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Executive Order 13804

Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761

This executive order delays by three months the deadline for reviewing Sudan's progress on human rights and counterterrorism cooperation before lifting sanctions. It also revokes a reporting requirement in the prior order.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 32611

Impact dates

  1. Extended deadline for executive branch review of Sudan's positive actions under EO 13761

Key directives

  • Amend EO 13761 Section 1: replace 'July 12, 2017' with 'October 12, 2017'
  • Amend EO 13761 Section 10: replace 'July 12, 2017' with 'October 12, 2017'
  • Amend EO 13761 Section 12(b): replace 'July 12, 2017' with 'October 12, 2017'
  • Revoke EO 13761 Section 11 entirely

Timeline

Immediate

  • July 12, 2017 deadline in EO 13761 becomes October 12, 2017

Near term (90d)

  • October 12, 2017: new deadline for executive branch review of Sudan's actions
  • Potential sanctions relief decision by this date

Long term

  • Continued uncertainty for Sudan sanctions policy pending further review

Risks & tensions

  • Revocation of Section 11 removes a specific reporting requirement; text does not specify what provision Section 11 contained, creating uncertainty about what oversight mechanism was eliminated
  • Three-month extension suggests insufficient information or interagency disagreement on Sudan's compliance
  • Sudan policy continuity tension: Obama administration had set conditional path to sanctions relief; Trump administration delaying but not reversing
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