Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
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This proclamation designates Nigeria as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), granting duty-free treatment on eligible imports. The change takes effect immediately upon signature and modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule accordingly.
President Clinton waived congressionally mandated human rights and counter-narcotics conditions on U.S. assistance to Colombia, finding it in the national security interest to provide aid without requiring certifications that Colombian military personnel credibly accused of human rights abuses be suspended, that the military cooperate with civilian prosecutions, that paramilitary leaders be prosecuted, that Colombia implement a 2005 coca/opium elimination strategy, and that the military develop a Judge Advocate General Corps.
President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of State the responsibility for submitting annual reports to Congress about privatization of intergovernmental satellite organizations, as required by section 646 of the ORBIT Act. The delegation permits further redelegation within the Department of State.
This executive order requires all federal agencies to develop plans ensuring that people with limited English proficiency (LEP) can meaningfully access federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities. It mandates agency-specific guidance, stakeholder consultation, and Department of Justice oversight to prevent national origin discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
This executive order establishes a White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports to develop recommendations for federal action against doping, particularly among youth, and authorizes the Director of National Drug Control Policy to serve as the U.S. government representative on the World Anti-Doping Agency board.
President Clinton continued the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12924 (August 19, 1994) beyond its scheduled expiration date of August 19, 2000. The emergency, based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, was originally declared due to the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979 and Congress's failure to renew that statute.