Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
8 shown · Oct '95
President Clinton extended the national emergency with respect to Iran for another year beyond its scheduled expiration on November 14, 1995. The continuation maintains sanctions and emergency authorities first invoked in 1979 following the Iran hostage crisis, citing ongoing abnormal diplomatic relations and incomplete implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords.
This executive order requires federal agencies to establish internal administrative procedures for resolving procurement contract protests as an alternative to external forums. It mandates that the Federal Acquisition Regulation be amended within 180 days to support these goals, and requires a report to the President within 2 years on agency implementation.
This executive order declares a national emergency to block assets and prohibit transactions with significant Colombian narcotics traffickers. It freezes all property and interests in property of designated foreign persons within U.S. jurisdiction and bars U.S. persons from any dealings with them.
This executive order creates a permanent Interagency Security Committee (ISC) chaired by the GSA Administrator to set government-wide security policies and standards for federal civilian facilities. It mandates cooperation from all executive agencies and authorizes the committee to develop security standards, share intelligence, assess technology, and maintain a centralized database of federal facilities.
This executive order establishes presidential principles and oversight procedures for compensation practices at government corporations. It requires OMB review of bonuses exceeding standard federal limits, mandates reporting on senior executive compensation, and requires public dissemination of that information for covered mixed-ownership and wholly owned government corporations.
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under the Assignment of Claims Act (Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994) to all federal departments and agencies. It designates all departments and agencies as subject to contract assignment provisions previously limited to DOD, GSA, and DOE, and delegates 'determination of need' authority to agency heads for their respective contracts.
This executive order creates the National Bioethics Advisory Commission (NBAC) to advise on bioethical issues in human research, and requires all executive branch agencies conducting, supporting, or regulating human subjects research to review their protections within 120 days. The commission's first priority is protecting human research subjects and addressing genetic information issues, with a two-year lifespan unless extended.
This memorandum directs all executive departments and agencies to implement employee awareness campaigns on domestic violence within 6 months. It references the Violence Against Women Act and supports Justice Department plans for a resource manual, poster, and information fair on October 30, 1995.