Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
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President Obama delegated authority to the Secretary of State to direct a drawdown of up to $35 million in Defense Department services to assist France in counterterrorism efforts in Mali, Niger, and Chad. This is a limited, targeted delegation of existing statutory authority under the Foreign Assistance Act.
This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of State to transfer $12.15 million from the Fiscal Year 2014 Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs account to the Economic Support Funds account for programs to counter violent extremism, subject to congressional notification requirements.
President Obama approved a nuclear cooperation agreement with China for peaceful uses of nuclear energy, finding it promotes common defense and security without unreasonable risk. The determination authorizes the Secretary of State to execute the agreement under Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act.
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13536 on April 12, 2010, regarding the security situation in Somalia, including piracy, violence, and arms embargo violations. The continuation extends the emergency authorities and sanctions measures originally established in 2010 and expanded in 2012 beyond their April 12, 2015 expiration date.
This executive order declares a national emergency over malicious cyber-enabled activities from abroad and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to block the property of and bar entry to foreign individuals and entities involved in significant cyberattacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, data theft, or commercial espionage. It establishes a sanctions framework targeting perpetrators, beneficiaries, and facilitators of such activities without requiring prior notice.