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6 shown · Mar '05
This memorandum assigns the President's reporting function under section 613 of the 2004 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act to the Secretary of State regarding Millennium Challenge Corporation activities. It directs other agency heads to provide requested information to the Secretary and preserves the President's constitutional authority to withhold sensitive information.
President George W. Bush delegated to the Secretary of State the reporting function required by section 6(e) of the Sudan Peace Act, which had previously been assigned to the President. The Secretary is also directed to publish this delegation in the Federal Register.
This executive order adjusts the salary ranges for three Senior Foreign Service classes (Career Minister, Minister-Counselor, and Counselor) and updates agency references to replace defunct Cold War-era agencies with the current USAID Administrator. It also revokes a prior related executive order from 2004.
President Bush continued for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared in 1995 under Executive Order 12957, citing ongoing threats from Iran's support for terrorism, efforts to undermine Middle East peace, and weapons of mass destruction programs. This renewal is distinct from the separate Iran emergency declared in 1979 under Executive Order 12170.
This executive order expands eligibility for the Vice Presidential Service Badge to include members of the NOAA and Public Health Service commissioned corps, updates assignment criteria to cover post-2001 service, and modifies approval authority for certain personnel. It also prohibits dual award of both the Presidential and Vice Presidential Service Badges for the same period of service.
President Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared in 2003 under Executive Order 13288, which blocks the property of persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe. The continuation is based on a determination that the actions and policies of certain Zimbabwe government members and others still pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. foreign policy.