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EO 136732014-07-31Obama

Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

This executive order requires federal contractors and subcontractors with contracts over $500,000 to disclose labor law violations from the past three years during bidding and every six months during performance. It mandates paycheck transparency for workers and restricts mandatory pre-dispute arbitration for certain discrimination and sexual assault/harassment claims on contracts over $1 million. The order creates Labor Compliance Advisor positions at each agency and directs regulatory amendments to implement these requirements.

EO 136742014-07-31Obama

Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases

This executive order amends the list of quarantinable communicable diseases to include severe acute respiratory syndromes (SARS-like diseases) that pose pandemic potential or high mortality/morbidity risk, explicitly excluding influenza. The update expands federal quarantine authority under Section 264(b) of Title 42 to cover emerging respiratory threats beyond the original 2003 list.

Notice 134412014-07-29Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Lebanon

This notice continues for one year the national emergency with respect to Lebanon originally declared by Executive Order 13441 on August 1, 2007, citing ongoing arms transfers to Hizballah and threats to Lebanese sovereignty as justifications. The continuation is made under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act, requiring annual renewal to remain in effect.

EO 136722014-07-21Obama

Further Amendments to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government, and Executive Order 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity

This executive order amends existing federal anti-discrimination rules to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity alongside sexual orientation in federal employment and by federal contractors. It requires the Department of Labor to issue implementing regulations within 90 days.

Notice 135812014-07-18Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13581 regarding transnational criminal organizations, extending sanctions and related measures beyond their July 24, 2014 expiration date. The notice cites ongoing threats to national security, foreign policy, and the economy from sophisticated criminal networks.

Notice 133482014-07-15Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Former Liberian Regime of Charles Taylor

This notice continues for one year a national emergency originally declared in 2004 regarding the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor, citing ongoing threats to U.S. foreign policy from the legacy of resource depletion and destabilization. The continuation maintains sanctions and related measures adopted under Executive Order 13348 beyond their July 22, 2014 expiration date.

Memo2014-07-11Obama

Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Section 4 of the Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act

This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of State the President's reporting functions under Section 4 of the Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act (Public Law 113-81). It is a routine administrative delegation of statutory authority with no substantive policy changes.

EO 136712014-07-08Obama

Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This executive order expands U.S. sanctions authority against individuals and entities fueling conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It amends Executive Order 13413 to block property of additional categories of actors, including armed group leaders, human rights abusers, child soldier recruiters, obstructors of humanitarian aid, attackers of peacekeepers, and those involved in illicit natural resource trading.

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