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EO 134622008-02-29Bush

President's Intelligence Advisory Board and Intelligence Oversight Board

This executive order restructures presidential intelligence oversight by replacing the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board with the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) and establishing its Intelligence Oversight Board (IOB) as a formal committee. It defines reporting requirements, membership rules, and coordination duties with the Director of National Intelligence and intelligence agencies.

Det2008-02-28Bush

Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

President George W. Bush waived a statutory restriction on providing U.S. foreign assistance funds to the Palestinian Authority, certifying that doing so served national security interests. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit the determination to Congress with a required report and publish it in the Federal Register.

EO 134612008-02-15Bush

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Health and Human Services

This executive order establishes the line of succession for the Secretary of Health and Human Services, specifying which officials would assume the role if the Secretary dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It revokes a prior 2001 executive order and 2002 memorandum on the same subject.

Memo2008-02-14Bush

Assignment of Function Regarding Medicare Funding

This memorandum delegates a specific presidential function under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It assigns the Secretary the authority to perform the President's role under 31 U.S.C. 1105(h)(1), which relates to Medicare funding certification requirements in presidential budget submissions.

Det2008-02-13Bush

Implementation of Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228)

This presidential determination imposes a sanction downgrading the PLO office status in the U.S. under the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, but immediately waives that same sanction for 180 days or until the next congressional report, whichever is later. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit the required section 603 report to Congress and publish the determination in the Federal Register.

EO 134602008-02-13Bush

Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the National Emergency With Respect to Syria

This executive order expands U.S. sanctions against Syria by authorizing the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to block the property of Syrian government officials and others involved in public corruption. It also amends a prior Syria sanctions order (EO 13338) to explicitly cover actions undermining stabilization efforts in Iraq.

Det2008-02-11Bush

Implementation of Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228)

This determination imposes and simultaneously waives a statutory sanction downgrading the status of the PLO office in the United States for 180 days, contingent on a congressional report about Palestinian noncompliance with certain commitments. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit the required report and this determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

EO 134592008-02-07Bush

Improving the Coordination and Effectiveness of Youth Programs

This executive order creates an Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs within HHS to coordinate federal youth programs, mandates development of a new federal youth website within 10 months, and requires annual reporting to the President. It continues the "Helping America's Youth" initiative through structured interagency collaboration without creating new legal rights or spending authority.

Notice 68672008-02-06Bush

Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels

President George W. Bush continued a national emergency originally declared in 1996 regarding Cuba, citing ongoing concerns about Cuba's use of force against U.S. civilian aircraft and vessels, as well as Cuba's destabilizing actions and rhetoric. The notice extends emergency authorities related to regulating vessel anchorage and movement near Cuba for another year under the National Emergencies Act.

Notice 133962008-02-05Bush

Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire

President Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396, which blocks property of persons contributing to the conflict in Côte d'Ivoire. The continuation extends sanctions beyond their February 7, 2008 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.

EO 134582008-02-04Bush

Implementation of the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in the United States of America

This executive order directs multiple federal agencies to issue regulations and procedures implementing the U.S. Additional Protocol Implementation Act, which brings U.S. nuclear facilities under expanded International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. It authorizes the Commerce Department to obtain warrants for IAEA complementary access to locations and assigns the State Department responsibility for congressional notifications.

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