Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
15 shown · Mar '94
President Clinton authorized an additional $161.9 million drawdown of U.S. Department of Defense stocks and defense services for Israel under section 599B of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The determination delegates notification and reporting functions to the Secretary of Defense.
President Clinton authorized a $4 million drawdown of Defense Department commodities and services to support establishment of the Palestinian Police Force in Israel, pursuant to the Oslo Accords Declaration of Principles. The determination cites an unforeseen emergency under the Foreign Assistance Act and directs the Secretaries of State and Defense to execute the transfer.
President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of State the presidential authority under section 620F(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prepare and submit reports to Congress on progress toward nonproliferation in South Asia. The memorandum requires coordination with other agencies and the National Security Advisor before congressional submission.
President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of State the authority to enforce section 576 of the 1994 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, which concerns Russian assistance to Cuba. The Secretary may redelegate this authority consistent with applicable law.
President Clinton authorized an advance payment of public funds to the Russian Federation for low-enriched uranium derived from dismantled nuclear weapons, implementing the 1993 U.S.-Russia agreement for peaceful disposition of highly enriched uranium. The determination enables prompt payment under the January 1994 implementing contract between the U.S. Enrichment Corporation and Russia.
This executive order establishes the Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee within the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The committee of up to 35 members provides policy advice on trade and environmental issues, submits reports on trade agreements to the President and Congress, and automatically terminates after two years unless extended.
President Clinton determined that Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are eligible to receive U.S. defense articles and services under the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act, finding such aid would strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace. The Secretary of State is directed to report this finding to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
President Clinton authorized $6.923 million in fiscal year 1994 foreign assistance funds to support sanctions enforcement against Serbia and Montenegro, waiving certain legal restrictions under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The determination was directed to the Secretary of State for transmittal to Congress and Federal Register publication.
President Clinton authorized a drawdown of up to $4.5 million in commodities and services from the Department of Treasury's inventory to support international sanctions enforcement against Serbia and Montenegro, citing an unforeseen emergency under the Foreign Assistance Act. The Secretary of State was directed to report this to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.
This executive order designates four North American trade-related organizations—the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Commission for Labor Cooperation, Border Environment Cooperation Commission, and North American Development Bank—as public international organizations entitled to privileges, exemptions, and immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act. The designation stems from U.S. participation in these bodies under NAFTA implementation law.
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under sections 1612(b) and (d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160) to the Secretary of State. The delegated provisions concern chemical and biological weapons defense and counterproliferation responsibilities. The memorandum requires publication in the Federal Register.
This executive order extends for another 12 months the statutory waiver allowing peaceful nuclear cooperation with the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM), which would otherwise expire. The President determined that discontinuing this cooperation would harm U.S. non-proliferation goals and jeopardize national security.
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce energy consumption in buildings by 30 percent by 2005 and increase industrial facility energy efficiency by 20 percent by 2005, using 1985 and 1990 baselines respectively. It mandates comprehensive energy and water audits, prioritization surveys, implementation of cost-effective conservation measures, expanded use of solar and renewable energy, innovative financing mechanisms like energy savings performance contracts, and new procurement standards for energy-efficient products.
President Clinton designated Ukraine as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), granting tariff-free access for Ukrainian goods to the U.S. market. The proclamation modified the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to include Ukraine, with benefits applying retroactively to goods imported from January 1, 1976, and taking effect for entries 15 days after Federal Register publication.
This executive order directs the U.S. Trade Representative to identify priority foreign trade barriers that, if eliminated, would most significantly boost U.S. exports, then automatically initiate Section 301 investigations within 21 days of reporting those priorities to Congress. It creates a systematic linkage between the annual National Trade Estimate Report and enforcement actions under trade law.