Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
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President Bush transferred $34 million in FY 2002 funds originally allocated for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to USAID's Child Survival and Health Programs Fund instead, to be used for reproductive and maternal health programs. The determination was made under section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
President Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared in 1993 regarding UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola), maintaining sanctions including arms and petroleum embargoes, closure of UNITA offices in the U.S., asset blocking, and diamond import restrictions. The continuation was based on ongoing international obligations and concerns that ending sanctions would harm peace prospects in Angola.
President Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared by Executive Order 13224 on September 23, 2001, which authorizes sanctions and asset blocking against persons who commit, threaten, or support terrorism. The continuation is required under the National Emergencies Act because the terrorism threat persists.
This executive order establishes a framework to expedite environmental reviews for high-priority transportation infrastructure projects while maintaining environmental protections. It creates an interagency Transportation Infrastructure Streamlining Task Force led by the Secretary of Transportation to coordinate reviews, identify regulatory inefficiencies, and recommend process improvements.
President Bush extended for one year certain authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act that were scheduled to expire on September 14, 2002, continuing economic sanctions regulations administered by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared on September 14, 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, along with associated authorities delegated to the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation for reserve call-ups and military personnel waivers, and emergency construction authority for the Secretary of Defense.