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Presidential Determination

Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act

President Clinton extended for one year the exercise of certain authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) that were scheduled to terminate on September 14, 2000. The continuation applies to countries covered by three Treasury Department regulatory regimes: the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Transaction Control Regulations, and Cuban Assets Control Regulations.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 55883

Impact dates

  1. Continued authorities expire unless extended

  2. TWEA authorities continuation takes effect

Key directives

  • Continue exercise of TWEA authorities for 1 year until September 14, 2001
  • Secretary of the Treasury to publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Continuation of TWEA authorities takes effect September 14, 2000

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Authorities remain in force until September 14, 2001 unless further extended

Risks & tensions

  • Routine annual extension of long-standing sanctions framework; minimal policy change but maintains economic pressure on targeted countries
  • Vague reference to 'applicable countries' without explicit list—specific countries inferred from cited regulations
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