13522.
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Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall abrogate any
collective bargaining agreements in effect on the date of this order.
(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(c) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(d) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
September 29, 2017.
Executive Order 13813 of October 12, 2017
Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. (a) It shall be the policy of the executive branch,
to the extent consistent with law, to facilitate the purchase of
insurance across State lines and the development and operation of a
healthcare system that provides high-quality care at affordable prices
for the American people. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(PPACA), however, has severely limited the choice of healthcare options
available to many Americans and has produced large premium increases in
many State individual markets for health insurance. The average exchange
premium in the 39 States that are using www.healthcare.gov in 2017 is
more than double the average overall individual market premium recorded
in 2013. The PPACA has also largely failed to provide meaningful choice
or competition between insurers, resulting in one-third of America's
counties having only one insurer offering coverage on their applicable
government-run exchange in 2017.
(b) Among the myriad areas where current regulations limit choice
and competition, my Administration will prioritize three areas for
improvement in the near term: association health plans (AHPs), short-
term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI), and health reimbursement
arrangements (HRAs).
(i) Large employers often are able to obtain better terms on health
insurance for their employees than small employers because of their larger
pools of insurable individuals across which they can spread risk and
administrative costs. Expanding access to AHPs can help small businesses
overcome this competitive disadvantage by allowing them to group together
to self-insure or purchase large group health insurance. Expanding
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access to AHPs will also allow more small businesses to avoid many of the
PPACA's costly requirements. Expanding access to AHPs would provide more
affordable health insurance options to many Americans, including hourly
wage earners, farmers, and the employees of small businesses and
entrepreneurs that fuel economic growth.
(ii) STLDI is exempt from the onerous and expensive insurance mandates and
regulations included in title I of the PPACA. This can make it an appealing
and affordable alternative to government-run exchanges for many people
without coverage available to them through their workplaces. The previous
administration took steps to restrict access to this market by reducing the
allowable coverage period from less than 12 months to less than 3 months
and by preventing any extensions selected by the policyholder beyond 3
months of total coverage.
(iii) HRAs are tax-advantaged, account-based arrangements that employers
can establish for employees to give employees more flexibility and choices
regarding their healthcare. Expanding the flexibility and use of HRAs would
provide many Americans, including employees who work at small businesses,
with more options for financing their healthcare.
(c) My Administration will also continue to focus on promoting
competition in healthcare markets and limiting excessive consolidation
throughout the healthcare system. To the extent consistent with law,
government rules and guidelines affecting the United States healthcare
system should:
(i) expand the availability of and access to alternatives to expensive,
mandate-laden PPACA insurance, including AHPs, STLDI, and HRAs;
(ii) re-inject competition into healthcare markets by lowering barriers to
entry, limiting excessive consolidation, and preventing abuses of market
power; and
(iii) improve access to and the quality of information that Americans need
to make informed healthcare decisions, including data about healthcare
prices and outcomes, while minimizing reporting burdens on affected plans,
providers, or payers.
Sec. 2. Expanded Access to Association Health Plans. Within 60 days of
the date of this order, the Secretary of Labor shall consider proposing
regulations or revising guidance, consistent with law, to expand access
to health coverage by allowing more employers to form AHPs. To the
extent permitted by law and supported by sound policy, the Secretary
should consider expanding the conditions that satisfy the commonality-
of-interest requirements under current Department of Labor advisory
opinions interpreting the definition of an ``employer'' under section
3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The
Secretary of Labor should also consider ways to promote AHP formation on
the basis of common geography or industry.
Sec. 3. Expanded Availability of Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance.
Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretaries of the
Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services shall consider proposing
regulations or revising guidance, consistent with law, to expand the
availability of STLDI. To the extent permitted by law and supported by
sound policy, the Secretaries should consider allowing such insurance to
cover longer periods and be renewed by the consumer.
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Sec. 4. Expanded Availability and Permitted Use of Health Reimbursement
Arrangements. Within 120 days of the date of this order, the Secretaries
of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services shall consider
proposing regulations or revising guidance, to the extent permitted by
law and supported by sound policy, to increase the usability of HRAs, to
expand employers' ability to offer HRAs to their employees, and to allow
HRAs to be used in conjunction with nongroup coverage.
Sec. 5. Public Comment. The Secretaries shall consider and evaluate
public comments on any regulations proposed under sections 2 through 4
of this order.
Sec. 6. Reports. Within 180 days of the date of this order, and every 2
years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor and the
Federal Trade Commission, shall provide a report to the President that:
(a) details the extent to which existing State and Federal laws,
regulations, guidance, requirements, and policies fail to conform to the
policies set forth in section 1 of this order; and
(b) identifies actions that States or the Federal Government could
take in furtherance of the policies set forth in section 1 of this
order.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
October 12, 2017.
Executive Order 13814 of October 20, 2017
Amending Executive Order 13223
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the National Emergencies
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and in furtherance of the objectives of
Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001 (Declaration of National
Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks), which declared a
national emergency by reason of the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001, in New York and Pennsylvania and against the Pentagon, and the
continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States,
and in order to provide the
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Secretary of Defense additional authority to manage personnel
requirements in a manner consistent with the authorization provided in
Executive Order 13223 of September 14, 2001 (Ordering the Ready Reserve
of the Armed Forces to Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation), it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Amendment to Executive Order 13223. Section 1 of Executive
Order 13223 is amended by adding at the end: ``The authorities available
for use during a national emergency under sections 688 and 690 of title
10, United States Code, are also invoked and made available, according
to their terms, to the Secretary concerned, subject in the case of the
Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, to the direction of the
Secretary of Defense.''
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
October 20, 2017.
Executive Order 13815 of October 24, 2017
Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions Program With Enhanced
Vetting Capabilities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title
3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. (a) It is the policy of the United States to protect
its people from terrorist attacks and other public-safety threats.
Screening and vetting procedures associated with determining which
foreign nationals may enter the United States, including through the
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), play a critical role in
implementing that policy. Those procedures enhance our ability to detect
foreign nationals who might commit, aid, or support acts of terrorism,
or otherwise pose a threat to the national security or public safety of
the United States, and they bolster our efforts to prevent such
individuals from entering the country.
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(b) Section 5 of Executive Order 13780 of March 6, 2017 (Protecting
the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States),
directed the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence to develop
a uniform baseline for screening and vetting standards and procedures
applicable to all travelers who seek to enter the United States. A
working group was established to satisfy this directive.
(c) Section 6(a) of Executive Order 13780 directed a review to
strengthen the vetting process for the USRAP. It also instructed the
Secretary of State to suspend the travel of refugees into the United
States under that program, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to
suspend decisions on applications for refugee status, subject to certain
exceptions. Section 6(a) also required the Secretary of State, in
conjunction with the Secretary of Homeland Security and in consultation
with the Director of National Intelligence, to conduct a 120-day review
of the USRAP application and adjudication process in order to determine,
and implement, additional procedures to ensure that individuals seeking
admission as refugees do not pose a threat to the security and welfare
of the United States. Executive Order 13780 noted that terrorist groups
have sought to infiltrate several nations through refugee programs and
that the Attorney General had reported that more than 300 persons who
had entered the United States as refugees were then the subjects of
counterterrorism investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) The Secretary of State convened a working group to implement the
review process under section 6(a) of Executive Order 13780. This review
was informed by the development of uniform baseline screening and
vetting standards and procedures for all travelers under section 5 of
Executive Order 13780. The section 6(a) working group compared the
process for screening and vetting refugees with the uniform baseline
standards and procedures established by the section 5 working group. The
section 6(a) working group identified several ways to enhance the
process for screening and vetting refugees and began implementing those
improvements.
(e) The review process for refugees required by Executive Order
13780 has made our Nation safer. The improvements the section 6(a)
working group has identified will strengthen the data-collection process
for all refugee applicants considered for resettlement in the United
States. They will also bolster the process for interviewing refugees
through improved training, fraud-detection procedures, and interagency
information sharing. Further, they will enhance the ability of our
systems to check biometric and biographic information against a broad
range of threat information contained in various Federal watchlists and
databases.
(f) Section 2 of Proclamation 9645 of September 24, 2017 (Enhancing
Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry into
the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats),
suspended and limited, subject to exceptions and case-by-case waivers,
the entry into the United States of foreign nationals of eight
countries. As noted in that Proclamation, those suspensions and
limitations are in the interest of the United States because of certain
deficiencies in those countries' identity-management and information-
sharing protocols and procedures, and because of the national security
and public-safety risks that emanate from
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their territory, including risks that result from the significant
presence of terrorists within the territory of several of those
countries.
(g) The entry restrictions and limitations in Proclamation 9645
apply to the immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application and
adjudication processes, which foreign nationals use to seek
authorization to travel to the United States and apply for admission.
Pursuant to section 3(b)(iii) of Proclamation 9645, however, those
restrictions and limitations do not apply to those who seek to enter the
United States through the USRAP.
(h) Foreign nationals who seek to enter the United States with an
immigrant or nonimmigrant visa stand in a different position from that
of refugees who are considered for entry into this country under the
USRAP. For a variety of reasons, including substantive differences in
the risk factors presented by the refugee population and in the quality
of information available to screen and vet refugees, the refugee
screening and vetting process is different from the process that applies
to most visa applicants. At the same time, the entry of certain refugees
into the United States through the USRAP poses unique security risks and
considerable domestic challenges that require the application of
substantial resources.
Sec. 2. Resumption of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. (a) Section
6(a) of Executive Order 13780 provided for a temporary, 120-day review
of the USRAP application and adjudication process and an accompanying
worldwide suspension of refugee travel to the United States and of
application decisions under the USRAP. That 120-day period expires on
October 24, 2017. Section 6(a) further provided that refugee travel and
application decisions could resume after 120 days for stateless persons
and for the nationals of countries for which the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence jointly determine that the additional procedures identified
through the USRAP review process are adequate to ensure the security and
welfare of the United States. The Secretary of State, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence have
advised that the improvements to the USRAP vetting process are generally
adequate to ensure the security and welfare of the United States, that
the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security may resume
that program, and that they will apply special measures to certain
categories of refugees whose entry continues to pose potential threats
to the security and welfare of the United States.
(b) With the improvements identified by the section 6(a) working
group and implemented by the participating agencies, the refugee
screening and vetting process generally meets the uniform baseline for
immigration screening and vetting established by the section 5 working
group. Accordingly, a general resumption of the USRAP, subject to the
conditions set forth in section 3 of this order, is consistent with the
security and welfare of the United States.
(c) The suspension of the USRAP and other processes specified in
section 6(a) of Executive Order 13780 are no longer in effect. Subject
to the conditions set forth in section 3 of this order, the Secretary of
State may resume travel of qualified and appropriately vetted refugees
into the United States, and the Secretary of Homeland Security may
resume adjudicating applications for refugee resettlement.
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Sec. 3. Addressing the Risks Presented by Certain Categories of
Refugees. (a) Based on the considerations outlined above, including the
special measures referred to in subsection (a) of section 2 of this
order, Presidential action to suspend the entry of refugees under the
USRAP is not needed at this time to protect the security and interests
of the United States and its people. The Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Homeland Security, however, shall continue to assess and
address any risks posed by particular refugees as follows:
(i) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall
coordinate to assess any risks to the security and welfare of the United
States that may be presented by the entry into the United States through
the USRAP of stateless persons and foreign nationals. Under section 207(c)
and applicable portions of section 212(a) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1157(c) and
1182(a), section 402(4) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, 6 U.S.C.
202(4), and other applicable authorities, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall determine, as
appropriate and consistent with applicable law, whether any actions should
be taken to address the risks to the security and welfare of the United
States presented by permitting any category of refugees to enter this
country, and, if so, what those actions should be. The Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall administer the USRAP
consistent with those determinations, and in consultation with the Attorney
General and the Director of National Intelligence.
(ii) Within 90 days of the date of this order and annually thereafter, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State
and the Director of National Intelligence, shall determine, as appropriate
and consistent with applicable law, whether any actions taken to address
the risks to the security and welfare of the United States presented by
permitting any category of refugees to enter this country should be
modified or terminated, and, if so, what those modifications or
terminations should be. If the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, determines, at any time, that any
actions taken pursuant to section 3(a)(i) should be modified or terminated,
the Secretary of Homeland Security may modify or terminate those actions
accordingly. The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State
shall administer the USRAP consistent with the determinations made under
this subsection, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the
Director of National Intelligence.
(b) Within 180 days of the date of this order, the Attorney General
shall, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and in cooperation with the heads of other executive
departments and agencies as he deems appropriate, provide a report to
the President on the effect of refugee resettlement in the United States
on the national security, public safety, and general welfare of the
United States. The report shall include any recommendations the Attorney
General deems necessary to advance those interests.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
October 24, 2017.
Executive Order 13816 of December 8, 2017
Revising the Seal for the National Credit Union Administration
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Revision. (a) The National Credit Union Administration Board
has caused to be made, and has recommended approval of, a new seal of
office for the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the design
of which accompanies and is hereby made a part of this order, and which
is described as follows:
(i) The eagle overlaid by the shield conveys the NCUA's role as an agency
of the Federal Government. The text, ``NCUA,'' in white on a blue
background on the crest of the shield is the core of the sign that
federally insured credit unions are required to display.
(ii) The three stars above the eagle represent the NCUA's three-member
Board, appointed by the President of the United States by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(iii) The oak branch the eagle is holding in its left talon symbolizes the
NCUA's strength, honor, and longevity in carrying out its mission of
promoting confidence in the national system of cooperative credit.
(iv) The olive branch the eagle is holding in its right talon symbolizes
the peace and prosperity facilitated by the economic growth and access to
affordable financial services that the Nation's credit unions have long
provided to millions of Americans.
(v) The upper portion of the circle that forms the border of the seal sets
forth the agency's title, ``National Credit Union Administration.'' The
date ``1934'' in the lower portion of the circle reflects the creation of
the Federal credit union system by the Congress in 1934 and the long
unbroken line of Federal credit union regulation that evolved into the
NCUA.
(b) This seal is of suitable design and appropriate for adoption as
the official seal of the NCUA.
(c) I hereby approve this seal as the official seal of the NCUA.
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Sec. 2. Revocation. Executive Order 11580 of January 20, 1971
(Establishing a Seal for the National Credit Union Administration), as
amended, is hereby revoked.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
December 8, 2017.
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Executive Order 13817 of December 20, 2017
A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical
Minerals
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Findings. The United States is heavily reliant on imports of
certain mineral commodities that are vital to the Nation's security and
economic prosperity. This dependency of the United States on foreign
sources creates a strategic vulnerability for both its economy and
military to adverse foreign government action, natural disaster, and
other events that can disrupt supply of these key minerals. Despite the
presence of significant deposits of some of these minerals across the
United States, our miners and producers are currently limited by a lack
of comprehensive, machine-readable data concerning topographical,
geological, and geophysical surveys; permitting delays; and the
potential for protracted litigation regarding permits that are issued.
An increase in private-sector domestic exploration, production,
recycling, and reprocessing of critical minerals, and support for
efforts to identify more commonly available technological alternatives
to these minerals, will reduce our dependence on imports, preserve our
leadership in technological innovation, support job creation, improve
our national security and balance of trade, and enhance the
technological superiority and readiness of our Armed Forces, which are
among the Nation's most significant consumers of critical minerals.
Sec. 2. Definition. (a) A ``critical mineral'' is a mineral identified
by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to subsection (b) of this
section to be (i) a non-fuel mineral or mineral material essential to
the economic and national security of the United States, (ii) the supply
chain of which is vulnerable to disruption, and (iii) that serves an
essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of
which would have significant consequences for our economy or our
national security.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the
Secretary of Defense and in consultation with the heads of other
relevant executive departments and agencies (agencies), shall publish a
list of critical minerals in the Federal Register not later than 60 days
after the date of this order, and disseminate such list to the
appropriate agencies.
Sec. 3. Policy. It shall be the policy of the Federal Government to
reduce the Nation's vulnerability to disruptions in the supply of
critical minerals, which constitutes a strategic vulnerability for the
security and prosperity of the United States. The United States will
further this policy for the benefit of the American people and in a safe
and environmentally responsible manner, by:
(a) identifying new sources of critical minerals;
(b) increasing activity at all levels of the supply chain, including
exploration, mining, concentration, separation, alloying, recycling, and
reprocessing critical minerals;
(c) ensuring that our miners and producers have electronic access to
the most advanced topographic, geologic, and geophysical data within
U.S. territory to the extent permitted by law and subject to appropriate
limitations
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for purposes of privacy and security, including appropriate limitations
to protect critical infrastructure data such as those related to
national security areas; and
(d) streamlining leasing and permitting processes to expedite
exploration, production, processing, reprocessing, recycling, and
domestic refining of critical minerals.
Sec. 4. Implementation. (a) Within 180 days of the date that the
Secretary of the Interior publishes a list of critical minerals under
section 2 of this order, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with
the Secretaries of Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, and Energy, and
the United States Trade Representative, shall submit a report to the
President through the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy,
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy. The report shall include:
(i) a strategy to reduce the Nation's reliance on critical minerals;
(ii) an assessment of progress toward developing critical minerals
recycling and reprocessing technologies, and technological alternatives to
critical minerals;
(iii) options for accessing and developing critical minerals through
investment and trade with our allies and partners;
(iv) a plan to improve the topographic, geologic, and geophysical mapping
of the United States and make the resulting data and metadata
electronically accessible, to the extent permitted by law and subject to
appropriate limitations for purposes of privacy and security, to support
private sector mineral exploration of critical minerals; and
(v) recommendations to streamline permitting and review processes related
to developing leases; enhancing access to critical mineral resources; and
increasing discovery, production, and domestic refining of critical
minerals.
(b) Agencies shall implement subsection (a) of this section in a
manner consistent with, and when possible complementary to,
implementation of Executive Order 13771 of January 30, 2017 (Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs), Executive Order 13783 of
March 28, 2017 (Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth),
Executive Order 13807 of August 15, 2017 (Establishing Discipline and
Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for
Infrastructure Projects), and Executive Order 12866 of September 30,
1993 (Regulatory Planning and Review).
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed
to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(iii) existing treaties or international agreements relating to mineral
production, imports, or exports.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law
and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
December 20, 2017.
Executive Order 13818 of December 20, 2017
Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights Abuse
or Corruption
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Public Law 114-328) (the
``Act''), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
(8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code,
I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, find that
the prevalence and severity of human rights abuse and corruption that
have their source, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United
States, such as those committed or directed by persons listed in the
Annex to this order, have reached such scope and gravity that they
threaten the stability of international political and economic systems.
Human rights abuse and corruption undermine the values that form an
essential foundation of stable, secure, and functioning societies; have
devastating impacts on individuals; weaken democratic institutions;
degrade the rule of law; perpetuate violent conflicts; facilitate the
activities of dangerous persons; and undermine economic markets. The
United States seeks to impose tangible and significant consequences on
those who commit serious human rights abuse or engage in corruption, as
well as to protect the financial system of the United States from abuse
by these same persons.
I therefore determine that serious human rights abuse and corruption
around the world constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, and
I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.
I hereby determine and order:
Section 1. (a) All property and interests in property that are in the
United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are
or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States
person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred,
paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order;
(ii) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General:
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(A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or
indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse;
(B) to be a current or former government official, or a person acting for
or on behalf of such an official, who is responsible for or complicit in,
or has directly or indirectly engaged in:
(1) corruption, including the misappropriation of state
assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain,
corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of
natural resources, or bribery; or
(2) the transfer or the facilitation of the transfer of the
proceeds of corruption;
(C) to be or have been a leader or official of:
(1) an entity, including any government entity, that has
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the
activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or
(ii)(B)(2) of this section relating to the leader's or official's
tenure; or
(2) an entity whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order as a result of activities related
to the leader's or official's tenure; or
(D) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in
subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section; and
(iii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General:
(A) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial,
material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in
support of:
(1) any activity described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1),
or (ii)(B)(2) of this section that is conducted by a foreign
person;
(2) any person whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order; or
(3) any entity, including any government entity, that has
engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the
activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or
(ii)(B)(2) of this section, where the activity is conducted by a
foreign person;
(B) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act
for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or
(C) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in
subsections (iii)(A) or (B) of this section.
(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted before the effective date of this order.
Sec. 2. The unrestricted immigrant and nonimmigrant entry into the
United States of aliens determined to meet one or more of the criteria
in section 1 of this order would be detrimental to the interests of the
United States, and the entry of such persons into the United States, as
immigrants or nonimmigrants, is hereby suspended. Such persons shall be
treated as persons
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covered by section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension
of Entry of Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel
Bans and International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions).
Sec. 3. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the types of
articles specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2))
by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my
ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this order, and
I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this order.
Sec. 4. The prohibitions in section 1 include:
(a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and
(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services from any such person.
Sec. 5. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to violate any
of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 6. For the purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association, trust,
joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization; and
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of
the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States
(including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.
Sec. 7. For those persons whose property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to this order who might have a constitutional presence
in the United States, I find that because of the ability to transfer
funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of
measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render those measures
ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to be
effective in addressing the national emergency declared in this order,
there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination made
pursuant to this order.
Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including
adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me
by IEEPA and the Act as may be necessary to implement this order and
section 1263(a) of the Act with respect to the determinations provided
for therein. The Secretary of the Treasury may, consistent with
applicable law, redelegate any of these functions to other officers and
agencies of the United States. All agencies shall take all appropriate
measures within their authority to implement this order.
Sec. 9. The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to take such
actions, including adopting rules and regulations, and to employ all
powers granted to me by IEEPA, the INA, and the Act as may be necessary
to carry out
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section 2 of this order and, in consultation with the Secretary of the
Treasury, the reporting requirement in section 1264(a) of the Act with
respect to the reports provided for in section 1264(b)(2) of that Act.
The Secretary of State may, consistent with applicable law, redelegate
any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United
States consistent with applicable law.
Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State and the Attorney General, is hereby authorized to
determine that circumstances no longer warrant the blocking of the
property and interests in property of a person listed in the Annex to
this order, and to take necessary action to give effect to that
determination.
Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit recurring and final
reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this
order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and
section 204(c) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).
Sec. 12. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Standard Time,
December 21, 2017.
Sec. 13. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity
by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
December 20, 2017.
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Executive Order 13819 of December 22, 2017
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of
the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted
under 5 U.S.C. 5303, are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and
made a part hereof:
(a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) at Schedule 1;
(b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule 2; and
(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404; section 301(a) of
Public Law 102-40) at Schedule 3.
Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. The ranges of rates of basic pay for
senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as established
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
Sec. 3. Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries. The rates
of basic pay or salaries for the following offices and positions are set
forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5312-5318) at Schedule 5;
(b) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Congress (2 U.S.C.
4501) at Schedule 6; and
(c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and 461(a))
at Schedule 7.
Sec. 4. Uniformed Services. The rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C.
203(a)) for members of the uniformed services, as adjusted under section
601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
(Public Law 115-91), as signed by the President on December 12, 2017,
and the rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)) are
set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments.
(a) Pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and my
authority to implement an alternative level of comparability payments
under section 5304a of title 5, United States Code, locality-based
comparability payments shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 9
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take
such actions as may be necessary to implement these payments and to
publish appropriate notice of such payments in the Federal Register.
Sec. 6. Administrative Law Judges. Pursuant to section 5372 of title 5,
United States Code, the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges
are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2018. The
other schedules contained herein are effective on the first day of the
first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2018.
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Sec. 8. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order 13756 of December 27,
2016, is superseded as of the effective dates specified in section 7 of
this order.
DONALD J. TRUMP
The White House,
December 22, 2017.
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OTHER PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
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Subchapter A-- [Reserved]
Subchapter B-- Administrative Orders 417
Subchapter C-- Reorganization Plans [None]
Subchapter D-- Designations [None]
Appendix A-- List of Memorandums 511
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Subchapter B-- Administrative Orders
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Memorandum of January 12, 2017
Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National
Forests, and Other Public Lands and Waters
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
Our Federal lands and waters are among our Nation's greatest treasures--
from our National Parks and National Forests, to our wild and scenic
rivers, recreation areas, and other public lands and waters. These
natural and historic sites give us fresh air and clean water, places for
recreation and inspiration, and support for our local communities and
economies. As a powerful sign of our democratic ideals, these lands
belong to all Americans--rich and poor, urban and rural, young and old,
from all backgrounds, genders, cultures, religious viewpoints, and walks
of life.
Our public lands and waters are treasured in part because they tell the
story of our Nation. They preserve the history from our Nation's wars,
protect cultural sites considered sacred to countless Americans, and
honor the accomplishments of distinctly American leaders ranging from
Harriet Tubman to Abraham Lincoln to Cesar Chavez. I am proud that my
Administration has greatly expanded the stories that our protected
public lands and waters tell about our Nation through designating a
diverse collection of cultural and historic sites as new parks and
monuments and by restoring the Koyukon Athabascan name of Denali to the
tallest mountain in North
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America. I am proud, too, that my Administration has sought to expand
access to our public lands and waters and to make them more welcoming to
all Americans, especially those who have not regularly visited our
Nation's great outdoors or had the means to do so easily. Initiatives
like ``Every Kid in a Park'' complement additional, ongoing efforts by
Federal agencies to improve accessibility, but more work must be done to
honor the promise and opportunity of the idea that our public lands
belong to every American. Over the last 8 years, Federal land and water
management agencies have also shown a renewed commitment to promoting
equal opportunity for all employees and in creating work environments
where everyone is empowered to reach their full potential.
The purpose of this memorandum is to ensure that all Americans have the
opportunity to experience and enjoy our public lands and waters, that
all segments of the population have the chance to engage in decisions
about how our lands and waters are managed, and that our Federal
workforce--not just the sites it manages--is drawn from the rich range
of the diversity in our Nation. In this memorandum, ``diversity'' refers
to a range of characteristics including national origin, language, race,
color, disability, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender
(including gender identity), socioeconomic status, veteran status, and
family structure. The term ``inclusion'' refers to a culture that
connects each employee to the organization; encourages collaboration,
flexibility, and fairness; and promotes diversity throughout the
organization so that all individuals have opportunities to participate
and contribute to their full potential.
This memorandum is directed at the Department of the Interior, the U.S.
Forest Service, the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Civil Works, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(covered agencies).
Promoting diversity and inclusion is not the sole responsibility of one
office within a Federal agency but a joint effort that requires
engagement by senior leadership and the entire workforce. In
implementing the guidance in this memorandum, each covered agency shall
ensure its diversity and inclusion practices are fully integrated into
broader planning efforts and supported by sufficient resource
allocations and effective programs that promote a wide range of
investments in personnel development, public engagement, and
opportunities for inclusive access.
Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby
direct the following:
Section 1. Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce. The quality
and integrity of our National Parks, National Forests, and other public
lands and waters depend on the public servants who steward them for the
benefit of current and future generations. To ensure we are managing
these resources responsibly, we must have a diverse and inclusive
Federal workforce practicing public land management that recognizes the
challenges facing communities across the Nation. A more diverse and
inclusive Federal workforce also creates a more welcoming experience for
all Americans, no matter their background or where they live, and
encourages engagement with Federal agencies on the management and future
of our public lands and waters. Consistent with existing authorities,
each covered agency shall prioritize building a more diverse and
inclusive Federal workforce reflective of our Nation and its citizens.
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Federal agencies are subject to existing authorities aimed at addressing
the leadership role and obligations of the Federal Government as an
employer. For example, Executive Order 13583 of August 18, 2011
(Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote
Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce), requires Federal
agencies to take action to promote equal opportunity, diversity, and
inclusion in the Federal workforce. Federal agencies also are required
by section 717 of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to take
proactive steps to ensure equal opportunity for all Federal employees
and applicants for Federal employment. This memorandum directs each of
the covered agencies to pursue additional actions that create and
maintain a diverse and inclusive Federal workforce. Toward that end,
each covered agency shall integrate the following activities in its
efforts to comply with related statutory mandates, Executive Orders,
regulatory requirements, and individual agency policies:
(a) Provide professional development opportunities and tools. A
diverse and inclusive work environment enhances the ability of each
covered agency to create, retain, and sustain a strong workforce by
allowing all employees to perform to their full potential and talent.
Professional development opportunities and tools are key to fostering
that potential, and ensuring that all employees have access to them
should be a priority for all agencies, consistent with merit system
principles. Accordingly, each covered agency shall:
(i) Develop a mechanism to conduct periodic interviews with a voluntary
representative cross-section of its workforce to gain a more complete
understanding of the reasons that employees choose to stay with their
organizations, as well as to receive feedback on workplace policies,
professional development opportunities, and other issues;
(ii) Provide optional exit interviews or surveys for all departing
personnel;
(iii) Collect information as needed to identify methods for attracting
applicants to Federal employment and retaining diverse workplace talent
through existing workforce programs and initiatives;
(iv) Prioritize resources, as appropriate, to expand professional
development opportunities that support mission needs, such as academic and
fellowship programs, private-public exchanges, and detail assignments to
private or international organizations, State, local and tribal
governments, or other branches of the Federal Government;
(v) Offer, or sponsor employees to participate in, a Senior Executive
Service Candidate Development Program or other program that trains
employees to gain the skills required for senior-level appointments. Each
covered agency shall consider the number of expected senior-level vacancies
as one factor in determining the number of candidates to select for such
programs. In the selection process for these programs, each covered agency
shall consider redacting personal information, including applicant names,
from all materials provided for review to reduce the potential for
unconscious bias. Each covered agency also shall evaluate on a retroactive
basis the placement rate of program graduates into senior-level positions,
including available demographic data, on an annual basis to look for ways
to improve outreach and recruitment for these programs
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consistent with merit system principles. Each covered agency shall consult
with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on the development or
enhancement of data-collection tools to conduct these evaluations; and
(vi) Seek additional opportunities for the development and implementation
of upward mobility programs.
(b) Strengthen leadership engagement and accountability. Senior
leadership and supervisors play an important role in fostering diversity
and inclusion in the workforce they lead and setting an example for
cultivating this and future generations of talent. Toward that end, each
covered agency shall:
(i) Reward and recognize efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the
workforce. Consistent with merit system principles, each covered agency is
strongly encouraged to consider implementing performance and advancement
requirements that reward and recognize senior leaders' and supervisors'
success in fostering diverse and inclusive workplace environments and in
cultivating talent, such as through participation in mentoring programs or
sponsorship initiatives, recruitment events, and other opportunities. Each
covered agency also is encouraged to identify opportunities for senior
leadership and supervisors to participate in outreach events and discuss
issues related to promoting diversity and inclusion in its workforce on a
regular basis with support from any existing employee resource group, as
appropriate; and
(ii) Expand training on unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion, and
flexible work policies. Each covered agency shall expand its provision of
training on unconscious bias, diversity and inclusion, and flexible work
policies and make unconscious bias training mandatory for senior leadership
and management positions, including for employees responsible for outreach,
recruitment, hiring, career development, promotion, and law enforcement.
The provision of training may be implemented in a phased approach
commensurate with agency resources. Each covered agency shall also make
available training on a 2-year cycle for bureaus, directorates, or
divisions for which inclusion scores, such as those measured by the New IQ
index, demonstrate no improvement since the previous training cycle.
Special attention should be given to ensure the continuous incorporation of
research-based best practices, including those to address the relationship
between certain demographics and job positions.
(c) Analyze existing data and identify opportunities for
improvement. Each covered agency shall continue to evaluate and
eliminate existing barriers to the successful growth of diversity and
inclusion in the Federal workplace. The following actions shall be taken
to ensure continued progress on this issue:
(i) Each covered agency shall integrate the activities described under
subsections (a) and (b) of this section in the priorities and actions
outlined in Executive Order 13583 and the periodic agency self-assessments
and barrier analyses required by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Management Directive 715, and shall make such assessments and analyses
publicly available;
(ii) Human resources and any appropriate diversity and leadership staff
from each of the covered agencies shall meet at least twice each year with
agency leadership to discuss actions pursued under sections 1(a)
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and 1(b) of this memorandum, including working to identify and eliminate
barriers to promoting diversity and inclusion in agency workforces and to
discuss potential actions to improve hiring programs, recruitment, and
workforce training and development. Where data gaps are identified, each
covered agency is encouraged to collect additional information as needed in
order to identify methods for attracting and retaining talent from diverse
populations, with particular attention to senior and management positions.
Each covered agency shall consult with OPM on the development or
enhancement of data-collection tools to collect this information; and
(iii) OPM shall continue to review covered agency-specific diversity and
inclusion plans and provide recommended modifications for agency
consideration, including recommendations on strategies to promote diversity
and inclusion in agency workforces and potential improvements to the use of
existing agency hiring authorities.
Sec. 2. Enhancing Opportunities for all Americans to Experience Public
Lands and Waters. (a) Recognizing that our public lands belong to all
Americans, it is critical that all Americans can experience Federal
lands and waters and the benefits they provide, and that diverse
populations are able to provide input to inform the management and
stewardship of these important resources. In order to achieve this goal,
each covered agency shall:
(i) Identify site-specific opportunities. As each covered agency
periodically updates or develops new management plans for its lands and
waters, it shall evaluate specific barriers and opportunities, as
appropriate, to improve visitation, access, and recreational opportunities
for diverse populations;
(ii) Update policies to ensure engagement with diverse constituencies. As
policy manuals and handbooks are updated, each covered agency shall ensure
that these materials reflect the importance of engaging with diverse
populations in resource protection, land and water management, and program
planning and decisionmaking, as appropriate;
(iii) Establish internal policies for recipients of Federal funding. Each
covered agency shall ensure that State, local, tribal, and private sector
recipients of Federal funding are taking action to improve visitation,
access, and recreational opportunities for diverse populations;
(iv) Identify public liaisons. Within 90 days of the issuance of this
memorandum, each covered agency shall identify multiple public liaisons
with a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives to be charged with
facilitating input from and engaging with diverse populations in land and
water management processes;
(v) Identify opportunities on advisory councils and stakeholder committees.
Within 120 days of the issuance of this memorandum, each covered agency
shall identify opportunities to promote participation by diverse
populations in advisory councils and stakeholder committees established to
support public land or water management; environmental, public health, or
energy development planning; and other relevant decisionmaking; and
(vi) Develop an action plan. Within 1 year of the issuance of this
memorandum, each covered agency shall provide a publicly available action
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plan to the Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
identifying specific actions the agency will take to 1) improve access for
diverse populations--particularly for minority, low-income, and disabled
populations and tribal communities--to experience and enjoy our Federal
lands and waters, and 2) address barriers to their participation in the
protection and management of important historic, cultural, or natural
areas. Each covered agency shall identify in its action plan any critical
barriers to achieving both of these goals. This barrier evaluation should
draw on internal staff input as well as external perspectives, including
interviews, surveys, and engagement with non-governmental entities, as
appropriate and as resources allow. Each action plan should include
specific steps that the covered agency will take to address identified
barriers, including national as well as regional strategies, and, where
appropriate, site-specific initiatives. Each covered agency should work
through the Federal Recreation Council (FRC) to assist with the development
of this action plan and use the FRC to share best practices and
recommendations regarding specific programs and initiatives.
(b) In identifying actions to improve opportunities for all
Americans to experience our Federal lands and waters, each covered
agency should consider a range of actions including the following:
(i) Conducting active outreach to diverse populations--particularly
minority, low-income, and disabled populations and tribal communities--to
increase awareness about specific programs and opportunities;
(ii) Focusing on the mentoring of new environmental, outdoor recreation,
and preservation leaders to increase diverse representation in these areas
and on our public lands;
(iii) Forging new partnerships with State, local, tribal, private, and non-
profit partners to expand access for diverse populations, particularly
those in the immediate vicinity of a protected area;
(iv) Identifying and making improvements to existing programs to increase
visitation and access by diverse populations--particularly minority, low-
income, and disabled populations and tribal communities;
(v) Creating new programs, especially those that could address certain gaps
that are identified;
(vi) Expanding the use of multilingual and culturally appropriate
materials, including American Sign Language, in public communications and
educational strategies, including through social media strategies, as
appropriate, that target diverse populations;
(vii) Continuing coordinated, interagency efforts to promote youth
engagement and empowerment, including fostering new partnerships with
diversity- and youth-serving organizations and new partnerships with urban
areas and programs; and
(viii) Identifying possible staff liaisons to diverse populations,
particularly those in the immediate vicinity of a given protected area.
(c) In identifying actions to improve opportunities for all
Americans to participate in the protection and management of important
historic, cultural, and natural areas, each covered agency shall
consider a range of actions including the following:
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(i) Considering recommendations and proposals from diverse populations to
protect at-risk historic, cultural, and natural sites;
(ii) Improving the availability and distribution of relevant information
about ongoing land and water management planning and policy revisions;
(iii) Identifying agency staff charged with outreach to diverse
populations;
(iv) Identifying opportunities to facilitate public participation from
interested diverse populations facing financial barriers, including through
partnerships, where appropriate, with philanthropic organizations and
tribal, State, and local governments; and
(v) Taking other actions to increase opportunities for diverse populations
to provide input and recommendations on protecting, improving access to, or
otherwise managing important historic, cultural, or natural areas, with an
emphasis on stakeholders facing significant barriers to participation.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof, or the status of that department or agency within the
Federal Government; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law, and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed
to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 12, 2017.
Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who
Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the President declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States constituted by grave acts of violence
committed by foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace
process. On August 20, 1998, by Executive Order 13099, the President
modified the Annex to Executive
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Order 12947 to identify four additional persons who threaten to disrupt
the Middle East peace process. On February 16, 2005, by Executive Order
13372, the President clarified the steps taken in Executive Order 12947.
These terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle East peace
process and to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For this
reason, the national emergency declared on January 23, 1995, and the
measures adopted to deal with that emergency must continue in effect
beyond January 23, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
year the national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists who
threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Cuba and of the
Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and
Movement of Vessels
On February 25, 2016, by Proclamation 9398, the national emergency with
respect to Cuba was modified and continued to reflect the re-
establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and
Cuba. The unauthorized entry of any U.S.-registered vessel into Cuban
territorial waters continues to be detrimental to the foreign policy of
the United States. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the
national emergency with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority
relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set
out in Proclamation 6867 as amended by Proclamation 7757 and as further
modified by Proclamation 9398.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
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Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to Iran to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of
the Government of Iran. On May 6, 1995, the President issued Executive
Order (E.O.) 12959, imposing more comprehensive sanctions on Iran to
further respond to this threat. On August 19, 1997, the President issued
E.O. 13059, consolidating and clarifying the previous orders. I took
additional steps pursuant to this national emergency in E.O. 13553 of
September 28, 2010, E.O. 13574 of May 23, 2011, E.O. 13590 of November
20, 2011, E.O. 13599 of February 5, 2012, E.O. 13606 of April 22, 2012,
E.O. 13608 of May 1, 2012, E.O. 13622 of July 30, 2012, E.O. 13628 of
October 9, 2012, and E.O. 13645 of June 3, 2013.
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United
Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, and Iran reached a
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to ensure that Iran's nuclear
program is and will remain exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016,
marked Implementation Day under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran had completed
key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the Secretary
of State confirmed the report's findings. As a result, the United States
lifted nuclear-related sanctions on Iran consistent with its commitments
under the JCPOA, including the termination of a number of Executive
Orders that were issued pursuant to this national emergency. While
nuclear-related sanctions were lifted pursuant to our JCPOA commitments,
a number of non-nuclear sanctions remain in place.
Since Implementation Day, the IAEA has repeatedly verified, and the
Secretary of State has confirmed, that Iran continues to meet its
nuclear commitments pursuant to the JCPOA. However, irrespective of the
JCPOA, which continues to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is and
remains exclusively peaceful, certain actions and policies of the
Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 15,
1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2017. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to Iran declared in E.O. 12957. The emergency declared by E.O.
12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November
14, 1979, by E.O. 12170. This renewal, therefore, is distinct from the
emergency renewal of November 2016.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
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Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, I declared a national
emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the actions of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government,
and close associates, who took extreme measures against the people of
Libya, including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton
violence against unarmed civilians. In addition, there was a serious
risk that Libyan state assets would be misappropriated by Qadhafi,
members of his government, members of his family, or his close
associates if those assets were not protected. The foregoing
circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the increased numbers of
Libyans seeking refuge in other countries caused a deterioration in the
security of Libya and posed a serious risk to its stability.
The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States,
and we need to protect against the diversion of assets or other abuse by
certain members of Qadhafi's family and other former regime officials.
For this reason, the national emergency declared on February 25, 2011,
must continue in effect beyond February 25, 2017. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13566.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Ukraine
On March 6, 2014, by Executive Order 13660, I declared a national
emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the actions and policies of persons that undermine
democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace,
security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and
contribute to the misappropriation of its assets.
On March 16, 2014, I issued Executive Order 13661, which expanded the
scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, and
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found that the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian
Federation with respect to Ukraine undermine democratic processes and
institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability,
sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the
misappropriation of its assets.
On March 20, 2014, I issued Executive Order 13662, which further
expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13660, as expanded in scope in Executive Order 13661, and found that the
actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation,
including its purported annexation of Crimea and its use of force in
Ukraine, continue to undermine democratic processes and institutions in
Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and
territorial integrity; and contribute to the misappropriation of its
assets.
On December 19, 2014, I issued Executive Order 13685, to take additional
steps to address the Russian occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine.
The actions and policies addressed in these Executive Orders continue to
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national
emergency declared on March 6, 2014, and the measures adopted on that
date, on March 16, 2014, on March 20, 2014, and on December 19, 2014, to
deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2017.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies
Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13660.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Venezuela
On March 8, 2015, I issued Executive Order 13692, declaring a national
emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela, including the
Government of Venezuela's erosion of human rights guarantees,
persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use
of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to
antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of
antigovernment protestors, as well as the exacerbating presence of
significant government corruption. Therefore, in accordance with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am
continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13692.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
Notice of January 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Zimbabwe
On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, the President declared a
national emergency and blocked the property of certain persons, pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign
policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of
certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to
undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions. These actions
and policies had contributed to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of
law in Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation in
that country, and to political and economic instability in the southern
African region.
On November 22, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 13391 to take
additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13288 by ordering the blocking of the property of
additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in
Zimbabwe.
On July 25, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13469, which
expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13288 and authorized the blocking of the property of additional persons
undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.
The actions and policies of these persons continue to pose an unusual
and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. For
this reason, the national emergency declared on March 6, 2003, and the
measures adopted on that date, on November 22, 2005, and on July 25,
2008, to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March
6, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 13, 2017.
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Memorandum of January 13, 2017
Continuing To Expand Opportunity for All Young People
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1. The Presidential Memorandum issued on February 27, 2014
(Creating and Expanding Ladders of Opportunity for Boys and Young Men of
Color), is amended:
(a) in the preamble, by striking the phrase ``My Brother's Keeper
initiative'' and replacing it with ``Task Force on Improving the Lives
of Boys and Young Men of Color and Underserved Youth'';
(b) in the preamble, by striking the phrase ``The initiative'' and
replacing it with ``The Task Force'';
(c) in section 1, by striking the phrase ``My Brother's Keeper Task
Force'' throughout and replacing it with ``Task Force on Improving the
Lives of Boys and Young Men of Color and Underserved Youth'';
(d) in section 1(a), by striking everything that follows ``In
addition to the Chair, the Task Force shall consist of the following
members:'' in subsection (a) and inserting the following:
``(i) the Attorney General;
(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture;
(iii) the Secretary of Commerce;
(iv) the Secretary of Defense;
(v) the Secretary of Education;
(vi) the Secretary of Energy;
(vii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
(viii) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
(ix) the Secretary of the Interior;
(x) the Secretary of Labor;
(xi) the Secretary of Transportation;
(xii) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
(xiii) the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers;
(xiv) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management;
(xv) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;
(xvi) the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
(xvii) the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and
Community Service;
(xviii) the Director of the National Science Foundation;
(xix) the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and
Public Engagement;
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(xx) the Director of the Domestic Policy Council;
(xxi) the Director of the National Economic Council;
(xxii) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and
(xxiii) the heads of such other executive departments, agencies, and
offices as the Chair may, from time to time, designate.'';
(e) in section 2(a)(i), by inserting ``as appropriate'' after ``to
be maintained by the Department of Education'';
(f) in section 2(a)(i), by inserting ``and in consultation with the
Office of Management and Budget, including the Office of the Chief
Statistician of the United States, as appropriate'' after ``on an
ongoing basis'';
(g) by adding, as section 2(f): ``The Task Force shall also provide
a status report to the President regarding the implementation of this
memorandum at least once each calendar year. In addition, every 2 years,
the Task Force shall review the recommendations from the 90-day report,
determine whether updated recommendations should be sent to the
President, and evaluate whether the set of critical indicators of life
outcomes should be updated.''; and
(h) in section 2(v) and section 2(vii), by inserting ``and
underserved youth'' after ``boys and young men of color''.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of Education is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 13, 2017.
Memorandum of January 13, 2017
Designation of Officers or Employees of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy to Act as Director
Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq. (the ``Act''), it is hereby
ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this memorandum and the limitations set forth in the Act, the
following officials of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP), in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and
duties of the office of the Director of OSTP (Director), during any
period in which the Director has died, resigned, or otherwise become
unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of Director,
until such time as the Director is able to perform the functions and
duties of that office:
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(a) Associate Director (National Security and International
Affairs);
(b) Associate Director (Technology);
(c) Associate Director (Science);
(d) Associate Director (Environment and Energy);
(e) Chief of Staff;
(f) Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director; and
(g) General Counsel.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1 in any acting capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act
as Director pursuant to this memorandum.
(b) No individual listed in section 1 shall act as Director unless
that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve under the Act.
(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this memorandum, the President
retains the discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from
this memorandum in designating an acting Director.
Sec. 3. Revocation. The President's memorandum of August 5, 2009
(Designation of Officers of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
to Act as Director), is hereby revoked.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to a department or agency, or the head
thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(c) You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 13, 2017.
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Memorandum of January 13, 2017
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Council on Environmental
Quality
Memorandum for the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq. (the ``Act''), it is hereby
ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this memorandum and to the limitations set forth in the Act, the
following officials of the Council on Environmental Quality, in the
order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties of the
office of the Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality
(Chairman), during any period in which the Chairman has died, resigned,
or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of that
office:
(a) Managing Director;
(b) Chief of Staff;
(c) General Counsel;
(d) Associate Director for National Environmental Policy Act; and
(e) Other Associate Directors in the order in which they have been
appointed as such.
Sec. 2. Exceptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1 of this memorandum in an acting capacity, by virtue of so
serving, shall act as Chairman pursuant to this memorandum.
(b) No individual listed in section 1 of this memorandum shall act
as Chairman unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve
under the Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this
memorandum in designating an acting Chairman.
Sec. 3. Revocation. The Presidential Memorandum of March 13, 2015
(Providing an Order of Succession Within the Council on Environmental
Quality), is hereby revoked.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
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(c) You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 13, 2017.
Memorandum of January 13, 2017
Providing an Order of Succession Within the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service
Memorandum for the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq. (the ``Act''), it is hereby
ordered that:
Section 1. Order of Succession. Subject to the provisions of section 2
of this memorandum, and to the limitations set forth in the Act, the
following officials of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service,
in the order listed, shall act as and perform the functions and duties
of the Office of the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service (Director), during any period in which the Director has died,
resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties
of the Office of the Director:
(a) Deputy Director, Field Operations;
(b) Deputy Director; and
(c) Manager, National Programs and Initiatives.
Sec. 2. Exemptions. (a) No individual who is serving in an office listed
in section 1 of this memorandum in an acting capacity, by virtue of so
serving, shall act as Director pursuant to this memorandum.
(b) No individual listed in section 1 of this memorandum shall act
as Director unless that individual is otherwise eligible to so serve
under the Act.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by law, to depart from this
memorandum in designating an acting Director.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) This memorandum is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States,
its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
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(b) You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
BARACK OBAMA
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 13, 2017.
Memorandum of January 23, 2017
Hiring Freeze
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby order a freeze on the
hiring of Federal civilian employees to be applied across the board in
the executive branch. As part of this freeze, no vacant positions
existing at noon on January 22, 2017, may be filled and no new positions
may be created, except in limited circumstances. This order does not
include or apply to military personnel. The head of any executive
department or agency may exempt from the hiring freeze any positions
that it deems necessary to meet national security or public safety
responsibilities. In addition, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) may grant exemptions from this freeze where those
exemptions are otherwise necessary.
Within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in consultation with the Director
of OPM, shall recommend a long-term plan to reduce the size of the
Federal Government's workforce through attrition. This order shall
expire upon implementation of the OMB plan.
Contracting outside the Government to circumvent the intent of this
memorandum shall not be permitted.
This hiring freeze applies to all executive departments and agencies
regardless of the sources of their operational and programmatic funding,
excepting military personnel.
In carrying out this memorandum, I ask that you seek efficient use of
existing personnel and funds to improve public services and the delivery
of these services. Accordingly, this memorandum does not prohibit making
reallocations to meet the highest priority needs and to ensure that
essential services are not interrupted and national security is not
affected.
This memorandum does not limit the nomination and appointment of
officials to positions requiring Presidential appointment or Senate
confirmation, the appointment of officials to non-career positions in
the Senior Executive Service or to Schedule C positions in the Excepted
Service, or the appointment of any other officials who serve at the
pleasure of the appointing authority. Moreover, it does not limit the
hiring of personnel where such a limit would conflict with applicable
law. This memorandum does not revoke any appointment to Federal service
made prior to January 22, 2017.
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This memorandum does not abrogate any collective bargaining agreement in
effect on the date of this memorandum.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 23, 2017.
Memorandum of January 23, 2017
The Mexico City Policy
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of Health and
Human Services[, and] the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development
I hereby revoke the Presidential Memorandum of January 23, 2009, for the
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development (Mexico City Policy and Assistance for
Voluntary Population Planning), and reinstate the Presidential
Memorandum of January 22, 2001, for the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development (Restoration of the Mexico
City Policy).
I direct the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, to the extent allowable by law, to implement
a plan to extend the requirements of the reinstated Memorandum to global
health assistance furnished by all departments or agencies.
I further direct the Secretary of State to take all necessary actions,
to the extent permitted by law, to ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars do
not fund organizations or programs that support or participate in the
management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary
sterilization.
This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 23, 2017.
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Memorandum of January 23, 2017
Withdrawal of the United States From the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Negotiations and Agreement
Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative
It is the policy of my Administration to represent the American people
and their financial well-being in all negotiations, particularly the
American worker, and to create fair and economically beneficial trade
deals that serve their interests. Additionally, in order to ensure these
outcomes, it is the intention of my Administration to deal directly with
individual countries on a one-on-one (or bilateral) basis in negotiating
future trade deals. Trade with other nations is, and always will be, of
paramount importance to my Administration and to me, as President of the
United States.
Based on these principles, and by the authority vested in me as
President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, I hereby direct you to withdraw the United States as a
signatory to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), to permanently
withdraw the United States from TPP negotiations, and to begin pursuing,
wherever possible, bilateral trade negotiations to promote American
industry, protect American workers, and raise American wages.
You are directed to provide written notification to the Parties and to
the Depository of the TPP, as appropriate, that the United States
withdraws as a signatory of the TPP and withdraws from the TPP
negotiating process.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 23, 2017.
Memorandum of January 24, 2017
Construction of American Pipelines
Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce
The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with all relevant executive
departments and agencies, shall develop a plan under which all new
pipelines, as well as retrofitted, repaired, or expanded pipelines,
inside the borders of the United States, including portions of
pipelines, use materials and equipment produced in the United States, to
the maximum extent possible and to the extent permitted by law. The
Secretary shall submit the plan to the President within 180 days of the
date of this memorandum.
``Produced in the United States'' shall mean:
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(i) With regard to iron or steel products, that all manufacturing processes
for such iron or steel products, from the initial melting stage through the
application of coatings, occurred in the United States.
(ii) Steel or iron material or products manufactured abroad from semi-
finished steel or iron from the United States are not ``produced in the
United States'' for purposes of this memorandum.
(iii) Steel or iron material or products manufactured in the United States
from semi-finished steel or iron of foreign origin are not ``produced in
the United States'' for purposes of this memorandum.
The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 24, 2017.
Memorandum of January 24, 2017
Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Army
Section 1. Policy. The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) under development
by Dakota Access, LLC, represents a substantial, multi-billion-dollar
private investment in our Nation's energy infrastructure. This
approximately 1,100-mile pipeline is designed to carry approximately
500,000 barrels per day of crude oil from the Bakken and Three Forks oil
production areas in North Dakota to oil markets in the United States. At
this time, the DAPL is more than 90 percent complete across its entire
route. Only a limited portion remains to be constructed.
I believe that construction and operation of lawfully permitted pipeline
infrastructure serve the national interest.
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby
direct as follows:
Sec. 2. Directives. (a) Pipeline Approval Review. The Secretary of the
Army shall instruct the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), including the Commanding
General and Chief of Engineers, to take all actions necessary and
appropriate to:
(i) review and approve in an expedited manner, to the extent permitted by
law and as warranted, and with such conditions as are necessary or
appropriate, requests for approvals to construct and operate the DAPL,
including easements or rights-of-way to cross Federal areas under section
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28 of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended, 30 U.S.C. 185; permits or
approvals under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344; permits
or approvals under section 14 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, 33 U.S.C. 408;
and such other Federal approvals as may be necessary;
(ii) consider, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, whether to
rescind or modify the memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Civil Works dated December 4, 2016 (Proposed Dakota Access Pipeline
Crossing at Lake Oahe, North Dakota), and whether to withdraw the Notice of
Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement in Connection with
Dakota Access, LLC's Request for an Easement to Cross Lake Oahe, North
Dakota, dated January 18, 2017, and published at 82 Fed. Reg. 5543;
(iii) consider, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, prior
reviews and determinations, including the Environmental Assessment issued
in July of 2016 for the DAPL, as satisfying all applicable requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.,
and any other provision of law that requires executive agency consultation
or review (including the consultation or review required under section 7(a)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1536(a));
(iv) review and grant, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted,
requests for waivers of notice periods arising from or related to USACE
real estate policies and regulations; and
(v) issue, to the extent permitted by law and as warranted, any approved
easements or rights-of-way immediately after notice is provided to the
Congress pursuant to section 28(w) of the Mineral Leasing Act, as amended,
30 U.S.C. 185(w).
(b) Publication. The Secretary of the Army shall promptly provide a
copy of this memorandum to the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the
Senate, and the Governors of each State located along the Dakota Access
Pipeline route. The Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to
publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
(c) Private Property. Nothing in this memorandum alters any Federal,
State, or local process or condition in effect on the date of this
memorandum that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private
property to construct the pipeline and facilities described herein. Land
or an interest in land for the pipeline and facilities described herein
may only be acquired consistently with the Constitution and applicable
State laws.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any
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party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 24, 2017.
Memorandum of January 24, 2017
Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of the Army[,
and] the Secretary of the Interior
Section 1. Policy. In accordance with Executive Order 11423 of August
16, 1968, as amended, and Executive Order 13337 of April 30, 2004, the
Secretary of State has delegated authority to receive applications for
Presidential permits for the construction, connection, operation, or
maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for the
exportation or importation of petroleum, petroleum products, coal, or
other fuels to or from a foreign country, and to issue or deny such
Presidential permits. As set forth in those Executive Orders, the
Secretary of State should issue a Presidential permit for any cross-
border pipeline project that ``would serve the national interest.''
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby
direct as follows:
Sec. 2. Invitation to Submit an Application. I hereby invite TransCanada
Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (TransCanada), to promptly re-submit its
application to the Department of State for a Presidential permit for the
construction and operation of the Keystone XL Pipeline, a major pipeline
for the importation of petroleum from Canada to the United States.
Sec. 3. Directives. (a) Department of State. The Secretary of State
shall, if the application referred to in section 2 is submitted, receive
the application and take all actions necessary and appropriate to
facilitate its expeditious review. With respect to that review, I hereby
direct as follows:
(i) The Secretary of State shall reach a final permitting determination,
including a final decision as to any conditions on issuance of the permit
that are necessary or appropriate to serve the national interest, within 60
days of TransCanada's submission of the permit application.
(ii) To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement issued by the Department of State in January
2014 regarding the Keystone XL Pipeline (Final Supplemental EIS) and the
environmental analysis, consultation, and review described in that document
(including appendices) shall be considered by the Secretary of State to
satisfy the following with respect to the Keystone XL Pipeline as described
in TransCanada's permit application to the Department of State of May 4,
2012:
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(A) all applicable requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; and
(B) any other provision of law that requires executive department
consultation or review (including the consultation or review required under
section 7(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1536(a)).
(iii) To the maximum extent permitted by law, any Federal permit or
authorization issued before the date of this memorandum for the Keystone XL
Pipeline shall remain in effect until the completion of the project.
(iv) The agency notification and fifteen-day delay requirements of sections
1(g), 1(h), and 1(i) of Executive Order 13337 are hereby waived on the
basis that, under the circumstances, observance of these requirements would
be unnecessary, unwarranted, and a waste of resources.
(b) Department of the Army. The Secretary of the Army shall, if the
application referred to in section 2 is submitted and a Presidential
permit issued, instruct the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil
Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, including the Commanding
General and Chief of Engineers, to take all actions necessary and
appropriate to review and approve as warranted, in an expedited manner,
requests for authorization to utilize Nationwide Permit 12 under section
404(e) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344(e), with respect to
crossings of the ``waters of the United States'' by the Keystone XL
Pipeline, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(c) Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior, as
well as the Directors of the Bureau of Land Management and the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall, if the application referred to
in section 2 is submitted and a Presidential permit issued, take all
steps necessary and appropriate to review and approve as warranted, in
an expedited manner, requests for approvals related to the Keystone XL
Pipeline, to the maximum extent permitted by law, including:
(i) requests for grants of right-of-way and temporary use permits from the
Bureau of Land Management; (ii) requests under the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service's regulations implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,
16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.; and (iii) requests for approvals or other relief
related to other applicable laws and regulations.
(d) Publication. The Secretary of State shall promptly provide a
copy of this memorandum to the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Majority Leader of the
Senate, and the Governors of each State located along the Keystone XL
Pipeline route as described in TransCanada's application of May 4, 2012.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
(e) Private Property. Nothing in this memorandum alters any Federal,
State, or local process or condition in effect on the date of this
memorandum that is necessary to secure access from an owner of private
property to construct the pipeline and cross-border facilities described
herein. Land or an interest in land for the pipeline and cross-border
facilities described herein may only be acquired consistently with the
Constitution and applicable State laws.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
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(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 24, 2017.
Memorandum of January 24, 2017
Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic
Manufacturing
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1. Purpose. This memorandum directs executive departments and
agencies (agencies) to support the expansion of manufacturing in the
United States through expedited reviews of and approvals for proposals
to construct or expand manufacturing facilities and through reductions
in regulatory burdens affecting domestic manufacturing.
Sec. 2. Stakeholder Consultation on Streamlining Permitting. The
Secretary of Commerce shall conduct outreach to stakeholders concerning
the impact of Federal regulations on domestic manufacturing and shall
solicit comments from the public for a period not to exceed 60 days
concerning Federal actions to streamline permitting and reduce
regulatory burdens for domestic manufacturers. As part of this process,
the Secretary of Commerce shall coordinate with the Secretaries of
Agriculture and Energy, the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and such other
agency heads as may be appropriate.
Sec. 3. Permit Streamlining Action Plan. Within 60 days after completion
of the process described in section 2 of this memorandum, the Secretary
of Commerce shall submit a report to the President setting forth a plan
to streamline Federal permitting processes for domestic manufacturing
and to reduce regulatory burdens affecting domestic manufacturers. The
report should identify priority actions as well as recommended deadlines
for completing actions. The report also may include recommendations for
any necessary changes to existing regulations or statutes, as well as
actions to
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change policies, practices, or procedures that can be taken immediately
under existing authority.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
laws and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized and directed to
publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 24, 2017.
Memorandum of January 27, 2017
Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense [and] the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, including my authority as Commander in Chief
of the Armed Forces of the United States, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1. Policy. To pursue peace through strength, it shall be the
policy of the United States to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces.
Sec. 2. Readiness. (a) The Secretary of Defense (Secretary) shall
conduct a 30-day Readiness Review. As part of this review, the Secretary
shall:
(i) assess readiness conditions, including training, equipment maintenance,
munitions, modernization, and infrastructure; and
(ii) submit to the President a report identifying actions that can be
implemented within the current fiscal year and that are necessary to
improve readiness conditions.
(b) Concurrently with the Readiness Review, the Secretary, together
with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), shall
develop a Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget amendment for military readiness,
including any proposed reallocations.
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(c) The Secretary shall work with the Director of OMB to develop
levels for the Department of Defense's FY 2018 budget request that are
necessary to improve readiness conditions and address risks to national
security.
(d) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary shall
submit to the President a plan of action to achieve the levels of
readiness identified in the Secretary's Readiness Review before FY 2019.
That plan of action shall address areas for improvement, including
insufficient maintenance, delays in acquiring parts, access to training
ranges, combatant command operational demands, funding needed for
consumables (e.g., fuel, ammunition), manpower shortfalls, depot
maintenance capacity, and time needed to plan, coordinate, and execute
readiness and training activities.
Sec. 3. Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces. (a) Upon transmission of a new
National Security Strategy to Congress, the Secretary shall produce a
National Defense Strategy (NDS). The goal of the NDS shall be to give
the President and the Secretary maximum strategic flexibility and to
determine the force structure necessary to meet requirements.
(b) The Secretary shall initiate a new Nuclear Posture Review to
ensure that the United States nuclear deterrent is modern, robust,
flexible, resilient, ready, and appropriately tailored to deter 21st-
century threats and reassure our allies.
(c) The Secretary shall initiate a new Ballistic Missile Defense
Review to identify ways of strengthening missile-defense capabilities,
rebalancing homeland and theater defense priorities, and highlighting
priority funding areas.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of OMB relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) All actions taken pursuant to this memorandum shall be
consistent with requirements and authorities to protect intelligence and
law enforcement sources and methods. Nothing in this order shall be
interpreted to supersede measures established under authority of law to
protect the security and integrity of specific activities and
associations that are in direct support of intelligence and law
enforcement operations.
(d) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
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(e) The Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 27, 2017.
National Security Presidential Memorandum-2 of January 28, 2017
Organization of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security
Council
Memorandum for the Vice President[,] the Secretary of State[,] the
Secretary of the Treasury[,] the Secretary of Defense[,] the Attorney
General[,] the Secretary of Agriculture[,] the Secretary of Health and
Human Services[,] the Secretary of Transportation[,] the Secretary of
Commerce[,] the Secretary of Energy[,] the Secretary of Homeland
Security[,] the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff[,] the
Assistant to the President and Chief Strategist[,] the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget[,] the Representative of the United
States to the United Nations[,] the United States Trade
Representative[,] the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers[,] the
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System[,] the
Director of National Intelligence[,] the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency[,] the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[,] the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs[,] the
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism[,]
the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy[,] the Assistant to
the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy[,] the Assistant to the
President for Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives[,] the Deputy
Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to the Vice
President[,] the Counsel to the President[,] the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development[,] the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration[,] the Chairman of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission[,] the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation[,] the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy[,] the Director of National Drug Control Policy[,] the Chairman
of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board[,] the Administrator of
the Federal Emergency Management Agency[, and] the Archivist of the
United States
As President, my highest priority is to ensure the safety and security
of the American people. In order to advise and assist me in executing
this solemn responsibility, as well as to protect and advance the
national interests of the United States at home and abroad, I hereby
direct that my system for national security policy development and
decision-making shall be organized as follows:
A. The National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and
Supporting Staff
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The National Security Act of 1947, as amended, established the National
Security Council (NSC) to advise the President with respect to the
integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the
national security. There is also a Homeland Security Council (HSC)--
established through Executive Order 13228 of October 8, 2001, and
subsequently codified in the Homeland Security Act of 2002--that has the
purpose of advising the President on matters pertaining to homeland
security. Each Council is also responsible for the effective
coordination of the security-related activities and functions of the
executive departments and agencies.
The security threats facing the United States in the 21st century
transcend international boundaries. Accordingly, the United States
Government's decision-making structures and processes to address these
challenges must remain equally adaptive and transformative. Both
Councils are statutory bodies that the President will continue to chair.
Invitations to participate in specific Council meetings shall be
extended to those heads of executive departments and agencies, and other
senior officials, who are needed to address the issue or issues under
consideration. When the President is absent from a meeting of either
Council, the Vice President may preside at the President's direction.
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National
Security Advisor) and the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security and Counterterrorism (Homeland Security Advisor) shall be
responsible, as appropriate and at the President's direction, for
determining the agenda for the NSC or HSC, respectively, ensuring that
the necessary papers are prepared, and recording Council actions and
Presidential decisions in a timely manner. When international economic
issues are on the agenda of the NSC, the National Security Advisor and
the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy shall perform these
tasks in concert.
The NSC and HSC shall have as their regular attendees (both statutory
and non-statutory) the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the National Security Advisor, the Homeland Security Advisor,
and the Representative of the United States to the United Nations. When
international economic issues are on the agenda of the NSC, the NSC's
regular attendees will include the Secretary of Commerce, the United
States Trade Representative, and the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy. The Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as statutory advisers to the NSC, shall
also attend NSC meetings. The Assistant to the President and Chief of
Staff, the Assistant to the President and Chief Strategist, the Counsel
to the President, the Deputy Counsel to the President for National
Security Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget are invited as attendees to any NSC meeting.
In addition to the NSC and HSC, there is also a single NSC staff within
the Executive Office of the President that serves both the NSC and HSC.
The staff is composed of regional, issue-focused, and functional
directorates and headed by a single civilian Executive Secretary,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 3021, who is also the Chief of Staff. All policy
and staff activity decisions will be transmitted to the Executive
Secretary for appropriate distribution and awareness. The purpose of the
NSC staff is to advise me, the National Security Advisor, the Homeland
Security Advisor, the NSC members, the
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HSC members, and others in the White House; to facilitate the
implementation of Administration policy; and to help coordinate the
national-security-related activities of the executive departments and
agencies.
B. The Principals Committee
The Principals Committee (PC) shall continue to serve as the Cabinet-
level senior interagency forum for considering policy issues that affect
the national security interests of the United States. The PC shall be
convened and chaired by the National Security Advisor or the Homeland
Security Advisor, as appropriate, in consultation with the appropriate
attendees of the PC. The Chair shall determine the agenda in
consultation with the appropriate committee members, and the Executive
Secretary shall ensure that necessary papers are prepared and that
conclusions and decisions are communicated in a timely manner.
Invitations to participate in or attend a specific PC shall be extended
at the discretion of the National Security Advisor and the Homeland
Security Advisor, and may include those Cabinet-level heads of executive
departments and agencies, and other senior officials, who are needed to
address the issue under consideration.
The PC shall have as its regular attendees the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the
President and Chief of Staff, the Assistant to the President and Chief
Strategist, the National Security Advisor, and the Homeland Security
Advisor. The Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall attend where issues pertaining to their
responsibilities and expertise are to be discussed. The Counsel to the
President, the Deputy Counsel to the President for National Security
Affairs, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may
attend all PC meetings.
The Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
(Deputy National Security Advisor), the Deputy Assistant to the
President and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, and the
Executive Secretary (who shall serve as the Executive Secretary of the
PC) shall attend all of the meetings of the PC, and the Representative
of the United States to the United Nations and the Assistant to the
President for Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives may attend as
appropriate.
When international economic issues are on the agenda of the PC, the
Committee's regular attendees will include the Secretary of Commerce,
the United States Trade Representative, and the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy (who shall serve as Chair for agenda items
that principally pertain to international economics).
C. The Deputies Committee
The Deputies Committee (DC) shall continue to serve as the senior sub-
Cabinet interagency forum for consideration of, and where appropriate,
decision-making on, policy issues that affect the national security
interests of the United States. The DC shall be convened and chaired by
the Deputy National Security Advisor or the Deputy Assistant to the
President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor (Deputy Homeland Security
Advisor), as appropriate. The Chair shall determine the agenda in
consultation with the regular DC members, and the Executive Secretary
shall ensure that necessary papers are prepared and that conclusions and
decisions are communicated in a timely manner. Invitations to
participate in or attend a specific
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DC meeting shall be extended by the Chair to those at the Deputy or
Under Secretary level of executive departments and agencies, and to
other senior officials, who are needed to address the issue under
consideration.
The DC shall have as its regular members the Deputy Secretary of State,
the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
the Deputy Attorney General, the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Deputy
Director of National Intelligence, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, the Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security
Advisor to the Vice President, the Deputy National Security Advisor, the
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, and the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development.
The Executive Secretary shall attend the DC meetings. The Deputy Counsel
to the President for National Security Affairs may attend all DC
meetings. The relevant Deputy Assistant to the President for the
specific regional and functional issue under consideration shall also be
invited to attend. Likewise, when and where appropriate, the Deputy
Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning, the Deputy Assistant
to the President for Strategic Communication, the Deputy Assistant to
the President for International Economic Affairs, the Deputy Assistant
to the President for Transnational Issues, and the Deputy Representative
of the United States to the United Nations, shall also be invited to
attend. Other senior officials shall be invited where appropriate.
The DC shall review and monitor the work of the interagency national
security process, including the interagency groups established pursuant
to section D below. The DC shall help to ensure that issues brought
before the NSC, HSC, and PC have been properly analyzed and prepared for
decision. The DC shall also focus significant attention on monitoring
the implementation of policies and decisions and shall conduct periodic
reviews of the Administration's major national security and foreign
policy initiatives. The DC is responsible for establishing Policy
Coordination Committees (PCCs) and for providing objectives and clear
guidance.
D. Policy Coordination Committees
Management of the development and implementation of national security
policies by multiple executive departments and agencies typically shall
be accomplished by the PCCs, with participation primarily occurring at
the Assistant Secretary level. As the main day-to-day fora for
interagency coordination of national security policies, the PCCs shall
provide policy analysis for consideration by the more senior committees
of the national security system and ensure timely responses to the
President's decisions.
Regional and issue-related PCCs shall be established at the direction of
the DC. Members of the NSC staff (or National Economic Council staff, as
appropriate) will chair the PCCs; the DC, at its discretion, may add co-
chairs to any PCC. The PCCs shall review and coordinate the
implementation of Presidential decisions in their respective policy
areas. The Chair of each PCC, in consultation with the Executive
Secretary, shall invite representatives of other executive departments
and agencies to attend meetings of the PCC where appropriate. The Chair
of each PCC, with the agreement of the Executive Secretary, may
establish subordinate working groups to assist that PCC in the
performance of its duties.
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An early meeting of the DC will be devoted to establishing the PCCs,
determining their memberships, and providing them with mandates and
strict guidance. Until the DC has established otherwise, the existing
system of Interagency Policy Committees shall continue.
E. General
The President and the Vice President may attend any and all meetings of
any entity established by or under this memorandum.
This document is part of a series of National Security Presidential
Memoranda that shall replace both Presidential Policy Directives and
Presidential Study Directives as the instrument for communicating
relevant Presidential decisions. This memorandum shall supersede all
other existing Presidential guidance on the organization or support of
the NSC and the HSC. With regard to its application to economic matters,
this document shall be interpreted in concert with any Executive Order
governing the National Economic Council and with Presidential Memoranda
signed hereafter that implement either this memorandum or that Executive
Order.
The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 28, 2017.
National Security Presidential Memorandum-3 of January 28, 2017
Plan to Defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Memorandum for the Vice President[,] the Secretary of State[,] the
Secretary of the Treasury[,] the Secretary of Defense[,] the Attorney
General[,] the Secretary of Energy[,] the Secretary of Homeland
Security[,] the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff[,] the
Director of National Intelligence[,] the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs[,] the Counsel to the President[,] the
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency[, and] the Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is not the only threat
from radical Islamic terrorism that the United States faces, but it is
among the most vicious and aggressive. It is also attempting to create
its own state, which ISIS claims as a ``caliphate.'' But there can be no
accommodation or negotiation with it. For those reasons I am directing
my Administration to develop a comprehensive plan to defeat ISIS.
ISIS is responsible for the violent murder of American citizens in the
Middle East, including the beheadings of James Foley, Steven Sotloff,
and Peter Abdul-Rahman Kassig, as well as the death of Kayla Mueller. In
addition, ISIS has inspired attacks in the United States, including the
December 2015 attack in San Bernardino, California, and the June 2016
attack in Orlando, Florida. ISIS is complicit in a number of terrorist
attacks on our allies in
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which Americans have been wounded or killed, such as the November 2015
attack in Paris, France, the March 2016 attack in Brussels, Belgium, the
July 2016 attack in Nice, France, and the December 2016 attack in
Berlin, Germany.
ISIS has engaged in a systematic campaign of persecution and
extermination in those territories it enters or controls. If ISIS is
left in power, the threat that it poses will only grow. We know it has
attempted to develop chemical weapons capability. It continues to
radicalize our own citizens, and its attacks against our allies and
partners continue to mount. The United States must take decisive action
to defeat ISIS.
Sec. 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States that ISIS be
defeated.
Sec. 2. Policy Coordination. Policy coordination, guidance, dispute
resolution, and periodic in-progress reviews for the functions and
programs described and assigned in this memorandum shall be provided
through the interagency process established in National Security
Presidential Memorandum-2 of January 28, 2017 (Organization of the
National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council), or any
successor.
Sec. 3. Plan to Defeat ISIS. (a) Scope and Timing.
(i) Development of a new plan to defeat ISIS (the Plan) shall commence
immediately.
(ii) Within 30 days, a preliminary draft of the Plan to defeat ISIS shall
be submitted to the President by the Secretary of Defense.
(iii) The Plan shall include:
(A) a comprehensive strategy and plans for the defeat of ISIS;
(B) recommended changes to any United States rules of engagement and
other United States policy restrictions that exceed the requirements of
international law regarding the use of force against ISIS;
(C) public diplomacy, information operations, and cyber strategies to
isolate and delegitimize ISIS and its radical Islamist ideology;
(D) identification of new coalition partners in the fight against ISIS
and policies to empower coalition partners to fight ISIS and its
affiliates;
(E) mechanisms to cut off or seize ISIS's financial support, including
financial transfers, money laundering, oil revenue, human trafficking,
sales of looted art and historical artifacts, and other revenue sources;
and
(F) a detailed strategy to robustly fund the Plan.
(b) Participants. The Secretary of Defense shall develop the Plan in
collaboration with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the
Treasury, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National
Intelligence, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.
(c) Development of the Plan. Consistent with applicable law, the
Participants identified in subsection (b) of this section shall compile
all information in the possession of the Federal Government relevant to
the defeat of ISIS and its affiliates. All executive departments and
agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, promptly comply with any
request of the Participants to provide information in their possession
or control pertaining to
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ISIS. The Participants may seek further information relevant to the Plan
from any appropriate source.
(d) The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized and directed to
publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 28, 2017.
Memorandum of February 3, 2017
Fiduciary Duty Rule
Memorandum for the Secretary of Labor
One of the priorities of my Administration is to empower Americans to
make their own financial decisions, to facilitate their ability to save
for retirement and build the individual wealth necessary to afford
typical lifetime expenses, such as buying a home and paying for college,
and to withstand unexpected financial emergencies.
The Department of Labor's (Department) final rule entitled, Definition
of the Term ``Fiduciary''; Conflict of Interest Rule--Retirement
Investment Advice, 81 Fed. Reg. 20946 (April 8, 2016) (Fiduciary Duty
Rule or Rule), may significantly alter the manner in which Americans can
receive financial advice, and may not be consistent with the policies of
my Administration.
Accordingly, by the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby
direct the following:
Section 1. Department of Labor Review of Fiduciary Duty Rule. (a) You
are directed to examine the Fiduciary Duty Rule to determine whether it
may adversely affect the ability of Americans to gain access to
retirement information and financial advice. As part of this
examination, you shall prepare an updated economic and legal analysis
concerning the likely impact of the Fiduciary Duty Rule, which shall
consider, among other things, the following:
(i) Whether the anticipated applicability of the Fiduciary Duty Rule has
harmed or is likely to harm investors due to a reduction of Americans'
access to certain retirement savings offerings, retirement product
structures, retirement savings information, or related financial advice;
(ii) Whether the anticipated applicability of the Fiduciary Duty Rule has
resulted in dislocations or disruptions within the retirement services
industry that may adversely affect investors or retirees; and
(iii) Whether the Fiduciary Duty Rule is likely to cause an increase in
litigation, and an increase in the prices that investors and retirees must
pay to gain access to retirement services.
(b) If you make an affirmative determination as to any of the
considerations identified in subsection (a)--or if you conclude for any
other reason
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after appropriate review that the Fiduciary Duty Rule is inconsistent
with the priority identified earlier in this memorandum--then you shall
publish for notice and comment a proposed rule rescinding or revising
the Rule, as appropriate and as consistent with law.
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, February 3, 2017.
Memorandum of March 6, 2017
Implementing Immediate Heightened Screening and Vetting of Applications
for Visas and Other Immigration Benefits, Ensuring Enforcement of All
Laws for Entry Into the United States, and Increasing Transparency Among
Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government and for the American
People
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Attorney General[, and] the
Secretary of Homeland Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title
3, United States Code, I hereby direct the following:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to keep its
citizens safe from terrorist attacks, including those committed by
foreign nationals. To avert the entry into the United States of foreign
nationals who may aid, support, or commit violent, criminal, or
terrorist acts, it is critical that the executive branch enhance the
screening and vetting protocols and procedures for granting visas,
admission to the United States, or other benefits
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under the INA. For that reason, in the executive order entitled,
``Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United
States,'' and issued today, I directed the Secretary of Homeland
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director
of National Intelligence, to conduct a review to ``identify whether, and
if so what, additional information will be needed from each foreign
country to adjudicate an application by a national of that country for a
visa, admission, or other benefit under the INA (adjudications) in order
to determine that the individual is not a security or public-safety
threat.''
While that comprehensive review is ongoing, however, this Nation cannot
delay the immediate implementation of additional heightened screening
and vetting protocols and procedures for issuing visas to ensure that we
strengthen the safety and security of our country.
Moreover, because it is my constitutional duty to ``take Care that the
Laws be faithfully executed,'' the executive branch is committed to
ensuring that all laws related to entry into the United States are
enforced rigorously and consistently.
Sec. 2. Enhanced Vetting Protocols and Procedures for Visas and Other
Immigration Benefits. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall, as
permitted by law, implement protocols and procedures as soon as
practicable that in their judgment will enhance the screening and
vetting of applications for visas and all other immigration benefits, so
as to increase the safety and security of the American people. These
additional protocols and procedures should focus on:
(a) preventing the entry into the United States of foreign nationals
who may aid, support, or commit violent, criminal, or terrorist acts;
and
(b) ensuring the proper collection of all information necessary to
rigorously evaluate all grounds of inadmissibility or deportability, or
grounds for the denial of other immigration benefits.
Sec. 3. Enforcement of All Laws for Entry into the United States. I
direct the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, and the heads of all other relevant executive
departments and agencies (as identified by the Secretary of Homeland
Security) to rigorously enforce all existing grounds of inadmissibility
and to ensure subsequent compliance with related laws after admission.
The heads of all relevant executive departments and agencies shall issue
new rules, regulations, or guidance (collectively, rules), as
appropriate, to enforce laws relating to such grounds of inadmissibility
and subsequent compliance. To the extent that the Secretary of Homeland
Security issues such new rules, the heads of all other relevant
executive departments and agencies shall, as necessary and appropriate,
issue new rules that conform to them. Such new rules shall supersede any
previous rules to the extent of any conflict.
Sec. 4. Transparency and Data Collection. (a) To ensure that the
American people have more regular access to information, and to ensure
that the executive branch shares information among its departments and
agencies, the Secretary of State and Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, consistent with applicable law and national security, issue
regular reports regarding
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visas and adjustments of immigration status, written in non-technical
language for broad public use and understanding. In addition to any
other information released by the Secretary of State, the Attorney
General, or the Secretary of Homeland Security:
(i) Beginning on April 28, 2017, and by the last day of every month
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall publish the following information
about actions taken during the preceding calendar month:
(A) the number of visas that have been issued from each consular office
within each country during the reporting period, disaggregated by detailed
visa category and country of issuance; and
(B) any other information the Secretary of State considers appropriate,
including information that the Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland
Security may request be published.
(ii) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue reports detailing the
number of adjustments of immigration status that have been made during the
reporting period, disaggregated by type of adjustment, type and detailed
class of admission, and country of nationality. The first report shall be
issued within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, and subsequent
reports shall be issued every 90 days thereafter. The first report shall
address data from the date of this memorandum until the report is issued,
and each subsequent report shall address new data since the last report was
issued.
(b) To further ensure transparency for the American people regarding
the efficiency and effectiveness of our immigration programs in serving
the national interest, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
shall, within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, submit to me a
report detailing the estimated long-term costs of the United States
Refugee Admissions Program at the Federal, State, and local levels,
along with recommendations about how to curtail those costs.
(c) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, shall, within 180 days of the date of
this memorandum, produce a report estimating how many refugees are being
supported in countries of first asylum (near their home countries) for
the same long-term cost as supporting refugees in the United States,
taking into account the full lifetime cost of Federal, State, and local
benefits, and the comparable cost of providing similar benefits
elsewhere.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) All actions taken pursuant to this memorandum shall be
consistent with requirements and authorities to protect intelligence and
law enforcement sources and methods, personally identifiable
information, and the
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confidentiality of visa records. Nothing in this memorandum shall be
interpreted to supersede measures established under authority of law to
protect the security and integrity of specific activities and
associations that are in direct support of intelligence and law
enforcement operations.
(d) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(e) The Secretary of State is hereby authorized and directed to
publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 6, 2017.
Memorandum of March 19, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, I hereby order as follows:
I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions and
authorities vested in the President by section 3132 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328) (the
``Act'').
Any reference in this memorandum to the Act shall be deemed to be a
reference to any future Act that is the same or substantially the same
as such provision.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 19, 2017.
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Notice of March 22, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to South Sudan
On April 3, 2014, by Executive Order 13664, the President declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States constituted by the situation in and in relation to South
Sudan, which has been marked by activities that threaten the peace,
security, or stability of South Sudan and the surrounding region,
including widespread violence and atrocities, human rights abuses,
recruitment and use of child soldiers, attacks on peacekeepers and
humanitarian workers, and obstruction of humanitarian operations.
The situation in and in relation to South Sudan continues to pose an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency
declared on April 3, 2014, to deal with that threat must continue in
effect beyond April 3, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am
continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13664.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 22, 2017.
Notice of March 29, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant
Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities
On April 1, 2015, by Executive Order 13694, the President declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States constituted by the increasing prevalence
and severity of malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from, or
directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside
the United States. On December 28, 2016, the President issued Executive
Order 13757 to take additional steps to address the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13694.
These significant malicious cyber-enabled activities continue to pose an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States. For this reason, the national
emergency declared on April 1, 2015, must continue in effect beyond
April 1, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies
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Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13694.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 29, 2017.
National Security Presidential Memorandum-4 of April 4, 2017
Organization of the National Security Council, the Homeland Security
Council, and Subcommittees
Memorandum for the Vice President[,] the Secretary of State[,] the
Secretary of the Treasury[,] the Secretary of Defense[,] the Attorney
General[,] the Secretary of Agriculture[,] the Secretary of Health and
Human Services[,] the Secretary of Transportation[,] the Secretary of
Commerce[,] the Secretary of Energy[,] the Secretary of Homeland
Security[,] the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff[,] the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget[,] the Representative of
the United States to the United Nations[,] the United States Trade
Representative[,] the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers[,]
the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System[,]
the Director of National Intelligence[,] the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency[,] the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[,] the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs[,] the
Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy[,] the Assistant to
the President for Trade and Manufacturing Policy[,] the Assistant to the
President for Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives[,] the
Counsel to the President[,] the Deputy Assistant to the President and
National Security Advisor to the Vice President[,] the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Development[,] the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration[,]
the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission[,] the Director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation[,] the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy[,] the Director of National Drug Control Policy[,]
the Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board[,] the
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency[, and] the
Archivist of the United States
As President, my highest priority is to ensure the safety and security
of the American people. In order to advise and assist me in executing
this solemn responsibility, as well as to protect and advance the
national interests of the United States at home and abroad, I hereby
direct that my system for national security policy development and
decision making shall be organized as follows:
A. The National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and
Supporting Staff
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The National Security Act of 1947, as amended, established the National
Security Council (NSC) to advise the President with respect to the
integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the
national security. There is also a Homeland Security Council (HSC)--
established through Executive Order 13228 of October 8, 2001, and
subsequently codified in the Homeland Security Act of 2002--that has the
purpose of advising the President on matters pertaining to homeland
security. Each Council is also responsible for the effective
coordination of the security-related activities and functions of the
executive departments and agencies.
The security threats facing the United States in the 21st century
transcend international boundaries. Accordingly, the United States
Government's decision-making structures and processes to address these
challenges must remain equally adaptive and transformative. Both
Councils are statutory bodies that the President will continue to chair.
Invitations to participate in specific Council meetings shall be
extended to those heads of executive departments and agencies, and other
senior officials, who are needed to address the issue or issues under
consideration. When the President is absent from a meeting of either
Council, the Vice President may preside at the President's direction.
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National
Security Advisor) shall be responsible, as appropriate and at the
President's direction, for determining the agenda for the NSC or HSC,
respectively, ensuring that the necessary papers are prepared and
recording Council actions and Presidential decisions in a timely manner.
The Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism (Homeland Security Advisor) may, at the sole discretion
of the National Security Advisor, perform those functions. When
international economic issues are on the agenda of the NSC, the
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy may, at the sole
discretion of the National Security Advisor, perform those functions.
The NSC and HSC shall have as their regular attendees (both statutory
and non-statutory) the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the National Security Advisor, the Homeland Security Advisor,
and the Representative of the United States to the United Nations. The
Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, as statutory advisors to the NSC, shall also be regular
attendees, as will the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
When international economic issues are on the agenda of the NSC, the
NSC's regular attendees will include the Secretary of Commerce, the
United States Trade Representative, and the Assistant to the President
for Economic Policy.
The Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff (Chief of Staff to the
President), the Counsel to the President, the Deputy Counsel to the
President for National Security Affairs, and the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget are invited as attendees to any NSC meeting.
In addition to the NSC and HSC, there is also a single NSC staff within
the Executive Office of the President that serves both the NSC and HSC.
The staff is composed of regional, issue-focused, and functional
directorates and headed by a single civilian Executive Secretary,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C.
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3021, who is also the Chief of Staff. All policy and staff activity
decisions will be transmitted to the Executive Secretary for appropriate
distribution and awareness. The purpose of the staff is to advise the
President, the National Security Advisor, the Homeland Security Advisor,
the NSC members, the HSC members, and others in the White House; to
facilitate the implementation of Administration policy; and to help
coordinate the national-security-related activities of the executive
departments and agencies.
B. The Principals Committee
The Principals Committee (PC) shall continue to serve as the Cabinet-
level senior interagency forum for considering policy issues that affect
the national security interests of the United States. The PC shall be
convened and chaired by the National Security Advisor. The Homeland
Security Advisor may, at the sole discretion of the National Security
Advisor, also convene and chair the PC. The Chair shall determine the
agenda in consultation with the appropriate committee members, and the
Executive Secretary shall ensure that necessary papers are prepared, and
that conclusions and decisions are communicated in a timely manner.
Invitations to participate in or attend a specific PC shall be extended
at the discretion of the Chair, and may include those Cabinet-level
heads of executive departments and agencies, and other senior officials,
who are needed to address any issue under consideration.
The PC shall have as its regular attendees the Secretary of State, the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney
General, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Homeland Security,
the Chief of Staff to the President, the Director of National
Intelligence, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of
the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Advisor, the
Homeland Security Advisor, and the Representative of the United States
to the United Nations. The Counsel to the President, the Deputy Counsel
to the President for National Security Affairs, and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget may attend all PC meetings.
The Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor
(Deputy National Security Advisor), the Deputy National Security Advisor
for Strategy, the Deputy Assistant to the President and National
Security Advisor to the Vice President, and the Executive Secretary (who
shall serve as the Executive Secretary of the PC) shall attend all of
the meetings of the PC, and the Assistant to the President for
Intragovernmental and Technology Initiatives may attend as appropriate.
When international economic issues are on the agenda of the PC, the
Committee's regular attendees will include the Secretary of Commerce,
the United States Trade Representative, and the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy (who shall serve as Chair for agenda items
that principally pertain to international economics).
C. The Deputies Committee
The Deputies Committee (DC) shall continue to serve as the senior sub-
Cabinet interagency forum for consideration of, and where appropriate,
decision making on, policy issues that affect the national security
interests of the United States. The DC shall be convened and chaired by
the Deputy National Security Advisor. The Deputy Homeland Security
Advisor may, at the sole discretion of the National Security Advisor,
also convene and
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Chair the DC. The Chair shall determine the agenda in consultation with
the regular DC attendees, and the Executive Secretary shall ensure that
necessary papers are prepared and that conclusions and decisions are
communicated in a timely manner. Invitations to participate in or attend
a specific DC meeting shall be extended by the Chair to those at the
Deputy Secretary or Under Secretary level of executive departments and
agencies, and to other senior officials, who are needed to address any
issue under consideration.
The DC shall have as its regular attendees the Deputy Secretary of
State, the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Deputy Secretary of
Defense, the Deputy Attorney General, the Deputy Secretary of Energy,
the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, the Deputy Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Deputy Director of National
Intelligence, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Deputy
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Deputy National
Security Advisor, the Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy, the
Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, the Deputy Assistant to the President
and National Security Advisor to the Vice President, and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development.
The Executive Secretary shall attend the DC meetings. The Deputy Counsel
to the President for National Security Affairs may attend all DC
meetings. Other senior officials, including the Deputy Representative of
the United States to the United Nations, may be invited when
appropriate.
The DC shall review and monitor the work of the interagency national
security process, including the interagency groups established pursuant
to section D below. The DC shall help to ensure that issues brought
before the NSC, HSC, and PC have been properly analyzed and prepared for
decision. The DC shall also focus significant attention on monitoring
the implementation of policies and decisions and shall conduct periodic
reviews of the Administration's major national security and foreign
policy initiatives. The DC is responsible for establishing Policy
Coordination Committees (PCCs) and for providing objectives and clear
guidance.
D. Policy Coordination Committees
Management of the development and implementation of national security
policies by multiple executive departments and agencies typically shall
be accomplished by the PCCs, with participation primarily occurring at
the Assistant Secretary level. As the main day-to-day fora for
interagency coordination of national security policies, the PCCs shall
provide policy analysis for consideration by the more senior committees
of the national security system and ensure timely responses to the
President's decisions.
Regional and issue-related PCCs shall be established at the direction of
the DC. Members of the NSC staff (or National Economic Council staff, as
appropriate) will chair the PCCs; the DC, at its discretion, may add co-
chairs to any PCC. The PCCs shall review and coordinate the
implementation of Presidential decisions in their respective policy
areas. The Chair of each PCC, in consultation with the Executive
Secretary, shall invite representatives of other executive departments
and agencies to attend meetings of the PCC where appropriate. The Chair
of each PCC, with the agreement of the Executive Secretary, may
establish subordinate working groups to assist that PCC in the
performance of its duties.
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E. General
The President and the Vice President may attend any and all meetings of
any entity established by or under this memorandum.
This document is part of a series of National Security Presidential
Memoranda, which have replaced both Presidential Policy Directives and
Presidential Study Directives as the instrument for communicating
relevant Presidential decisions. This memorandum shall supersede all
other existing Presidential directives and guidance on the organization
or support of the NSC and the HSC, including National Security
Presidential Memorandum--2 (January 28, 2017), which is hereby revoked.
With regard to its application to economic matters, this document shall
be interpreted in concert with any Executive Order governing the
National Economic Council and with Presidential Memoranda signed
hereafter that implement it or those Executive Orders.
The Secretary of Defense is hereby authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 4, 2017.
Notice of April 6, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia
On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, the President declared a
national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the deterioration of the security situation and the
persistence of violence in Somalia, acts of piracy and armed robbery at
sea off the coast of Somalia, which have repeatedly been the subject of
United Nations Security Council resolutions, and violations of the arms
embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council.
On July 20, 2012, the President issued Executive Order 13620 to take
additional steps to deal with the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13536 in view of United Nations Security Council
Resolution 2036 of February 22, 2012, and Resolution 2002 of July 29,
2011, and to address: exports of charcoal from Somalia, which generate
significant revenue for al-Shabaab; the misappropriation of Somali
public assets; and certain acts of violence committed against civilians
in Somalia--all of which contribute to the deterioration of the security
situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia.
The situation with respect to Somalia continues to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on April
12, 2010,
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and the measures adopted on that date and on July 20, 2012, to deal with
that emergency, must continue in effect beyond April 12, 2017.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies
Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13536.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 6, 2017.
Memorandum of April 12, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017
Memorandum for the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby order as follows:
I hereby delegate to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
the authority to submit the report required under section 1907(d) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
328) (the ``Act'').
This memorandum's references to the Act shall be deemed to encompass any
future Public Law that contains any provision that is the same or
substantially the same as section 1907(d) of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 12, 2017.
Notice of May 8, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Yemen
On May 16, 2012, by Executive Order 13611, the President declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members
of the Government
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of Yemen and others. These actions and policies threatened Yemen's
peace, security, and stability, including by obstructing the political
process in Yemen and the implementation of the agreement of November 23,
2011, between the Government of Yemen and those in opposition to it,
which provided for a peaceful transition of power that meets the
legitimate demands and aspirations of the Yemeni people for change.
The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Yemen
and others in threatening Yemen's peace, security, and stability
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the
national emergency declared on May 16, 2012, to deal with that threat
must continue in effect beyond May 16, 2017. Therefore, in accordance
with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)),
I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13611.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 8, 2017.
Notice of May 9, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Actions of
the Government of Syria
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701-1706, and the Syria
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, Public
Law 108-175, the President issued Executive Order 13338, in which he
declared a national emergency with respect to the actions of the
Government of Syria. To deal with this national emergency, Executive
Order 13338 authorized the blocking of property of certain persons and
prohibited the exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria.
The national emergency was modified in scope and relied upon for
additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006,
Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, Executive Order 13572 of
April 29, 2011, Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011, Executive Order
13582 of August 17, 2011, Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, and
Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012.
The President took these actions to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States constituted by the actions of the
Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, maintaining its then-
existing occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and
missile programs, and undermining United States and international
efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.
The regime's brutality and repression of the Syrian people, who have
been calling for freedom and a representative government, not only
endangers the Syrian people themselves, but also generates instability
throughout the
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region. The Syrian regime's actions and policies, including with respect
to chemical and biological weapons, supporting terrorist organizations,
and obstructing the Lebanese government's ability to function
effectively, continue to foster the rise of extremism and sectarianism
and pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy, and economy of the United States. As a result, the
national emergency declared on May 11, 2004, and the measures to deal
with that emergency adopted on that date in Executive Order 13338; on
April 25, 2006, in Executive Order 13399; on February 13, 2008, in
Executive Order 13460; on April 29, 2011, in Executive Order 13572; on
May 18, 2011, in Executive Order 13573; on August 17, 2011, in Executive
Order 13582; on April 22, 2012, in Executive Order 13606; and on May 1,
2012, in Executive Order 13608, must continue in effect beyond May 11,
2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the
national emergency declared with respect to the actions of the
Government of Syria.
In addition, the United States condemns the Assad regime's use of brutal
violence and human rights abuses and calls on the Assad regime to stop
its violence against the Syrian people, uphold the Cessation of
Hostilities, enable the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and allow a
political transition in Syria that will forge a credible path to a
future of greater freedom, democracy, opportunity, and justice.
The United States will consider changes in the composition, policies,
and actions of the Government of Syria in determining whether to
continue or terminate this national emergency in the future.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 9, 2017.
Notice of May 9, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Central
African Republic
On May 12, 2014, by Executive Order 13667, the President declared a
national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the situation in and in relation to the Central African
Republic, which has been marked by a breakdown of law and order,
intersectarian tension, widespread violence and atrocities, and the
pervasive, often forced recruitment and use of child soldiers, and which
threatens the peace, security, or stability of the Central African
Republic and neighboring states.
The situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic
continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the
national emergency declared on May 12, 2014, to deal with that threat
must continue in effect
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beyond May 12, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13667.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 9, 2017.
Notice of May 16, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Stabilization
of Iraq
On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States posed by obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq,
the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in the country,
and the development of political, administrative, and economic
institutions in Iraq.
The obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and
maintenance of peace and security in the country, and the development of
political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq continue to
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13303, as modified in scope and
relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13315 of
August 28, 2003, Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, Executive Order
13364 of November 29, 2004, Executive Order 13438 of July 17, 2007, and
Executive Order 13668 of May 27, 2014, must continue in effect beyond
May 22, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year
the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq
declared in Executive Order 13303.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 16, 2017.
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Presidential Determination No. 2017-06 of May 17, 2017
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of the Treasury[,
and] the Secretary of Energy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, after carefully considering the reports
submitted to the Congress by the Energy Information Administration,
including the report submitted April 11, 2017, and other relevant
factors such as global economic conditions, increased oil production by
certain countries, the level of spare petroleum production capacity, and
the availability of strategic reserves, I determine, pursuant to section
1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, and consistent with prior
determinations, that there is a sufficient supply of petroleum and
petroleum products from countries other than Iran to permit a
significant reduction in the volume of petroleum and petroleum products
purchased from Iran by or through foreign financial institutions. As my
Administration conducts a review of its Iran policy, and consistent with
United States commitments specified in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of
Action, however, the United States is not pursuing efforts to reduce
Iran's sales of crude oil at this time.
I will continue to monitor this situation closely.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this
determination in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, May 17, 2017.
Order of May 23, 2017
Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2018 Pursuant to Section 251A of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended
By the authority vested in me as President by the laws of the United
States of America, and in accordance with section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (the ``Act''), as amended, 2
U.S.C. 901a, I hereby order that, on October 1, 2017, direct spending
budgetary resources for fiscal year 2018 in each non-exempt budget
account be reduced by the amount calculated by the Office of Management
and Budget in its report to the Congress of May 23, 2017.
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All sequestrations shall be made in strict accordance with the
requirements of section 251A of the Act and the specifications of the
Office of Management and Budget's report of May 23, 2017, prepared
pursuant to section 251A(9) of the Act.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 23, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-07 of May 31, 2017
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States, including section 7(a) of the
Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) (the ``Act''), I
hereby determine that it is necessary, in order to protect the national
security interests of the United States, to suspend for a period of 6
months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination,
accompanied by a report in accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, to
the Congress and to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
The suspension set forth in this determination shall take effect after
you transmit this determination and the required accompanying report to
the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, May 31, 2017.
Notice of June 13, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Actions and
Policies of Certain Members of the Government of Belarus and Other
Persons to Undermine Democratic Processes or Institutions of Belarus
On June 16, 2006, by Executive Order 13405, the President declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members
of the Government of Belarus and other persons to undermine democratic
processes or institutions of Belarus, manifested in the fundamentally
undemocratic March
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2006 elections; to commit human rights abuses related to political
repression, including detentions and disappearances; and to engage in
public corruption, including by diverting or misusing Belarusian public
assets or by misusing public authority.
The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus
and other persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For
this reason, the national emergency declared on June 16, 2006, and the
measures adopted on that date to address that emergency, must continue
in effect beyond June 16, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am
continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13405.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 13, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-08 of June 13, 2017
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 4533(a)(5) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, including section 4533(a)(5) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (the ``Act'') (50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(5)), I hereby
determine, pursuant to section 4533(a)(5) of the Act, that critical
technology items affecting aerospace structures and fibers, radiation-
hardened microelectronics, radiation test and qualification facilities,
and satellite components and assemblies are critical to national
defense.
Without Presidential action under this Act, the United States space
industrial base cannot reasonably be expected to adequately provide
those critical technology items in a timely manner. Further, purchases,
purchase commitments, or other action pursuant to section 4533 of the
Act are the most cost effective, expedient, and practical alternative
method for meeting the needs for those critical technology items.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 13, 2017.
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Presidential Determination No. 2017-09 of June 13, 2017
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 4533(a)(5) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, including section 4533(a)(5) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (the ``Act'') (50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(5)), I hereby
determine, pursuant to section 4533(a)(5) of the Act, that critical
technology item shortfalls affecting adenovirus vaccine production
capability; high strength, inherently fire and ballistic resistant, co-
polymer aramid fibers industrial capability; secure hybrid composite
shipping container industrial capability; and three-dimensional ultra-
high density microelectronics for information protection industrial
capability are critical to national defense.
Without Presidential action under this Act, the United States defense
industrial base cannot reasonably be expected to adequately provide
those capabilities or critical technology items in a timely manner.
Further, purchases, purchase commitments, or other action pursuant to
section 4533 of the Act are the most cost effective, expedient, and
practical alternative method for meeting the need for those capabilities
or critical technology items.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 13, 2017.
Memorandum of June 14, 2017
Effective Date in Executive Order 13780
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Attorney General[,] the
Secretary of Homeland Security[, and] the Director of National
Intelligence
This memorandum provides guidance for the Secretary of State, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director
of National Intelligence in light of two preliminary injunctions that
bar enforcement of certain provisions of Executive Order 13780,
``Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United
States'' (Mar. 6, 2017). The preliminary injunction entered by the
United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and affirmed
in substantial part by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit, bars enforcement of section 2(c) of the Executive Order. The
portions of the preliminary injunction entered by the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii that were affirmed by the
recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth
Circuit bar enforcement of certain provisions of sections 2 and 6 of the
Executive Order.
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Various provisions of sections 2 and 6 of the Executive Order (as well
as sections 3 and 12(c), which delineate the scope of the suspension
contained in section 2(c)), refer to the Order's effective date. Section
14 of the Executive Order provides that the Order was effective at 12:01
a.m., eastern daylight time on March 16, 2017. Sections 2 and 6,
however, were enjoined before that effective date, and the courts of
appeals have affirmed the injunctions with respect to certain provisions
of sections 2 and 6. As a result, under the terms of the Executive
Order, the effective date of the enjoined provisions (as well as related
provisions of sections 3 and 12(c)) is delayed or tolled until those
injunctions are lifted or stayed.
In light of questions in litigation about the effective date of the
enjoined provisions and in the interest of clarity, I hereby declare the
effective date of each enjoined provision to be the date and time at
which the referenced injunctions are lifted or stayed with respect to
that provision. To the extent it is necessary, this memorandum should be
construed to amend the Executive Order.
Because the injunctions have delayed the effective date of section
12(c), no immigrant or nonimmigrant visa issued before the effective
date of section 2(c) shall be revoked pursuant to the Executive Order.
I hereby direct the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
Intelligence to jointly begin implementation of each relevant provision
of sections 2 and 6 of the Executive Order 72 hours after all applicable
injunctions are lifted or stayed with respect to that provision, to
ensure an orderly and proper implementation of those provisions. Prior
to that time, consular officers may issue valid visas to, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security may admit, otherwise eligible aliens
without regard to sections 2 and 6. If not otherwise revoked, visas and
other travel documents issued during this period remain valid for travel
as if they were issued prior to the effective date.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 14, 2017.
Notice of June 21, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea
On June 26, 2008, by Executive Order 13466, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to North Korea pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to
deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security
and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the existence and
risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean
Peninsula. The President also found that it was necessary to maintain
certain restrictions with respect to North Korea that would otherwise
have been lifted pursuant to
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Proclamation 8271 of June 26, 2008, which terminated the exercise of
authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 1-44)
with respect to North Korea.
On August 30, 2010, the President signed Executive Order 13551, which
expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13466 to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the
continued actions and policies of the Government of North Korea,
manifested by its unprovoked attack that resulted in the sinking of the
Republic of Korea Navy ship Cheonan and the deaths of 46 sailors in
March 2010; its announced test of a nuclear device and its missile
launches in 2009; its actions in violation of United Nations Security
Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874, including the procurement of luxury
goods; and its illicit and deceptive activities in international markets
through which it obtains financial and other support, including money
laundering, the counterfeiting of goods and currency, bulk cash
smuggling, and narcotics trafficking, which destabilize the Korean
Peninsula and imperil United States Armed Forces, allies, and trading
partners in the region.
On April 18, 2011, the President signed Executive Order 13570 to take
additional steps to address the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13466 and expanded in Executive Order 13551 that would ensure the
implementation of the import restrictions contained in United Nations
Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874 and complement the import
restrictions provided for in the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751
et seq.).
On January 2, 2015, the President signed Executive Order 13687 to expand
the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13466,
expanded in Executive Order 13551, and addressed further in Executive
Order 13570, to address the threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the provocative,
destabilizing, and repressive actions and policies of the Government of
North Korea, including its destructive, coercive cyber-related actions
during November and December 2014, actions in violation of United
Nations Security Council Resolutions 1718, 1874, 2087, and 2094, and
commission of serious human rights abuses.
On March 15, 2016, the President signed Executive Order 13722 to take
additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13466, as modified in scope and relied upon for
additional steps in subsequent Executive Orders, to address the
Government of North Korea's continuing pursuit of its nuclear and
missile programs, as evidenced by its February 7, 2016, launch using
ballistic missile technology and its January 6, 2016, nuclear test in
violation of its obligations pursuant to numerous United Nations
Security Council resolutions and in contravention of its commitments
under the September 19, 2005, Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks,
that increasingly imperils the United States and its allies.
The existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile
material on the Korean Peninsula and the actions and policies of the
Government of North Korea continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13466, expanded in scope in Executive Order 13551,
addressed further in Executive
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Order 13570, further expanded in scope in Executive Order 13687, and
under which additional steps were taken in Executive Order 13722 of
March 15, 2016, and the measures taken to deal with that national
emergency, must continue in effect beyond June 26, 2017. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to North Korea declared in Executive Order 13466.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 21, 2017.
Notice of June 21, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western
Balkans
On June 26, 2001, by Executive Order 13219, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans, pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to
deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security
and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of
persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting (i)
extremist violence in the Republic of Macedonia and elsewhere in the
Western Balkans region, or (ii) acts obstructing implementation of the
Dayton Accords in Bosnia or United Nations Security Council Resolution
1244 of June 10, 1999, in Kosovo. The President subsequently amended
that order in Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003, to take additional
steps with respect to acts obstructing implementation of the Ohrid
Framework Agreement of 2001 relating to Macedonia.
The actions of persons threatening the peace and international
stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans, including acts of
extremist violence and obstructionist activity, continue to pose an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency
declared on June 26, 2001, and the measures adopted on that date and
thereafter to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond
June 26, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year
the national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans declared in
Executive Order 13219.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 21, 2017.
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Memorandum of June 21, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary
of Defense the functions and authorities vested in the President by
section 10005 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law
115-31) (the ``Act'').
The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any
future public law that is the same or substantially the same as section
10005 of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 21, 2017.
Memorandum of June 29, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the Department of State Authorities Act,
Fiscal Year 2017
Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary
of Homeland Security the authority to submit the report required under
section 710 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017
(Public Law 114-323) (the ``Act'').
The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any
future public law that is the same or substantially the same as section
710 of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 29, 2017.
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Memorandum of June 29, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998
Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Commerce the
functions and authorities vested in the President under section 1211 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law
105-85) (the ``Act''), to prepare and submit required reports and
justifications to appropriate congressional committees on changes to
levels governing prior notification for exports to Computer Tier 3
countries, or removal of a country from Computer Tier 3 status, in the
Department of Commerce's Export Administration Regulations.
The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any
future public law that is the same or substantially the same as section
1211 of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 29, 2017.
Notice of July 19, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational
Criminal Organizations
On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to transnational criminal organizations
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
constituted by the activities of significant transnational criminal
organizations.
Significant transnational criminal organizations continue to threaten
the safety of the United States and its citizens through the scope and
gravity of their actions. Such organizations derive revenue through
widespread illegal conduct and overwhelmingly demonstrate a blatant
disregard for human life through acts of violence and abuse. These
organizations often facilitate and aggravate violent civil conflicts and
increasingly facilitate the activities of other dangerous persons. As
the sophistication of these organizations increases, they pose an
increasing threat to the United States.
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The activities of significant transnational criminal organizations
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For this
reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13581 of July
24, 2011, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond July 24, 2017. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to transnational criminal organizations declared in Executive
Order 13581.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 19, 2017.
Notice of July 20, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational
Criminal Organizations
I hereby withdraw the notice ``Continuation of the National Emergency
with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations,'' submitted on
July 19, 2017, and submit in lieu thereof the following:
On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to transnational criminal organizations
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
constituted by the activities of the significant transnational criminal
organizations.
The activities of significant transnational criminal organizations have
reached such scope and gravity that they threaten the stability of
international political and economic systems. Such organizations are
increasingly sophisticated and dangerous to the United States; they are
increasingly entrenched in the operations of foreign governments and the
international financial system, thereby weakening democratic
institutions, degrading the rule of law, and undermining economic
markets. These organizations facilitate and aggravate violent civil
conflicts and increasingly facilitate the activities of other dangerous
persons.
The activities of significant transnational criminal organizations
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For this
reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13581 of July
24, 2011, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond July 24, 2017. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to transnational criminal organizations declared in Executive
Order 13581.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 20, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-10 of July 21, 2017
Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of
Colombia
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[ and] the Secretary of Defense
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, and pursuant to the authority vested in me by
section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2291-4), I hereby certify, with respect to
Colombia, that: (1) interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be
primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's airspace
is necessary, because of the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug
trafficking to the national security of that country; and (2) Colombia
has appropriate procedures in place to protect against innocent loss of
life in the air and on the ground in connection with such interdiction,
which includes effective means to identify and warn an aircraft before
the use of force is directed against the aircraft.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this
determination in the Federal Register and to notify the Congress of this
determination.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, July 21, 2017.
Notice of July 28, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon
On August 1, 2007, in Executive Order 13441, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to Lebanon pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States constituted by the actions of certain
persons to undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected
government and democratic institutions; contribute to the deliberate
breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including through politically
motivated violence and intimidation; reassert Syrian control or
contribute to Syrian interference in
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Lebanon; or infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty. These
actions contribute to political and economic instability in Lebanon and
the region.
Certain ongoing activities, such as continuing arms transfers to
Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons systems, serve
to undermine Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to political and economic
instability in Lebanon, and continue to constitute an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on
August 1, 2007, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond August 1, 2017. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to Lebanon declared in Executive Order 13441.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 28, 2017.
Memorandum of August 14, 2017
Addressing China's Laws, Policies, Practices, and Actions Related to
Intellectual Property, Innovation, and Technology
Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby directed as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States for our trade
relations to enhance our economic growth, contribute favorably to our
balance of trade, promote reciprocal treatment of American goods and
investment, and strengthen the American manufacturing base.
The United States is a world leader in research-and-development-
intensive, high-technology goods. Violations of intellectual property
rights and other unfair technology transfers potentially threaten United
States firms by undermining their ability to compete fairly in the
global market. China has implemented laws, policies, and practices and
has taken actions related to intellectual property, innovation, and
technology that may encourage or require the transfer of American
technology and intellectual property to enterprises in China or that may
otherwise negatively affect American economic interests. These laws,
policies, practices, and actions may inhibit United States exports,
deprive United States citizens of fair remuneration for their
innovations, divert American jobs to workers in China, contribute to our
trade deficit with China, and otherwise undermine American
manufacturing, services, and innovation.
Sec. 2. Determination of Whether to Conduct Investigation. The United
States Trade Representative shall determine, consistent with section
302(b)
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of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2412(b)), whether to investigate any
of China's laws, policies, practices, or actions that may be
unreasonable or discriminatory and that may be harming American
intellectual property rights, innovation, or technology development.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 14, 2017.
Memorandum of August 15, 2017
Elevation of U.S. Cyber Command to a Unified Combatant Command
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
Pursuant to my authority as the Commander in Chief and under sections
161 and 167b of title 10, United States Code, and in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
I direct that U.S. Cyber Command be established as a Unified Combatant
Command. I also direct the Secretary of Defense to recommend an officer
for my nomination and Senate confirmation as commander in order to
establish U.S. Cyber Command as a Unified Combatant Command.
I assign to U.S. Cyber Command: (1) all the general responsibilities of
a Unified Combatant Command; (2) the cyberspace-related responsibilities
previously assigned to the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; (3) the
responsibilities of Joint Force Provider and Joint Force Trainer; and
(4) all other responsibilities identified in section 167b of title 10,
United States Code. The comprehensive list of authorities and
responsibilities for U.S. Cyber Command will be included in the next
update to the Unified Command Plan.
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I further direct that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Director of National Intelligence, provide a recommendation and, as
appropriate, a plan to me regarding the future command relationship
between the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.
Consistent with section 161(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, and
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, you are directed to notify
the Congress on my behalf.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 15, 2017.
Notice of August 15, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Export Control
Regulations
On August 17, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13222 pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.). In that order, the President declared a national emergency with
respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States related to
the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50
U.S.C. 4601 et seq.). Because the Congress has not renewed the Export
Administration Act, the national emergency declared on August 17, 2001,
must continue in effect beyond August 17, 2017. Therefore, in accordance
with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)),
I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive
Order 13222, as amended by Executive Order 13637 of March 8, 2013.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 15, 2017.
Memorandum of August 25, 2017
Military Service by Transgender Individuals
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense [and] the Secretary of Homeland
Security
Section 1. Policy. (a) Until June 2016, the Department of Defense (DoD)
and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (collectively, the
Departments)
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generally prohibited openly transgender individuals from accession into
the United States military and authorized the discharge of such
individuals. Shortly before President Obama left office, however, his
Administration dismantled the Departments' established framework by
permitting transgender individuals to serve openly in the military,
authorizing the use of the Departments' resources to fund sex-
reassignment surgical procedures, and permitting accession of such
individuals after July 1, 2017. The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Homeland Security have since extended the deadline to alter
the currently effective accession policy to January 1, 2018, while the
Departments continue to study the issue.
In my judgment, the previous Administration failed to identify a
sufficient basis to conclude that terminating the Departments'
longstanding policy and practice would not hinder military effectiveness
and lethality, disrupt unit cohesion, or tax military resources, and
there remain meaningful concerns that further study is needed to ensure
that continued implementation of last year's policy change would not
have those negative effects.
(b) Accordingly, by the authority vested in me as President and as
Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States under the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including
Article II of the Constitution, I am directing the Secretary of Defense,
and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the U.S. Coast
Guard, to return to the longstanding policy and practice on military
service by transgender individuals that was in place prior to June 2016
until such time as a sufficient basis exists upon which to conclude that
terminating that policy and practice would not have the negative effects
discussed above. The Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, may advise me at any time, in writing,
that a change to this policy is warranted.
Sec. 2. Directives. The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the U.S. Coast Guard, shall:
(a) maintain the currently effective policy regarding accession of
transgender individuals into military service beyond January 1, 2018,
until such time as the Secretary of Defense, after consulting with the
Secretary of Homeland Security, provides a recommendation to the
contrary that I find convincing; and
(b) halt all use of DoD or DHS resources to fund sex-reassignment
surgical procedures for military personnel, except to the extent
necessary to protect the health of an individual who has already begun a
course of treatment to reassign his or her sex.
Sec. 3. Effective Dates and Implementation. Section 2(a) of this
memorandum shall take effect on January 1, 2018. Sections 1(b) and 2(b)
of this memorandum shall take effect on March 23, 2018. By February 21,
2018, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall submit to me a plan for implementing both the
general policy set forth in section 1(b) of this memorandum and the
specific directives set forth in section 2 of this memorandum. The
implementation plan shall adhere to the determinations of the Secretary
of Defense, made in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, as to what steps are appropriate and consistent with military
effectiveness and lethality, budgetary constraints, and applicable law.
As part of the implementation plan, the
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Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall determine how to address transgender individuals
currently serving in the United States military. Until the Secretary has
made that determination, no action may be taken against such individuals
under the policy set forth in section 1(b) of this memorandum.
Sec. 4. Severability. If any provision of this memorandum, or the
application of any provision of this memorandum, is held to be invalid,
the remainder of this memorandum and other dissimilar applications of
the provision shall not be affected.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 25, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-11 of September 8, 2017
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading
With the Enemy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of the
Treasury
Under section 101(b) of Public Law 95-223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50 U.S.C. 4305
note), and a previous determination on September 13, 2016 (81 FR 64047,
September 16, 2016), the exercise of certain authorities under the
Trading With the Enemy Act is scheduled to expire on September 14, 2017.
I hereby determine that the continuation of the exercise of those
authorities with respect to Cuba for 1 year is in the national interest
of the United States.
Therefore, consistent with the authority vested in me by section 101(b)
of Public Law 95-223, I continue for 1 year, until September 14, 2018,
the exercise of those authorities with respect to Cuba, as implemented
by the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515.
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The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to publish this
determination in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 8, 2017.
Memorandum of September 8, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of the
Treasury
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, I hereby make the following delegations:
I delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to administer
financial sanctions under section 1263 of the Global Magnitsky Human
Rights Accountability Act (Public Law 114-328) (the ``Act''). In
exercising the authority delegated by this memorandum, the Secretary of
the Treasury will coordinate with the Secretary of State.
I also delegate to the Secretary of State the authority to administer
visa sanctions under section 1263 of the Act.
The delegations in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any
future public law that is the same or substantially the same as section
1263 of the Act.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 8, 2017.
Notice of September 11, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Certain Terrorist
Attacks
Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
U.S.C. 1622(d), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency
previously declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation 7463, with
respect to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the
continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the United States.
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Because the terrorist threat continues, the national emergency declared
on September 14, 2001, and the powers and authorities adopted to deal
with that emergency must continue in effect beyond September 14, 2017.
Therefore, I am continuing in effect for an additional year the national
emergency declared on September 14, 2001, in response to certain
terrorist attacks.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 11, 2017.
Order of September 13, 2017
Regarding the Proposed Acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
by China Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (section 721), 50 U.S.C.
4565, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Findings. (a) There is credible evidence that leads me to
believe that (1) Canyon Bridge Merger Sub, Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of Delaware (Merger Sub); (2) Merger Sub's parent
companies Canyon Bridge Acquisition Company, Inc., a corporation
organized under the laws of Delaware (Acquisition Company), Canyon
Bridge Capital Investment Limited, an entity organized under the laws of
the Cayman Islands (Capital Investment), and Canyon Bridge Fund I, LP
(CBFI), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Delaware; and
(3) CBFI's limited partner Yitai Capital Limited, a company organized
under the laws of Hong Kong (Yitai), and Yitai's parent company China
Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited, a corporation organized under
the laws of the People's Republic of China (CVCF and, together with
Merger Sub, Acquisition Company, Capital Investment, CBFI, and Yitai,
the Purchasers), through exercising control of Lattice Semiconductor
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware
(Lattice), might take action that threatens to impair the national
security of the United States; and
(b) Provisions of law, other than section 721 and the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), do not, in my
judgment, provide adequate and appropriate authority for me to protect
the national security in this matter.
Sec. 2. Actions Ordered and Authorized. On the basis of the findings set
forth in section 1 of this order, considering the factors described in
subsection 721(f) of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as appropriate,
and pursuant to my authority under applicable law, including section
721, I hereby order that:
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(a) The proposed acquisition of Lattice by the Purchasers (the
proposed transaction) is prohibited, and any substantially equivalent
transaction, whether effected directly or indirectly by the Purchasers,
through the Purchasers' shareholders or shareholders' immediate,
intermediate, or ultimate foreign person beneficial owners, or through
the Purchasers' subsidiaries, is also prohibited.
(b) The Purchasers and Lattice shall take all steps necessary to
fully and permanently abandon the proposed transaction not later than 30
days after the date of this order, unless such date is extended by the
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for a
period not to exceed 90 days, on such conditions as CFIUS may require.
Immediately upon completion of all steps necessary to terminate the
proposed transaction, the Purchasers and Lattice shall certify in
writing to CFIUS that such termination has been effected in accordance
with this order and that all steps necessary to fully and permanently
abandon the proposed transaction have been completed.
(c) From the date of this order until the Purchasers and Lattice
provide a certification of termination of the proposed transaction to
CFIUS pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Purchasers and
Lattice shall certify to CFIUS on a weekly basis that they are in
compliance with this order and include with that certification a
description of all efforts to permanently abandon the proposed
transaction and a timeline for projected completion of remaining actions
necessary to effectuate the abandonment.
(d) Any transaction or other device entered into or employed for the
purpose of, or with the effect of, avoiding or circumventing this order
is prohibited.
(e) The Attorney General is authorized to take any steps necessary
to enforce this order.
Sec. 3. Reservation. I hereby reserve my authority to issue further
orders with respect to the Purchasers or Lattice as shall in my judgment
be necessary to protect the national security of the United States.
Sec. 4. Publication and Transmittal. (a) This order shall be published
in the Federal Register.
(b) I hereby direct the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit a copy
of this order to the parties to the proposed transaction named in
section 1 of this order.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 13, 2017.
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Presidential Determination No. 2017-12 of September 13, 2017
Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug
Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2018
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228) (FRAA), I hereby identify the
following countries as major drug transit and/or major illicit drug
producing countries: Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Burma,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Pakistan, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
A country's presence on the foregoing list is not necessarily a
reflection of its government's counternarcotics efforts or level of
cooperation with the United States. Consistent with the statutory
definition of a major drug transit or drug producing country set forth
in section 481(e)(2) and (5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended (FAA), the reason major drug transit or illicit drug producing
countries are placed on the list is the combination of geographic,
commercial, and economic factors that allow drugs to transit or be
produced, even if a government has carried out the most assiduous
narcotics control law enforcement measures.
Pursuant to section 706(2)(A) of the FRAA, I hereby designate Bolivia
and Venezuela as countries that have failed demonstrably during the
previous 12 months to adhere to their obligations under international
counternarcotics agreements, and to take the measures required by
section 489(a)(1) of the FAA. Included with this determination are
justifications for the designations of Bolivia and Venezuela, as
required by section 706(2)(B) of the FRAA.
In addition, the United States Government seriously considered
designating Colombia as a country that has failed demonstrably to adhere
to its obligations under international counternarcotics agreements due
to the extraordinary growth of coca cultivation and cocaine production
over the past 3 years, including record cultivation during the last 12
months. Ultimately, Colombia is not designated because the Colombian
National Police and Armed Forces are close law enforcement and security
partners of the United States in the Western Hemisphere, they are
improving interdiction efforts, and have restarted some eradication that
they had significantly curtailed beginning in 2013. I will, however,
keep this designation under section 706(2)(A) of the FRAA as an option,
and expect Colombia to make significant progress in reducing coca
cultivation and production of cocaine.
I have also determined, in accordance with provisions of section
706(3)(A) of the FRAA, that support for programs to aid the people of
Venezuela are vital to the national interests of the United States.
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You are hereby authorized and directed to submit this designation, with
its Bolivia and Venezuela memoranda of justification, under section 706
of the FRAA, to the Congress, and publish it in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 13, 2017.
Notice of September 18, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who
Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism
On September 23, 2001, by Executive Order 13224, the President declared
a national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism, pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States constituted by grave acts of terrorism and
threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the
terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, in New York and Pennsylvania
and against the Pentagon, and the continuing and immediate threat of
further attacks against United States nationals or the United States.
The actions of persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For
this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with
that emergency, must continue in effect beyond September 23, 2017.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies
Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national
emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or
support terrorism declared in Executive Order 13224.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 18, 2017.
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Memorandum of September 25, 2017
Increasing Access to High-Quality Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (STEM) Education
Memorandum for the Secretary of Education
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby directed as follows:
Section 1. Policy. A key priority of my Administration is to better
equip America's young people with the relevant knowledge and skills that
will enable them to secure high-paying, stable jobs throughout their
careers. With the growing role of technology in driving the American
economy, many jobs increasingly require skills in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM)--including, in particular, Computer
Science. These skills open the door to jobs, strengthening the backbone
of American ingenuity, driving solutions to complex problems across
industries, and improving lives around the world. As part of my
Administration's commitment to supporting American workers and
increasing economic growth and prosperity, it is critical that we
educate and train our future workforce to compete and excel in lucrative
and important STEM fields.
Today, too many of our Nation's K-12 and post-secondary students lack
access to high-quality STEM education, and thus are at risk of being
shut out from some of the most attractive job options in the growing
United States economy. Courses in Computer Science are especially scarce
in too many schools and communities, despite the job opportunities that
these skills create. Nearly 40 percent of high schools do not offer
physics and 60 percent of high schools do not offer computer
programming. Of the nearly 17,000 high schools that were accredited to
offer Advanced Placement exams in 2015, only 18 percent were accredited
to teach Advanced Placement Computer Science (AP-CS). Minorities and
students in rural communities often have even less access to Computer
Science education. Nationwide, only 34 percent of African American
students and 30 percent of rural high school students have access to a
Computer Science class. Furthermore, even where classes are offered,
there is a serious gender gap: less than a quarter of the students who
took the AP-CS A exam nationally in 2016 were girls.
Shortages in high-quality STEM teachers at all levels, particularly in
Computer Science, often drive these problems. The Department of
Education, therefore, should prioritize helping districts recruit and
train teachers capable of providing students with a rigorous education
in STEM fields, focusing in particular on Computer Science. This will
help equip students with the skills needed to obtain certifications and
advanced degrees that ultimately lead to jobs in STEM fields.
Sec. 2. Expanding Access to Computer Science and STEM Education. (a)
Establish promotion of high-quality STEM education, with a particular
focus on Computer Science, as a Department of Education priority. The
Secretary of Education (Secretary) shall, consistent with law, establish
the promotion of high-quality STEM education, including Computer Science
in particular, as one of the priorities of the Department of Education.
The Secretary shall take this priority into account, to the extent
permitted by law, when awarding grant funds in fiscal year 2018 and in
future years.
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(b) Funding level. The Secretary shall, to the extent consistent
with law, establish a goal of devoting at least $200 million in grant
funds per year to the promotion of high-quality STEM education,
including Computer Science in particular. Within 30 days of the Congress
passing final appropriations for each fiscal year for which the priority
established under subsection (a) of this section is in effect, the
Secretary shall identify the grant programs to which the STEM priority
will apply and estimate the total amount of such grant funds that will
support high-quality STEM education, including Computer Science. The
Secretary shall communicate plans for achieving this goal to the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB Director) each
fiscal year.
(c) Explore administrative actions to promote Computer Science at
the Department of Education. The Secretary shall explore appropriate
administrative actions, to the extent consistent with law, to add or
increase focus on Computer Science in existing K-12 and post-secondary
programs. As part of this effort, the Secretary shall identify and take
action to provide guidance documents and other technical assistance that
could support high-quality Computer Science education.
(d) Report. Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall submit to the OMB Director a report on the
activities carried out during the preceding fiscal year under
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. In particular, the report shall
describe how the grant funds referenced in subsection (b) were spent,
any administrative actions that were taken, guidance documents that were
released, or technical assistance that was provided pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section, and whether these actions succeeded in
promoting and expanding access to high-quality STEM education, including
Computer Science in particular, both generally and with respect to
underserved populations.
Sec. 3. Definition. The term ``Computer Science'' means the study of
computers and algorithmic processes and includes the study of computing
principles and theories, computer hardware, software design, coding,
analytics, and computer applications.
Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the OMB Director relating to budgetary,
administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
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(d) The Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 25, 2017.
Memorandum of September 25, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary
of State the functions and authorities vested in the President by
section 10006 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law
115-31) (the ``Act'').
The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any
future public law that is the same or substantially the same as section
10006 of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 25, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-13 of September 29, 2017
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2018
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, in accordance with section 207 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the ``Act'') (8 U.S.C. 1157), after
appropriate consultations with the Congress, and consistent with the
Report on Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2018 submitted to
the Congress on September 27, 2017, I hereby determine and authorize as
follows:
The admission of up to 45,000 refugees to the United States during
Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is
otherwise in the
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national interest. This number includes persons admitted to the United
States during FY 2018 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under
the Amerasian immigrant admissions program, as provided below.
The admissions shall be allocated among refugees of special humanitarian
concern to the United States in accordance with the following regional
allocations:
Africa 19,000.........................................................
East Asia 5,000..........................................................
Europe and Central Asia 2,000..........................................................
Latin America/Caribbean 1,500..........................................................
Near East/South Asia 17,500.........................................................
The number of admissions allocated to the East Asia region shall include
persons admitted to the United States during FY 2018 with Federal
refugee resettlement assistance under section 584 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of
1988, as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100-202 (Amerasian
immigrants and their family members).
Additionally, you are authorized, following notification of the
appropriate committees of the Congress, to transfer unused admissions
allocated to a region to one or more other regions, if greater
admissions are needed for such region or regions.
Consistent with section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance
Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601(b)), I hereby determine that assistance to
or on behalf of persons applying for admission to the United States as
part of the overseas refugee admissions program will contribute to the
foreign policy interests of the United States, and I accordingly
designate such persons for this purpose.
Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)),
and after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify
that, for FY 2018, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be
considered refugees for the purpose of admission to the United States
within their countries of nationality or habitual residence:
a. persons in Cuba
b. persons in Eurasia and the Baltics
c. persons in Iraq
d. persons in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador
e. persons identified by a United States Embassy in any location, in
exceptional circumstances.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 29, 2017.
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Presidential Determination No. 2017-14 of September 30, 2017
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention
Act of 2008
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (22
U.S.C. 2370c-1) (CSPA), I hereby determine as follows:
It is in the national interest of the United States to waive the
application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with
respect to Mali and Nigeria; to waive the application of the prohibition
in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to the Democratic Republic of
the Congo to allow for provision of Peacekeeping Operations (PKO)
assistance, to the extent the CSPA would restrict such assistance or
support; to waive the application of the prohibition in section 404(a)
of the CSPA with respect to Somalia to allow for the provision of
International Military Education and Training assistance, PKO
assistance, and support provided pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 333, to the
extent the CSPA would restrict such assistance or support; and to waive
the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with
respect to South Sudan to allow for PKO assistance, to the extent the
CSPA would restrict such assistance or support. Accordingly, I hereby
waive such applications of section 404(a) of the CSPA.
You are authorized and directed to submit this determination to the
Congress, along with the Memorandum of Justification, and to publish the
determination in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 30, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2017-15 of September 30, 2017
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign
Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) (the ``Act''), as amended, I hereby determine as
follows:
Section 1. As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, I
determine that the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian,
nontrade-related assistance to the governments of the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Iran, South Sudan,
Sudan, and Venezuela during Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, except that such
assistance may be provided to such a government if, in a report to the
Congress under section 110(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State
determines that the government complies with the Act's minimum standards
or has made significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the
Act.
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Sec. 2. As provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, I determine
that the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian, nontrade-
related assistance to, or allow funding for participation in educational
and cultural exchange programs by officials or employees of, the
governments of Eritrea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Russia,
and Syria for FY 2018, except that such assistance may be provided to,
or such funding may be allowed for officials of, such a government if,
in a report to the Congress under section 110(b) of the Act, the
Secretary of State determines that the government complies with the
Act's minimum standards or has made significant efforts to bring itself
into compliance with the Act.
Sec. 3. As provided in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act, I hereby
instruct the United States Executive Director of each multilateral
development bank, as defined in the Act, and of the International
Monetary Fund to vote against and use best efforts to deny all loans to,
and all other uses of those institutions' funds that benefit, the
governments of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and
Russia for FY 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive
Directors may vote to allow loans to be made, and the institutions'
funds to be used for, humanitarian assistance; trade-related assistance;
and development assistance that directly addresses basic human needs, is
not administered by the government of such country, and confers no
benefit to such a government. They may also vote to allow loans to be
made to, and the institutions' funds to be used to benefit, any such
government that complies with the minimum standards of the Act or makes
significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the Act.
Sec. 4. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a
partial waiver of the Act with respect to the DRC and South Sudan to
allow assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act--with
exception for Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Foreign Military Sales
(FMS), International Military Education and Training (IMET), and Excess
Defense Articles (EDA)--would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States.
Sec. 5. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a
partial waiver of the Act with respect to Equatorial Guinea to allow
assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act for programs
to promote sustainable natural resource management and biodiversity and
programs to advance energy access, support regional training to combat
infectious diseases, and participation in the Young African Leaders
Initiative would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the
national interest of the United States.
Sec. 6. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a
partial waiver of the Act with respect to Sudan to allow assistance
described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act--with exception for FMF,
FMS, IMET, and EDA--would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States.
Sec. 7. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a
partial waiver of the Act with respect to Venezuela to allow assistance
described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act for health programs,
programs designed to strengthen the democratic process in Venezuela, and
for government officials and employees to participate in foreign
assistance-funded
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programs related to democracy and the rule of law would promote the
purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the
United States.
Sec. 8. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that a
partial waiver of the Act with respect to Eritrea, Russia, and Syria to
allow assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act for
educational and cultural exchange programs would promote the purposes of
the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United States.
Sec. 9. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that
the provision of all programs, projects, and activities described in
section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to the governments of Belarus,
Belize, Burundi, the Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Republic
of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Turkmenistan, and
Uzbekistan would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the
national interest of the United States.
Sec. 10. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I determine that
providing the assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to
Belarus, Belize, Burundi, the Central African Republic, China, Comoros,
DRC, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Guinea, Guinea-
Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan, and Venezuela would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States.
Sec. 11. You are authorized and directed to submit this determination,
the certification required by section 110(e) of the Act, and the
Department of State's Memorandum of Justification, on which I have
relied, to the Congress, and to publish the determination in the Federal
Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 30, 2017.
Memorandum of October 11, 2017
Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Countering
America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of the Treasury[,
and] the Secretary of Homeland Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, I hereby order as follows:
Section 1. (a) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions
and authorities vested in the President by section 110 of the Countering
America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-44)
(the ``Act'')
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(b) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the functions and authorities vested
in the President by the following provisions of the Act:
(i) section 104(b), with respect to a determination under the standard set
forth in section 104(b)(1);
(ii) section 107(a), with respect to a determination under the standards
set forth in section 107(a)(1) and (a)(2);
(iii) section 107(d), with respect to making the certification described
therein;
(iv) section 108(b)(2);
(v) section 109; and
(vi) section 112.
(c) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury the functions
and authorities vested in the President by the following provisions of
the Act:
(i) section 104(c)(1); and
(ii) section 107(b)(1).
(d) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the functions and authorities
vested in the President by the following provisions of the Act:
(i) section 104(b), with respect to a determination under the standards set
forth under section 104(b)(2) through (b)(6);
(ii) section 104(e);
(iii) section 106(b)(1);
(iv) section 108(a)(1); and
(v) section 108(b)(1).
(e) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State and the Secretary of
the Treasury the functions and authorities vested in the President by
the following sections of the Act:
(i) section 105(b), to be exercised in consultation with each other and
commensurate with their respective areas of responsibility set forth in
previous Presidential actions under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), including Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001 (Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism);
(ii) section 108(a)(2), to be exercised in consultation with each other and
commensurate with their respective areas of responsibility set forth in
Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005 (Blocking Property of Weapons of
Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters) and Executive Order
13224; and
(iii) section 111(b), to be exercised commensurate with their respective
areas of responsibility set forth in this memorandum.
(f) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security the functions and
authorities vested in the President by the following sections of the
Act:
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(i) section 104(b), to be exercised commensurate with their respective
areas of responsibility or delegated authority under section 104(c), with
respect to the imposition of sanctions following a determination under
section 104(b); and
(ii) section 107(a), to be exercised commensurate with their respective
areas of responsibility or delegated authority under section 107(b), with
respect to the imposition of sanctions following a determination under
section 107(a).
Sec. 2. The delegations in this memorandum shall apply to any provisions
of any future public laws that are the same or substantially the same as
those provisions referenced in this memorandum.
Sec. 3. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 11, 2017.
Notice of October 16, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant
Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia
On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers
centered in Colombia pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States constituted by the actions of significant
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the extreme level of
violence, corruption, and harm such actions cause in the United States
and abroad.
The actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia
continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy
of the United States and to cause an extreme level of violence,
corruption, and harm in the United States and abroad. For this reason,
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21,
1995, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 21, 2017. Therefore,
in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia
declared in Executive Order 12978.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 16, 2017.
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Notice of October 23, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
On October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to the situation in, or in relation to,
the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), ordered related
measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the
conflict in that country. The President took this action to deal with
the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United
States constituted by the situation in, or in relation to, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been marked by widespread
violence and atrocities and continues to threaten regional stability.
The President took additional steps to address this national emergency
in Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014.
The situation in, or in relation to, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, as
amended by Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014, and the measures
adopted to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond
October 27, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year
the national emergency with respect to the situation in, or in relation
to, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in Executive Order
13413, as amended by Executive Order 13671.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 23, 2017.
Memorandum of October 25, 2017
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program
Memorandum for the Secretary of Transportation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the United States to
promote the safe operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and enable
the development of UAS technologies for use in agriculture, commerce,
emergency management, human transportation, and other sectors. Compared
to manned aircraft, UAS provide novel, low-cost capabilities for both
public and private applications. UAS present opportunities to enhance
the safety of the American public, increase the efficiency and
productivity of American industry, and create tens of thousands of new
American jobs.
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The private sector has rapidly advanced UAS capabilities to address the
needs of recreational, commercial, and public users. To promote
continued technological innovation and to ensure the global leadership
of the United States in this emerging industry, the regulatory framework
for UAS operations must be sufficiently flexible to keep pace with the
advancement of UAS technology, while balancing the vital Federal roles
in protecting privacy and civil liberties; mitigating risks to national
security and homeland security; and protecting the safety of the
American public, critical infrastructure, and the Nation's airspace.
Well-coordinated integration of UAS into the national airspace system
(NAS) alongside manned aircraft will increase the safety of the NAS and
enable the authorization of more complex UAS operations.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken steps to integrate
UAS into the NAS at specific test sites and has issued operational
requirements for small UAS operations in the NAS. Further integration
will require continued private-sector cooperation and the involvement of
State, local, and tribal governments in Federal efforts to develop and
enforce regulations on UAS operations in their jurisdictions. Input from
State, local, tribal, and private-sector stakeholders will be necessary
to craft an optimal strategy for the national management of UAS
operations. A coordinated effort between the private sector and among
these governments will provide certainty and stability to UAS owners and
operators, maximize the benefits of UAS technologies for the public, and
mitigate risks to public safety and security.
Sec. 2. UAS Integration Pilot Program. (a) Within 90 days of the date of
this memorandum, the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary), in
consultation with the Administrator of the FAA (Administrator), shall
establish a UAS Integration Pilot Program (Program) to test the further
integration of UAS into the NAS in a select number of State, local, and
tribal jurisdictions.
(b) The objectives of the Program shall be to:
(i) test and evaluate various models of State, local, and tribal government
involvement in the development and enforcement of Federal regulations for
UAS operations;
(ii) encourage UAS owners and operators to develop and safely test new and
innovative UAS concepts of operations; and
(iii) inform the development of future Federal guidelines and regulatory
decisions on UAS operations nationwide.
Sec. 3. Implementation. (a) To implement the Program, the Secretary or
the Administrator, as appropriate, shall:
(i) solicit proposals from State, local, and tribal governments to test
within their jurisdictions the integration of civil and public UAS
operations into the NAS below 200 feet above ground level, or up to 400
feet above ground level if the Secretary determines that such an adjustment
would be appropriate;
(ii) select proposals by State, local, and tribal governments for
participation in the Program according to the criteria listed in subsection
(b) of this section;
(iii) enter into agreements with the selected governments to establish the
terms of their involvement in UAS operations within their jurisdictions,
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including their support for Federal enforcement responsibilities; describe
the proposed UAS operations to be conducted; and identify the entities that
will conduct such operations, including, if applicable, the governments
themselves; and
(iv) as necessary, use existing authorities to grant exceptions,
exemptions, authorizations, and waivers from FAA regulations to the
entities identified in the agreements described in subsection (iii) of this
section, including through the issuance of waivers under 14 CFR Part 107
and Certificates of Waiver or Authorization under section 333 of the FAA
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (FMRA) (Public Law 112-95).
(b) In selecting proposals for participation in the Program under
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall consider:
(i) overall economic, geographic, and climatic diversity of the selected
jurisdictions;
(ii) overall diversity of the proposed models of government involvement;
(iii) overall diversity of the UAS operations to be conducted;
(iv) the location of critical infrastructure;
(v) the involvement of commercial entities in the proposal, and their
ability to advance objectives that may serve the public interest as a
result of further integration of UAS into the NAS;
(vi) the involvement of affected communities in, and their support for,
participating in the Program;
(vii) the commitment of the governments and UAS operators involved in the
proposal to comply with requirements related to national defense, homeland
security, and public safety, and to address competition, privacy, and civil
liberties concerns; and
(viii) the commitment of the governments and UAS operators involved in the
proposal to achieve the following policy objectives:
(A) promoting innovation and economic development;
(B) enhancing transportation safety;
(C) enhancing workplace safety;
(D) improving emergency response and search and rescue functions; and
(E) using radio spectrum efficiently and competitively.
(c) Within 180 days of the establishment of the Program, the
Secretary shall enter into agreements with State, local, or tribal
governments to participate in the Program, with the goal of entering
into at least 5 such agreements by that time.
(d) In carrying out subsection (c) of this section, the Secretary
shall select State, local, or tribal governments that plan to begin
integration of UAS into the NAS in their jurisdictions within 90 days
after the date on which the agreement is established.
(e) The Secretary shall consider new proposals for participation in
the Program up to 1 year before the Program is scheduled to terminate.
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(f) The Secretary shall apply best practices from existing FAA test
sites, waivers granted under 14 CFR part 107, exemptions granted under
section 333 of the FMRA, the FAA Focus Area Pathfinder Program, and any
other relevant programs in order to expedite the consideration of
exceptions, exemptions, authorizations, and waivers from FAA regulations
to be granted under the Program, as described in subsection (a)(iv) of
this section.
(g) The Secretary shall address any non-compliance with the terms of
exceptions, exemptions, authorizations, waivers granted, or agreements
made with UAS users or participating jurisdictions in a timely and
appropriate manner, including by revoking or modifying the relevant
terms.
Sec. 4. Coordination. (a) The Administrator, in coordination with the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
shall apply relevant information collected during the Program and
preliminary findings to inform the development of the UAS Traffic
Management System under section 2208 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and
Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-190).
(b) The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense
and Homeland Security and the Attorney General, shall take necessary and
appropriate steps to:
(i) mitigate risks to public safety and homeland and national security when
selecting proposals and implementing the Program; and
(ii) monitor compliance with relevant laws and regulations to ensure that
Program activities do not interfere with national defense, homeland
security, or law enforcement operations and missions.
(c) The heads of executive departments and agencies with relevant
law enforcement responsibilities (Federal law enforcement agencies),
including the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
shall develop and implement best practices to enforce the laws and
regulations governing UAS operations conducted under the Program.
(d) In carrying out the responsibilities set forth in subsection (c)
of this section, the heads of Federal law enforcement agencies shall
coordinate with the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation, as well
as with the relevant State, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies.
(e) In implementing the Program, the Secretary shall coordinate with
the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security and the Attorney
General to test counter-UAS capabilities, as well as platform and
system-wide cybersecurity, to the extent appropriate and consistent with
law.
Sec. 5. Evaluation and Termination of UAS Integration Pilot Program. (a)
The Program shall terminate 3 years from the date of this memorandum,
unless extended by the Secretary.
(b) Before and after the termination of the Program, the Secretary
shall use the information and experience yielded by the Program to
inform the development of regulations, initiatives, and plans to enable
safer and more complex UAS operations, and shall, as appropriate, share
information with the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security, the
Attorney General, and the heads of other executive departments and
agencies.
(c) After the date of this memorandum and until the Program is
terminated, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretaries of
Defense and
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Homeland Security and the Attorney General, shall submit an annual
report to the President setting forth the Secretary's interim findings
and conclusions concerning the Program. Not later than 90 days after the
Program is terminated, the Secretary shall submit a final report to the
President setting forth the Secretary's findings and conclusions
concerning the Program.
Sec. 6. Definitions. As used in this memorandum, the next stated terms,
in singular and plural, are defined as follows:
(a) The term ``unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning given that
term in section 331 of the FMRA.
(b) The term ``public unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning
given that term in section 331 of the FMRA.
(c) The term ``civil unmanned aircraft system'' means an unmanned
aircraft system that meets the qualifications and conditions required
for operation of a civil aircraft, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102.
Sec. 7. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof;
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals; or
(iii) the conduct of public aircraft operations, as defined in 49 U.S.C.
40102(a)(41) and 40125, by executive departments and agencies, consistent
with applicable Federal law.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) The Secretary is authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 25, 2017.
Memorandum of October 26, 2017
Combatting the National Drug Demand and Opioid Crisis
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby directed as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the United States to use
all lawful means to combat the drug demand and opioid crisis currently
afflicting
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our country. Individuals, families, and communities across the United
States continue to be devastated by an unprecedented epidemic of drug
abuse and overdose, including of prescription opioids, heroin, and
illicit synthetic opioids. Last year, we lost at least 64,000 of our
fellow Americans to drug overdose, primarily from opioids. This is an
increase of approximately 12,000 people over the year before and more
than ever recorded in United States history. Drug overdoses now kill
more Americans than motor vehicle crashes or gun-related incidents, and
more than 300,000 Americans have died of an opioid overdose since 2000.
Further, more than 2.1 million of our fellow citizens are addicted to
opioids, and in 2014 more than 1,500 people were treated each day in
emergency departments for opioid-related emergencies.
This crisis has devastated our communities. It has been particularly
harmful for children affected by their parents' drug abuse. The number
of infants born drug-dependent increased by nearly 500 percent from 2000
to 2012. The number of children being placed into foster care due, at
least in part, to parental drug abuse is increasing, and accounted for
almost a third of all child removals in Fiscal Year 2015. Serious drug
users are also more likely to be arrested for crimes such as burglary,
robbery, and handling stolen goods. Moreover, the drug trafficking that
supplies illegal drugs to our country is associated with other illegal
activities, including murder and other violent crimes. All of this
devastates lives and harms communities in both the United States and
foreign countries involved in the illegal drug supply chain. Federal,
State, and local governments; law enforcement; first responders; the
medical, public health, and substance abuse treatment community; and
faith-based and community organizations are working tirelessly and have
even expanded their efforts to combat the drug demand and opioid crisis.
Three factors are driving the opioid aspect of this crisis in
particular. First, since the 1990s, there has been a dramatic rise in
opioid pain medication prescriptions. Second, heroin from Mexico has
flooded the country. Third, the illicit manufacture and illegal
importation of fentanyl--an extremely deadly synthetic opioid--and its
analogues and related compounds have proliferated. Fentanyl is currently
manufactured almost exclusively in China, and it is either shipped into
the United States or smuggled across the southern border by drug
traffickers. Between 2013 and 2016, the amount of fentanyl seized by
Customs and Border Protection at the border increased more than 200
times over. Dealers are increasingly lacing fentanyl into other drugs
and pressing it into counterfeit opioid pills. Because fentanyl is
lethal in even miniscule doses, this is an extremely deadly tactic, as
it too often causes users to ingest a fatal amount unknowingly.
Sec. 2. Agency Action. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall,
consistent with section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C.
247d, consider declaring that the drug demand and opioid crisis
described in section 1 of this memorandum constitutes a Public Health
Emergency. Additionally, the heads of executive departments and
agencies, as appropriate and consistent with law, shall exercise all
appropriate emergency authorities, as well as other relevant
authorities, to reduce the number of deaths and minimize the devastation
the drug demand and opioid crisis inflicts upon American communities.
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Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) The Secretary of Health and Human Services is hereby authorized
and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 26, 2017.
Memorandum of October 26, 2017
Temporary Certification for Certain Records Related to the Assassination
of President John F. Kennedy
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
The American public expects--and deserves--its Government to provide as
much access as possible to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records (records) so that the people may finally be fully informed about
all aspects of this pivotal event. Therefore, I am ordering today that
the veil finally be lifted. At the same time, executive departments and
agencies (agencies) have proposed to me that certain information should
continue to be redacted because of national security, law enforcement,
and foreign affairs concerns. I have no choice--today--but to accept
those redactions rather than allow potentially irreversible harm to our
Nation's security. To further address these concerns, I am also ordering
agencies to re-review each and every one of those redactions over the
next 180 days. At the end of that period, I will order the public
disclosure of any information that the agencies cannot demonstrate meets
the statutory standard for continued postponement of disclosure under
section 5(g)(2)(D) of the President John F. Kennedy Assassination
Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 U.S.C. 2107 note) (the ``Act'').
Accordingly, by the authority vested in me as President and Commander in
Chief by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
I hereby certify that all information within records that agencies have
proposed for continued postponement under section 5(g)(2)(D) of the Act
must be temporarily withheld from full public disclosure until no later
than
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April 26, 2018, to allow sufficient time to determine whether such
information warrants continued postponement under the Act. This
temporary withholding from full public disclosure is necessary to
protect against harm to the military defense, intelligence operations,
law enforcement, or the conduct of foreign relations that is of such
gravity that it outweighs the public interest in immediate disclosure.
I hereby direct all agencies that have proposed postponement of full
disclosure to review the information subject to this certification and
identify as much as possible that may be publicly disclosed without harm
to the military defense, intelligence operations, law enforcement, or
conduct of foreign relations.
Any agency that seeks to request further postponement beyond this
temporary certification shall adhere to the findings of the Act, which
state, among other things, that ``only in the rarest cases is there any
legitimate need for continued protection of such records.'' The need for
continued protection can only have grown weaker with the passage of time
since the Congress made this finding. Accordingly, each agency head
should be extremely circumspect in recommending any further postponement
of full disclosure of records. Any agency that seeks further
postponement shall, no later than March 12, 2018, report to the
Archivist of the United States (Archivist) on the specific information
within particular records that meets the standard for continued
postponement under section 5(g)(2)(D) of the Act. Thereafter, the
Archivist shall recommend to me, no later than March 26, 2018, whether
the specific information within particular records identified by
agencies warrants continued withholding from public disclosure after
April 26, 2018.
The Archivist is hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 26, 2017.
Notice of October 31, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to Sudan pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) and took related
steps to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the actions
and policies of the Government of Sudan. On April 26, 2006, by Executive
Order 13400, the President determined that the conflict in Sudan's
Darfur region posed an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States, expanded the scope of
the national
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emergency declared in Executive Order 13067, and ordered the blocking of
property of certain persons connected to the Darfur region. On October
13, 2006, by Executive Order 13412, the President took additional steps
with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13067
and expanded in Executive Order 13400. In Executive Order 13412, the
President also took steps to implement the Darfur Peace and
Accountability Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-344).
On January 13, 2017, by Executive Order 13761, the President found that
positive efforts by the Government of Sudan between July 2016 and
January 2017 improved certain conditions that Executive Orders 13067 and
13412 were intended to address. Given these developments, and in order
to encourage the Government of Sudan to sustain and enhance these
efforts, section 1 of Executive Order 13761 provided that sections 1 and
2 of Executive Order 13067 and the entirety of Executive Order 13412
would be revoked as of July 12, 2017, provided that the criteria in
section 12(b) of Executive Order 13761 had been met.
On July 11, 2017, by Executive Order 13804, I amended Executive Order
13761, extending until October 12, 2017, the effective date in section 1
of Executive Order 13761.
Despite recent positive developments, the crisis constituted by the
actions and policies of the Government of Sudan that led to the
declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order 13067 of November
3, 1997; the expansion of that emergency in Executive Order 13400 of
April 26, 2006; and with respect to which additional steps were taken in
Executive Order 13412 of October 13, 2006, Executive Order 13761 of
January 13, 2017, and Executive Order 13804 of July 11, 2017, has not
been resolved. These actions and policies continue to pose an unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of
the United States. I have, therefore, determined that it is necessary to
continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13067, as
expanded by Executive Order 13400, with respect to Sudan.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 31, 2017.
Notice of November 6, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burundi
On November 22, 2015, by Executive Order 13712, the President declared a
national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the situation in Burundi, which has been marked by the
killing of and violence against civilians, unrest, the incitement of
imminent violence, and
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significant political repression, and which threatens the peace,
security, and stability of Burundi and the region.
The situation in Burundi continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
For this reason, the national emergency declared on November 22, 2015,
to deal with that threat must continue in effect beyond November 22,
2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13712.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 6, 2017.
Notice of November 6, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
On November 14, 1979, in Executive Order 12170, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States.
Our relations with Iran have not yet normalized, and the process of
implementing the agreements with Iran, dated January 19, 1981, is
ongoing. For this reason, the national emergency declared on November
14, 1979, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond November 14, 2017. In
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with
respect to Iran declared in Executive Order 12170.
The emergency declared in Executive Order 12170 is distinct from the
emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 on March 15, 1995. This
renewal, therefore, is distinct from the emergency renewal of January
13, 2017.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 6, 2017.
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Notice of November 6, 2017
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation
of Weapons of Mass Destruction
On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President declared a
national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical
weapons (weapons of mass destruction) and the means of delivering such
weapons. On July 28, 1998, by Executive Order 13094, the President
amended Executive Order 12938 to respond more effectively to the
worldwide threat of proliferation activities related to weapons of mass
destruction. On June 28, 2005, by Executive Order 13382, the President,
among other things, further amended Executive Order 12938 to improve our
ability to combat proliferation activities related to weapons of mass
destruction. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the
means of delivering them continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12938 with respect to the proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction and the means of delivering such weapons must continue
beyond November 14, 2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d)
of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for
1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12938, as
amended by Executive Orders 13094 and 13382.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted
to the Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 6, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2018-01 of November 15, 2017
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of the Treasury[,
and] the Secretary of Energy
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, after carefully considering the reports
submitted to the Congress by the Energy Information Administration,
including the report submitted September 12, 2017, and other relevant
factors such as global economic conditions, increased oil production by
certain countries, the global level of spare petroleum production
capacity, and the availability of strategic reserves, I determine,
pursuant to section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, Public Law 112-81, and
consistent with prior determinations, that there is a sufficient
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supply of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than
Iran to permit a significant reduction in the volume of petroleum and
petroleum products purchased from Iran by or through foreign financial
institutions.
I will continue to monitor this situation closely.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this
determination in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, November 15, 2017.
Memorandum of November 21, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under the Foreign Aid Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2016
Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget the functions and authorities vested in the
President by sections 3(b) and 3(d) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and
Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-191) (the ``Act''), including
updating the guidelines required by section 3(b) as he may think proper,
in accordance with the Act.
The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any
future public law that is the same or substantially the same as sections
3(b) and 3(d) of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, November 21, 2017.
Memorandum of December 4, 2017
Delegation of Authority Under Sections 506(a)(2)(A) and 652 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, subject to the fulfillment of the requirements of
section 652
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of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Public Law 87-195) (the ``Act''),
and in order to provide assistance to Iraq, I hereby delegate to the
Secretary of State:
(a) the authority under section 506(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the Act to
direct the drawdown, for the purposes and under the authorities of
Chapter 9 of part I of the Act, of up to a total of $22 million in
articles and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of
the United States Government and military education and training from
the Department of Defense;
(b) the authority to make the determination required under section
506(a)(2)(A) of the Act to direct such drawdown; and
(c) the authority under section 652 of the Act to make, before any
such drawdown, the required notifications to the Congress.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 4, 2017.
Presidential Determination No. 2018-02 of December 6, 2017
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, including section 7(a) of the Jerusalem
Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) (the ``Act''), I hereby
determine that it is necessary, in order to protect the national
security interests of the United States, to suspend for a period of 6
months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination,
accompanied by a report in accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, to
the Congress and to publish this determination in the Federal Register.
The suspension set forth in this determination shall take effect after
you transmit this determination and the accompanying report to the
Congress.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 6, 2017.
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Memorandum of December 8, 2017
Delaying Submission of the Small Business Administration Report Under
the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Memorandum for the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration
The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) (Public
Law 114-125) requires you to submit to the Congress a report on the
economic impacts of a covered trade agreement on small businesses not
less than 180 days after you convene an Interagency Working Group for
the relevant trade agreement. The report for the renegotiation of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will soon be due. To ensure
that the negotiations are not disrupted, however, by the authority
vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
States of America, including section 502 of the TFTEA, I require you to
delay the submission of the report until after the negotiations are
concluded, but not later than 30 days after a renegotiated agreement is
signed, provided that the delay allows you to submit the report to the
Congress not later than 45 days before the Senate or the House of
Representatives acts to approve or disapprove the trade agreement.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 8, 2017.
Space Policy Directive-1 of December 11, 2017
Reinvigorating America's Human Space Exploration Program
Memorandum for the Vice President[,] the Secretary of State[,] the
Secretary of Defense[,] the Secretary of Commerce[,] the Secretary of
Transportation[,] the Secretary of Homeland Security[,] the Director of
National Intelligence[,] the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget[,] the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs[,] the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration[,] the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy[,] the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism[, and] the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Section 1. Amendment to Presidential Policy Directive-4.
Presidential Policy Directive-4 of June 28, 2010 (National Space
Policy), is amended as follows:
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The paragraph beginning ``Set far-reaching exploration milestones'' is
deleted and replaced with the following:
``Lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with
commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across
the solar system and to bring back to Earth new knowledge and
opportunities. Beginning with missions beyond low-Earth orbit, the
United States will lead the return of humans to the Moon for long-term
exploration and utilization, followed by human missions to Mars and
other destinations;''.
Sec. 2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in
equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.
(d) This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 11, 2017.
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Appendices--Other Presidential Documents
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Editorial note: The following tables include documents issued by the
Executive Office of the President and published in the Federal Register
but not included in title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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Appendix A--List of Memorandums
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Date of Memorandum 82 FR
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100 Standards of conduct........................ 514
101 Public information provisions of the
Administrative Procedures Act........... 514
102 Enforcement of nondiscrimination on the
basis of handicap in programs or
activities conducted by the Executive
Office of the President................. 514
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PART 100_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301.
Source: 64 FR 12881, Mar. 16, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 100.1 Ethical conduct standards and financial disclosure
regulations.
Employees of the Executive Office of the President are subject to
the executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct at 5 CFR part
2635, and the executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulations at
5 CFR part 2634.
PART 101_PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES ACT--Table of Contents
Sec.
101.1 Executive Office of the President.
101.2 Office of Management and Budget.
101.4 National Security Council.
101.5 Council on Environmental Quality.
101.6 Office of National Drug Control Policy.
101.7 Office of Science and Technology Policy.
101.8 Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.
Source: 40 FR 8061, Feb. 25, 1975; 55 FR 46067, Nov. 1, 1990, unless
otherwise noted.
Sec. 101.1 Executive Office of the President.
Until further regulations are promulgated, the remainder of the
entities within the Executive Office of the President, to the extent
that 5 U.S.C. 552 is applicable, shall follow the procedures set forth
in the regulations applicable to the Office of Management and Budget (5
CFR Ch. III). Requests for information from these other entities should
be submitted directly to such entity.
Sec. 101.2 Office of Management and Budget.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of Management and
Budget appear at 5 CFR Ch. III.
Sec. 101.4 National Security Council.
Freedom of Information regulations for the National Security Council
appear at 32 CFR Ch. XXI.
Sec. 101.5 Council on Environmental Quality.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Council on Environmental
Quality appear at 40 CFR Ch. V.
[42 FR 65131, Dec. 30, 1977]
Sec. 101.6 Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of National Drug
Control Policy appear at 21 CFR parts 1400-1499.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
Sec. 101.7 Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of Science and
Technology Policy appear at 32 CFR part 2402.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
Sec. 101.8 Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of the United
States Trade Representative appear at 15 CFR part 2004.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
PART 102_ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP
IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT--Table of Contents
Sec.
102.101 Purpose.
102.102 Application.
102.103 Definitions.
102.104-102.109 [Reserved]
102.110 Self-evaluation.
102.111 Notice.
102.112-102.129 [Reserved]
102.130 General prohibitions against discrimination.
102.131-102.139 [Reserved]
102.140 Employment.
102.141-102.148 [Reserved]
102.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
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102.150 Program accessibility: Existing facilities.
102.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
102.152-102.159 [Reserved]
102.160 Communications.
102.161-102.169 [Reserved]
102.170 Compliance procedures.
102.171-102.999 [Reserved]
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.
Source: 53 FR 25879, July 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 102.101 Purpose.
The purpose of this regulation is to effectuate section 119 of the
Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities
Amendments of 1978, which amended section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs
or activities conducted by Executive agencies or the United States
Postal Service.
Sec. 102.102 Application.
This regulation (Secs. 102.101-102.170) applies to all programs or
activities conducted by the agency, except for programs or activities
conducted outside the United States that do not involve individuals with
handicaps in the United States.
Sec. 102.103 Definitions.
For purposes of this regulation, the term--
Agency means, for purposes of this regulation only, the following
entities in the Executive Office of the President: the White House
Office, the Office of the Vice President, the Office of Management and
Budget, the Office of Policy Development, the National Security Council,
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, the Council on Environmental Quality, the
Council of Economic Advisers, the Office of Administration, the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy, and any committee, board, commission, or
similar group established in the Executive Office of the President.
Agency head or head of the agency; as used in Secs. 102.150(a)(3),
102.160(d) and 102.170 (i) and (j), shall be a three-member board which
will include the Director, Office of Administration, the head of the
Executive Office of the President, agency in which the issue needing
resolution or decision arises and one other agency head selected by the
two other board members. In the event that an issue needing resolution
or decision arises within the Office of Administration, one of the board
members shall be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Assistant Attorney General means the Assistant Attorney General,
Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice.
Auxiliary aids means services or devices that enable persons with
impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills to have an equal
opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, programs or
activities conducted by the agency. For example, auxiliary aids useful
for persons with impaired vision include readers, Brailled materials,
audio recordings, and other similar services and devices. Auxiliary aids
useful for persons with impaired hearing include telephone handset
amplifiers, telephones compatible with hearing aids, telecommunication
devices for deaf persons (TDD's), interpreters, notetakers, written
materials, and other similar services and devices.
Complete complaint means a written statement that contains the
complainant's name and address and describes the agency's alleged
discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the agency of the
nature and date of the alleged violation of section 504. It shall be
signed by the complainant or by someone authorized to do so on his or
her behalf. Complaints filed on behalf of classes or third parties shall
describe or identify (by name, if possible) the alleged victims of
discrimination.
Facility means all or any portion of buildings, structures,
equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other
conveyances, or other real or personal property.
Historic preservation programs means programs conducted by the
agency that have preservation of historic properties as a primary
purpose.
Historic properties means those properties that are listed or
eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or
properties designated as
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historic under a statute of the appropriate State or local government
body.
Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or
mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having
such an impairment.
As used in this definition, the phrase:
(1) Physical or mental impairment includes--
(i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement,
or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems:
Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory,
including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive;
genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or
(ii) Any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental
retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and
specific learning disabilities. The term ``physical or mental
impairment'' includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and
conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments,
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis,
cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness,
and drug addiction and alcoholism.
(2) Major life activities includes functions such as caring for
one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,
breathing, learning, and working.
(3) Has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or
has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) Is regarded as having an impairment means--
(i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially
limit major life activities but is treated by the agency as constituting
such a limitation;
(ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward
such impairment; or
(iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this
definition but is treated by the agency as having such an impairment.
Qualified individual with handicaps means--
(1) With respect to preschool, elementary, or secondary education
services provided by the agency, an individual with handicaps who is a
member of a class of persons otherwise entitled by statute, regulation,
or agency policy to receive education services from the agency;
(2) With respect to any other agency program or activity under which
a person is required to perform services or to achieve a level of
accomplishment, an individual with handicaps who meets the essential
eligibility requirements and who can achieve the purpose of the program
or activity without modifications in the program or activity that the
agency can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in its
nature;
(3) With respect to any other program or activity, an individual
with handicaps who meets the essential eligibility requirements for
participation in, or receipt of benefits from, that program or activity;
and
(4) ``Qualified handicapped person'' as that term is defined for
purposes of employment in 29 CFR 1613.702(f), which is made applicable
to this regulation by Sec. 102.140.
Section 504 means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Pub. L. 93-112, 87 Stat. 394 (29 U.S.C. 794)), as amended by the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-516, 88 Stat. 1617);
the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental
Disabilities Amendments of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-602, 92 Stat. 2955); and the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-506, 100 Stat. 1810).
As used in this regulation, section 504 applies only to programs or
activities conducted by Executive agencies and not to federally assisted
programs.
Substantial impairment means a significant loss of the integrity of
finished materials, design quality, or special character resulting from
a permanent alteration.
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Secs. 102.104-102.109 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.110 Self-evaluation.
(a) The agency shall, by September 6, 1989, evaluate its current
policies and practices, and the effects thereof, that do not or may not
meet the requirements of this regulation and, to the extent modification
of any such policies and practices is required, the agency shall proceed
to make the necessary modifications.
(b) The agency shall provide an opportunity to interested persons,
including individuals with handicaps or organizations representing
individuals with handicaps, to participate in the self-evaluation
process by submitting comments (both oral and written).
(c) The agency shall, for at least three years following completion
of the self-evaluation, maintain on file and make available for public
inspection:
(1) A description of areas examined and any problems identified; and
(2) A description of any modifications made.
Sec. 102.111 Notice.
The agency shall make available to employees, applicants,
participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons such
information regarding the provisions of this regulation and its
applicability to the programs or activities conducted by the agency, and
make such information available to them in such manner as the head of
the agency finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections
against discrimination assured them by section 504 and this regulation.
Secs. 102.112-102.129 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.130 General prohibitions against discrimination.
(a) No qualified individual with handicaps shall, on the basis of
handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity conducted by the agency.
(b)(1) The agency, in providing any aid, benefit, or service, may
not, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements,
on the basis of handicap--
(i) Deny a qualified individual with handicaps the opportunity to
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service;
(ii) Afford a qualified individual with handicaps an opportunity to
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not
equal to that afforded others;
(iii) Provide a qualified individual with handicaps with an aid,
benefit, or service that is not as effective in affording equal
opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to
reach the same level of achievement as that provided to others;
(iv) Provide different or separate aid, benefits, or services to
individuals with handicaps or to any class of individuals with handicaps
than is provided to others unless such action is necessary to provide
qualified individuals with handicaps with aid, benefits, or services
that are as effective as those provided to others;
(v) Deny a qualified individual with handicaps the opportunity to
participate as a member of planning or advisory boards;
(vi) Otherwise limit a qualified individual with handicaps in the
enjoyment of any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by
others receiving the aid, benefit, or service.
(2) The agency may not deny a qualified individual with handicaps
the opportunity to participate in programs or activities that are not
separate or different, despite the existence of permissibly separate or
different programs or activities.
(3) The agency may not, directly or through contractual or other
arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration the purpose
or effect of which would--
(i) Subject qualified individuals with handicaps to discrimination
on the basis of handicap; or
(ii) Defeat or substantially impair accomplishment of the objectives
of a program or activity with respect to individuals with handicaps.
(4) The agency may not, in determining the site or location of a
facility, make selections the purpose or effect of which would--
(i) Exclude individuals with handicaps from, deny them the benefits
of,
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or otherwise subject them to discrimination under any program or
activity conducted by the agency; or
(ii) Defeat or substantially impair the accomplishment of the
objectives of a program or activity with respect to individuals with
handicaps.
(5) The agency, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not
use criteria that subject qualified individuals with handicaps to
discrimination on the basis of handicap.
(6) The agency may not administer a licensing or certification
program in a manner that subjects qualified individuals with handicaps
to discrimination on the basis of handicap, nor may the agency establish
requirements for the programs or activities of licensees or certified
entities that subject qualified individuals with handicaps to
discrimination on the basis of handicap. However, the programs or
activities of entities that are licensed or certified by the agency are
not, themselves, covered by this regulation.
(c) The exclusion of nonhandicapped persons from the benefits of a
program limited by Federal statute or Executive order to individuals
with handicaps or the exclusion of a specific class of individuals with
handicaps from a program limited by Federal statute or Executive order
to a different class of individuals with handicaps is not prohibited by
this regulation.
(d) The agency shall administer programs and activities in the most
integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals
with handicaps.
Secs. 102.131-102.139 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.140 Employment.
No qualified individual with handicaps shall, on the basis of
handicap, be subject to discrimination in employment under any program
or activity conducted by the agency. The definitions, requirements, and
procedures of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
791), as established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in
29 CFR part 1613, shall apply to employment in federally conducted
programs or activities.
Secs. 102.141-102.148 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 102.150, no qualified
individual with handicaps shall, because the agency's facilities are
inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with handicaps, be denied the
benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by
the agency.
Sec. 102.150 Program accessibility: Existing facilities.
(a) General. The agency shall operate each program or activity so
that the program or activity, when viewed in its entirety, is readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps. This paragraph
does not--
(1) Necessarily require the agency to make each of its existing
facilities accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps;
(2) In the case of historic preservation programs, require the
agency to take any action that would result in a substantial impairment
of significant historic features of an historic property; or
(3) Require the agency to take any action that it can demonstrate
would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a program or
activity or in undue financial and administrative burdens. In those
circumstances where agency personnel believe that the proposed action
would fundamentally alter the program or activity or would result in
undue financial and administrative burdens, the agency has the burden of
proving that compliance with Sec. 102.150(a) would result in such
alteration or burdens. The decision that compliance would result in such
alteration or burdens must be made by the agency head or his or her
designee after considering all agency resources available for use in the
funding and operation of the conducted program or activity, and must be
accompanied by a written statement of the reasons forreaching that
conclusion. If an action would result in such an alteration or such
burdens, the agency shall take any other action that would not result
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in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that
individuals with handicaps receive the benefits and services of the
program or activity.
(b) Methods--(1) General. The agency may comply with the
requirements of this section through such means as redesign of
equipment, reassignment of services to accessible buildings, assignment
of aides to beneficiaries, home visits, delivery of services at
alternate accessible sites, alteration of existing facilities and
construction of new facilities, use of accessible rolling stock, or any
other methods that result in making its programs or activities readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps. The agency is
not required to make structural changes in existing facilities where
other methods are effective in achieving compliance with this section.
The agency, in making alterations to existing buildings, shall meet
accessibility requirements to the extent compelled by the Architectural
Barriers Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), and any
regulations implementing it. In choosing among available methods for
meeting the requirements of this section, the agency shall give priority
to those methods that offer programs and activities to qualified
individuals with handicaps in the most integrated setting appropriate.
(2) Historic preservation programs. In meeting the requirements of
Sec. 102.150(a) in historic preservation programs, the agency shall give
priority to methods that provide physical access to individuals with
handicaps. In cases where a physical alteration to an historic property
is not required because of Sec. 102.150(a) (2) or (3), alternative
methods of achieving program accessibility include--
(i) Using audio-visual materials and devices to depict those
portions of an historic property that cannot otherwise be made
accessible;
(ii) Assigning persons to guide individuals with handicaps into or
through portions of historic properties that cannot otherwise be made
accessible; or
(iii) Adopting other innovative methods.
(c) Time period for compliance. The agency shall comply with the
obligations established under this section by November 7, 1988, except
that where structural changes in facilities are undertaken, such changes
shall be made by September 6, 1991, but in any event as expeditiously as
possible.
(d) Transition plan. In the event that structural changes to
facilities will be undertaken to achieve program accessibility, the
agency shall develop, by March 6, 1989, a transition plan setting forth
the steps necessary to complete such changes. The agency shall provide
an opportunity to interested persons, including individuals with
handicaps or organizations representing individuals with handicaps, to
participate in the development of the transition plan by submitting
comments (both oral and written). A copy of the transition plan shall be
made available for public inspection. The plan shall, at a minimum--
(1) Identify physical obstacles in the agency's facilities that
limit the accessibility of its programs or activities to individuals
with handicaps;
(2) Describe in detail the methods that will be used to make the
facilities accessible;
(3) Specify the schedule for taking the steps necessary to achieve
compliance with this section and, if the time period of the transition
plan is longer than one year, identify steps that will be taken during
each year of the transition period; and
(4) Indicate the official responsible for implementation of the
plan.
Sec. 102.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
Each building or part of a building that is constructed or altered
by, on behalf of, or for the use of the agency shall be designed,
constructed, or altered so as to be readily accessible to and usable by
individuals with handicaps. The definitions, requirements, and standards
of the Architectural Barriers Act (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), as established
in 41 CFR 101-19.600 to 101-19.607, apply to buildings covered by this
section.
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Secs. 102.152-102.159 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.160 Communications.
(a) The agency shall take appropriate steps to ensure effective
communication with applicants, participants, personnel of other Federal
entities, and members of the public.
(1) The agency shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aids where
necessary to afford an individual with handicaps an equal opportunity to
participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, a program or activity
conducted by the agency.
(i) In determining what type of auxiliary aid is necessary, the
agency shall give primary consideration to the requests of the
individual with handicaps.
(ii) The agency need not provide individually prescribed devices,
readers for personal use or study, or other devices of a personal
nature.
(2) Where the agency communicates with applicants and beneficiaries
by telephone, telecommunication devices for deaf persons (TDD's) or
equally effective telecommunication systems shall be used to communicate
with persons with impaired hearing.
(b) The agency shall ensure that interested persons, including
persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to
the existence and location of accessible services, activities, and
facilities.
(c) The agency shall provide signage at a primary entrance to each
of its inaccessible facilities, directing users to a location at which
they can obtain information about accessible facilities. The
international symbol for accessibility shall be used at each primary
entrance of an accessible facility.
(d) This section does not require the agency to take any action that
it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the
nature of a program or activity or in undue financial and administrative
burdens. In those circumstances where agency personnel believe that the
proposed action would fundamentally alter the program or activity or
would result in undue financial and administrative burdens, the agency
has the burden of proving that compliance with Sec. 102.160 would result
in such alteration or burdens. The decision that compliance would result
in such alteration or burdens must be made by the agency head or his or
her designee after considering all agency resources available for use in
the funding and operation of the conducted program or activity and must
be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for reaching that
conclusion. If an action required to comply with this section would
result in such an alteration or such burdens, the agency shall take any
other action that would not result in such an alteration or such burdens
but would nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible,
individuals with handicaps receive the benefits and services of the
program or activity.
Secs. 102.161-102.169 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.170 Compliance procedures.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this
section applies to all allegations of discrimination on the basis of
handicap in programs and activities conducted by the agency.
(b) The agency shall process complaints alleging violations of
section 504 with respect to employment according to the procedures
established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 29 CFR
part 1613 pursuant to section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 791).
(c) The Director, Facilities Management, Office of Administration,
Executive Office of the President, shall be responsible for coordinating
implementation of this section. Complaints may be sent to the Director
at the following address: Room 486, Old Executive Office Building, 17th
and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20500.
(d) The agency shall accept and investigate all complete complaints
for which it has jurisdiction. All complete complaints must be filed
within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination. The agency may
extend this time period for good cause.
(e) If the agency receives a complaint over which it does not have
jurisdiction, it shall promptly notify the complainant and shall make
reasonable efforts to refer the complaint to the appropriate Government
entity.
(f) The agency shall notify the Architectural and Transportation
Barriers
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Compliance Board upon receipt of any complaint alleging that a building
or facility that is subject to the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), is not readily accessible to and
usable by individuals with handicaps.
(g) Within 180 days of the receipt of a complete complaint for which
it has jurisdiction, the agency shall notify the complainant of the
results of the investigation in a letter containing--
(1) Findings of fact and conclusions of law;
(2) A description of a remedy for each violation found; and
(3) A notice of the right to appeal.
(h) Appeals of the findings of fact and conclusions of law or
remedies must be filed by the complainant within 90 days of receipt from
the agency of the letter required by Sec. 102.170(g). The agency may
extend this time for good cause.
(i) Timely appeals shall be accepted and processed by the head of
the agency.
(j) The head of the agency shall notify the complainant of the
results of the appeal within 60 days of the receipt of the request. If
the head of the agency determines that additional information is needed
from the complainant, he or she shall have 60 days from the date of
receipt of the additional information to make his or her determination
on the appeal.
(k) The time limits cited in paragraphs (g) and (j) of this section
may be extended with the permission of the Assistant Attorney General.
(l) The agency may delegate its authority for conducting complaint
investigations to other Federal agencies, except that the authority for
making the final determination may not be delegated to another agency.
Secs. 102.171-102.999 [Reserved]
PARTS 103 199 [RESERVED]
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TITLE 3 FINDING AIDS
________________________________________________________________________
Table 1--Proclamations
Table 2--Executive Orders
Table 3--Other Presidential Documents
Table 4--Presidential Documents Affected During 2017
Table 5--Statutes Cited as Authority for Presidential Documents
List of CFR Sections Affected
Index
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Table 1--PROCLAMATIONS
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No. Signature Date Subject 82 FR Page
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2017.............
9563................. Jan. 12.......... Boundary 6131
Enlargement of
the California
Coastal National
Monument.
9564................. Jan. 12.......... Boundary 6145
Enlargement of
the Cascade-
Siskiyou
National
Monument.
9565................. Jan. 12.......... Establishment of 6151
the Birmingham
Civil Rights
National
Monument.
9566................. Jan. 12.......... Establishment of 6159
the Freedom
Riders National
Monument.
9567................. Jan. 12.......... Establishment of 6167
the
Reconstruction
Era National
Monument.
9568................. Jan. 13.......... Martin Luther 7615
King, Jr.,
Federal Holiday,
2017.
9569................. Jan. 13.......... Religious Freedom 7617
Day, 2017.
9570................. Jan. 20.......... National Day of 8349
Patriotic
Devotion.
9571................. Jan. 25.......... National School 8791
Choice Week,
2017.
9572................. Feb. 1........... National African 9487
American History
Month, 2017.
9573................. Feb. 2........... American Heart 9673
Month, 2017.
9574................. Mar. 1........... American Red 12707
Cross Month,
2017.
9575................. Mar. 1........... Irish-American 12709
Heritage Month,
2017.
9576................. Mar. 1........... Women's History 12711
Month, 2017.
9577................. Mar. 6........... National Consumer 13223
Protection Week,
2017.
9578................. Mar. 17.......... National Poison 14809
Prevention Week,
2017.
9579................. Mar. 21.......... National 15111
Agriculture Day,
2017.
9580................. Mar. 24.......... Greek 15605
Independence
Day: A National
Day of
Celebration of
Greek and
American
Democracy, 2017.
9581................. Mar. 31.......... Cancer Control 16707
Month, 2017.
9582................. Mar. 31.......... National Child 16709
Abuse Prevention
Month, 2017.
9583................. Mar. 31.......... National Donate 16711
Life Month, 2017.
9584................. Mar. 31.......... National 16713
Financial
Capability
Month, 2017.
9585................. Mar. 31.......... National Sexual 16715
Assault
Awareness and
Prevention
Month, 2017.
9586................. Mar. 31.......... World Autism 16717
Awareness Day,
2017.
9587................. Apr. 3........... National Crime 16889
Victims' Rights
Week, 2017.
9588................. Apr. 5........... Honoring the 17377
Memory of John
Glenn.
9589................. Apr. 6........... Education and 17529
Sharing Day,
U.S.A., 2017.
9590................. Apr. 7........... Pan American Day 17745
and Pan American
Week, 2017.
9591................. Apr. 7........... National Former 17747
Prisoner of War
Recognition Day,
2017.
9592................. Apr. 14.......... National Park 18545
Week, 2017.
9593................. Apr. 21.......... National 19611
Volunteer Week,
2017.
9594................. Apr. 24.......... Days of 20235
Remembrance of
Victims of the
Holocaust, 2017.
9595................. Apr. 28.......... Asian American 20795
and Pacific
Islander
Heritage Month,
2017.
9596................. Apr. 28.......... Jewish American 20797
Heritage Month,
2017.
9597................. Apr. 28.......... National Foster 20799
Care Month, 2017.
9598................. Apr. 28.......... National Physical 20801
Fitness and
Sports Month,
2017.
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9599................. Apr. 28.......... Older Americans 20803
Month, 2017.
9600................. Apr. 28.......... National Charter 20805
Schools Week,
2017.
9601................. Apr. 28.......... Small Business 20807
Week, 2017.
9602................. Apr. 28.......... Loyalty Day, 2017 20809
9603................. May 1............ National Mental 21103
Health Awareness
Month, 2017.
9604................. May 1............ Law Day, U.S.A., 21105
2017.
9605................. May 4............ National Day of 21673
Prayer, 2017.
9606................. May 5............ National 21901
Hurricane
Preparedness
Week, 2017.
9607................. May 5............ Public Service 21903
Recognition
Week, 2017.
9608................. May 12........... Military Spouse 22729
Day, 2017.
9609................. May 12........... Mother's Day, 22731
2017.
9610................. May 12........... National Defense 22733
Transportation
Day and National
Transportation
Week, 2017.
9611................. May 15........... Peace Officers 22875
Memorial Day and
Police Week,
2017.
9612................. May 19........... Emergency Medical 23989
Services Week,
2017.
9613................. May 19........... National Safe 23991
Boating Week,
2017.
9614................. May 19........... World Trade Week, 23993
2017.
9615................. May 19........... Armed Forces Day, 23995
2017.
9616................. May 19........... National Maritime 23997
Day, 2017.
9617................. May 24........... Prayer for Peace, 24823
Memorial Day,
2017.
9618................. May 31........... African-American 25921
Music
Appreciation
Month, 2017.
9619................. May 31........... Great Outdoors 25923
Month, 2017.
9620................. May 31........... National 25925
Caribbean-
American
Heritage Month,
2017.
9621................. May 31........... National 25927
Homeownership
Month, 2017.
9622................. May 31........... National Ocean 25929
Month, 2017.
9623................. June 14.......... Flag Day and 27963
National Flag
Week, 2017.
9624................. June 16.......... Father's Day, 28389
2017.
9625................. June 29.......... To Modify Duty- 30711
Free Treatment
Under the
Generalized
System of
Preferences and
for Other
Purposes.
9626................. July 14.......... Captive Nations 33437
Week, 2017.
9627................. July 17.......... Made in America 33769
Day and Made in
America Week,
2017.
9628................. July 25.......... Anniversary of 35435
the Americans
with
Disabilities
Act, 2017.
9629................. July 26.......... National Korean 35881
War Veterans
Armistice Day,
2017.
9630................. Aug. 20.......... National Employer 40471
Support of the
Guard and
Reserve Week,
2017.
9631................. Aug. 25.......... Women's Equality 41317
Day, 2017.
9632................. Aug. 30.......... National 42019
Preparedness
Month, 2017.
9633................. Aug. 31.......... National Alcohol 42231
and Drug
Addiction
Recovery Month,
2017.
9634................. Sept. 1.......... National Day of 42439
Prayer for the
Victims of
Hurricane Harvey
and for Our
National
Response and
Recovery Efforts.
9635................. Sept. 8.......... National Days of 43293
Prayer and
Remembrance,
2017.
9636................. Sept. 8.......... Patriot Day, 2017 43295
9637................. Sept. 13......... National Hispanic 43661
Heritage Month,
2017.
9638................. Sept. 13......... National POW/MIA 43663
Recognition Day,
2017.
9639................. Sept. 15......... Constitution Day, 44289
Citizenship Day,
and Constitution
Week, 2017.
9640................. Sept. 15......... National Farm 44291
Safety and
Health Week,
2017.
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9641................. Sept. 15......... National Gang 44293
Violence
Prevention Week,
2017.
9642................. Sept. 15......... National 44295
Historically
Black Colleges
and Universities
Week, 2017.
9643................. Sept. 15......... Prescription 44297
Opioid and
Heroin Epidemic
Awareness Week,
2017.
9644................. Sept. 22......... Gold Star 45159
Mother's and
Family's Day,
2017.
9645................. Sept. 24......... Enhancing Vetting 45161
Capabilities and
Processes for
Detecting
Attempted Entry
Into the United
States by
Terrorists or
Other Public-
Safety Threats.
9646................. Sept. 28......... National 46353
Disability
Employment
Awareness Month,
2017.
9647................. Sept. 29......... National Breast 46355
Cancer Awareness
Month, 2017.
9648................. Sept. 29......... National 46357
Cybersecurity
Awareness Month,
2017.
9649................. Sept. 29......... National Domestic 46359
Violence
Awareness Month,
2017.
9650................. Sept. 29......... Child Health Day, 46361
2017.
9651................. Oct. 2........... Honoring the 46653
Victims of the
Tragedy in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
9652................. Oct. 5........... German-American 47361
Day, 2017.
9653................. Oct. 6........... Fire Prevention 47943
Week, 2017.
9654................. Oct. 6........... National School 47945
Lunch Week, 2017.
9655................. Oct. 6........... National 47947
Manufacturing
Day, 2017.
9656................. Oct. 6........... Columbus Day, 47949
2017.
9657................. Oct. 6........... Leif Erikson Day, 47951
2017.
9658................. Oct. 10.......... General Pulaski 48191
Memorial Day,
2017.
9659................. Oct. 12.......... National Energy 48383
Awareness Month,
2017.
9660................. Oct. 13.......... National 48749
Character Counts
Week, 2017.
9661................. Oct. 13.......... National Forest 48751
Products Week,
2017.
9662................. Oct. 13.......... Blind Americans 48753
Equality Day,
2017.
9663................. Oct. 20.......... Minority 49735
Enterprise
Development
Week, 2017.
9664................. Oct. 23.......... United Nations 50053
Day, 2017.
9665................. Oct. 31.......... Critical 51535
Infrastructure
Security and
Resilience
Month, 2017.
9666................. Oct. 31.......... National Adoption 51537
Month, 2017.
9667................. Oct. 31.......... National 51539
Entrepreneurship
Month, 2017.
9668................. Oct. 31.......... National Family 51541
Caregivers
Month, 2017.
9669................. Oct. 31.......... National Native 51543
American
Heritage Month,
2017.
9670................. Nov. 1........... National Veterans 51547
and Military
Families Month,
2017.
9671................. Nov. 5........... Honoring the 51965
Victims of the
Sutherland
Springs, Texas
Shooting.
9672................. Nov. 7........... Veterans Day, 52641
2017.
9673................. Nov. 8........... World Freedom 52821
Day, 2017.
9674................. Nov. 10.......... Commemoration of 55025
the 50th
Anniversary of
the Vietnam War.
9675................. Nov. 10.......... American 55301
Education Week,
2017.
9676................. Nov. 10.......... National 55303
Apprenticeship
Week, 2017.
9677................. Nov. 17.......... National Family 55719
Week, 2017.
9678................. Nov. 17.......... Thanksgiving Day, 55721
2017.
9679................. Nov. 30.......... National Impaired 57533
Driving
Prevention
Month, 2017.
9680................. Nov. 30.......... World AIDS Day, 57535
2017.
9681................. Dec. 4........... Modifying the 58081
Bears Ears
National
Monument.
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9682................. Dec. 4........... Modifying the 58089
Grand Staircase-
Escalante
National
Monument.
9683................. Dec. 6........... Recognizing 58331
Jerusalem as the
Capital of the
State of Israel
and Relocating
the United
States Embassy
to Israel to
Jerusalem.
9684................. Dec. 7........... National Pearl 58531
Harbor
Remembrance Day,
2017.
9685................. Dec. 8........... Human Rights Day, 58699
Bill of Rights
Day, and Human
Rights Week,
2017.
9686................. Dec. 15.......... Wright Brothers 60671
Day, 2017.
9687................. Dec. 22.......... To Take Certain 61413
Actions Under
the African
Growth and
Opportunity Act
and for Other
Purposes.
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No. Signature Date Subject 83 FR Page
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2017.............
9688................. Dec. 29.......... National Slavery 587
and Human
Trafficking
Prevention
Month, 2018.
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Table 2--EXECUTIVE ORDERS
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No. Signature Date Subject 82 FR Page
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2017...........
13758............. Jan. 12........ Amending Executive 5321
Order 11016 to
Update Eligibility
Criteria for Award
of the Purple Heart.
13759............. Jan. 12........ Designating the 5323
World Organisation
for Animal Health
as a Public
International
Organization
Entitled to Enjoy
Certain Privileges,
Exemptions, and
Immunities.
13760............. Jan. 12........ Exclusions From the 5325
Federal Labor-
Management
Relations Program.
13761............. Jan. 13........ Recognizing Positive 5331
Actions by the
Government of Sudan
and Providing for
the Revocation of
Certain Sudan-
Related Sanctions.
13762............. Jan. 13........ Providing an Order 7619
of Succession
Within the
Department of
Justice.
13763............. Jan. 13........ Providing an Order 7621
of Succession
Within the
Environmental
Protection Agency.
13764............. Jan. 17........ Amending the Civil 8115
Service Rules,
Executive Order
13488, and
Executive Order
13467 to Modernize
the Executive
Branch-Wide
Governance
Structure and
Processes for
Security
Clearances,
Suitability and
Fitness for
Employment, and
Credentialing, and
Related Matters.
13765............. Jan. 20........ Minimizing the 8351
Economic Burden of
the Patient
Protection and
Affordable Care Act
Pending Repeal.
13766............. Jan. 24........ Expediting 8657
Environmental
Reviews and
Approvals for High
Priority
Infrastructure
Projects.
13767............. Jan. 25........ Border Security and 8793
Immigration
Enforcement
Improvements.
13768............. Jan. 25........ Enhancing Public 8799
Safety in the
Interior of the
United States.
13769............. Jan. 27........ Protecting the 8977
Nation From Foreign
Terrorist Entry
Into the United
States.
13770............. Jan. 28........ Ethics Commitments 9333
by Executive Branch
Appointees.
13771............. Jan. 30........ Reducing Regulation 9339
and Controlling
Regulatory Costs.
13772............. Feb. 3......... Core Principles for 9965
Regulating the
United States
Financial System.
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13773............. Feb. 9......... Enforcing Federal 10691
Law With Respect to
Transnational
Criminal
Organizations and
Preventing
International
Trafficking.
13774............. Feb. 9......... Preventing Violence 10695
Against Federal,
State, Tribal, and
Local Law
Enforcement
Officers.
13775............. Feb. 9......... Providing an Order 10697
of Succession
Within the
Department of
Justice.
13776............. Feb. 9......... Task Force on Crime 10699
Reduction and
Public Safety.
13777............. Feb. 24........ Enforcing the 12285
Regulatory Reform
Agenda.
13778............. Feb. 28........ Restoring the Rule 12497
of Law, Federalism,
and Economic Growth
by Reviewing the
``Waters of the
United States''
Rule.
13779............. Feb. 28........ White House 12499
Initiative to
Promote Excellence
and Innovation at
Historically Black
Colleges and
Universities.
13780............. Mar. 6......... Protecting the 13209
Nation From Foreign
Terrorist Entry
Into the United
States.
13781............. Mar. 13........ Comprehensive Plan 13959
for Reorganizing
the Executive
Branch.
13782............. Mar. 27........ Revocation of 15607
Federal Contracting
Executive Orders.
13783............. Mar. 28........ Promoting Energy 16093
Independence and
Economic Growth.
13784............. Mar. 29........ Establishing the 16283
President's
Commission on
Combating Drug
Addiction and the
Opioid Crisis.
13785............. Mar. 31........ Establishing 16719
Enhanced Collection
and Enforcement of
Antidumping and
Countervailing
Duties and
Violations of Trade
and Customs Laws.
13786............. Mar. 31........ Omnibus Report on 16721
Significant Trade
Deficits.
13787............. Mar. 31........ Providing an Order 16723
of Succession
Within the
Department of
Justice.
13788............. Apr. 18........ Buy American and 18837
Hire American.
13789............. Apr. 21........ Identifying and 19317
Reducing Tax
Regulatory Burdens.
13790............. Apr. 25........ Promoting 20237
Agriculture and
Rural Prosperity in
America.
13791............. Apr. 26........ Enforcing Statutory 20427
Prohibitions on
Federal Control of
Education.
13792............. Apr. 26........ Review of 20429
Designations Under
the Antiquities Act.
13793............. Apr. 27........ Improving 20539
Accountability and
Whistleblower
Protection at the
Department of
Veterans Affairs.
13794............. Apr. 28........ Establishment of the 20811
American Technology
Council.
13795............. Apr. 28........ Implementing an 20815
America-First
Offshore Energy
Strategy.
13796............. Apr. 29........ Addressing Trade 20819
Agreement
Violations and
Abuses.
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13797............. Apr. 29........ Establishment of 20821
Office of Trade and
Manufacturing
Policy.
13798............. May 4.......... Promoting Free 21675
Speech and
Religious Liberty.
13799............. May 11......... Establishment of 22389
Presidential
Advisory Commission
on Election
Integrity.
13800............. May 11......... Strengthening the 22391
Cybersecurity of
Federal Networks
and Critical
Infrastructure.
13801............. June 15........ Expanding 28229
Apprenticeships in
America.
13802............. June 21........ Amending Executive 28747
Order 13597.
13803............. June 30........ Reviving the 31429
National Space
Council.
13804............. July 11........ Allowing Additional 32611
Time for
Recognizing
Positive Actions by
the Government of
Sudan and Amending
Executive Order
13761.
13805............. July 19........ Establishing a 34383
Presidential
Advisory Council on
Infrastructure.
13806............. July 21........ Assessing and 34597
Strengthening the
Manufacturing and
Defense Industrial
Base and Supply
Chain Resiliency of
the United States.
13807............. Aug. 15........ Establishing 40463
Discipline and
Accountability in
the Environmental
Review and
Permitting Process
for Infrastructure
Projects.
13808............. Aug. 24........ Imposing Additional 41155
Sanctions With
Respect to the
Situation in
Venezuela.
13809............. Aug. 28........ Restoring State, 41499
Tribal, and Local
Law Enforcement's
Access to Life-
Saving Equipment
and Resources.
13810............. Sept. 20....... Imposing Additional 44705
Sanctions With
Respect to North
Korea.
13811............. Sept. 29....... Continuance of 46363
Certain Federal
Advisory Committees.
13812............. Sept. 29....... Revocation of 46367
Executive Order
Creating Labor-
Management Forums.
13813............. Oct. 12........ Promoting Healthcare 48385
Choice and
Competition Across
the United States.
13814............. Oct. 20........ Amending Executive 49273
Order 13223.
13815............. Oct. 24........ Resuming the United 50055
States Refugee
Admissions Program
With Enhanced
Vetting
Capabilities.
13816............. Dec. 8......... Revising the Seal 58701
for the National
Credit Union
Administration.
13817............. Dec. 20........ A Federal Strategy 60835
to Ensure Secure
and Reliable
Supplies of
Critical Minerals.
13818............. Dec. 20........ Blocking the 60839
Property of Persons
Involved in Serious
Human Rights Abuse
or Corruption.
13819............. Dec. 22........ Adjustments of 61431
Certain Rates of
Pay.
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Table 3--OTHER PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
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82 FR
Signature Date Subject Page
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2017
Jan. 12.................. Memorandum: Promoting Diversity 6179
and Inclusion in Our National
Parks, National Forests, and
Other Public Lands and Waters.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6165
National Emergency With Respect
to Terrorists Who Threaten to
Disrupt the Middle East Peace
Process.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6185
National Emergency With Respect
to Cuba and of the Emergency
Authority Relating to the
Anchorage and Movement of Vessels.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6187
National Emergency With Respect
to Iran.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6189
National Emergency With Respect
to Libya.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6191
National Emergency With Respect
to Ukraine.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6193
National Emergency With Respect
to Venezuela.
Jan. 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 6195
National Emergency With Respect
to Zimbabwe.
Jan. 13.................. Memorandum: Continuing to Expand 7623
Opportunity for All Young People.
Jan. 13.................. Memorandum: Designation of 7625
Officers or Employees of the
Office of Science and Technology
Policy to Act as Director.
Jan. 13.................. Memorandum: Providing an Order of 7627
Succession Within the Council on
Environmental Quality.
Jan. 13.................. Memorandum: Providing an Order of 7629
Succession Within the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation
Service.
Jan. 23.................. Memorandum: Hiring Freeze......... 8493
Jan. 23.................. Memorandum: The Mexico City Policy 8495
Jan. 23.................. Memorandum: Withdrawal of the 8497
United States From the Trans-
Pacific Partnership Negotiations
and Agreement.
Jan. 24.................. Memorandum: Construction of 8659
American Pipelines.
Jan. 24.................. Memorandum: Construction of the 8661,
Dakota Access Pipeline. 11129
Jan. 24.................. Memorandum: Construction of the 8663
Keystone XL Pipeline.
Jan. 24.................. Memorandum: Streamlining 8667
Permitting and Reducing
Regulatory Burdens for Domestic
Manufacturing.
Jan. 27.................. Memorandum: Rebuilding the U.S. 8983
Armed Forces.
Jan. 28.................. National Security Presidential 9119
Memorandum-2: Organization of the
National Security Council and the
Homeland Security Council.
Jan. 28.................. National Security Presidential 9125
Memorandum-3: Plan to Defeat the
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Feb. 3................... Memorandum: Fiduciary Duty Rule... 9675
[[Page 534]]
Mar. 6................... Memorandum: Implementing Immediate 16279
Heightened Screening and Vetting
of Applications for Visas and
Other Immigration Benefits,
Ensuring Enforcement of All Laws
for Entry Into the United States,
and Increasing Transparency Among
Departments and Agencies of the
Federal Government and for the
American People.
Mar. 19.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 17375
Authority Under the National
Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017.
Mar. 22.................. Notice: Continuation of the 15107
National Emergency With Respect
to South Sudan.
Mar. 29.................. Notice: Continuation of the 16099
National Emergency With Respect
to Significant Malicious Cyber-
Enabled Activities.
Apr. 4................... National Security Presidential 16881
Memorandum-4: Organization of the
National Security Council, the
Homeland Security Council, and
Subcommittees.
Apr. 6................... Notice: Continuation of the 17095
National Emergency With Respect
to Somalia.
Apr. 12.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 18077
Authority Under the National
Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017.
May 8.................... Notice: Continuation of the 21905
National Emergency With Respect
to Yemen.
May 9.................... Notice: Continuation of the 21909
National Emergency With Respect
to the Actions of the Government
of Syria.
May 9.................... Notice: Continuation of the 21911
National Emergency With Respect
to the Central African Republic.
May 16................... Notice: Continuation of the 22877
National Emergency With Respect
to the Stabilization of Iraq.
May 17................... Presidential Determination No. 28391
2017-06: Presidential
Determination Pursuant to Section
1245 (d) (4) (B) and (C) of the
National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
May 23................... Order: Sequestration Order for 24209
Fiscal Year 2018 Pursuant to
Section 251A of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act, as Amended.
May 31................... Presidential Determination No. 28387
2017-07: Suspension of
Limitations Under the Jerusalem
Embassy Act.
June 13.................. Notice: Continuation of the 27605
National Emergency With Respect
to the Actions and Policies of
Certain Members of the Government
of Belarus and Other Persons to
Undermine Democratic Processes or
Institutions of Belarus.
June 13.................. Presidential Determination No. 27607
2017-08: Presidential
Determination Pursuant to Section
4533(a)(5) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950.
June 13.................. Presidential Determination No. 27609
2017-09: Presidential
Determination Pursuant to Section
4533(a)(5) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950.
June 14.................. Memorandum: Effective Date in 27965
Executive Order 13780.
June 21.................. Notice: Continuation of the 28743
National Emergency With Respect
to North Korea.
June 21.................. Notice: Continuation of the 28745
National Emergency With Respect
to the Western Balkans.
June 21.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 28981
Authority Under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017.
June 29.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 31237
Authority Under the Department of
State Authorities Act, Fiscal
Year 2017.
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June 29.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 31239
Authority Under the National
Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1998.
July 19.................. Notice: Continuation of the 33773
National Emergency With Respect
to Transnational Criminal
Organizations.
July 20.................. Notice: Continuation of the 34249
National Emergency With Respect
to Transnational Criminal
Organizations.
July 21.................. Presidential Determination No. 40667
2017-10: Continuation of U.S.
Drug Interdiction Assistance to
the Government of Colombia.
July 28.................. Notice: Continuation of the 35621
National Emergency With Respect
to Lebanon.
Aug. 14.................. Memorandum: Addressing China's 39007
Laws, Policies, Practices, and
Actions Related to Intellectual
Property, Innovation, and
Technology.
Aug. 15.................. Notice: Continuation of the 39005
National Emergency With Respect
to Export Control Regulations.
Aug. 15.................. Memorandum: Elevation of U.S. 39953
Cyber Command to a Unified
Combatant Command.
Aug. 25.................. Memorandum: Military Service by 41319
Transgender Individuals.
Sept. 8.................. Presidential Determination No. 42927
2017-11: Continuation of the
Exercise of Certain Authorities
Under the Trading With the Enemy
Act.
Sept. 8.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 45411
Authority Under the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights
Accountability Act.
Sept. 11................. Notice: Continuation of the 43153
National Emergency With Respect
to Certain Terrorist Attacks.
Sept. 13................. Order: Regarding the Proposed 43665
Acquisition of Lattice
Semiconductor Corporation by
China Venture Capital Fund
Corporation Limited.
Sept. 13................. Presidential Determination No. 45413
2017-12: Presidential
Determination on Major Drug
Transit or Major Illicit Drug
Producing Countries for Fiscal
Year 2018.
Sept. 18................. Notice: Continuation of the 43825
National Emergency With Respect
to Persons Who Commit, Threaten
to Commit, or Support Terrorism.
Sept. 25................. Memorandum: Increasing Access to 45417
High-Quality Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) Education.
Sept. 25................. Memorandum: Delegation of 46649
Authority Under the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017.
Sept. 29................. Presidential Determination No. 49083
2017-13: Presidential
Determination on Refugee
Admissions for Fiscal Year 2018.
Sept. 30................. Presidential Determination No. 49085
2017-14: Presidential
Determination With Respect to the
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of
2008.
Sept. 30................. Presidential Determination No. 50047
2017-15: Presidential
Determination With Respect to the
Efforts of Foreign Governments
Regarding Trafficking in Persons.
Oct. 11.................. Memorandum: Delegation of Certain 50051
Functions and Authorities Under
the Countering America's
Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
of 2017.
Oct. 16.................. Notice: Continuation of the 48607
National Emergency With Respect
to Significant Narcotics
Traffickers Centered in Colombia.
Oct. 23.................. Notice: Continuation of the 49275
National Emergency With Respect
to the Democratic Republic of the
Congo.
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Oct. 25.................. Memorandum: Unmanned Aircraft 50301
Systems Integration Pilot Program.
Oct. 26.................. Memorandum: Combatting the 50305
National Drug Demand and Opioid
Crisis.
Oct. 26.................. Memorandum: Temporary 50307
Certification for Certain Records
Related to the Assassination of
President John F. Kennedy.
Oct. 31.................. Notice: Continuation of the 50799
National Emergency With Respect
to Sudan.
Nov. 6................... Notice: Continuation of the 51967
National Emergency With Respect
to Burundi.
Nov. 6................... Notice: Continuation of the 51969
National Emergency With Respect
to Iran.
Nov. 6................... Notice: Continuation of the 51971
National Emergency With Respect
to the Proliferation of Weapons
of Mass Destruction.
Nov. 15.................. Presidential Determination No. 59503
2018-01: Presidential
Determination Pursuant to Section
1245 (d) (4) (B) and (C) of the
National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
Nov. 21.................. Memorandum: Delegation of 56529
Authority Under the Foreign Aid
Transparency and Accountability
Act of 2016.
Dec. 4................... Memorandum: Delegation of 61125
Authority Under Sections 506 (a)
(2) (A) and 652 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961.
Dec. 6................... Presidential Determination No. 61127
2018-02: Suspension of
Limitations Under the Jerusalem
Embassy Act.
Dec. 8................... Memorandum: Delaying Submission of 58705
the Small Business Administration
Report Under the Trade
Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015.
Dec. 11.................. Space Policy Directive-1: 59501
Reinvigorating America's Human
Space Exploration Program.
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Title 3--The President
Table 4--PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS AFFECTED DURING 2017
________________________________________________________________________
Editorial note: The following abbreviations are used in this table:
EO Executive Order
FR Federal Register
PLO Public Land Order (43 CFR, Appendix to Chapter II)
Proc. Proclamation
Pub. L. Public Law
Stat. U.S. Statutes at Large
WCPD Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
________________________________________________________________________
Proclamations
Date or Number
Comment
6763.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
6867.............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 424..........................
6920.............Amended by Proc. 9682..................................
7264.............See Proc. 9563.........................................
7318.............See Proc. 9564.........................................
7757.............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 424..........................
7826.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
7987.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8097.............See Procs. 9625, 9687..................................
8271.............See Notice of June 21, p. 469..........................
8334.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8467.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8618.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8693.............See EO 13810...........................................
8770.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8788.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8921.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
8947.............See EO 13811...........................................
8997.............See Proc. 9625.........................................
9072.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
9089.............See Proc. 9563.........................................
9145.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
9223.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
9333.............See Proc. 9625.........................................
9383.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
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9398.............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 424..........................
9452.............Superseded by Proc. 9615...............................
9466.............See Procs. 9625, 9687..................................
9549.............See Proc. 9625.........................................
9555.............See Proc. 9687.........................................
9558.............Amended by Proc. 9681; See EO 13811....................
9559.............See EO 13811...........................................
9645.............See EO 13815...........................................
Executive Orders
Date or Number
Comment
10450............See EO 13764...........................................
10577............See EO 13764...........................................
10865............See EO 13764...........................................
11016............Amended by EO 13758....................................
11145............Continued by EO 13811..................................
11183............Continued by EO 13811..................................
11287............Continued by EO 13811..................................
11423............See Memorandum of January 24, p. 439...................
11580............Revoked by EO 13816....................................
12131............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12170............See Notices of Jan. 13, p. 425; Nov. 6, P. 504.........
12171............Continued by EO 13760..................................
12216............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12333............See EO 13764...........................................
12382............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12675............Superseded by EO 13803.................................
12829............Continued by EO 13811; See EO 13764....................
12866............See EOs 13771, 13777, 13789, 13817.....................
12905............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12915............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12916............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12938............See Notice of Nov. 6, p. 505...........................
12947............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 423..........................
12957............See Notices of Jan. 13, p. 425; Nov. 6, p. 504.........
12959............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
12963............Continued by EO 13811..................................
12978............See Notice of Oct. 16, p. 494..........................
12994............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13007............See Proc. 9563.........................................
13059............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13067............Revoked in part by EO 13761; See Notice of Oct. 31, p.
502
13094............See Notice of Nov. 6, p. 505...........................
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13099............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 423..........................
13112............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13158............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13179............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13219............See Notice of June 21, p. 471..........................
13222............See Notice of Aug. 15, p. 478..........................
13223............Amended by EO 13814....................................
13224............See Notice of Sept. 18, p. 485; Memorandum of Oct. 11,
p. 492
13228............See National Security Memorandum-2 of Jan. 28, p. 444;
National Security Memorandum-4 of Apr. 4, p. 456
13231............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13265............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13288............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 428..........................
13303............See Notice of May 16, p. 464...........................
13304............See Notice of June 21, p. 471..........................
13315............See Notice of May 16, p. 464...........................
13337............See Memorandum of January 24, p. 439...................
13338............See Notice of May 9, p. 462............................
13350............See Notice of May 16, p. 464...........................
13364............See Notice of May 16, p. 464...........................
13372............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 423..........................
13381............See EO 13764...........................................
13382............See EO 13810; Memorandum of Oct. 11, p. 492; Notice of
Nov. 6, p. 505
13391............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 428..........................
13399............See Notice of May 9, p. 462............................
13400............See EO 13761; Notice of Oct. 31, p. 502................
13405............See Notice of June 13, p. 466..........................
13412............Revoked by EO 13761; See Notice of Oct. 31, p. 502.....
13413............See Notice of Oct. 23, p. 495..........................
13438............See Notice of May 16, p. 464...........................
13441............See Notice of July 28, p. 475..........................
13460............See Notice of May 9, p. 462............................
13466............See EO 13810; Notice of June 21, p. 469................
13467............Amended by EO 13764....................................
13469............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 428..........................
13488............Amended by EO 13764....................................
13490............Revoked by EO 13770....................................
13515............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13522............Revoked by EO 13812....................................
13526............See EO 13764...........................................
13532............Revoked by EO 13779....................................
13536............See Notice of Apr. 6, p. 460...........................
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13539............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13540............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13549............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13551............See EO 13810; Notice of June 21, p. 469................
13553............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13555............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13557............Revoked by EO 13762....................................
13563............See EO 13777...........................................
13566............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426..........................
13570............See Notice of June 21, p. 469..........................
13572............See Notice of May 9, p. 462............................
13573............See Notice of May 9, p. 462............................
13574............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13575............Revoked by EO 13790....................................
13581............See Notices of July 19, p. 474; July 20, p. 474........
13582............See Notice of May 9, p. 462............................
13583............See Memorandum of Jan. 12, p. 417......................
13590............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13597............Amended by EO 13802....................................
13599............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13606............See Notices of Jan. 13, p. 425; May 9, p. 462..........
13608............See Notices of Jan. 13, p. 425; May 9, p. 462..........
13611............See Notice of May 8, p. 461............................
13620............See Notice of Apr. 6, p. 460...........................
13621............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13622............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13628............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13645............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 425..........................
13653............Revoked by EO 13783....................................
13660............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426..........................
13661............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426..........................
13662............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426..........................
13664............See Notice of Mar. 22, p. 455..........................
13667............See Notice of May 9, p. 463............................
13668............See Notice of May 16, p. 464...........................
13671............See Notice of Oct. 23, p. 495..........................
13673............Revoked by EO 13782....................................
13675............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13676............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13683............Revoked in part by EO 13782............................
13685............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426..........................
13687............See EO 13810; Notice of June 21, p. 469................
13688............Revoked by EO 13809....................................
13690............Revoked by EO 13807....................................
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13692............See Notice of Jan. 13, p. 427; EO 13808................
13694............See Notice of Mar. 29, p. 455..........................
13708............Superseded in part by EO 13811.........................
13712............See Notice of Nov. 6, p. 503...........................
13722............See EO 13810; Notice of June 21, p. 469................
13737............Revoked by EO 13763....................................
13738............Revoked by EO 13782....................................
13754............Revoked by EO 13795....................................
13756............Superseded by EO 13819.................................
13761............Amended by EO 13804....................................
13762............Revoked by EO 13775....................................
13766............See EO 13807...........................................
13769............Revoked by EO 13780....................................
13771............See EOs 13777, 13783, 13790, 13817.....................
13775............Revoked by EO 13787....................................
13778............See EO 13790...........................................
13779............Continued by EO 13811..................................
13780............See Proc. 9645; EO 13815; See Memorandum of June 14, p.
468
13781............See EO 13807...........................................
13783............See EOs 13790, 13817...................................
13788............See EO 13797...........................................
13804............See Notice of Oct. 31, p. 502..........................
13805............Revoked by EO 13811....................................
13807............See EO 13817...........................................
Other Presidential Documents
Date or Number
Comment
Memorandum of JanReinstated by Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 435............
Memorandum of JanRevoked by Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 435...............
Memorandum of AugRevoked by Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 430...............
Memorandum of JunRevoked by EO 13783....................................
Memorandum of FebAmended by Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 429...............
Memorandum of MarRevoked by Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 432...............
Memorandum of MarSee EO 13794...........................................
Memorandum of NovRevoked by EO 13783....................................
Presidential DeteSee Presidential Determination No. 2017-11, p. 480.....
Memorandum of SepRevoked by EO 13783....................................
NSP Memorandum-2 Revoked by NSP Memorandum-4 of Apr. 4, p. 456..........
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Title 3--The President
Table 5--STATUTES CITED AS AUTHORITY FOR PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
________________________________________________________________________
Editorial note: Statutes which were cited as authority for the issuance
of Presidential documents contained in this volume are listed under one
of these headings. For authority cites for hortatory proclamations, see
the text of each proclamation:
United States Code
United States Statutes at Large
Public Laws
Short Title of Act
Citations have been set forth in the style in which they appear in the
documents. Since the form of citations varies from document to document,
users of this table should search under all headings for pertinent
references.
________________________________________________________________________
United States Code
U.S. Code Citation Presidential Document
2 U.S.C. 901a................ Order of May 23, p. 465
2 U.S.C. 4501(1)............. EO 13819
3 U.S.C. 104................. EO 13819
3 U.S.C. 301................. EOs 13761, 13769, 13770, 13771, 13780,
13804, 13808, 13810, 13815, 13818;
Memorandums of Mar. 6, p. 451; Mar. 19,
p. 454; June 29, p. 473; Aug. 15, p.
477; Sept. 8, p. 481; Oct. 11, p. 492;
Nov. 21, p. 506; Dec. 4, p. 506; Proc.
9645
5 U.S.C. App................. EO 13811; Proc. 9682
5 U.S.C. 551(1).............. EO 13781
5 U.S.C. 3301................ EO 13770
5 U.S.C. 3331................ EO 13768
5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq......... EOs 13763, 13775, 13787; Memorandums of
Jan. 13, p. 430; Jan. 13, p. 432; Jan.
13, p. 433
5 U.S.C. 5302................ EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 5303................ EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 5304................ EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 5312--5318.......... EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 5332................ EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 5372................ EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 5382................ EO 13819
5 U.S.C. 7103(b)(1).......... EO 13760
5 U.S.C. 7301................ EO 13770
5 U.S.C. Ch. 71.............. EO 13760
6 U.S.C. 148................. EO 13800
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6 U.S.C. 202(4).............. EO 13815
8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq......... EOs 13767, 13768, 13769, 13780, 13815;
Memorandum of Mar. 6, p. 451
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)............. Presidential Determination No. 2017-13,
p. 488
8 U.S.C. 1157................ EO 13815; Presidential Determination No.
2017-13, p. 488
8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5).......... EO 13788
8 U.S.C. 1182(f)............. EOs 13769, 13780, 13810, 13818; Proc.
9645
8 U.S.C. 1185(a)............. EOs 13780, 13810; Proc. 9645
8 U.S.C. 1187(a)(12)......... EOs 13769, 13780
8 U.S.C. 1201(c)............. EO 13769
8 U.S.C. 1202................ EO 13769
8 U.S.C. 1232................ EO 13767
8 U.S.C. 1351................ EO 13769
8 U.S.C. 1373................ EO 13768
10 U.S.C. 161 and 161(b)(2).. Memorandum of Aug. 15, p. 477
10 U.S.C. 167b............... Memorandum of Aug. 15, p. 477
10 U.S.C. 1128............... EO 13758
10 U.S.C. 1129a.............. EO 13758
16 U.S.C. 703 et seq......... Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 439
16 U.S.C. 1431-1434.......... EO 13758
16 U.S.C. 1536(a)............ Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 439
19 U.S.C. 2112 note.......... Proc. 9687
19 U.S.C. 2412(b)............ Memorandum of Aug. 14, p. 476
19 U.S.C. 2461............... Proc. 9625
19 U.S.C. 2462............... Procs. 9625, 9687
19 U.S.C. 2463............... Procs. 9625, 9687
19 U.S.C. 2466(a)............ Proc. 9687
19 U.S.C. 2483............... Procs. 9625, 9687
19 U.S.C. 3005(a)............ Proc. 9625
19 U.S.C. 3006(a)............ Procs. 9625, 9687
19 U.S.C. 3521(b)............ Proc. 9625
19 U.S.C. 4031(b)............ Proc. 9687
20 U.S.C. 1232a and 1232j.... EO 13791
20 U.S.C. 3403............... EO 13791
20 U.S.C. 7906a, 7907, and EO 13791
7909.
22 U.S.C. 287c............... EO 13810
22 U.S.C. 288................ EO 13759
22 U.S.C. 2291-4............. Presidential Determination No. 2017-10,
p. 475
22 U.S.C. 2370c.............. Presidential Determination No. 2017-14,
p. 490
22 U.S.C. 2601(b)............ Presidential Determination No. 2017-13,
p. 488
22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq........ Notice of June 21, p. 469
22 U.S.C. 3963............... EO 13819
22 U.S.C. 7107............... Presidential Determination No. 2017-15,
p. 490
22 U.S.C. 7201-7211.......... EOs 13761, 13804
23 U.S.C. 139................ EO 13807
28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, EO 13819
and 461(a).
29 U.S.C. 50................. EO 13801
31 U.S.C. 1101 et seq........ EO 13771
31 U.S.C. 1105 et seq........ EO 13771
33 U.S.C. 1344............... Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 437
33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq........ EO 13795
33 U.S.C. 2348............... EO 13807
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37 U.S.C. 203(a)............. EO 13819
38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404......... EO 13819
42 U.S.C. 1996............... Proc. 9563
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq........ Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 437
42 U.S.C. 4370m.............. EO 13807
43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq........ EO 13795
43 U.S.C. 1341(a)............ EO 13795
43 U.S.C. 1344............... EO 13795
44 U.S.C. 3553............... EO 13800
50 U.S.C. App. 1-44.......... Notice of June 21, p. 469
50 U.S.C. 191................ EO 13810
50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq........ EOs 13761, 13804, 13808, 13810, 13814,
13818
50 U.S.C. 1622(d)............ Notices of Jan. 13, p. 423; Jan. 13, p.
424; Jan. 13, p. 425; Jan. 13, p. 426;
Jan. 13, p. 426; Jan. 13, p. 426; Jan.
13, p. 427; Mar, 22, p. 455; Mar. 29, p.
455; Apr. 6, p. 460; May 8, p. 461; May
9, p. 462; May 9, p. 463; May 16, p.
464; June 21, p. 469; June 21, p. 471;
July 19, p. 473; July 20, p. 474; July
28, p. 475; Aug. 15, p. 478; Sept. 11,
p. 481; Sept. 18, p. 485; Oct. 16, p.
494; Oct. 23, p. 495; Nov. 6, p. 503;
Nov. 6, p. 504; Nov. 6, p. 505
50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq........ EOs 13761, 13804, 13808, 13810, 13818;
Order of Sept. 13, p. 482
50 U.S.C. 1701-1706.......... Notices of June 13, p. 466; June 21, p.
469; July 19, p. 473; July 20, p. 474
50 U.S.C. 3021............... National Security Presidential Memorandum-
2 of Jan. 28, p. 444; National Security
Presidential Memorandum-4 of Apr. 4, p.
456
50 U.S.C. 4305 note.......... Presidential Determination No. 17-11, p.
480
50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(5)......... Presidential Determination Nos. 17-08, p.
467; 17-09, p. 468
50 U.S.C. 4565............... Order of Sept. 13, p. 482
50 U.S.C. 4601 et seq........ Notice of Aug. 15, p. 478
54 U.S.C. 320301............. Procs. 9563, 9564, 9565, 9566, 9567,
9681, 9682; EO 13792
54 U.S.C. 320301-320303...... EOs 13792, 13795
Public Laws
Law Number Presidential Document
65-24........................ EO 13810
87-195....................... Memorandum of Dec. 4, p. 506
95-223....................... Presidential Determination No. 17-11, p.
480
102-40....................... EO 13819
104-45....................... Presidential Determination Nos. 17-07, p.
466; 18-02, p. 507
104-208 (Division C)......... EO 13767
105-85....................... Memorandum of June 29, p. 473
107-228...................... Presidential Determination No. 17-12, p.
484
108-497...................... EOs 13761, 13804
109-344...................... EOs 13761, 13804
112-81....................... Presidential Determination Nos. 17-06, p.
465; 18-01, p. 505
114-125...................... Memorandum of Dec. 8, p. 508
114-191...................... Memorandum of Nov. 21, p. 506
114-323...................... Memorandum of June 29, p. 472
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114-328...................... EO 13818; Memorandums of Mar. 19, p. 454;
Sept. 8, p. 481
115-31....................... Memorandums of June 21, p. 472; Sept. 25,
p. 488
115-44....................... Memorandum of Oct. 11, p. 492
Short Title of Act
Title Presidential Document
Marine Protection, Research, and EO 13795
Sanctuaries Act of 1972.
Trade Act of 1974............... Proc. 9687
[[Page 547]]
LIST OF CFR SECTIONS AFFECTED
________________________________________________________________________
Editorial note: All changes in this volume of the Code of Federal
Regulations which were made by documents published in the Federal
Register since January 1, 2001, are enumerated in the following list.
Entries indicate the nature of the changes effected. Page numbers refer
to Federal Register pages. The user should consult the entries for
chapters and parts as well as sections for revisions.
For the period before January 1, 2001, see the ``List of CFR Sections
Affected, 1949-1963, 1964-1972, 1973-1985, and 1986-2000,'' published in
11 separate volumes.
Presidential documents affected during 2017 are set forth in Table 4
on page 537.
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2001-2014
3 CFR
(No regulations issued)
2015
3 CFR
80 FR
Page
Chapter I
101.3
Removed
13758
2016-2017
3 CFR
(No regulations issued)
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INDEX
A
Adoption Month, National (Proc. 9666)
African American History Month, National (Proc. 9572)
African-American Music Appreciation Month (Proc. 9618)
African Growth and Opportunity Act; designation of beneficiary sub-
Saharan countries (Proc. 9687)
Agricultural Day, National (Proc. 9579)
Agriculture and rural prosperity in America; effort to promote (EO 13790)
Aircraft
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program; establishment
(Memorandum of Oct. 25, p. 495)
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, National (Proc. 9633)
American Education Week (Proc. 9675)
American Heart Month (Proc. 9573)
American Red Cross Month (Proc. 9574)
American Technology Council, establishment (EO 13794)
Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Proc. 9628)
Antidumping and countervailing duties and trade and customs law
violations; establishment of policy to strengthen collection and
enforcement of U.S. trade laws (EO 13785)
Antiquities Act of 1906; review requests of designations or expansions of
national monuments under (EO 13792)
Apprenticeship Week, National (Proc. 9676)
Archives and records
Kennedy, John F., President; temporary certification of certain
assassination records, (Memorandum of Oct. 26, p. 501)
Armed Forces Day (Proc. 9615)
Armed Forces, U.S.
Cyber Command, U.S.; elevating status to Unified Combatant Command
(Memorandum of Aug. 15, p. 477)
Ready Reserves, ordering to active duty; amending EO 13223 (EO 13814)
Rebuilding the Armed Forces; delegation of certain functions to the
Secretary of Defense (Memorandum of Jan. 27, p. 442)
Transgender individuals, policy regarding military service; modification
(Memorandum of Aug. 25, p. 478)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Proc. 9595)
Aviation Agency, Federal
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program; establishment
(Memorandum of Oct. 25, p. 495)
B
Bears Ears National Monument; modification of regulations (Proc. 9681)
Belarus, government actions and policies of persons undermining
democratic processes or institutions; continuation of U.S. national
emergency (Notice of June 13, p. 466)
Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument; establishment (Proc. 9565)
Blind Americans Equality Day (Proc. 9662)
Boards, commissions, committees, etc.
Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, Office of; establishment
(EO 13793)
Advisory Committees, Federal; continuance (EO 13811)
Agriculture and Rural Prosperity, Task Force on; establishment (EO
13790)
American Technology Council; establishment (EO 13794)
Apprenticeship Expansion, Task Force on; establishment (EO 13801)
Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, President's Commission
on; establishment (EO 13784)
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Crime Reduction and Public Safety Task Force; establishment (EO 13776)
Election Integrity, Presidential Advisory Commission on; establishment
(EO 13799)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President's Board of
Advisors on; establishment (EO 13779)
Infrastructure, Presidential Advisory Council on; establishment (EO
13805)
Regulatory reform task forces; establishment (EO 13777)
Space Council, National; revitalization (EO 13803)
Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Office of; establishment (EO 13797)
Border security and immigration laws; policy to improve enforcement of
U.S. regulations, implementation (EO 13767)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National (Proc. 9647)
Budget, Federal
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act; sequestration order
to Congress for FY 2018 (Order of May 23, p. 465)
Burundi, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Nov. 6, p. 503)
Business and industry
Manufacturing, U.S.; implementing policy to streamline permitting and
reduce regulatory burdens (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 441)
C
California Coastal National Monument; boundary enlargement (Proc. 9563)
Cancer Control Month (Proc. 9581)
Captive Nations Week (Proc. 9626)
Caribbean-American Heritage Month, National (Proc. 9620)
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument; boundary enlargement (Proc. 9564)
Central African Republic, continuation of national emergency (Notice of
May 9, p. 463)
Character Counts Week, National (Proc. 9660)
Charter Schools Week, National (Proc. 9600)
Child Health Day (Proc. 9650)
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008; waiving prohibition on U.S.
Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) (Presidential Determination No. 17-14, p.
490)
China; implementing policy to address acts, policies and practices
regarding U.S. intellectual property rights, innovation and technology
(Memorandum of Aug. 14, p. 476)
Civil rights
Free speech and religious freedom; implementing policy to ensure Federal
government compliance (EO 13798)
Clean Water Act, Waters of the U.S. rule; effort to return to rule of law
and Federalism and to promote economic growth (EO 13778)
Colombia
Drug interdiction assistance, U.S.; continuation (Presidential
Determination No. 17-10, p. 475)
Narcotics trafficking; U.S. continuation of national emergency (Notice
of Oct. 16, p. 494)
Columbus Day (Proc. 9656)
Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, President's Commission
on, establishment (EO 13784)
Commerce, Department of
Presidential authority, delegation (Memorandum of June 29, p. 473)
Streamlining permitting process and reducing regulatory burdens for
domestic manufacturers; delegation authority (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 441)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the; continuation of national emergency
(Notice of Oct. 23, p. 495)
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
Delegation of functions and authorities to Secretary of Defense under
(Memorandum of June 21, p. 472)
Delegation of authority to Secretary of State under (Memorandum of Sept.
25, p. 488)
Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week (Proc. 9639)
Consumer Protection Week, National (Proc. 9577)
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017;
delegation of functions and authorities under (Memorandum of Oct. 11, p.
492)
Credit Union Administration, National; official seal revision approval
(EO 13816)
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Crime Victims' Rights Week, National (Proc. 9587)
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month (Proc. 9665)
Critical mineral resources; implementing policy to reduce dependency on
foreign sources (EO 13817)
Cuba
Anchorage and movement of vessels, regulations regarding; continuation
of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 424)
Cybersecurity
Cyber-enabled malicious activity; continuation of national emergency
(Notice of Mar. 29, p. 455)
Federal networks and critical infrastructure; effort to improve
cybersecurity risk management (EO 13800)
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, National (Proc. 9648)
D
Day of Patriotic Devotion, National (Proc. 9570)
Day of Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Harvey, National and for Our
National Response and Recovery Efforts (Proc. 9634)
Day of Prayer, National (Proc. 9605)
Days of Prayer and Remembrance, National (Proc. 9635)
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust (Proc. 9594)
Decorations, medals, awards
Purple Heart award, updating eligibility requirements; amending EO 11016
(EO 13758)
Defense and national security
Border security and immigration laws; policy to strengthen and enforce,
implementation (EO 13767)
Defense, national; critical technology items, determination under
Defense Production Act of 1950 (Presidential Determination Nos. 17-08, p.
467; 17-09, p. 468)
Immigration laws; interior enforcement of; implementing policy to employ
to enhance public safety (EO 13768)
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), strategy to defeat; implementing
policy to coordinate national security (NSP Memorandum-03, p. 448)
Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995; suspension of limitations (Presidential
Determination No. 17-07, p. 466)
National Security and Homeland Security councils; reorganization
strategy (NSP Memorandums-02, p. 444; 04, p. 456)
North Korea; imposing additional U.S. sanctions (EO 13810)
Sudanese government; revocation of certain U.S. sanctions regulations
(EO 13761)
Trading With the Enemy Act; exercise of certain authorities under,
continuation (Presidential Determination No. 17-11, p. 480)
Defense Authorization Act, National
Delegation of functions and or authority under (Memorandums of Mar. 19,
p. 454; Apr. 12, p. 461; June 29, p. 473)
Defense, Department of
Domestic manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chain
resiliency; implementing procedures to assess and strengthen (EO 13806)
Presidential authority, delegation (Memorandum of June 21, p. 472)
U.S. Cyber Command; guidelines for establishing as Unified Combatant
Command (Memorandum of Aug. 15, p. 477)
Defense Transportation Day, National and National Transportation Week
(Proc. 9610)
Department of State Authorities Act, FY 2017; delegation authority to
Secretary of Homeland Security (Memorandum of June 29, p. 472)
Disability Employment Awareness Month, National (Proc. 9646)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National (Proc. 9649)
Donate Life Month, National (Proc. 9583)
Drugs and drug use
Colombia
Drug interdiction assistance, U.S.; continuation (Presidential Determination
No. 17-10, p. 475)
Narcotics traffickers centered in; continuation of national emergency
(Notice of Oct. 16, p. 494)
Drug demand and opioid epidemic; implementing policy to combat national
crisis (Memorandum of Oct. 26, p. 499)
Illicit major drug transit or drug producing countries for FY 2018
(Presidential Determination No. 17-12, p. 484)
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Education
Apprenticeship programs, Federal; implementing policy to promote and
expand (EO 13801)
Computer science and STEM education programs; implementing policy to
increase and promote student accessibility (Memorandum of Sept. 25, p. 486)
Federal control laws on education; implementing policy to enforce
statutory prohibitions (EO 13791)
White House Initiative to promote excellence and innovation at
historically Black colleges and universities, establishment (EO 13779)
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 9589)
Education, Federal control of; request for review of Federal statutory
prohibitions (EO 13791)
Election Integrity, Presidential Advisory Commission on, establishment
(EO 13799)
Emergency declarations, continuations, terminations, etc., national
Belarus; continuation of emergency (Notice of June 13, p. 466)
Burundi; continuation of emergency (Notice of Nov. 6, p. 503)
Central African Republic; continuation of emergency (Notice of May 9, p.
463)
Colombia; continuation of emergency (Notice of Oct. 16, p. 494)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the; continuation of emergency (Notice of
Oct. 23, p. 495)
Cuba, regulation of anchorage and movement of vessels; continuation of
emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 424)
Cyber security; significant malicious activity respecting; continuation
of emergency (Notice of Mar. 29, p. 455)
Export control regulations; continuation of emergency (Notice of Aug.
15, p. 478)
Iran; continuation of emergency (Notices of Jan. 13, p. 425; Nov. 6, p.
504)
Iraq: continuation of emergency (Notice of May 16, p. 464)
Korea, North; continuation of emergency (Notice of June 21, p. 469)
Lebanon; continuation of emergency (Notice of July 28, p. 475)
Libya; continuation of emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426)
Middle East peace process, terrorist who threaten; continuation of
emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 423)
Persons who commit, threaten to commit or support terrorism;
continuation of emergency (Notice of Sept. 18, p. 485)
Somalia; continuation of emergency (Notice of Apr. 6, p. 460)
Sudan; continuation of emergency (Notice of Oct. 31, p. 502)
Sudan, South; continuation of emergency (Notice of Mar. 22, p. 455)
Syria; continuation of emergency (Notice of May 9, p. 462)
Terrorist attacks, U.S.; continuation of emergency (Notice of Sept. 11,
p. 481)
Transnational criminal organizations; continuation of emergency (Notices
of July 19, p. 473; July 20, p. 474)
Ukraine; continuation of emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426)
Venezuela; continuation of emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 427)
Weapons of mass destruction, proliferation of; continuation of emergency
(Notice of Nov. 6, p. 505)
Western Balkans; continuation of emergency (Notice of June 21, p. 471)
Yemen; continuation of emergency (Notice of May 8, p. 461)
Zimbabwe; continuation of emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 428)
Emergency Medical Services Week (Proc. 9612)
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, National (Proc. 9630)
Energy
Economic growth and energy independence; implementing policy to promote
(EO 13783)
Keystone XL Pipeline project, pipeline construction and operation
permits; application guidelines (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 439)
National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012; petroleum import
prohibitions (Presidential Determination No. 17-06, p. 465)
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Offshore energy, America First initiative; implementing strategy for
domestic oil and gas exploration (EO 13795)
Pipelines for domestic manufacturing; effort to streamline permitting
process and reduce regulatory burdens (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 441)
Energy Awareness Month, National (Proc. 9659)
Entrepreneurship Month, National (Proc. 9667)
Environment
Federal infrastructure projects, environmental review and permitting
process; effort to establish governmentwide discipline and accountability
(EO 13807)
Infrastructure projects of high priority; implementing policy to
streamline and expedite environmental reviews and approvals (EO 13766)
Environmental Protection Agency
Order of succession (EO 13763)
Waters of the United States, Clean Water Rule review; policy to restore
rule of law, Federalism and economic growth, implementation (EO 13778)
Environmental Quality, Council on; order of succession (Memorandum of
Jan. 13, p. 432)
Executive Branch
Ethics pledge by appointees (EO 13770)
Reorganization plan (EO 13781)
Structure and background security process, effort to modernize; amending
Executive orders 13488 and 13467 (EO 13764)
Executive orders; technical amendments and revocations
Amendment to EO 13780 (Memorandum of June 14, p. 468)
Amendment to EO 11016 (EO 13758)
Amendment to EO 13223 (EO 13814)
Amendment to EO 13467 (EO 13764)
Amendment to EO 13488 (EO 13764)
Amendment to EO 13597 (EO 13802)
Revocation of EO 13688 (EO 13809)
Revocation of EOs 13673, 13683, and 13738 (EO 13782)
Exports
Control regulations, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Aug.
15, p. 478)
F
Family Caregivers Month, National (Proc. 9668)
Family Week, National (Proc. 9677)
Farm Safety and Health Week, National (Proc. 9640)
Father's Day (Proc. 9624)
Financial Capability Month, National (Proc. 9584)
Financial system, U.S.; process to regulate core principles,
implementation (EO 13772)
Fire Prevention Week (Proc. 9653)
Flag Day and National Flag Week (Proc. 9623)
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016; delegation
authority under to Office of Management and Budget (Memorandum of Nov.
21, p. 506)
Foreign policy
Financial and visa sanctions, U.S.; authority delegation under Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Memorandum of Sept. 8, p. 481)
Human rights abuse or corruption; blocking property of persons involved
in (EO 13818)
Israel, Jerusalem; implementing policy to relocate U.S. embassy to
Jerusalem and recognize as capital (Proc. 9683)
Jerusalem Embassy Act; suspension of limitations (Presidential
Determination No. 18-02, p. 507)
Refugee admissions program, U.S.: resuming (EO 13815)
Refugees, U.S. admissions for FY 2018 (Presidential Determination No.
17-13, p. 488)
Sudan, government actions and policies; amending EO 13761 to extend
review period (EO 13804)
Trafficking in persons; foreign governments' compliance efforts under
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (Presidential Determination No. 17-
15, p. 490)
Venezuela, humanitarian crisis; imposing additional U.S. sanctions to
address (EO 13808)
Forest Products Week, National (Proc. 9661)
Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, National (Proc. 9591)
Foster Care Month, National (Proc. 9597)
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Freedom Riders National Monument; establishment (Proc. 9566)
G
Gang Violence Prevention Week, National (Proc. 9641)
Generalized System of Preferences; duty-free treatment, modification
(Proc. 9625)
General Pulaski Memorial Day (Proc. 9658)
German-American Day (Proc. 9652)
Glenn, John H., Jr.; honoring the memory of (Proc. 9588)
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day (Proc. 9644)
Government organization and employees
Agency for International Development, U.S. (USAID); restoring Mexico
City Policy (Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 435)
Civil service rules; amendments to EO 13488 and EO 13467 (EO 13764)
Environmental Protection Agency; order of succession (EO 13763)
Environmental Quality, Council on; order of succession (Memorandum of
Jan. 13, p. 432)
Executive Branch appointees ethic commitments (EO 13770)
Executive Branch reorganization; request for agency plan (EO 13781)
Federal advisory committees; continuance (EO 13811)
Federal contracting; revocation of certain executive orders (EO 13782)
Federal Government employees; hiring freeze (Memorandum of Jan. 23, p.
434)
Interior, Department of; Federal public land and water systems,
initiative to promote workforce diversity and inclusion (Memorandum of Jan.
12, p. 417)
Justice, Department of; order of succession (EOs 13762, 13775, 13787)
Labor-management forums; discontinuation of provision, revocation of EO
13522 (EO 13812)
Labor-Management Relations Program; Department of Defense agency and
subdivision exclusions (EO 13760)
Mediation and Conciliation Service, Federal; order of succession
(Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 433)
Rates of pay; adjustments (EO 13819)
Science and Technology Policy, Office of; designation of officers or
employees as Director (Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 430)
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; boundary modification
guidelines (Proc. 9682)
Great Outdoors Month (Proc. 9619)
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy (Proc. 9580)
H
Health care
Mexico City Policy (Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 435)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, healthcare market choices
and competition; implementing policy to expand nationwide (EO 13813)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; effort to minimize
regulatory and economic burdens, pending repeal (EO 13765)
Hispanic Heritage Month, National (Proc. 9637)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, White House Initiative to
Promote Excellence and Innovation at; establishment (EO 13779)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, National (Proc. 9642)
Homeland Security, Department of
Presidential authority, delegation to Secretary (Memorandums of June 29,
p. 472; Oct. 11, p. 492)
Homeownership Month, National (Proc. 9621)
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc. 9685)
Hurricane Preparedness Week, National (Proc. 9606)
I
Immigration
Buy American and hire American initiatives; effort to revise Federal
regulations to promote and enforce U.S. immigration laws (EO 13788)
Executive order 13780; amending effective date of enjoined provisions
(Memorandum of June 14, p. 468)
Illegal immigration; effort to strengthen border security and
immigration laws to prevent (EO 13767)
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Interior enforcement of immigration laws; effort to strengthen to ensure
public safety (EO 13768)
Refugees, U.S. admissions for FY 2018 (Presidential Determination No.
17-13, p. 488)
Refugees, U.S. admissions program; implementing procedures to resume and
enhance vetting capabilities (EO 13815)
Visa-issuance process; strengthening policies and procedures to prevent
foreign terrorists entry into U.S. (EOs 13769, 13780)
Visas and other immigration benefits; implementing procedures to enhance
screening and interagency vetting process (Memorandum of Mar. 6, p. 451)
Immigration laws, U.S.; implementing policy to improve enforcement of
Federal regulations (EO 13768)
Impaired Driving Prevention Month, National (Proc. 9679)
Infrastructure
Dakota Access Pipeline project; implementing procedures to expedite
construction approval process (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 437)
Infrastructure projects, Federal; environmental review and permitting
process, implementing procedures to establish discipline and accountability
(EO 13807)
Infrastructure projects, U.S.; environmental review and approval
process, implementing procedures to expedite (EO 13766)
Infrastructure, Presidential Advisory Council on; establishment (EO
13805)
Intergovernmental relations
Animal diseases; designation of World Organisation for Animal Health as
a public international organization (EO 13759)
Interior, Department of the
Critical minerals, U.S. availability of secure and reliable supplies;
implementing Federal strategy to ensure (EO 13817)
National monuments, designations and expansions under the Antiquities
Act; request for process review (EO 13792)
Public lands and waters, Federal sector employment; implementing policy
to promote workforce diversity and inclusion (Memorandum of Jan. 12, p. 417)
Investments
China Venture Capital Fund Corporation Limited; Order prohibiting
proposed acquisition of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (Order of Sept.
13, p. 482)
Iran
Continuation of national emergency (Notices of Jan. 13, p. 425; Nov. 6,
p. 504)
Petroleum and petroleum products, U.S. purchase; determination to reduce
(Presidential Determination No. 18-01, p. 505)
Iraq assistance, U.S.; determination under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (Memorandum of Dec. 4, p. 506)
Iraq stabilization effort; continuation of national emergency (Notice of
May 16, p. 464)
Irish-American Heritage Month (Proc. 9575)
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); plan to defeat, delegation of
functions (NSP Memorandum-3 of Jan. 28, p. 448)
Israel
Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995; suspension of limitations (Presidential
Determination Nos, 17-07, p. 466; 18-02, p. 507)
U.S. Embassy in; provisions for relocation (Proc. 9683)
J
Jerusalem Embassy Act; suspension of limitations (Presidential
Determination Nos. 17-07, p. 466; 18-02, p. 507)
Jewish American Heritage Month (Proc. 9596)
Justice, Department of
Attorney General; order of succession (EOs 13762, 13775, 13787)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Presidential authority,
delegation (Memorandum of Apr. 12, p. 461)
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K
Keystone XL Pipeline, construction of; implementation of procedures to
expedite environmental review and approval process (Memorandum of Jan.
24, p. 439)
Korea, North
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of June 21, p. 469)
Sanctions, U.S.; imposing additional measures (EO 13810)
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, National (Proc. 9629)
L
Labor
Labor-management relations program, Federal; DoD agencies and
subdivisions exclusions (EO 13760)
Management forums; policy to discontinue, revocation of Executive order
13522 (EO 13812)
Labor, Department of; fiduciary duty rule, request for agency review
(Memorandum of Feb. 3, p. 450)
Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 9604)
Law enforcement and crime
Crime Reduction and Public Safety, Task Force on, establishment (EO
13776)
Federal government's equipment and resources; implementing policy to
restore access to State, Tribal and local law enforcement agencies (EO
13809)
International trafficking and organized crime prevention; policy to
strengthen enforcement of Federal laws (EO 13773)
State, Federal, Tribal and local law enforcement officers, violence
against; enhancing Federal laws to prevent (EO 13774)
Lebanon, continuation of national emergency (Notice of July 28, p. 475)
Leif Erikson Day (Proc. 9657)
Libya, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426)
Loyalty Day (Proc. 9602)
M
Made in America Day and Made in America Week (Proc. 9627)
Management and Budget, Office of
Presidential authority, delegation (Memorandum of Nov. 21, p. 506)
Sequestration order for FY 2018 (Order of May 23, p. 465)
Manufacturing and industrial base policy, DoD; implementing procedures to
assess and strengthen and increase domestic supply chain resiliency (EO
13806)
Manufacturing Day, National (Proc. 9655)
Maritime Day, National (Proc. 9616)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday (Proc. 9568)
Mediation and Conciliation Service, Federal; order of succession
(Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 433)
Mental Health Awareness Month, National (Proc. 9603)
Mexico City Policy; effort to reinstate (Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 435)
Middle East peace process, terrorists who threaten to disrupt;
continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 423)
Military personnel; modification of policy regarding transgender
individuals (Memorandum of Aug. 25, p. 478)
Military Spouse Day (Proc. 9608)
Minority Enterprise Development Week (Proc. 9663)
Monuments, National
Bears Ears, boundary modifications (Proc. 9681)
Birmingham Civil Rights, establishment (Proc. 9565)
California Coastal, boundary enlargement (Proc. 9563)
Cascade-Siskiyou, boundary enlargement (Proc. 9564)
Freedom Riders, establishment (Proc. 9566)
Grand Staircase-Escalante, boundary modifications (Proc. 9682)
Reconstruction Era, establishment (Proc. 9567)
Mother's Day (Proc. 9609)
N
National Security and Homeland Security councils; procedures for
organizing system for national security (NSPD Memorandum-2 of Jan. 28, p.
444)
Native American Heritage Month, National (Proc. 9669)
Navigation and Navigable Waters
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Waters of the United States rule, definition of; request for agency
review and reconsideration (EO 13778)
Networks and critical infrastructure, Federal; implementing policy to
improve cybersecurity risks management (EO 13800)
Nevada, Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Las Vegas (Proc. 9651)
O
Ocean Month, National (Proc. 9622)
Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, establishment (EO 13797)
Older Americans Month (Proc. 9599)
Outer Continental Shelf, U.S., implementing policy to promote offshore
energy exploration and production (EO 13795)
P
Pan American Day and Pan American Week (Proc. 9590)
Park Week, National (Proc. 9592)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; effort to implement
legislation to minimize economic burden (EO 13765)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; implementing policy to
promote nationwide healthcare choices and expand competition (EO 13813)
Patriot Day (Proc. 9636)
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week (Proc. 9611)
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, National (Proc. 9684)
Personnel Management, Office of
Civilian workers, Federal; hiring freeze (Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 434)
Physical Fitness and Sports Month, National (Proc. 9598)
Pipelines, Dakota Access construction project, effort to expedite;
modification of review and approval process (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p.
437)
Pipelines, construction of; effort to promote use of domestic materials
and equipment (Memorandum of Jan. 24, p. 436)
Poison Prevention Week, National (Proc. 9578)
POW/MIA Recognition Day, National (Proc. 9638)
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 9617)
Preparedness Month, National (Proc. 9632)
Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week (Proc. 9643)
Public Service Recognition Week (Proc. 9607)
Purple Heart medal; amending EO 11016 regarding award eligibility
requirements (EO 13758)
R
Reconstruction Era National Monument; establishment (Proc. 9567)
Regulatory planning, practices, etc.
Reform agenda; implementing initiatives and policies to enforce (EO
13777)
Regulatory reform agenda; implementing guidelines to reduce Federal
regulations and control regulatory costs (EO 13771)
Religious Freedom Day (Proc. 9569)
S
Safe Boating Week, National (Proc. 9613)
School Choice Week, National (Proc. 9571)
School Lunch Week, National (Proc. 9654)
Science and Technology Policy, Office of; designation of officers or
employees (Memorandum of Jan. 13, p. 430)
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, National (Proc. 9585)
Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, National (Proc. 9688)
Small Business Week (Proc. 9601)
Somalia, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Apr. 6, p. 460)
Space transportation and exploration
Human Space Exploration Program, U.S., effort to reinvigorate; amending
Presidential Policy Directive-04 of June 28, 2010 (Space Policy Directive-1
of Dec. 11, p. 508)
National Space Council; implementing policy to revitalize (EO 13803)
Special observances
African-American Music Appreciation Month (Proc. 9618)
American Education Week (Proc. 9675)
American Heart Month (Proc. 9573)
American Red Cross Month (Proc. 9574)
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Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Proc. 9628)
Armed Forces Day (Proc. 9615)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Proc. 9595)
Blind Americans Equality Day (Proc. 9662)
Cancer Control Month (Proc. 9581)
Captive Nations Week (Proc. 9626)
Child Health Day (Proc. 9650)
Columbus Day (Proc. 9656)
Constitution Day, Citizenship Day, and Constitution Week (Proc. 9639)
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month (Proc. 9665)
Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust (Proc. 9594)
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 9589)
Emergency Medical Services Week (Proc. 9612)
Father's Day (Proc. 9624)
Fire Prevention Week (Proc. 9653)
Flag Day and National Flag Week (Proc. 9623)
General Pulaski Memorial Day (Proc. 9658)
German-American Day (Proc. 9652)
Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day (Proc. 9644)
Great Outdoors Month (Proc. 9619)
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy (Proc. 9580)
Honoring the Memory of John Glenn (Proc. 9588)
Honoring the Victims of the Sutherland Springs, Texas Shooting (Proc.
9671)
Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy in Las Vegas, Nevada (Proc. 9651)
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc. 9685)
Impaired Driving Prevention Month, National (Proc. 9679)
Irish-American Heritage Month (Proc. 9575)
Jewish American Heritage Month (Proc. 9596)
Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 9604)
Leif Erikson Day (Proc. 9657)
Loyalty Day (Proc. 9602)
Made in America Day and Made in America Week (Proc. 9627)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday (Proc. 9568)
Military Spouse Day (Proc. 9608)
Minority Enterprise Development Week (Proc. 9663)
Mother's Day (Proc. 9609)
National Adoption Month (Proc. 9666)
National African American History Month (Proc. 9572)
National Agricultural Day (Proc. 9579)
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Proc. 9633)
National Apprenticeship Week (Proc. 9676)
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 9647)
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month (Proc. 9620)
National Character Counts Week (Proc. 9660)
National Charter Schools Week (Proc. 9600)
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Proc. 9582)
National Consumer Protection Week (Proc. 9577)
National Crime Victims' Rights Week (Proc. 9587)
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (Proc. 9648)
National Day of Patriotic Devotion (Proc. 9570)
National Day of Prayer (Proc. 9605)
National Day of Prayer for the Victims of Hurricane Harvey and for Our
National Response and Recovery Efforts (Proc. 9634)
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance (Proc. 9635)
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week
(Proc. 9610)
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (Proc. 9646)
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Proc. 9649)
National Donate Life Month (Proc. 9583)
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week (Proc. 9630)
National Energy Awareness Month (Proc. 9659)
National Entrepreneurship Month (Proc. 9667)
National Family Caregivers Month (Proc. 9668)
National Family Week (Proc. 9677)
National Farm Safety and Health Week (Proc. 9640)
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National Financial Capability Month (Proc. 9584)
National Forest Products Week (Proc. 9661)
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (Proc. 9591)
National Foster Care Month (Proc. 9597)
National Gang Violence Prevention Week (Proc. 9641)
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Proc. 9637)
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week (Proc. 9642)
National Homeownership Month (Proc. 9621)
National Hurricane Preparedness Week (Proc. 9606)
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (Proc. 9629)
National Manufacturing Day (Proc. 9655)
National Maritime Day (Proc. 9616)
National Mental Health Awareness Month (Proc. 9603)
National Native American Heritage Month (Proc. 9669)
National Ocean Month (Proc. 9622)
National Park Week (Proc. 9592)
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Proc. 9684)
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (Proc. 9598)
National Poison Prevention Week (Proc. 9578)
National POW/MIA Recognition Day (Proc. 9638)
National Preparedness Month (Proc. 9632)
National Safe Boating Week (Proc. 9613)
National School Choice Week (Proc. 9571)
National School Lunch Week (Proc. 9654)
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (Proc. 9585)
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (Proc. 9688)
National Veterans and Military Families Month (Proc. 9670)
National Volunteer Week (Proc. 9593)
Older Americans Month (Proc. 9599)
Pan American Day and Pan American Week (Proc. 9590)
Patriot Day (Proc. 9636)
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week (Proc. 9611)
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 9617)
Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week (Proc. 9643)
Public Service Recognition Week (Proc. 9607)
Religious Freedom Day (Proc. 9569)
Small Business Week (Proc. 9601)
Thanksgiving Day (Proc. 9678)
United Nations Day (Proc. 9664)
Veterans Day (Proc. 9672)
Vietnam War; 50th anniversary commemoration (Proc. 9674)
Women's Equality Day (Proc. 9631)
Women's History Month (Proc. 9576)
World AIDS Day (Proc. 9680)
World Autism Awareness Day (Proc. 9586)
World Freedom Day (Proc. 9673)
World Trade Week (Proc. 9614)
Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 9686)
State, Department of
Presidential authority, delegations (Memorandums of Mar. 19, p. 454;
Sept. 8, p. 481; Sept. 25, p. 488; Oct. 11, p. 492; Dec. 4, p. 506)
Trafficking persons; foreign government's compliance with Trafficking
Victims Protection Act of 2000, determination (Presidential Determination
No. 17-15, p. 490)
Sudan
Government actions and policies; measures to extend emergency review
period, amending EO 13761 (EO 13804)
South Sudan, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Mar. 22, p.
455)
Sudan; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Oct. 31, p. 502)
Sudanese sanctions; revocation of certain provisions (EO 13761)
Syrian government; continuation of national emergency (Notice of May 9,
p. 462)
T
Taxation
Tax regulatory burdens; effort to identify and mitigate (EO 13789)
Terrorism
Foreign terrorist entry into the U.S.; enhancement of vetting procedures
to prevent (EOs 13769, 13780; Proc. 9645)
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Persons who commit, threaten to commit or support; continuation of
national emergency (Notice of Sept. 18, p. 485)
Terrorist attacks, U.S.; continuation of national emergency (Notice of
Sept. 11, p. 481)
Terrorist or other public safety threats; enhancing vetting and
processing procedures to prevent (Proc. 9645)
Texas, honoring the victims of the Sutherland Springs shooting (Proc.
9671)
Thanksgiving Day (Proc. 9678)
Trade
African Growth and Opportunity Act; beneficiary country designations
(Proc. 9687)
Generalized System of Preferences; modification of duty-free treatment
(Proc. 9625)
Small Business Administration, report to Congress; request to delay
submission (Memorandum of Dec. 8, p. 508)
Trade and customs laws regarding antidumping and countervailing duty
violations; implementing policy to enforce Federal regulations and enhance
collection (EO 13785)
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and negotiations; U.S. withdrawal
(Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 436)
U.S. trade agreement, violations and abuses; guidelines for reviewing
and reporting (EO 13796)
U.S. trade deficits, Omnibus report on; submission requirements (EO
13786)
Trade Representative, Office of U.S.
China, trade relations; implementing provisions to address laws,
policies and actions related to U.S. intellectual property rights,
innovation, and technology (Memorandum of Aug. 14, p. 476)
Omnibus report on significant U.S. trade deficits; submission
requirements (EO 13786)
Trading With the Enemy Act; continuation of the exercise of certain
authorities (Presidential Determination No. 17-11, p. 480)
Transnational criminal organizations, U.S. sanctions regarding;
continuation of national emergency (Notices of July 19, p. 473; July 20,
p. 474)
Transnational organized crime and international trafficking prevention;
policy to enhance Federal law enforcement (EO 13773)
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and agreement; U.S. withdrawal
(Memorandum of Jan. 23, p. 436)
Treasury, Department of the
Blocking property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or
corruption (EO 13818)
Financial system, U.S.; implementing core principles to regulate (EO
13772)
Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act; delegation of
authority under (Memorandum of Sept. 8, p. 481)
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; determination to reduce U.S.
petroleum volume and purchases from Iran (Presidential Determination No. 17-
06, p. 465)
Presidential authority, delegation (Memorandum of Oct. 11, p. 492)
Tax laws; procedures to identify and reduce regulatory burdens (EO
13789)
Treaties and international agreements
Trade agreement violations and abuses; implementing procedures for
reviewing and reporting (EO 13796)
Trusts and trustees
Labor, Department of; fiduciary duty rule process, directive to review
(Memorandum of Feb. 3, p. 450)
U
Ukraine, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 426)
United Nations Day (Proc. 9664)
V
Venezuela
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan.13, p. 427)
Sanctions, U.S.; imposition of additional measures (EO 13808)
Veterans Affairs, Department of; implementing procedures to improve VA
accountability and whistleblower protection coverage (EO 13793)
Veterans and Military Families Month, National (Proc. 9670)
Veterans Day (Proc. 9672)
Vietnam War, Commemoration of; 50th Anniversary (Proc. 9674)
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Visas
Vetting and screening process for entry into the U.S.; implementing
procedures to improve detection of terrorists and other public-safety
threats (Proc. 9645)
Visa and foreign visitor processing, modernization efforts; amending
Executive Order 13597 (EO 13802)
Visas and other immigration benefits; implementing policy to enhance
application screening and vetting process (Memorandum of Mar. 6, p. 451)
Volunteer Week, National (Proc. 9593)
W
Wages; Federal pay rates; adjustments (EO 13819)
Weapons of mass destruction, proliferation of; continuation of U.S.
national emergency (Notice of Nov. 6, p. 505)
Western Balkans, continuation of national emergency (Notice of June 21,
p. 471)
Women's Equality Day (Proc. 9631)
Women's History Month (Proc. 9576)
World AIDS Day (Proc. 9680)
World Autism Awareness Day (Proc. 9586)
World Freedom Day (Proc. 9673)
World Organisation for Animal Health; designation as a public
international organization (EO 13759)
World Trade Week (Proc. 9614)
Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 9686)
Y
Yemen, continuation of national emergency (Notice of May 8, p. 461)
Youth
Federal programs for young people; effort to expand (Memorandum of Jan.
13, p. 429)
Z
Zimbabwe, continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 13, p. 428)
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CFR FINDING AIDS
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Editorial note: A list of CFR titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters,
and parts, and an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR
are included in the CFR Index and Finding Aids volume to the Code of
Federal Regulations, which is published separately and revised annually
as of January 1.
The two finding aids on the following pages, the ``Table of CFR Titles
and Chapters'' and the ``Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the
CFR'' apply to all 50 titles of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Reference aids specific to this volume appear in the section entitled
``Title 3 Finding Aids,'' found on page 523.
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Table of CFR Titles and Chapters
(Revised as of January 1, 2018)
Title 1--General Provisions
I Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
(Parts 1--49)
II Office of the Federal Register (Parts 50--299)
III Administrative Conference of the United States (Parts
300--399)
IV Miscellaneous Agencies (Parts 400--599)
VI National Capital Planning Commission (Parts 600--699)
Title 2--Grants and Agreements
Subtitle A--Office of Management and Budget Guidance
for Grants and Agreements
I Office of Management and Budget Governmentwide
Guidance for Grants and Agreements (Parts 2--199)
II Office of Management and Budget Guidance (Parts 200--
299)
Subtitle B--Federal Agency Regulations for Grants and
Agreements
III Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300--
399)
IV Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
VI Department of State (Parts 600--699)
VII Agency for International Development (Parts 700--799)
VIII Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
IX Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
X Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
XI Department of Defense (Parts 1100--1199)
XII Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
XIII Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
XIV Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
XV Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
XVIII National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts
1800--1899)
XX United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts
2000--2099)
XXII Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts
2200--2299)
XXIII Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
XXIV Housing and Urban Development (Parts 2400--2499)
XXV National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
XXVI National Archives and Records Administration (Parts
2600--2699)
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XXVII Small Business Administration (Parts 2700--2799)
XXVIII Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
XXIX Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
XXX Department of Homeland Security (Parts 3000--3099)
XXXI Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 3100--
3199)
XXXII National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 3200--3299)
XXXIII National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 3300--
3399)
XXXIV Department of Education (Parts 3400--3499)
XXXV Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 3500--
3599)
XXXVI Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive
Office of the President (Parts 3600--3699)
XXXVII Peace Corps (Parts 3700--3799)
LVIII Election Assistance Commission (Parts 5800--5899)
LIX Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Parts 5900--
5999)
Title 3--The President
I Executive Office of the President (Parts 100--199)
Title 4--Accounts
I Government Accountability Office (Parts 1--199)
Title 5--Administrative Personnel
I Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1--1199)
II Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 1200--1299)
III Office of Management and Budget (Parts 1300--1399)
IV Office of Personnel Management and Office of the
Director of National Intelligence (Parts 1400--
1499)
V The International Organizations Employees Loyalty
Board (Parts 1500--1599)
VI Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts
1600--1699)
VIII Office of Special Counsel (Parts 1800--1899)
IX Appalachian Regional Commission (Parts 1900--1999)
XI Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 2100--2199)
XIV Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of
the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Federal
Service Impasses Panel (Parts 2400--2499)
XVI Office of Government Ethics (Parts 2600--2699)
XXI Department of the Treasury (Parts 3100--3199)
XXII Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 3200--
3299)
XXIII Department of Energy (Parts 3300--3399)
XXIV Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Parts 3400--
3499)
XXV Department of the Interior (Parts 3500--3599)
XXVI Department of Defense (Parts 3600--3699)
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XXVIII Department of Justice (Parts 3800--3899)
XXIX Federal Communications Commission (Parts 3900--3999)
XXX Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 4000--
4099)
XXXI Farm Credit Administration (Parts 4100--4199)
XXXIII Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Parts 4300--
4399)
XXXIV Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 4400--4499)
XXXV Office of Personnel Management (Parts 4500--4599)
XXXVI Department of Homeland Security (Parts 4600--4699)
XXXVII Federal Election Commission (Parts 4700--4799)
XL Interstate Commerce Commission (Parts 5000--5099)
XLI Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 5100--
5199)
XLII Department of Labor (Parts 5200--5299)
XLIII National Science Foundation (Parts 5300--5399)
XLV Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 5500--
5599)
XLVI Postal Rate Commission (Parts 5600--5699)
XLVII Federal Trade Commission (Parts 5700--5799)
XLVIII Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 5800--5899)
XLIX Federal Labor Relations Authority (Parts 5900--5999)
L Department of Transportation (Parts 6000--6099)
LII Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 6200--
6299)
LIII Department of Education (Parts 6300--6399)
LIV Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 6400--6499)
LV National Endowment for the Arts (Parts 6500--6599)
LVI National Endowment for the Humanities (Parts 6600--
6699)
LVII General Services Administration (Parts 6700--6799)
LVIII Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(Parts 6800--6899)
LIX National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts
6900--6999)
LX United States Postal Service (Parts 7000--7099)
LXI National Labor Relations Board (Parts 7100--7199)
LXII Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 7200--
7299)
LXIII Inter-American Foundation (Parts 7300--7399)
LXIV Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 7400--7499)
LXV Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
7500--7599)
LXVI National Archives and Records Administration (Parts
7600--7699)
LXVII Institute of Museum and Library Services (Parts 7700--
7799)
LXVIII Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 7800--7899)
LXIX Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 7900--7999)
LXX Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia (Parts 8000--8099)
LXXI Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 8100--8199)
LXXIII Department of Agriculture (Parts 8300--8399)
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LXXIV Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
(Parts 8400--8499)
LXXVI Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts
8600--8699)
LXXVII Office of Management and Budget (Parts 8700--8799)
LXXX Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 9000--9099)
LXXXIII Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
Reconstruction (Parts 9300--9399)
LXXXIV Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Parts 9400--
9499)
LXXXVI National Credit Union Administration (Parts 9600--
9699)
XCVII Department of Homeland Security Human Resources
Management System (Department of Homeland
Security--Office of Personnel Management) (Parts
9700--9799)
XCVIII Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and
Efficiency (Parts 9800--9899)
XCIX Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization
Commission (Parts 9900--9999)
C National Council on Disability (Parts 10000--10049)
Title 6--Domestic Security
I Department of Homeland Security, Office of the
Secretary (Parts 1--199)
X Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (Parts
1000--1099)
Title 7--Agriculture
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
(Parts 0--26)
Subtitle B--Regulations of the Department of
Agriculture
I Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards,
Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of
Agriculture (Parts 27--209)
II Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 210--299)
III Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 300--399)
IV Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
V Agricultural Research Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 500--599)
VI Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 600--699)
VII Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts
700--799)
VIII Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (Federal Grain Inspection Service),
Department of Agriculture (Parts 800--899)
IX Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements
and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department
of Agriculture (Parts 900--999)
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X Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements
and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture
(Parts 1000--1199)
XI Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements
and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department
of Agriculture (Parts 1200--1299)
XIV Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 1400--1499)
XV Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 1500--1599)
XVI Rural Telephone Bank, Department of Agriculture (Parts
1600--1699)
XVII Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 1700--1799)
XVIII Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service
Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1800--
2099)
XX Local Television Loan Guarantee Board (Parts 2200--
2299)
XXV Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 2500--2599)
XXVI Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 2600--2699)
XXVII Office of Information Resources Management, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 2700--2799)
XXVIII Office of Operations, Department of Agriculture (Parts
2800--2899)
XXIX Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 2900--2999)
XXX Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 3000--3099)
XXXI Office of Environmental Quality, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 3100--3199)
XXXII Office of Procurement and Property Management,
Department of Agriculture (Parts 3200--3299)
XXXIII Office of Transportation, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 3300--3399)
XXXIV National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Parts
3400--3499)
XXXV Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 3500--3599)
XXXVI National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 3600--3699)
XXXVII Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 3700--3799)
XXXVIII World Agricultural Outlook Board, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 3800--3899)
XLI [Reserved]
XLII Rural Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities
Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 4200--
4299)
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Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
I Department of Homeland Security (Immigration and
Naturalization) (Parts 1--499)
V Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of
Justice (Parts 1000--1399)
Title 9--Animals and Animal Products
I Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 1--199)
II Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (Packers and Stockyards Programs),
Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--299)
III Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 300--599)
Title 10--Energy
I Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 0--199)
II Department of Energy (Parts 200--699)
III Department of Energy (Parts 700--999)
X Department of Energy (General Provisions) (Parts
1000--1099)
XIII Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (Parts 1300--
1399)
XVII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Parts 1700--
1799)
XVIII Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Commission (Parts 1800--1899)
Title 11--Federal Elections
I Federal Election Commission (Parts 1--9099)
II Election Assistance Commission (Parts 9400--9499)
Title 12--Banks and Banking
I Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 1--199)
II Federal Reserve System (Parts 200--299)
III Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 300--399)
IV Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 400--
499)
V Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 500--599)
VI Farm Credit Administration (Parts 600--699)
VII National Credit Union Administration (Parts 700--799)
VIII Federal Financing Bank (Parts 800--899)
IX Federal Housing Finance Board (Parts 900--999)
X Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Parts 1000--
1099)
XI Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
(Parts 1100--1199)
XII Federal Housing Finance Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
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XIII Financial Stability Oversight Council (Parts 1300--
1399)
XIV Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 1400--
1499)
XV Department of the Treasury (Parts 1500--1599)
XVI Office of Financial Research (Parts 1600--1699)
XVII Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
1700--1799)
XVIII Community Development Financial Institutions Fund,
Department of the Treasury (Parts 1800--1899)
Title 13--Business Credit and Assistance
I Small Business Administration (Parts 1--199)
III Economic Development Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 300--399)
IV Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board (Parts 400--499)
V Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board (Parts
500--599)
Title 14--Aeronautics and Space
I Federal Aviation Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1--199)
II Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
(Aviation Proceedings) (Parts 200--399)
III Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of Transportation
(Parts 400--1199)
V National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts
1200--1299)
VI Air Transportation System Stabilization (Parts 1300--
1399)
Title 15--Commerce and Foreign Trade
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Commerce (Parts
0--29)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Commerce and
Foreign Trade
I Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Parts
30--199)
II National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Department of Commerce (Parts 200--299)
III International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 300--399)
IV Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Department of Commerce
(Parts 400--499)
VII Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of
Commerce (Parts 700--799)
VIII Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce
(Parts 800--899)
IX National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (Parts 900--999)
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XI National Technical Information Service, Department of
Commerce (Parts 1100--1199)
XIII East-West Foreign Trade Board (Parts 1300--1399)
XIV Minority Business Development Agency (Parts 1400--
1499)
Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade
Agreements
XX Office of the United States Trade Representative
(Parts 2000--2099)
Subtitle D--Regulations Relating to Telecommunications
and Information
XXIII National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts
2300--2399) [Reserved]
Title 16--Commercial Practices
I Federal Trade Commission (Parts 0--999)
II Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 1000--1799)
Title 17--Commodity and Securities Exchanges
I Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 1--199)
II Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 200--399)
IV Department of the Treasury (Parts 400--499)
Title 18--Conservation of Power and Water Resources
I Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of
Energy (Parts 1--399)
III Delaware River Basin Commission (Parts 400--499)
VI Water Resources Council (Parts 700--799)
VIII Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Parts 800--899)
XIII Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 1300--1399)
Title 19--Customs Duties
I U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury
(Parts 0--199)
II United States International Trade Commission (Parts
200--299)
III International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 300--399)
IV U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department
of Homeland Security (Parts 400--599) [Reserved]
Title 20--Employees' Benefits
I Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department
of Labor (Parts 1--199)
II Railroad Retirement Board (Parts 200--399)
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III Social Security Administration (Parts 400--499)
IV Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of
Labor (Parts 500--599)
V Employment and Training Administration, Department of
Labor (Parts 600--699)
VI Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department
of Labor (Parts 700--799)
VII Benefits Review Board, Department of Labor (Parts
800--899)
VIII Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Parts
900--999)
IX Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans'
Employment and Training Service, Department of
Labor (Parts 1000--1099)
Title 21--Food and Drugs
I Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and
Human Services (Parts 1--1299)
II Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
(Parts 1300--1399)
III Office of National Drug Control Policy (Parts 1400--
1499)
Title 22--Foreign Relations
I Department of State (Parts 1--199)
II Agency for International Development (Parts 200--299)
III Peace Corps (Parts 300--399)
IV International Joint Commission, United States and
Canada (Parts 400--499)
V Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 500--599)
VII Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Parts 700--
799)
IX Foreign Service Grievance Board (Parts 900--999)
X Inter-American Foundation (Parts 1000--1099)
XI International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico, United States Section (Parts
1100--1199)
XII United States International Development Cooperation
Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
XIII Millennium Challenge Corporation (Parts 1300--1399)
XIV Foreign Service Labor Relations Board; Federal Labor
Relations Authority; General Counsel of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority; and the Foreign
Service Impasse Disputes Panel (Parts 1400--1499)
XV African Development Foundation (Parts 1500--1599)
XVI Japan-United States Friendship Commission (Parts
1600--1699)
XVII United States Institute of Peace (Parts 1700--1799)
Title 23--Highways
I Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1--999)
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II National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and
Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
III National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 1300--1399)
Title 24--Housing and Urban Development
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of
Housing and Urban Development (Parts 0--99)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban
Development
I Office of Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
100--199)
II Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Parts 200--299)
III Government National Mortgage Association, Department
of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Housing and Office of Multifamily Housing
Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (Parts 400--499)
V Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (Parts 500--599)
VI Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (Parts 600--699) [Reserved]
VII Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Housing Assistance Programs and
Public and Indian Housing Programs) (Parts 700--
799)
VIII Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Section 8 Housing Assistance
Programs, Section 202 Direct Loan Program, Section
202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With
Disabilities Program) (Parts 800--899)
IX Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (Parts 900--1699)
X Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Interstate Land Sales
Registration Program) (Parts 1700--1799)
XII Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Parts 2000--2099)
XV Emergency Mortgage Insurance and Loan Programs,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
2700--2799) [Reserved]
XX Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Parts 3200--3899)
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XXIV Board of Directors of the HOPE for Homeowners Program
(Parts 4000--4099) [Reserved]
XXV Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Parts 4100--
4199)
Title 25--Indians
I Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
(Parts 1--299)
II Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the
Interior (Parts 300--399)
III National Indian Gaming Commission, Department of the
Interior (Parts 500--599)
IV Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Parts
700--899)
V Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior,
and Indian Health Service, Department of Health
and Human Services (Part 900)
VI Office of the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior (Parts 1000--1199)
VII Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians,
Department of the Interior (Parts 1200--1299)
Title 26--Internal Revenue
I Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
(Parts 1--End)
Title 27--Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
I Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department
of the Treasury (Parts 1--399)
II Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
Department of Justice (Parts 400--699)
Title 28--Judicial Administration
I Department of Justice (Parts 0--299)
III Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice
(Parts 300--399)
V Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (Parts 500--
599)
VI Offices of Independent Counsel, Department of Justice
(Parts 600--699)
VII Office of Independent Counsel (Parts 700--799)
VIII Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia (Parts 800--899)
IX National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council
(Parts 900--999)
XI Department of Justice and Department of State (Parts
1100--1199)
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Title 29--Labor
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Labor (Parts
0--99)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Labor
I National Labor Relations Board (Parts 100--199)
II Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of
Labor (Parts 200--299)
III National Railroad Adjustment Board (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of
Labor (Parts 400--499)
V Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (Parts
500--899)
IX Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission
(Parts 900--999)
X National Mediation Board (Parts 1200--1299)
XII Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Parts
1400--1499)
XIV Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 1600--
1699)
XVII Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor (Parts 1900--1999)
XX Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
(Parts 2200--2499)
XXV Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department
of Labor (Parts 2500--2599)
XXVII Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
(Parts 2700--2799)
XL Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Parts 4000--
4999)
Title 30--Mineral Resources
I Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of
Labor (Parts 1--199)
II Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
Department of the Interior (Parts 200--299)
IV Geological Survey, Department of the Interior (Parts
400--499)
V Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the
Interior (Parts 500--599)
VII Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
Department of the Interior (Parts 700--999)
XII Office of Natural Resources Revenue, Department of the
Interior (Parts 1200--1299)
Title 31--Money and Finance: Treasury
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
(Parts 0--50)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Money and Finance
I Monetary Offices, Department of the Treasury (Parts
51--199)
II Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts
200--399)
IV Secret Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts
400--499)
V Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 500--599)
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VI Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 600--699)
VII Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of
the Treasury (Parts 700--799)
VIII Office of Investment Security, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 800--899)
IX Federal Claims Collection Standards (Department of the
Treasury--Department of Justice) (Parts 900--999)
X Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of
the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
Title 32--National Defense
Subtitle A--Department of Defense
I Office of the Secretary of Defense (Parts 1--399)
V Department of the Army (Parts 400--699)
VI Department of the Navy (Parts 700--799)
VII Department of the Air Force (Parts 800--1099)
Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to National
Defense
XII Defense Logistics Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
XVI Selective Service System (Parts 1600--1699)
XVII Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Parts
1700--1799)
XVIII National Counterintelligence Center (Parts 1800--1899)
XIX Central Intelligence Agency (Parts 1900--1999)
XX Information Security Oversight Office, National
Archives and Records Administration (Parts 2000--
2099)
XXI National Security Council (Parts 2100--2199)
XXIV Office of Science and Technology Policy (Parts 2400--
2499)
XXVII Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations (Parts
2700--2799)
XXVIII Office of the Vice President of the United States
(Parts 2800--2899)
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts
1--199)
II Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department
of Defense (Parts 200--399)
IV Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,
Department of Transportation (Parts 400--499)
Title 34--Education
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of
Education (Parts 1--99)
Subtitle B--Regulations of the Offices of the
Department of Education
I Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education
(Parts 100--199)
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II Office of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Department of Education (Parts 200--299)
III Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, Department of Education (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education,
Department of Education (Parts 400--499)
V Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages
Affairs, Department of Education (Parts 500--599)
[Reserved]
VI Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of
Education (Parts 600--699)
VII Office of Educational Research and Improvement,
Department of Education (Parts 700--799)
[Reserved]
Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Education
XI (Parts 1100--1199) [Reserved]
XII National Council on Disability (Parts 1200--1299)
Title 35 [Reserved]
Title 36--Parks, Forests, and Public Property
I National Park Service, Department of the Interior
(Parts 1--199)
II Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--
299)
III Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts
300--399)
IV American Battle Monuments Commission (Parts 400--499)
V Smithsonian Institution (Parts 500--599)
VI [Reserved]
VII Library of Congress (Parts 700--799)
VIII Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Parts 800--
899)
IX Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (Parts
900--999)
X Presidio Trust (Parts 1000--1099)
XI Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Parts 1100--1199)
XII National Archives and Records Administration (Parts
1200--1299)
XV Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust (Parts 1500--
1599)
XVI Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation (Parts 1600--1699)
Title 37--Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
I United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department
of Commerce (Parts 1--199)
II U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress (Parts
200--299)
III Copyright Royalty Board, Library of Congress (Parts
300--399)
IV National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Department of Commerce (Parts 400--599)
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Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
I Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 0--199)
II Armed Forces Retirement Home (Parts 200--299)
Title 39--Postal Service
I United States Postal Service (Parts 1--999)
III Postal Regulatory Commission (Parts 3000--3099)
Title 40--Protection of Environment
I Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1--1099)
IV Environmental Protection Agency and Department of
Justice (Parts 1400--1499)
V Council on Environmental Quality (Parts 1500--1599)
VI Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Parts
1600--1699)
VII Environmental Protection Agency and Department of
Defense; Uniform National Discharge Standards for
Vessels of the Armed Forces (Parts 1700--1799)
VIII Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Parts 1800--
1899)
Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management
Subtitle A--Federal Procurement Regulations System
[Note]
Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public
Contracts
50 Public Contracts, Department of Labor (Parts 50-1--50-
999)
51 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled (Parts 51-1--51-99)
60 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal
Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor (Parts
60-1--60-999)
61 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans'
Employment and Training Service, Department of
Labor (Parts 61-1--61-999)
62--100 [Reserved]
Subtitle C--Federal Property Management Regulations
System
101 Federal Property Management Regulations (Parts 101-1--
101-99)
102 Federal Management Regulation (Parts 102-1--102-299)
103--104 [Reserved]
105 General Services Administration (Parts 105-1--105-999)
109 Department of Energy Property Management Regulations
(Parts 109-1--109-99)
114 Department of the Interior (Parts 114-1--114-99)
115 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 115-1--115-99)
128 Department of Justice (Parts 128-1--128-99)
129--200 [Reserved]
Subtitle D--Other Provisions Relating to Property
Management [Reserved]
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Subtitle E--Federal Information Resources Management
Regulations System [Reserved]
Subtitle F--Federal Travel Regulation System
300 General (Parts 300-1--300-99)
301 Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances (Parts 301-1--
301-99)
302 Relocation Allowances (Parts 302-1--302-99)
303 Payment of Expenses Connected with the Death of
Certain Employees (Part 303-1--303-99)
304 Payment of Travel Expenses from a Non-Federal Source
(Parts 304-1--304-99)
Title 42--Public Health
I Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services (Parts 1--199)
ii--III [Reserved]
IV Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department
of Health and Human Services (Parts 400--699)
V Office of Inspector General-Health Care, Department of
Health and Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)
Title 43--Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Interior
(Parts 1--199)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Lands
I Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
(Parts 400--999)
II Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
(Parts 1000--9999)
III Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Commission (Parts 10000--10099)
Title 44--Emergency Management and Assistance
I Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security (Parts 0--399)
IV Department of Commerce and Department of
Transportation (Parts 400--499)
Title 45--Public Welfare
Subtitle A--Department of Health and Human Services
(Parts 1--199)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
II Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs),
Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services (Parts
200--299)
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III Office of Child Support Enforcement (Child Support
Enforcement Program), Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human
Services (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (Parts 400--499)
V Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United
States, Department of Justice (Parts 500--599)
VI National Science Foundation (Parts 600--699)
VII Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 700--799)
VIII Office of Personnel Management (Parts 800--899)
IX Denali Commission (Parts 900--999)
X Office of Community Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)
XI National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
(Parts 1100--1199)
XII Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts
1200--1299)
XIII Administration for Children and Families, Department
of Health and Human Services (Parts 1300--1399)
XVI Legal Services Corporation (Parts 1600--1699)
XVII National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science (Parts 1700--1799)
XVIII Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Parts 1800--
1899)
XXI Commission of Fine Arts (Parts 2100--2199)
XXIII Arctic Research Commission (Part 2301)
XXIV James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Parts
2400--2499)
XXV Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts
2500--2599)
Title 46--Shipping
I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts
1--199)
II Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
(Parts 200--399)
III Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department of
Homeland Security (Parts 400--499)
IV Federal Maritime Commission (Parts 500--599)
Title 47--Telecommunication
I Federal Communications Commission (Parts 0--199)
II Office of Science and Technology Policy and National
Security Council (Parts 200--299)
III National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts
300--399)
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IV National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Department of Commerce, and
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 400--499)
V The First Responder Network Authority (Parts 500--599)
Title 48--Federal Acquisition Regulations System
1 Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1--99)
2 Defense Acquisition Regulations System, Department of
Defense (Parts 200--299)
3 Health and Human Services (Parts 300--399)
4 Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
5 General Services Administration (Parts 500--599)
6 Department of State (Parts 600--699)
7 Agency for International Development (Parts 700--799)
8 Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
9 Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
10 Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
12 Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
13 Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
14 Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
15 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
16 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees
Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (Parts
1600--1699)
17 Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1700--1799)
18 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts
1800--1899)
19 Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 1900--1999)
20 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 2000--2099)
21 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees
Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition
Regulation (Parts 2100--2199)
23 Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
24 Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
2400--2499)
25 National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
28 Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
29 Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
30 Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) (Parts 3000--3099)
34 Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (Parts
3400--3499)
51 Department of the Army Acquisition Regulations (Parts
5100--5199)
52 Department of the Navy Acquisition Regulations (Parts
5200--5299)
53 Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (Parts 5300--5399)
[Reserved]
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54 Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (Parts
5400--5499)
57 African Development Foundation (Parts 5700--5799)
61 Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, General Services
Administration (Parts 6100--6199)
99 Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy, Office of Management and
Budget (Parts 9900--9999)
Title 49--Transportation
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
(Parts 1--99)
Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to
Transportation
I Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, Department of Transportation
(Parts 100--199)
II Federal Railroad Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 200--299)
III Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 300--399)
IV Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts
400--499)
V National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 500--599)
VI Federal Transit Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 600--699)
VII National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
(Parts 700--799)
VIII National Transportation Safety Board (Parts 800--999)
X Surface Transportation Board (Parts 1000--1399)
XI Research and Innovative Technology Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 1400--1499)
[Reserved]
XII Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security (Parts 1500--1699)
Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries
I United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior (Parts 1--199)
II National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 200--299)
III International Fishing and Related Activities (Parts
300--399)
IV Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior and National
Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce); Endangered Species Committee
Regulations (Parts 400--499)
V Marine Mammal Commission (Parts 500--599)
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VI Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 600--699)
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Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR
(Revised as of January 1, 2018)
CFR Title, Subtitle or
Agency Chapter
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register 1, I
Administrative Conference of the United States 1, III
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 36, VIII
Advocacy and Outreach, Office of 7, XXV
Afghanistan Reconstruction, Special Inspector 5, LXXXIII
General for
African Development Foundation 22, XV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 57
Agency for International Development 2, VII; 22, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 7
Agricultural Marketing Service 7, I, IX, X, XI
Agricultural Research Service 7, V
Agriculture Department 2, IV; 5, LXXIII
Advocacy and Outreach, Office of 7, XXV
Agricultural Marketing Service 7, I, IX, X, XI
Agricultural Research Service 7, V
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7, III; 9, I
Chief Financial Officer, Office of 7, XXX
Commodity Credit Corporation 7, XIV
Economic Research Service 7, XXXVII
Energy Policy and New Uses, Office of 2, IX; 7, XXIX
Environmental Quality, Office of 7, XXXI
Farm Service Agency 7, VII, XVIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 4
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7, IV
Food and Nutrition Service 7, II
Food Safety and Inspection Service 9, III
Foreign Agricultural Service 7, XV
Forest Service 36, II
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 7, VIII; 9, II
Administration
Information Resources Management, Office of 7, XXVII
Inspector General, Office of 7, XXVI
National Agricultural Library 7, XLI
National Agricultural Statistics Service 7, XXXVI
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 7, XXXIV
Natural Resources Conservation Service 7, VI
Operations, Office of 7, XXVIII
Procurement and Property Management, Office of 7, XXXII
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7, XVIII, XLII
Rural Development Administration 7, XLII
Rural Housing Service 7, XVIII, XXXV
Rural Telephone Bank 7, XVI
Rural Utilities Service 7, XVII, XVIII, XLII
Secretary of Agriculture, Office of 7, Subtitle A
Transportation, Office of 7, XXXIII
World Agricultural Outlook Board 7, XXXVIII
Air Force Department 32, VII
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 48, 53
Air Transportation Stabilization Board 14, VI
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27, I
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 27, II
Bureau of
AMTRAK 49, VII
American Battle Monuments Commission 36, IV
American Indians, Office of the Special Trustee 25, VII
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7, III; 9, I
Appalachian Regional Commission 5, IX
Architectural and Transportation Barriers 36, XI
Compliance Board
Arctic Research Commission 45, XXIII
Armed Forces Retirement Home 5, XI
Army Department 32, V
Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 51
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 34, V
Affairs, Office of
Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for 41, 51
Purchase from People Who Are
Broadcasting Board of Governors 22, V
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 19
Career, Technical and Adult Education, Office of 34, IV
Census Bureau 15, I
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42, IV
Central Intelligence Agency 32, XIX
Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation 40, VI
Board
Chief Financial Officer, Office of 7, XXX
Child Support Enforcement, Office of 45, III
Children and Families, Administration for 45, II, III, IV, X, XIII
Civil Rights, Commission on 5, LXVIII; 45, VII
Civil Rights, Office for 34, I
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity 5, XCVIII
and Efficiency
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 5, LXX
for the District of Columbia
Coast Guard 33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage) 46, III
Commerce Department 2, XIII; 44, IV; 50, VI
Census Bureau 15, I
Economic Analysis, Bureau of 15, VIII
Economic Development Administration 13, III
Emergency Management and Assistance 44, IV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 13
Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15, IV
Industry and Security, Bureau of 15, VII
International Trade Administration 15, III; 19, III
National Institute of Standards and Technology 15, II; 37, IV
National Marine Fisheries Service 50, II, IV
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 15, IX; 50, II, III, IV,
Administration VI
National Technical Information Service 15, XI
National Telecommunications and Information 15, XXIII; 47, III, IV
Administration
National Weather Service 15, IX
Patent and Trademark Office, United States 37, I
Secretary of Commerce, Office of 15, Subtitle A
Commercial Space Transportation 14, III
Commodity Credit Corporation 7, XIV
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 5, XLI; 17, I
Community Planning and Development, Office of 24, V, VI
Assistant Secretary for
Community Services, Office of 45, X
Comptroller of the Currency 12, I
Construction Industry Collective Bargaining 29, IX
Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 5, LXXXIV; 12, X
Consumer Product Safety Commission 5, LXXI; 16, II
Copyright Royalty Board 37, III
Corporation for National and Community Service 2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV
Cost Accounting Standards Board 48, 99
Council on Environmental Quality 40, V
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 5, LXX; 28, VIII
for the District of Columbia
Customs and Border Protection 19, I
Defense Contract Audit Agency 32, I
Defense Department 2, XI; 5, XXVI; 32,
Subtitle A; 40, VII
Advanced Research Projects Agency 32, I
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Air Force Department 32, VII
Army Department 32, V; 33, II; 36, III;
48, 51
Defense Acquisition Regulations System 48, 2
Defense Intelligence Agency 32, I
Defense Logistics Agency 32, I, XII; 48, 54
Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III
National Imagery and Mapping Agency 32, I
Navy Department 32, VI; 48, 52
Secretary of Defense, Office of 2, XI; 32, I
Defense Contract Audit Agency 32, I
Defense Intelligence Agency 32, I
Defense Logistics Agency 32, XII; 48, 54
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 10, XVII
Delaware River Basin Commission 18, III
Denali Commission 45, IX
District of Columbia, Court Services and 5, LXX; 28, VIII
Offender Supervision Agency for the
Drug Enforcement Administration 21, II
East-West Foreign Trade Board 15, XIII
Economic Analysis, Bureau of 15, VIII
Economic Development Administration 13, III
Economic Research Service 7, XXXVII
Education, Department of 2, XXXIV; 5, LIII
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 34, V
Affairs, Office of
Career, Technical and Adult Education, Office 34, IV
of
Civil Rights, Office for 34, I
Educational Research and Improvement, Office 34, VII
of
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of 34, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 34
Postsecondary Education, Office of 34, VI
Secretary of Education, Office of 34, Subtitle A
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 34, III
Office of
Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office 34, IV
of
Educational Research and Improvement, Office of 34, VII
Election Assistance Commission 2, LVIII; 11, II
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of 34, II
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board 13, V
Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board 13, IV
Employee Benefits Security Administration 29, XXV
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board 20, IV
Employees Loyalty Board 5, V
Employment and Training Administration 20, V
Employment Standards Administration 20, VI
Endangered Species Committee 50, IV
Energy, Department of 2, IX; 5, XXIII; 10, II,
III, X
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 9
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5, XXIV; 18, I
Property Management Regulations 41, 109
Energy, Office of 7, XXIX
Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 31, VI
Environmental Protection Agency 2, XV; 5, LIV; 40, I, IV,
VII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 15
Property Management Regulations 41, 115
Environmental Quality, Office of 7, XXXI
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5, LXII; 29, XIV
Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant Secretary 24, I
for
Executive Office of the President 3, I
Environmental Quality, Council on 40, V
Management and Budget, Office of 2, Subtitle A; 5, III,
LXXVII; 14, VI; 48, 99
National Drug Control Policy, Office of 2, XXXVI; 21, III
National Security Council 32, XXI; 47, 2
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Presidential Documents 3
Science and Technology Policy, Office of 32, XXIV; 47, II
Trade Representative, Office of the United 15, XX
States
Export-Import Bank of the United States 2, XXXV; 5, LII; 12, IV
Family Assistance, Office of 45, II
Farm Credit Administration 5, XXXI; 12, VI
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation 5, XXX; 12, XIV
Farm Service Agency 7, VII, XVIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 1
Federal Aviation Administration 14, I
Commercial Space Transportation 14, III
Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX
Federal Communications Commission 5, XXIX; 47, I
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of 41, 60
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7, IV
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 5, XXII; 12, III
Federal Election Commission 5, XXXVII; 11, I
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44, I
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal 48, 21
Acquisition Regulation
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition 48, 16
Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5, XXIV; 18, I
Federal Financial Institutions Examination 12, XI
Council
Federal Financing Bank 12, VIII
Federal Highway Administration 23, I, II
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 1, IV
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office 12, XVII
Federal Housing Finance Agency 5, LXXX; 12, XII
Federal Housing Finance Board 12, IX
Federal Labor Relations Authority 5, XIV, XLIX; 22, XIV
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 31, VII
Federal Management Regulation 41, 102
Federal Maritime Commission 46, IV
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 29, XII
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 5, LXXIV; 29, XXVII
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49, III
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 28, III
Federal Procurement Policy Office 48, 99
Federal Property Management Regulations 41, 101
Federal Railroad Administration 49, II
Federal Register, Administrative Committee of 1, I
Federal Register, Office of 1, II
Federal Reserve System 12, II
Board of Governors 5, LVIII
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 5, VI, LXXVI
Federal Service Impasses Panel 5, XIV
Federal Trade Commission 5, XLVII; 16, I
Federal Transit Administration 49, VI
Federal Travel Regulation System 41, Subtitle F
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 31, X
Financial Research Office 12, XVI
Financial Stability Oversight Council 12, XIII
Fine Arts, Commission of 45, XXI
Fiscal Service 31, II
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 50, I, IV
Food and Drug Administration 21, I
Food and Nutrition Service 7, II
Food Safety and Inspection Service 9, III
Foreign Agricultural Service 7, XV
Foreign Assets Control, Office of 31, V
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 45, V
United States
Foreign Service Grievance Board 22, IX
Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel 22, XIV
Foreign Service Labor Relations Board 22, XIV
Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15, IV
Forest Service 36, II
General Services Administration 5, LVII; 41, 105
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Contract Appeals, Board of 48, 61
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 5
Federal Management Regulation 41, 102
Federal Property Management Regulations 41, 101
Federal Travel Regulation System 41, Subtitle F
General 41, 300
Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel 41, 304
Expenses
Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death 41, 303
of Certain Employees
Relocation Allowances 41, 302
Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances 41, 301
Geological Survey 30, IV
Government Accountability Office 4, I
Government Ethics, Office of 5, XVI
Government National Mortgage Association 24, III
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 7, VIII; 9, II
Administration
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council 2, LIX; 40, VIII
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation 45, XVIII
Health and Human Services, Department of 2, III; 5, XLV; 45,
Subtitle A
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42, IV
Child Support Enforcement, Office of 45, III
Children and Families, Administration for 45, II, III, IV, X, XIII
Community Services, Office of 45, X
Family Assistance, Office of 45, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 3
Food and Drug Administration 21, I
Indian Health Service 25, V
Inspector General (Health Care), Office of 42, V
Public Health Service 42, I
Refugee Resettlement, Office of 45, IV
Homeland Security, Department of 2, XXX; 5, XXXVI; 6, I; 8,
I
Coast Guard 33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage) 46, III
Customs and Border Protection 19, I
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44, I
Human Resources Management and Labor Relations 5, XCVII
Systems
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau 19, IV
Transportation Security Administration 49, XII
HOPE for Homeowners Program, Board of Directors 24, XXIV
of
Housing and Urban Development, Department of 2, XXIV; 5, LXV; 24,
Subtitle B
Community Planning and Development, Office of 24, V, VI
Assistant Secretary for
Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant 24, I
Secretary for
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 24
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office 12, XVII
of
Government National Mortgage Association 24, III
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office 24, II, VIII, X, XX
of Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing 24, IV
Assistance Restructuring, Office of
Inspector General, Office of 24, XII
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant 24, IX
Secretary for
Secretary, Office of 24, Subtitle A, VII
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of 24, II, VIII, X, XX
Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing 24, IV
Assistance Restructuring, Office of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau 19, IV
Immigration Review, Executive Office for 8, V
Independent Counsel, Office of 28, VII
Independent Counsel, Offices of 28, VI
Indian Affairs, Bureau of 25, I, V
Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant 25, VI
Secretary
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Indian Arts and Crafts Board 25, II
Indian Health Service 25, V
Industry and Security, Bureau of 15, VII
Information Resources Management, Office of 7, XXVII
Information Security Oversight Office, National 32, XX
Archives and Records Administration
Inspector General
Agriculture Department 7, XXVI
Health and Human Services Department 42, V
Housing and Urban Development Department 24, XII, XV
Institute of Peace, United States 22, XVII
Inter-American Foundation 5, LXIII; 22, X
Interior Department 2, XIV
American Indians, Office of the Special 25, VII
Trustee
Endangered Species Committee 50, IV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 14
Federal Property Management Regulations System 41, 114
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 50, I, IV
Geological Survey 30, IV
Indian Affairs, Bureau of 25, I, V
Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant 25, VI
Secretary
Indian Arts and Crafts Board 25, II
Land Management, Bureau of 43, II
National Indian Gaming Commission 25, III
National Park Service 36, I
Natural Resource Revenue, Office of 30, XII
Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of 30, V
Reclamation, Bureau of 43, I
Safety and Enforcement Bureau, Bureau of 30, II
Secretary of the Interior, Office of 2, XIV; 43, Subtitle A
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 30, VII
Office of
Internal Revenue Service 26, I
International Boundary and Water Commission, 22, XI
United States and Mexico, United States
Section
International Development, United States Agency 22, II
for
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 7
International Development Cooperation Agency, 22, XII
United States
International Joint Commission, United States 22, IV
and Canada
International Organizations Employees Loyalty 5, V
Board
International Trade Administration 15, III; 19, III
International Trade Commission, United States 19, II
Interstate Commerce Commission 5, XL
Investment Security, Office of 31, VIII
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 45, XXIV
Japan-United States Friendship Commission 22, XVI
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries 20, VIII
Justice Department 2, XXVIII; 5, XXVIII; 28,
I, XI; 40, IV
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 27, II
Bureau of
Drug Enforcement Administration 21, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 28
Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 28, III
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 45, V
United States
Immigration Review, Executive Office for 8, V
Independent Counsel, Offices of 28, VI
Prisons, Bureau of 28, V
Property Management Regulations 41, 128
Labor Department 2, XXIX; 5, XLII
Employee Benefits Security Administration 29, XXV
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board 20, IV
Employment and Training Administration 20, V
Employment Standards Administration 20, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 29
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office 41, 60
of
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Federal Procurement Regulations System 41, 50
Labor-Management Standards, Office of 29, II, IV
Mine Safety and Health Administration 30, I
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29, XVII
Public Contracts 41, 50
Secretary of Labor, Office of 29, Subtitle A
Veterans' Employment and Training Service, 41, 61; 20, IX
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Wage and Hour Division 29, V
Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of 20, I, VII
Labor-Management Standards, Office of 29, II, IV
Land Management, Bureau of 43, II
Legal Services Corporation 45, XVI
Library of Congress 36, VII
Copyright Royalty Board 37, III
U.S. Copyright Office 37, II
Local Television Loan Guarantee Board 7, XX
Management and Budget, Office of 5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI;
48, 99
Marine Mammal Commission 50, V
Maritime Administration 46, II
Merit Systems Protection Board 5, II, LXIV
Micronesian Status Negotiations, Office for 32, XXVII
Military Compensation and Retirement 5, XCIX
Modernization Commission
Millennium Challenge Corporation 22, XIII
Mine Safety and Health Administration 30, I
Minority Business Development Agency 15, XIV
Miscellaneous Agencies 1, IV
Monetary Offices 31, I
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 36, XVI
National Environmental Policy Foundation
Museum and Library Services, Institute of 2, XXXI
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2, XVIII; 5, LIX; 14, V
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 18
National Agricultural Library 7, XLI
National Agricultural Statistics Service 7, XXXVI
National and Community Service, Corporation for 2, XXII; 45, XII, XXV
National Archives and Records Administration 2, XXVI; 5, LXVI; 36, XII
Information Security Oversight Office 32, XX
National Capital Planning Commission 1, IV, VI
National Commission for Employment Policy 1, IV
National Commission on Libraries and Information 45, XVII
Science
National Council on Disability 5, C; 34, XII
National Counterintelligence Center 32, XVIII
National Credit Union Administration 5, LXXXVI; 12, VII
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact 28, IX
Council
National Drug Control Policy, Office of 2, XXXVI; 21, III
National Endowment for the Arts 2, XXXII
National Endowment for the Humanities 2, XXXIII
National Foundation on the Arts and the 45, XI
Humanities
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency 32, I
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23, II, III; 47, VI; 49, V
National Imagery and Mapping Agency 32, I
National Indian Gaming Commission 25, III
National Institute of Food and Agriculture 7, XXXIV
National Institute of Standards and Technology 15, II; 37, IV
National Intelligence, Office of Director of 5, IV; 32, XVII
National Labor Relations Board 5, LXI; 29, I
National Marine Fisheries Service 50, II, IV
National Mediation Board 29, X
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15, IX; 50, II, III, IV,
VI
National Park Service 36, I
National Railroad Adjustment Board 29, III
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) 49, VII
National Science Foundation 2, XXV; 5, XLIII; 45, VI
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Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 25
National Security Council 32, XXI
National Security Council and Office of Science 47, II
and Technology Policy
National Telecommunications and Information 15, XXIII; 47, III, IV, V
Administration
National Transportation Safety Board 49, VIII
Natural Resources Conservation Service 7, VI
Natural Resource Revenue, Office of 30, XII
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Office of 25, IV
Navy Department 32, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 52
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 24, XXV
Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste 10, XVIII
Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2, XX; 5, XLVIII; 10, I
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 20
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29, XVII
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 29, XX
Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of 30, V
Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust 36, XV
Operations Office 7, XXVIII
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 5, XXXIII; 22, VII
Patent and Trademark Office, United States 37, I
Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel 41, 304
Expenses
Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death of 41, 303
Certain Employees
Peace Corps 2, XXXVII; 22, III
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 36, IX
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 29, XL
Personnel Management, Office of 5, I, XXXV; 5, IV; 45,
VIII
Human Resources Management and Labor Relations 5, XCVII
Systems, Department of Homeland Security
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 17
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal 48, 21
Acquisition Regulation
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition 48, 16
Regulation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 49, I
Administration
Postal Regulatory Commission 5, XLVI; 39, III
Postal Service, United States 5, LX; 39, I
Postsecondary Education, Office of 34, VI
President's Commission on White House 1, IV
Fellowships
Presidential Documents 3
Presidio Trust 36, X
Prisons, Bureau of 28, V
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board 6, X
Procurement and Property Management, Office of 7, XXXII
Public Contracts, Department of Labor 41, 50
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant 24, IX
Secretary for
Public Health Service 42, I
Railroad Retirement Board 20, II
Reclamation, Bureau of 43, I
Refugee Resettlement, Office of 45, IV
Relocation Allowances 41, 302
Research and Innovative Technology 49, XI
Administration
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7, XVIII, XLII
Rural Development Administration 7, XLII
Rural Housing Service 7, XVIII, XXXV
Rural Telephone Bank 7, XVI
Rural Utilities Service 7, XVII, XVIII, XLII
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of 30, II
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 33, IV
Science and Technology Policy, Office of 32, XXIV
Science and Technology Policy, Office of, and 47, II
National Security Council
Secret Service 31, IV
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Securities and Exchange Commission 5, XXXIV; 17, II
Selective Service System 32, XVI
Small Business Administration 2, XXVII; 13, I
Smithsonian Institution 36, V
Social Security Administration 2, XXIII; 20, III; 48, 23
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, United States 5, XI
Special Counsel, Office of 5, VIII
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 34, III
Office of
State Department 2, VI; 22, I; 28, XI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 6
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 30, VII
Office of
Surface Transportation Board 49, X
Susquehanna River Basin Commission 18, VIII
Tennessee Valley Authority 5, LXIX; 18, XIII
Thrift Supervision Office, Department of the 12, V
Treasury
Trade Representative, United States, Office of 15, XX
Transportation, Department of 2, XII; 5, L
Commercial Space Transportation 14, III
Emergency Management and Assistance 44, IV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 12
Federal Aviation Administration 14, I
Federal Highway Administration 23, I, II
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49, III
Federal Railroad Administration 49, II
Federal Transit Administration 49, VI
Maritime Administration 46, II
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23, II, III; 47, IV; 49, V
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 49, I
Administration
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 33, IV
Secretary of Transportation, Office of 14, II; 49, Subtitle A
Transportation Statistics Bureau 49, XI
Transportation, Office of 7, XXXIII
Transportation Security Administration 49, XII
Transportation Statistics Bureau 49, XI
Travel Allowances, Temporary Duty (TDY) 41, 301
Treasury Department 2, X;5, XXI; 12, XV; 17,
IV; 31, IX
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27, I
Community Development Financial Institutions 12, XVIII
Fund
Comptroller of the Currency 12, I
Customs and Border Protection 19, I
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 31, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 10
Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 31, VII
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 31, X
Fiscal Service 31, II
Foreign Assets Control, Office of 31, V
Internal Revenue Service 26, I
Investment Security, Office of 31, VIII
Monetary Offices 31, I
Secret Service 31, IV
Secretary of the Treasury, Office of 31, Subtitle A
Thrift Supervision, Office of 12, V
Truman, Harry S. Scholarship Foundation 45, XVIII
United States and Canada, International Joint 22, IV
Commission
United States and Mexico, International Boundary 22, XI
and Water Commission, United States Section
U.S. Copyright Office 37, II
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 43, III
Commission
Veterans Affairs Department 2, VIII; 38, I
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 8
Veterans' Employment and Training Service, 41, 61; 20, IX
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Vice President of the United States, Office of 32, XXVIII
Wage and Hour Division 29, V
Water Resources Council 18, VI
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Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of 20, I, VII
World Agricultural Outlook Board 7, XXXVIII