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Executive Order 13117

Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as Amended

This executive order removes the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) from participating in decisions on dual-use export license applications, continuing the 1999 merger of ACDA into the Department of State. It amends Executive Order 12981 by deleting ACDA's voting role across five sections governing the interagency export control process.

Federal Register Open PDF 64 FR 16591

Key directives

  • Delete ACDA from second sentence of Section 1 of EO 12981
  • Delete Director of ACDA from Section 5(a)(1)(A) membership
  • Delete ACDA from Section 5(a)(2) membership
  • Delete ACDA from Section 5(a)(3)(A) membership
  • Delete ACDA from Section 6 of EO 12981

Timeline

Immediate

  • ACDA removed from export license decision-making roles
  • ACDA no longer votes on dual-use export license applications

Near term (90d)

  • State Department assumes full ACDA functions in export control process
  • Interagency committees adjust to revised membership

Long term

  • Completion of ACDA reorganization into State Department
  • Permanent shift in export control institutional structure

Risks & tensions

  • Potential loss of arms control expertise in export licensing decisions with ACDA's removal
  • Uncertainty about whether State Department will replicate ACDA's technical analytical role
  • Vague text does not specify transition procedures or staff transfer details
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