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This executive order revokes a 2010 Obama-era council and reestablishes the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national strategy to expand youth sports participation, encourage physical activity, and promote nutrition—particularly in underserved communities.
This proclamation continues and modifies a long-standing national emergency regarding Cuba, originally declared in 1996 and expanded in 2004 and 2016. It authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to regulate vessel anchorage and movement in U.S. territorial waters to prevent unsafe conditions and unauthorized voyages to Cuban waters that could trigger mass migration.
President Trump directs the Department of Justice to expedite its regulatory review and propose a rule banning bump fire stocks and similar devices that convert legal weapons into machineguns, following the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting. The memorandum commits to following formal rulemaking procedures while seeking swift action.
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under Section 1245 of the FY2018 NDAA to the Secretary of State, requiring coordination with Defense, DNI, and the Joint Chiefs Chairman. It also automatically applies these delegations to future laws with substantially similar provisions.
This order mandates automatic spending cuts (sequestration) for fiscal year 2019, directing that on October 1, 2018, non-exempt budget accounts have their direct spending reduced by amounts calculated by OMB. The reductions follow statutory formulas in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act based on OMB's February 12, 2018 report to Congress.
This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13566 regarding Libya, originally issued in response to Muammar Qadhafi's violence against civilians and risk of asset misappropriation. The continuation is based on ongoing threats including potential diversion of assets and hindrance of Libyan national reconciliation.
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under Section 1235 of the FY2018 NDAA to the Secretary of Defense (subsection 1235(a)) and Secretary of State (subsection 1235(b)). The delegations automatically apply to future laws with substantially identical provisions, and the Secretary of State must publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
This memorandum delegates presidential functions and authorities under Section 1252 of the FY2017 NDAA to the Secretary of State, to be exercised in coordination with the Secretary of Defense. The delegation also automatically applies to any future laws containing substantially similar provisions.
This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, Treasury Secretary, and Director of National Intelligence, the presidential functions and authorities under Section 1238 of the FY2018 NDAA. The delegation also automatically applies to any future laws containing substantially similar provisions.