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EO 131982001-01-29Bush

Agency Responsibilities With Respect to Faith- Based and Community Initiatives

This executive order establishes Centers for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives within five cabinet departments (Justice, Education, Labor, HHS, HUD) to identify and remove barriers preventing faith-based and community organizations from participating in federal social service programs. It mandates audits of discriminatory regulations, requires annual reporting, and creates liaison roles across all executive agencies to coordinate with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.

EO 131992001-01-29Bush

Establishment of White House Office of Faith- Based and Community Initiatives

This executive order creates a White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives to coordinate federal policy expanding partnerships with religious and community organizations to deliver social services. It establishes the office within the Executive Office of the President with broad authority to develop policy, reduce regulatory barriers, and integrate faith-based initiatives across federal agencies. The office must begin operations within 30 days of signing.

Notice 129472001-01-19Clinton

Continuation of Emergency Regarding Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

President Clinton continued the national emergency first declared in 1995 regarding foreign terrorists threatening the Middle East peace process, extending sanctions that block assets of designated terrorists and prohibit U.S. persons from transactions with them. The continuation, issued under the National Emergencies Act, extends the emergency and its measures beyond their January 23, 2001 expiration date.

Proc 74022001-01-19Clinton

Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument

President Clinton used the Antiquities Act to designate approximately 20 acres on Governors Island as a national monument, protecting historic forts Castle William and Fort Jay. The proclamation withdraws the federal lands from disposition and directs the National Park Service to prepare a management plan within 3 years.

Det2001-01-19Clinton

Waiver of Sanctions for the Transfer of Select U.S. Munitions List U.S.-Origin Helicopter Spare Parts From the United Kingdom to India

President Clinton waived Arms Export Control Act sanctions to allow the transfer of specific U.S.-origin helicopter spare parts from the UK to India, certifying the restriction would harm U.S. national security interests. The Secretary of State was directed to report this to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

EO 131932001-01-18Clinton

Federal Leadership on Global Tobacco Control and Prevention

This executive order establishes U.S. policy to combat global tobacco use through coordinated domestic and international efforts. It restricts federal agencies from promoting tobacco exports, requires HHS participation in tobacco trade policy deliberations, mandates a pilot country needs assessment by year-end 2001, and creates a research and training program focused on women and children.

EO 131942001-01-18Clinton

Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone

This executive order bans the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone into the United States, effective January 19, 2001, to prevent the Revolutionary United Front from using illicit diamond trade to fund its civil war activities. The prohibition includes an exception for diamonds certified through Sierra Leone's official Certificate of Origin regime, and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations.

EO 131952001-01-18Clinton

Trails for America in the 21st Century

This executive order directs federal agencies to protect, connect, promote, and assist trails throughout the United States in cooperation with tribes, states, local governments, and citizen groups. It formally recognizes the Federal Interagency Council on Trails and mandates coordination on mapping, volunteer programs, National Trails Day participation, and development of an operating handbook for trail administrators.

EO 131962001-01-18Clinton

Final Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve

This executive order finalizes the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve by making permanent the Reserve Preservation Areas established in EO 13178, with modifications to fishing caps, discharge rules, and protected area boundaries. It caps commercial fishing at historical levels, allows limited continued fishing around two banks for 5 years, and directs the Secretary of Commerce to initiate National Marine Sanctuary designation.

EO 131972001-01-18Clinton

Governmentwide Accountability for Merit System Principles; Workforce Information

This executive order amends Civil Service Rules to strengthen federal workforce accountability by adding new rules requiring executive agencies to report workforce information to OPM and establishing agency accountability systems for merit system principles. It also removes a provision on preference eligibles from Rule V and streamlines Rule VII on hiring discretion.

Proc 73922001-01-17Clinton

Boundary Enlargement and Modifications of the Buck Island Reef National Monument

President Clinton expanded the Buck Island Reef National Monument in the U.S. Virgin Islands by approximately 18,135 marine acres to protect additional coral reefs, marine ecosystems, and historic slave shipwrecks. The proclamation prohibits boat anchoring and all extractive uses within the expanded monument, superseding the limited extractive use authorization from the original 1961 proclamation, and requires the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a management plan within 2 years.

Proc 73932001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Carrizo Plain National Monument

President Clinton established the Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, withdrawing approximately 204,107 acres of federal land from development, mining, and mineral leasing to protect rare ecosystems, endangered species, geological features along the San Andreas Fault, and significant archaeological and paleontological resources. The proclamation directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the monument through the Bureau of Land Management and to prepare a management plan with travel restrictions.

Proc 73942001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

President Clinton designated approximately 4,148 acres in north central New Mexico as the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906, withdrawing federal lands from development, restricting off-road vehicle use, and directing the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a management plan within 3 years in cooperation with the Pueblo de Cochiti.

Proc 73952001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Minidoka Internment National Monument

President Clinton established the Minidoka Internment National Monument on 72.75 acres of federal land in Idaho to preserve structures and interpret the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The proclamation withdraws the lands from public entry or disposition and directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer management to the National Park Service, with a management plan due within 3 years.

Proc 73962001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Pompeys Pillar National Monument

President Clinton used the Antiquities Act to designate approximately 51 acres at Pompeys Pillar, Montana as a national monument, withdrawing federal lands from development and placing them under Bureau of Land Management management. The proclamation protects Native American petroglyphs, Lewis and Clark historical evidence, and pioneer-era inscriptions while preserving existing Crow Tribe mineral rights and Montana fish and wildlife jurisdiction.

Proc 73972001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Sonoran Desert National Monument

President Clinton established the 486,149-acre Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona under the Antiquities Act to protect biological, scientific, and historic resources. The proclamation imposes off-road vehicle restrictions, phases out grazing south of Interstate 8, withdraws lands from mining and mineral leasing, and assigns management to the Bureau of Land Management with a required management plan.

Proc 73982001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument

President Clinton established the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, withdrawing approximately 377,346 acres of federal land in Montana from development, mining, and mineral leasing. The proclamation directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the monument through the Bureau of Land Management, prepare a transportation plan, and prohibit off-road motorized vehicle use.

Proc 73992001-01-17Clinton

Establishment of the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument

President Clinton used the Antiquities Act to establish the Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, protecting approximately 12,708 marine acres off St. John. The proclamation withdraws federal lands from commercial use, bans boat anchoring and extractive activities (with limited fishing exceptions), and directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the monument through the National Park Service with a management plan due within 3 years.

Proc 74002001-01-17Clinton

To Designate Swaziland as a Beneficiary Sub- Saharan African Country and for Other Purposes

This proclamation designates the Kingdom of Swaziland as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), qualifying it for preferential trade benefits including lesser developed country status for apparel imports. It also corrects a tariff rate error for HTS subheading 6402.99.70 under the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act and updates Harmonized Tariff Schedule general notes to reflect prior proclamations.

Proc 74012001-01-17Clinton

To Implement an Accelerated Schedule of Duty Elimination Under the North American Free Trade Agreement and for Other Purposes

This proclamation accelerates duty elimination schedules for specific Mexican goods under NAFTA and extends identical tariff treatment to corresponding goods from Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary countries. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule modifications took effect January 1, 2001, for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption.

Det2001-01-17Clinton

Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2 (c) (1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended

President Clinton authorized up to $22 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for urgent refugee and migration needs in the Balkans and Nepal. The determination directs the Secretary of State to notify Congress and publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.

EO 131912001-01-17Clinton

Implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act

This executive order delegates presidential authority to implement trade preference programs for sub-Saharan Africa (AGOA) and Caribbean Basin countries (CBTPA) to specific agencies. It authorizes the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements, USTR, and Customs to make determinations on fabric availability, handloomed goods, interlinings, transshipment penalties, visa systems, and emergency tariff actions.

EO 131922001-01-17Clinton

Lifting and Modifying Measures With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

This executive order lifts broad economic sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) while maintaining targeted asset freezes and transaction prohibitions against Slobodan Milosevic, his associates, and persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. It amends Executive Order 13088 to narrow sanctions from country-wide to individually designated persons, effective January 19, 2001.

EO 131892001-01-15Clinton

Federal Interagency Task Force on the District of Columbia

This executive order formally establishes the Federal Interagency Task Force on the District of Columbia, chaired by the OMB Director and composed of 18 cabinet-level and agency heads, to coordinate federal assistance for D.C.'s financial stability, economic growth, and self-governance. It continues and institutionalizes interagency work begun in 1995 to support the nation's capital through improved federal-local coordination.

EO 131902001-01-15Clinton

President's Commission on Educational Resource Equity

President Clinton established a 13-member advisory commission to study gaps in educational resources, particularly those affecting disadvantaged students and low-income schools. The commission must submit a report to the President and Congress by August 31, 2001, analyzing resource disparities and recommending solutions, after which it terminates within 30 days.

EO 131882001-01-12Clinton

Amendment to Executive Order 13111, Extension of the Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities

This executive order extends the lifespan of the Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities by amending its original 1999 charter. The committee, established under EO 13111, will now terminate on January 11, 2003 instead of two years from the original order's signing date.

EO 131862001-01-10Clinton

Responsibilities of Federal Agencies To Protect Migratory Birds

This executive order directs federal agencies whose actions negatively affect migratory birds to develop Memoranda of Understanding with the Fish and Wildlife Service within two years, promoting bird conservation through habitat protection, minimizing take, and integrating conservation into agency planning. It establishes an interagency Council for the Conservation of Migratory Birds to oversee implementation and requires environmental analyses to evaluate effects on migratory birds.

EO 131872001-01-10Clinton

The President's Disability Employment Partnership Board

This executive order establishes the President's Disability Employment Partnership Board, a 15-member advisory body to promote employment of people with disabilities through public-private partnerships. It replaces the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (revoking EO 12640) and tasks the new Board with developing employment strategies, coordinating with federal agencies, and submitting annual reports.

Notice 125432001-01-04Clinton

Continuation of Libya Emergency

President Clinton continued the national emergency with respect to Libya for another year, maintaining sanctions and asset blocking measures first imposed by President Reagan in 1986. The continuation cites ongoing concerns about Libyan support for terrorism and noncompliance with UN Security Council resolutions despite the suspension of UN sanctions.

Det2001-01-03Clinton

U.S. Contribution to the Korea Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO): Certification and Waiver Under the Heading "Nonproliferation, Anti- Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs" in Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001, as Enacted in Public Law 106-429

President Clinton certified North Korean compliance with the Agreed Framework on five of eight statutory conditions, then waived the remaining three certification requirements to release up to $55 million in U.S. funds for the Korea Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), the international consortium building light-water reactors in North Korea under the 1994 nuclear deal.

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