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2003 Compilation
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Revised as of January 1, 2004
The President
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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List of Title 3 Compilations..........................................iv
Explanation of the Code of Federal Regulations.........................v
Explanation of This Title.............................................ix
How To Cite This Title................................................xi
Title 3.............................................................xiii
2003 Compilation--Presidential Documents..........................1
Chapter I--Executive Office of the President....................359
Title 3 Finding Aids.................................................369
Tables..........................................................371
List of CFR Sections Affected...................................395
Index...........................................................397
CFR Finding Aids.....................................................409
Table of CFR Titles and Chapters................................411
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR..............429
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TITLE 3 COMPILATIONS
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Title 3 Compilations Proclamations Executive Orders
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1936-1938...................... 2161-2286......... 7316-7905
1938-1943...................... 2287-2587......... 7906-9347
1943-1948...................... 2588-2823......... 9348-10025
1949-1953...................... 2824-3041......... 10026-10510
1954-1958...................... 3042-3265......... 10511-10797
1959-1963...................... 3266-3565......... 10798-11134
1964-1965...................... 3566-3694......... 11135-11263
1966-1970...................... 3695-4025......... 11264-11574
1971-1975...................... 4026-4411......... 11575-11893
1976........................... 4412-4480......... 11894-11949
1977........................... 4481-4543......... 11950-12032
1978........................... 4544-4631......... 12033-12110
1979........................... 4632-4709......... 12111-12187
1980........................... 4710-4812......... 12188-12260
1981........................... 4813-4889......... 12261-12336
1982........................... 4890-5008......... 12337-12399
1983........................... 5009-5142......... 12400-12456
1984........................... 5143-5291......... 12457-12497
1985........................... 5292-5424......... 12498-12542
1986........................... 5425-5595......... 12543-12579
1987........................... 5596-5759......... 12580-12622
1988........................... 5760-5928......... 12623-12662
1989........................... 5929-6084......... 12663-12698
1990........................... 6085-6240......... 12699-12741
1991........................... 6241-6398......... 12742-12787
1992........................... 6399-6520......... 12788-12827
1993........................... 6521-6643......... 12828-12890
1994........................... 6644-6763......... 12891-12944
1995........................... 6764-6859......... 12945-12987
1996........................... 6860-6965......... 12988-13033
1997........................... 6966-7061......... 13034-13071
1998........................... 7062-7161......... 13072-13109
1999........................... 7162-7262......... 13110-13144
2000........................... 7263-7389......... 13145-13185
2001........................... 7263-7516......... 13145-13251
2002........................... 7517-7635......... 13252-13282
2003........................... 7636-7748......... 13283-13323
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Beginning with 1976, Title 3 compilations also include regulations
contained in Chapter I, Executive Office of the President.
Supplementary publications include: Presidential documents of the Hoover
Administration (two volumes), Proclamations 1870-2037 and Executive
Orders 5076-6070; Consolidated Indexes for 1936-1965; and Consolidated
Tables for 1936-1965.
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EXPLANATION
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EXPLANATION OF THIS TITLE
This volume of ``Title 3--The President'' contains a compilation of
Presidential documents and a codification of regulations issued by the
Executive Office of the President.
The 2003 Compilation contains the full text of those documents
signed by the President that were required to be published in the
Federal Register. Signature date rather than publication date is the
criterion for inclusion. With each annual volume, the Presidential
documents signed in the previous year become the new compilation.
Chapter I contains regulations issued by the Executive Office of the
President. This section is a true codification like other CFR volumes,
in that its contents are organized by subject or regulatory area and are
updated by individual issues of the Federal Register.
Presidential documents in this volume may be cited ``3 CFR, 2003
Comp.'' Thus, the preferred abbreviated citation for Proclamation 7636
appearing on page 1 of this book, is ``3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 1.''
Chapter I entries may be cited ``3 CFR.'' Thus, the preferred
abbreviated citation for section 100.1, appearing in chapter I of this
book, is ``3 CFR 100.1.''
This book is one of the volumes in a series that began with
Proclamation 2161 of March 19, 1936, and Executive Order 7316 of March
13, 1936, and that has been continued by means of annual compilations
and periodic cumulations. The entire Title 3 series, as of January 1,
2004, is encompassed in the volumes listed on page iv.
For readers interested in proclamations and Executive orders prior
to 1936, there is a two-volume set entitled Proclamations and Executive
Orders, Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929, to March 4, 1933). Codified
Presidential documents are published in the Codification of Presidential
Proclamations and Executive Orders (April 13, 1945--January 20, 1989).
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supervision of Gwendolyn J. Henderson. Karen L. Ashlin and John S.
Ashlin were assistant editors.
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Cite Presidential documents in this volume
3 CFR, 2003 Comp.
thus: 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 1
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Cite chapter I entries in this volume
3 CFR
thus: 3 CFR 100.1
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TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
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2003 Compilation--Presidential Documents:
Proclamations.....................................................1
Executive Orders................................................159
Other Presidential Documents....................................279
Chapter I--Executive Office of the President:
Part 100.........................................................360
Part 101.........................................................360
Part 102.........................................................360
Finding Aids:
Table 1--Proclamations...........................................371
Table 2--Executive Orders........................................375
Table 3--Other Presidential Documents............................379
Table 4--Presidential Documents Affected During 2003.............385
Table 5--Statutes Cited as Authority for Presidential Documents..391
List of CFR Sections Affected....................................395
Index............................................................397
CFR Finding Aids:
Table of CFR Titles and Chapters.................................411
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR...............429
Title 3--The President
Proclamations
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2003 Compilation--Presidential Documents
PROCLAMATIONS
Proc. 7636
Proclamation 7636 of January 2, 2003
National Mentoring Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Across our great Nation, many Americans are responding to the
call to service by mentoring a child in need. By offering
love, guidance, and encouragement, mentors put hope in
children's hearts, and help ensure that young people realize
their full potential. During National Mentoring Month, we
recognize the vital contributions of dedicated mentors, and we
encourage more Americans to make a difference in the hearts
and souls of our communities by volunteering their time to
meet the needs of America's youth.
Volunteers provide friendship and support to young people who
are facing challenging situations, serve as positive role
models, and help to instill important values, goals, and
skills. Mentors help young Americans build confidence, gain
knowledge, and develop the character necessary to make the
right choices and achieve their dreams. Statistics show that
at-risk children with mentors demonstrate improved academic
performance and are less likely to be involved in destructive
activities such as drugs, alcohol, and violence.
During these extraordinary times, we are experiencing a
growing culture of service, citizenship, and compassion in our
country, with millions of Americans sacrificing for causes
greater than self. Dedicated individuals are getting involved
in mentoring through faith-based and community organizations,
corporate initiatives, school-based programs, and many other
outlets for kindness. By dedicating their time and their
talents to offer a child a quality relationship with a caring
adult, mentors strengthen our families and our communities and
reflect the true spirit of America.
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Many Americans can point to individuals who influenced their
lives and helped to shape them into who they are today.
Whether they were teachers, coaches, relatives, clergy, or
other community leaders, these positive role models have been
critical to our healthy development and helped to instill
purpose in our lives. As we honor these everyday heroes, we
also recognize that there is a great need for more mentors in
America. Too many children in our Nation are growing up
without enough support and guidance in their lives, and we
must work to ensure that no child is left behind.
This month, I encourage all Americans to become a mentor and
change the life of a child in need. In July, the National
Mentoring Partnership helped establish the USA Freedom Corps
Volunteer Network_the largest system in the Nation for
matching individuals with volunteer opportunities. I am proud
of this partnership and ask individuals to go online at
www.usafreedomcorps.gov or call 1 877 USACORPS to find
millions of ways to help children in their neighborhoods.
Together, we can reaffirm the promise of America and point the
way to a brighter future for all of our children.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim January 2003 as National Mentoring Month. I call upon
the people of the United States to recognize the importance of
being role models for our youth, to look for mentoring
opportunities in their communities, and to celebrate this
month with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second
day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7637
Proclamation 7637 of January 10, 2003
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Pursuant to section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2462), the President is
authorized to designate countries as beneficiary developing
countries, and to designate any beneficiary developing country
as a least-developed beneficiary developing country, for
purposes of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).
Pursuant to section 503(c)(1) of title V of the 1974 Act (19
U.S.C. 2463(c)(1)), the President may withdraw, suspend, or
limit the application of duty-free treatment accorded under
this title with respect to any article.
Section 503(d)(5) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(d)(5))
provides that any waiver granted under section 503(d) of the
1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(d))
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shall remain in effect until the President determines that
such waiver is no longer warranted due to changed
circumstances.
Section 506A(b)(1) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(b)(1))
authorizes the President to provide duty-free treatment for
any article described in section 503(b)(1)(B) through (G) of
the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(b)(1)(B) (G)) that is the growth,
product, or manufacture of a designated beneficiary sub-
Saharan African country, if, after receiving the advice of the
United States International Trade Commission (USITC), the
President determines that such article is not import-sensitive
in the context of imports from beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries.
Pursuant to section 502 of the 1974 Act, and taking into
account the factors set forth in section 502(c) (19 U.S.C.
2462(c)), I have decided to designate Afghanistan as a
beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP.
Pursuant to section 502 of the 1974 Act, and having considered
the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I have also
decided to designate Afghanistan as a least-developed
beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP.
Pursuant to section 503(c)(1) of the 1974 Act, and having
considered the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I
have determined to withdraw the application of duty-free
treatment under the GSP accorded to a certain article from
Chile.
Pursuant to section 503(d)(5), I have determined that the
waiver granted under section 503(d) to Chile for a certain
article is no longer warranted due to changed circumstances.
Pursuant to section 506A(b)(1) of the 1974 Act, and having
received the advice of the USITC, I have determined that a
certain article is not import-sensitive in the context of
imports from beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. I have
decided to provide duty-free treatment to this article when
imported from any beneficiary sub-Saharan African country.
Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the
President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) the substance of the relevant provisions
of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and
actions thereunder, including the removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import
restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including title V and section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2461 7, 2483), do proclaim that:
(1) In order to reflect in the HTS the addition of Afghanistan
as a beneficiary developing country and as a least-developed
beneficiary developing country under the GSP, and the
withdrawal of duty-free treatment under the GSP accorded to a
certain article from Chile, general note 4 to the HTS is
modified as provided in section A of the Annex to this
proclamation.
(2) In order to provide duty-free treatment for a certain
article when imported from a beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country, the HTS is modified by amending and sub-dividing the
nomenclature of an existing HTS subheading as provided in
section B of the Annex to this proclamation.
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(3) In order to provide that Chile should not be treated as a
beneficiary developing country with respect to a certain
eligible article for purposes of the GSP, the Rates of Duty 1
Special subcolumn for the HTS subheading enumerated in section
C of the Annex to this proclamation is modified as provided in
such section.
(4) A waiver of the application of section 503(c)(2) of the
1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)) previously granted to Chile
for HTS subheading 0811.20.20 shall be terminated on the date
of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register
(5) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
(6) (a) The modifications made by section A of the Annex to
this proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the dates set forth in that section.
(b) The modifications made by section B of the Annex to this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the fifteenth day after the date of publication of this
proclamation in the Federal Register.
(c) The modifications made by section C of the Annex to this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to articles
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after the thirtieth day after the date of publication of this
proclamation in the Federal Register.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proc. 7638
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Proclamation 7638 of January 13, 2003
The Centennial of Korean Immigration to the United States
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
From every corner of the world, immigrants have come to
America to discover the promise of our Nation. On January 13,
1903, the first Korean immigrants to the United States arrived
in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the SS Gaelic. Today, Korean Americans
live throughout the United States, representing one of our
largest Asian-American populations. As we commemorate the
centennial anniversary of Korean immigration to the United
States, we recognize the invaluable contributions of Korean
Americans to our Nation's rich cultural diversity, economic
strength, and proud heritage.
For the past century, Korean immigrants and their descendants
have helped build America's prosperity, strengthened America's
communities, and defended America's freedoms. Through their
service in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the
Vietnam War, and other wars, Korean Americans have served our
Nation with honor and courage, upholding the values that make
our country strong.
The American and Korean people share a love of freedom and a
dedication to peace. The United States was the first Western
country to sign a treaty of commerce and amity with Korea in
1882, promising ``perpetual peace and friendship'' between our
nations. Since that time, the United States has built a strong
friendship with Korea_a friendship based on our common
commitment to human dignity, prosperity, and democracy. In the
coming months, more than 1 million Korean Americans throughout
our Nation will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the arrival
of the first Korean immigrants to the United States. During
this time, we acknowledge and commend Korean Americans for
their distinguished achievements in all sectors of life and
for their important role in building, defending, and
sustaining the United States of America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim January 13, 2003, as the Centennial of Korean
Immigration to the United States. I call upon all Americans to
observe the anniversary with appropriate programs, ceremonies,
and activities honoring Korean immigrants and their
descendants for their countless contributions to America.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7639
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Proclamation 7639 of January 14, 2003
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation was built on a promise of life and liberty for all
citizens. Guided by a deep respect for human dignity, our
Founding Fathers worked to secure these rights for future
generations, and today we continue to seek to fulfill their
promise in our laws and our society. On National Sanctity of
Human Life Day, we reaffirm the value of human life and renew
our dedication to ensuring that every American has access to
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
As we seek to improve quality of life, overcome illness, and
promote vital medical research, my Administration will
continue to honor our country's founding ideals of equal
dignity and equal rights for every American. Every child is a
priority and a blessing, and I believe that all should be
welcomed in life and protected by law. My Administration has
championed compassionate alternatives to abortion, such as
helping women in crisis through maternity group homes,
encouraging adoption, promoting abstinence education, and
passing laws requiring parental notification and waiting
periods for minors.
The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, which I signed into law
in August 2002, is an important contribution to our efforts to
care for human life. This important legislation helps protect
the most vulnerable members of our society by ensuring that
every infant born alive, including one who survives abortion,
is considered a person and receives protection under Federal
law. It helps achieve the promises of the Declaration of
Independence for all, including those without the voice and
power to defend their own rights.
Through ethical policies and the compassion of Americans, we
will continue to build a culture that respects life. Faith-
based and community organizations and individual citizens play
a critical role in strengthening our neighborhoods and
bringing care and comfort to those in need. By helping fellow
citizens, these groups recognize the dignity of every human
being and the possibilities of every life; and their important
efforts are helping to build a more just and generous Nation.
By working together to protect the weak, the imperfect, and
the unwanted, we affirm a culture of hope and help ensure a
brighter future for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim Sunday, January 19, 2003, as National Sanctity of
Human Life Day. As we reflect upon the sanctity of human life,
I call upon all Americans to recognize this day with
appropriate ceremonies in our homes and places of worship, to
rededicate ourselves to compassionate service, and to reaffirm
our commitment to respecting the life and dignity of every
human being.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7640
Proclamation 7640 of January 15, 2003
Religious Freedom Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each year on January 16, we celebrate Religious Freedom Day in
commemoration of the passage of the Virginia Statute for
Religious Freedom by the Virginia General Assembly, which
occurred on this day in 1786. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson,
this historic law provided the inspiration and the framework
for the religious freedom clauses in the First Amendment to
the United States Constitution.
The religious freedom provisions of our Constitution_the
Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause_open the
first of the ten amendments that make up the Bill of Rights.
Because the Framers placed the guarantee of religious freedom
before other cherished rights, religious liberty in America is
often called the first freedom. The right to have religious
beliefs and to freely practice such beliefs are among the most
fundamental freedoms we possess. James Madison once said that
``the Religion then of every man must be left to the
conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of
every man to exercise it as these may dictate. This right is
in its nature an unalienable right.''
Our Founding Fathers recognized that religious freedom is a
right we must protect with great vigilance. We must continue
our efforts to uphold justice and tolerance and to oppose
prejudice; and we must be resolved to countering any means
that infringe on religious freedom.
Religious faith has inspired many of our fellow citizens to
help build a better Nation. In America today, people of faith
continue to wage a determined campaign to meet needs and fight
suffering. Through the efforts of the White House Office of
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, my Administration has
been working to ensure that faith-inspired organizations do
not face discrimination simply because of their religious
orientation. I recently signed an Executive Order to ensure
equal treatment for faith-based charities that are offering
hope to those in need.
As we celebrate the freedom of faith in America, we also
recognize that there are many people around the world who do
not enjoy such freedoms. The right to believe and express
one's beliefs in words and practice is a right that should
belong to all people. Through the Department of State's Office
of International Religious Freedom, my Administration has been
working to call attention to religious persecution and to
encourage our allies, friends, and trading partners to provide
and protect this fundamental human right for all people around
the world. By working together to secure
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religious freedom around the world, we can create a better
future for people of all faiths.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim January 16, 2003, as Religious Freedom Day. I
encourage all Americans to reflect on the great blessing of
religious freedom and to endeavor to preserve this freedom for
future generations, and to commemorate this day through
appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and
places of worship.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth
day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7641
Proclamation 7641 of January 17, 2003
To Modify Rules of Origin Under the North American Free Trade Agreement
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Presidential Proclamation 6641 of December 15, 1993,
implemented the North American Free Trade Agreement (the
``NAFTA'') with respect to the United States and, pursuant to
the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
(the ``NAFTA Implementation Act''), incorporated in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (the ``HTS'')
the tariff modifications and rules of origin necessary or
appropriate to carry out the NAFTA.
2. Section 202 of the NAFTA Implementation Act provides rules
for determining whether goods imported into the United States
originate in the territory of a NAFTA party and thus are
eligible for the tariff and other treatment contemplated under
the NAFTA. Section 202(q) of the NAFTA Implementation Act (19
U.S.C. 3332(q)) authorizes the President to proclaim, as a
part of the HTS, the rules of origin set out in the NAFTA and
to proclaim modifications to such previously proclaimed rules
of origin, subject to the consultation and layover
requirements of section 103(a) of the NAFTA Implementation Act
(19 U.S.C. 3313(a)).
3. I have determined that the modifications to the HTS
proclaimed in this proclamation pursuant to sections 201 and
202 of the NAFTA Implementation Act are appropriate. For goods
of Mexico, I have decided that the effective date of the
modifications shall be determined by the United States Trade
Representative (USTR).
4. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the
``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2483), authorizes the President to
embody in the HTS the substance
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of the relevant provisions of that Act, of other acts
affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder, including
the removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any
rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including
section 604 of the 1974 Act, section 202 of the NAFTA
Implementation Act, and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code, do hereby proclaim:
(1) In order to modify the rules of origin under the NAFTA,
general note 12 to the HTS is modified as provided in the
Annex to this proclamation.
(2) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
(3) The modifications made by the Annex to this proclamation
shall be effective with respect to goods of Canada that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after January 1, 2003. The modifications made by such Annex
shall be effective with respect to goods of Mexico that are
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or
after a date to be announced in the Federal Register by the
USTR.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7642 of January 17, 2003
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., served as a voice of conscience
for our Nation, and his words and actions continue to inspire
courage, humility, and compassion. As a visionary leader of
the civil rights movement, Dr. King helped to advance human
dignity by working peacefully to resolve racial conflict
through speeches, marches, and countless nonviolent activities
that helped our Nation recognize the importance of upholding
fully our founding ideals of equality, tolerance, and justice
for all. Dr. King's enduring contributions to America remind
us and countless others around the world that people should
``. . . not be judged by the color of their skin but by
content of their character.'' He also taught us that lasting
achievement in life comes through sacrifice and service. His
devotion to helping others reflected the true spirit of
service and citizenship, and his example continues to motivate
individuals to serve causes greater than themselves.
Dr. King wrote that ``Injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere.'' As Americans celebrate the 18th national
commemoration of the life and legacy of this great leader, we
recognize the lasting truth of his words and his legacy, and
we renew our commitment to the principles of justice,
equality, opportunity, and optimism that Dr. King espoused and
exemplified.
As we honor Dr. King's accomplishments, we pledge to work for
a Nation in which all people of every race realize the promise
of America. No government policy can put hope in people's
hearts or a sense of purpose in people's lives; but we can and
will continue to support efforts that seek to secure a Nation
of dignity, liberty, and compassion.
To achieve this goal, our Nation must work to ensure that all
American children have an equal chance to succeed and reach
their full potential. One year ago this month, our country set
a bold new course in public education with the passage of the
No Child Left Behind Act, ushering in an era of
accountability, local control, and high standards. This Act
affirmed our faith in the wisdom of parents and communities
and our fundamental belief in the promise of every child.
Across America, States and school districts are working
diligently to implement reforms called for by this important
legislation, which will produce better results for all of our
students. My Administration is committed to these efforts, and
I will continue working with the Congress to enact reforms and
provide support to help build the mind and character of every
child from every background in every part of America. By
working together to advance Dr. King's ideals of equality and
acceptance, we can achieve his dream of a Nation united in
understanding, defined in promise, and guided by hope.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim Monday, January 20, 2003, as the Martin Luther King,
Jr., Federal Holiday. I encourage all Americans
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to observe this day with appropriate civic, community, and
service programs and activities in honor of Dr. King's life
and legacy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7643
Proclamation 7643 of January 27, 2003
National Consumer Protection Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Few technologies have become fixtures in our daily lives as
quickly as computers and the Internet. Today, more than half
of all Americans log on to the Internet, and that number is
growing. Our access to information, entertainment, credit and
banking, products, and services from every corner of the world
is greater than ever before. As our personal information
becomes more accessible, consumers, corporations, and
government agencies must take precautions against the misuse
of that information.
Computer technology and the Internet have revolutionized our
ability to communicate and share knowledge. This new freedom
offers incredible opportunities; but as individuals and as a
Nation, we must guard against the misuse of personal
information and identity theft. The theme of this year's
National Consumer Protection Week is ``Information Security,''
and during this week we resolve to help all Americans learn
how to keep personal information secure.
For consumers, securing a computer is a matter of routine
maintenance and caution. Effective passwords, firewalls, and
up-to-date antivirus software can help protect computers, and
the personal or business information we store on them, from
those who would damage a network operation or steal personal
information to commit a crime. By practicing effective
information security measures, all citizens can contribute to
the protection of our national information infrastructure.
To assist consumers, public and private entities have joined
forces to highlight the importance of information security.
They include the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Postal
Service, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Federal
Consumer Information Center, the National Association of
Attorneys General, the National Consumers League, the American
Association of Retired Persons, the Better Business Bureau,
the Consumer Federation of America, and the National
Association of Consumer Agency Administrators. The National
Strategy to Secure Cyberspace also offers guidance for the
full range of computer users on information security. By
working together, we can help consumers and businesses
understand how information security affects their decisions at
home and in the marketplace.
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During National Consumer Protection Week, I encourage all
Americans to take the appropriate steps to ensure the security
of their personal or sensitive information. By learning ways
to safeguard this data, individuals can help ensure their
financial security, and contribute to the strength and
prosperity of our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim February 2 through 8, 2003, as National Consumer
Protection Week. I call upon Government officials, industry
leaders, and consumer advocates to provide consumers with
information about how we can help safeguard the economic
future of all Americans by keeping our personal information
secure.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
seventh day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7644
Proclamation 7644 of January 30, 2003
American Heart Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Advances in medical research have significantly improved our
capacity to fight heart disease by providing greater knowledge
about its causes, more innovative diagnostic tools to detect
and counter it, and new and improved treatments that help
people survive and recover from it. Despite these advances,
heart disease continues to be America's number one killer.
During American Heart Month, we renew our commitment to
fighting cardiovascular disease by encouraging our citizens to
learn more about its risk factors, its various warning signs,
and life-saving emergency response techniques.
Heart attacks result when the blood supply to part of the
heart muscle is severely reduced or stopped. Because many
heart attack victims do not recognize the warning signs until
it is too late, only one in five is able to reach a hospital
quickly enough to benefit fully from treatments. To help
Americans survive heart attacks, the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is part of the National
Institutes of Health, has joined with the American Heart
Association (AHA) and other national organizations to create a
major educational campaign, called ``Act in Time to Heart
Attack Signs.'' This campaign encourages Americans to learn
the warning signs of a heart attack and to call 911 within
minutes_five at most_of the start of symptoms. The campaign
also offers educational materials for both the general public
and healthcare professionals to encourage communication among
doctors, other healthcare providers, and their patients about
the importance of recognizing heart attack signs and getting
treatment quickly.
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Far too many Americans are also unaware of the dangers of
cardiac arrest, in which the heart suddenly loses its ability
to function. Most cases of cardiac arrest that result in
sudden death occur when the diseased heart's electrical
impulses become rapid and then chaotic. About 95 percent of
sudden cardiac arrest victims die before reaching the
hospital. However, if treated within a few minutes, cardiac
arrest can be reversed through defibrillation, an electric
shock that allows the heart to resume a normal beat.
Research has shown that early cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) and rapid defibrillation, combined with early advanced
care, can produce long-term survival rates of 40 percent where
a cardiac arrest has been witnessed by a bystander. The AHA
has developed a nationwide educational campaign called
``Operation Heartbeat,'' to increase public awareness about
cardiac arrest. ``Operation Heartbeat'' is educating the
public about the warning signs of cardiac arrest, the
importance of calling 911 immediately, and the benefits of
administering CPR until defibrillation can be given.
When Americans take personal steps to improve their health,
our whole society benefits. By developing good eating habits,
being physically active, taking advantage of preventive
screenings, and avoiding drugs, tobacco, and excessive use of
alcohol, individuals and families can significantly reduce the
onset and burden of heart disease. In promoting new education
programs, supporting research, expanding access to life-saving
tools, and encouraging our citizens to learn more about
cardiovascular disease and lead healthy lifestyles, we can
save lives.
In recognition of the important ongoing fight against
cardiovascular disease, the Congress, by Joint Resolution
approved December 30, 1963, as amended (77 Stat. 843; 36
U.S.C. 101), has requested that the President issue an annual
proclamation designating February as ``American Heart Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim February 2003 as
American Heart Month. I invite the Governors of the States,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, officials of other areas
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and the
American people to join me in reaffirming our commitment to
combating cardiovascular disease.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7645
Proclamation 7645 of January 31, 2003
National African American History Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
African Americans have played central roles in some of the
most triumphant and courageous moments in our Nation's
history. During National African American History Month, we
honor the rich heritage of African Americans and pay tribute
to their many contributions to our Nation. As
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we celebrate this year's theme, ``The Souls of Black Folk:
Centennial Reflections,'' we remember the successes and
challenges of our past. We also resolve to honor the
achievements and legacy of these proud citizens by continuing
to improve our society so that it fully lives up to our
founding ideals.
In 1915, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson recognized the need for our
country to gain a more complete and informed understanding of
our past. He founded the Association for the Study of Negro
Life and History and established the first Negro History Week
to emphasize that ``We have a wonderful history behind us . .
. `` Through the pioneering efforts of Dr. Woodson and the
hard work of the Association, this observance officially
became Black History Month in 1976.
For generations, African Americans have strengthened our
Nation by urging reforms, overcoming obstacles, and breaking
down barriers. We see the greatness of America in those who
have risen above injustice and enriched our society, a
greatness reflected in the resolve of Jackie Robinson, the
intellect of W.E.B. DuBois, and the talent of Louis Armstrong.
We also gain a deeper appreciation for the African-American
experience in the writings of James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison,
and Zora Neal Hurston, as well as in the music of Mahalia
Jackson, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, and countless others.
African Americans reflect a proud legacy of courage and
dedication that has helped to guide our Nation's success and
prosperity. Visionary leaders like Frederick Douglass,
Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr., possessed a
clarity of purpose and were instrumental in exposing and
addressing the issues that threatened our founding principles.
The battle for freedom, equality, and opportunity was fought
on the front lines by strong figures such as Harriet Tubman
and Fannie Lou Hamer, as well as many other everyday heroes
who helped to lead this Nation to a more hopeful and just
society.
As we recall these remarkable individuals, we also recognize
that, despite our progress, racial prejudice still exists in
America. As a Nation and as individuals, we must be vigilant
in responding to discrimination wherever we find it. By
promoting diversity, understanding, and opportunity, we will
continue our efforts to build a society where every person, of
every race, can realize the promise of America.
This month, I encourage all citizens to gain awareness of and
appreciation for African-American history. As we remember this
important part of our Nation's past, we look to a bright
future, recognizing the potential of an America united in
purpose, guided by spirit, and dedicated to equality.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim February 2003 as National African American History
Month. I call upon public officials, educators, librarians,
and all of the people of the United States to observe this
month with appropriate programs and activities that highlight
and honor the myriad of contributions that African Americans
have made to our Nation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-
first day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7646
Proclamation 7646 of February 1, 2003
Honoring the Memory of the Astronauts Aboard Space Shuttle Columbia
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a mark of respect for Rick Douglas Husband, William C.
McCool, Laurel Blair Salton Clark, Kalpana Chawla, Michael P.
Anderson, David M. Brown, and Ilan Ramon who gave their lives
during the mission of STS 107 aboard the Space Shuttle
Columbia on February 1, 2003, I hereby order, by the authority
vested in me as President of the United States of America by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-
staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and
grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all
naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of
Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories
and possessions through Wednesday, February 5, 2003. I also
direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same
length of time at all United States embassies, legations,
consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all
military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day
of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7647
Proclamation 7647 of February 7, 2003
Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On the north tip of Governors Island, at the confluence of the
Hudson and East Rivers, stand two fortifications that served
as an outpost to protect New York City from sea attack. These
two important historic objects, Castle Williams and Fort Jay,
are part of a National Historic Landmark District designated
in 1985. Between 1806 and 1811, these fortifications were
constructed as part of the First and Second American Systems
of Coastal Fortification. Castle Williams and Fort Jay
represent two of the finest examples of defensive structures
in use from the Renaissance to the American Civil
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War. They also played important roles in the War of 1812, the
American Civil War, and World Wars I and II.
These fortifications were built on the most strategic
defensive positions on the island. Fort Jay, constructed
between 1806 and 1809, is on the highest point of the island
from which its glacis originally sloped down to the waterfront
on all sides. Castle Williams, constructed between 1807 and
1811, occupies a rocky promontory as close as possible to the
harbor channels and served as the most important strategic
defensive point in the entrance to the New York Harbor.
Governors Island was managed by the United States Army and the
United States Coast Guard for nearly 200 years, but is no
longer required for defense or Coast Guard purposes. It
provides an excellent opportunity for the public to observe
and understand the harbor history, its defense, and its
ecology. Its proximity to lower Manhattan also makes it an
appropriate location from which to reflect upon the tragic
events of September 11, 2001.
Section 2 of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C.
431) (the ``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in
his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic
landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other
objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated
upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the
United States to be national monuments, and to reserve as a
part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases
shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the
proper care and management of the objects to be protected.
A Governors Island National Monument was established by
Proclamation 7402 of January 19, 2001, in order to protect the
two fortifications. The monument, however, remained subject to
Public Law 105 33, section 9101, 111 Stat. 670 (August 5,
1997), which required the entire island, including the
monument lands, to be sold with a right of first offer to the
State and City of New York.
WHEREAS the State and City of New York each executed a consent
and waiver of the right of first offer regarding Governors
Island; and
WHEREAS the portion of Governors Island described on the
accompanying land description was sold to the National Trust
for Historic Preservation (National Trust), on January 31,
2003, and the remainder of Governors Island was sold to the
Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation
(GIPEC) of the State and City of New York, on January 31,
2003; and
WHEREAS the National Trust, on January 31, 2003, relinquished
and conveyed to the United States of America all lands owned
by the National Trust on Governors Island; and
WHEREAS such relinquishment and conveyance have been accepted
by the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) pursuant to the
Antiquities Act; and
WHEREAS it appears that it would be in the public interest to
preserve Castle Williams, Fort Jay, and certain lands and
buildings necessary for the care and management of the Castle
and Fort as the Governors Island National Monument;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by the authority vested in me by section 2
of the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225, 16 U.S.C. 431), do
proclaim that there are hereby set
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apart and reserved as the Governors Island National Monument
for the purpose of protecting the objects identified above,
all lands and interests in lands owned or controlled by the
United States within the boundaries described on the
accompanying land description, which is attached to and forms
a part of this proclamation. The Federal land and interests in
land reserved consist of approximately 22 acres, together with
appurtenant easements for all necessary purposes and any
associated federally owned personal property of historic
interest, which is the smallest area compatible with the
property care and management of the objects to be protected.
All Federal lands and interests in lands within the boundaries
of this monument are hereby appropriated and withdrawn from
all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, or leasing or
other disposition under the public land laws, including but
not limited to withdrawal from location, entry, and patent
under the mining laws, and from disposition under all laws
relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.
The Secretary shall manage the monument consistent with the
purposes and provisions of this proclamation. For the purpose
of preserving, restoring, and enhancing the public visitation
and appreciation of the monument, the Secretary shall prepare
a management plan for the monument within 3 years of the date
of this proclamation. Further, to the extent authorized by
law, the Secretary shall promulgate any additional regulations
needed for the proper care and management of the objects
identified above.
The establishment of this monument is subject to valid
existing rights, if any such rights are present.
Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke any
existing withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation; however,
the national monument shall be the dominant reservation.
Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not to
appropriate, injure, destroy, or remove any feature of this
monument and not to locate or settle upon any of the lands
thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh
day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Description of Lands in Governors Island National Monument
This document describes the lands that are set apart and
reserved as the Governors Island National Monument pursuant to
the accompanying proclamation. The national monument
boundaries include the lands identified as Tract 01 101, Tract
01 102, Tract 01 103, and Tract 01 104. Legal descriptions of
these tracts are set out below. These tracts also appear on
the map entitled ``Governors Island National Monument,
Boundary Map,'' dated August 20, 2002, map number 019/80,001A,
which is attached to this document for reference purposes.
The United States owns Tract 01 101, Tract 01 102, and Tract
01 103 in fee simple. Within Tract 01 104, the United States
owns a perpetual and exclusive right and easement consisting
of the right, but not the obligation,
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to utilize, occupy, manage, reconstruct, remodel, maintain,
and improve approximately 1,000 square feet on the first (1st)
floor in the Building known as ``Building 140'' located on
that portion of the land known and identified as Tract 01 104.
As set out in the accompanying proclamation, the National Park
Service will manage all property owned by the United States
within the national monument boundary.
The national monument will also include all rights,
hereditaments, easements, and appurtenances to property owned
by the United States, belonging or otherwise appertaining, as
well as any associated federally owned personal property of
historic interest.
Tract 01-101
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
situated on Governors Island in the City of New York, New York
County, State of New York, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the southerly side
of Andes Road and the base of a concrete retaining wall on the
southerly side of Andes Road, said point of beginning being
South 14[deg] 28[min] 10'' West, 141.01 feet from the
southeasterly corner of Building 107, said point of beginning
being further described as being at North 677,056.72 and East
626,751.86, said coordinates being based upon the New York
State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; thence from said
point of beginning, severing the lands of the subject owner,
the following forty four (44) courses and distances:
1. South 80[deg] 58[min] 48[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and the base
of a concrete retaining wall on the southerly side of Andes
Road, 55.80 feet to a point;
2. South 45[deg] 14[min] 55[sec] East, along the intersection
of the base of a concrete retaining wall and sidewalk, 4.40
feet to a point;
3. South 24[deg] 46[min] 24[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the base of a concrete retaining wall and
sidewalk, 13.37 feet to a point;
4. South 16[deg] 56[min] 20[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the base of a concrete retaining wall and
sidewalk, 13.16 feet to a point;
5. South 10[deg] 05[min] 36[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the base of a concrete retaining wall and
sidewalk, 15.64 feet to a point on the westerly edge of a
brick sidewalk;
6. South 05[deg] 40[min] 25[sec] West, along the said westerly
edge of a brick sidewalk, 274.67 feet to a point;
7. North 84[deg] 45[min] 49[sec] West, along the northerly
edge of said brick sidewalk, 84.24 feet to a point;
8. South 45[deg] 45[min] 14[sec] West, along the northwesterly
edge of said brick sidewalk, 24.85 feet to a point on the back
of the concrete curb on the northerly side of the cul-de-sac
on Evans Road;
9. A non-tangent curve to the left, along the said back of the
concrete curb on the northerly side of the cul-de-sac on Evans
Road, having a radius of
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34.00 feet, a central angle of 132[deg] 11[min] 45[sec] and an
arc length of 78.45 feet to a point, said curve having a chord
bearing and distance of South 69[deg] 51[min] 24[sec] West,
62.17 feet;
10. North 81[deg] 25[min] 23[sec] West, leaving the said back
of the concrete curb and crossing the Parade Ground, 764.47
feet to a point on the northeasterly face of a concrete curb
on the northeasterly side of Comfort Road;
11. North 23[deg] 06[min] 23[sec] West, along the said
northeasterly face of a concrete curb on the northeasterly
side of Comfort Road, 94.46 feet to a point of curve;
12. A curve to the right, along the said northeasterly face of
a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of Comfort Road,
having a radius of 80.00 feet, a central angle of 41[deg]
01[min] 44[sec] and an arc length of 57.29 feet to a point of
reverse curve;
13. A curve to the left, along the said northeasterly face of
a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of Comfort Road,
having a radius of 70.67 feet, a central angle of 41[deg]
04[min] 47[sec] and an arc length of 50.67 feet to a point of
tangent;
14. North 23[deg] 09[min] 26[sec] West, along the intersection
of the northeasterly side of Comfort Road and the said face of
a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of Comfort Road,
240.84 feet to a point;
15. North 46[deg] 15[min] 33[sec] West, along the said
intersection of the northeasterly side of Comfort Road and the
said face of a concrete curb on the northeasterly side of
Comfort Road and its northwesterly projection thereof, 111.36
feet, crossing Tampa Road to a point at the intersection of
the northerly side of an access road and the face of a
concrete curb on the northerly side of the access road;
16. South 86[deg] 21[min] 32[sec] West, along the said
intersection of the northerly side of an access road and the
face of a concrete curb on the northerly side of the access
road and its westerly projection thereof, 133.51 feet to a
point;
17. North 85[deg] 02[min] 31[sec] West, crossing Hay Road and
along the back of a concrete curb on the southerly side of an
asphalt parking lot, 139.69 feet to a point at the
intersection of the easterly side of an access road and the
face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of the access
road;
18. North 06[deg] 11[min] 10[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the easterly side of an access road and the
face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of the access
road, 8.97 feet;
19. North 84[deg] 30[min] 23[sec] West, passing through a
brick connecting-wall between Building 513A and Building 515,
and along the back of a concrete curb, 200.29 feet to a point
at the intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and
the face of a concrete curb on the easterly side of Carder
Road;
20. North 09[deg] 30[min] 51[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the easterly side of Carder Road and its
northerly projection thereof, 35.34 feet to a point;
21. North 16[deg] 40[min] 16[sec] East, along the said
easterly side of Carder Road, 98.56 feet to a point at the
intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the easterly side of Carder Road;
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22. North 17[deg] 39[min] 33[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the easterly side of Carder Road, 180.86
feet to a point;
23. North 23[deg] 48[min] 41[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the easterly side of Carder Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the easterly side of Carder Road, 83.68
feet to a point of curve;
24. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of the
easterly and southerly side of Carder Road and the face of a
concrete curb on the easterly and southerly side of Carder
Road, having a radius of 100.46 feet, a central angle of
69[deg] 53[min] 28[sec] and an arc length of 122.55 feet to a
point of tangent;
25. South 86[deg] 17[min] 52[sec] East, continuing along the
said intersection of the southerly side of Carder Road and the
face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Carder Road
and its easterly projection thereof, 149.02 feet, crossing Hay
Road to a point;
26. South 08[deg] 57[min] 35[sec] West, along the easterly
side of Hay Road, 120.18 feet to a point;
27. South 12[deg] 12[min] 20[sec] East, 62.43 feet, crossing
Andes Road to a point at the intersection of the southerly
side of Andes Road and the face of a concrete curb on the
southerly side of Andes Road;
28. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said
intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes Road, having
a radius of 58.00 feet, a central angle of 48[deg] 54[min]
20[sec] and an arc length of 49.51 feet to a point of tangent,
said curve having a chord bearing and distance of North
70[deg] 02[min] 51[sec] East, 48.02 feet;
29. South 85[deg] 29[min] 59[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes Road and its
easterly projection thereof, 123.62 feet to a point;
30. South 85[deg] 29[min] 44[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the southerly side of Andes Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes Road, 428.81
feet to a point;
31. South 85[deg] 17[min] 33[sec] East, along the southerly
face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes Road,
107.02 feet to a point;
32. South 83[deg] 11[min] 58[sec] East, along the said
southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of
Andes Road, 49.20 feet to a point;
33. South 82[deg] 30[min] 10[sec] East, along the said
southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of
Andes Road, 49.51 feet to a point;
34. South 81[deg] 33[min] 52[sec] East, along the said
southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of
Andes Road, 86.61 feet to a point;
35. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said southerly
face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes Road,
having a radius of 8.50 feet, a central angle of 47[deg]
16[min] 55[sec] and an arc length of 7.01 feet to a point,
said curve having a chord bearing and distance of North
75[deg] 41[min] 40[sec] East, 6.82 feet;
36. South 80[deg] 39[min] 53[sec] East, along the said
southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of
Andes Road, 8.32 feet to a point;
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37. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said southerly
face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of Andes Road,
having a radius of 8.00 feet, a central angle of 46[deg]
10[min] 15[sec] and an arc length of 6.45 feet to a point,
said curve having a chord bearing and distance of South
57[deg] 34[min] 45[sec] East, 6.27 feet;
38. South 79[deg] 00[min] 27[sec] East, along the said
southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of
Andes Road, 41.54 feet to a point;
39. South 70[deg] 49[min] 07[sec] East, along the said
southerly face of a concrete curb on the southerly side of
Andes Road, 61.48 feet to a point of curve;
40. A curve to the right, along the southwesterly face of a
concrete curb on the southwesterly side of Andes Road, having
a radius of 257.96 feet, a central angle of 21[deg] 12[min]
48[sec] and an arc length of 95.51 feet to a point of compound
curve;
41. A curve to the right, along the westerly face of a
concrete curb on the westerly side of Andes Road, having a
radius of 154.12 feet, a central angle of 48[deg] 42[min]
34[sec] and an arc length of 131.02 feet to a point of
tangent;
42. South 00[deg] 53[min] 45[sec] East, along the intersection
of the westerly side of Andes Road and the face of a concrete
curb on the westerly side of Andes Road, 83.86 feet to a point
of curve;
43. A curve to the left, along the said intersection of the
westerly side of Andes Road and the face of a concrete curb on
the westerly side of Andes Road, having a radius of 148.98
feet, a central angle of 16[deg] 25[min] 57[sec] and an arc
length of 42.73 feet to a point of tangent; and,
44. South 17[deg] 19[min] 42[sec] East, along the said
intersection of the westerly side of Andes Road and the face
of a concrete curb on the westerly side of Andes Road and its
southerly projection thereof, 155.84 feet to the point of
beginning.
The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York State
Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.
The above-described parcel is more particularly shown and
described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & Associates,
LLP.
Containing 21.69 acres, more or less.
Tract 01-102
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
situated on Governors Island in the City of New York, New York
County, State of New York, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Dock 102 on a
line being the westerly projection of the northerly face of
the lower concrete seawall, said point of beginning being
South 74[deg] 39[min] 57[sec] East, 535.78 feet from the
southeasterly corner of Building 107, said point of beginning
being further described as being at North 677,051.57 and East
627,303.76, said coordinates being based upon the New York
State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; thence from said
point of beginning, severing the lands of the subject owner,
the following eight (8) courses and distances:
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1. South 88[deg] 24[min] 18[sec] East, to and along said
northerly face of the lower concrete seawall, 84.29 feet to a
point;
2. South 01[deg] 35[min] 54[sec] West, continuing along the
easterly face of the lower concrete seawall, 22.82 feet to a
point;
3. South 87[deg] 30[min] 04[sec] East, along the wood face of
Dock 102, 100.26 feet to a point;
4. South 02[deg] 05[min] 32[sec] West, continuing along the
said wood face of Dock 102, 19.27 feet to a point;
5. North 87[deg] 31[min] 51[sec] West, continuing along the
said wood face of Dock 102, 101.94 feet to a point on the
easterly face of a stone or granite seawall;
6. South 00[deg] 14[min] 20[sec] West, along the said easterly
face of the stone or granite seawall, 6.34 feet to a point;
7. South 89[deg] 25[min] 54[sec] West, to and along the
southerly side (back) of the southerly concrete curb, 80.69
feet to a point; and,
8. North 00[deg] 34[min] 06[sec] West, 51.53 feet to the point
of beginning.
The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York State
Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.
The above-described parcel is more particularly shown and
described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & Associates,
LLP.
Containing 0.14 of an acre, more or less (6,084 +/- square
feet).
Tract 01-103
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
situated on Governors Island in the City of New York, New York
County, State of New York, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersection of the easterly side
of Andes Road and the face of the concrete curb on the
easterly side of Andes Road, said point of beginning being
South 59[deg] 06[min] 01[sec] West, 60.15 feet from the
southeasterly corner of Building 107, said point of beginning
being further described as being at North 677,162.36 and East
626,735.48, said coordinates being based upon the New York
State Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983; thence from said
point of beginning, severing the lands of the subject owner,
the following thirteen (13) courses and distances:
1. North 17[deg] 19[min] 42[sec] West, 50.11 feet along the
said intersection of the easterly side of Andes Road and the
face of the concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes Road
to a point of curve;
2. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of the
easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the concrete curb
on the easterly side of Andes Road, having a radius of 133.04
feet, a central angle of 16[deg] 26[min] 45[sec] and an arc
length of 38.19 feet to a point of tangent;
3. North 00[deg] 53[min] 45[sec] West, along the said
intersection of the easterly side of Andes Road and the face
of the concrete curb on the easterly side of Andes Road, 83.86
feet to a point of curve;
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4. A curve to the left, along the said intersection of the
easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the concrete curb
on the easterly side of Andes Road, having a radius of 169.95
feet, a central angle of 10[deg] 50[min] 45[sec] and an arc
length of 32.17 feet to a point of reverse curve;
5. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of the
easterly side of Andes Road and the face of the concrete curb
on the easterly side of Andes Road, having a radius of 20.64
feet, a central angle of 108deg; 22[min] 59[sec] and an arc
length 39.04 feet to a point of tangent;
6. South 83[deg] 21[min] 31[sec] East, along the intersection
of the southerly side of the access road between Building 107
and Building 108 and the face of the concrete curb on the
southerly side of said access road, 69.23 feet to a point of
curve;
7. A curve to the right, along the said intersection of the
southerly side of the access road between Building 107 and
Building 108 and the face of the concrete curb on the
southerly side of said access road, having a radius of 16.08
feet, a central angle of 78[deg] 17[min] 48[sec] and an arc
length of 21.97 feet to a point of tangent;
8. South 05[deg] 03[min] 43[sec] East, along the intersection
of the westerly side of the access road between Building 107
and Building 135A, B & C and the face of the concrete curb on
the westerly side of the access road, 10.73 feet to a point;
9. South 06[deg] 11[min] 02[sec] West, 106.20 feet to a point;
10. South 08[deg] 26[min] 06[sec] West, 37.63 feet to a point;
11. South 06[deg] 06[min] 28[sec] West, 39.06 feet to a point;
12. North 85[deg] 53[min] 21[sec] West, along the southerly
side of the retaining wall and steps/banister, 20.09 feet to a
point; and,
13. South 72[deg] 31[min] 49[sec] West, through the sidewalk
adjacent to Building 106, 41.42 feet to the point of
beginning.
The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York State
Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.
The above-described parcel is more particularly shown and
described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & Associates,
LLP.
Containing 0.44 of an acre, more or less (19,354 +/- square
feet).
Tract 01-104
All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
situated on Governors Island in the City of New York, New York
County, State of New York, and being more particularly
described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of Carder Road on
the southerly projection of the easterly face (back) of the
concrete curb at the east end of the parking lot immediately
adjacent to Building 140, said point of beginning being South
80[deg] 04[min] 13[sec] East, 115.55 feet from the
southeasterly corner of Building 140, said point of beginning
being further described as being at North 677,594.25 and East
626,794.40, said coordinates being
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based upon the New York State Plane Coordinates, East Zone,
NAD 1983; thence from said point of beginning, severing the
lands of the subject owner, the following ten (10) courses and
distances:
1. North 83[deg] 26[min] 43[sec] West, 87.06 feet to a point
in said Carder Road;
2. North 75[deg] 34[min] 32[sec] West, 181.16 feet to a point
in said Carder Road;
3. North 14[deg] 25[min] 29[sec] East, 4.94 feet to a point at
the intersection of the northerly side of Carder Road and the
face of the concrete curb on the northerly side of Carder
Road;
4. North 75[deg] 50'11'' West, along the said intersection of
the northerly side of Carder Road and the face of the concrete
curb on the northerly side of Carder Road, 12.81 feet to a
point;
5. A non-tangent curve to the right, along the said
intersection of the northerly side of Carder Road and the face
of the concrete curb on the northerly side of Carder Road,
having a radius of 12.88 feet, a central angle of 75[deg]
32[min] 13[sec] and an arc length of 16.98 feet to a point,
said curve having a chord bearing and distance of North
19[deg] 31[min] 30[sec] West, 15.78 feet to a point;
6. North 35[deg] 19[min] 06[sec] East, along the intersection
of the easterly side of the Soissons Docks access road and the
face of the concrete sidewalk on the easterly side of the
Soissons Docks access road, 57.05 feet to a point;
7. South 50[deg] 30[min] 54[sec] East, 7.92 feet to a point on
the eastern side of a brick retaining wall;
8. North 35[deg] 17[min] 38[sec] East, along and parallel to
the said eastern side of a brick retaining wall, 15.36 feet to
a point on the southerly side of the granite seawall;
9. South 75[deg] 38[min] 30[sec] East, along the southerly
side of the granite seawall, 255.90 feet to a point; and,
10. South 14[deg] 18[min] 59[sec] West, 70.64 feet to the
point of beginning.
The above bearings are based on Grid North, New York State
Plane Coordinates, East Zone, NAD 1983.
The above-described parcel is more particularly shown and
described on a survey plat by Clough, Harbour & Associates,
LLP.
Containing 0.51 of an acre, more or less (22,265 +/- square
feet).
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TD11FE03.004
Proc. 7648
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Proclamation 7648 of February 28, 2003
American Red Cross Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Throughout our history, Americans have been committed to
helping the suffering, the disadvantaged, and those in need of
help. The American Red Cross represents the compassion of our
Nation in action. During American Red Cross Month, we honor
this remarkable organization and recognize its proud heritage
of service.
For more than 121 years, the Red Cross has upheld its mission
to provide relief to victims of disasters and to help people
prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. Last year,
the Red Cross helped victims of more than 70,000 disasters,
ranging from dwelling fires to widespread catastrophes such as
hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and wildfires. Around the
world, the Red Cross contributed to international efforts that
aided other countries devastated by natural disasters,
assisted people in getting access to safe drinking water, and
battled malnutrition and life-threatening diseases. More than
half a million U.S. military families received direct
assistance from the Red Cross, helping them stay connected
with their loved ones, despite difficult circumstances.
The American Red Cross also strengthens our communities by
encouraging citizens to be involved and to help their
neighbors in need. Last year, more than 1.2 million everyday
heroes volunteered at their local Red Cross chapters, and
almost 12 million more took the time to learn lifesaving
skills such as first aid, CPR, and defibrillator use. And more
than 4 million citizens answered the call for blood donors,
giving 7.2 million blood donations through the American Red
Cross.
During these times of great consequence, the mission of the
Red Cross is more critical than ever. As our Nation confronts
new challenges, the American Red Cross and its partners are
working with the Federal Government and the emergency planning
community to help keep America safe. Through its ``Together We
Prepare'' campaign, the Red Cross is a vital partner with the
Department of Homeland Security in empowering individuals and
families to protect themselves and be prepared for the
unexpected.
Countless people across our country turn to the American Red
Cross every day for blood and blood products, disaster
assistance, and vital community services. We are grateful for
this essential and inspiring organization, and we celebrate
its legacy of help, hope, and healing for those in need.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America and Honorary Chairman of the American Red
Cross, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim
March 2003 as American Red Cross Month. As we celebrate this
month, I call upon all citizens to become partners in
preparedness with their local Red Cross chapters and to become
active participants in advancing the noble mission of the
American Red Cross.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the
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Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7649
Proclamation 7649 of February 28, 2003
Irish-American Heritage Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
From the earliest days of our Republic, America has inspired
the hopes and dreams of countless individuals from around the
world who have come to share in our gifts of freedom, justice,
and opportunity. During Irish-American Heritage Month, we
celebrate the contributions of these talented and industrious
citizens and recognize their rich legacy of ingenuity,
creativity, and achievement.
Throughout our history, America has welcomed millions of Irish
immigrants to its shores. These proud people arrived seeking a
better life for themselves, their families, and future
generations. Many courageous individuals came during the
terrible years of Ireland's Great Famine in the middle of the
19th century, and their road to prosperity was not easy. Many
faced significant obstacles, including discrimination and
poverty. Despite these challenges, Irish Americans have risen
to success in every sector of our society.
Americans of Irish descent have played a vital role in shaping
our history and culture. Nineteen Presidents of the United
States have claimed Irish heritage. One-third to one-half of
the American troops during the Revolutionary War and 9 of the
56 signers of the Declaration of Independence were Irish
Americans. Irish Americans explored our frontiers, built many
of our Nation's bridges, canals, and railroads, and their
proud record of public service helped to fortify our
democracy.
In all areas of American life, Irish Americans have made
significant and enduring contributions to our great country.
America is a better Nation because of the efforts of Irish
Americans like Henry Ford, who spurred innovation; Bing
Crosby, who entertained countless people around the world; and
activist Mary Kenney O'Sullivan, who worked for critical and
compassionate social reform. These individuals are just a few
of the many Irish Americans who helped to transform our
national identity and whose accomplishments reflect the
determination, joy, and hope of the Irish. The faith,
perseverance, and spirit of the Irish have helped to
strengthen our families, our communities, our ideals, and our
national character.
Today, approximately one in four Americans can trace their
ancestry in part to Ireland's green shores, and we are proud
of and grateful for the many Irish Americans who continue to
enrich our country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim March 2003 as Irish-American Heritage Month. I call
upon all Americans to observe this month by
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learning about and commemorating the contributions of Irish
Americans to our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7650
Proclamation 7650 of February 28, 2003
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Colorectal cancer touches the lives of many Americans. This
year, it is estimated that more than 148,000 new cases of
colorectal cancer will be diagnosed. More than 56,000 people
may die from this disease, making it a leading cause of cancer
death in our Nation. We have achieved great progress in
understanding what causes colorectal cancer, and how it
develops and spreads. This fourth national observance once
again helps increase awareness. Increased awareness can help
us reach my Administration's goal, known as ``Healthy People
2010,'' administered by the Department of Health and Human
Services, to reduce the rate of colorectal cancer deaths by 34
percent by the year 2010.
Like many cancers, the development of colorectal cancer can
take many years. Screening is an important tool to help detect
colorectal cancer early by identifying precancerous growths or
polyps, when treatment is more likely to be successful.
More than 90 percent of people who are diagnosed with
colorectal cancer are over the age of 50. Yet, recent data
indicates that less than 40 percent of adults age 50 or older
have had one of the available colorectal cancer screening
tests within recommended intervals. Researchers estimate that
if everyone age 50 or older received regular colorectal cancer
screenings, at least one-third of the deaths would be
prevented.
Individuals must realize the importance of talking with their
healthcare providers about when to begin screening, which
tests to have, the benefits and risks of each test, and how
often to schedule appointments. To help our citizens detect
this disease, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS) provides Medicare coverage for regular colorectal cancer
screening tests to help detect precancerous conditions or
colorectal cancer early.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a component of the
National Institutes of Health, is the Nation's principal
research agency in the fight against colorectal cancer. The
NCI invested approximately $245 million in 2002, and it will
dedicate an estimated $267 million this year to advance our
understanding of this disease. The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) also plays an important role in our
efforts to save lives and reduce the burden of colorectal
cancer. Last year, the CDC allocated $12 million
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to educate the public and health professionals about
colorectal cancer screening, and to conduct and support
research efforts related to increasing national colorectal
cancer screening rates.
The CDC, CMS, and NCI are participating together in the Screen
for Life: National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign to
educate Americans aged 50 and older, particularly minority
groups, about the benefits of colorectal cancer screening.
Another coordinated effort is the Health Disparities
Collaboratives, a public-private partnership that involves the
Health Resources and Services Administration, CDC, NCI, and
the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. These groups are
focusing on screening and follow-up care for people who
traditionally lack access to quality health care.
During this month, I encourage Americans to join me in the
crucial effort to save lives by taking action against
colorectal cancer by talking with healthcare providers about
screening, telling friends and family members about the
importance of early detection, and providing support for those
diagnosed with colorectal cancer. By working together to
increase awareness and supporting research about this disease,
we can make a difference in the lives of our citizens and
people around the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim March 2003 as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Month. I call upon all Americans to reaffirm our Nation's
continuing commitment to controlling and curing colorectal
cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7651
Proclamation 7651 of February 28, 2003
Women's History Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As our Founding Fathers worked to develop the framework of our
Nation, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband: ``I long to hear
that you have declared an independency_and by the way in the
new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you
to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more
generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.'' An early
advocate of women's rights, a farm and financial manager, and
the mother of an American President, John Quincy Adams,
Abigail Adams is one of many American women who helped
establish the strength and vitality of our Nation. During
Women's History Month, we recognize the generations of
American women whose important contributions continue to shape
our Nation and enrich our society.
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Through vision, hard work, and determination, countless
American women have broadened opportunities for themselves and
for others at home, in the community, and in the workplace. In
1809, Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a U.S.
patent. By developing a method of weaving straw with silk, she
helped advance American industry and set an inspiring example
for other American women. Her pioneering efforts helped define
our country's entrepreneurial spirit and paved the way for
future generations of women to take pride in their talents and
creativity.
Since Mary Kies' groundbreaking achievement, many American
women have become successful entrepreneurs and business
professionals. In 1905, Madam C.J. Walker started her own
business by creating and selling hair care products for
African-American women. After a decade, her company was highly
successful and employed more than 3,000 people, and at the
time, was the largest African-American owned business in the
United States. Today, Madam Walker is remembered for her
business accomplishments, efforts to create new opportunities
for women, and for her contributions to her community.
Driven by the legacy of these extraordinary figures, American
women from all backgrounds continue to break barriers and
fulfill their personal and professional potential. At the dawn
of the 21st century, women have more choices than ever before.
Between 1992 and 2002, the number of female college graduates
in the United States has increased from 15.9 million to 23.6
million. Women account for 47 percent of all employed persons
and are entering the American workforce in record numbers. In
the last 10 years, their ranks have increased by 8.7 million.
Furthermore, women-owned small businesses are growing twice as
fast as all other U.S. firms, employing 7 million Americans
and contributing to the vitality of our economy. To build on
these successes, my Administration will continue our work to
promote policies that advance the aspirations, hopes, and
dreams of every American.
This month, as we celebrate remarkable women in our Nation's
past, I encourage all citizens to recognize the countless
American women whose efforts continue to enhance the economic,
social, and cultural life of our great Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim March 2003 as Women's History Month. I call upon all
the people of the United States to observe this month with
appropriate ceremonies and activities and to remember
throughout the year the many contributions of American women.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7652 of February 28, 2003
Save Your Vision Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each year, the number of Americans who suffer from vision loss
increases, yet half of all blindness can be prevented through
early detection and treatment. During Save Your Vision Week,
we renew our commitment to protecting eyesight by promoting
healthy eye care and by encouraging Americans to receive
routine vision screenings and dilated eye exams.
Our sense of sight affects how we work, communicate, and
learn. All Americans must be aware of the risk of vision loss
and take steps to preserve and protect their eyesight,
beginning with getting regular eye exams, using the
appropriate protective eyewear, and maintaining a healthy
lifestyle. These small steps can make a big difference. When
Americans take responsibility for improving their health, our
whole society benefits.
Healthy vision is especially critical to our children's
ability to receive a good education and establish a strong
foundation in life. According to the American Optometric
Association, 80 percent of learning depends on vision, yet 86
percent of children entering school have not had a thorough
eye examination. Due to hereditary and prenatal factors, from
a very early age, many children are at high risk for
potentially severe eye diseases, including retinopathy of
prematurity (ROP), amblyopia, and congenital glaucoma. One in
four kids will develop myopia as teenagers. Children need
regular eye care from birth to prevent and treat conditions
that lead to visual impairment and blindness. Parents play a
key role in obtaining eye care for their children and must be
knowledgeable about the potential threats to a child's
eyesight. For the future of our Nation, it is vital that we
care for the visual health and well-being of America's
children so they are able to reach their full potential.
As part of my HealthierUS Initiative and my Administration's
ongoing commitment to helping the American people live
healthier lives, I encourage all Americans to get preventative
health screenings. These screenings may tell you if you are
prone to developing certain diseases, can help protect your
vision, and could even save your life. I particularly urge
parents to ask their children's doctors about vision
screenings and eye exams, which can help ensure eye diseases
and conditions are detected and treated early, when treatment
is most effective. Through education about healthy vision and
promotion of good eye care, we help protect the eyesight of
countless people across our Nation.
The Congress, by joint resolution approved December 30, 1963,
as amended (77 Stat. 629; 36 U.S.C. 138), has authorized and
requested the President to proclaim the first week in March of
each year as ``Save Your Vision Week.'' During this week, I
encourage all Americans to learn more about ways to prevent
eye problems and to help others maintain the precious gift of
sight.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim March 2 through March 8,
2003, as Save Your Vision Week. I urge all Americans to make
eye care and eye safety
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an important part of their lives and to include dilated eye
examinations in their regular health maintenance programs. I
invite eye care professionals, teachers, the media, and all
public and private organizations dedicated to preserving
eyesight to join in activities that will raise awareness of
measures all Americans can take to protect and sustain our
vision.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7653
Proclamation 7653 of March 14, 2003
National Poison Prevention Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
More than 40 years ago, President John F. Kennedy signed into
law National Poison Prevention Week. The annual observance of
this week continues to help American families learn how to
protect their children from accidental poisonings.
Every year more than one million children under 5 years of age
are exposed to poisonous household chemicals and medicines,
and an estimated 30 children die as a result of these
accidental poisonings. Almost every child poisoning could be
prevented. The death of even one child from poisoning is too
many and for this reason, Poison Prevention Week Council
members representing 37 national organizations coordinate
events each year to raise awareness of childhood poisonings
and to encourage preventative steps that all Americans can
take to protect the lives of our children.
The theme of this year's National Poison Prevention Week,
``Children Act Fast . . . So Do Poisons!'' reminds parents
that they always must be watchful when household chemicals or
drugs are stored and used. Many incidents occur when adults
are using a product and are distracted for only a brief time.
Unfortunately, it only takes a moment for a small child to
grab and swallow something that could be poisonous. To guard
against these accidents, we must keep medicines and household
chemicals locked up, out of sight and reach of young children
at all times. The Consumer Product Safety Commission requires
child-resistant packaging for certain toxic medicines and
chemicals, but it is vital we recognize that the packaging is
not ``child-proof,'' and must be monitored with great care.
When poisoning is suspected, individuals should immediately
call the national toll-free number, 1 800 222 1222 to speak to
the nearest poison control center. This telephone number and
local poison control centers are available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, and can provide life-saving emergency advice.
Regional Poison Control Centers in the United States provide
information on recommended treatment for the ingestion of
household products and medicines, and parents and those
responsible for taking care of children are encouraged to keep
the national toll-free number on their
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telephones. In cases of an emergency, callers should remain
calm and provide the Poison Control Center expert with
essential information about the victim's age, weight, existing
health conditions, and details about the substance that was
inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed by the victim. Through our
vigilance, we can work together to help stop child poisonings
and give every child an opportunity for a bright future.
To encourage Americans to learn more about the dangers of
accidental poisonings and to take more preventive measures,
the Congress, by joint resolution approved September 26, 1961,
as amended (75 Stat. 681), has authorized and requested the
President to issue a proclamation designating the third week
of March each year as ``National Poison Prevention Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim March 16 through 22,
2003, as National Poison Prevention Week. I call upon all
Americans to observe this week by participating in appropriate
ceremonies and activities and by learning how to prevent
poisonings among children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7654
Proclamation 7654 of March 18, 2003
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American
Democracy, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
After nearly 400 years of rule by the Ottomans, Greece
declared its independence on March 25, 1821. Long before that,
ancient Athenians created a Greek culture that valued human
liberty and dignity, and modern Greeks have demonstrated that
preserving freedom is a powerful motivating force. Today, on
Greek Independence Day, we recognize the ancient Greek
influence in framing our own Constitution and celebrate the
Greek-American heritage that continues to strengthen our
communities and enrich our society.
Bound by history, mutual respect, and common ideals, America
and Greece have been firm allies in the great struggles for
liberty. Our countries fought together in every major
twentieth-century war, and today, we remain united in the war
against terror that threatens the future of every nation. We
are working together to achieve peace and prosperity in the
Balkans and southeastern Mediterranean. As the current
president of the European Union, Greece is also playing a
critical role in our efforts to confront many other global
problems that affect our nations and our world.
Our commitment to the friendship between our two nations has
grown from strong bonds of tradition and shared fundamental
values. On Greek Independence Day, I encourage all Americans
to recognize the countless
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contributions Greek Americans have made to our country.
Embodying the independence and creativity that have made our
country strong, their proud history is a source of inspiration
for our Nation and our world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim March 25, 2003, as Greek Independence Day: A National
Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy. I call
upon all the people of the United States to observe this day
with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7655
Proclamation 7655 of March 24, 2003
Cancer Control Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Millions of Americans are winning the fight against cancer,
but much work remains. More than 3,500 Americans are diagnosed
with cancer each day, and more than 45,000 will die from the
disease this month. Yet, experts believe that half of all
cancer deaths are preventable. With exercise, nutrition, and
healthy behavior, we can help prevent this deadly disease and
save lives. During Cancer Control Month, we renew our
commitment to over coming cancer by learning more about its
prevention and early detection.
To protect against disease, Americans can make smart choices
that will lead to longer, healthier lives. A critical step
that Americans can take to improve their health and reduce the
risk of cancer is to avoid the use of tobacco. Also, avoiding
excessive drinking and sun exposure can help guard against
cancer and help ensure better health.
Improvements in diet and fitness can help prevent many serious
health problems. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables and
regular physical activity help protect us from illness and can
add years to our lives. Research suggests that we can decrease
the number of cancer deaths in America by one-third simply by
changing our diets and getting more exercise.
Preventative health screening is vital to early detection and
treatment of cancer. Regular screening can save lives and
enhances the well-being of our Nation. Screening can detect
many forms of cancer at earlier, less dangerous stages,
allowing patients to seek treatment and defeat the cancer
before it spreads. I urge all Americans to talk to their
doctors about when to start preventative screening and how
often to schedule appointments.
Our Nation's investment in cancer prevention and research is
making a difference, and recent medical discoveries offer hope
to many Americans. The
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National Cancer Institute (NCI) is currently sponsoring more
than 60 clinical trials on cancer prevention and screening.
One major clinical trial for men and women at risk for lung
cancer began this year, and is investigating the most
effective method of detecting lung cancer in order to reduce
deaths from this devastating disease.
As part of my HealthierUS Initiative and my Administration's
ongoing commitment to helping the American people live
healthier lives, I encourage all Americans to eat right, get
more exercise, and take advantage of preventative screening.
To learn more about ways to prevent cancer, you can talk to
your doctor or contact the NCI's Cancer Information Service at
1 800 4 CANCER or visit its Internet address at http://
www.cancer.gov. Through healthy lifestyles, a better
understanding of this disease, and new technology, I believe
we will achieve a victory over cancer.
In 1938, the Congress of the United States passed a joint
resolution (52 Stat. 148; 36 U.S.C. 103) as amended,
requesting the President to issue an annual proclamation
declaring April as ``Cancer Control Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim April 2003 as Cancer
Control Month. I encourage concerned citizens, government
agencies, private businesses, nonprofit organizations, and
other interested groups to join in activities that will
increase awareness of measures all Americans can take to
prevent and control cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7656
Proclamation 7656 of March 26, 2003
National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation has an important responsibility to create a caring
environment in which our children can flourish and reach their
full potential. As we observe the 20th anniversary of National
Child Abuse Prevention Month, we recognize the significant
progress we have made to increase the safety and security of
our children. We also renew our commitment to protecting our
most vulnerable citizens from harm. Child abuse and neglect
are national tragedies, and we must work together to eradicate
them.
Every day, thousands of children are mistreated by their
parents, guardians, relatives, or caregivers. On average,
three children a day die as a result of abuse and neglect, and
countless others remain silent, their pain unnoticed and
unreported. These children face challenges that no child
deserves, and young people who have experienced abuse may grow
into adults who are self-destructive and damaging to our
communities. To help these children become healthy and happy
adults, parents and caregivers must provide
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them with love, security, emotional support, and a strong
connection to their extended families and communities.
To help ensure the safety and well-being of our children, my
Administration is committed to supporting and strengthening
families. In the last year, we have worked with faith-based
and community organizations to promote healthy marriages,
responsible fatherhood, and partnerships that seek to prevent
child abuse and neglect. We also worked with the Congress to
reauthorize the Promoting Safe and Stable Families program.
This year, we are asking the Congress to fully fund this
program at $505 million, an increase of more than 65 percent.
In addition, we are working with the Congress to reauthorize
the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. This important
legislation will provide funding to States for child abuse
prevention activities and other vital programs.
Every child is a blessing. Through the cooperation of Federal,
State, and local governments, faith-based and community
organizations, schools, law enforcement, and health and human
service agencies, we can develop and enhance successful
prevention strategies that protect our young people. In
addition, we must continue to recognize the spirit of
compassion in individuals and community groups across our
Nation that offer care, guidance, and support for young
people, parents, and caregivers. By working together, we can
put hope in our children's hearts and ensure healthy and safe
lives for all our children.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 2003 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
I encourage all Americans to join together to support strong
families, protect our children from abuse, neglect, and
maltreatment, and make our Nation a more promising place for
all.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7657
Proclamation 7657 of March 28, 2003
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act With
Respect to the Republic of The Gambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as added by
section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
(title I of Public Law 106 200) (AGOA), authorizes the
President to designate a country listed in section 107 of the
AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706) as a ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country'' if
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the President determines that the country meets the
eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the AGOA
(19 U.S.C. 3703), as well as the eligibility criteria set
forth in section 502 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462).
2. Section 104 of the AGOA authorizes the President to
designate a country listed in section 107 of the AGOA as an
``eligible sub-Saharan African country'' if the President
determines that the country meets certain eligibility
requirements.
3. Section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B))
provides special rules for certain apparel articles imported
from ``lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries.''
4. Pursuant to section 104 of the AGOA and section 506A(a)(1)
of the 1974 Act, I have determined that the Republic of The
Gambia (The Gambia) meets the eligibility requirements set
forth or referenced therein, and I have decided to designate
The Gambia as an eligible sub-Saharan African country and as a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country.
5. Pursuant to section 104 of the AGOA, I have determined that
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) meets the eligibility
criteria set forth therein, and I have decided to designate
DROC as an eligible sub-Saharan African country.
6. I have further decided to authorize the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) to exercise the authority provided to
the President under section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act with
respect to DROC. The USTR shall announce any such exercise of
authority in a notice published in the Federal Register.
7. The Gambia satisfies the criterion for treatment as a
``lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country''
under section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA. DROC, if it is
designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country, would
also satisfy the criterion for treatment as a ``lesser
developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country'' under
section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA.
8. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the
President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) the substance of the relevant provisions
of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and
actions thereunder, including the removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import
restriction.
9. With respect to any designation of DROC as a beneficiary
sub-Saharan African country, I have decided to authorize the
USTR to exercise the authority provided to the President under
section 604 of the 1974 Act to embody modifications and
technical or conforming changes in the HTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including sections 506A and 604 of the 1974 Act and section
104 of the AGOA, do proclaim that:
(1) The Gambia is designated as an eligible sub-Saharan
African country and as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country.
(2) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general
note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by inserting in alphabetical
sequence in the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries ``Republic of The Gambia.''
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(3) DROC is designated as an eligible sub-Saharan African
country.
(4) The USTR is authorized to exercise the authority provided
to the President under section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act with
respect to DROC. The USTR shall announce any such exercise of
authority in a notice published in the Federal Register. To
implement any designation of DROC as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country, the USTR is authorized to exercise the
authority provided to the President under section 604 of the
1974 Act to embody modifications and technical or conforming
changes in the HTS.
(5) For purposes of section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA, The
Gambia is a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country. If it is designated as a beneficiary sub-Saharan
African country, DROC would also be a lesser developed
beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for purposes of
section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA.
(6) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
(7) The modification to the HTS made by this proclamation
shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date
of publication of this proclamation in the Federal Register.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7658
Proclamation 7658 of April 1, 2003
National Donate Life Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Advances in medical research and technology are helping our
citizens to live longer and better lives. An important aspect
of these improvements is transplant technology. Today, up to
50 lives can be saved or enhanced by just one organ and tissue
donor. During National Donate Life Month, we honor living and
deceased donors and their families across our Nation who have
renewed the lives of others, and we call upon more Americans
to follow their example.
Through our Nation's organ and tissue donor programs,
thousands of Americans have given the gift of life. In 2002,
24,851 organ transplants and 32,744 corneal transplants were
performed in the United States. In addition, the National Bone
Marrow Donor Registry facilitated an average of 173
transplants each month. These donors' spirit of giving
reflects the compassion of our great Nation.
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Unfortunately, the current rate of donation is inadequate to
meet the growing needs of our fellow Americans. Nearly 81,000
of our citizens are on the national organ transplant waiting
list. Each day, an average of 68 of these individuals receive
an organ transplant, yet another 17 on the waiting list die.
As a Nation, we must strive to meet the needs of all Americans
awaiting such donations.
Through the ``Gift of Life Donation Initiative,'' my
Administration is working to educate our Nation about the
importance of becoming a donor. During National Donate Life
Month, more than 6,000 partners, including Federal agencies,
State governments, private industries, unions, fraternal
organizations, and associations have committed to promoting
organ and tissue donation awareness. As a result, millions of
Americans will learn about the many ways they can help those
in need and save lives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 2003 as National Donate Life Month. I call upon
our citizens to sign an organ and tissue donor card and to be
screened for bone marrow donation. I also urge healthcare
professionals, volunteers, educators, government agencies, and
private organizations to help raise awareness of the important
need for organ and tissue donors in communities throughout our
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this First day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7659
Proclamation 7659 of April 4, 2003
National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Crime brings trauma, pain, and insecurity into the lives of
too many Americans each year. As we work to reduce crime and
protect the rights of the accused, we must take equal care to
protect the rights of their victims. During National Crime
Victims' Rights Week, we remember those who have suffered as a
result of crime and honor those who have helped these victims.
Americans suffered over 24 million crimes in 2001, 5.7 million
of which involved violence. While we have improved policies
and our justice system has treated victims with greater
respect in recent years, we must continue our work to ensure
the full rights of all crime victims and better protect our
citizens. My Administration believes that victims of violent
crime have important rights that deserve protection in our
Constitution, and to guarantee these rights, I strongly
support the passage of the bipartisan Crime Victims' Rights
Amendment. This amendment will provide victims of violent
crime the right to reasonable and timely notice of any public
proceedings involving the crime or release of the perpetrator,
and the right to
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be heard at public proceedings regarding the criminal's
sentence or potential release. It will also assure that such
victims receive timely notice of any escape of their attacker.
Under this amendment, decision makers will duly consider the
victim's safety and payment of restitution from the offender
to the victim. This important amendment will strike the right
balance in protecting individual rights and ensuring fairness
and equity in our criminal justice system.
Across our Nation, victims' rights groups work on behalf of
victims every day. Through care and compassion, these groups
and individuals are bringing hope and comfort to their
neighbors in need. Domestic violence shelters, support groups
for families of homicide victims, rape crisis centers, and
other organizations in our cities and communities offer vital
assistance to individuals who have been affected by crime. In
times of such crises, counselors, hotline operators, clergy,
doctors, nurses, law enforcement, and countless others also
help their fellow Americans cope with their pain and
suffering.
As a Nation, we must continue to seek justice on behalf of all
people who have been victimized by crime. The heroes in these
efforts are the individuals and organizations who work to
provide valuable support and assistance to those who have
suffered from crime. This week allows us to recognize these
heroes and renew our commitment to fulfilling the promise of
our Nation of justice for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 6 through April 12, 2003, as National Crime
Victims' Rights Week. I encourage every community to embrace
the cause of victims' rights and to advance it in all sectors
of our society.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7660
Proclamation 7660 of April 8, 2003
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's former prisoners of war (POWs) are national heroes
whose service to our country will never be forgotten. These
brave men and women who fought for America and endured
cruelties and deprivation as prisoners of war helped to
protect our Nation, liberated millions of people from the
threats of tyranny and terror, and advanced the cause of
freedom worldwide.
This year, our Nation commemorates the 50th anniversary of the
signing of the armistice to end armed conflict in the Korean
War. We remember Operation Little Switch, conducted April
through May 1953, that freed 149
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American POWs, and Operation Big Switch, conducted August
through September 1953, which returned 3,597 Americans to our
country. Finally, Operation Glory, conducted July through
November 1954, was responsible for the return of the remains
of 2,944 Americans from North Korea. During this observance,
we also recognize and honor the more than 8,100 Americans
still unaccounted for from the Korean War.
This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Operation
Homecoming, in which 591 American POWs from Vietnam were
returned. We also recognize and honor those Americans still
unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.
All of these individuals are to be honored for their strength
of character and for the difficulties they and their families
endured. From World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam, to
the 1991 Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and other
conflicts, our service men and women have sacrificed much to
secure freedom, defend the ideals of our Nation, and free the
oppressed. By answering the call of duty and risking their
lives to protect others, these proud patriots continue to
inspire us today as we work with our allies to extend peace,
liberty, and opportunity to people around the world.
As we honor our former POWs, we are reminded of our current
POWs, captured in Operation Iraqi Freedom. We will work to
secure their freedom, and we pray for their speedy and safe
return. These brave men and women in uniform follow in the
footsteps of these former POWs who placed country above self
to advance peace in a troubled world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 9, 2003, as National Former Prisoner of War
Recognition Day. I call upon all the people of the United
States to join me in remembering former American prisoners of
war by honoring the memory of their sacrifices and in praying
for the safe return of our POWs. I also call upon Federal,
State, and local government officials and private
organizations to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7661
Proclamation 7661 of April 9, 2003
National D.A.R.E. Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Drugs destroy the hopes, dreams, and the health of our
children, and we must continue to work to reduce drug use
among America's young people. Today we honor Drug Abuse
Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.), the most widely recognized
substance abuse and violence prevention curriculum in America.
As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of this important
program,
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we recognize D.A.R.E.'s proud record of helping millions of
young people lead productive, drug-free, and violence-free
lives, and reaffirm our commitment to end illegal drug use
among our youth.
D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 by the Los Angeles Police
Department (LAPD), which faced an overwhelming drug use
problem among juveniles and saw the need for a program to
educate children and young adults about the destructive
realities of substance abuse. Teaming with the Los Angeles
Unified School District, the LAPD sent specially trained
police officers into classrooms to teach middle school
students how to resist peer pressure and make positive
decisions. Since that beginning 20 years ago, D.A.R.E. has
grown to reach 36 million students in more than 300,000
classrooms in the United States and around the world. Today,
D.A.R.E. programs are taught in 80 percent of our Nation's
school districts.
D.A.R.E.'s in-school curriculum focuses on giving children
practical skills to avoid becoming involved in drugs, gangs,
and violence. D.A.R.E. officers serve as supportive role
models and encourage young people to develop healthy self-
esteem. D.A.R.E. also helps young people in the critical
after-school hours through D.A.R.E. P.L.U.S. (Play and Learn
Under Supervision), a follow-up program that serves as a safe
and fun alternative to the local streets. D.A.R.E. P.L.U.S. is
designed to encourage middle school students to start taking
responsibility for their actions and to engage in activities
other than drug use.
One of the core principles of my National Drug Control
Strategy is to stop drug use before it starts, and D.A.R.E.
and D.A.R.E. P.L.U.S. play an important role in my community-
based approach. Through these programs, parents, educators,
law enforcement officials, and other caring citizens are
joining together in a collaborative fight against illegal
drugs. However, we have more to do to reduce illegal drug use
among America's youth. The most effective way to reduce the
supply of drugs is to reduce the demand, and I am confident
that we can help accomplish this goal through a focus on
effective, family-centered education and prevention.
Toward this end, I have proposed the creation of a Parents
Drug Corps to educate and train parents to lead the effort in
preventing drug use among children and teens. In addition, I
have asked the Congress to support millions of parents and
concerned citizens in communities nationwide by doubling
funding for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. These
new efforts will complement our ongoing work to surround our
most vulnerable children with caring adults who can offer
support, guidance, and encouragement.
As we honor the dedicated individuals whose extraordinary
efforts make D.A.R.E. work, we resolve to continue to help
young people avoid the dangers of drug use and violence. By
helping to ensure that all our children are educated and
supported by positive and caring role models, we contribute to
a promising future that offers hope and opportunity for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 10, 2003, as National D.A.R.E. Day. I call upon
all the people of the United States, particularly our youth,
parents, and educators, to observe this day by joining the
fight against drugs in our communities. I also encourage our
citizens to express
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appreciation for the law enforcement officers, volunteers, and
others who work to help young people avoid the dangers of drug
use.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7662
Proclamation 7662 of April 10, 2003
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a Nation, we must work to ensure that all our children have
the opportunity to reach their full potential and achieve
their dreams. On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2003, we
renew our commitment to providing quality education and to
teaching our children the values that prepare them for lives
as good neighbors and citizens.
Education has always been one of our Nation's top priorities.
We place great reliance and confidence in our public education
system, recognizing that it is one of the most important
institutions of our free society. By helping our young
citizens learn and develop skills, education has spurred our
progress and prosperity, driven our Nation's economy, and
enriched our culture.
Over the last 2 years, my Administration has taken significant
action to transform public education in America. In one of the
most comprehensive reforms ever passed, the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 strengthened our school systems and
affirmed our fundamental belief in the promise of every child.
By raising expectations and insisting on results, we can make
a difference in the lives of all our children.
As part of our commitment to our children's future, we must
also teach young Americans to live lives of integrity and
purpose, and to realize the importance of loving others and
contributing to their communities. These values are first
learned within the family, but all of our citizens, and
especially our teachers, can support parents in the character
education of our children. By guiding young people to
understand universal values such as tolerance, honesty,
commitment to family, service to others, and respect for the
dignity of every life, our schools and communities can help
our Nation fulfill its great potential.
For the past 19 years, on the anniversary of his birth, we
have recognized the contributions of the Rabbi Menachem Mendel
Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe who was instrumental in
establishing numerous educational, social, and rehabilitative
institutions. The Rebbe believed that education is critical in
cultivating the moral character of students. He lived what he
said: ``A single good deed on your part could transform the
world.''
Today in the United States, there is a growing momentum of
acts of kindness. Across our country, millions of Americans
are helping to reinforce a
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culture of service, citizenship, and responsibility, and are
applying the compassion of America to our biggest problems and
deepest wounds. To build on these successes, we must instill
these values in our next generation of leaders. Amidst a world
of challenges, we can equip our children to carry our Nation
into a future of promise and possibility for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 13, 2003, as Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A.
I call upon all Americans to invest in our Nation's future by
helping our children understand the importance of character
and provide them the knowledge and values necessary to
succeed.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7663
Proclamation 7663 of April 11, 2003
Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our Nation takes great pride in the unity of the Pan American
community. We enjoy strong bonds of friendship with our
neighbors throughout the Western Hemisphere, and the almost 33
million citizens of Latin American and Caribbean descent who
are a part of the rich cultural diversity of our country.
Their contributions have enriched our Nation. In the Western
Hemisphere, we share common commitments to overcoming poverty,
achieving peace and prosperity for all, and providing safety
in our hemisphere. As we observe Pan American Day and Pan
American Week, we renew our dedication to working with the Pan
American community of nations to protect democracy, promote
economic growth, and provide for the defense and security of
all our citizens.
The governments of the region continue to make important
progress in advancing democracy, as demonstrated by the free,
fair, and transparent elections that took place throughout the
region this past year. The United States joins with our
neighbors in the hemisphere in congratulating the citizens and
governments of those nations on their achievements, and my
Administration remains dedicated to working with the
democratically elected governments of the Americas to defend
freedoms whenever and wherever they are threatened. The
historic Inter-American Democratic Charter, adopted on
September 11, 2001, continues to guide efforts across the
region to protect human rights and political freedoms, combat
corruption, promote good governance, and strengthen democratic
institutions.
The countries of our hemisphere have made great strides in
opening their economies in recent decades, and we must
continue to work towards open exchanges of ideas and goods
throughout Pan America. To promote these
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goals, we must welcome the expansion of economic integration
and renew our dedication to creating a Free Trade Area of the
Americas.
Ensuring hemispheric security remains one of our most
important common objectives. Today and in the future, we will
continue our efforts to safeguard our citizens and to ensure
that individuals throughout our hemisphere enjoy the full
benefits of freedom. By working together, we can achieve the
Pan American goals of protecting democracy and human rights,
defeating tyranny, and overcoming poverty and lawlessness.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 14, 2003, as Pan American Day, and April 13
through April 19, 2003, as Pan American Week. I encourage the
Governors of the 50 States, the Governor of the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas under the
flag of the United States of America to honor these
observances with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7664
Proclamation 7664 of April 15, 2003
National Fair Housing Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The Fair Housing Act was signed on April 11, 1968, just one
week after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This landmark bill, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of
1968, resulted from the hard work and leadership of Dr. King
and others in the civil rights movement and was an important
step toward confronting discrimination against minorities in
housing. As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of this historic
legislation, we reaffirm our commitment to ensuring that all
Americans have equal access to housing.
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 has helped open doors of
opportunity for countless families. Since its passage, America
has made significant progress in achieving equal housing
access for all individuals.
Despite this progress, more work remains in our struggle to
achieve equality and racial justice. Prejudice and
discriminatory practices in housing still exist in America. A
recent lending study showed that minorities continue to
receive less information, less assistance, and less favorable
terms and conditions than non-minorities while applying for
home loans. These practices are wrong. As a Nation, and as
individuals, we must be vigilant in responding to
discrimination wherever we find it and ensuring that minority
families have access to housing. With my minority
homeownership initiative and its partnership with the private
sector, I have set a goal to increase the number of minority
homeowners by 5.5 million by 2010.
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All Americans should know their housing rights, and the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working
to increase public awareness of fair housing laws, including
those combating discrimination in mortgage lending. The 2004
budget request for HUD includes $50 million for fair housing_a
9 percent increase over 2003 funding_with a substantial
portion specifically allocated for increased education and
outreach efforts. The Department is also collaborating with
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on a financial
education program in minority neighborhoods. In addition, the
HUD, Education, and the Treasury Departments are advancing
initiatives to educate families about homeownership through
counseling programs and financial literacy efforts.
We are also vigilantly enforcing fair housing laws, showing no
tolerance for those who discriminate. The Office of Fair
Housing and Equal Opportunity at HUD is working with private
industry and fair housing and community advocates to promote
voluntary compliance and to ensure that consumers are treated
in a lawful, respectful manner. When warranted, the Department
of Justice takes legal action to protect our citizens from
discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin.
Finally, we are working to increase the supply of accessible
housing for citizens with disabilities. HUD continues to
aggressively enforce the law on behalf of people with
disabilities, and the Department is working cooperatively with
builders, architects, and others to provide technical
assistance to help construct more handicapped-accessible
housing.
Fair Housing Month provides an opportunity to place special
emphasis on our goal to increase homeownership throughout our
country. Together, we can advance toward a future where all
our citizens have access to a key element of the American
Dream_homeownership.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 2003 as National Fair Housing Month. I call
upon the people of the United States to learn more about their
rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act and the
roles they can individually and collectively play to combat
housing discrimination.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7665
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Proclamation 7665 of April 18, 2003
National Park Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America is a land of majestic beauty, and we are blessed with
immeasurable natural wealth. Americans are united in the
belief that we must preserve this treasured heritage and
conserve these natural resources for the benefit and enjoyment
of the American people.
As a Nation, we can be proud of our diverse parklands, ranging
from the rugged wilderness of snow-capped mountains, thick
forests, sweeping desert sands, and remote canyons to national
symbols such as the Statue of Liberty and the Lincoln
Memorial. Our National Park Service has a long and important
history. In 1864, the Federal Government ensured a grand
natural landscape for generations to come when it designated
Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias to be
``held for public use, resort, and recreation . . .
inalienable for all time.'' Eight years later in 1872, the
Congress created the first national park in the Yellowstone
region of the Territories of Montana and Wyoming. Finally, in
1916, the National Park Service was established to efficiently
administer our growing number of parks, which today includes
388 national parks on more than 84 million acres of public
lands. These lands continue to be cherished by all our
citizens.
The full and safe enjoyment of our national parks depends on
dedicated National Park Service employees and thousands of
people who volunteer their time to conserve these sites. This
year's theme for National Park Week, ``Celebrating
Volunteers,'' recognizes their valuable contributions to
conserving and maintaining our natural, cultural, and
historical heritage.
Across the country, my Administration is promoting volunteer
service, encouraging public-private partnerships, and
advocating community-based interest in our national parks. We
are committed to ensuring that our land is conserved, our air
is clean, our water is pure, and our parks are open and
accessible to all Americans. Recently, my Administration re-
launched Take Pride in America, a national partnership that
engages volunteers from every corner of America to enhance our
parks and other public lands. As part of the USA Freedom Corps
initiative, Take Pride in America will encourage more
Americans to take part in volunteer service opportunities
available on public lands.
My Administration has also supported improvements in park
management and is working to reduce the park maintenance
backlog. My fiscal year 2004 budget includes over $1 billion
to reduce the maintenance backlog, an increase of $180 million
over last year's request, along with $76 million, a $9 million
increase over last year's request, for the National Park
Service Natural Resource Challenge to monitor ``vital signs''
of conditions in our parks. This initiative will help conserve
native species and habitats, maintain our natural resources,
eradicate invasive species, and provide the public with
information about resources in our parks. In addition, my
Administration has developed the website www.recreation.gov,
which is a user-
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friendly way to obtain information about recreational
opportunities in the national parks and other public
recreation sites.
As we observe National Park Week, I encourage all citizens to
explore our national parks and to commit to the conservation
and stewardship of these timeless treasures. By working
together, we can ensure that these special places thrive for
generations to come.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 21 through April 27, 2003, as National Park
Week. I call upon the people of the United States to join me
in recognizing the importance of our national parks and to
learn more about these areas of beauty, their historical
significance, and the many ways citizens can volunteer to help
preserve these precious resources.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7666
Proclamation 7666 of April 25, 2003
National Charter Schools Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Charter schools provide many children with a first-class
education, and they have gained national recognition for their
accountability standards, innovative programs, and success
with young people. The high expectations they set and the
opportunities for development they create help students
attending charter schools realize their potential and achieve
their dreams.
Charter schools are held to the same standards, including
curriculum standards, as traditional schools, and are also
accountable to students, parents, and community leaders for
producing results and improving achievement. By defining
expected goals and offering options for children trapped in
low-performing schools, charter schools help improve the
overall quality of education in America.
The success of charter schools is evident in the achievements
of the children who attend those schools and in the positive
response from the communities they serve. In little more than
a decade, 2,700 charter schools have opened in 36 States and
the District of Columbia, and nearly two-thirds of these
schools have waiting lists. Forty States and the District of
Columbia have enacted charter school laws, and this year four
additional States began considering charter school laws. To
help State and local districts provide parents with more
quality education alternatives, I have proposed increased
funding for charter schools so that more of our children can
receive the gift of a good education.
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The accomplishments of charter schools prove that we can
improve our public education system by replacing low
expectations with a culture of achievement that rewards
success and does not tolerate failure. Over the last 2 years,
my Administration has taken steps to realize this vision by
supporting accountability for results, expanded parental
choice, increased local flexibility, and a focus on what
works. With the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, we continue
to build a stronger educational foundation for America's
children. States are now responsible for improving student
achievement in public schools by maintaining tough academic
standards and setting annual progress goals. The law further
requires regular testing to ensure all students are proficient
in reading and math and to help identify learning problems.
My Administration is working to provide the resources schools
need to fund education reform and achieve these high
standards. We have increased funding for elementary and
secondary education by 36 percent in the last 2 years, and the
Federal Government will spend nearly $24 billion on these
programs this year. Through the new Reading First program,
over $500 million has been distributed to 29 States to assist
with reading programs that help ensure that our children will
know how to read by the third grade. Expansions of our charter
schools, and reforms in traditional public schools, are
helping build the mind and character of our future leaders.
During National Charter Schools Week, we renew our commitment
to our children and their education. I urge every American to
visit a charter school and learn about its efforts to help
children in their community. Charter schools are just one of
many successful alternatives that ensure that no child is left
behind. By raising expectations and fostering hope, we can
help build a future of promise for our next generation of
Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 27 through May 3, 2003, as National Charter
Schools Week. I commend the States with charter schools, and I
call on parents of charter school children to share their
success stories with others so that all Americans may
understand more about the important work of charter schools.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7667
Proclamation 7667 of April 25, 2003
National Volunteer Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Volunteering is central to the American character and is a
fundamental expression of responsible citizenship. From our
Nation's earliest days, people
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came together to do whatever was needed for the public good_
from raising barns and providing mutual security to organizing
educational activities and caring for their neighbors. Though
our country has changed dramatically since its founding, the
need for service has not. During National Volunteer Week, we
recognize our proud legacy of volunteer service and resolve to
encourage more Americans to continue strengthening our country
by helping others.
This is a time for all Americans to be active citizens, not
spectators. For that reason, I have created the USA Freedom
Corps to mobilize our citizens and provide opportunities for
individuals and organizations to contribute to important
causes. As part of this initiative, I have asked all Americans
to dedicate at least 4,000 hours over the rest of their lives
to serving their neighbors and their Nation. Since that call
to service, our citizens have responded with an outpouring of
kindness that is transforming our country, one heart and one
soul at a time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
more than 59 million Americans volunteered last year through
charitable organizations.
These individuals served in a variety of ways_mentoring and
tutoring children, providing companionship to the elderly,
running community theaters and arts programs, cleaning
highways and parks, staffing essential community
organizations, and offering physical and spiritual aid to the
hungry and homeless. In addition, citizen volunteers have
contributed to the ongoing war on terror by helping families
and communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to
emergencies. Across our Nation, our citizens are recognizing
that everyone can do something to help and that serving those
in need benefits the volunteer also.
My Administration has taken several steps to build on this
progress and continue the momentum created by these millions
of acts of service. Most recently, I formed the President's
Council on Service and Civic Participation, and charged them
with creating a nationwide recognition program called the
President's Volunteer Service Awards. These awards will be
given to individuals and organizations engaged in a variety of
volunteer services who have made a sustained commitment to
service over the course of 1 year, and enhance our ability to
pay tribute to volunteers and the impact their service has on
our communities and our country.
National Volunteer Week offers each of us the opportunity to
recognize one of the true strengths of our Nation_the
compassionate spirit of our citizens. I urge all Americans to
continue to uphold this spirit and answer the call to service
to help ensure that all our citizens realize the promise of
America. Together, we can achieve a hopeful future for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim April 27 through May 3, 2003, as National Volunteer
Week. I call on all Americans to join together to celebrate
the invaluable work that volunteers perform every day across
our country, and to commit themselves to do more for their
neighbors in need through the many volunteer programs
available in their communities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fifth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7668
Proclamation 7668 of April 30, 2003
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America is strengthened by the rich cultural diversity of our
people, and we are blessed to be a Nation that welcomes
individuals of all races, religions, and cultural backgrounds.
The values and traditions of the Asian/Pacific-American
community_love of family, entrepreneurship, excellence in
education, and community service_have strengthened us as a
Nation. During Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, we
celebrate the contributions of these talented and hard-working
citizens and recognize their rich legacy of ingenuity,
perseverance, and achievement.
Many Asian/Pacific immigrants came to America to discover the
promise of our Nation and to realize their dreams. Their
contributions were critical in establishing a robust economy.
Asian/Pacific Americans also worked tirelessly to build our
national railroad infrastructure, paving the way for our
western expansion and growth as a world leader. Generations of
Asian/Pacific Americans have proudly served our Nation with
honor and courage in wars and conflicts, including most
recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom. Today, as in the past, their dedication and service
to advancing peace in a troubled world upholds the values that
make our country strong.
Asian/Pacific Americans are also helping to shape America's
future. As entrepreneurs, artists, educators, public servants,
scientists, and explorers, they challenge the minds of our
next generation, expand commerce and innovation, probe the
frontiers of space, and search for cures for the world's
diseases. Our children are also inspired by the contributions
and sacrifices of dedicated individuals such as inventor An
Wang, experimental physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, Challenger
astronaut Ellison Onizuka, Columbia astronaut Kalpana Chawla,
and sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
Since the earliest days of America, people from all cultures
have traveled to our Nation seeking the promise of freedom,
opportunity, and justice. As an integral part of our society,
Americans of Asian and Pacific heritage share in the pursuit
of this American Dream. I join with all Americans in
celebrating this rich and diverse culture, and I encourage
every citizen to recognize the role of Asian/Pacific Americans
in building and sustaining our Nation.
To honor the achievements of Asian/Pacific Americans, the
Congress by Public Law 102 450 as amended, has designated the
month of May each year as ``Asian/Pacific American Heritage
Month.''
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 2003 as Asian/
Pacific American Heritage Month. I call upon our citizens to
learn more about the history of Asian/Pacific Americans and
how they have contributed to the culture and heritage of our
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7669
Proclamation 7669 of April 30, 2003
Older Americans Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Advances in medicine, public health, science, and technology
are keeping Americans healthier and adding years to our lives.
As our population of senior citizens continues to grow, our
Nation remains dedicated to fulfilling our promises to these
valuable members of our society. This year's observance of
Older Americans Month, ``What We Do Makes A Difference,''
recognizes the important contributions of older Americans and
the network of services that support them. Older Americans
continue to work in a variety of jobs, from teachers, to
engineers, to business owners and entrepreneurs, and in so
doing bring invaluable experience and leadership skills.
Additionally, their wisdom, strength, and compassion reflect
the character of our great Nation. During this month, we honor
our seniors and thank them for the lessons they teach us and
the strong values they instill in families and communities
throughout our country.
Serving as examples to others, throughout our Nation every
day, older Americans are engaging in acts of compassion. Over
a half million members of the Senior Corps are volunteering
their time and talents to help those in need. Retired doctors,
nurses, police, and firefighters are helping communities
prepare for emergencies, and countless other older Americans
are bringing comfort and care to their families and neighbors.
These individuals understand the importance of service, and
their efforts are helping to build a more welcoming society.
Many food banks, clothing distribution programs, and other
social service activities of faith-based and community
organizations could not operate without the senior Americans
who volunteer in these efforts.
As these individuals continue to work on our behalf, our
Nation is working to fulfill our obligations to older
Americans by providing them with good health care and other
services to enhance their lives. My Administration is
coordinating with State and Area Agencies on Aging, and faith-
based and community organizations to better provide essential
services, such as meals, nutrition, counseling, and health
screening, to our seniors. Seven million older Americans and
their families are currently being served by a large network
of Federal, State, tribal, local partnerships, and thousands
of volunteers. The services provided by these groups make it
easier for
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older Americans to remain in their homes, communities, and the
workplace, which helps preserve their dignity and
independence.
In addition, our Medicare system is our binding commitment as
a caring society. When Medicare was signed into law 38 years
ago, it was designed to bring the healing miracle of modern
medicine to our senior citizens. We must renew our commitment
to giving seniors access to the preventative medicines and new
drugs that are transforming health care in America. Medicare
must be available in a variety of forms, and older Americans
must have the opportunity to choose the healthcare plan that
best fits their needs. My Administration will continue its
efforts to improve programs that support older Americans and
to offer innovative options for long-term care.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim May 2003 as Older Americans Month. I commend our
senior citizens for their many contributions to our society. I
further commend the network of Federal, State, local, and
tribal organizations, service and healthcare providers,
caregivers, and millions of dedicated volunteers for their
daily efforts on behalf of our senior citizens. I encourage
all Americans to honor their elders, to find opportunities to
address their needs, and to work together to reinforce the
bonds that unite families and communities. I also call upon
all our citizens to publicly reaffirm our Nation's commitment
to older Americans this month, and throughout the year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7670
Proclamation 7670 of April 30, 2003
Law Day, U.S.A., 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America was founded on the ideals of liberty and equality for
all, and the Framers of the Constitution created three
branches of the national Government to uphold these
principles. The third branch, the Judicial, is responsible for
administering justice fairly and impartially. On Law Day, we
recognize the achievements of our Nation's legal system and
our independent Judiciary in sustaining the rights and
liberties we cherish.
George Washington wrote, ``The administration of justice is
the firmest pillar of government.'' Our Judicial branch
upholds the rule of law in our society and strengthens our
democracy. Under the Constitution, judges are granted the
solemn responsibility of providing fair and impartial
resolution of criminal and civil disputes.
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This year's Law Day theme, ``Independent Courts Protect Our
Liberties,'' focuses on one of the foundations of our
constitutional system: judicial independence, provided in the
Federal system by life tenure and an assured level of
compensation. In order to ensure equality for all citizens and
fairness in the judicial process, our judges must serve as
impartial arbiters who do not have a stake in their decisions
or seek to achieve a biased outcome or particular result in
the cases they oversee.
Our constitutional system of separation of powers places
careful limits on the powers of judges and separates the
responsibilities of making laws and interpreting laws between
the Legislative and Judicial branches. Independent Federal
judges have the autonomy to make decisions and interpret the
law unfettered by outside influences. In this way, we are
assured that our laws will be interpreted justly and applied
with uniformity.
Our Nation's judges must be men and women of exemplary
character, wisdom, experience, and good temperament, and have
a willingness to work hard. They must be jurists who will
honor the public office with which they are entrusted.
This Law Day, we recognize the vital role of independent
judges in upholding justice in courts throughout our land, and
we resolve to continue to support and strengthen the Judicial
branch, thereby helping to preserve our rights and liberties.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, in accordance with Public Law 87 20, as
amended, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2003, as Law Day, U.S.A. I
call upon all the people of the United States to observe this
day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also call
upon Government officials to display the flag of the United
States in support of this national observance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7671
Proclamation 7671 of April 30, 2003
Loyalty Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
To be an American is not a matter of blood or birth. Our
citizens are bound by ideals that represent the hope of all
mankind: that all men are created equal, endowed with
unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. On Loyalty Day, we reaffirm our allegiance to our
country and resolve to uphold the vision of our Forefathers.
Our founding principles have endured, guiding our Nation
toward progress and prosperity and allowing the United States
to be a leader among nations of the world. Throughout our
history, honorable men and women have
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demonstrated their loyalty to America by making remarkable
sacrifices to preserve and protect these values.
Today, America's men and women in uniform are protecting our
Nation, defending the peace of the world, and advancing the
cause of liberty. The world has seen again the fine character
of our Nation through our military as they fought to protect
the innocent and liberate the oppressed in Operation Iraqi
Freedom. We are honored by the service of foreign nationals in
our Armed Services whose willingness to risk their lives for a
country they cannot yet call their own is proof of the loyalty
this country inspires. Their service and sacrifice are a
testament to their love for America, and our soldiers' honor
on and off the battlefield reaffirms our Nation's most deeply
held beliefs: that every life counts, and that all humans have
an unalienable right to live as free people.
These values must be imparted to each new generation. Our
children need to know that our Nation is a force for good in
the world, extending hope and freedom to others. By learning
about America's history, achievements, ideas, and heroes, our
young citizens will come to understand even more why freedom
is worth protecting.
Last September, I announced several initiatives that will help
improve students' knowledge of American history, increase
their civic involvement, and deepen their love for our great
country. The We the People initiative will encourage the
teaching of American history and civic education by providing
grants for curriculum development and training seminars. The
Our Documents initiative will use the Internet to bring
information about and the text of 100 of America's most
important documents from the National Archives to classrooms
and communities across the country. These initiatives are
important, for it is only when our children have an
understanding of our past that they will be able to lead the
future.
This Loyalty Day, as we express allegiance to our Nation and
its founding ideals, we resolve to ensure that the blessings
of liberty endure and extend for generations to come.
The Congress, by Public Law 85 529, as amended, has designated
May 1 of each year as ``Loyalty Day,'' and I ask all Americans
to join me in this day of celebration and in reaffirming our
allegiance to our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2003, as Loyalty
Day. I call upon all the people of the United States to join
in support of this national observance. I also call upon
government officials to display the flag of the United States
on all government buildings on Loyalty Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7672
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Proclamation 7672 of April 30, 2003
National Day of Prayer, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
We are a Nation whose people turn to prayer in times of our
most heartfelt sorrow and our moments of greatest joy. On this
National Day of Prayer, first called for more than 225 years
ago by the Continental Congress, we come together to thank God
for our Nation's many blessings, to acknowledge our need for
His wisdom and grace, and to ask Him to continue to watch over
our country in the days ahead.
America welcomes individuals of all backgrounds and religions,
and our citizens hold diverse beliefs. In prayer, we share the
universal desire to speak and listen to our Maker and to seek
the plans He has for our lives. We recognize the ways that He
has blessed our land abundantly, and we offer thanks for these
gifts and for the generosity of our Nation in helping those in
need. We are grateful for our freedom, for God's love, mercy,
and forgiveness, and for a hope that will never be shaken.
Today, our Nation is strong and prosperous. Our Armed Forces
have achieved great success on the battlefield, but challenges
still lie ahead. Prayer will not make our path easy, yet
prayer can give us strength and hope for the journey.
As we continue to fight against terror, we ask the Almighty to
protect all those who battle for freedom throughout the world
and our brave men and women in uniform, and we ask Him to
shield innocents from harm. We recognize the sacrifice of our
military families and ask God to grant them peace and
strength. We will not forget the men and women who have fallen
in service to America and to the cause of freedom. We pray
that their loved ones will receive God's comfort and grace.
In this hour of history's calling, Americans are bowing humbly
in churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, and in their own
homes, in the presence of the Almighty. This day, I ask our
Nation to join me in praying for the strength to meet the
challenges before us, for the wisdom to know and do what is
right, for continued determination to work towards making our
society a more compassionate and decent place, and for peace
in the affairs of men.
The Congress, by Public Law 100 307, as amended, has called on
our citizens to reaffirm the role of prayer in our society and
to honor the religious diversity our freedom permits by
recognizing annually a ``National Day of Prayer.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2003, as a
National Day of Prayer. I ask the citizens of our Nation to
pray, each after his or her own faith, in thanksgiving for the
freedoms and blessings we have received and for God's
continued guidance and protection. I also urge all Americans
to join in observing this day with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7673
Proclamation 7673 of May 2, 2003
Jewish Heritage Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The extraordinary heritage of Jewish Americans reflects the
strength and spirit of our Nation. Their deep family and
community ties and strong religious traditions exemplify
America's cultural diversity. Jewish Heritage Week provides an
opportunity to recognize the contributions of Jewish Americans
to our country and to celebrate their commitment to faith,
family, and freedom.
The Jewish people began their search for freedom more than
3,000 years ago. From the struggle of the Exodus, to the
miracle of the Maccabees, to the horrors of the Holocaust, to
the creation of the democratic State of Israel, Jews have
faced and survived many challenges. Jews draw on their faith
to provide hope for the future.
For centuries, Jews have immigrated to the United States to
realize their dreams and enjoy the blessings of religious
tolerance and individual liberty. Today, Jewish Americans play
an important role in the success and growth of our country.
Their accomplishments in education, industry, science, art,
literature, and dozens of other fields have strengthened our
Nation and enriched our culture.
Throughout their history, Jewish Americans have demonstrated
that goodness can overcome evil. Guided by moral principles,
they bring to our Nation a rich heritage that recognizes the
dignity of every citizen and the possibilities of every life.
Countless Jewish charitable organizations are helping serve
the men, women, and children across our country who are in
need. Their works of kindness and mercy help to build a more
generous and compassionate Nation.
During this week, we also recognize the many Jewish Americans
serving in our Armed Forces who are working to rid the world
of terror and bring freedom and justice to the oppressed.
Every generation of Americans must rise to meet its own
challenges, and this generation of Jewish Americans is
standing strong to defend our freedoms and help make America a
land of opportunity for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim May 4 through May 11, 2003, as Jewish Heritage Week.
I urge all Americans to learn more about the rich history of
Jewish Americans and to celebrate their contribution to our
cultural diversity.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this second
day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7674
Proclamation 7674 of May 7, 2003
Mother's Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Mother's Day, we honor the dedicated and caring women who
are devoted to their families and committed to improving the
world their children will inherit. Our first President, George
Washington, said that his mother was ``the most beautiful
woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.'' America owes
much of its goodness and strength to mothers, including
adoptive mothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers.
Mother's Day began as a day of love and friendship, designed
to help heal families divided across battle lines during the
Civil War. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a
resolution officially establishing Mother's Day to honor the
role of women in the family. On Mother's Day, 2003, we carry
on the tradition by recognizing our mothers for their strength
and compassion. We also recognize them for showing
unconditional love and teaching positive values.
Mothers nurture a child's physical and emotional growth, nurse
illness, ease failure, and cheer success. They instill
important values in children and help provide the tools they
need to make the right choices and grow up to be responsible,
compassionate, and successful members of society.
As we honor our mothers on this special day, we celebrate
their contributions to the character of our next generation of
leaders. And we remember the lessons our mothers have taught
us: That it is better to give than to receive, that we must
love our neighbors as ourselves, and that service to others
brings joy.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 8, 1914, as
amended (38 Stat. 770), has designated the second Sunday in
May each year as ``Mother's Day'' and has requested the
President to call for its appropriate observance. It is my
honor and privilege to do so again.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 11, 2003, as
Mother's Day. I encourage all Americans to express their love,
respect, and appreciation to mothers everywhere for their
contributions to their children, families, communities, and
our Nation. I also call upon citizens to observe this day with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh
day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7675
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Proclamation 7675 of May 9, 2003
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every day across the country, from our largest cities to our
quietest crossroads, peace officers stand watch over our
citizens, selflessly risking their lives to protect
individuals, families, neighborhoods, and property against
crime. This week, we salute these men and women for their
courage, commitment, and service, and we honor those who have
fallen in the line of duty. We also reaffirm our commitment to
supporting law enforcement by bringing our communities
together to fight crime.
Peace officers fulfill a great calling in upholding the rule
of law in our society. Law enforcement officers choose their
profession and take their oaths knowing that theirs is a
dangerous job. They accept these risks, answering the call of
duty and demonstrating a willingness to serve that reflects
the best of America.
As they work to protect our communities, peace officers often
place themselves in harm's way. Some make the ultimate
sacrifice in defense of others. During Police Week, and
particularly on Peace Officers Memorial Day, we pay tribute to
the 148 law enforcement officers who gave their lives in the
line of duty last year. Those who have fallen are remembered
in our hearts and in the memory of our country. Through their
service and sacrifice, they have earned our Nation's respect
and gratitude.
As we honor these fallen heroes, we should also resolve to
support all law enforcement officers by becoming active in the
fight against crime. Strong communities and neighborhoods help
deter crime. By coming together as neighbors, and by looking
out for each other, Americans can assist law enforcement in
preventing crime in our communities and also help secure our
homeland from the threat of terrorism. In the new world we
face since September 11, one of our best defenses is a
vigilant public working with law enforcement to help protect
our land.
I created the USA Freedom Corps to foster a culture of
service, citizenship, and responsibility in America, and to
provide opportunities for Americans to get involved in helping
their communities. A key component of Freedom Corps is the
Citizen Corps, which helps coordinate volunteer activities
that make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared
for emergencies. Since the Citizens Corps was launched last
year, more than 500 Citizen Corps Councils have been
established, bringing together first responders, local
government officials, and volunteer service organizations.
Volunteers are also working with police departments through
more than 430 Volunteers in Police Service programs in our
Nation. Additionally, the number of registered Neighborhood
Watch groups continues to grow. To build on these successes,
we should continue to strengthen partnerships between citizens
and local law enforcement and work to engage more volunteers
in public safety and emergency preparedness. By joining
together to fight crime, we honor the memory and uphold the
legacy of all those who gave their lives to preserve our
safety and security.
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By a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962, as amended,
(76 Stat. 676), the Congress has authorized and requested the
President to designate May 15 of each year as ``Peace Officers
Memorial Day'' and the week in which it falls as ``Police
Week,'' and, by Public Law 103 322, as amended, (36 U.S.C.
136), has directed that the flag be flown at half-staff on
Peace Officers Memorial Day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2003, as Peace
Officers Memorial Day and May 11 through May 17, 2003, as
Police Week. I call on all Americans to observe these events
with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I also call on
Governors of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, as well as appropriate officials of all units of
government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on
Peace Officers Memorial Day. I further encourage all Americans
to display the flag at half-staff from their homes and
businesses on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day
of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7676
Proclamation 7676 of May 9, 2003
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's transportation system takes us where we need to go,
keeps our economy moving, and strengthens our Nation's
security. On National Defense Transportation Day and during
National Transportation Week, we celebrate how modern
transportation has transformed the world and recognize the men
and women who have contributed to its progress. We also renew
our commitment to increasing transportation safety and to
keeping our transportation system on the leading edge of
technology.
Our 21st century transportation system safely and securely
transports our citizens and delivers a wide range of goods
throughout the country and the world. In times of war, our
transportation system also moves troops and carries defense
cargo efficiently. Preserving and enhancing our transportation
resources makes that infrastructure safer, facilitates growth
in business and industry, creates jobs, secures our Nation,
and improves the quality of life of our citizens.
To sustain these advantages, we must continue to invest in our
Nation's transportation systems. From enhancing existing
highways, waterways, railway lines, pipelines, and airports,
to developing fuel-efficient and reduced-emissions vehicles,
we must work towards improving safety, protecting the
environment, and furthering our national defense. As part of
these efforts, my Administration has announced a hydrogen fuel
initiative to reverse America's growing dependence on foreign
oil by developing the technology
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to produce commercially viable, hydrogen fuel cells, which
will help power cars and trucks with no emissions of air
pollution or greenhouse gases. This new national commitment
could make it possible for the first car driven by a child
born today to be powered by hydrogen, and be pollution-free.
Through the newly created Department of Homeland Security, my
Administration is working towards strengthening protections
throughout our national transportation system. Designed to
increase protections for America's citizens while maintaining
the free flow of goods and people across our borders, our
comprehensive national plan includes selective maritime
restrictions, increased airport security, and improved
railroad infrastructure security. We are also enforcing
temporary flight restrictions and flying Combat Air Patrols
over critical sites, increasing surveillance of hazardous
material shipments within our country, and taking measures to
keep hazardous materials away from places where large numbers
of people gather. We are determined to defend the American
homeland, and we will do all in our power to make sure our
skies, rails, pipelines, waterways, and roads are safe from
terror.
To recognize the men and women who work in the transportation
industry and who contribute to our Nation's well-being, and
defense, the Congress, by joint resolution approved May 16,
1957, as amended (36 U.S.C. 120), has designated the third
Friday in May of each year as ``National Defense
Transportation Day,'' and, by joint resolution approved May
14, 1962, as amended (36 U.S.C. 133), declared that the week
during which that Friday falls be designated as ``National
Transportation Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 16, 2003, as
National Defense Transportation Day and May 11 through May 17,
2003, as National Transportation Week. I encourage all
Americans to learn more about how our modern transportation
system enhances our economy and contributes to our freedom.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day
of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7677
Proclamation 7677 of May 9, 2003
National Safe Boating Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As summer approaches, Americans are looking forward to
enjoying our Nation's rivers, lakes, and oceans. National
statistics show that recreational boating is safer today than
ever before, with the number of boating fatalities declining
even as the number of boats increases. However, lives continue
to be lost needlessly, and we must remain committed to boating
safety.
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During National Safe Boating Week, we are reminded that
practicing simple steps can make recreational boating safer
and more enjoyable.
This year's theme, ``Boat Smart. Boat Safe. Wear It!''
highlights the importance and ease of wearing life jackets.
Drowning remains the number one cause of recreational boating
fatalities. According to the United States Coast Guard, nearly
80 percent of those who died in boating accidents in 2001 were
not wearing life jackets. In many of these cases, life jackets
were available on board, but were useless to the passengers in
the boats because the speed and suddenness of the accident
prevented them from having time to put on their life jackets.
The chances of surviving a serious boating accident increase
dramatically by wearing a life jacket. Modern life jackets are
smaller, lighter, and more flexible, making them easier and
more comfortable to wear.
The National Safe Boating Council, the National Association
of State Boating Law Administrators, and the U.S. Coast Guard
are working with other campaign partners to encourage safe
boating practices through the 2003 North American Safe Boating
Campaign. In addition to wearing life jackets, the campaign
encourages boaters to enroll in a boating safety class, to
ensure that boats are properly maintained and checked for
safety, to follow regulations and guidelines relating to
homeland security issues, and not to consume alcohol when
operating a boat. More information about staying safe on the
water is available by visiting the U.S. Coast Guard's Office
of Boating Safety website at www.uscgboating.org. By improving
our skills and increasing our knowledge of recreational
boating safety, we can reduce the loss of life, the injuries,
and the property damage that occur on our waterways.
Safe boating also contributes to homeland security and frees
the time of public safety officers to focus on enforcement
issues. The same Coast Guard members, marine patrol, police,
and fire officers who respond to recreational boating
accidents are also responsible for protecting the security of
our ports and waterways. By avoiding boating accidents,
Americans can help these officials devote more time and effort
to safeguarding our homeland.
In recognition of the importance of safe boating practices,
the Congress, by joint resolution approved June 4, 1958 (36
U.S.C. 131), as amended, has authorized and requested the
President to proclaim annually the 7-day period prior to
Memorial Day weekend as ``National Safe Boating Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 17 through May 23,
2003, as National Safe Boating Week. I encourage the Governors
of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States, to join in observing
this occasion. I also urge boaters to learn about proper
boating practices, including the wearing of life jackets, and
to take advantage of boating safety programs throughout the
year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day
of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred
and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7678
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Proclamation 7678 of May 15, 2003
National Hurricane Awareness Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Destructive winds, tornadoes, torrential rains, ocean water
storm surges, and flooding make hurricanes one of nature's
most extreme hazards. As hurricane season approaches,
Americans who live in hurricane-prone areas must prepare to
help ensure their safety and minimize damage to their
communities.
Hurricane season officially begins June 1 and continues
through November 30. According to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), an average of 10 tropical storms
develop in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of
Mexico, and 6 become hurricanes each year. In the past 2 years
alone, 9 tropical storms and 1 hurricane hit our country,
causing 54 deaths and more than $6 billion in damages. While
we cannot stop these storms from occurring, we can take steps
to limit our vulnerability. Being aware of the dangers of
tropical storms and hurricanes and knowing what to do to
mitigate their devastating effects are our best defenses.
Federal, State, and local agencies across America are working
diligently to prepare our communities for natural disasters.
Beginning this year, NOAA's hurricane forecasts will look 5
days into the future, rather than 3 days. This enhanced
forecasting ability, combined with efforts to improve the
accuracy of hurricane warnings, enables coastal residents and
emergency personnel to more effectively prepare for a storm's
arrival. In addition, Federal agencies such as FEMA and
organizations such as the American Red Cross have teamed up
with State and local agencies, rescue and relief
organizations, the private sector, and the news media to
distribute information to the public and coordinate efforts
before, during, and after a tropical storm or hurricane has
struck.
To help individuals prepare for an approaching tropical storm
or hurricane, FEMA recommends practical measures, to make sure
that homes and businesses are ready by developing a plan for
what to do; securing loose objects and protecting property by
covering glass with plywood or shutters; and creating a
disaster supply kit with flashlights, a battery-powered radio,
food that does not need refrigeration, water, and first aid
supplies. The National Weather Service also encourages
acquiring a weather radio equipped with the Specific Area
Message Encoder feature that provides automatic alerts when
important weather information is issued for an area. For more
information on how to prepare for the ravages of hazardous
weather, you can go to the National Weather Service website at
www.nws.noaa.gov.
Millions of Americans are at risk of being personally affected
by a tropical storm or hurricane. More than one in six
Americans in the continental United States lives along the
Eastern Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico coast, and millions of
tourists visit these areas annually. Because of the growing
populations in coastal areas, it is essential that Americans
prepare for hurricanes and other natural disasters. During
National Hurricane Awareness Week, we promote awareness of
these weather hazards, organize our efforts, and
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work to improve our ability to endure and survive tropical
storms and hurricanes.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim May 18 through May 24, 2003, as National Hurricane
Awareness Week. I call upon government agencies, private
organizations, schools, and news media in hurricane-prone
areas to share information about hurricane preparedness and
response in order to help prevent storm damage and save lives.
I also call upon Americans living in these coastal areas of
our Nation to use this opportunity to learn more about how to
protect themselves against the effects of hurricanes and
tropical storms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth
day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7679
Proclamation 7679 of May 16, 2003
World Trade Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Trade expands prosperity, helps raise millions from poverty,
and is an engine of economic growth within our Nation and
around the world. Trade injects new energy and vitality into
the global economy by fostering the exchange of ideas and
innovations among people around the world. Free and open trade
also helps promote peace and security. During World Trade
Week, we renew our commitment to developing and implementing
trade policies that create new opportunities and promote
global economic growth.
My Administration is pursuing an ambitious trade agenda that
is restoring America's leadership in the global trading
system. We worked hard for the passage of the Trade Act of
2002, which reinstated Trade Promotion Authority after an 8-
year lapse. Trade Promotion Authority re-established the
ability of the United States to credibly negotiate
comprehensive trade agreements by ensuring that agreements
will be approved or rejected, by the Congress, but not
amended. This gives other countries renewed confidence in
their trade negotiations with the United States.
To extend the benefits of trade and to improve the lives of
people in our Nation and around the world, my Administration
continues to pursue global, regional, and bilateral trade
agreements. Through the Doha Development Agenda negotiations
at the World Trade Organization, the United States is seeking
to strengthen the multilateral trading system, increase market
access opportunities, and promote global development.
Regionally, we are working to build on the success of the
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with the Free
Trade Area of the Americas, which will expand free trade
benefits throughout the Western Hemisphere. We are also
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encouraging the free flow of trade and investment in the
Pacific among our partners in the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation forum and the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations. In addition, we are negotiating a free trade
agreement with five Central American democracies and will soon
begin free trade agreement negotiations with the Southern
African Customs Union to help spur economic growth in these
two regions. Bilaterally, I recently signed a historic free
trade agreement with Singapore_the first of its kind between
the United States and an Asian/Pacific country, and we are
finalizing a similar agreement with Chile. Free trade
agreement negotiations are also underway with Australia and
Morocco.
In America, trade is also critical to maintaining our economic
competitiveness in the global market. It has been estimated
that one in eleven American jobs_over 12 million_are supported
by exports of goods and services. In the 1990s, exports
accounted for about one-quarter of our economic growth. Our
Nation's two major trade agreements during this time, NAFTA
and the Uruguay Round, provided consumers with a greater
choice of goods at better prices, while raising living
standards for a typical American family of four by up to
$2,000 a year.
My Administration is also providing assistance to help trade-
impacted workers adapt to the challenge of international
competition. The Trade Adjustment Assistance program helps
trade-impacted workers gain or enhance job-related skills and
find new jobs. The program provides eligible workers with up
to 2 years of training, income support during training, job
search assistance, and relocation allowances.
World trade allows all nations to share in the great economic,
social, and political progress of our age and provides a
foundation for a more peaceful and stable world. This week, we
recognize the importance of free trade in promoting prosperity
and freedom in the United States and around the world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim May 18 through May 24, 2003, as World Trade Week. I
encourage all Americans to observe this week with events,
trade shows, and educational programs that celebrate the
benefits of trade to our Nation and the global economy.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth
day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7680
Proclamation 7680 of May 21, 2003
National Maritime Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, as in the past, America depends on our maritime
services to help ensure our security, promote our prosperity,
and advance the universal
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hope of freedom. We honor the service and proud history of our
merchant mariners and also recognize their important
contributions in strengthening our economy.
For generations, merchant marines and commercial sailors have
assisted in the defense of our Nation. Most recently, more
than 5,000 merchant mariners supported Operations Enduring
Freedom and Iraqi Freedom by serving aboard 157 ships moving
essential supplies to our troops. As they continue to support
our troops in the ongoing war on terror, their mission
continues to be dangerous and difficult, and remains vital to
our efforts to defend the peace.
We also remember the vital role the Merchant Marine has played
in past conflicts. More than 6,000 merchant mariners lost
their lives during World War II, and more than 700 U.S.
merchant ships were lost. Even before the United States
declared war, merchant mariners were making perilous runs to
Europe with desperately needed supplies. President Franklin
Roosevelt, the first President to issue a proclamation
honoring merchant mariners, wrote of their role during
wartime: ``They have delivered the goods when and where needed
in every theater of operations and across every ocean in the
biggest, the most difficult and dangerous transportation job
ever undertaken.'' We are grateful for the contributions and
sacrifices of America's merchant mariners before and after
World War II, in Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and around
the world today.
In addition to their efforts to support our troops, merchant
marines play a vital role in moving the goods that we produce
around the United States and throughout the world. Their work
provides jobs and economic benefits to our country, and
strengthens our economy. By operating as the eyes and ears of
America at sea, they also help protect our homeland.
In recognition of the importance of the U.S. Merchant Marine,
the Congress, by joint resolution approved on May 20, 1933, as
amended, has designated May 22 of each year as ``National
Maritime Day,'' and has authorized and requested that the
President issue an annual proclamation calling for its
appropriate observance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim May 22, 2003, as
National Maritime Day. I call upon the people of the United
States to celebrate this observance and to display the flag of
the United States at their homes and in their communities. I
also request that all ships sailing under the American flag
dress ship on that day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
first day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7681
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Proclamation 7681 of May 22, 2003
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On Memorial Day, America undertakes its solemn duty to
remember the sacred list of brave Americans who have
sacrificed their lives for the cause of freedom and the
security of our Nation. By honoring these proud Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen lost throughout
our country's history, we renew our commitment to upholding
the democratic ideals they fought and died to preserve.
Each Memorial Day, we pray for peace throughout the world,
remembering what was gained and what was lost during times of
war. From the bravery of the men at Valley Forge, to the
daring of Normandy, the courage of Iwo Jima, and the steady
resolve in Afghanistan and Iraq, our men and women in uniform
have won for us every hour that we live in freedom. During
this year's observance, we particularly recognize the
courageous spirit of the men and women in our Nation's Armed
Forces who are working with our coalition partners to restore
civil order, provide critical humanitarian aid, and renew
Afghanistan and Iraq. As we honor those who have served and
have been lost, we better understand the meaning of patriotism
and citizenship, and we pledge that their sacrifices will not
be in vain.
Throughout our history, the decency, character, and idealism
of our military troops have turned enemies into allies and
oppression into hope. In all our victories, American soldiers
have fought to liberate, not to conquer; and today, the United
States joins with a strong coalition in the noble cause of
liberty and peace for the world. On this day, America honors
her own, but we also recognize the shared victories and
hardships of our allied forces who have served and fallen
alongside our troops.
The noble sacrifices of our service men and women will not be
forgotten. Every name, every life is a loss to our military,
to our Nation, and to their loved ones. Americans stand with
the families who grieve, and we share in their great sorrow
and great pride. There will be no homecoming on this Earth for
those lost in battle, but we know that this reunion will one
day come.
In respect for their devotion to America, the Congress, by a
joint resolution approved on May 11, 1950, as amended (64
Stat. 158), has requested the President to issue a
proclamation calling on the people of the United States to
observe each Memorial Day as a day of prayer for permanent
peace and designating a period on that day when the people of
the United States might unite in prayer. The Congress, by
Public Law 106 579, has also designated the minute beginning
at 3:00 p.m. local time on that day as a time for all
Americans to observe the National Moment of Remembrance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, May 26,
2003, as a day of prayer for permanent peace, and I designate
the hour beginning in each locality at 11:00 a.m. of that day
as a time to unite in prayer. I also ask all Americans to
observe the National Moment of Remembrance beginning at
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3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day. I urge the press, radio,
television, and all other media to participate in these
observances.
I also request the Governors of the United States and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the appropriate officials of
all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown at
half-staff until noon on this Memorial Day on all buildings,
grounds, and naval vessels throughout the United States, and
in all areas under its jurisdiction and control. I also
request the people of the United States to display the flag at
half-staff from their homes for the customary forenoon period.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
second day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7682
Proclamation 7682 of May 23, 2003
National Missing Children's Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Missing Children's Day, we join with families, law
enforcement officials, and child advocates to highlight our
commitment to stopping the abduction and exploitation of
children. During this year's observance, we celebrate the
progress we have made in safeguarding children, and we renew
our dedication to protecting our most vulnerable citizens and
our most valuable resources.
The Department of Justice estimates that more than 50,000
children will be victims of nonfamily abductions each year.
While the rate of recovery in such kidnappings is
approximately 99 percent, the trauma of abduction affects far
too many. No young person in America should ever know the
terror of abduction, and no family should ever have to
experience the nightmare of having a loved one suddenly taken.
The safety and well-being of our children is a shared
responsibility for all Americans and for Federal, State, and
local authorities. My Administration is making the prevention
and investigation of child abductions a top priority. We are
working to use available resources to educate our citizens
about how to prevent child abductions. We are also creating
new lines of communication between authorities and the public
to help find and safely return missing children to their
families. We will continue to vigorously prosecute and
severely punish those who would harm our children.
To further these efforts, in August 2002, my Administration
released a new guidebook, ``Personal Safety for Children: A
Guide for Parents'' to teach parents steps to improve their
children's safety. Since then, copies have been distributed to
public and private schools and public libraries throughout the
country, in both English and Spanish. In October 2002, I
convened the first White House Conference on Missing,
Exploited, and Runaway
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Children to promote public awareness of the issues and to
generate recommendations and best practices from experts. And
in December 2002, I signed legislation creating the Dot Kids
domain, a child-friendly zone on the Internet. The sites on
this domain are monitored for content and safety, offering
parents peace of mind knowing that their children can learn in
a safe and healthy environment.
Last month I signed the PROTECT Act, an important law that
provides valuable new ways to deter, investigate, prosecute,
and punish crimes against America's children. The PROTECT Act
also builds on my Administration's ongoing efforts to expand
and improve the AMBER Alert program, which has become an
increasingly important tool to help rescue kidnapped children
by quickly getting key information about the missing child and
the suspect to the public. This law formally establishes the
Federal Government's role in the AMBER Alert system and equips
the Department of Justice to help State and local officials
develop, enhance, and coordinate AMBER plans across America.
Our Nation has come to know the names and faces of far too
many children because they have been the victims of acts of
cruelty and violence. These crimes break our hearts and stir
our anger. Our Nation shares the joy of the parents who are
reunited with their children, and prays with those who are
still hoping and waiting. We grieve with every family that has
suffered the loss of or injury to a child. We will continue
the fight against the threats that our children face.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim May 25, 2003, as National Missing Children's Day. I
call upon Americans to join me in commemorating this
observance by celebrating those children who have been
returned to their loved ones, remembering those young people
who are missing, and continuing to work together on every
front to protect our children from those who would seek to
harm them.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
third day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7683
Proclamation 7683 of May 30, 2003
National Child's Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On National Child's Day, we celebrate the future of our Nation
and the promise of America's youth. As a Nation, as parents,
and as community members, we have a responsibility to build a
secure and nurturing society so that our children have the
opportunity to grow, learn, work, and succeed.
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Creating an environment that instills important values, builds
strong character, and provides sound education for our
children is a vital national priority. With a firm foundation,
children will be better able to face the challenges of the
future.
Parents are a child's first teachers, and they can be the most
effective instructors. One of the most helpful activities
parents can do with their children is read with them. Children
who develop a love for reading expand their imaginations and
cultivate a thirst for learning that lasts a lifetime. By
talking, listening, and reading to our children, we can help
them build the confidence they need to succeed in life.
Parents' role as educators becomes even more important as
schools across the country prepare for summer recess.
Summertime is not only a time for children to relax and play,
it is also a time for parents to strengthen their ties to
their children by spending time with them and helping them to
broaden their experiences.
To expand on the important work that parents do, my
Administration has taken significant steps to help give our
children greater opportunities to learn. By improving our
education system and encouraging early reading and language
skills, we give our children the tools they will need to
succeed in the world they will inherit from us. Children also
benefit from the immeasurable care and support of their
teachers, and are inspired by the model they set.
Outside the home and the classroom, there are many adults who
touch children's lives. Family, mentors, neighbors, and
friends can help mold America's next generation through their
positive examples, showing children how to help those in need
and encouraging them to set high standards for themselves. To
help instill the value of volunteer service, the USA Freedom
Corps, through the Students in Service to America initiative,
is helping to create ways for young people to give back to
their communities. By using their time, talents, and
compassion to make a difference in the lives of others,
America's children are learning to become responsible and
engaged leaders in our democratic society.
On this special day, we celebrate the possibility of every boy
and girl in America. In their faces, we see the hope of our
Nation. America is dedicated to their welfare and the full
development of their potential.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim June 1, 2003, as National Child's Day. I urge parents
to spend more time with their children, read to them, listen
to their concerns, offer guidance and love, and encourage
their dreams. I also urge all Americans to set a positive
example for our children and to assist parents in setting them
on the path to success. And I call upon citizens to observe
this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7684
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Proclamation 7684 of June 6, 2003
Flag Day and National Flag Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each year, we set aside June 14 to commemorate the day in 1777
when the Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as
the official flag of our Republic. With this act, the Congress
declared that we were one Nation, under one flag, united for
the cause of liberty and justice for all.
As a symbol of our patriotism, the American flag continues to
invoke pride and resolve among our people, especially when we
see it next to a headstone, on the masts of our military
ships, worn by the generations of Americans who have proudly
served our country, or emerging from the wreckage caused by a
natural or manmade disaster. Flying over public buildings,
monuments, schools, and homes, our flag is testament to the
ideals of American democracy.
Through the years, millions of immigrants have come to our
shores seeking to share in the promise of freedom represented
by our flag. From war-torn Europe, to the mountains of
Afghanistan, to the deserts of Iraq, the flag and those who
carry it are universally recognized as harbingers of
liberation, justice, and peace. Regardless of circumstance,
our flag endures as a sign of hope.
On Flag Day, we look to the red, white, and blue as a symbol
of our commitment to advancing the universal hope of liberty
and justice for all. Old Glory abounds in the landscape of our
daily lives, reminding us of the freedom we share. The 50
stars and 13 stripes are not just a random pattern, they
symbolize the blessings of liberty we enjoy as Americans.
To commemorate the adoption of our flag, the Congress, by
joint resolution approved August 3, 1949, as amended (63 Stat.
492), designated June 14 of each year as ``Flag Day'' and
requested that the President issue an annual proclamation
calling for its observance and for the display of the Flag of
the United States on all Federal Government buildings. The
Congress also requested, by joint resolution approved June 9,
1966, as amended (80 Stat. 194), that the President issue
annually a proclamation designating the week in which June 14
occurs as ``National Flag Week'' and calling upon all citizens
of the United States to display the flag during that week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim June 14, 2003, as Flag
Day and the week beginning June 8, 2003, as National Flag
Week. I direct the appropriate officials to display the flag
on all Federal Government buildings during that week, and I
urge all Americans to observe Flag Day and National Flag Week
by flying the Stars and Stripes from their homes and other
suitable places. I also call upon the people of the United
States to observe with pride and all due ceremony those days
from Flag Day through Independence Day, also set aside by the
Congress (89 Stat. 211), as a time to honor America, to
celebrate our heritage in public gatherings and activities,
and to publicly recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of
the United States of America.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day
of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7685
Proclamation 7685 of June 13, 2003
National Homeownership Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Homeownership is more than just a symbol of the American
Dream; it is an important part of our way of life. Core
American values of individuality, thrift, responsibility, and
self-reliance are embodied in homeownership. I am committed to
helping more families know the security and sense of pride
that comes with owning a home.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is leading an
Administration-wide effort to bring new tools and resources to
would-be homeowners. We are providing financial assistance to
qualified families through the American Dream Downpayment
Fund, funding educational programs that stress financial
literacy, and offering a compassionate hand to those who dream
of moving from subsidized housing into homeownership. And
through the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program, my
Administration partners with nonprofit organizations that
offer homeownership opportunities to families willing to
contribute their skills and labor to help build a home of
their own. We are also proposing ways to make it easier to
shop for a mortgage and to make mortgages available to more
families through the Federal Housing Administration.
Today, the United States is fortunate in that our
homeownership rate is at an all-time high, and low interest
rates continue to encourage millions of Americans to become
first-time homeowners. Although a record number of Americans
own their own homes, we continue to see a gap between the
homeownership rates of minorities and nonminorities. By a
significant margin, minority families are less likely to own
their own homes. Therefore, I have called upon the entire
housing industry to join with my Administration to expand
minority homeownership across the Nation. Our goal is to help
at least 5.5 million minority families become homeowners by
the end of this decade, and our Blueprint for the American
Dream Partnership is taking bold steps to make this a reality.
Across our Nation, every citizen, regardless of race, creed,
color, or place of birth, should have the opportunity to
become a homeowner. Homeownership represents a pathway to
pride and prosperity for many families, encourages values of
responsibility and sacrifice, creates stability for
neighborhoods and communities, and generates economic growth
that helps strengthen the entire Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and
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laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2003 as
National Homeownership Month. I call upon the people of the
United States to join me in recognizing the importance of
offering every American the opportunity to realize their dream
of homeownership and to help work towards making that dream a
reality.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7686
Proclamation 7686 of June 13, 2003
Father's Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Fatherhood is one of life's most challenging yet fulfilling
endeavors. On Father's Day, we honor America's fathers and
express our appreciation for all they do to help build a
strong foundation for our children and our Nation. We also
reaffirm our commitment to supporting fathers and encouraging
responsible fatherhood in our society.
Fathers have indispensable roles to play in the lives of their
children: provider, protector, nurturer, teacher, and friend.
Every caring father unconditionally loves his sons and
daughters and strives for the best for his children in the
future. In seeking to give their children the opportunity to
succeed, fathers offer needed strength, guidance, and
discipline.
Fathers teach their children many basic things in life: how to
read a book, throw a ball, tie a necktie, ride a bike, or
drive a car. More importantly, they also help instill time-
honored values in their children, such as hard work, respect,
honesty, and good citizenship. Through their words, actions,
and sacrifices, fathers play an important role in shaping the
characters of their sons and daughters.
The time and attention that a father gives to a child is
irreplaceable_there is no substitute for the involvement and
commitment of a responsible father. Not only are fathers
essential to the healthy development of children, they also
influence the strength of families and the stability of
communities.
For this reason, our Government is working to help fathers
succeed in this challenging, but life-affirming, role. Over
the last 2 years, my Administration has taken important steps
to promote responsible fatherhood and encourage community-
based initiatives that help them fulfill their important
roles. We are working to provide funds for healthy marriage
and parenting education and for community mentoring programs
to help fathers become more engaged and involved in their
children's lives.
This Father's Day, we recognize the many fathers who are
heroes and role models for their children, and we encourage
more men to fulfill this responsibility by loving their sons
and daughters with all their heart and
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demonstrating this love daily. By working together to
encourage America's fathers, we can strengthen our society and
help ensure the well-being of all our children.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of
the Congress approved April 24, 1972, as amended (36 U.S.C.
109), do hereby proclaim June 15, 2003, as Father's Day. I
encourage all Americans to express love, admiration, and
thanks to their fathers for their contributions to our lives
and to society. I direct the appropriate officials of the
Government to display the flag of the United States on all
Government buildings on this day. I also call upon State and
local governments and citizens to observe this day with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7687
Proclamation 7687 of June 24, 2003
Black Music Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For centuries, black artists have created or inspired
distinctively American musical styles. During Black Music
Month, we celebrate the ways that African-American music has
helped shape American society and reflect the character of our
Nation, and we recognize the pioneers who spearheaded these
important musical forms.
Throughout history, African-American music has shown the
social climate of the time. From the days of slavery and
discrimination, through the progress of the Civil Rights
movement, to today, black music has told the story of the
African-American experience. In addition to giving voice to
black struggles, faith, and joys, African-American music has
helped also to bring people together. Before our Nation's
strides toward equal justice, music such as jazz and blues
provided a venue in which people of all races could be judged
by their talent, and not the color of their skin.
The people who sang the earliest African-American music knew
the worst of human cruelty and earthly injustice. In
spirituals, work songs, and shouts, we hear the pain of
separation and the bitterness of oppression. We also hear
courage, and the comfort and strength of a faith that trusts
God to right every wrong and wipe away every tear. These songs
were used to share stories, spread ideas, preserve history,
and establish community.
Early work songs and spirituals laid the creative foundation
for the development of gospel, blues, and jazz. In black
churches throughout the south, gospel offered a medium to
share the good news. The beauty of both gospel and the blues
lies in their power to express emotions that can be felt as
well as heard. The blues were first popularized in America by
W.C. Handy.
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A classically trained musician, this ``Father of the Blues''
helped to compose and distribute blues music throughout the
country. His music continues to touch people today.
In the early 20th century, the progression to jazz took place
all over the country, from the deep south of New Orleans and
the Mississippi Delta to northern cities such as Chicago and
New York. Black artists migrated to Harlem, New York in large
numbers, creating a culturally diverse hub for black art,
writing, and music known as the Harlem Renaissance. Harlem
became a place of energy and magic, and timeless music emerged
from this period. The heart of the Harlem Renaissance is
reflected in the original and authentic music of such
influential figures as Bessie Smith, Count Basie, and Fletcher
Henderson.
African Americans continued to influence popular music through
the 1940s and 50s, with the emergence of rhythm and blues and
rock and roll. These revolutionary styles built upon various
forms of African-American music, fusing elements of jazz,
blues, and gospel.
African-American music continues to influence the American
music scene today with styles such as rap and hip-hop. As we
celebrate the many creative and inspiring African-American
artists whose efforts have enhanced our Nation, we recognize
their enduring legacy and look to a future of continued
musical achievement.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim June 2003 as Black Music Month. I encourage Americans
of all backgrounds to learn more about the heritage of black
musicians, and to celebrate the remarkable role they have
played in our history and culture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7688
Proclamation 7688 of June 30, 2003
Death of James Strom Thurmond
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As a mark of respect for the memory of James Strom Thurmond,
the longest serving member and former President pro tempore of
the United States Senate, I hereby order, by the authority
vested in me as President of the United States by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
that on the day of his interment, the flag of the United
States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and
upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts
and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal
Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the
United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset
on
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such day. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-
staff for the same period at all United States embassies,
legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad,
including all military facilities and naval vessels and
stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7689
Proclamation 7689 of June 30, 2003
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Pursuant to sections 501, 503(a)(1)(A), and 503(c)(1) of
title V of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``1974
Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2461, 2463(a)(1)(A), and 2463(c)(1)), the
President may designate or withdraw designation of specified
articles provided for in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) as eligible for preferential tariff
treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
when imported from designated beneficiary developing
countries.
2. Pursuant to section 503(a)(1)(B) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(a)(1)(B)), the President may designate articles as
eligible articles only for countries designated as least-
developed beneficiary developing countries under section
502(a)(2) (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(2)), if the President determines
that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of
imports from such least-developed beneficiary developing
countries.
3. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(A)), beneficiary developing countries, except those
designated as least-developed beneficiary developing countries
or beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries pursuant to
section 503(c)(2)(D) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(D)), are subject to competitive need limitations on
the preferential treatment afforded under the GSP to eligible
articles.
4. Section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(C)), provides that a country that is no longer
treated as a beneficiary developing country with respect to an
eligible article may be redesignated as a beneficiary
developing country with respect to such article if imports of
such article from such country did not exceed the competitive
need limitations in section 503(c)(2)(A) during the preceding
calendar year.
5. Section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(F)), provides that the President may disregard the
competitive need limitation provided in section
503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) (19 U.S.C. 2463(c)(2)(A)(i)(II)) with
respect to any eligible article from any beneficiary
developing country if the aggregate appraised value of the
imports of such article into the United States during
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the preceding calendar year does not exceed an amount set
forth in section 503(c)(2)(F)(ii) (19 U.S.C.
2463(c)(2)(F)(ii)).
6. Pursuant to section 503(d) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C.
2463(d)), the President may waive the application of the
competitive need limitations in section 503(c)(2)(A) with
respect to any eligible article from any beneficiary
developing country if certain conditions are met.
7. (a) Pursuant to sections 501 and 503(a)(1)(A) of the 1974
Act, and after receiving advice from the International Trade
Commission in accordance with section 503(e) (19 U.S.C.
2463(e)), I have determined to designate certain articles,
previously designated under section 503(a)(1)(B), as eligible
articles when imported from any beneficiary developing
country. In order to do so, it is necessary to subdivide and
amend the nomenclature of existing subheadings of the HTS.
(b) Furthermore, I have determined that it is appropriate to
modify the application of duty-free treatment under title V of
the 1974 Act for a certain article, in particular for a good
previously eligible for such treatment that the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection reclassified.
8. Pursuant to section 503(a)(1)(B) of the 1974 Act, I have
determined to designate certain articles as eligible articles
under the GSP only for least-developed beneficiary developing
countries.
9. Pursuant to section 503(c)(1) of the 1974 Act, and having
considered the factors set forth in sections 501 and 502(c), I
have determined to limit the application of duty-free
treatment accorded to certain articles from certain
beneficiary developing countries.
10. Pursuant to sections 503(c)(1) and 503(c)(2)(A) of the
1974 Act, I have determined that certain beneficiary countries
should no longer receive preferential tariff treatment under
the GSP with respect to certain eligible articles that were
imported in quantities exceeding the applicable competitive
need limitation in 2002.
11. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(C) of the 1974 Act, I have
determined that certain countries should be redesignated as
beneficiary developing countries with respect to certain
eligible articles that previously had been imported in
quantities exceeding the competitive need limitations of
section 503(c)(2)(A).
12. Pursuant to section 503(c)(2)(F) of the 1974 Act, I have
determined that the competitive need limitation provided in
section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II) should be waived with respect to
certain eligible articles from certain beneficiary developing
countries.
13. Pursuant to section 503(d) of the 1974 Act, I have
determined that the competitive need limitations of section
503(c)(2)(A) should be waived with respect to certain eligible
articles from certain beneficiary developing countries. I have
received the advice of the International Trade Commission on
whether any industries in the United States are likely to be
adversely affected by such waiver, and I have determined,
based on that advice and on the considerations described in
sections 501 and 502(c), that such waivers are in the national
economic interest of the United States.
14. Section 604 of the 1974 Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483),
authorizes the President to embody in the HTS the substance of
the relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts
affecting import treatment, and actions
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thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance,
or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including but not limited to title V and section 604 of the
1974 Act, do proclaim that:
(1) In order to provide that one or more countries that have
not been treated as beneficiary developing countries with
respect to one or more eligible articles should be
redesignated as beneficiary developing countries with respect
to such article or articles for purposes of the GSP, and, in
order to provide that one or more countries should no longer
be treated as a beneficiary developing country with respect to
one or more eligible articles for purposes of the GSP, general
note 4(d) to the HTS is modified as provided in section A of
Annex I to this proclamation.
(2) In order to designate certain articles as eligible
articles for purposes of the GSP, the HTS is modified by
amending and sub-dividing the nomenclature of certain existing
HTS subheadings as provided in section B of Annex I to this
proclamation.
(3)(a) In order to designate certain articles as eligible
articles for purposes of the GSP when imported from any
beneficiary developing country, the Rates of Duty 1-Special
subcolumn for such HTS subheadings is modified as provided in
section C(1) of Annex I to this proclamation.
(b) In order to designate certain articles as eligible
articles for purposes of the GSP when imported from any
beneficiary developing country other than India, the Rates of
Duty 1-Special subcolumn for such HTS subheadings is modified
as provided for in section C(2) of Annex I to this
proclamation.
(c) In order to designate certain articles as eligible
articles for purposes of the GSP when imported from any least-
developed beneficiary developing country, the Rates of Duty 1-
Special subcolumn for such HTS subheadings is modified as
provided in section C(3) of Annex I to this proclamation.
(d) In order to provide preferential tariff treatment under
the GSP to a beneficiary developing country that has been
excluded from the benefits of the GSP for certain eligible
articles, the Rates of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for such HTS
subheadings is modified as provided for in section C(4) of
Annex I to this proclamation.
(e) In order to provide that one or more countries should not
be treated as a beneficiary developing country with respect to
certain eligible articles for purposes of the GSP, the Rates
of Duty 1-Special subcolumn for such HTS subheadings is
modified as provided for in section C(5) of Annex I to this
proclamation.
(4) A waiver of the application of section 503(c)(2)(A)(i)(II)
of the 1974 Act shall apply to the eligible articles in the
HTS subheadings and to the beneficiary developing countries
listed in Annex II to this proclamation.
(5) A waiver of the application of section 503(c)(2)(A) of the
1974 Act shall apply to the eligible articles in the HTS
subheading and to the beneficiary developing countries set
forth in Annex III to this proclamation.
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(6) Any provisions of previous proclamations or Executive
orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
(7)(a) The modifications made by Annex I to this proclamation
shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after July 1,
2003.
(b) The actions taken in Annex II to this proclamation shall
be effective on July 1, 2003.
(c) The actions taken in Annex III to this proclamation shall
be effective on the date of publication of this proclamation
in the Federal Register.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7690 of July 1, 2003
30th Anniversary of the All-Volunteer Force
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Throughout our history, members of the United States Armed
Forces have inspired our citizens with their bravery, honor,
and dedication. Our Nation continues to be grateful for the
courageous men and women who have demonstrated extraordinary
patriotism in choosing to help defend America and the cause of
freedom.
For the last 30 years, we have been fortunate to have a
military composed entirely of volunteers. When our country's
All-Volunteer Force was born on July 1, 1973, no comparable
military in the world operated on a fully volunteer basis.
Throughout most of the 20th century, the majority of our Armed
Forces personnel were drafted, serving our Nation in both
World Wars, the Korean conflict, and Vietnam. In the late
1960s, the American public's dissatisfaction with the draft
prompted President Richard Nixon to establish The President's
Commission on an All-Volunteer Armed Force. After studying
whether to retain the draft or establish a volunteer military,
the Commission concluded that a volunteer force would be
economically viable and potentially more effective. After much
debate, the Nixon Administration and the Congress allowed the
authority for the draft to lapse, and the All-Volunteer Force
was created.
Since that time, our volunteer Armed Forces personnel have
upheld the finest traditions of our military and our country.
Today, more than 1.4 million men and women choose to serve on
active duty, along with nearly 880,000 members of the National
Guard and Reserves. These volunteer soldiers helped to win the
Cold War, turn back aggression during the Persian Gulf War,
keep the peace in the former Yugoslavia, liberate oppressed
people in Afghanistan and Iraq, and defend freedom around the
world.
As we look toward the future of our country and our military,
our Nation gives thanks for the prowess of our military, and
we remain committed to providing our service men and women
with the tools and training they need to continue to be the
best in the world. On the celebration of the 30th anniversary
of our All-Volunteer Force, I join Americans in thanking these
brave men and women for choosing to serve in defense of the
Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim July 1, 2003, as the 30th Anniversary of the All-
Volunteer Force. I call upon all Americans to join me in
recognizing this anniversary with heartfelt thanks and
continued support for the men and women who defend our great
Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day
of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-seventh.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7691
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Proclamation 7691 of July 18, 2003
Captive Nations Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During Captive Nations Week, first declared in 1959 as a
statement against the continuing Communist domination of
Eastern Europe, America expresses its dedication to freedom
and democracy. While many countries around the world uphold
these principles, millions of people still live under regimes
that violate their citizens' rights daily. In countries such
as Burma and Iran, citizens lack the right to choose their
government, speak out against oppression, and practice their
religion freely. The despot who rules Cuba imprisons political
opponents and crushes peaceful opposition, while in North
Korea hundreds of thousands languish in prison camps and
citizens suffer from malnutrition as the regime pursues
weapons of mass destruction. Violence, corruption, and
mismanagement reign in Zimbabwe and an authoritarian
government in Belarus smothers political dissent.
Yet the cause of freedom is advancing. With the demise of the
brutal regime of Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi people are no
longer captives in their own country. Their freedom is
evidence of the fall of one of the most oppressive dictators
in history. Today, American and coalition forces are helping
to restore civil order and provide critical humanitarian aid
to the Iraqi people. Iraqis are now meeting openly and freely
to discuss the future of their country. The United States vows
to continue to work with those trying to bring about peaceful
democratic change and greater respect for human rights.
The Congress, by Joint Resolution approved July 17, 1959, (73
Stat. 212), has authorized and requested the President to
issue a proclamation designating the third week in July of
each year as ``Captive Nations Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim July 20 through July 26,
2003, as Captive Nations Week. I call upon the people of the
United States to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies
and activities and to reaffirm their commitment to all those
seeking liberty, justice, and self-determination.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7692
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Proclamation 7692 of July 24, 2003
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
When North Korean troops invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950,
the United States took immediate action to defend the freedom
of a people unjustly attacked. Leading a coalition of 20 other
countries, American and South Korean troops fought to advance
liberty and opportunity and to overcome cruelty and
repression. More than 1.7 million Americans faced forbidding
terrain and harsh combat in battles such as Pork Chop Hill,
Heartbreak Ridge, the Pusan Perimeter, and the Chosin
Reservoir. Throughout the conflict, the members of our Armed
Forces demonstrated extraordinary honor, skill, and courage.
The Military Armistice Agreement of July 27, 1953, ended 3
years of bitter warfare on the Korean Peninsula and stopped
the spread of Communism in Korea, signaling to the world
America's resolve to stand against tyranny and totalitarian
regimes. Fifty years later, our Nation remains grateful for
the bravery and sacrifice of our Korean War veterans. They
defended human freedom, liberated the oppressed, and
selflessly protected the democratic ideals that made our
Nation strong. Their efforts reflect the honorable and decent
spirit of America. More than 34,000 of America's service men
and women gave their lives in battle in the Korean War. As we
continue our fight to extend freedom today, we remember and
honor their sacrifices and those of their families.
Thanks in large measure to the veterans of the Korean War,
South Korea today stands as a shining example of the economic
and social benefits of democracy. As we observe the 50th
anniversary of the Armistice, America looks forward to the day
when the stability of the Korean Peninsula is built on
peaceful reconciliation of North and South. We pledge to work
with the Republic of Korea to further our shared values of
democracy, human rights, and free enterprise. And we will
continue to build upon the comprehensive and dynamic
relationship between our two nations to promote peace and
prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia.
The Congress, by Public Law 104 19 as amended (36 U.S.C. 127),
has designated July 27, 2003, as ``National Korean War
Veterans Armistice Day'' and has authorized and requested the
President to issue a proclamation in observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim July 27, 2003, as
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. I call upon all
Americans to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and
activities that honor and give thanks to our distinguished
Korean War veterans. I also ask Federal departments and
agencies and interested groups, organizations, and individuals
to fly the flag of the United States at half-staff on July 27,
2003, in memory of the Americans who died as a result of their
service in the Korean War.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7693
Proclamation 7693 of July 25, 2003
Parents' Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Children are a daily reminder of the blessings and
responsibilities of life and a source of joy, pride, and
fulfillment. Parents, stepparents, adoptive parents, and
foster parents have the important responsibility of providing
for, protecting, nurturing, teaching, and loving their
children. On Parents' Day, we honor America's mothers and
fathers and celebrate the values that bind families from one
generation to the next and help define us as a Nation.
As a child's first teachers, parents are the most influential
and effective instructors in a child's life. Through their
words, actions, and sacrifices, parents are living examples
for children. Young boys and girls watch their parents closely
and imitate their behavior. Parents play a critical role in
instilling responsibility, integrity, and other life lessons
that shape the lives of America's future leaders.
My Administration is committed to supporting our Nation's
families. We are working with faith-based and community
organizations to promote healthy marriages, responsible
parenting, and education. And we are committed to fully
funding and supporting the Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Program, which helps strengthen family bonds, promote
adoption, and provide help for vulnerable children across our
country.
Volunteer service is one way parents can spend time with their
children while encouraging them to learn the value of helping
others. The USA Freedom Corps' ``How I Spent My Summer''
initiative includes volunteer opportunities where parents and
children can work together to meet the needs of their
communities. This initiative offers ideas such as collecting
food for local food banks or school supplies for children in
need. In addition, families can volunteer at one of our
Nation's parks or recreation areas creating trails, assisting
with archeological digs, or building and restoring houses.
Teaching by example, parents can help their children become
responsible citizens.
Parenting is one of the most rewarding and challenging
endeavors in life. On this special day, we recognize the hard
work and compassion of America's parents and celebrate the
mothers and fathers who are positive role models for their
children. I encourage parents to spend more time reading,
talking, and volunteering with their children. I also urge
parents to share the joys and wisdom of parenthood with new
families in their communities and those planning families for
the future.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States and consistent
with Public Law 103 362, as amended, do hereby proclaim
Sunday, July 27, 2003, as Parents' Day. I encourage all
Americans to express their respect and appreciation to parents
everywhere for their contributions to their children,
families, communities, and our Nation. I also call upon
citizens to observe this day with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7694
Proclamation 7694 of July 28, 2003
Death of Bob Hope
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, America mourns the loss of one of its great treasures.
A gifted comedian who entertained audiences for decades with
his unique talents, Bob Hope brought joy and laughter to our
Nation. By tirelessly entertaining America's troops, he
demonstrated his extraordinary love of country and devotion to
the men and women who have served in our military.
As a mark of respect for the memory of Bob Hope, I hereby
order, by the authority vested in me as President of the
United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United
States of America, that on the day of his interment, the flag
of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White
House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all
military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of
the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and
throughout the United States and its Territories and
possessions until sunset on such day. I also direct that the
flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all
United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and
other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and
naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7695
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Proclamation 7695 of August 26, 2003
Women's Equality Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified on August 26,
1920, guaranteed the right to vote for American women. Women's
Equality Day commemorates this constitutional amendment and is
an opportunity for citizens across our country to honor those
who took part in the long and difficult struggle for women's
suffrage, as well those since 1920 who have continued to fight
for equal rights for women.
Beginning with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, women's
suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, and lobbied for
enfranchisement of American women. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott led this movement and
advocated an amendment to the Constitution that would
guarantee women the right to vote. Through their vision and
dedication, these women advanced the fight for equal rights.
Today, American women are making a difference in their
communities and workplaces. Women's accomplishments in
education, business, science, art, medicine, athletics, and
every other field have made America better and stronger. The
courage and determination of American women are exemplified in
the personnel serving in our Armed Forces. Women across
America are also helping to secure our country by serving as
police officers, firefighters, doctors, nurses, paramedics,
and first-responders.
Americans believe in opportunity for all and on this day, we
honor the achievements of women who have charted the path to
equal opportunity.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim August 26, 2003, as Women's Equality Day. I call upon
the people of the United States to observe this day with
appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7696
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Proclamation 7696 of August 27, 2003
To Extend Duty-Free Treatment for Certain Agricultural Products of Israel
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On April 22, 1985, the United States entered into the
Agreement on the Establishment of a Free Trade Area between
the Government of the United States of America and the
Government of Israel (FTA), which the Congress approved in the
United States-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act of
1985 (the ``FTA Act'')(19 U.S.C. 2112 Note).
2. On November 4, 1996, the United States entered into an
agreement with Israel concerning certain aspects of trade in
agricultural products, effective from December 4, 1996,
through December 31, 2001 (the ``1996 Agreement''), in order
to maintain the general level of reciprocal and mutually
advantageous concessions with respect to agricultural trade
while acknowledging differing interpretations as to the
meaning of certain rights and obligations in the FTA as to
such trade.
3. Section 4(b) of the FTA Act provides that, whenever the
President determines that it is necessary to maintain the
general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous
concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the FTA,
the President may proclaim such withdrawal, suspension,
modification, or continuance of any duty, or such continuance
of existing duty-free or excise treatment, or such additional
duties as the President determines to be required or
appropriate to carry out the FTA.
4. Consistent with section 4(b) of the FTA Act, President
Clinton issued Proclamation 6962 of December 2, 1996, to
provide to Israel through the close of December 31, 2001,
access into the United States customs territory for specified
quantities of certain agricultural products of Israel free of
duty or certain fees or other import charges, consistent with
the 1996 Agreement.
5. On December 31, 2001, the United States entered into an
agreement with Israel to extend the 1996 Agreement through
December 31, 2002, in order to allow for additional time to
negotiate a successor arrangement to the 1996 Agreement.
Consistent with section 4(b) of the FTA Act, I issued
Proclamation 7554, of May 3, 2002, to provide to Israel
through the close of December 31, 2002, access into the United
States customs territory for specified quantities of certain
agricultural products of Israel free of duty or certain fees
or other import charges. Several rounds of negotiations were
held in 2002 but did not result in conclusion of a successor
arrangement to the 1996 Agreement.
6. On December 31, 2002, the 1-year extension of the 1996
Agreement expired. In order to allow additional time to
conclude negotiations, the United States and Israel each have
elected to extend through 2003 the tariff treatment provided
for agricultural products in 2002 under the 1996 Agreement.
Israel has already extended through 2003 the tariff benefits
for United States agricultural imports provided in 2002 under
the 1996 Agreement.
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7. Consistent with section 4(b) of the FTA Act, I have
determined that it is necessary, in order to maintain the
general level of reciprocal and mutually advantageous
concessions with respect to Israel provided for by the FTA, to
provide through the close of December 31, 2003, duty-free
treatment for specified quantities of certain agricultural
products of Israel.
8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2483) (the
``Trade Act'') authorizes the President to embody in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) the
substance of the relevant provisions of that act, and of other
acts affecting import treatment, and actions thereunder,
including removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of
any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including
section 4 of the FTA Act and section 604 of the Trade Act, do
hereby proclaim:
(1) In order to maintain the general level of reciprocal and
mutually advantageous concessions with respect to Israel
provided for by the FTA, and, in particular, to provide duty-
free treatment for specified quantities of certain
agricultural products of Israel, subchapter VIII of chapter 99
of the HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this
proclamation.
(2) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
(3)(a) The modifications to the HTS made by the Annex to this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods that are
the product of Israel and are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 2003,
including entries for which the liquidation of duties has not
become final under section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1514).
(b) The provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 99 of the
HTS, as modified by the Annex to this proclamation, shall
continue in effect through the close of December 31, 2003.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Annex
Modifications to Subchapter VIII of Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
Effective with respect to goods that are the product of Israel
and are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,
on or after January 1, 2003, and through the close of December
31, 2003, subchapter VIII of chapter 99 of the HTS is modified
as provided herein:
1. U.S. note 1 to such subchapter is modified by striking
``December 31, 2002,'' and by inserting in lieu thereof
``December 31, 2003,''.
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2. U.S. note 3 is modified by inserting at the end of the
table therein the following additional applicable time period
and quantity: ``Calendar year 2003.....383,000''.
3. U.S. note 4 is modified by inserting at the end of the
table therein the following additional applicable time period
and quantity: ``Calendar year 2003.....1,160,000''.
4. U.S. note 5 is modified by inserting at the end of the
table therein the following additional applicable time period
and quantity: ``Calendar year 2003.....1,279,000''.
5. U.S. note 6 is modified by inserting at the end of the
table therein the following additional applicable time period
and quantity: ``Calendar year 2003.....116,000''.
6. U.S. note 7 is modified by inserting at the end of the
table therein the following additional applicable time period
and quantity: ``Calendar year 2003.....405,317''.
Proc. 7697
Proclamation 7697 of August 28, 2003
Family Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Children thrive in loving families where they are taught,
nurtured, and comforted. By spending time with our children
and stressing the importance of making the right choices,
parents and other family members help them develop into
confident, successful individuals.
Families can help secure a healthy tomorrow for their children
by providing guidance, staying involved, and serving as role
models. I am committed to supporting strong families and
strong marriages to help ensure that every child grows up in a
safe, loving family. Statistics show that children from two-
parent families are less likely to end up in poverty, drop out
of school, become addicted to drugs, have a child out of
wedlock, suffer abuse, or become a violent criminal. Because
stable families should be the central goal of American welfare
policy, I have proposed spending up to $300 million a year to
find the most effective programs to strengthen marriage.
Parents play a critical role in discouraging harmful behavior
such as experimenting with alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.
Research shows that teens often listen to their parents when
it comes to decisions about harmful substances and risky
behaviors. Regular family activities provide opportunities for
parents to communicate important messages and enhance their
relationships with their children. Recent studies from the
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia
University found that teens from families who eat dinner
together were less likely to use illegal drugs, alcohol, and
cigarettes, while teenagers who rarely eat dinner with their
parents were more likely to engage in these unhealthy
activities.
Families and all Americans can act together to educate our
youth about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and help them
grow into healthy, responsible,
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compassionate citizens. In order to ensure a brighter future
for our Nation, and safe, healthy, and happy lives for our
children, our children must learn that avoiding harmful
substances is an ongoing responsibility. As we work to educate
our next generation about making healthy choices, we renew our
commitment to the American family.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 22, 2003, as Family Day. I call upon the
people of the United States to observe this day by engaging in
activities to strengthen the relationships between parents and
children and help fight against substance abuse and risky
behaviors.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7698
Proclamation 7698 of September 1, 2003
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Alcohol addiction and drug addiction continue to challenge our
Nation. Addiction to alcohol or drugs destroys family ties,
friendship, ambition, and moral conviction, and reduces the
richness of life to a single destructive desire. During
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, we seek to
remind all Americans, particularly those who struggle with
alcohol or drug addiction, that recovery is possible. This
year's theme, ``Join the Voices of Recovery: Celebrating
Health,'' salutes the thousands of Americans currently
striving to address their alcohol or drug addiction, and the
many professionals, volunteers, clergy, community groups,
friends, and family members who support others in overcoming
addiction.
For the addicted, the fight is an ongoing struggle for their
own lives. The process of treatment and recovery is personal,
and each individual's treatment needs are different. And as a
result, treatment programs must address a wide range of
physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs. When
properly tailored, alcohol and drug addiction treatment can be
very effective.
Last year, approximately 100,000 individuals who sought
treatment for alcohol and drug addiction were unable to
receive the help they needed. To address this problem, I have
proposed a new initiative, Access to Recovery, that will
increase the availability and effectiveness of treatment
programs. With $600 million, an additional 300,000 Americans
will gain access to needed treatment over the next 3 years.
Access to Recovery will build on existing alcohol and drug
treatment services by offering greater choices to those
seeking treatment. Our Nation is blessed with many recovery
programs that do exceptional work, and we
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must make these programs available to more people. By
providing vouchers that enable those struggling with addiction
to get help from a wide range of sources that work, including
faith-based and community organizations, we will expand
treatment options and accountability. This flexibility will
strengthen our system and offer more hope to those in need.
My Administration has taken important steps to cut off illegal
drug supplies and reduce demand through anti-drug education.
For those who become addicted to drugs or to alcohol, my
Administration is committed to tearing down the stigma
attached to recovery so that more people will seek the help
they need. Alcohol addiction and drug addiction are diseases
that touch all Americans_young and old, rich and poor, male
and female. As a Nation, we must continue our efforts to offer
the best possible opportunities, settings, and approaches to
prevent and treat alcohol and drug addiction. By caring for
those who need treatment, we are building a more welcoming and
compassionate culture that values every life.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 2003 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction
Recovery Month. I call upon all the people of the United
States to observe this month with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7699
Proclamation 7699 of September 1, 2003
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
It is estimated that more than 25,000 American women will be
diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year and that more than
14,000 will die from this disease. During National Ovarian
Cancer Awareness Month, we seek to increase understanding of
ovarian cancer and the importance of early detection, and to
recognize the advances made to eliminate this disease.
Early detection and education are critical to treating ovarian
cancer. Today, only half of the women diagnosed with this
disease are expected to survive 5 years or more. However, the
5-year survival rate for those whose cancer is detected early
is more than 90 percent. When the disease is discovered in its
early stages, doctors are able to treat it with standard
methods, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Researchers have made significant progress in developing
screening tests that can accurately diagnose ovarian cancer.
Much work remains, however,
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before we can reliably detect the disease in its earliest
stages when treatment is most effective. I urge all women to
talk to their doctors about ovarian cancer and the best course
of action to detect and treat this deadly disease. Doing so is
particularly important for women aged 40 or older, those with
a family history of ovarian cancer, and those with a personal
history of breast, endometrial, or colon cancer. And I urge
individuals across the country to learn more about this
disease and what can be done to reduce the number of
individuals who suffer from it.
In addition to encouraging early detection and increasing
awareness about ovarian cancer, we must continue to advance
our knowledge through research. Scientists at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute,
the Department of Defense, the Food and Drug Administration,
other Federal agencies, and private companies are working hard
to discover the causes of ovarian cancer and to design more
effective screening and treatment options. Through their
research, we hope to learn how to reduce the chances of
developing this disease, how to recognize it in its earliest
stages, and how to successfully treat women in every stage of
ovarian cancer. The vision and determination of these
professionals, along with the courage of the women who
participate in clinical trials, are helping to turn today's
research advances into tomorrow's success stories.
My Administration remains committed to supporting research
efforts to help find a cure for ovarian cancer. My fiscal year
2004 budget proposal includes more than $5.6 billion for
cancer research at the National Institutes of Health. This
investment will lead to a better understanding of ovarian
cancer and greater hope for women who suffer from this
disease. Through education and continued research, we can win
the fight against ovarian cancer and save the lives of
thousands of American women.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 2003 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Month. I call upon the people of the United States to observe
this month with appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7700
Proclamation 7700 of September 1, 2003
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer among
men in the United States. This year alone, it is estimated
that more than 220,000 new cases of prostate cancer will be
diagnosed and that nearly 29,000 men will die from this
disease. During National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we
seek to increase understanding about the risk factors of
prostate
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cancer, the importance of a healthy lifestyle, and the
benefits of detecting the disease in its earliest stages, when
it is most treatable.
Although the exact cause of prostate cancer is unknown,
several factors have been found to increase the risk of
developing this disease. Men aged 65 years or older make up
about 70 percent of all diagnosed prostate cancer cases. In
addition, a man's risk of developing prostate cancer doubles
if a father or brother has been diagnosed with the disease.
Making healthy choices is critical to prevent prostate cancer
and many other diseases. Research suggests that some men may
be able to reduce their risk of prostate cancer by eating
healthy foods and exercising on a regular basis.
Early detection is important in successfully treating prostate
cancer. Preventative screenings can reveal a man's current
health status and identify whether he needs to adjust his diet
or behavior. I urge men, particularly those over 50, to learn
more about the disease and to talk to their doctors about when
to start preventative screening. Healthcare providers can
advise men as to which tests are most appropriate. Through
early detection and treatment, we can reduce the number of
deaths caused by prostate cancer.
Today, our Nation is on the leading edge of new discoveries.
As we continue to make advancements in medicine, my
Administration remains committed to learning the causes of
prostate cancer and finding a cure. My fiscal year 2004 budget
proposal includes more than $13 million for the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention to conduct, support, and
promote efforts that increase awareness of screening and early
detection, and more than $5.6 billion for cancer research at
the National Institutes of Health. Through my HealthierUS
Initiative, my Administration is also encouraging all citizens
to lead healthier lives by eating right, exercising, and
taking advantage of preventative screening. By working
together, we will improve our ability to prevent, treat, and
cure prostate cancer.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 2003 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness
Month. I call upon government officials, businesses,
communities, healthcare professionals, educators, volunteers,
and all people of the United States to reaffirm our Nation's
strong and continuing commitment to prevent, treat, and cure
prostate cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day
of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7701 of September 4, 2003
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As we approach the second anniversary of September 11, 2001,
we remember all that we lost as Americans and recognize all
that we have witnessed about the character of America. During
these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we honor those
who were killed and their families, and we ask God for
strength and wisdom as we carry out the noble mission that our
Nation began that morning.
The passage of time cannot erase the pain and devastation that
were inflicted on our people. We will always remember those
who were brutally taken from us. And we ask God to comfort the
loved ones left behind; their courage and determination have
inspired our Nation.
We thank God for the unity and compassion Americans have
demonstrated since September 11, 2001. The great strength of
America is the heart and soul of the American people. And we
will continue to help those who are hurting or are in need.
We pray that God watch over our brave men and women in
uniform. We are grateful to them, and to their families, for
their service and sacrifice. We pray for peace and ask God for
patience and resolve in our war against terror and evil.
This conflict was begun on the timing and terms of others. It
will end in a way, and at an hour, of our choosing.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim Friday, September 5, through Sunday, September 7,
2003, as National Days of Prayer and Remembrance. I ask that
the people of the United States and places of worship mark
these National Days of Prayer and Remembrance with memorial
services, the ringing of bells, and evening candlelight
remembrance vigils. I invite the people of the world to share
in these Days of Prayer and Remembrance.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth
day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7702 of September 4, 2003
Patriot Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Two years ago, more than 3,000 innocent people lost their
lives when a calm September morning was shattered by
terrorists driven by hatred and destruction.
On that day, and in its aftermath, we saw the greatness of
America in the bravery of victims; in the heroism of first
responders who laid down their lives to save others; in the
compassion of people who stepped forward to help those they
had never met; and in the generosity of millions of Americans
who enriched our country with acts of service and kindness.
Since that day, we have seen the greatness of America further
demonstrated in the courage of our brave men and women in
uniform who have served and sacrificed in Afghanistan, in
Iraq, and around the world to advance freedom and prevent
terrorist attacks on America.
As we remember September 11, 2001, we reaffirm the vows made
in the earliest hours of our grief and anger. As liberty's
home and defender, America will not tire, will not falter, and
will not fail in fighting for the safety and security of the
American people and a world free from terrorism. We will
continue to bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to
them. This Patriot Day, we hold steady to this task.
By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law
107 89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year
as ``Patriot Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2003, as
Patriot Day. I call upon the people of the United States to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities,
including remembrance services and candlelight vigils. I also
call upon the Governors of the United States and the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as appropriate officials
of all units of government, to direct that the flag be flown
at half-staff on Patriot Day. In addition, I call upon all
Americans to display the flag at half-staff from their homes
on that day and to observe a moment of silence beginning at
8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time to honor the innocent victims
who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth
day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7703
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Proclamation 7703 of September 12, 2003
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have a
distinguished past and an important future in providing higher
education for Americans throughout our country. As we
celebrate National Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Week, we recognize these institutions for their
dedication to academic excellence. And we reaffirm our
Nation's commitment to equal educational opportunities for all
Americans.
Since the mid 1800s, Historically Black Colleges and
Universities have provided superb education and training to
many Americans. And these schools opened the door to African
Americans when other doors were shamefully barred. Since their
inception, these schools have furthered the development of
young people who went on to become leaders in government,
business, education, science, the military, law, and many
other fields. Graduates of Historically Black Colleges and
Universities have made great contributions to America, and
continue to serve as role models for all Americans.
The struggles and many successes of America's Historically
Black Colleges and Universities are the struggles and
successes of our Nation. Today, our Nation's 105 Historically
Black Colleges and Universities are building on their
commitment to excellence and their integral position within
our higher education system. Our Nation must continue to
support these schools for the sake of our students and our
future.
In 2002, I signed an Executive Order supporting the White
House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities to help find new ways to strengthen these
schools. My Administration also has sought to increase fiscal
year 2004 funding for Historically Black Colleges and
Universities by 5 percent, requesting more than $224 million.
In addition, the President's Board of Advisors on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities is helping these colleges and
universities benefit from Federal programs, obtain private-
sector support for their endowments, and build private-sector
partnerships to strengthen faculty development and cooperative
research.
America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities have a
proud and storied tradition. America recognizes and salutes
their history and achievements and will work for their
continued success.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 14 through September 20, 2003, as National
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. I call upon
public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of
the United States to observe this week with appropriate
ceremonies, activities, and programs as we demonstrate our
appreciation for these important institutions and their many
successful graduates.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth
day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7704
Proclamation 7704 of September 12, 2003
Small Business Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The success of small businesses in America reflects the
innovation, determination, and hard work of the American
people. During Small Business Week, we celebrate the
entrepreneurs and business people who create goods, services,
and jobs, and bring opportunity and economic prosperity to
communities throughout our country. We also reaffirm our
commitment to helping more small business owners and their
employees realize the American Dream.
Small businesses create the majority of new jobs in our Nation
and account for more than half of the output of our economy.
They lead the way in generating new ideas and creating new
technologies, goods, and services for our country and for the
world.
Small businesses also reflect the diversity of America. Nearly
40 percent of small companies in the United States are owned
by women. There are also more than 3 million minority-owned
small businesses across the country.
Because small businesses are vital to our Nation's prosperity
and reflect the hard work of the American people, my
Administration has taken important steps to assist small
businesses and the people they employ. We have reduced taxes,
encouraged investment, and removed obstacles to growth. The
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 I signed
into law will provide 23 million small business owners with
tax cuts averaging more than $2,200 each. The Act also
quadrupled the amount that small businesses can expense for
new capital investments, encouraging new investment in
technology, machinery, and other equipment. This new
technology and equipment will increase productivity and create
new jobs, thereby contributing to the overall strength of our
economy.
We are also seeking to permanently eliminate the death tax.
With the repeal of this tax, small business men and women will
be able to pass their life's work to the next generation
without having to pay a punitive tax that in many cases forces
the sale of the business or many of its assets. And I support
legislation that would make it easier for small businesses to
offer health coverage options to their employees. Through
Association Health Plans, small businesses could pool together
to offer group plans to all of their employees, like those
available to large businesses. In addition, we are working to
streamline small business regulations and paperwork. To this
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end, I issued an Executive Order that requires all Federal
regulatory agencies to minimize these burdens on our Nation's
small businesses.
The Small Business Administration (SBA), which helps American
innovators and risk-takers launch and build their businesses,
celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. By helping small
businesses succeed, the SBA continues to strengthen America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 14 through September 20, 2003, as Small
Business Week. I call upon all the people of the United States
to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities,
and programs that celebrate the achievements of small business
owners and their employees and encourage and foster the
development of new small businesses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth
day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7705
Proclamation 7705 of September 16, 2003
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In the summer of 1787, representatives from the States met in
Philadelphia to establish a new Constitution that would unite
America. They intended the Constitution to achieve six
purposes: ``to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice,
insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,
promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of
Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.'' Their work was
successful and enduring. For more than two centuries, the
American people have honored the foresight and wisdom of the
Framers by respecting and defending our Constitution.
Our Constitution and our country have grown stronger over the
last 216 years_through wars, searing internal conflicts, and
great social, economic, and technological change. In the last
2 years, America has again been tested, this time by terrorist
attacks designed to strike at our people, our institutions,
and our constitutional government. In the wake of those
attacks, we have renewed and strengthened our commitment to a
more perfect Union and common defense, to justice and domestic
tranquility, to the general welfare and the blessings of
liberty.
On Citizenship Day and during Constitution Week, we remember
those who have fought and those who have died to preserve,
protect, and defend the Constitution. We recall and reiterate
the vow of President Abraham Lincoln that these ``dead shall
not have died in vain_that this Nation, under
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God, shall have a new birth of freedom_and that government of
the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish
from the earth.''
In remembrance of the signing of the Constitution and in
recognition of the Americans who strive to uphold the duties
and responsibilities of citizenship, the Congress, by joint
resolution of February 29, 1952 (36 U.S.C. 106, as amended),
designated September 17 as ``Citizenship Day,'' and by joint
resolution of August 2, 1956 (36 U.S.C. 108, as amended),
requested that the President proclaim the week beginning
September 17 and ending September 23 of each year as
``Constitution Week.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim September 17, 2003, as
Citizenship Day, and September 17 through September 23, 2003,
as Constitution Week. I encourage Federal, State, and local
officials, as well as leaders of civic, social, and
educational organizations, to conduct ceremonies and programs
to celebrate our Constitution and reaffirm our commitment as
citizens to this great Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth
day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7706
Proclamation 7706 of September 17, 2003
National Hispanic Heritage Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's diversity has always been a great strength of our
Nation. As we celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we
recognize and applaud the extraordinary accomplishments of
Hispanic Americans.
From America's beginning, Hispanic Americans have served as
leaders in business, government, law, science, athletics, the
arts, and many other fields. In 1822, Joseph Marion
Hern[aacute]ndez became the first Hispanic to serve as a
member of the United States Congress, representing the newly
established territory of Florida. Businessman Roberto
Goizueta, a refugee from Cuba who rose to become the CEO of
one of America's largest corporations, is an inspiring example
of what immigrants to America can achieve through hard work
and character. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Roberto
Clemente's athletic skills, generosity, and charity made him a
legend on and off the baseball field. Through memorable
recordings and performances, singer Celia Cruz celebrated her
heritage and helped introduce salsa music to the United
States.
Hispanic Americans have sacrificed in defense of this Nation's
freedom, serving in every major American conflict. More than
three dozen Hispanic Americans have earned the Medal of Honor.
Today, more than 125,000 Hispanic Americans serve in the Armed
Forces, approximately 9 percent of
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our active-duty military. As we work to advance peace,
freedom, and opportunity abroad, we are grateful to all of the
brave men and women who serve our Nation, and to their
families.
During Hispanic Heritage Month, I join with all Americans in
recognizing the many contributions of Hispanic Americans to
the United States, and in celebrating Hispanic heritage and
culture. To honor the achievements of Hispanic Americans, the
Congress, by Public Law 100 402 as amended, has authorized and
requested the President to issue annually a proclamation
designating September 15 through October 15, as ``National
Hispanic Heritage Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim September 15 through
October 15, 2003, as National Hispanic Heritage Month. I call
upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the
people of the United States to observe this month with
appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7707
Proclamation 7707 of September 18, 2003
National POW/MIA Recognition Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The sacrifice and service of America's veterans, including
those who became prisoners of war or who went missing in
action, have preserved freedom for America and brought freedom
to millions around the world. On National POW/MIA Recognition
Day, we honor the extraordinary courage of the Americans who
have been prisoners of war, and we pray for those who are
still missing in action and unaccounted for. This Nation also
remembers the challenges and heartache endured by the families
of prisoners of war and missing in action. We seek answers for
the families of those who are still missing, and we will not
rest until we have a full accounting.
To mark this important day, on September 19, 2003, the flag of
the National League of Families of American Prisoners and
Missing in Southeast Asia will again be flown over the White
House, the Capitol, the Departments of State, Defense, and
Veterans Affairs, the Selective Service System Headquarters,
the National Vietnam Veterans and Korean War Veterans
Memorials, U.S. military installations, national cemeteries,
and other locations across our country. We raise this flag as
a reminder and a promise. The black-and-white flag is a symbol
that these missing Americans will not be forgotten, and is
flown as a testament to our Government's unwavering commitment
to pursue the fullest possible accounting for all our missing
in action service members.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 19, 2003, as National POW/MIA Recognition
Day. I call upon the people of the United States to join me in
saluting all American POWs who valiantly served this great
country. I call upon Federal, State, and local government
officials and private organizations to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7708
Proclamation 7708 of September 25, 2003
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Almost half of the land in the United States is used for
agricultural production, and our Nation depends on our hard-
working farm and ranch families for food, fiber, and the good
stewardship of our environment. As we celebrate National Farm
Safety and Health Week, we give thanks for their dedication,
sacrifice, and contributions to our country, and we renew our
commitment to the health and livelihoods of American farm and
ranch families.
America must continue to promote the safety of our farmers and
ranchers. Farming and ranching can be dangerous work; in 2002,
the agriculture industry had the second-highest rate of deaths
due to accidents. Proper education and training are critical
to protecting the safety of farmers and ranchers. By working
together to encourage careful use of equipment and facilities,
America helps our farm and ranch families remain healthy and
more productive than any other farmers in the world.
This year's theme for National Farm Safety and Health Week,
``Secure Your Farming through Safety and Health,'' also
encourages farmers and ranchers to focus on farm security
issues. Farm and ranching communities play a vital role in
protecting America's food supplies, water resources, and farm
chemicals. Their efforts are important to the safety and
security of our citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 21 through September 27, 2003, as National
Farm Safety and Health Week. I call upon the agencies,
organizations, and businesses that serve America's
agricultural workers to strengthen their commitment to
promoting farm safety and
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health programs. I also urge all Americans to honor our
agricultural heritage and to recognize our farmers and
ranchers for their remarkable contributions to our Nation's
vitality and prosperity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7709
Proclamation 7709 of September 25, 2003
Gold Star Mother's Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As members of America's Armed Forces now protect our country
by engaging the enemies of freedom in Iraq, in Afghanistan,
and on other fronts in the war against terrorism, they carry
on a noble legacy. Today, Americans and millions around the
world enjoy freedom because of the service and sacrifice of
our military men and women.
The cost of America's freedom is often personal. Few pay more
dearly than our Gold Star Mothers, who have endured the death
of a son or daughter in service to our country.
More than 75 years ago, one mother's determination to
transform her personal loss into good works led to the
creation of the American Gold Star Mothers. After receiving
notice of her son's death in aerial combat during World War I,
Grace Darling Seibold devoted her energy to volunteering in a
local hospital. She began reaching out to other mothers whose
sons had died in military service to the Nation. She organized
a group of these special mothers to help them comfort each
other and care for hospitalized veterans. Their organization
was named after the gold star service flag that families hung
in their windows in honor of family members who had died in
military service. After years of planning, it became a
national organization in 1928. Since then, brave women have
continued to come together as Gold Star Mothers to ease the
burden of their loss and to serve others.
Today, numerous chapters of Gold Star Mothers across our
Nation offer important programs and services to enhance the
lives of veterans and provide support for their families.
Their civic education programs and help for those in need
honor the lives of their sons and daughters and strengthen
America.
The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 115 of June 23, 1936
(49 Stat. 1895 as amended), has designated the last Sunday in
September as ``Gold Star Mother's Day,'' and has authorized
and requested the President to issue a proclamation in
observance of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim Sunday, September 28,
2003, as Gold Star Mother's Day. I call upon all Government
officials to display the flag of the
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United States over Government buildings on this solemn day. I
also encourage the American people to display the flag and
hold appropriate meetings in their homes, places of worship,
or other suitable places as a public expression of the
sympathy and respect that our Nation holds for our Gold Star
Mothers.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fifth day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7710
Proclamation 7710 of September 26, 2003
Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's more than 3 million minority-owned businesses
represent one of the fastest-growing segments of our Nation's
economy. Through skill, hard work, and determination, these
businesses are strengthening our Nation and our economy.
During Minority Enterprise Development Week, we recognize
these businesses, their owners, and their employees for their
commitment to free enterprise and equal opportunity.
Most businesses in America_including those that are minority-
owned_are small businesses. Small businesses are a path to the
American Dream and must be accessible to all of our citizens.
Through the Department of Commerce's Minority Business
Development Agency and the Small Business Administration, we
are promoting both the growth of minority-owned businesses and
equal access to Federal contracts, capital, and management and
technical assistance.
Small businesses also create most of the new jobs in our
economy, and my Administration is acting to create an
environment where small businesses grow and thrive. On May 28,
I signed the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2003, allowing entrepreneurs to keep more of their hard-earned
money. My Administration is also pursuing an ambitious trade
agenda. This year, I signed legislation implementing Free
Trade Agreements with Chile and Singapore. These new Free
Trade Agreements, and others that my Administration is
seeking, not only will provide cheaper goods for consumers,
but also will create new high-wage jobs for American workers.
I encourage all Americans to recognize the strength and
importance of our country's minority entrepreneurs and their
employees. The talents, skills, and dedication of these
citizens enrich our communities, and we honor their
contributions to our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim September 28 through October 4, 2003, as Minority
Enterprise Development Week. I encourage all
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Americans to celebrate this week with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities to recognize the many contributions
of our Nation's minority enterprises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
six day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7711
Proclamation 7711 of October 3, 2003
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Breast cancer touches the lives of many Americans, either
directly or through the diagnosis of a family member or
friend. We have made considerable progress in diagnosing this
disease and improving treatments, but we have not ended it.
While overall death rates are declining, breast cancer remains
the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women. During
this 19th annual National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we
recognize the efforts being made to fight breast cancer
through prevention, early detection, and aggressive research
into new treatments and therapies.
Monthly self exams and mammograms are still the best ways to
detect breast cancer at an early, treatable stage. The
National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the United States
Preventive Services Task Force agree that for women who are 40
or over, a mammogram every 1 to 2 years can greatly reduce the
risk of dying from breast cancer. I encourage all women to
consult with their physicians to obtain appropriate screenings
to help with early detection.
This year in the United States, an estimated 212,000
individuals will be diagnosed with breast cancer and an
estimated 40,000 will die of the disease. My Administration is
committed to building on the research that has already
advanced our knowledge of the causes of and possible cures for
breast cancer. The NCI invested an estimated $564.6 million
this year in breast cancer research and will spend
approximately $584 million next year. Continued research
provides the opportunity to better understand the causes of
breast cancer and how we can better prevent, detect, and treat
it. The United States Postal Service is also helping with the
fight. Proceeds from the Postal Service's Breast Cancer
Awareness stamp go to breast cancer research. Since the launch
of this special stamp, more than $33 million has been raised
to help search for a cure.
I urge all Americans to raise awareness of breast cancer by
talking with family members and friends about the importance
of screening and early detection. By educating ourselves and
working together, we will improve our ability to prevent,
detect, treat, and ultimately cure breast cancer.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and
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laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim the month of
October 2003 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I call
upon Government officials, businesses, communities, healthcare
professionals, educators, volunteers, and all the people of
the United States to continue our Nation's strong commitment
to controlling and curing breast cancer.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7712
Proclamation 7712 of October 3, 2003
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
For Americans with disabilities, employment is vital to
independence, empowerment, and quality of life. During
National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we recognize
the many contributions citizens with disabilities make to our
society, and we reaffirm our commitment to helping them
achieve their full inclusion in our workforce.
Today, Americans with disabilities enjoy improved access to
education, government services, public accommodations,
transportation, telecommunications, and employment
opportunities. The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA) removed barriers and enabled many individuals with
disabilities to find more opportunities to use their gifts and
talents in the workplace. This progress has made our Nation
stronger, more productive, and more just. People with
disabilities still encounter challenges, however, to their
full participation in American society.
In February 2001, I launched the New Freedom Initiative to
address these challenges, to fulfill the promises of the ADA,
and to move toward an America where all our citizens live and
work with dignity and freedom. This comprehensive plan is
helping Americans with disabilities learn and develop skills,
engage in productive work, make choices about their daily
lives, and participate fully in their communities.
A key component of the New Freedom Initiative is our
commitment to integrate individuals with disabilities into the
workforce. We have made substantial progress toward this goal.
The Department of Justice has established an ADA Business
Connection, a series of meetings between representatives of
the business and disability communities to open dialogue that
will promote greater understanding and increased voluntary
compliance with the ADA. Also, the Department of Health and
Human Services and the Social Security Administration are
implementing the landmark ``Ticket to Work'' program that
makes it possible for millions of Americans with disabilities
to no longer have to choose between having a job and receiving
health care. And the Department of Labor has established two
national technical assistance centers on workforce and
disability that offer
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training, technical assistance, and information to improve
access for all in the workforce development system.
By working together to open doors of opportunity for citizens
with disabilities, we can help fulfill the promise of our
great Nation.
To recognize the contributions of Americans with disabilities
and to encourage all citizens to help ensure their full
inclusion in the workforce, the Congress, by joint resolution
approved August 11, 1945, as amended (36 U.S.C. 121), has
designated October of each year as ``National Disability
Employment Awareness Month.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 2003 as National
Disability Employment Awareness Month. I call upon government
officials, labor leaders, employers, and all the people of the
United States to observe this month with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7713
Proclamation 7713 of October 3, 2003
Fire Prevention Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
More than 1.7 million fires strike American homes, parks, and
businesses each year. This devastation costs lives, causes
injuries, ruins property, and disrupts businesses. While fires
are powerful and destructive, many fires are preventable.
During Fire Prevention Week, we join with our Nation's first
responders to help prevent fires and ensure the safety of our
homes and communities.
As the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week, the National
Fire Protection Association is joining forces with the
Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management
Agency and the United States Fire Administration to emphasize
the importance of being prepared to protect ourselves, our
families, and our communities. This year's Fire Prevention
Week theme is ``When Fire Strikes: Get Out! Stay Out!''
Across our country, most fire-related deaths occur where
people feel safest_in their own homes. National surveys reveal
that most Americans underestimate the risk of fire in their
homes and lack an emergency response plan. Fires can grow
quickly, and individuals may have as few as 2 minutes to
evacuate. Working smoke detectors give people more time to
escape fires. At least 94 percent of American homes are
equipped with smoke alarms, yet most home fire deaths happen
in homes where smoke alarms are not working. By installing and
maintaining working smoke alarms on every level of the home,
having a fire emergency response plan,
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and evacuating if the alarm sounds, families and individuals
can be ready to respond to a fire.
This week also reminds us of the dangers that brave first
responders face as they risk their lives to fight fires and
protect our communities, our people, and our natural
resources. Our fire services respond to more than 20 million
emergency calls a year. Americans are grateful for their
courage, skill, and commitment to public safety, and we honor
the sacrifice of those who have been injured or killed in
their efforts to protect us. Through fire safety and
prevention, we can save lives, including those of our
firefighters and other first responders.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim October 5 through October 11, 2003, as Fire
Prevention Week. On Sunday, October 5, 2003, in accordance
with Public Law 107 51, flags will be flown at half staff on
all Federal office buildings in honor of the National Fallen
Firefighters Memorial Service. I urge all Americans to protect
their homes by installing smoke detectors where needed and
regularly checking their existing smoke detectors. These small
efforts will help make our communities safer for all.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7714
Proclamation 7714 of October 3, 2003
Marriage Protection Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Marriage is a sacred institution, and its protection is
essential to the continued strength of our society. Marriage
Protection Week provides an opportunity to focus our efforts
on preserving the sanctity of marriage and on building strong
and healthy marriages in America.
Marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and my
Administration is working to support the institution of
marriage by helping couples build successful marriages and be
good parents.
To encourage marriage and promote the well-being of children,
I have proposed a healthy marriage initiative to help couples
develop the skills and knowledge to form and sustain healthy
marriages. Research has shown that, on average, children
raised in households headed by married parents fare better
than children who grow up in other family structures. Through
education and counseling programs, faith-based, community, and
government organizations promote healthy marriages and a
better quality of life for children. By supporting responsible
child-rearing and strong families, my Administration is
seeking to ensure that every child can grow up in a safe and
loving home.
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We are also working to make sure that the Federal Government
does not penalize marriage. My tax relief package eliminated
the marriage penalty. And as part of the welfare reform
package I have proposed, we will do away with the rules that
have made it more difficult for married couples to move out of
poverty.
We must support the institution of marriage and help parents
build stronger families. And we must continue our work to
create a compassionate, welcoming society, where all people
are treated with dignity and respect.
During Marriage Protection Week, I call on all Americans to
join me in expressing support for the institution of marriage
with all its benefits to our people, our culture, and our
society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim the week of October 12 through October 18, 2003, as
Marriage Protection Week. I call upon the people of the United
States to observe this week with appropriate programs,
activities, and ceremonies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7715
Proclamation 7715 of October 3, 2003
German-American Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
German-American Day celebrates more than 300 years of German
immigration to our shores, beginning with the arrival of 13
Mennonite families from Krefeld on October 6, 1683. Seeking a
new life of freedom and opportunity, these immigrants settled
in Pennsylvania and founded Germantown near the city of
Philadelphia. On this day, we recognize the contributions of
those German pioneers, and millions of other German-American
immigrants and their descendants, to the life and culture of
our great Nation.
As one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States,
German Americans have greatly influenced our country in the
fields of business, government, law, science, athletics, the
arts, and many others. Henry Engelhard Steinway and his sons
founded Steinway & Sons in 1853. The 300,000th Steinway piano,
the ``golden grand,'' was presented to President Franklin
Roosevelt in 1938, and is still on display at the White House.
John Augustus Roebling and his son pioneered the development
of suspension bridges and wire cable. Their construction of
the Brooklyn Bridge is a lasting landmark to their skill,
determination, and innovation. And entrepreneurs such as John
Davison Rockefeller, John Wanamaker, and Milton Snavely
Hershey helped to strengthen the American economy and inspire
others to reach for the American Dream.
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In addition to their many professional achievements, German
Americans have influenced American culture. From Christmas
trees to kindergartens, the United States has adopted many
German traditions and institutions. By celebrating and sharing
their customs and traditions, German Americans help to
preserve their rich heritage and enhance the cultural
diversity of our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim October 6, 2003, as German-American Day. I encourage
all Americans to recognize the contributions to the liberty
and prosperity of the United States of our citizens of German
descent.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7716
Proclamation 7716 of October 6, 2003
Child Health Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
Parents, teachers, and mentors play a critical role in helping
children learn to make healthy choices in life. On Child
Health Day, we emphasize our commitment to teaching our
children the benefits of good health.
The safety and well-being of our children is a priority shared
by all Americans. As children grow and develop, they face many
risks and dangers. Through the HealthierUS Initiative and the
President's Challenge, my Administration is working to help
children learn the benefits of a healthy body and mind.
Across our country, parents and caregivers can play a vital
part in creating a more healthy America by teaching children
good nutrition and important safety procedures. We can all
help young Americans improve their health by encouraging them
to eat healthy foods and to get regular exercise. Good
nutrition can improve students' ability to concentrate and
help them succeed in the classroom. Families must encourage
our young people to avoid harmful activities. Families can
also protect their children by ensuring that they are
immunized against preventable diseases and making sure that
homes, day care centers, and schools have been checked for
potential hazards. Parents can help prevent accidents and
injuries by securing infants, toddlers, and small children in
child safety seats and booster seats, checking consumer safety
warnings, and making sure young people wear protective gear
during recreational activities.
By teaching our children to make safe, healthy decisions,
families and all Americans can help our young people reach
their full potential, become responsible leaders in their
communities, and make our Nation better.
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The Congress, by a joint resolution approved May 18, 1928, as
amended (36 U.S.C. 105), has called for the designation of the
first Monday in October as ``Child Health Day'' and has
requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance
of this day.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim Monday, October 6, 2003,
as Child Health Day. I call upon families, schools, child
health professionals, communities, and governments to help all
our children discover the rewards of good health and wellness.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7717
Proclamation 7717 of October 8, 2003
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Across our country, domestic violence traumatizes victims,
endangers children, harms families, and threatens communities.
According to the most recent report from the Department of
Justice, there were almost 700,000 incidents of domestic
violence in 2001. Approximately one-third of women who are
murdered each year are killed by their current or former
husband or partner. Children who are subjected to domestic
violence too often grow up to inflict violence on others,
creating a cycle of violence that must be stopped. During
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we renew our
Nation's commitment to prevent and punish the perpetrators of
this despicable crime and bring hope and healing to those
affected by it.
In some communities across our country, law enforcement,
medical, and legal services for domestic violence victims are
fragmented, requiring victims to travel to several different
places to receive the help and treatment they need.
Comprehensive service centers for domestic violence victims
and their dependents enable health and justice professionals
to better serve those in need. My Administration supports
efforts to provide a wide variety of victim services in one
location, including medical care, counseling and social
services, law enforcement and legal resources, faith-based
services, employment assistance, and housing assistance.
Local nonprofit and faith-based programs and their volunteers
also offer critical assistance and support to victims in need_
help that may not otherwise be available. In August of this
year, the dedicated advocates at the Federally supported
National Domestic Violence Hotline answered their one
millionth call for help. Volunteers who want to help victims
in the local community can find more information at the USA
Freedom Corps Volunteer Network (located at
www.usafreedomcorps.gov).
My Administration is fighting domestic violence and
strengthening services for victims and their dependents by
supporting local and private efforts
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and securing historic levels of funding for the Violence
Against Women programs at the Department of Justice. In fiscal
year 2002, we spent $390 million to prevent domestic violence
and help victims, which represented an approximately $100
million increase in funding. Since then, we have continued to
provide a similar level of funding, and cities and towns
across America are using this money to strengthen their
responses to the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,
and stalking. The Federal commitment to domestic violence has
made it possible for women to seek relief from abuse and
reclaim their dignity and their lives. Moreover, Federal
prosecutions in cases involving violence against women
increased by 35 percent in 2002.
Today is the first day of issue for the U.S. Postal Service
Stop Family Violence postage stamp, which will raise money to
support the national fight against domestic violence. On
behalf of families and communities across America, I call on
all citizens to help raise public awareness about how to
prevent, recognize, and stop domestic violence. I applaud the
commitment of all those who are helping to improve the lives
of domestic violence survivors and their families. Working
together, we can continue to find better solutions to this
national problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim October 2003 as National Domestic Violence Awareness
Month. I urge all Americans to help victims of domestic
violence and to work together to address this tragic problem.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth
day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7718
Proclamation 7718 of October 9, 2003
Leif Erikson Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Traveling across the Atlantic as the first Nordic to lead an
expedition to North America, Leif Erikson showed great courage
in the face of danger. His actions marked the beginning of a
longstanding exchange of people, ideas, and innovations
between North America and the Nordic nations of Denmark,
Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. As the United States
celebrates Leif Erikson Day, we honor his historic voyage and
give thanks for the many contributions of Nordic Americans to
our Nation, and of our Nordic allies.
Since Leif Erikson's voyage, millions of immigrants from the
Nordic countries have come to America. As teachers, lawyers,
judges, doctors, authors, athletes, artists, scientists, and
business people, and in many other occupations, Nordic
Americans have contributed to America's cultural, political,
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and economic strength. America has also benefited from the
diplomatic relationships we have long enjoyed with the Nordic
nations.
To honor Leif Erikson, Nordic-American heritage, and America's
continued relationship with Nordic countries, the Congress, by
joint resolution (Public Law 88 566) approved on September 2,
1964, has authorized and requested the President to proclaim
October 9 of each year as ``Leif Erikson Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 9, 2003, as Leif
Erikson Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day
with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs to honor
our rich Nordic-American heritage.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7719
Proclamation 7719 of October 10, 2003
National School Lunch Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Over the last 57 years, the National School Lunch Program has
provided more than 187 billion meals to young people across
our country. During National School Lunch Week, we recognize
the importance that good nutrition plays in the health of our
children and in the development of good eating habits and
healthy lifestyles.
By helping our children make healthy choices not only about
food but also about their overall well-being, we can reduce
the rates of childhood obesity and diabetes and help prevent
heart disease, stroke, and other diseases later in life.
Nutritious meals can also improve students' concentration and
help them succeed in school.
As part of the National School Lunch Program, the Department
of Agriculture's Team Nutrition advises school food service
professionals on how to prepare healthy meals for children.
Team Nutrition also provides nutrition programs for children,
families, and communities to illustrate the link between diet
and health. Today, more than 99,000 schools and childcare
centers are educating young people about good eating habits.
They are also helping to feed our Nation's needy children
through the National School Lunch Program. For many students,
low-cost or free school meals are sometimes the only
nutritious food they eat. Over the years, the dedication of
school officials, food service professionals, parents, and
community leaders has helped to expand the National School
Lunch Program to include breakfast, after-school snacks, milk
breaks, and summer food programs.
In recognition of the contributions of the National School
Lunch Program to the health, education, and well-being of
America's children, the Congress, by joint resolution of
October 9, 1962 (Public Law 87 780), as
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amended, has designated the week beginning on the second
Sunday in October of each year as ``National School Lunch
Week'' and has requested the President to issue a proclamation
in observance of this week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 12 through
October 18, 2003, as National School Lunch Week. I call upon
all Americans to join the dedicated individuals who administer
the National School Lunch Program at the State and local
levels in appropriate activities to promote programs that
support the health and well-being of our Nation's children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7720
Proclamation 7720 of October 10, 2003
Columbus Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
When Christopher Columbus set out from Spain in August 1492,
he launched an era of discovery and exploration that continues
today. On Columbus Day, we honor this Italian explorer's
courage and vision, and recognize his four journeys to the
``New World.''
One of the first known celebrations of Christopher Columbus'
achievements was in 1792 when a ceremony in New York City
celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the
Bahamas. Italian Americans began regularly honoring Columbus
in the 1860s. In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison issued a
Presidential proclamation on the 400th anniversary of
Columbus' first voyage, describing Columbus as ``the pioneer
of progress and enlightenment.'' The United States now
celebrates a national holiday in honor of Columbus.
Columbus' willingness to sacrifice the comfort of his home to
pursue the unknown has inspired generations of daring
explorers. Through the years, Americans have followed in the
spirit of Columbus through exploration of land, sea, and
space, and are fulfilling Columbus' great legacy. Since the
days of Columbus, millions of Italian immigrants have crossed
the ocean and come to the United States. These Italian
Americans and their descendants have made America stronger and
better.
In commemoration of Columbus' journey, the Congress, by joint
resolution of April 30, 1934, and modified in 1968 (36 U.S.C.
107), as amended, has requested that the President proclaim
the second Monday of October of each year as ``Columbus Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 13, 2003, as
Columbus Day. I call upon the people of the United States to
observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. I
also direct that the flag of the United States be
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displayed on all public buildings on the appointed day in
honor of Christopher Columbus.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7721
Proclamation 7721 of October 10, 2003
General Pulaski Memorial Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski sacrificed his life on
October 11, 1779, for America's independence and the universal
cause of freedom. His bravery in supporting the American
Revolutionary War is an inspiration to individuals around the
world who pursue peace and freedom for all.
Growing up near Warsaw, Casimir Pulaski knew firsthand the
horror of tyranny and oppression. In 1768, he joined his
father and fellow compatriots in rising against injustice and
fighting for Polish independence. As a commander in the
rebellion, the young Pole demonstrated a devotion to freedom
and great courage. When the rebellion was quelled, Pulaski was
exiled to France, where he continued to pursue freedom with
the same spirit and determination that he had shown in Poland.
While in Paris, he met with the American envoy to France,
Benjamin Franklin, who discussed with him America's struggle
for independence. Pulaski then volunteered his services to
General George Washington. In his first letter to General
Washington after arriving in America in the summer of 1777,
General Pulaski pledged that he ``came here, where freedom is
being defended, to serve it, and to live and die for it.''
Impressed with General Pulaski's abilities and battle
experience, General Washington commissioned him as a Brigadier
General of the American cavalry. In May 1779, General
Pulaski's new cavalry division successfully defended the city
of Charleston, South Carolina. Several months later, in the
siege of Savannah, General Pulaski was mortally wounded while
trying to raise morale and rally his troops who were under
heavy enemy fire.
General Pulaski's bravery and sacrifice helped lead America to
victory, and today, the Polish motto_``for your freedom and
ours''_echoes the great spirit of this Polish and American
hero. This day, we commemorate General Pulaski's service to
our Nation and draw strength from his example. We also honor
the sacrifices of the many men and women of Poland and other
allied nations who persevere with us in the fight for freedom.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim October 11, 2003, as General Pulaski Memorial Day. I
encourage all Americans to commemorate this occasion with
appropriate programs and activities paying tribute to Casimir
Pulaski and honoring all those who defend the freedom of our
Nation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and of
the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7722
Proclamation 7722 of October 15, 2003
White Cane Safety Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every day, millions of Americans who are blind or visually
impaired use the white cane as they travel, attend school, or
work. The white cane remains one of the most important and
reliable tools for people who are blind or visually impaired.
It increases the mobility of these citizens, facilitating
their inclusion in all aspects of American life. Since 1964 on
White Cane Safety Day, America has reaffirmed our commitment
to achieving equal opportunity and full independence for those
who are blind or visually impaired.
Today, more people with disabilities are attending school and
working than ever before. However, much work remains to fully
open the doors of opportunity for citizens who are blind or
visually impaired. To meet these challenges, I have created
the New Freedom Initiative, a comprehensive plan to assist
Americans with disabilities by increasing access to
educational and employment opportunities. This initiative is
lowering barriers more so that Americans can participate fully
in their communities, and live and work in dignity and
freedom.
My Administration also continues to promote implementation of
section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This important
statute requires the Federal Government to make more of its
electronic and information technology resources, including
Government websites, accessible to people with disabilities.
As we recognize the contributions of people who are blind or
visually impaired, we resolve to continue building a better
America where all individuals are celebrated for their
abilities and encouraged to achieve their dreams.
The Congress, by joint resolution (Public Law 88 628) approved
on October 6, 1964, as amended, has designated October 15 of
each year as ``White Cane Safety Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 15, 2003, as
White Cane Safety Day. I call upon public officials,
educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States
to join with me in ensuring that all the benefits and
privileges of life in our great Nation are available to blind
and visually impaired individuals, and to observe this day
with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth
day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7723
Proclamation 7723 of October 17, 2003
National Forest Products Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Our forests are a source of pride for our Nation. They benefit
many Americans who depend on healthy forests for their
livelihoods and quality of life. As we celebrate National
Forest Products Week, we recognize the importance of our
forest resources. We remain committed to sound, commonsense,
forest management.
Beyond their scenic beauty, our forests are vital to our
economy and our way of life. Numerous jobs in the
manufacturing and construction industries, as well as in the
forest products industries, rely on the health and
sustainability of our forests. Forests provide lumber for
building our homes, they provide paper for publishing our
books and newspapers, and forests are the source of many other
wood and paper products that Americans use every day.
We have a responsibility to maintain the health and
productivity of our forests. In the past, forests have been
spoiled by overgrowth, decimated by insects and disease, and
devastated by wildfires. My Administration's Healthy Forests
Initiative will help prevent this kind of destruction. Aided
by this Initiative, we treated nearly 2.6 million acres of
forests during the last fiscal year to reduce dangerous
overgrowth and restore forest health. This is more than double
the number of acres that were treated 3 years ago. My
Administration is also committed to fulfilling the promise of
the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan to protect our most sensitive
forest areas, while supporting a viable forest products
industry and jobs in rural America. By encouraging active
forest management and sustainable timber harvesting, we
strengthen our economy and ensure the lasting beauty of our
woodlands.
Recognizing the importance of our forests in ensuring the
long-term welfare of our Nation, the Congress, by Public Law
86 753 (36 U.S.C. 123), as amended, has designated the week
beginning on the third Sunday in October of each year as
``National Forest Products Week'' and has authorized and
requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance
of this week.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim October 19 through
October 25, 2003, as National Forest Products Week. I call
upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate
ceremonies and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7724
Proclamation 7724 of October 18, 2003
National Character Counts Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Many of our society's most cherished values, such as equal
treatment for fellow citizens and respect for the law, depend
in practice on individual character. During National Character
Counts Week, we recognize the importance that good character
has played in our history, celebrate the great character
exhibited by our citizens, and reaffirm our commitment to
promoting the values that will ensure a better future for all.
Throughout history, we see numerous examples of character in
action. Great social reformers like Harriet Tubman, Frederick
Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony demonstrated courage and
resolve when they stood firm in the face of injustice and
acted to right societal wrongs. Similarly, leaders like
Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, were able to guide our
Nation through critical periods because of their strong
personal convictions and sense of moral clarity. Today, these
and other heroes of history inspire us to pursue virtue and
character in our own lives.
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, we have
seen the great character of our Nation in the hearts and souls
of our citizens and soldiers, and in countless acts of
kindness, generosity, and sacrifice. To sustain this spirit
and continue to improve our society, we must promote a culture
of service, citizenship, and responsibility in our Nation.
Through the USA Freedom Corps, my Administration is offering
opportunities for citizens to give back to their communities,
helping millions of Americans meet vital needs as active and
engaged citizens in our democratic society.
The development of character and citizenship has always been a
primary goal of America's schools. Today, it is more important
than ever that we educate our young people to be
knowledgeable, compassionate, and involved citizens of a free
society. Since 2002, 47 State education agencies and local
school districts have received grants to implement character
education programs. These grants help schools work with
students, parents, and community organizations to effectively
teach universal values such as respect, honesty, and
tolerance.
This week, I urge all Americans to join me in promoting good
character in America. By teaching these values to our children
and living by these values in our own lives, we can build a
future of hope, compassion, and opportunity for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and
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laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 19
through October 25, 2003, as National Character Counts Week. I
call upon public officials, educators, librarians, parents,
students, and all the people of the United States to observe
this week with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and
programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
eighteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7725
Proclamation 7725 of October 24, 2003
Protection From Pornography Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Pornography can have debilitating effects on communities,
marriages, families, and children. During Protection From
Pornography Week, we commit to take steps to confront the
dangers of pornography.
The effects of pornography are particularly pernicious with
respect to children. The recent enactment of the PROTECT Act
of 2003 strengthens child pornography laws, establishes the
Federal Government's role in the AMBER Alert System, increases
punishment for Federal crimes against children, and authorizes
judges to require extended supervision of sex offenders who
are released from prison.
We have committed significant resources to the Department of
Justice to intensify investigative and prosecutorial efforts
to combat obscenity, child pornography, and child sexual
exploitation on the Internet. We are vigorously prosecuting
and severely punishing those who would harm our children. Last
July, the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation
Predator, an initiative to help identify child predators,
rescue children depicted in child pornography, and prosecute
those responsible for making and distributing child
pornography.
Last year, I signed legislation creating the Dot Kids domain,
a child-friendly zone on the Internet. The sites on this
domain are monitored for content and safety, offering parents
assurances that their children are learning in a healthy
environment. Working together with law enforcement officials,
parents, and other caregivers, we are making progress in
protecting our children from pornography.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim October 26 through November 1, 2003, as Protection
From Pornography Week. I call upon public officials, law
enforcement officers, parents, and all the people of the
United States to observe this week with appropriate programs
and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7726
Proclamation 7726 of October 24, 2003
United Nations Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The United Nations is a vital international arena for
countries to cooperate in pursuit of political, economic, and
social freedoms. Founded by 51 Member countries after World
War II, the organization has grown through the years to
include 191 Member States. On United Nations Day, we celebrate
the organization's founding principles of freedom, democracy,
and human rights, and we recognize the contributions of the
United Nations to improving lives around the world.
As an original signatory of the United Nations Charter, the
United States continues to advance the United Nations'
founding principles. We are working with the United Nations to
reduce conflicts around the world, fight terrorism, abolish
trafficking in persons, and support those in need, including
the people of Afghanistan and Iraq as they continue to build
free and stable countries. As we commemorate the 58th
anniversary of the United Nations, we honor the victims of the
recent bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Baghdad
who worked to advance peace and freedom.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim October 24, 2003, as United Nations Day. I urge the
Governors of the 50 States, the Governor of the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas under the
flag of the United States to honor the observance of United
Nations Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
fourth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7727 of October 30, 2003
National Hospice Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Hospice care plays an important role in American medicine by
easing a patient's suffering while reaffirming individual
dignity in a familiar, comfortable environment. Across our
Nation, hospice care providers are assisting in hospitals,
nursing homes, and private residences, offering physical,
emotional, and spiritual support to patients who often have a
short life expectancy.
Hospice teams consist of physicians, nurses, social workers,
counselors, and volunteers who are experts in end-of-life
issues. They offer pain management, therapy, nutrition, and
other supportive care in the home or other comfortable
surroundings, making it easier for patients, family members,
and friends to spend time together in their loved one's final
days. Hospice experts also offer grief counseling to friends
and family members after their loss.
Every stage of human life deserves to be treated with respect
and care. I commend all those who work and volunteer as
hospice care providers. Their contributions make our Nation a
better place.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 2003 as National Hospice Month. I encourage
Americans to increase their awareness of hospice service and
to observe this month with appropriate activities and
programs.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7728
Proclamation 7728 of October 31, 2003
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Recent studies estimate that 4.5 million Americans are
affected by Alzheimer's disease, and that more than 13 million
will be affected by the middle of this century. As we seek to
increase our understanding of the causes, symptoms, and
effects of this disease, we recognize the victims and the
family members, caregivers, and healthcare professionals who
care for those afflicted with it.
Researchers have not yet discovered the cause of Alzheimer's
disease, but its effects are well documented. Alzheimer's
disrupts the processes that
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keep nerve cells in the brain healthy, resulting in a decline
in cognitive abilities. Those affected by Alzheimer's disease
grow increasingly dependent on others.
Alzheimer's disease has no known cure or certain treatment,
but research will continue to lead us to breakthroughs that
will help control the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease or
eventually cure or even reverse its effects. We are supporting
Alzheimer's research and helping those afflicted with the
disease get care. Through the National Institute on Aging
(NIA), we are funding Alzheimer's Disease Centers across the
country that care for patients, improve diagnostic techniques,
and participate in long-term research. The NIA also operates
the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center, which
provides vital information to people with Alzheimer's disease
and their caregivers. In addition, scientists at the National
Institutes of Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs
are conducting clinical trials of drugs and enhancing overall
care.
During National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, we
especially thank all who care for those affected by this
tragic disease. By caring for patients and continuing vital
research, we strive to improve the quality of life for today's
victims and enhance the health of future generations.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 2003 as National Alzheimer's Disease
Awareness Month. I call upon the people of the United States
to observe this month with appropriate programs and
activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-
first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7729
Proclamation 7729 of October 31, 2003
National Diabetes Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Almost 17 million Americans have diabetes, a disease that
prevents the body from using its own insulin to break down
sugars. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the United
States. During National Diabetes Month, we recognize
advancements in preventing, treating, and detecting this
disease, and we renew our commitment to helping Americans with
diabetes live longer, healthier lives.
Diabetes can lead to severe complications, including heart
disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity
amputations. Up to 1 million Americans have type 1 diabetes,
an autoimmune disorder that destroys insulin-producing cells
in the pancreas, while an estimated 16 million Americans have
type 2 diabetes, in which the body does not sufficiently
produce
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or process enough insulin. Type 2 diabetes is often related to
obesity, and it is rising rapidly among men and women of all
ages. Type 2 diabetes is also on the rise among children, for
whom it was once extremely rare. Modest weight loss, increased
exercise, and a healthy diet can decrease the risk of type 2
diabetes and help manage its complications.
Through the HealthierUS Initiative, my Administration is
helping Americans develop the healthier habits that can
improve their quality of life. And the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health
are working together through the National Diabetes Education
Program to educate Americans at risk for diabetes and to
instruct those living with the disease about controlling blood
glucose, blood pressure, and cholesterol. By raising awareness
in our communities and providing assistance to those battling
the disease, we are fighting diabetes.
My Administration also has demonstrated a strong commitment to
medical research by completing a 5-year commitment to double
the NIH budget to more than $27 billion. During fiscal year
2003, the NIH invested an estimated $860.5 million into
diabetes research. We will continue to support NIH scientists
and others working to treat and cure this disease.
During National Diabetes Month, we commend those advancing the
fight against diabetes as they bring hope and health to
millions of Americans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 2003 as National Diabetes Month. I call upon
all Americans to increase their awareness of the risk factors
and symptoms related to diabetes and to observe this month
with appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-
first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7730
Proclamation 7730 of October 31, 2003
National Family Caregivers Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Millions of Americans make extraordinary efforts every day to
care for loved ones who are elderly, chronically ill, or
disabled. These caregivers make many sacrifices to improve the
lives of their loved ones. Through their love, dedication, and
courage, these compassionate children, parents, spouses,
grandparents, and extended family members strengthen and
preserve the importance of family and reflect the true
character of our Nation.
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My Administration is supporting family caregivers in their
efforts to provide comfort and support to their loved ones.
The National Family Caregiver Support Program, managed by the
Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human
Services, gives family caregivers counseling, information,
respite care, and supplemental services.
As we mark National Family Caregivers Month, we express our
gratitude to family caregivers, and celebrate the great
blessings they bring to their families and to our Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 2003 as National Family Caregivers Month. I
encourage all Americans to honor and support family members,
friends, and neighbors who assume important caregiving
responsibilities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-
first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7731
Proclamation 7731 of November 7, 2003
National Adoption Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Every year, tens of thousands of American families answer the
call to adopt a child. During National Adoption Month, we
recognize America's adoptive and foster families. We also
commit to helping all of our children, including those waiting
in foster care, find safe, permanent, and loving homes.
On November 22, communities across the country will come
together to celebrate National Adoption Day by finalizing the
adoptions of over 3,000 children from foster care. On this day
and all this month, we honor families that have opened their
hearts and homes to a child.
The number of children who are adopted has increased in recent
years. Still, thousands of children in our country_many with
special needs_continue to wait in foster care for an adoptive
family.
We are taking important steps to make adoption more
commonplace and to protect the well-being of our children. We
have eased the financial burden of adoption by nearly doubling
the maximum adoption tax credit. We expanded the Promoting
Safe and Stable Families Program, which encourages adoption at
the local level and supports adoptive families with services
that ease a child's transition into a new family and help to
strengthen the family. The Department of Health and Human
Services provides incentives to States that increase the
number of children adopted from State-supervised foster care.
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Last year, my Administration launched the first Federal
adoption website, www.AdoptUSKids.org, which features pictures
and profiles of children available for adoption. This site
helps loving families connect with waiting children across the
country. Already, more than 1,700 children featured on the
site have been placed with adoptive families. This progress is
testimony to the selfless spirit of American families.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 2003 as National Adoption Month. I call on
all Americans to observe this month with appropriate programs
and activities to honor adoptive families and to participate
in efforts to find permanent homes for waiting children.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh
day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7732
Proclamation 7732 of November 7, 2003
World Freedom Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Fourteen years ago, freedom-loving people tore down the Berlin
Wall and began to set a nation free from Communist oppression.
On World Freedom Day, the United States joins with other
countries in commemorating that historic day. The United
States is committed to liberty, freedom, and the universal
struggle for human rights. We strive to advance peace and
democracy and to safeguard these ideals around the world.
After dividing families, friends, and communities for 28
years, the dismantling of the Berlin Wall reunited Germany and
helped spread freedom across Central and Eastern Europe. With
free elections and the spread of democratic values, these
countries won their liberty, and their people became free.
These democracies today contribute to a strong Europe, and the
United States values their friendship and their partnership.
On World Freedom Day, Americans express gratitude for our
freedom and dedicate ourselves to upholding the ideals of
democracy. Today, we are working with other nations to bring
freedom to people around the world. American and coalition
forces are sacrificing to bring peace, security, and liberty
to Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. This is a mission for all
who believe in democracy, tolerance, and freedom.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 9, 2003, as World Freedom Day. I call upon
the people of the United States to observe this day with
appropriate ceremonies and activities and to affirm their
dedication to freedom and democracy for all.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh
day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7733
Proclamation 7733 of November 10, 2003
Veterans Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our
country has earned them our lasting gratitude. On this, our
Nation's 50th annual Veterans Day observance, we celebrate and
honor the patriots who have fought to protect the democratic
ideals that are the foundation of our country.
When the armistice ending World War I was signed on November
11, 1918, more than 4.7 million Americans put down their arms
and turned to the work of strengthening our Nation. The end of
that first global conflict was initially commemorated as
Armistice Day. In 1954, the Congress renamed the day as
Veterans Day to recognize all those who have served in our
Armed Forces.
Throughout our history, loyal citizens from every corner of
America have willingly assumed the duty of military life. And
time after time, in conflicts across the globe, they have
proven that democracy is mightier than tyranny. From World War
I and World War II, to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and
the Persian Gulf, to the recent battles in the war on terror,
our military has built a great tradition of courageous and
faithful service. Our veterans have helped bring freedom to
countries around the world. Free nations and peoples liberated
by American troops are grateful for the long, distinguished
line of American veterans who have come to their aid.
Today, our veterans inspire new generations of Americans as we
work to defeat terrorism and advance peace. In respect for and
recognition of the contributions our service men and women
have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the world,
the Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November 11
of each year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to
honor veterans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim November 11, 2003, as
Veterans Day and urge all Americans to observe November 9
through November 15, 2003, as National Veterans Awareness
Week. I encourage all Americans to recognize the valor and
sacrifice of our veterans through appropriate ceremonies and
prayers. I call upon Federal, State, and local officials to
display the flag of the United States and to participate in
patriotic activities in their communities. I invite civic and
fraternal organizations, places of worship, schools,
businesses, unions, and the media to support this national
observance with suitable commemorative expressions and
programs.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7734
Proclamation 7734 of November 14, 2003
America Recycles Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
To preserve America's majestic beauty, we must conserve our
natural resources and practice responsible stewardship. On
America Recycles Day, we reaffirm our commitment to
conservation and recognize the increase in recycling in the
last two decades.
Twenty-five years ago, only one community in the United States
had a curbside recycling program. Today, more than 9,000
communities have curbside collection, and many others provide
drop-off centers or cooperative collection facilities.
Businesses and communities are boosting recycling collection
efforts, and companies are using new technologies and methods
to manufacture products more efficiently. Manufacturers,
retailers, and governmental and non-governmental organizations
are engaging in voluntary product stewardship partnerships to
reduce waste. Industries are also discovering ways to reduce
waste and cost, cut pollution and greenhouse gas emissions,
and conserve energy and water.
Many of the products used every day, including aluminum cans,
appliances, office paper, cardboard boxes, furniture, and
clothing contain recycled materials. We also recycle motor
oil, tires, plastic, glass, batteries, and building materials,
and we are developing new ways to recycle electronic products_
the fastest growing portion of America's municipal waste.
On America Recycles Day, I encourage individuals, businesses,
communities, tribes, and government to continue to work
together as good stewards of America's resources. By using our
resources wisely, we help build a stronger economy and a
healthier future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 15, 2003, as America Recycles Day. I call
upon the people of the United States to observe this day with
appropriate programs and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7735 of November 14, 2003
National American Indian Heritage Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National American Indian Heritage Month, we honor the
accomplishments and culture of American Indians and Alaska
Natives and recognize their contributions to our country. To
help educate Americans and illustrate the important role of
these native people to our Nation, the new National Museum of
the American Indian will open next year.
American Indians and Alaska Natives have a long tradition of
serving with pride and accomplishment in the United States
Armed Forces. Today, their patriotism is reflected in the more
than 13,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives serving on
active duty and the more than 6,400 reservists. In Iraq,
Specialist Lori Piestewa of the Army's 507th Maintenance
Company and a member of the Hopi tribe, was the first American
servicewoman killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom and the only
known American Indian woman killed in action in any conflict.
Her bravery, service, and sacrifice are an inspiration to our
men and women in uniform and to all Americans.
To ensure the future success of America's tribal communities,
my Administration is committed to improving education,
increasing employment and economic development, and ensuring
better access to health and human services for all American
Indians and Alaska natives. Government-wide, we proposed in
the 2004 Budget to spend over $11 billion on Native American
programs. The Department of Education's Office of Indian
Education is working to implement the No Child Left Behind Act
of 2001 within the Native American community. Indian tribes,
schools, and local education agencies that serve American
Indian and Native Alaska children will have access to nearly
$122 million in grants to improve education opportunities. In
addition, the Department of the Interior's 2004 program
includes over $49 million for America's tribal colleges and
universities. This investment will help American Indian
students reach their full potential and achieve their dreams.
We are also working to address the healthcare needs of
American Indians, particularly the rising incidence of
diabetes.
The United States has a strong relationship with American
Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities. By continuing to
work on a government-to-government basis with these tribal
governments, we are fostering greater understanding and
promoting tribal self-determination and self-governance.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 2003 as National American Indian Heritage
Month. This month, I encourage citizens to learn more about
the rich heritage of American Indians and Alaska Natives and
the role they have played in building and sustaining our
Nation and to commemorate this month with appropriate programs
and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7736 of November 14, 2003
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
From before the American Revolution, to the Civil War, to the
wars in Vietnam and the Persian Gulf, our National Guard and
Reserve have served our country with distinction. Today, our
National Guard and Reserve forces are active on every front in
the War on Terror. During National Employer Support of the
Guard and Reserve Week, we honor our courageous citizen-
soldiers and their employers, whose continued support is vital
to the success of our Armed Forces and to the strength of our
country.
America's Guard and Reserve personnel are training hard and
deploying frequently to meet new challenges worldwide. These
brave defenders have performed combat operations in Iraq and
Afghanistan. They have provided security at Guantanamo Bay.
They have prepared for homeland security missions. Our Nation
is blessed and grateful for the service of the brave men and
women of the National Guard and Reserve.
By supporting our Guardsmen and Reservists, employers across
our Nation also are helping to advance freedom and democracy
around the world. At the same time, these employers benefit
from the experience and leadership skills these citizen-
soldiers bring home. Employer support of our Guard and Reserve
in the United States and abroad helps ensure our troops are
mission-ready and is a source of pride and assurance for all
Americans. This country is grateful to employers and workers
for their support of Guard and Reserve members and their
families. Because military deployment often disrupts families
and businesses, my Administration is working to make
deployments more predictable. Together, our National Guard and
Reserve forces and their employers are united in purpose and
reflect the highest standards of professionalism and honor.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 16 through November 22, 2003, as National
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. I encourage
all Americans to join me in expressing our heartfelt thanks to
the members of our National Guard and Reserve and their
civilian employers for their extraordinary sacrifices on
behalf of our Nation. I also call on State and local
officials, private organizations, businesses, and all military
commanders to observe this week with appropriate ceremonies
and activities.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7737
Proclamation 7737 of November 19, 2003
National Farm-City Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Farm-City Week, Americans honor the hard work
of the men and women who earn a living from the land, and we
recognize the importance of their partnerships with urban
communities.
Our farmers and ranchers face many challenges, including
weather, crop disease, and uncertain pricing. Yet with hard
work and a love of the land, they have helped America build
the most productive agricultural economy in the world. This
industry generates 16 percent of America's Gross Domestic
Product and employs 17 percent of our workforce.
Our farmers and ranchers build and sustain this industry with
the help of others. While farmers and ranchers manage almost
half of our Nation's land, they need processors, shippers,
retailers, food service providers, and many others to move
their products from the farm to the homes of Americans and
people around the world. As these cooperative networks provide
us with food, clothing, and energy, they help to create a
prosperous future for America and the world.
As we celebrate National Farm-City Week, I urge citizens to
learn more about the American farm-city partnership and how it
strengthens our country.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 21 through November 27, 2003, as National
Farm-City Week. I encourage all Americans to join in
recognizing the hard work, entrepreneurship, and ingenuity of
those who produce and promote America's agricultural goods.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
nineteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7738 of November 21, 2003
Thanksgiving Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Each year on Thanksgiving, we gather with family and friends
to thank God for the many blessings He has given us, and we
ask God to continue to guide and watch over our country.
Almost 400 years ago, after surviving their first winter at
Plymouth, the Pilgrims celebrated a harvest feast to give
thanks. George Washington proclaimed the first National Day of
Thanksgiving in 1789, and Abraham Lincoln revived the
tradition during the Civil War. Since that time, our citizens
have paused to express thanks for the bounty of blessings we
enjoy and to spend time with family and friends. In want or in
plenty, in times of challenge or times of calm, we always have
reasons to be thankful.
America is a land of abundance, prosperity, and hope. We must
never take for granted the things that make our country great:
a firm foundation of freedom, justice, and equality; a belief
in democracy and the rule of law; and our fundamental rights
to gather, speak, and worship freely.
These liberties do not come without cost. Throughout history,
many have sacrificed to preserve our freedoms and to defend
peace around the world. Today, the brave men and women of our
military continue this noble tradition. These heroes and their
loved ones have the gratitude of our Nation.
On this day, we also remember those less fortunate among us.
They are our neighbors and our fellow citizens, and we are
committed to reaching out to them and to all of those in need
in our communities.
This Thanksgiving, we again give thanks for all of our
blessings and for the freedoms we enjoy every day. Our
Founders thanked the Almighty and humbly sought His wisdom and
blessing. May we always live by that same trust, and may God
continue to watch over and bless the United States of America.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim Thursday, November 27, 2003, as a National Day of
Thanksgiving. I encourage Americans to gather in their homes,
places of worship, and community centers to share the spirit
of understanding and prayer and to reinforce ties of family
and community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7739 of November 21, 2003
National Family Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
As Americans gather during Thanksgiving week, we honor our
families, and we recognize the family as a source of help,
hope, and stability for our citizens and for our country.
Strong families make our Nation better. They teach our
children values and help them become responsible citizens. We
must encourage families to be loving and compassionate,
generous and supportive, and to serve and help others.
On this Thanksgiving week, we also pay respect to our brave
military families whose loved ones are on active duty, many on
the front lines of freedom in Iraq and Afghanistan. These
families provide a bond of love and encouragement to our men
and women in uniform as they defend liberty and protect our
Nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim November 23 through November 29, 2003, as National
Family Week. I invite the States, communities, and all the
people of the United States to join together in observing this
week with appropriate ceremonies and activities to honor our
Nation's families.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-
first day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand
three, and of the Independence of the United States of America
the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7740
Proclamation 7740 of December 1, 2003
World AIDS Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The HIV/AIDS pandemic presents one of the greatest medical and
social challenges of our time. On World AIDS Day, members of
the global community come together to demonstrate our shared
commitment to turning the tide against the spread of HIV/AIDS,
bringing hope and healing to those who are suffering, and
finding a cure.
Over the last two decades, AIDS has claimed the lives of more
than 20 million people. Three million have died in the last
year alone. Today, more than 40 million people are living with
HIV, including nearly 30 million in
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Africa. Behind these staggering numbers are the names and
faces of orphaned and suffering children, devastated
communities, and a continent in crisis.
In my State of the Union Message to the Congress in January of
this year, I announced an ``Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,''
with a goal of helping millions around the world affected by
HIV/AIDS, particularly those in the most afflicted nations in
Africa and the Caribbean. In May, the Congress responded by
passing the ``United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003,'' which I signed into
law. A life-saving initiative, the Act commits $15 billion
over the next 5 years to prevent 7 million new HIV infections,
treat at least 2 million people with life-extending drugs,
provide care for at least 10 million people affected by AIDS,
continue bilateral programs in over 75 countries, and increase
support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and
Malaria. This work of mercy will help overcome fear, stigma,
and discrimination and create a cycle of hope and promise that
will benefit millions.
Here at home, we will spend more than $15 billion this year to
combat AIDS in America. This money will support research
activities, care and treatment services, and prevention
programs, including the wide availability of rapid HIV
testing.
Fighting HIV/AIDS is not only a great challenge but also a
moral imperative for those who believe in the value and
dignity of every human life. This World AIDS Day, the United
States remains committed to taking action, showing compassion,
and bringing hope to those affected by HIV/AIDS around the
world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim December 1, 2003, as World AIDS Day. I urge the
Governors of the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
officials of the other territories subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States, and the American people to join me in
reaffirming our commitment to combating HIV/AIDS. I encourage
all Americans to participate in appropriate commemorative
programs and ceremonies in houses of worship, workplaces, and
other community centers to remember those who have lost their
lives to this deadly disease and to comfort and support those
living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this first day
of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7741
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Proclamation 7741 of December 4, 2003
To Provide for the Termination of Action Taken With Regard to Imports of
Certain Steel Products
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Proclamation 7529 of March 5, 2002, implemented actions
(safeguard measures) of a type described in section
203(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19
U.S.C. 2253(a)(3)(A) and (B)) (the ``Trade Act''), with
respect to imports of certain flat steel (consisting of slabs,
plate, hot-rolled steel, cold-rolled steel, and coated steel),
hot-rolled bar, cold-finished bar, rebar, certain welded
tubular products, carbon and alloy fittings, stainless steel
bar, stainless steel rod, tin mill products, and stainless
steel wire, as defined in paragraph 7 of Proclamation 7529
(collectively, ``certain steel products'').
2. In Proclamation 7529 and Proclamation 7576 of July 3, 2002,
I authorized the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to
further consider any request for exclusion of a particular
product and upon finding that a particular product should be
excluded, to modify the provisions of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTS) created by the Annex to
Proclamation 7529 to exclude such particular product from the
pertinent safeguard measure established in Proclamation 7529.
Pursuant to that authorization, the USTR published four
notices of exclusions of products from the safeguard measures
in the Federal Register at 67 Fed. Reg. 16484 (April 5, 2002),
67 Fed. Reg. 46221 (July 12, 2002), 67 Fed. Reg. 56182 (August
30, 2002), and 68 Fed. Reg. 15494 (March 31, 2003). The USTR
also published notice in the Federal Register of technical
corrections to that Annex.
3. In a Memorandum of March 5, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 10593),
pursuant to section 203(a)(3)(I) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2253(a)(3)(I)), I instructed the Secretary of the Treasury and
the Secretary of Commerce to establish a system of import
licensing to facilitate the monitoring of imports of certain
steel products. To provide for efficient and fair
administration of this action, pursuant to section 203(g) of
the Trade Act, I instructed the Secretary of Commerce to
publish regulations in the Federal Register establishing such
a system of import licensing (the ``Licensing System''). Those
regulations were published on December 31, 2002, at 67 Fed.
Reg. 79845.
4. Section 204(a) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2254(a))
requires the United States International Trade Commission
(ITC) to monitor developments with respect to the domestic
industry while action taken under section 203 remains in
effect. If the initial period of a safeguard action exceeds 3
years, then the ITC must submit to the President a report on
the results of such monitoring not later than the date that is
the mid-point of the initial period of the safeguard action.
The ITC report in Investigation Number TA 204 9 was submitted
on September 19, 2003.
5. Section 204(b)(1)(A) of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C.
2254(b)(1)(A)) authorizes the President to reduce, modify, or
terminate a safeguard action if, after taking into account any
report or advice submitted by the ITC and after seeking the
advice of the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of
Labor,
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he determines that changed circumstances warrant such
reduction, modification, or termination. The President's
determination may be made, inter alia, on the basis that the
effectiveness of the action taken under section 203 has been
impaired by changed economic circumstances.
6. In view of the information provided in the ITC report, and
having sought advice from the Secretary of Commerce and the
Secretary of Labor, I determine that the effectiveness of the
actions taken under section 203(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the Trade
Act with respect to imports of certain steel products and the
exclusions from and technical corrections to the coverage of
Proclamation 7529 has been impaired by changed economic
circumstances. Accordingly, I have determined, pursuant to
section 204(b)(1)(A)(ii), that termination of the actions
taken under section 203(a)(3)(A) and (B) set forth in
Proclamation 7529 taken with respect to certain steel imports
is warranted. The action taken under section 203(a)(3)(I) set
forth in the Memorandum of March 5, 2002, requiring the
licensing and monitoring of imports of certain steel products
remains in effect and shall not terminate until the earlier of
March 21, 2005, or such time as the Secretary of Commerce
establishes a replacement program.
7. Section 604 of the Trade Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes
the President to embody in the HTS the substance of the
relevant provisions of that Act, and of other acts affecting
import treatment, and actions thereunder, including the
removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate
of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including, but not limited to sections 204 and 604 of the
Trade Act and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, do
proclaim that:
(1) The HTS is modified as provided in the Annex to this
proclamation.
(2) The United States Trade Representative is authorized, upon
his determination that the Secretary of Commerce has
established a replacement program pursuant to paragraph 6 of
this proclamation, to terminate the action under section
203(a)(3)(I) of the Trade Act set forth in the Memorandum of
March 5, 2002, and the Licensing System and to publish notice
of this determination and action in the Federal Register.
(3) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
(4) The modifications to the HTS made by this proclamation
shall be effective with respect to goods entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m.,
eastern standard time, December 5, 2003.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth
day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7742 of December 5, 2003
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
More than 60 years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
told Americans that December 7, 1941, was ``a date which will
live in infamy.'' On that morning, America was attacked
without warning and without provocation. More than 2,400
Americans died and 1,100 were wounded. Our country was changed
forever. Following that attack, our citizens responded with
the strength and resolve that characterizes America in times
of adversity, and that same spirit and courage carried us to
victory in World War II. On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Day, we honor the lives lost in that attack and salute the
veterans of World War II. We also pay tribute to all those now
serving America to advance freedom around the world.
The USS ARIZONA Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, stands as a
monument to that ship's 1,177 crew members who died as a
result of the attack. Since the Memorial's dedication, more
than 40 million visitors have honored the heroism of these
brave sailors and marines. Laura and I had the opportunity to
visit the Memorial in October of this year. It is a fitting
tribute to the lives lost in defense of our freedom during the
greatest global conflict in history.
America's liberty is sustained by the courage of the American
people. Every generation of Americans has answered the call to
protect the blessings of freedom and democracy. With the help
of our friends and allies, the brave men and women of our
Armed Forces are now engaged in a global war on terrorism. And
as in the aftermath of the terrible attack on Pearl Harbor,
our Nation will stay the course, and we will prevail.
The Congress, by Public Law 103 308, as amended, has
designated December 7, 2003, as ``National Pearl Harbor
Remembrance Day.''
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim December 7, 2003, as
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. I encourage all
Americans to observe this solemn occasion with appropriate
ceremonies and activities. I urge all Federal agencies,
interested organizations, groups, and individuals to fly the
flag of the United States at half-staff this December 7 in
honor of those who died as a result of their service at Pearl
Harbor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day
of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7743 of December 8, 2003
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Last year, more than 17,000 people were killed and 258,000
more were injured in alcohol-related crashes. Such accidents
cause unnecessary suffering, loss of life, and expense. During
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, we
continue our efforts to stop impaired driving and improve the
safety of our roads during the holiday season and throughout
the year.
We are enhancing both the education of our citizens about the
dangers of driving while under the influence and our methods
for keeping impaired drivers off the road. My Administration
is helping in this fight by supporting the enforcement of
traffic programs that teach Americans about the risks of
impaired driving. Earlier this year, my Administration
proposed to the Congress the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and
Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 (SAFETEA), which
would elevate safe transportation to a national priority and
increase State resources for existing enforcement and
education efforts. While Federal help and funding are
important, State and local involvement is also critical. As
part of the Department of Transportation's National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration's ``You Drink & Drive. You
Lose.'' national campaign, from December 19, 2003, through
January 4, 2004, more than 10,000 law enforcement agencies
will join forces with community, health, government, and
business organizations to demonstrate that impaired driving is
unacceptable and unlawful.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim December 2003 as National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Prevention Month. I encourage all Americans to join the ``You
Drink & Drive. You Lose.'' national campaign to protect our
citizens from impaired drivers.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eighth
day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Proclamation 7744 of December 10, 2003
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's founders dedicated this country to life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness. During Human Rights Day, Bill of
Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, we recognize the advances
we have made expanding freedom, democracy, and individual
rights in this country and around the world.
America has helped bring liberty to Afghanistan and Iraq. In
countries like Belarus, Cuba, and Zimbabwe, we continue to
stand with those who struggle for democracy. We will continue
to call on Burma's ruling junta to release political prisoners
and engage in an inclusive dialogue with the democratic
opposition to bring democracy to Burma. We also look forward
to the day when the men and women of North Korea can live in a
free society.
Freedom is the right of mankind and the future of every
nation. It is not America's gift to the world; it is God's
gift to every man and woman who lives in this world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby
proclaim December 10, 2003, as Human Rights Day; December 15,
2003, as Bill of Rights Day; and the week beginning December
10, 2003, as Human Rights Week. I call upon the people of the
United States to mark these observances with appropriate
ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day
of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three, and
of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7745
Proclamation 7745 of December 17, 2003
Wright Brothers Day, 2003
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
A spirit of exploration and discovery has been a part of the
American character since our founding days. Orville and Wilbur
Wright exemplified this spirit when they made the dream of
human flight a reality on December 17, 1903. On Wright
Brothers Day, we honor the vision of these bicycle mechanics
from Dayton, Ohio, and celebrate the centennial of manned,
powered flight.
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One hundred years ago, the Wright brothers changed our world
with their 12-second, 120-foot flight in North Carolina. Their
achievement inspired other aviation pioneers and marked the
beginning of a new era of freedom. Since that first flight,
aviation and aerospace technology has advanced at a remarkable
pace, allowing us to fly across oceans, break the sound
barrier, orbit the Earth, land on the moon, and study our
universe in a way our ancestors could not have imagined. Each
new generation of engineers and other inventors, following in
the Wright Brothers' footsteps, continues to move the
technology of flight further.
Today, air transportation touches the lives of people
throughout the United States, and helps unite the American
people. Air transportation brings families and friends
together, delivers aid to those in need, and facilitates
industry and commerce.
As we look to the future, we remember the extraordinary
accomplishments of the Wright Brothers. Their determination
and innovation continue to inspire us as we embark on the
second century of flight.
The Congress, by a joint resolution approved December 17, 1963
(77 Stat. 402; 36 U.S.C. 143) as amended, has designated
December 17 of each year as ``Wright Brothers Day'' and has
authorized and requested the President to issue annually a
proclamation inviting the people of the United States to
observe that day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, do hereby proclaim December 17, 2003, as
Wright Brothers Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
seventeenth day of December, in the year of our Lord two
thousand three, and of the Independence of the United States
of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7746
Proclamation 7746 of December 30, 2003
To Implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On June 6, 2003, the United States entered into the United
States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (USCFTA). The Congress
approved the USCFTA in section 101(a) of the United States-
Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the ``USCFTA
Act'') (Public Law 108 77, 117 Stat. 909) (19 U.S.C. 3805
note).
2. Section 105 of the USCFTA Act authorizes the President to
establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an
office that shall be responsible for providing administrative
assistance to panels established under Chapter 22 of the
USCFTA.
3. Section 201 of the USCFTA authorizes the President to
proclaim such modifications or continuation of any duty, such
continuation of duty-free
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or excise treatment, or such additional duties, as the
President determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry
out or apply articles 3.3 (including the schedule of United
States duty reductions with respect to originating goods set
forth in Annex 3.3 to the USCFTA), 3.7, 3.9, and 3.20(8), (9),
(10), and (11) of the USCFTA.
4. Section 202 of the USCFTA Act provides certain rules for
determining whether a good is an originating good for the
purpose of implementing tariff treatment under the USCFTA. I
have decided that it is necessary to include these rules of
origin, together with particular rules applicable to certain
other goods, in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS).
5. Consistent with section 201(a)(2) of the USCFTA Act, Chile
is to be removed from the enumeration of designated
beneficiary developing countries eligible for the benefits of
the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Further,
consistent with section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the
``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2483), as amended, I have determined
that other technical and conforming changes to the HTS are
necessary to reflect that Chile is no longer eligible to
receive benefits of the GSP.
6. Section 208 of the USCFTA Act authorizes the President to
direct the Secretary of the Treasury to take certain actions
related to verifications conducted consistent with Article
3.21 of the USCFTA.
7. Subtitle B of title III of the USCFTA Act authorizes the
President to take certain actions in response to a request by
an interested party for relief from imports that are a cause
of serious damage, or actual threat thereof, to a domestic
industry producing certain textile or apparel articles.
8. Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,
establishes the Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements (CITA) to supervise the implementation of textile
trade agreements.
9. Section 604 of the 1974 Act, as amended, authorizes the
President to embody in the HTS the substance of relevant
provisions of that Act, or other acts affecting import
treatment, and of actions taken thereunder, including the
removal, modification, continuance, or imposition of any rate
of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including but not limited to sections 105, 201, 202, and 208
of the USCFTA Act, section 604 of the 1974 Act, and section
301 of title 3, United States Code, do proclaim that:
(1) In order to provide generally for the preferential tariff
treatment being accorded under the USCFTA, to set forth rules
for determining whether goods imported into the customs
territory of the United States are eligible for preferential
tariff treatment under the USCFTA, to provide certain other
treatment to originating goods for the purposes of the USCFTA,
to provide tariff-rate quotas with respect to certain
originating goods, to reflect Chile's removal from the
enumeration of designated beneficiary developing countries for
purposes of the GSP, and to make technical and conforming
changes in the general notes to the HTS, the HTS is modified
as set forth in Annex I of Publication 3652 of the United
States International Trade Commission, entitled Modifications
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
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the United States Implementing the United States-Chile Free
Trade Agreement (Publication 3652), which is incorporated by
reference into this proclamation.
(2) In order to implement the initial stage of duty
elimination provided for in the USCFTA, and to provide for
future staged reductions in duties for products of Chile for
purposes of the USCFTA, the HTS is modified as provided in
Annex II of Publication 3652, effective on the dates specified
in the relevant sections of such publication and on any
subsequent dates set forth for such duty reductions in that
publication.
(3) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to exercise the
authority of the President under section 105(a) of the USCFTA
Act to establish or designate an office within the Department
of Commerce to carry out the functions set forth in that
section.
(4) The CITA is authorized to exercise the authority of the
President under section 208 of the USCFTA Act with respect to
verifications conducted in a manner consistent with article
3.21 of the USCFTA.
(5) The CITA is authorized to exercise the authority of the
President under subtitle B of title III of the USCFTA Act to
review requests and to determine whether to commence
consideration of such requests; to cause to be published in
the Federal Register a notice of commencement of consideration
of a request and notice seeking public comment; to determine
whether a Chilean textile or apparel article is being imported
into the United States in such increased quantities and under
such conditions as to cause serious damage, or actual threat
thereof, to a domestic industry producing an article that is
like, or directly competitive with, the imported article; and
to provide relief from imports of an article that is the
subject of such a determination.
(6)(a) The amendments to the HTS made by paragraph (2) of this
proclamation shall be effective with respect to goods entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the
relevant dates indicated in Annex II to Publication 3652.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (6)(a) of this
proclamation, this proclamation shall be effective with
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after January 1, 2004.
(7) All provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7747
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Proclamation 7747 of December 30, 2003
To Implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. On May 6, 2003, the President entered into the United
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USSFTA). The USSFTA was
approved by the Congress in section 101(a) of the United
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (the
``USSFTA Act'') (Public Law 108 78, 117 Stat. 948) (19 U.S.C.
3805 note).
2. Section 105 of the USSFTA Act authorizes the President to
establish or designate within the Department of Commerce an
office that shall be responsible for providing administrative
assistance to panels established under Chapter 20 of the
USSFTA.
3. Section 201 of the USSFTA Act authorizes the President to
proclaim such modifications or continuation of any duty, such
continuation of duty-free or excise treatment, or such
additional duties, as the President determines to be necessary
or appropriate to carry out or apply articles 2.2, 2.5, 2.6,
and 2.12 of the USSFTA and the schedule of reductions with
respect to the Republic of Singapore (Singapore) set forth in
Annex 2B of the USSFTA.
4. Section 202 of the USSFTA Act provides certain rules for
determining whether a good is an originating good for the
purposes of implementing tariff treatment under the USSFTA. I
have decided that it is necessary to include these rules of
origin, together with particular rules applicable to certain
other goods, in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS).
5. Section 205 of the USSFTA Act authorizes the President to
take certain enforcement actions relating to trade with
Singapore in textile and apparel goods.
6. Subtitle B of title III of the USSFTA Act authorizes the
President to take certain actions in response to a request by
an interested party for relief from imports that constitute a
substantial cause of serious damage, or actual threat thereof,
to a domestic industry producing certain textile or apparel
articles.
7. Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended,
establishes the Committee for the Implementation of Textile
Agreements (CITA) to supervise the implementation of textile
trade agreements.
8. Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the ``1974 Act'') (19
U.S.C. 2483), as amended, authorizes the President to embody
in the HTS the substance of relevant provisions of that Act,
or other acts affecting import treatment, and of actions taken
thereunder, including the removal, modification, continuance,
or imposition of any rate of duty or other import restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including but not limited to
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sections 105, 201, 202, 205, and 321 328 of the USSFTA Act,
section 301 of title 3, United Code, and section 604 of the
1974 Act, do proclaim that:
(1) In order to provide generally for the preferential tariff
treatment being accorded under the USSFTA, to set forth rules
for determining whether goods imported into the customs
territory of the United States are eligible for preferential
tariff treatment under the USSFTA, to provide certain other
treatment to originating goods for the purposes of the USSFTA,
and to provide tariff-rate quotas with respect to certain
originating goods, the HTS is modified as set forth in Annex I
of Publication 3651 of the United States International Trade
Commission, entitled Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States Implementing the United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement (Publication 3651), which is
incorporated by reference into this proclamation.
(2) In order to implement the initial stage of duty
elimination provided for in the USSFTA and to provide for
future staged reductions in duties for products of Singapore
for purposes of the USSFTA, the HTS is modified as provided in
Annex II of Publication 3651, effective on the dates specified
in the relevant sections of such publication and on any
subsequent dates set forth for such duty reductions in that
publication.
(3) The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to exercise the
authority of the President under section 105(a) of the USSFTA
Act to establish or designate an office within the Department
of Commerce to carry out the functions set forth in that
section.
(4) (a) The amendments to the HTS made by paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this proclamation shall be effective with respect to
goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on
or after the relevant dates indicated in Annex II to
Publication 3651.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (4)(a) of this
proclamation, this proclamation shall be effective with
respect to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, on or after January 1, 2004.
(5) The CITA is authorized to exercise the authority of the
President under section 205 of the USSFTA Act to exclude
textile and apparel goods from the customs territory of the
United States; to determine whether an enterprise's production
of, and capability to produce, textile and apparel goods are
consistent with statements by the enterprise; to find that an
enterprise has knowingly or willfully engaged in
circumvention; and to deny preferential tariff treatment to
textile and apparel goods.
(6) The CITA is authorized to exercise the authority of the
President under subtitle B of title III of the USSFTA Act to
review requests and to determine whether to commence
consideration of such requests; to cause to be published in
the Federal Register a notice of commencement of consideration
of a request and notice seeking public comment; to determine
whether imports of a Singaporean textile or apparel article
constitute a substantial cause of serious damage, or actual
threat thereof, to a domestic industry producing an article
that is like, or directly competitive with, the imported
article; and to provide relief from imports of an article that
is the subject of such a determination.
(7) All provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with the actions taken in this
proclamation are superseded to the extent of such
inconsistency.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
Proc. 7748
Proclamation 7748 of December 30, 2003
To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and
Opportunity Act, and for Other Purposes
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
1. Section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(the ``1974 Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as added by
section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act
(title I of Public Law 106 200) (AGOA), authorizes the
President to designate a country listed in section 107 of the
AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3706) as a ``beneficiary sub-Saharan African
country'' if the President determines that the country meets
the eligibility requirements set forth in section 104 of the
AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3703), as well as the eligibility criteria set
forth in section 502 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2462).
2. Section 104 of the AGOA authorizes the President to
designate a country listed in section 107 of the AGOA as an
``eligible sub-Saharan African country'' if the President
determines that the country meets certain eligibility
requirements.
3. Section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA (19 U.S.C. 3721(b)(3)(B))
provides special rules for certain apparel articles imported
from ``lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries.''
4. In Proclamation 7350 of October 2, 2000, President Clinton
designated the State of Eritrea (Eritrea) and the Central
African Republic as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries
pursuant to section 506A(a) of the 1974 Act and provided that
they would be considered lesser developed beneficiary sub-
Saharan African countries for purposes of section 112(b)(3)(B)
of the AGOA.
5. Section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(3))
authorizes the President to terminate the designation of a
country as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country for
purposes of section 506A if he determines that the country is
not making continual progress in meeting the requirements
described in section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act, effective on
January 1 of the year following the year in which such
determination is made.
6. Pursuant to section 104 of the AGOA and section 506A(a)(1)
of the 1974 Act, I have determined that the Republic of Angola
(Angola) meets the eligibility requirements set forth or
referenced therein, and I have decided to designate Angola as
an eligible sub-Saharan African country and as a beneficiary
sub-Saharan African country.
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7. Angola satisfies the criterion for treatment as a ``lesser
developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country'' under
section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA.
8. Pursuant to section 506A(a)(3) of the 1974 Act, I have
determined that Eritrea and the Central African Republic are
not making continual progress in meeting the requirements
described in section 506A(a)(1) of the 1974 Act. Accordingly,
I have decided to terminate the designation of Eritrea and the
Central African Republic as beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries for purposes of section 506A of the 1974 Act,
effective on January 1, 2004.
9. Section 604 of the 1974 Act (19 U.S.C. 2483) authorizes the
President to embody in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS) the substance of the relevant provisions
of that Act, and of other acts affecting import treatment, and
actions thereunder, including the removal, modification,
continuance, or imposition of any rate of duty or other import
restriction.
10. Section 203(e)(2)(A) of the Andean Trade Preference Act,
as amended (ATPA) (19 U.S.C. 3202(e)(2)(A)), requires the
President to publish in the Federal Register notice of any
action he proposes to take under section 203(e)(1) of the ATPA
(19 U.S.C. 3202(e)(1)) at least 30 days before taking the
action. Section 212(e)(2)(A) of the Caribbean Basin Economic
Recovery Act, as amended (CBERA) (19 U.S.C. 2702(e)(2)(A)),
requires the President to publish in the Federal Register
notice of any action he proposes to take under section
212(e)(1) of the CBERA (19 U.S.C. 2702(e)(1)) at least 30 days
before taking the action. Proclamation 7616 of October 31,
2002, provided for the assignment of a publication function
under these sections to the United States Trade Representative
(USTR), but did not precisely specify the function assigned.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United
States of America, acting under the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
including sections 506A and 604 of the 1974 Act, section 104
of the AGOA, and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
do proclaim that:
(1) Angola is designated as an eligible sub-Saharan African
country and as a beneficiary sub-Saharan African country.
(2) In order to reflect this designation in the HTS, general
note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by inserting in alphabetical
sequence in the list of beneficiary sub-Saharan African
countries ``Republic of Angola.''
(3) For purposes of section 112(b)(3)(B) of the AGOA, Angola
is a lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African country.
(4) The designation of Eritrea and the Central African
Republic as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries for
purposes of section 506A of the 1974 Act is terminated,
effective on January 1, 2004.
(5) In order to reflect in the HTS that beginning January 1,
2004, Eritrea and the Central African Republic shall no longer
be designated as beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries,
general note 16(a) to the HTS is modified by deleting ``State
of Eritrea'' and ``Central African Republic'' from the list of
beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries. Further, note 2(d)
to subchapter XIX of chapter 98 of the HTS is modified by
deleting ``State of
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Eritrea'' and ``Central African Republic'' from the list of
lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries.
(6) The modification to the HTS made by this proclamation
shall be effective with respect to articles entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January
1, 2004.
(7) In order to assign to the USTR the publication function
set forth in section 203(e)(2)(A) of the ATPA and section
212(e)(2)(A) of the CBERA, paragraph (3) of Proclamation 7616
of October 31, 2002, is revised by deleting the phrase ``of
this proclamation'' and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase
``of an action he proposes to take.''
(8) Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive
Orders that are inconsistent with this proclamation are
superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth
day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand three,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the
two hundred and twenty-eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Title 3--The President
Executive Orders
EXECUTIVE ORDERS
EO 13283
Executive Order 13283 of January 21, 2003
Establishing the Office of Global Communications
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the Office of Global
Communications. There is hereby established within the White
House Office an Office of Global Communications (the
``Office'') to be headed by a Deputy Assistant to the
President for Global Communications.
Sec. 2. Mission. The mission of the Office shall be to advise
the President, the heads of appropriate offices within the
Executive Office of the President, and the heads of executive
departments and agencies (agencies) on utilization of the most
effective means for the United States Government to ensure
consistency in messages that will promote the interests of the
United States abroad, prevent misunderstanding, build support
for and among coalition partners of the United States, and
inform international audiences. The Office shall provide such
advice on activities in which the role of the United States
Government is apparent or publicly acknowledged.
Sec. 3. Functions. In carrying out its mission:
(a) The Office shall assess the methods and strategies used by
the United States Government (other than special activities as
defined in Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981) to
deliver information to audiences abroad. The Office shall
coordinate the formulation among appropriate agencies of
messages that reflect the strategic communications framework
and priorities of the United States, and shall facilitate the
development of a strategy among the appropriate agencies to
effectively communicate such messages.
(b) The Office shall work with the policy and communications
offices of agencies in developing a strategy for disseminating
truthful, accurate, and effective messages about the United
States, its Government and policies, and the American people
and culture. The Office may, after consulting with the
Department of State and obtaining the approval of the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs on
the President's behalf,
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work with cooperating foreign governments in the development
of the strategy. In performing its work, the Office shall
coordinate closely and regularly with the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, or the Assistant's
designee.
(c) The Office shall work with appropriate agencies to
coordinate the creation of temporary teams of communicators
for short-term placement in areas of high global interest and
media attention as determined by the Office. Team members
shall include personnel from agencies to the extent permitted
by law and subject to the availability of personnel. In
performing its functions, each information team shall work to
disseminate accurate and timely information about topics of
interest to the on-site news media, and assist media personnel
in obtaining access to information, individuals, and events
that reinforce the strategic communications objectives of the
United States and its allies. The Office shall coordinate when
and where information teams should be deployed; provided,
however, no information team shall be deployed abroad without
prior consultation with the Department of State and the
Department of Defense, and prior notification to the Office of
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
(d) The Office shall encourage the use of state-of-the-art
media and technology and shall advise the United States
Government of events, technologies, and other communications
tools that may be available for use in conveying information.
Sec. 4. Administration. The Office of Administration within
the Executive Office of the President shall provide the Office
with administrative and related support, to the extent
permitted by law and subject to the availability of
appropriations, as directed by the Chief of Staff to the
President to carry out the provisions of this order.
Sec. 5. Relationship to Other Interagency Coordinating
Mechanisms. Presidential direction regarding National Security
Council-related mechanisms for coordination of national
security policy shall apply with respect to the Office in the
same manner as it applies with respect to other elements of
the White House Office. Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect any function assigned
by law or by the President to the National Security Council or
to the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs.
Sec. 6. Continuing Authorities. This order does not alter the
existing authorities of any agency. Agencies shall assist the
Deputy Assistant to the President for Global Communications,
to the extent consistent with applicable law and direction of
the President, and to the extent such assistance is consistent
with national security objectives and with the mission of such
agencies, in carrying out the Office's mission.
Sec. 7. General Provisions.
(a) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or equity by any party against the United States, its
agencies, instrumentalities or entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
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(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to grant to the
Office any authority to issue direction to agencies, officers,
or employees.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 21, 2003.
EO 13284
Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003
Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the
Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 296), and the
National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 401 et
seq.), and in order to reflect responsibilities vested in the
Secretary of Homeland Security and take other actions in
connection with the establishment of the Department of
Homeland Security, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Executive Order 13234 of November 9, 2001
(``Presidential Task Force on Citizen Preparedness in the War
on Terrorism''), is amended by inserting ``the Department of
Homeland Security,'' after ``the Office of Management and
Budget,'' in section 2(a).
Sec. 2. Executive Order 13231 of October 16, 2001 (``Critical
Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age''), is
amended by:
(a) inserting ``(i) Secretary of Homeland Security;'' after
``or their designees:'' in section 6(a); and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 6(a)
appropriately.
Sec. 3. Executive Order 13228 of October 8, 2001
(``Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the
Homeland Security Council''), is amended by inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after ``the Secretary of
Transportation,'' in section 5(b). Further, during the period
from January 24, 2003, until March 1, 2003, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall have the responsibility for
coordinating the domestic response efforts otherwise assigned
to the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security
pursuant to section 3(g) of Executive Order 13228.
Sec. 4. Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001
(``Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons
Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism''), as
amended, is further amended by:
(a) inserting ``, the Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after
``the Secretary of the Treasury'' in sections 1(b) and 1(d)
(the first time it appears); and
(b) inserting ``, the Secretary of Homeland Security,'' after
``the Secretary of State'' in sections 1(c) and 1(d) (the
second time it appears), 5 (wherever it appears), and 7.
Sec. 5. Executive Order 13151 of April 27, 2000 (``Global
Disaster Information Network''), is amended by:
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(a) inserting ``(8) Department of Homeland Security;'' after
``(7) Department of Energy;'' in section 2(a); and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 2(a)
appropriately.
Sec. 6. Executive Order 13122 of May 25, 1999 (``Interagency
Task Force on the Economic Development of the Southwest
Border''), is amended by inserting ``Secretary of Homeland
Security,'' after ``Secretary of the Treasury,'' in section
1(b).
Sec. 7. Executive Order 13048 of June 10, 1997 (``Improving
Administrative Management in the Executive Branch''), is
amended by:
(a) inserting ``15. Department of Homeland Security;'' after
``14. Department of Veterans Affairs;'' in section 1(a); and
(b) renumbering all subsequent subsections in section 1(a)
appropriately.
Sec. 8. Executive Order 12992 of March 15, 1996 (``President's
Council on Counter-Narcotics''), as amended, is further
amended by:
(a) inserting ``(n) Secretary of Homeland Security;'' after
``(m) Secretary of Veterans Affairs;'' in section 2; and
(b) relettering all subsequent subsections in section 2
appropriately.
Sec. 9. Executive Order 12881 of November 23, 1993
(``Establishment of the National Science and Technology
Council''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(i) Secretary of Homeland Security;'' after
``(h) Secretary of the Interior;'' in section 2; and
(b) relettering all subsequent subsections in section 2
appropriately.
Sec. 10. Executive Order 12859 of August 16, 1993
(``Establishment of the Domestic Policy Council''), is amended
by:
(a) inserting ``(o) Secretary of Homeland Security;'' after
``(n) Secretary of the Treasury;'' in section 2; and
(b) relettering all subsequent subsections in section 2
appropriately.
Sec. 11. Executive Order 12590 of March 26, 1987 (``National
Drug Policy Board''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(13) the Secretary of Homeland Security;''
after ``(12) the Secretary of Education;'' in section 1(b);
and
(b) renumbering all subsequent subsections in section 1(b)
appropriately.
Sec. 12. Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980
(``Agreement on Government Procurement''), as amended, is
further amended by:
(a) inserting ``14. Department of Homeland Security'' after
``13. Department of Health and Human Services'' in the Annex;
and
(b) renumbering all subsequent subsections in the Annex
appropriately.
Sec. 13. Executive Order 11958 of January 18, 1977
(``Administration of Arms Export Controls''), as amended, is
further amended by:
(a) striking ``Secretary of the Treasury'' wherever it appears
in section 1(l)(2) and inserting ``Attorney General'' in lieu
thereof; and
(b) inserting ``the Attorney General,'' after ``the Secretary
of the Treasury,'' in section 2(a).
Sec. 14. Executive Order 11423 of August 16, 1968 (``Providing
for the Performance of Certain Functions Heretofore Performed
by the President with
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Respect to Certain Facilities Constructed and Maintained on
the Borders of the United States''), as amended, is further
amended by inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security,''
after ``the Secretary of Transportation,'' in section 1(b).
Sec. 15. Executive Order 10865 of February 20, 1960
(``Safeguarding Classified Information Within Industry''), as
amended, is further amended by inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security,'' after ``the Secretary of Energy,'' in
section 1.
Sec. 16. Executive Order 13011 of July 16, 1996 (``Federal
Information Technology''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``15. Department of Homeland Security;'' after
``14. Department of Veterans Affairs;'' in section 3(b); and
(b) renumbering all subsequent subsections in section 3(b)
appropriately.
Sec. 17. Those elements of the Department of Homeland Security
that are supervised by the Department's Under Secretary for
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection through the
Department's Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis,
with the exception of those functions that involve no analysis
of foreign intelligence information, are designated as
elements of the Intelligence Community under section 201(h) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and section 3(4) of the
National Security Act of 1947, as amended (50 U.S.C. 401a).
Sec. 18. Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981 (``United
States Intelligence Activities''), is amended in Part 3.4(f)
by:
(a) striking ``and'' at the end of subpart 3.4(f)(6);
(b) striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the end of
subpart 3.4(f)(7); and
(c) adding a new subpart 3.4(f)(8) to read as follows: ``(8)
Those elements of the Department of Homeland Security that are
supervised by the Department's Under Secretary for Information
Analysis and Infrastructure Protection through the
Department's Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis,
with the exception of those functions that involve no analysis
of foreign intelligence information.''
Sec. 19. Functions of Certain Officials in the Department of
Homeland Security.
The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Deputy Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Under Secretary for Information
Analysis and Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland
Security, and the Assistant Secretary for Information
Analysis, Department of Homeland Security, each shall be
considered a ``Senior Official of the Intelligence Community''
for purposes of Executive Order 12333, and all other relevant
authorities, and shall:
(a) recognize and give effect to all current clearances for
access to classified information held by those who become
employees of the Department of Homeland Security by operation
of law pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 or by
Presidential appointment;
(b) recognize and give effect to all current clearances for
access to classified information held by those in the private
sector with whom employees of the Department of Homeland
Security may seek to interact in the discharge of their
homeland security-related responsibilities;
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(c) make all clearance and access determinations pursuant to
Executive Order 12968 of August 2, 1995, or any successor
Executive Order, as to employees of, and applicants for
employment in, the Department of Homeland Security who do not
then hold a current clearance for access to classified
information; and
(d) ensure all clearance and access determinations for those
in the private sector with whom employees of the Department of
Homeland Security may seek to interact in the discharge of
their homeland security-related responsibilities are made in
accordance with Executive Order 12829 of January 6, 1993.
Sec. 20. Pursuant to the provisions of section 1.4 of
Executive Order 12958 of April 17, 1995 (``Classified National
Security Information''), I hereby authorize the Secretary of
Homeland Security to classify information originally as ``Top
Secret.'' Any delegation of this authority shall be in
accordance with section 1.4 of that order or any successor
Executive Orders.
Sec. 21. This order shall become effective on January 24,
2003.
Sec. 22. This order does not create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity,
against the United States, its departments, agencies, or other
entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 23, 2003.
EO 13285
Executive Order 13285 of January 29, 2003
President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
encourage the recognition of volunteer service and civic
participation by all Americans, and especially America's
youth, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. The President's Council on Service and Civic
Participation. (a) There is hereby established within the
Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) the
President's Council on Service and Civic Participation
(Council).
(b) The Council shall be composed of up to 25 members,
including representatives of America's youth, appointed by the
President. Each member shall serve for a term of 2 years and
may continue to serve after the expiration of their term until
a successor is appointed. The President shall designate one
member to serve as Chair and one member to serve as Vice
Chair. Subject to the direction of the Chief Executive Officer
of the CNCS, the Chair, and in the Chair's absence the Vice
Chair, shall convene and preside at the meetings of the
Council, determine its agenda, and direct its work.
Sec. 2. Mission and Functions of the Council.
(a) The mission of the Council shall be to:
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(i) encourage the recognition of outstanding volunteer service and civic
participation by individuals, schools, and organizations and thereby
encourage more such activity, especially on the part of America's youth;
and
(ii) facilitate awareness of the ways in which Americans throughout our
history have helped to meet the vital needs of their communities and Nation
through volunteer service and civic participation.
(b) In carrying out its mission, the Council shall:
(i) design and recommend programs to recognize individuals, schools, and
organizations that excel in their efforts to support volunteer service and
civic participation, especially with respect to students in primary
schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning;
(ii) exchange information and ideas with interested individuals and
organizations on ways to expand and improve programs developed pursuant to
subsection 2(b)(i) of this order;
(iii) advise the Chief Executive Officer of the CNCS on broad
dissemination, especially among schools and youth organizations, of
information regarding recommended practices for the promotion of volunteer
service and civic participation, and other relevant educational and
promotional materials;
(iv) monitor and advise the Chief Executive Officer of the CNCS on the need
for the enhancement of materials disseminated pursuant to subsection
2(b)(iii) of this order; and
(v) make recommendations from time to time to the President, through the
Director of the USA Freedom Corps, on ways to promote and recognize
outstanding volunteer service and civic participation by individuals,
schools, and organizations and to promote awareness of the ways in which
Americans throughout our history have helped to meet the vital needs of
their communities and Nation through volunteer service and civic
participation.
Sec. 3. Administration. (a) Each Federal agency, to the extent
permitted by law and subject to the availability of
appropriations, shall furnish such information and assistance
to the Council as the Council may, with the approval of the
Director of the USA Freedom Corps, request.
(b) The members of the Council shall serve without
compensation for their work on the Council. Members of the
Council who are not officers or employees of the United States
may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving
intermittently in the Government (5 U.S.C. 5701 5707).
(c) To the extent permitted by law, the Chief Executive
Officer of the CNCS shall furnish the Council with necessary
staff, supplies, facilities, and other administrative services
and shall pay the expenses of the Council.
(d) The Chief Executive Officer of the CNCS shall appoint an
Executive Director to head the staff of the Council.
(e) The Council, with the approval of the Chief Executive
Officer of the CNCS, may establish subcommittees of the
Council, consisting exclusively of members of the Council, as
appropriate to aid the Council in carrying out its mission
under this order.
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Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Insofar as the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.) (Act), may
apply to the administration of any portion of this order, any
functions of the President under the Act, except that of
reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by the Chief
Executive Officer of CNCS in accordance with the guidelines
and procedures issued by the Administrator of General
Services.
(b) Unless extended by the President, this order shall expire
2 years from the date of this order.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 29, 2003.
EO 13286
Executive Order 13286 of February 28, 2003
Amendment of Executive Orders, and Other Actions, in Connection With the
Transfer of Certain Functions to the Secretary of Homeland Security
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 296) and section
301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to reflect
the transfer of certain functions to, and other
responsibilities vested in, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the transfer of certain agencies and agency
components to the Department of Homeland Security, and the
delegation of appropriate responsibilities to the Secretary of
Homeland Security, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Executive Order 13276 of November 15, 2002
(``Delegation of Responsibilities Concerning Undocumented
Aliens Interdicted or Intercepted in the Caribbean Region''),
is amended by:
(a) striking ``The Attorney General'' wherever it appears in
section 1 and inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security''
in lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Attorney General'' wherever it appears in
section 1 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security''
in lieu thereof.
Sec. 2. Executive Order 13274 of September 18, 2002
(``Environmental Stewardship and Transportation Infrastructure
Project Reviews''), is amended by inserting ``Secretary of
Homeland Security,'' after ``Secretary of Defense,'' in
section 3(b).
Sec. 3. Executive Order 13271 of July 9, 2002 (``Establishment
of the Corporate Fraud Task Force''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(b) the Secretary of Homeland Security;''
after ``(a) the Secretary of the Treasury;'' in section 4; and
(b) relettering the subsequent subsections in section 4
appropriately.
Sec. 4. Executive Order 13260 of March 19, 2002
(``Establishing the President's Homeland Security Advisory
Council and Senior Advisory Committees for Homeland
Security''), is amended by:
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(a) striking ``the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security (Assistant)'' in section 1(c) and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary)'' in lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``the Assistant'' wherever it appears in sections
2 and 3 and inserting ``the Secretary'' in lieu thereof;
(c) striking ``the Office of Administration'' in section 3(d)
and inserting ``the Department of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof;
(d) striking ``the Administrator of General Services'' in
section 4(a) and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof; and
(e) inserting ``of General Services'' after ``Administrator''
in section 4(a).
Executive Order 13260 of March 19, 2002, is hereby revoked
effective as of March 31, 2003.
Sec. 5. Executive Order 13257 of February 13, 2002
(``President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat
Trafficking in Persons''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(v) the Secretary of Homeland Security;''
after ``(iv) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;'' in
section 1(b); and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 1(b)
appropriately.
Sec. 6. Executive Order 13254 of January 29, 2002
(``Establishing the USA Freedom Corps''), is amended by
striking ``Director of the Federal Emergency Management
Agency;'' in section 3(b)(viii) and inserting ``Secretary of
Homeland Security;'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 7. Executive Order 13231 of October 16, 2001 (``Critical
Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age''), as
amended, is further amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
``Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
ensure protection of information systems for critical
infrastructure, including emergency preparedness
communications and the physical assets that support such
systems, in the information age, it is hereby ordered as
follows:
Section 1. Policy. The information technology revolution has
changed the way business is transacted, government operates,
and national defense is conducted. Those three functions now
depend on an interdependent network of critical information
infrastructures. It is the policy of the United States to
protect against disruption of the operation of information
systems for critical infrastructure and thereby help to
protect the people, economy, essential human and government
services, and national security of the United States, and to
ensure that any disruptions that occur are infrequent, of
minimal duration, and manageable, and cause the least damage
possible. The implementation of this policy shall include a
voluntary public-private partnership, involving corporate and
nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 2. Continuing Authorities. This order does not alter the
existing authorities or roles of United States Government
departments and agencies. Authorities set forth in 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, and other applicable law, provide senior officials
with responsibility for the security of Federal Government
information systems.
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(a) Executive Branch Information Systems Security. The
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has the
responsibility to develop and oversee the implementation of
government-wide policies, principles, standards, and
guidelines for the security of information systems that
support the executive branch departments and agencies, except
those noted in section 2(b) of this order. The Director of OMB
shall advise the President and the appropriate department or
agency head when there is a critical deficiency in the
security practices within the purview of this section in an
executive branch department or agency.
(b) National Security Information Systems. The Secretary of
Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) shall
have responsibility to oversee, develop, and ensure
implementation of policies, principles, standards, and
guidelines for the security of information systems that
support the operations under their respective control. In
consultation with the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs and the affected departments and agencies,
the Secretary of Defense and the DCI shall develop policies,
principles, standards, and guidelines for the security of
national security information systems that support the
operations of other executive branch departments and agencies
with national security information.
(i) Policies, principles, standards, and guidelines developed under this
subsection may require more stringent protection than those developed in
accordance with section 2(a) of this order.
(ii) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall
advise the President and the appropriate department or agency when there is
a critical deficiency in the security practices of a department or agency
within the purview of this section.
(iii) National Security Systems. The National Security Telecommunications
and Information Systems Security Committee, as established by and
consistent with NSD-42 and chaired by the Department of Defense, shall be
designated as the ``Committee on National Security Systems.''
(c) Additional Responsibilities. The heads of executive branch
departments and agencies are responsible and accountable for
providing and maintaining adequate levels of security for
information systems, including emergency preparedness
communications systems, for programs under their control.
Heads of such departments and agencies shall ensure the
development and, within available appropriations, funding of
programs that adequately address these mission systems,
especially those critical systems that support the national
security and other essential government programs.
Additionally, security should enable, and not unnecessarily
impede, department and agency business operations.
Sec. 3. The National Infrastructure Advisory Council. The
National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), established
on October 16, 2001, shall provide the President through the
Secretary of Homeland Security with advice on the security of
information systems for critical infrastructure supporting
other sectors of the economy: banking and finance,
transportation, energy, manufacturing, and emergency
government services.
(a) Membership. The NIAC shall be composed of not more than 30
members appointed by the President. The members of the NIAC
shall be selected from the private sector, academia, and State
and local government. Members of the NIAC shall have expertise
relevant to the functions of the
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NIAC and generally shall be selected from industry Chief
Executive Officers (and equivalently ranked leaders of other
organizations) with responsibilities for security of
information infrastructure supporting the critical sectors of
the economy, including banking and finance, transportation,
energy, communications, and emergency government services.
Members shall not be full-time officials or employees of the
executive branch of the Federal Government. The President
shall designate a Chair and Vice Chair from among the members
of the NIAC.
(b) Functions of the NIAC. The NIAC will meet periodically to:
(i) enhance the partnership of the public and private sectors in
protecting information systems for critical infrastructures and provide
reports on this issue to the Secretary of Homeland Security, as
appropriate;
(ii) propose and develop ways to encourage private industry to perform
periodic risk assessments of critical information and telecommunications
systems;
(iii) monitor the development of private sector Information Sharing and
Analysis Centers (ISACs) and provide recommendations to the President
through the Secretary of Homeland Security on how these organizations can
best foster improved cooperation among the ISACs, the Department of
Homeland Security, and other Federal Government entities;
(iv) report to the President through the Secretary of Homeland Security,
who shall ensure appropriate coordination with the Assistant to the
President for Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for
Economic Policy, and the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs under the terms of this order; and
(v) advise lead agencies with critical infrastructure responsibilities,
sector coordinators, the Department of Homeland Security, and the ISACs.
(c) Administration of the NIAC.
(i) The NIAC may hold hearings, conduct inquiries, and establish
subcommittees, as appropriate.
(ii) Upon request of the Chair, and to the extent permitted by law, the
heads of the executive departments and agencies shall provide the NIAC with
information and advice relating to its functions.
(iii) Senior Federal Government officials may participate in the meetings
of the NIAC, as appropriate.
(iv) Members shall serve without compensation for their work on the NIAC.
However, members may be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving
intermittently in Federal Government service (5 U.S.C. 5701-5707).
(v) To the extent permitted by law and subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Department of Homeland Security shall provide the NIAC
with administrative services, staff, and other support services, and such
funds as may be necessary for the performance of the NIAC's functions.
(d) General Provisions.
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(i) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C.
App.) (Act), may apply to the NIAC, the functions of the President under
that Act, except that of reporting to the Congress, shall be performed by
the Department of Homeland Security in accordance with the guidelines and
procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.
(ii) The NIAC shall terminate on October 15, 2003, unless extended by the
President.
(iii) Executive Order 13130 of July 14, 1999, was revoked on October 16,
2001.
(iv) Nothing in this order shall supersede any requirement made by or
under law.
Sec. 4. Judicial Review. This order does not create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or
in equity, against the United States, its depart ments,
agencies, or other entities, its officers or employees, or any
other person.''
Sec. 8. Executive Order 13228 of October 8, 2001
(``Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the
Homeland Security Council''), as amended, is further amended
by:
(a) amending section 3(g) to read ``(g) Incident Management.
Consistent with applicable law, including the statutory
functions of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant
to the President for Homeland Security shall be the official
primarily responsible for advising and assisting the President
in the coordination of domestic incident management activities
of all departments and agencies in the event of a terrorist
threat, and during and in the aftermath of terrorist attacks,
major disasters, or other emergencies, within the United
States. Generally, the Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security shall serve as the principal point of contact for and
to the President with respect to the coordination of such
activities. The Assistant to the President for Homeland
Security shall coordinate with the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs, as appropriate.''; and
(b) inserting ``, including the Department of Homeland
Security'' after ``Government departments and agencies'' in
section 7.
Sec. 9. Executive Order 13223 of September 14, 2001
(``Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active
Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of
Defense and the Secretary of Transportation''), as amended, is
further amended by:
(a) striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in the title
and wherever it appears in sections 1, 5, 6, and 7, and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Department of Transportation'' in section 7
and inserting ``the Department of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 10. Executive Order 13212 of May 18, 2001 (``Actions to
Expedite Energy-Related Projects''), is amended by inserting
``Homeland Security,'' after ``Veterans Affairs,'' in section
3.
Sec. 11. Executive Order 13165 of August 9, 2000 (``Creation
of the White House Task Force on Drug Use in Sports and
Authorization for the Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy to Serve as the United States
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Government's Representative on the Board of the World Anti-
Doping Agency''), is amended by inserting ``the Department of
Homeland Security,'' after ``the Department of
Transportation,'' in section 2.
Sec. 12. Executive Order 13154 of May 3, 2000 (``Establishing
the Kosovo Campaign Medal''), is amended by striking ``the
Secretary of Transportation'' in section 1 and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 13. Executive Order 13133 of August 5, 1999 (``Working
Group on Unlawful Conduct on the Internet''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(6) The Secretary of Homeland Security.''
after ``(5) The Secretary of Education.'' in section 3(a); and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 3(a)
appropriately.
Sec. 14. Executive Order 13120 of April 27, 1999 (``Ordering
the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve
Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty''), is amended by
striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting
``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 15. Executive Order 13112 of February 3, 1999 (``Invasive
Species''), is amended by inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security,'' after ``Secretary of Transportation,'' in
section 3(a).
Sec. 16. Executive Order 13100 of August 25, 1998
(``President's Council on Food Safety''), is amended by
inserting ``and Homeland Security,'' after ``Health and Human
Services,'' in section 1(a).
Sec. 17. Executive Order 13076 of February 24, 1998
(``Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active
Duty''), is amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 18. Executive Order 13011 of July 16, 1996 (``Federal
Information Technology''), as amended, is further amended by:
(a) striking ``17. Federal Emergency Management Agency;'' in
section 3(b); and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 3(b)
appropriately.
Sec. 19. Executive Order 12989 of February 13, 1996 (``Economy
and Efficiency in Government Procurement through Compliance
with Certain Immigration and Naturalization Act Provisions''),
is amended by:
(a) striking ``Naturalization'' in the title and inserting
``Nationality'' in lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``, the Attorney General'' in section 3;
(c) inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' before
``may'' in section 3(a);
(d) inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' before
``shall'' in section 3(b);
(e) inserting ``the Attorney General'' before ``shall'' in
section 3(c);
(f) inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security or the'' before
``Attorney General'' wherever it appears in section 4;
(g) striking ``The Attorney General's'' in section 4(b) and
inserting ``Such'' in lieu thereof;
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(h) striking ``the Attorney General'' wherever it appears in
the first two sentences of section 5(a) and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General'' in lieu
thereof;
(i) striking ``the responsibilities of the Attorney General''
in section 5(a) and inserting ``their respective
responsibilities'' in lieu thereof;
(j) inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security or the'' before
``Attorney General'' wherever in appears in the third sentence
of section 5(a);
(k) inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security and the''
before ``Attorney General'' in section 6;
(l) striking ``the Attorney General's'' in section 6 and
inserting ``their respective'' in lieu thereof; and
(m) inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security, the'' before
``Attorney General'' in section 7.
Sec. 20. Executive Order 12985 of January 11, 1996
(``Establishing the Armed Forces Service Medal''), is amended
by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in section 2
and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 21. Executive Order 12982 of December 8, 1995 (``Ordering
the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty''), is
amended by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 22. Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995 (``Blocking
Assets and Prohibiting Transactions with Significant Narcotics
Traffickers''), is amended by inserting ``, the Secretary of
Homeland Security,'' after ``the Attorney General'' wherever
it appears in sections 1 and 4.
Sec. 23. Executive Order 12977 of October 19, 1995
(``Interagency Security Committee''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``the Administrator of General Services
(``Administrator'')'' in section 1(a) and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security (``Secretary'')'' in lieu
thereof;
(b) striking ``and'' after ``(16) Central Intelligence
Agency;'' in section 1(b);
(c) inserting ``and (18) General Services Administration;''
after ``(17) Office of Management and Budget;'' in section
1(b);
(d) striking section 1(c)(2) and redesignating sections
1(c)(3) and 1(c)(4) as sections 1(c)(2) and 1(c)(3),
respectively;
(e) striking ``Administrator'' wherever it appears in sections
2, 5(a)(3)(E), 6(a), and 6(c), and inserting ``Secretary'' in
lieu thereof; and
(f) striking ``, acting by and through the Assistant
Commissioner,'' in section 6(c).
Sec. 24. Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994 (``National
Defense Industrial Resources Preparedness''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``The Director, Federal Emergency Management
Agency (``Director, FEMA'')'' in section 104(b) and inserting
``The Secretary of Homeland Security (``the Secretary'')'' in
lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``The Director, FEMA,'' in sections 201(c) and
601(f) and inserting ``The Secretary'' in lieu thereof;
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(c) striking ``the Director, FEMA,'' wherever it appears in
sections 201(e), 202(c), 305, 501, 701(e), and 802(e), and
inserting ``the Secretary'' in lieu thereof; and
(d) inserting ``the Department of Homeland Security,'' after
``Attorney General,'' in section 801.
Sec. 25. Executive Order 12906 of April 11, 1994
(``Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The
National Spatial Data Infrastructure''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``and'' in section 7(b)(ii);
(b) striking the period at the end of section 7(b)(iii) and
inserting ``; and'' in lieu thereof; and
(c) inserting a new section 7(b)(iv) to read ``(iv) the
national security-related activities of the Department of
Homeland Security as determined by the Secretary of Homeland
Security.''.
Sec. 26. Executive Order 12870 of September 30, 1993 (``Trade
Promotion Coordinating Committee''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(j) Department of Homeland Security;'' after
``(i) Department of the Interior;'' in section 1; and
(b) relettering the subsequent subsections in section 1
appropriately.
Sec. 27. Executive Order 12835 of January 25, 1993
(``Establishment of the National Economic Council''), is
amended by:
(a) inserting ``(k) Secretary of Homeland Security;'' after
``(j) Secretary of Energy;'' in section 2; and
(b) relettering the subsequent subsections in section 2
appropriately.
Sec. 28. Executive Order 12830 of January 9, 1993
(``Establishing the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service
Medal''), is amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' wherever it appears and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 29. Executive Order 12824 of December 7, 1992
(``Establishing the Transportation Distinguished Service
Medal''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``Transportation'' in the title and inserting
``Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``Transportation'' wherever it appears and
inserting ``Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 30. Executive Order 12807 of May 24, 1992 (``Interdiction
of Illegal Aliens''), is amended by striking ``the Attorney
General'' in section 2(c)(3) and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 31. Executive Order 12793 of March 20, 1992 (``Continuing
the Presidential Service Certificate and Presidential Service
Badge''), is amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in section 1 and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 32. Executive Order 12789 of February 10, 1992
(``Delegation of Reporting Functions Under the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986''), is amended by striking
``The Attorney General'' in section 1 and inserting ``The
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 33. Executive Order 12788 of January 15, 1992 (``Defense
Economic Adjustment Program''), is amended by:
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(a) inserting ``(15) Secretary of Homeland Security;'' after
``(14) Secretary of Veterans Affairs;'' in section 4(a); and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 4(a)
appropriately.
Sec. 34. Executive Order 12777 of October 18, 1991
(``Implementation of Section 311 of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act of October 18, 1972, as Amended, and the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``and the Secretary of the Department in which
the Coast Guard is operating'' after ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in sections 2(b)(2) and 2(d)(2);
(b) striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in section
2(e)(2) and wherever it appears in sections 5 and 8 and
inserting ``the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast
Guard is operating'' in lieu thereof; and
(c) inserting ``the Secretary of the Department in which the
Coast Guard is operating,'' after ``Agriculture,'' in section
10(c).
Sec. 35. Executive Order 12743 of January 18, 1991 (``Ordering
the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty''), is
amended by:
(a) striking ``the Department of Transportation'' in section 1
and inserting ``the Department of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in section 1
and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 36. Executive Order 12742 of January 8, 1991 (``National
Security Industrial Responsiveness''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``Homeland Security,'' after ``Transportation,''
in section 104(a); and
(b) striking ``the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' in section 104(d) and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 37. Executive Order 12733 of November 13, 1990
(``Authorizing the Extension of the Period of Active Duty of
Personnel of the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces''), is
amended by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 38. Executive Order 12728 of August 22, 1990
(``Delegating the President's Authority to Suspend any
Provision of Law Relating to the Promotion, Retirement, or
Separation of Members of the Armed Forces''), is amended by
striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in sections 1 and
2 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 39. Executive Order 12727 of August 27, 1990 (``Ordering
the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty''), is
amended by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in
section 1 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security''
in lieu thereof.
Sec. 40. Executive Order 12699 (``Seismic Safety of Federal
and Federally Assisted or Regulated New Building
Construction''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'' in
section 3(d) and inserting ``Department of Homeland Security''
in lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' in section 4(a) and inserting ``The
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof; and
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(c) striking ``The Federal Emergency Management Agency'' and
``The FEMA'' in section 5 and inserting ``The Department of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof (in both places).
Sec. 41. Executive Order 12657 of November 18, 1988 (``Federal
Emergency Management Agency Assistance in Emergency
Preparedness Planning at Commercial Nuclear Power Plants''),
is amended by:
(a) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' in the
title and inserting ``Department of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency
(``FEMA'')'' in section 1(b) and inserting ``Department of
Homeland Security (``DHS'')'' in lieu thereof;
(c) striking ``FEMA'' wherever it appears in sections 1(b),
2(b), 2(c), 3, 4, 5, and 6, and inserting ``DHS'' in lieu
thereof; and
(d) striking ``the Director of FEMA'' in section 2(a) and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 42. Executive Order 12656 of November 18, 1988
(``Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities''),
as amended, is further amended by:
(a) striking ``The Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' wherever it appears in sections 104(c) and
1702 and inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' wherever it appears in sections 104(c),
201(15), 301(9), 401(10), 501(4), 501(7), 502(7), 601(3),
701(5), 801(9), 1302(4), 1401(4), 1701, and 1801(b), and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof;
(c) striking ``consistent with current National Security
Council guidelines and policies'' in section 201(15) and
inserting ``consistent with current Presidential guidelines
and policies'' in lieu thereof;
(d) striking ``Secretary'' in section 501(9) and inserting
``Secretaries'' in lieu thereof;
(e) inserting ``and Homeland Security'' after ``Labor'' in
section 501(9);
(f) striking ``and'' after ``State'' in section 701(6) and
inserting a comma in lieu thereof;
(g) inserting ``, and Homeland Security'' after ``Defense'' in
section 701(6);
(h) striking ``the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency,'' in section 701(6); and
(i) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' in the
title of Part 17 and inserting ``Department of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Without prejudice to subsections (a) through (i) of this
section, all responsibilities assigned to specific Federal
officials pursuant to Executive Order 12656 that are
substantially the same as any responsibility assigned to, or
function transferred to, the Secretary of Homeland Security
pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (regardless of
whether such responsibility or function is expressly required
to be carried out through another official of the Department
of Homeland Security or not pursuant to such Act), or intended
or required to be carried out by an agency or an agency
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component transferred to the Department of Homeland Security
pursuant to such Act, are hereby reassigned to the Secretary
of Homeland Security.
Sec. 43. Executive Order 12580 of January 23, 1987
(``Superfund Implementation''), as amended, is further amended
by:
(a) inserting ``Department of Homeland Security,'' after
Department of Energy,'' in section 1(a)(2); and
(b) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' in
section 1(a)(2).
Sec. 44. Executive Order 12555 of November 15, 1985
(``Protection of Cultural Property''), as amended, is further
amended by:
(a) striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' in sections 1,
2, and 3, and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security''
in lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``The Department of the Treasury'' in the heading
of section 3 and inserting ``The Department of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 45. Executive Order 12501 of January 28, 1985 (``Arctic
Research''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``(i) Department of Homeland Security;'' after
``(h) Department of Health and Human Services;'' in section 8;
and
(b) relettering the subsequent subsections in section 8
appropriately.
Sec. 46. Executive Order 12472 of April 3, 1984 (``Assignment
of National Security and Emergency Preparedness
Telecommunications Functions''), is amended by:
(a) inserting ``the Homeland Security Council,'' after
``National Security Council,'' in sections 1(b), 1(e)(4),
1(f)(3), and 2(c)(4);
(b) striking ``The Secretary of Defense'' in section 1(e) and
inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof;
(c) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency'' in
sections 1(e)(3) and 3(j) and inserting ``Department of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof;
(d) inserting ``, in consultation with the Homeland Security
Council,'' after ``National Security Council'' in section
2(b)(1);
(e) inserting ``, the Homeland Security Council,'' after
``National Security Council'' in sections 2(d) and 2(e);
(f) striking ``the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' in section 2(d)(1) and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof;
(g) striking ``Federal Emergency Management Agency. The
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall:''
in section 3(b) and inserting ``Department of Homeland
Security. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:'' in lieu
thereof; and
(h) adding at the end of section 3(d) the following new
paragraph: ``(3) Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary of
Defense with respect to the Department of Defense, including
the chain of command for the armed forces of the United States
under section 162(b) of title 10, United States Code, and the
authority of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the
Department of Defense under section 113(b) of that title.''.
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Sec. 47. Executive Order 12382 of September 13, 1982
(``President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee''), as amended, is further amended by:
(a) inserting ``through the Secretary of Homeland Security,''
after ``the President,'' in sections 2(a) and 2(b);
(b) striking ``and to the Secretary of Defense'' in section
2(e) and inserting ``, through the Secretary of Homeland
Security,'' in lieu thereof; and
(c) striking ``the Secretary of Defense'' in sections 3(c) and
4(a) and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof.
Sec. 48. Executive Order 12341 of January 21, 1982 (``Cuban
and Haitian Entrants''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``The Attorney General'' in section 2 and
inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Attorney General'' in section 2 and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 49. Executive Order 12208 of April 15, 1980
(``Consultations on the Admission of Refugees''), as amended,
is further amended by:
(a) striking ``the following functions: (a) To'' in section 1
101 and inserting ``to'' in lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``the Attorney General'' in section 1 101(a) and
inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof;
(c) striking sections 1 101(b) and 1 102; and
(d) redesignating sections 1 103 and 1 104 as sections 1 102
and 1 103, respectively.
Sec. 50. Executive Order 12188 of January 2, 1980
(``International Trade Functions''), as amended, is further
amended by:
(a) inserting ``(12) The Secretary of Homeland Security''
after ``(11) The Secretary of Energy'' in section 1 102(b);
and
(b) renumbering the subsequent subsections in section 1 102(b)
appropriately.
Sec. 51. Executive Order 12160 of September 26, 1979
(``Providing for Enhancement and Coordination of Federal
Consumer Programs''), as amended, is further amended by:
(a) inserting ``(m) Department of Homeland Security.'' after
``(l) Department of the Treasury.'' in section 1 102;
(b) striking ``(s) Federal Emergency Management Agency.'' in
section 1 102; and
(c) relettering the subsequent subsections in section 1 102
appropriately.
Sec. 52. Executive Order 12148 of July 20, 1979 (``Federal
Emergency Management''), as amended, is further amended by:
(a) striking ``the Federal Emergency Management Agency''
whenever it appears and inserting ``the Department of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Director of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency'' wherever it appears and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
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Sec. 53. Executive Order 12146 of July 18, 1979 (``Management
of Federal Legal Resources''), as amended, is further amended
by:
(a) striking ``15'' in section 1 101 and inserting ``16'' in
lieu thereof;
(b) inserting ``(n) The Department of Homeland Security.''
after ``(m) The Department of the Treasury.'' in section 1
102; and
(c) relettering the subsequent subsections in section 1 102
appropriately.
Sec. 54. Executive Order 12002 of July 7, 1977
(``Administration of Export Controls''), as amended, is
further amended by inserting ``, the Secretary of Homeland
Security,'' after ``The Secretary of Energy'' in section 3.
Sec. 55. Executive Order 11965 of January 19, 1977
(``Establishing the Humanitarian Service Medal''), is amended
by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' wherever it
appears in sections 1, 2, and 4, and inserting ``the Secretary
of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 56. Executive Order 11926 of July 19, 1976 (``The Vice
Presidential Service Badge''), is amended by striking ``the
Secretary of Transportation'' in section 2 and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 57. Executive Order 11858 of May 7, 1975 (``Foreign
Investment in the United States''), as amended, is further
amended by:
(a) inserting ``(8) The Secretary of Homeland Security.''
after ``(7) The Attorney General.'' in section 1(a); and
(b) redesignating subsection (8) as subsection (9) in section
1(a).
Sec. 58. Executive Order 11800 of August 17, 1974
(``Delegating Certain Authority Vested in the President by the
Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974''), as amended, is
further amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in section 1 and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 59. Executive Order 11645 of February 8, 1972
(``Authority of the Secretary of Transportation to Prescribe
Certain Regulations Relating to Coast Guard Housing''), is
amended by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in the
title and in sections 1 and 2 and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 60. Executive Order 11623 of October 12, 1971
(``Delegating to the Director of Selective Service Authority
to Issue Rules and Regulations under the Military Selective
Service Act''), as amended, is further amended by:
(a) striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in section
2(a) and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Department of Transportation'' in section
2(a) and inserting ``the Department of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof.
Sec. 61. Executive Order 11448 of January 16, 1969
(``Establishing the Meritorious Service Medal''), as amended,
is further amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in section 1 and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 62. Executive Order 11446 of January 16, 1969
(``Authorizing the Acceptance of Service Medals and Ribbons
from Multilateral Organizations Other Than the United
Nations''), is amended by striking ``the Secretary of
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Transportation'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 63. Executive Order 11438 of December 3, 1968
(``Prescribing Procedures Governing Interdepartmental Cash
Awards to the Members of the Armed Forces''), as amended, is
further amended by:
(a) striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in sections 1
and 2 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Department of Transportation'' wherever it
appears in sections 2 and 4 and inserting ``the Department of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 64. Executive Order 11366 of August 4, 1967 (``Assigning
Authority to Order Certain Persons in the Ready Reserve to
Active Duty''), is amended by striking ``The Secretary of
Transportation'' in sections 2 and 3(b) and inserting ``The
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 65. Executive Order 11239 of July 31, 1965 (``Enforcement
of the Convention for Safety of Life at Sea, 1960''), as
amended, is further amended, without prejudice to section 1
106 of Executive Order 12234 of September 3, 1980
(``Enforcement of the Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea''), by:
(a) striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in sections
1, 3, and 4, and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``The Secretary of Transportation'' in sections 2
and 3 and inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof.
Sec. 66. Executive Order 11231 of July 8, 1965 (``Establishing
the Vietnam Service Medal''), as amended, is further amended
by striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' in section 1
and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 67. Executive Order 11190 of December 29, 1964
(``Providing for the Screening of the Ready Reserve of the
Armed Forces''), as amended, is further amended by striking
``the Secretary of Transportation'' in section 1 and inserting
``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 68. Executive Order 11139 of January 7, 1964
(``Authorizing Acceptance of the United Nations Medal and
Service Ribbon''), is amended by striking ``the Secretary of
the Treasury'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 69. Executive Order 11079 of January 25, 1963
(``Providing for the Prescribing of Regulations under which
Members of the Armed Forces and Others May Accept Fellowships,
Scholarships or Grants''), as amended, is further amended by
striking ``the Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting
``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 70. Executive Order 11046 of August 24, 1962
(``Authorizing Award of the Bronze Star Medal''), as amended,
is further amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in section 1 and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 71. Executive Order 11016 of April 25, 1962
(``Authorizing Award of the Purple Heart''), as amended, is
further amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in sections 1 and 2 and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
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Sec. 72. Executive Order 10977 of December 4, 1961
(``Establishing the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal''), as
amended, is further amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in section 2 and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 73. Executive Order 10789 of November 14, 1958
(``Authorizing Agencies of the Government To Exercise Certain
Contracting Authority in Connection With National-Defense
Functions and Prescribing Regulations Governing the Exercise
of Such Authority''), as amended, is further amended by:
(a) striking ``The Federal Emergency Management Agency'' in
paragraph 21 and inserting ``Department of Homeland Security''
in lieu thereof; and
(b) inserting at the end thereof the following new Part:
``Part III--Coordination with Other Authorities
25. After March 1, 2003, no executive department or agency
shall exercise authority granted under paragraph 1A of this
order with respect to any matter that has been, or could be,
designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security as a
qualified anti-terrorism technology as defined in section 865
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, unless_
(a) in the case of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of
Defense has, after consideration of the authority provided
under subtitle G of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of
2002, determined that the exercise of authority under this
order is necessary for the timely and effective conduct of
United States military or intelligence activities; and
(b) in the case of any other executive department or agency
that has authority under this order, (i) the Secretary of
Homeland Security has advised whether the use of the authority
provided under subtitle G of title VIII of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 would be appropriate, and (ii) the
Director of the Office and Management and Budget has approved
the exercise of authority under this order.''.
Sec. 74. Executive Order 10694 of January 10, 1957
(``Authorizing the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air
Force to Issue Citations in the Name of the President of the
United States to Military and Naval Units for Outstanding
Performance in Action''), is amended by adding at the end
thereof the following new section: ``5. The Secretary of the
Department in which the Coast Guard is operating may exercise
the same authority with respect to the Coast Guard under this
order as the Secretary of the Navy may exercise with respect
to the Navy and the Marine Corps under this order.''.
Sec. 75. Executive Order 10637 of September 16, 1955
(``Delegating to the Secretary of the Treasury Certain
Functions of the President Relating to the United States Coast
Guard''), is amended by:
(a) striking ``The Secretary of the Treasury'' in sections 1
and 2 and inserting ``The Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof;
(b) striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' in the title
and in subsections 1(j), 1(k), and 5, and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof; and
(c) striking subsection 1(r) and redesignating subsection 1(s)
as subsection 1(r).
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Sec. 76. Executive Order 10631 of August 17, 1955 (``Code of
Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of the United
States''), as amended, is further amended by: striking ``the
Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 77. Executive Order 10554 of August 18, 1954
(``Delegating the Authority of the President to Prescribe
Regulations Authorizing Occasions Upon Which the Uniform May
Be Worn by Persons Who Have Served Honorably in the Armed
Forces in Time of War''), is amended by striking ``the
Secretary of the Treasury'' and inserting ``the Secretary of
Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 78. Executive Order 10499 of November 4, 1953
(``Delegating Functions Conferred Upon the President by
Section 8 of the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of
1953''), as amended, is further amended by striking ``the
Treasury'' in sections 1 and 2 and inserting ``Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 79. Executive Order 10448 of April 22, 1953
(``Authorizing the National Defense Medal''), as amended, is
further amended by striking ``the Secretary of
Transportation'' in sections 1 and 2 and inserting ``the
Secretary of Homeland Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 80. Executive Order 10271 of July 7, 1951 (``Delegating
the Authority of the President to Order Members and Units of
Reserve Components of the Armed Forces into Active Federal
service''), is amended by striking ``the Secretary of the
Treasury'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 81. Executive Order 10179 of November 8, 1950
(``Establishing the Korean Service Medal''), as amended, is
further amended by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury''
in sections 1 and 2 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 82. Executive Order 10163 of September 25, 1950 (``The
Armed Forces Reserve Medal''), as amended, is further amended
by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' in sections 2
and 7 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof.
Sec. 83. Executive Order 10113 of February 24, 1950
(``Delegating the Authority of the President to Prescribe
Clothing Allowances, and Cash Allowances in lieu thereof, for
Enlisted Men in the Armed Forces''), as amended, is further
amended by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' in
sections 1 and 2 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland
Security'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 84. Executive Order 4601 of March 1, 1927
(``Distinguished Flying Cross''), as amended, is further
amended by:
(a) striking ``The Secretary of War, the Secretary of the
Navy,'' in sections 2 and 12 and inserting ``The Secretary of
Defense'' in lieu thereof; and
(b) striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury'' in sections 2
and 12 and inserting ``the Secretary of Homeland Security'' in
lieu thereof.
Sec. 85. Designation as a Defense Agency of the United States.
I hereby designate the Department of Homeland Security as a
defense agency of the United States for the purposes of
chapter 17 of title 35 of the United States Code.
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Sec. 86. Exception from the Provisions of the Government
Employees Training Act.
Those elements of the Department of Homeland Security that are
supervised by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection through the
Department's Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis are,
pursuant to section 4102(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code,
and in the public interest, excepted from the following
provisions of the Government Employees Training Act as
codified in title 5: sections 4103(a)(1), 4108, 4115, 4117,
and 4118, and that part of 4109(a) that provides ``under the
regulations prescribed under section 4118(a)(8) of this title
and''.
Sec. 87. Functions of Certain Officials in the Coast Guard.
The Commandant and the Assistant Commandant for Intelligence
of the Coast Guard each shall be considered a ``Senior
Official of the Intelligence Community'' for purposes of
Executive Order 12333 of December 4, 1981, and all other
relevant authorities.
Sec. 88. Order of Succession.
Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this section,
the officers named in subsection (a) of this section, in the
order listed, shall act as, and perform the functions and
duties of, the office of Secretary of Homeland Security
(``Secretary'') during any period in which the Secretary has
died, resigned, or otherwise become unable to perform the
functions and duties of the office of Secretary.
(a) Order of Succession.
(i) Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security;
(ii) Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security;
(iii) Under Secretary for Emergency Preparedness and Response;
(iv) Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure
Protection;
(v) Under Secretary for Management;
(vi) Under Secretary for Science and Technology;
(vii) General Counsel; and
(viii) Assistant Secretaries in the Department in the order of their date
of appointment as such.
(b) Exceptions.
(i) No individual who is serving in an office listed in subsection (a) in
an acting capacity shall act as Secretary pursuant to this section.
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the President
retains discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform
Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., to depart from this order in
designating an acting Secretary.
Sec. 89. Savings Provision.
Except as otherwise specifically provided above or in
Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003 (``Amendment of
Executive Orders, and Other
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Actions, in Connection With the Establishment of the
Department of Homeland Security''), references in any prior
Executive Order relating to an agency or an agency component
that is transferred to the Department of Homeland Security
(``the Department''), or relating to a function that is
transferred to the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall be
deemed to refer, as appropriate, to the Department or its
officers, employees, agents, organizational units, or
functions.
Sec. 90. Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect the authority of the Secretary of Defense
with respect to the Department of Defense, including the chain
of command for the armed forces of the United States under
section 162(b) of title 10, United States Code, and the
authority of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the
Department of Defense under section 113(b) of that title.
Sec. 91. Nothing in this order shall be construed to limit or
restrict the authorities of the Central Intelligence Agency
and the Director of Central Intelligence pursuant to the
National Security Act of 1947 and the CIA Act of 1949.
Sec. 92. This order shall become effective on March 1, 2003.
Sec. 93. This order does not create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity,
against the United States, its departments, agencies, or other
entities, its officers or employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 28, 2003.
EO 13287
Executive Order 13287 of March 3, 2003
Preserve America
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.)
(NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Statement of Policy. It is the policy of the
Federal Government to provide leadership in preserving
America's heritage by actively advancing the protection,
enhancement, and contemporary use of the historic properties
owned by the Federal Government, and by promoting
intergovernmental cooperation and partnerships for the
preservation and use of historic properties. The Federal
Government shall recognize and manage the historic properties
in its ownership as assets that can support department and
agency missions while contributing to the vitality and
economic well-being of the Nation's communities and fostering
a broader appreciation for the development of the United
States and its underlying values. Where consistent with
executive branch department and agency missions, governing
law, applicable preservation standards, and where appropriate,
executive branch departments and agencies (``agency'' or
``agencies'') shall advance this policy through the protection
and continued use of the historic
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properties owned by the Federal Government, and by pursuing
partnerships with State and local governments, Indian tribes,
and the private sector to promote the preservation of the
unique cultural heritage of communities and of the Nation and
to realize the economic benefit that these properties can
provide. Agencies shall maximize efforts to integrate the
policies, procedures, and practices of the NHPA and this order
into their program activities in order to efficiently and
effectively advance historic preservation objectives in the
pursuit of their missions.
Sec. 2. Building Preservation Partnerships. When carrying out
its mission activities, each agency, where consistent with its
mission and governing authorities, and where appropriate,
shall seek partnerships with State and local governments,
Indian tribes, and the private sector to promote local
economic development and vitality through the use of historic
properties in a manner that contributes to the long-term
preservation and productive use of those properties. Each
agency shall examine its policies, procedures, and
capabilities to ensure that its actions encourage, support,
and foster public-private initiatives and investment in the
use, reuse, and rehabilitation of historic properties, to the
extent such support is not inconsistent with other provisions
of law, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for
Archeology and Historic Preservation, and essential national
department and agency mission requirements.
Sec. 3. Improving Federal Agency Planning and Accountability.
(a) Accurate information on the state of Federally owned
historic properties is essential to achieving the goals of
this order and to promoting community economic development
through local partnerships. Each agency with real property
management responsibilities shall prepare an assessment of the
current status of its inventory of historic properties
required by section 110(a)(2) of the NHPA (16 U.S.C. 470h
2(a)(2)), the general condition and management needs of such
properties, and the steps underway or planned to meet those
management needs. The assessment shall also include an
evaluation of the suitability of the agency's types of
historic properties to contribute to community economic
development initiatives, including heritage tourism, taking
into account agency mission needs, public access
considerations, and the long-term preservation of the historic
properties. No later than September 30, 2004, each covered
agency shall complete a report of the assessment and make it
available to the Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (Council) and the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary).
(b) No later than September 30, 2004, each agency with real
property management responsibilities shall review its
regulations, management policies, and operating procedures for
compliance with sections 110 and 111 of the NHPA (16 U.S.C.
470h 2 & 470 3) and make the results of its review available
to the Council and the Secretary. If the agency determines
that its regulations, management policies, and operating
procedures are not in compliance with those authorities, the
agency shall make amendments or revisions to bring them into
compliance.
(c) Each agency with real property management responsibilities
shall, by September 30, 2005, and every third year thereafter,
prepare a report on its progress in identifying, protecting,
and using historic properties in its ownership and make the
report available to the Council and the Secretary. The Council
shall incorporate this data into a report on the state of the
Federal Government's historic properties and their
contribution to local economic
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development and submit this report to the President by
February 15, 2006, and every third year thereafter.
(d) Agencies may use existing information gathering and
reporting systems to fulfill the assessment and reporting
requirements of subsections 3(a) (c) of this order. To assist
agencies, the Council, in consultation with the Secretary,
shall, by September 30, 2003, prepare advisory guidelines for
agencies to use at their discretion.
(e) No later than June 30, 2003, the head of each agency shall
designate a senior policy level official to have policy
oversight responsibility for the agency's historic
preservation program and notify the Council and the Secretary
of the designation. This senior official shall be an assistant
secretary, deputy assistant secretary, or the equivalent, as
appropriate to the agency organization. This official, or a
subordinate employee reporting directly to the official, shall
serve as the agency's Federal Preservation Officer in
accordance with section 110(c) of the NHPA. The senior
official shall ensure that the Federal Preservation Officer is
qualified consistent with guidelines established by the
Secretary for that position and has access to adequate
expertise and support to carry out the duties of the position.
Sec. 4. Improving Federal Stewardship of Historic Properties.
(a) Each agency shall ensure that the management of historic
properties in its ownership is conducted in a manner that
promotes the long-term preservation and use of those
properties as Federal assets and, where consistent with agency
missions, governing law, and the nature of the properties,
contributes to the local community and its economy.
(b) Where consistent with agency missions and the Secretary of
the Interior's Standards for Archeology and Historic
Preservation, and where appropriate, agencies shall cooperate
with communities to increase opportunities for public benefit
from, and access to, Federally owned historic properties.
(c) The Council is directed to use its existing authority to
encourage and accept donations of money, equipment, and other
resources from public and private parties to assist other
agencies in the preservation of historic properties in Federal
ownership to fulfill the goals of the NHPA and this order.
(d) The National Park Service, working with the Council and in
consultation with other agencies, shall make available
existing materials and information for education, training,
and awareness of historic property stewardship to ensure that
all Federal personnel have access to information and can
develop the skills necessary to continue the productive use of
Federally owned historic properties while meeting their
stewardship responsibilities.
(e) The Council, in consultation with the National Park
Service and other agencies, shall encourage and recognize
exceptional achievement by such agencies in meeting the goals
of the NHPA and this order. By March 31, 2004, the Council
shall submit to the President and the heads of agencies
recommendations to further stimulate initiative, creativity,
and efficiency in the Federal stewardship of historic
properties.
Sec. 5. Promoting Preservation Through Heritage Tourism.
(a) To the extent permitted by law and within existing
resources, the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Council
and other agencies, shall
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assist States, Indian tribes, and local communities in
promoting the use of historic properties for heritage tourism
and related economic development in a manner that contributes
to the long-term preservation and productive use of those
properties. Such assistance shall include efforts to
strengthen and improve heritage tourism activities throughout
the country as they relate to Federally owned historic
properties and significant natural assets on Federal lands.
(b) Where consistent with agency missions and governing law,
and where appropriate, agencies shall use historic properties
in their ownership in conjunction with State, tribal, and
local tourism programs to foster viable economic partnerships,
including, but not limited to, cooperation and coordination
with tourism officials and others with interests in the
properties.
Sec. 6. National and Homeland Security Considerations.
Nothing in this order shall be construed to require any agency
to take any action or disclose any information that would
conflict with or compromise national and homeland security
goals, policies, programs, or activities.
Sec. 7. Definitions. For the purposes of this order, the term
``historic property'' means any prehistoric or historic
district, site, building, structure, and object included on or
eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic
Places in accordance with section 301(5) of the NHPA (16
U.S.C. 470w(5)). The term ``heritage tourism'' means the
business and practice of attracting and accommodating visitors
to a place or area based especially on the unique or special
aspects of that locale's history, landscape (including trail
systems), and culture. The terms ``Federally owned'' and ``in
Federal ownership,'' and similar terms, as used in this order,
do not include properties acquired by agencies as a result of
foreclosure or similar actions and that are held for a period
of less than 5 years.
Sec. 8. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Federal Government and
it is not intended to, and does not, create any right or
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or
equity by a party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, instrumentalities or entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 3, 2003.
EO 13288
Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003
Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic
Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
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I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
have determined that the actions and policies of certain
members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to
undermine Zimbabwe's democratic processes or institutions,
contributing to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in
Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation
in that country, and to political and economic instability in
the southern African region, constitute an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United
States, and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with
that threat.
I hereby order:
Section 1. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b) of
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), and in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any
license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this
order, all property and interests in property of the following
persons that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within
the possession or control of United States persons, including
their overseas branches, are blocked and may not be
transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
(a) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and
(b) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, to be owned or
controlled by, or acting or purporting to act directly or
indirectly for or on behalf of, any of the persons listed in
the Annex to this order.
Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction or dealing by a United States
person or within the United States in property or interests in
property blocked pursuant to this order is prohibited,
including but not limited to the making or receiving of any
contribution of funds, goods, or services to or for the
benefit of any person listed in the Annex to this order or who
is the subject of a determination under subsection 1(b) of
this order.
(b) Any transaction by a United States person or within the
United States that evades or avoids, has the purpose of
evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the
prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(c) Any conspiracy formed to violate the prohibitions set
forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) The term ``entity'' means a partnership, association,
trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other
organization; and
(c) The term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the
United States (including foreign branches), or any person in
the United States.
Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such
actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations,
and to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA, as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The
Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these
functions to other officers and agencies of the United States
Government. All agencies of the
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United States Government are hereby directed to take all
appropriate measures within their authority to carry out the
provisions of this order.
Sec. 5. This order is not intended to create, nor does it
create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United
States, its agencies, officers, employees, or any other
person.
Sec. 6. (a) This order is effective at 12:01 eastern standard
time on March 7, 2003; and
(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 6, 2003.
ANNEX
1. Robert Gabriel MUGABE [President of Zimbabwe, born 21 Feb.
1924]
2. Flora BUKA [Minister of State for Land Reform, born 25 Feb.
1968]
3. George CHARAMBA [Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Information, born 4 Apr. 1963]
4. Fortune CHARUMBIRA [Deputy Minister for Local Government,
Public Works, and National Housing, born 10 June 1962]
5. Aeneas CHIGWEDERE [Minister of Education, Sports and
Culture, born 25 Nov. 1939]
6. Augustine CHIHURI [Police Commissioner, born 10 Mar. 1953]
7. Enos CHIKOWORE [Politburo Secretary for Land and
Resettlement, born 17 July 1942]
8. Patrick CHINAMASA [Minister of Justice, born 25 Jan. 1947]
9. Edward CHINDORI-CHININGA [Minister of Mines, born 14 Mar.
1955]
10. Constantine CHIWENGA [Lt. Gen., Commander of the Army,
born 25 Aug. 1956]
11. Willard CHIWEWE [Senior Secretary, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, born 19 Mar. 1949]
12. Ignatius CHOMBO [Minister of Local Government, born 1 Aug.
1952]
13. Dumiso DABENGWA [Politburo Senior Committee Member, born 6
Dec. 1939]
14. Nicholas GOCHE [Minister of State for National Security,
born 1 Aug. 1946]
15. Rugare GUMBO [Deputy Minister for Home Affairs, born 8
Mar. 1940]
16. Richard HOVE [Politburo Secretary for Economic Affairs,
born 23 Sept. 1939]
17. David KARIMANZIRA [Politburo Secretary for Finance, born
25 May 1947]
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18. Saviour KASUKUWERE [Deputy-Secretary for Youth Affairs,
born 23 Oct. 1970]
19. Christopher KURUNERI [Deputy Minister, Finance and
Economic Development, born 4 Apr. 1949]
20. Thenjiwe LESABE [Politburo Secretary for Women's Affairs,
born 5 Jan. 1933]
21. Jaison MACHAYA [Deputy Minister for Mines and Mining
Development, born 13 June 1952]
22. Joseph MADE [Minister of Agriculture, born 21 Nov. 1954]
23. Edna MADZONGWE [Deputy-Secretary for Production and Labor,
born 11 July 1943]
24. Shuvai MAHOFA [Deputy Minister for Youth Development,
Gender and Employment Creation, born 4 Apr. 1941]
25. Joshua MALINGA [Deputy-Secretary for Disabled and
Disadvantaged, born 28 Apr. 1944]
26. Paul MANGWANA [Minister of State for State Enterprises and
Parastatals, born 10 Aug. 1961]
27. Witness MANGWENDE [Minister of Transport and
Communications, born 15 Aug. 1946]
28. Elliot MANYIKA [Minister of Youth Development, born 30
July 1955]
29. Kenneth MANYONDA [Deputy Minister for Industry and
International Trade, born 10 Aug. 1934]
30. Reuben MARUMAHOKO [Deputy Minister for Energy and Power
Development, born 4 Apr. 1948]
31. Angeline MASUKU [Politburo Secretary for Disabled and
Disadvantaged Person's Welfare, born 14 Oct. 1936]
32. Sithokozile MATHUTHU [Deputy-Secretary for Transport and
Social Welfare]
33. Amos Bernard Muvenga MIDZI [Minister for Energy and
Development, born 4 July 1952]
34. Emmerson MNANGAGWA [Parliamentary Speaker, born 15 Sept.
1946]
35. Kembo MOHADI [Minister of Home Affairs, born 15 Nov. 1949]
36. Swithun MOMBESHORA [Minister of Higher Education, born 20
Aug. 1945]
37. Jonathan MOYO [Minister of Information, born 12 Jan. 1957]
38. July MOYO [Minister of Public Service, Labor and Social
Welfare, born 7 May 1950]
39. Simon Khaya MOYO [Deputy-Secretary for Legal Affairs, born
1945]
40. Obert MPOFU [Deputy-Secretary for National Security, born
12 Oct. 1951]
41. Joseph MSIKA [Vice President, born 6 Dec. 1923]
42. Olivia MUCHENA [Minister of State for Science and
Technology Development, born 18 Aug. 1946]
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43. Opah MUCHINGURI [Politburo Secretary for Gender and
Culture, born 14 Dec. 1958]
44. Stan MUDENGE [Minister of Foreign Affairs, born 17 Dec.
1948]
45. Grace MUGABE [born 23 July 1965]
46. Sabina MUGABE [Politburo Senior Committee Member, born 14
Oct. 1934]
47. Joyce MUJURU [Minister of Rural Resources and Water, born
15 Apr. 1955]
48. Solomon MUJURU [Politburo Senior Committee Member, born 1
May 1949]
49. Samuel MUMBENGEGWI [Minister of Industry and International
Trade, born 20 July 1945]
50. Herbert MURERWA [Minister of Finance, born 31 July 1941]
51. Christopher MUSHOHWE [Deputy Minister, Transport and
Communications, born 6 Feb. 1954]
52. Didymus MUTASA [Politburo Secretary for External
Relations, born 27 July 1935]
53. Kenneth MUTIWEKUZIVA [Deputy Minister for Small and Medium
Enterprise Development, born 27 May 1948]
54. Simon Vengesai MUZENDA [Vice President, born 28 Oct. 1922]
55. Tsitsi MUZENDA [Politburo Senior Committee Member, born 28
Aug. 1922]
56. Elisha MUZONZINI [Director of the Central Intelligence
Organization, born 24 June 1957]
57. Abedinico NCUBE [Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs, born 13
March 1954]
58. Naison NDLOVU [Politburo Secretary for Production and
Labor, born 22 Oct. 1930]
59. Sikhanyiso NDLOVU [Deputy-Secretary for Commissariat, born
20 Sept. 1949]
60. Francis NHEMA [Minister of Environment and Tourism, born
17 Apr. 1959]
61. John NKOMO [Minister of State for Special Affairs, born 22
Aug. 1934]
62. Stephen NKOMO [Politburo Senior Committee Member, born 3
Oct. 1926]
63. Sithembiso NYONI [Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises
Development, born 20 Sept. 1949]
64. David PARIRENYATWA [Minister of Health and Child Welfare,
born 2 Aug. 1950]
65. Selina POTE [Deputy-Secretary for Gender and Culture]
66. Tinos RUSERE [Deputy Minister for Rural Resources and
Water Development, born 10 May 1945]
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67. Stanley SAKUPWANYA [Deputy-Secretary for Health and Child
Welfare]
68. Sidney SEKERAMAYI [Minister of Defense, born 30 Mar. 1944]
69. Nathan SHAMUYARIRA [Politburo Secretary for Information
and Publicity, born 29 Sept. 1928]
70. Perence SHIRI [Air Marshal (Air Force), born 11 Jan. 1955]
71. Isaiah SHUMBA [Deputy Minister, Education, Sports and
Culture, born 3 Jan. 1949]
72. Absolom SIKOSANA [Politburo Secretary for Youth Affairs]
73. Solomon TAWENGWA [Deputy-Secretary for Finance, born 15
June 1940]
74. Josiah TUNGAMIRAI [Politburo Secretary for Empowerment and
Indigenization, born 8 Oct. 1948]
75. Charles UTETE [Cabinet Secretary, born 30 Oct. 1938]
76. Paradzai ZIMONDI [Prisons chief, born 4 Mar. 1947]
77. Vitalis ZVINAVASHE [General, Commander of Zimbabwe Defense
Forces, born 27 Sept. 1943]
Note: The bracketed identifying information with respect to
each person listed in this Annex reflects information
currently available and is provided solely to facilitate
compliance with this order. Each individual listed in this
Annex remains subject to the prohibitions of this order
notwithstanding any change in title, position, or affiliation.
EO 13289
Executive Order 13289 of March 12, 2003
Establishing the Global War on Terrorism Medals
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including my
authority as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the
United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. There
is hereby established the Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal with suitable appurtenances. Except as
limited in section 3 of this order, and under uniform
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries of the
military departments and approved by the Secretary of Defense,
or under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is
not operating as a service in the Navy, the Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Medal shall be awarded to members of
the Armed Forces of the United States who serve or have served
in military expeditions to combat terrorism, as defined by
such regulations, on or after September 11, 2001, and before a
terminal date to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 2. Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. There is hereby
established the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal with
suitable appurtenances.
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Except as limited in section 3 of this order, and under
uniform regulations to be prescribed by the Secretaries of the
military departments and approved by the Secretary of Defense,
or under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of
Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is
not operating as a service in the Navy, the Global War on
Terrorism Service Medal shall be awarded to members of the
Armed Forces of the United States who serve or have served in
military operations to combat terrorism, as defined by such
regulations, on or after September 11, 2001, and before a
terminal date to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 3. Relationship to Other Awards. Notwithstanding section
3 of Executive Order 10977 of December 4, 1961, establishing
the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and section 3 of
Executive Order 12985 of January 11, 1996, establishing the
Armed Forces Service Medal, any member who qualified for those
medals by reason of service in operations to combat terrorism
between September 11, 2001, and a terminal date to be
determined by the Secretary of Defense, shall remain qualified
for those medals. Upon application, any such member may be
awarded either the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
or the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal in lieu of the
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal or the Armed Forces Service
Medal, but no person may be awarded more than one of these
four medals by reason of service in the same approved Global
War on Terrorism expedition or operation to combat terrorism,
and no person shall be entitled to more than one award of the
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal or the Global War
on Terrorism Service Medal.
Sec. 4. Posthumous Award. The Global War on Terrorism
Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service
Medal may be awarded posthumously to any person covered by and
under regulations prescribed in accordance with the first or
second sections of this order.
Sec. 5. Nothing in this Executive Order shall be construed for
any purpose as fixing, or authorizing the fixing of, the dates
of initiation or termination of armed hostilities between the
United States and terrorists of global reach.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 12, 2003.
EO 13290
Executive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003
Confiscating and Vesting Certain Iraqi Property
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in
order to take additional steps with respect to the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
hereby determine that the United States and Iraq are engaged
in armed hostilities,
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that it is in the interest of the United States to confiscate
certain property of the Government of Iraq and its agencies,
instrumentalities, or controlled entities, and that all right,
title, and interest in any property so confiscated should vest
in the Department of the Treasury. I intend that such vested
property should be used to assist the Iraqi people and to
assist in the reconstruction of Iraq, and determine that such
use would be in the interest of and for the benefit of the
United States.
I hereby order:
Section 1. All blocked funds held in the United States in
accounts in the name of the Government of Iraq, the Central
Bank of Iraq, Rafidain Bank, Rasheed Bank, or the State
Organization for Marketing Oil are hereby confiscated and
vested in the Department of the Treasury, except for the
following:
(a) any such funds that are subject to the Vienna Convention
on Diplomatic Relations or the Vienna Convention on Consular
Relations, or that enjoy equivalent privileges and immunities
under the laws of the United States, and are or have been used
for diplomatic or consular purposes, and
(b) any such amounts that as of the date of this order are
subject to post-judgment writs of execution or attachment in
aid of execution of judgments pursuant to section 201 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 297),
provided that, upon satisfaction of the judgments on which
such writs are based, any remainder of such excepted amounts
shall, by virtue of this order and without further action, be
confiscated and vested.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to
perform, without further approval, ratification, or other
action of the President, all functions of the President set
forth in section 203(a)(1)(C) of IEEPA with respect to any and
all property of the Government of Iraq, including its
agencies, instrumentalities, or controlled entities, and to
take additional steps, including the promulgation of rules and
regulations as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes of
this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate such
functions in accordance with applicable law. The Secretary of
the Treasury shall consult the Attorney General as appropriate
in the implementation of this order.
Sec. 3. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 20, 2003.
EO 13291
Executive Order 13291 of March 21, 2003
Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered that Executive Order 13282 of December 31, 2002, is
amended as follows:
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Section 1. Section 3(c) of Executive Order 13282 is amended to
read as follows:
``(c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and 461(a),
section 140 of Public Law 97-92, and Public Law 108-6) at Schedule 7.''.
Sec. 2. Section 5(a) of Executive Order 13282 is amended to
read as follows:
``(a) Pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and in
accordance with section 637 of Division J of Public Law 108-7, locality-
based comparability payments shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 9
attached hereto and made a part hereof.''.
Sec. 3. Executive Order 13282 is amended by striking Schedules
7 and 9 attached thereto and inserting Schedules 7 and 9
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 4. The amendments made by this order are effective on the
first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or
after January 1, 2003.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 21, 2003.
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EO 13292
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Executive Order 13292 of March 25, 2003
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12958, as Amended, Classified National
Security Information
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
further amend Executive Order 12958, as amended, it is hereby
ordered that Executive Order 12958 is amended to read as
follows:
``Classified National Security Information
This order prescribes a uniform system for classifying,
safeguarding, and declassifying national security information,
including information relating to defense against
transnational terrorism. Our democratic principles require
that the American people be informed of the activities of
their Government. Also, our Nation's progress depends on the
free flow of information. Nevertheless, throughout our
history, the national defense has required that certain
information be maintained in confidence in order to protect
our citizens, our democratic institutions, our homeland
security, and our interactions with foreign nations.
Protecting information critical to our Nation's security
remains a priority.
NOW, THEREFORE, by the authority vested in me as President by
the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America,
it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART 1_ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION
Sec. 1.1. Classification Standards. (a) Information may be
originally classified under the terms of this order only if
all of the following conditions are met:
(1) an original classification authority is classifying the information;
(2) the information is owned by, produced by or for, or is under the
control of the United States Government;
(3) the information falls within one or more of the categories of
information listed in section 1.4 of this order; and
(4) the original classification authority determines that the unauthorized
disclosure of the information reasonably could be expected to result in
damage to the national security, which includes defense against
transnational terrorism, and the original classification authority is able
to identify or describe the damage.
(b) Classified information shall not be declassified
automatically as a result of any unauthorized disclosure of
identical or similar information.
(c) The unauthorized disclosure of foreign government
information is presumed to cause damage to the national
security.
Sec. 1.2. Classification Levels. (a) Information may be
classified at one of the following three levels:
(1) ``Top Secret'' shall be applied to information, the unauthorized
disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally
grave damage to the national security that the original classification
authority is able to identify or describe.
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(2) ``Secret'' shall be applied to information, the unauthorized disclosure
of which reasonably could be expected to cause serious damage to the
national security that the original classification authority is able to
identify or describe.
(3) ``Confidential'' shall be applied to information, the unauthorized
disclosure of which reasonably could be expected to cause damage to the
national security that the original classification authority is able to
identify or describe.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, no other terms
shall be used to identify United States classified
information.
Sec. 1.3. Classification Authority. (a) The authority to
classify information originally may be exercised only by:
(1) the President and, in the performance of executive duties, the Vice
President;
(2) agency heads and officials designated by the President in the Federal
Register; and
(3) United States Government officials delegated this authority pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this section.
(b) Officials authorized to classify information at a
specified level are also authorized to classify information at
a lower level.
(c) Delegation of original classification authority.
(1) Delegations of original classification authority shall be limited to
the minimum required to administer this order. Agency heads are responsible
for ensuring that designated subordinate officials have a demonstrable and
continuing need to exercise this authority.
(2) ``Top Secret'' original classification authority may be delegated only
by the President; in the performance of executive duties, the Vice
President; or an agency head or official designated pursuant to paragraph
(a)(2) of this section.
(3) ``Secret'' or ``Confidential'' original classification authority may be
delegated only by the President; in the performance of executive duties,
the Vice President; or an agency head or official designated pursuant to
paragraph (a)(2) of this section; or the senior agency official described
in section 5.4(d) of this order, provided that official has been delegated
``Top Secret'' original classification authority by the agency head.
(4) Each delegation of original classification authority shall be in
writing and the authority shall not be redelegated except as provided in
this order. Each delegation shall identify the official by name or position
title.
(d) Original classification authorities must receive training
in original classification as provided in this order and its
implementing directives. Such training must include
instruction on the proper safeguarding of classified
information and of the criminal, civil, and administrative
sanctions that may be brought against an individual who fails
to protect classified information from unauthorized
disclosure.
(e) Exceptional cases. When an employee, government
contractor, licensee, certificate holder, or grantee of an
agency who does not have original classification authority
originates information believed by that person
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to require classification, the information shall be protected
in a manner consistent with this order and its implementing
directives. The information shall be transmitted promptly as
provided under this order or its implementing directives to
the agency that has appropriate subject matter interest and
classification authority with respect to this information.
That agency shall decide within 30 days whether to classify
this information. If it is not clear which agency has
classification responsibility for this information, it shall
be sent to the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office. The Director shall determine the agency having primary
subject matter interest and forward the information, with
appropriate recommendations, to that agency for a
classification determination.
Sec. 1.4. Classification Categories. Information shall not be
considered for classification unless it concerns:
(a) military plans, weapons systems, or operations;
(b) foreign government information;
(c) intelligence activities (including special activities),
intelligence sources or methods, or cryptology;
(d) foreign relations or foreign activities of the United
States, including confidential sources;
(e) scientific, technological, or economic matters relating to
the national security, which includes defense against
transnational terrorism;
(f) United States Government programs for safeguarding nuclear
materials or facilities;
(g) vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations,
infrastructures, projects, plans, or protection services
relating to the national security, which includes defense
against transnational terrorism; or
(h) weapons of mass destruction.
Sec. 1.5. Duration of Classification. (a) At the time of
original classification, the original classification authority
shall attempt to establish a specific date or event for
declassification based upon the duration of the national
security sensitivity of the information. Upon reaching the
date or event, the information shall be automatically
declassified. The date or event shall not exceed the time
frame established in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) If the original classification authority cannot determine
an earlier specific date or event for declassification,
information shall be marked for declassification 10 years from
the date of the original decision, unless the original
classification authority otherwise determines that the
sensitivity of the information requires that it shall be
marked for declassification for up to 25 years from the date
of the original decision. All information classified under
this section shall be subject to section 3.3 of this order if
it is contained in records of permanent historical value under
title 44, United States Code.
(c) An original classification authority may extend the
duration of classification, change the level of
classification, or reclassify specific information only when
the standards and procedures for classifying information under
this order are followed.
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(d) Information marked for an indefinite duration of
classification under predecessor orders, for example, marked
as ``Originating Agency's Determination Required,'' or
information classified under predecessor orders that contains
no declassification instructions shall be declassified in
accordance with part 3 of this order.
Sec. 1.6. Identification and Markings. (a) At the time of
original classification, the following shall appear on the
face of each classified document, or shall be applied to other
classified media in an appropriate manner:
(1) one of the three classification levels defined in section 1.2 of this
order;
(2) the identity, by name or personal identifier and position, of the
original classification authority;
(3) the agency and office of origin, if not otherwise evident;
(4) declassification instructions, which shall indicate one of the
following:
(A)
the date or event for declassification, as prescribed in section 1.5(a) or
section 1.5(c);
(B)
the date that is 10 years from the date of original classification, as
prescribed in section 1.5(b); or
(C)
the date that is up to 25 years from the date of original classification,
as prescribed in section 1.5 (b); and
(5) a concise reason for classification that, at a minimum, cites the
applicable classification categories in section 1.4 of this order.
(b) Specific information described in paragraph (a) of this
section may be excluded if it would reveal additional
classified information.
(c) With respect to each classified document, the agency
originating the document shall, by marking or other means,
indicate which portions are classified, with the applicable
classification level, and which portions are unclassified. In
accordance with standards prescribed in directives issued
under this order, the Director of the Information Security
Oversight Office may grant waivers of this requirement. The
Director shall revoke any waiver upon a finding of abuse.
(d) Markings implementing the provisions of this order,
including abbreviations and requirements to safeguard
classified working papers, shall conform to the standards
prescribed in implementing directives issued pursuant to this
order.
(e) Foreign government information shall retain its original
classification markings or shall be assigned a U.S.
classification that provides a degree of protection at least
equivalent to that required by the entity that furnished the
information. Foreign government information retaining its
original classification markings need not be assigned a U.S.
classification marking provided that the responsible agency
determines that the foreign government markings are adequate
to meet the purposes served by U.S. classification markings.
(f) Information assigned a level of classification under this
or predecessor orders shall be considered as classified at
that level of classification despite the omission of other
required markings. Whenever such information is
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used in the derivative classification process or is reviewed
for possible declassification, holders of such information
shall coordinate with an appropriate classification authority
for the application of omitted markings.
(g) The classification authority shall, whenever practicable,
use a classified addendum whenever classified information
constitutes a small portion of an otherwise unclassified
document.
(h) Prior to public release, all declassified records shall be
appropriately marked to reflect their declassification.
Sec. 1.7. Classification Prohibitions and Limitations.
(a) In no case shall information be classified in order to:
(1) conceal violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error;
(2) prevent embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency;
(3) restrain competition; or
(4) prevent or delay the release of information that does not require
protection in the interest of the national security.
(b) Basic scientific research information not clearly related
to the national security shall not be classified.
(c) Information may be reclassified after declassification and
release to the public under proper authority only in
accordance with the following conditions:
(1) the reclassification action is taken under the personal authority of
the agency head or deputy agency head, who determines in writing that the
reclassification of the information is necessary in the interest of the
national security;
(2) the information may be reasonably recovered; and
(3) the reclassification action is reported promptly to the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office.
(d) Information that has not previously been disclosed to the
public under proper authority may be classified or
reclassified after an agency has received a request for it
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) or the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), or the mandatory review
provisions of section 3.5 of this order only if such
classification meets the requirements of this order and is
accomplished on a document-by-document basis with the personal
participation or under the direction of the agency head, the
deputy agency head, or the senior agency official designated
under section 5.4 of this order.
(e) Compilations of items of information that are individually
unclassified may be classified if the compiled information
reveals an additional association or relationship that: (1)
meets the standards for classification under this order; and
(2) is not otherwise revealed in the individual items of
information. As used in this order, ``compilation'' means an
aggregation of pre-existing unclassified items of information.
Sec. 1.8. Classification Challenges. (a) Authorized holders of
information who, in good faith, believe that its
classification status is improper are encouraged and expected
to challenge the classification status of the information in
accordance with agency procedures established under paragraph
(b) of this section.
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(b) In accordance with implementing directives issued pursuant
to this order, an agency head or senior agency official shall
establish procedures under which authorized holders of
information are encouraged and expected to challenge the
classification of information that they believe is improperly
classified or unclassified. These procedures shall ensure
that:
(1) individuals are not subject to retribution for bringing such actions;
(2) an opportunity is provided for review by an impartial official or
panel; and
(3) individuals are advised of their right to appeal agency decisions to
the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (Panel) established
by section 5.3 of this order.
PART 2_DERIVATIVE CLASSIFICATION
Sec. 2.1. Use of Derivative Classification. (a) Persons who
only reproduce, extract, or summarize classified information,
or who only apply classification markings derived from source
material or as directed by a classification guide, need not
possess original classification authority.
(b) Persons who apply derivative classification markings
shall:
(1) observe and respect original classification decisions; and
(2) carry forward to any newly created documents the pertinent
classification markings. For information derivatively classified based on
multiple sources, the derivative classifier shall carry forward:
(A)
the date or event for declassification that corresponds to the longest
period of classification among the sources; and
(B)
a listing of these sources on or attached to the official file or record
copy.
Sec. 2.2. Classification Guides. (a) Agencies with original
classification authority shall prepare classification guides
to facilitate the proper and uniform derivative classification
of information. These guides shall conform to standards
contained in directives issued under this order.
(b) Each guide shall be approved personally and in writing by
an official who:
(1) has program or supervisory responsibility over the information or is
the senior agency official; and
(2) is authorized to classify information originally at the highest level
of classification prescribed in the guide.
(c) Agencies shall establish procedures to ensure that
classification guides are reviewed and updated as provided in
directives issued under this order.
PART 3_DECLASSIFICATION AND DOWNGRADING
Sec. 3.1. Authority for Declassification. (a) Information
shall be declassified as soon as it no longer meets the
standards for classification under this order.
(b) It is presumed that information that continues to meet the
classification requirements under this order requires
continued protection. In some exceptional cases, however, the
need to protect such information may be outweighed by the
public interest in disclosure of the information, and in
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these cases the information should be declassified. When such
questions arise, they shall be referred to the agency head or
the senior agency official. That official will determine, as
an exercise of discretion, whether the public interest in
disclosure outweighs the damage to the national security that
might reasonably be expected from disclosure. This provision
does not:
(1) amplify or modify the substantive criteria or procedures for
classification; or
(2) create any substantive or procedural rights subject to judicial review.
(c) If the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office determines that information is classified in violation
of this order, the Director may require the information to be
declassified by the agency that originated the classification.
Any such decision by the Director may be appealed to the
President through the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs. The information shall remain classified
pending a prompt decision on the appeal.
(d) The provisions of this section shall also apply to
agencies that, under the terms of this order, do not have
original classification authority, but had such authority
under predecessor orders.
Sec. 3.2. Transferred Records. (a) In the case of classified
records transferred in conjunction with a transfer of
functions, and not merely for storage purposes, the receiving
agency shall be deemed to be the originating agency for
purposes of this order.
(b) In the case of classified records that are not officially
transferred as described in paragraph (a) of this section, but
that originated in an agency that has ceased to exist and for
which there is no successor agency, each agency in possession
of such records shall be deemed to be the originating agency
for purposes of this order. Such records may be declassified
or downgraded by the agency in possession after consultation
with any other agency that has an interest in the subject
matter of the records.
(c) Classified records accessioned into the National Archives
and Records Administration (National Archives) as of the
effective date of this order shall be declassified or
downgraded by the Archivist of the United States (Archivist)
in accordance with this order, the directives issued pursuant
to this order, agency declassification guides, and any
existing procedural agreement between the Archivist and the
relevant agency head.
(d) The originating agency shall take all reasonable steps to
declassify classified information contained in records
determined to have permanent historical value before they are
accessioned into the National Archives. However, the Archivist
may require that classified records be accessioned into the
National Archives when necessary to comply with the provisions
of the Federal Records Act. This provision does not apply to
records being transferred to the Archivist pursuant to section
2203 of title 44, United States Code, or records for which the
National Archives serves as the custodian of the records of an
agency or organization that has gone out of existence.
(e) To the extent practicable, agencies shall adopt a system
of records management that will facilitate the public release
of documents at the time such documents are declassified
pursuant to the provisions for automatic declassification in
section 3.3 of this order.
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Sec. 3.3. Automatic Declassification. (a) Subject to
paragraphs (b) (e) of this section, on December 31, 2006, all
classified records that (1) are more than 25 years old and (2)
have been determined to have permanent historical value under
title 44, United States Code, shall be automatically
declassified whether or not the records have been reviewed.
Subsequently, all classified records shall be automatically
declassified on December 31 of the year that is 25 years from
the date of its original classification, except as provided in
paragraphs (b) (e) of this section.
(b) An agency head may exempt from automatic declassification
under paragraph (a) of this section specific information, the
release of which could be expected to:
(1) reveal the identity of a confidential human source, or a human
intelligence source, or reveal information about the application of an
intelligence source or method;
(2) reveal information that would assist in the development or use of
weapons of mass destruction;
(3) reveal information that would impair U.S. cryptologic systems or
activities;
(4) reveal information that would impair the application of state of the
art technology within a U.S. weapon system;
(5) reveal actual U.S. military war plans that remain in effect;
(6) reveal information, including foreign government information, that
would seriously and demonstrably impair relations between the United States
and a foreign government, or seriously and demonstrably undermine ongoing
diplomatic activities of the United States;
(7) reveal information that would clearly and demonstrably impair the
current ability of United States Government officials to protect the
President, Vice President, and other protectees for whom protection
services, in the interest of the national security, are authorized;
(8) reveal information that would seriously and demonstrably impair current
national security emergency preparedness plans or reveal current
vulnerabilities of systems, installations, infrastructures, or projects
relating to the national security; or
(9) violate a statute, treaty, or international agreement.
(c) An agency head shall notify the President through the
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs of
any specific file series of records for which a review or
assessment has determined that the information within that
file series almost invariably falls within one or more of the
exemption categories listed in paragraph (b) of this section
and which the agency proposes to exempt from automatic
declassification. The notification shall include:
(1) a description of the file series;
(2) an explanation of why the information within the file series is almost
invariably exempt from automatic declassification and why the information
must remain classified for a longer period of time; and
(3) except for the identity of a confidential human source or a human
intelligence source, as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a
specific date or event for declassification of the information. The
President
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may direct the agency head not to exempt the file series or to declassify
the information within that series at an earlier date than recommended.
File series exemptions previously approved by the President shall remain
valid without any additional agency action.
(d) At least 180 days before information is automatically
declassified under this section, an agency head or senior
agency official shall notify the Director of the Information
Security Oversight Office, serving as Executive Secretary of
the Panel, of any specific information beyond that included in
a notification to the President under paragraph (c) of this
section that the agency proposes to exempt from automatic
declassification. The notification shall include:
(1) a description of the information, either by reference to information in
specific records or in the form of a declassification guide;
(2) an explanation of why the information is exempt from automatic
declassification and must remain classified for a longer period of time;
and
(3) except for the identity of a confidential human source or a human
intelligence source, as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a
specific date or event for declassification of the information. The Panel
may direct the agency not to exempt the information or to declassify it at
an earlier date than recommended. The agency head may appeal such a
decision to the President through the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs. The information will remain classified while
such an appeal is pending.
(e) The following provisions shall apply to the onset of
automatic declassification:
(1) Classified records within an integral file block, as defined in this
order, that are otherwise subject to automatic declassification under this
section shall not be automatically declassified until December 31 of the
year that is 25 years from the date of the most recent record within the
file block.
(2) By notification to the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office, before the records are subject to automatic declassification, an
agency head or senior agency official designated under section 5.4 of this
order may delay automatic declassification for up to 5 additional years for
classified information contained in microforms, motion pictures,
audiotapes, videotapes, or comparable media that make a review for possible
declassification exemptions more difficult or costly.
(3) By notification to the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office, before the records are subject to automatic declassification, an
agency head or senior agency official designated under section 5.4 of this
order may delay automatic declassification for up to 3 years for classified
records that have been referred or transferred to that agency by another
agency less than 3 years before automatic declassification would otherwise
be required.
(4) By notification to the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office, an agency head or senior agency official designated under section
5.4 of this order may delay automatic declassification for up to 3 years
from the date of discovery of classified records that were inadvertently
not reviewed prior to the effective date of automatic declassification.
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(f) Information exempted from automatic declassification under
this section shall remain subject to the mandatory and
systematic declassification review provisions of this order.
(g) The Secretary of State shall determine when the United
States should commence negotiations with the appropriate
officials of a foreign government or international
organization of governments to modify any treaty or
international agreement that requires the classification of
information contained in records affected by this section for
a period longer than 25 years from the date of its creation,
unless the treaty or international agreement pertains to
information that may otherwise remain classified beyond 25
years under this section.
(h) Records containing information that originated with other
agencies or the disclosure of which would affect the interests
or activities of other agencies shall be referred for review
to those agencies and the information of concern shall be
subject to automatic declassification only by those agencies,
consistent with the provisions of subparagraphs (e)(3) and
(e)(4) of this section.
Sec. 3.4. Systematic Declassification Review. (a) Each agency
that has originated classified information under this order or
its predecessors shall establish and conduct a program for
systematic declassification review. This program shall apply
to records of permanent historical value exempted from
automatic declassification under section 3.3 of this order.
Agencies shall prioritize the systematic review of records
based upon the degree of researcher interest and the
likelihood of declassification upon review.
(b) The Archivist shall conduct a systematic declassification
review program for classified records: (1) accessioned into
the National Archives as of the effective date of this order;
(2) transferred to the Archivist pursuant to section 2203 of
title 44, United States Code; and (3) for which the National
Archives serves as the custodian for an agency or organization
that has gone out of existence. This program shall apply to
pertinent records no later than 25 years from the date of
their creation. The Archivist shall establish priorities for
the systematic review of these records based upon the degree
of researcher interest and the likelihood of declassification
upon review. These records shall be reviewed in accordance
with the standards of this order, its implementing directives,
and declassification guides provided to the Archivist by each
agency that originated the records. The Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office shall ensure that
agencies provide the Archivist with adequate and current
declassification guides.
(c) After consultation with affected agencies, the Secretary
of Defense may establish special procedures for systematic
review for declassification of classified cryptologic
information, and the Director of Central Intelligence may
establish special procedures for systematic review for
declassification of classified information pertaining to
intelligence activities (including special activities), or
intelligence sources or methods.
Sec. 3.5. Mandatory Declassification Review. (a) Except as
provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all information
classified under this order or predecessor orders shall be
subject to a review for declassification by the originating
agency if:
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(1) the request for a review describes the document or material containing
the information with sufficient specificity to enable the agency to locate
it with a reasonable amount of effort;
(2) the information is not exempted from search and review under sections
105C, 105D, or 701 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-5c,
403-5e, and 431); and
(3) the information has not been reviewed for declassification within the
past 2 years. If the agency has reviewed the information within the past 2
years, or the information is the subject of pending litigation, the agency
shall inform the requester of this fact and of the requester's appeal
rights.
(b) Information originated by:
(1) the incumbent President or, in the performance of executive duties, the
incumbent Vice President;
(2) the incumbent President's White House Staff or, in the performance of
executive duties, the incumbent Vice President's Staff;
(3) committees, commissions, or boards appointed by the incumbent
President; or
(4) other entities within the Executive Office of the President that solely
advise and assist the incumbent President is exempted from the provisions
of paragraph (a) of this section. However, the Archivist shall have the
authority to review, downgrade, and declassify papers or records of former
Presidents under the control of the Archivist pursuant to sections 2107,
2111, 2111 note, or 2203 of title 44, United States Code. Review procedures
developed by the Archivist shall provide for consultation with agencies
having primary subject matter interest and shall be consistent with the
provisions of applicable laws or lawful agreements that pertain to the
respective Presidential papers or records. Agencies with primary subject
matter interest shall be notified promptly of the Archivist's decision. Any
final decision by the Archivist may be appealed by the requester or an
agency to the Panel. The information shall remain classified pending a
prompt decision on the appeal.
(c) Agencies conducting a mandatory review for
declassification shall declassify information that no longer
meets the standards for classification under this order. They
shall release this information unless withholding is otherwise
authorized and warranted under applicable law.
(d) In accordance with directives issued pursuant to this
order, agency heads shall develop procedures to process
requests for the mandatory review of classified information.
These procedures shall apply to information classified under
this or predecessor orders. They also shall provide a means
for administratively appealing a denial of a mandatory review
request, and for notifying the requester of the right to
appeal a final agency decision to the Panel.
(e) After consultation with affected agencies, the Secretary
of Defense shall develop special procedures for the review of
cryptologic information; the Director of Central Intelligence
shall develop special procedures for the review of information
pertaining to intelligence activities (including special
activities), or intelligence sources or methods; and the
Archivist shall develop special procedures for the review of
information accessioned into the National Archives.
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Sec. 3.6. Processing Requests and Reviews. In response to a
request for information under the Freedom of Information Act,
the Privacy Act of 1974, or the mandatory review provisions of
this order, or pursuant to the automatic declassification or
systematic review provisions of this order:
(a) An agency may refuse to confirm or deny the existence or
nonexistence of requested records whenever the fact of their
existence or nonexistence is itself classified under this
order or its predecessors.
(b) When an agency receives any request for documents in its
custody that contain information that was originally
classified by another agency, or comes across such documents
in the process of the automatic declassification or systematic
review provisions of this order, it shall refer copies of any
request and the pertinent documents to the originating agency
for processing, and may, after consultation with the
originating agency, inform any requester of the referral
unless such association is itself classified under this order
or its predecessors. In cases in which the originating agency
determines in writing that a response under paragraph (a) of
this section is required, the referring agency shall respond
to the requester in accordance with that paragraph.
Sec. 3.7. Declassification Database. (a) The Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office, in conjunction with
those agencies that originate classified information, shall
coordinate the linkage and effective utilization of existing
agency databases of records that have been declassified and
publicly released.
(b) Agency heads shall fully cooperate with the Director of
the Information Security Oversight Office in these efforts.
PART 4_SAFEGUARDING
Sec. 4.1. General Restrictions on Access. (a) A person may
have access to classified information provided that:
(1) a favorable determination of eligibility for access has been made by an
agency head or the agency head's designee;
(2) the person has signed an approved nondisclosure agreement; and
(3) the person has a need-to-know the information.
(b) Every person who has met the standards for access to
classified information in paragraph (a) of this section shall
receive contemporaneous training on the proper safeguarding of
classified information and on the criminal, civil, and
administrative sanctions that may be imposed on an individual
who fails to protect classified information from unauthorized
disclosure.
(c) Classified information shall remain under the control of
the originating agency or its successor in function. An agency
shall not disclose information originally classified by
another agency without its authorization. An official or
employee leaving agency service may not remove classified
information from the agency's control.
(d) Classified information may not be removed from official
premises without proper authorization.
(e) Persons authorized to disseminate classified information
outside the executive branch shall ensure the protection of
the information in a manner equivalent to that provided within
the executive branch.
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(f) Consistent with law, directives, and regulation, an agency
head or senior agency official shall establish uniform
procedures to ensure that automated information systems,
including networks and telecommunications systems, that
collect, create, communicate, compute, disseminate, process,
or store classified information have controls that:
(1) prevent access by unauthorized persons; and
(2) ensure the integrity of the information.
(g) Consistent with law, directives, and regulation, each
agency head or senior agency official shall establish controls
to ensure that classified information is used, processed,
stored, reproduced, transmitted, and destroyed under
conditions that provide adequate protection and prevent access
by unauthorized persons.
(h) Consistent with directives issued pursuant to this order,
an agency shall safeguard foreign government information under
standards that provide a degree of protection at least
equivalent to that required by the government or international
organization of governments that furnished the information.
When adequate to achieve equivalency, these standards may be
less restrictive than the safeguarding standards that
ordinarily apply to United States ``Confidential''
information, including modified handling and transmission and
allowing access to individuals with a need-to-know who have
not otherwise been cleared for access to classified
information or executed an approved nondisclosure agreement.
(i) Except as otherwise provided by statute, this order,
directives implementing this order, or by direction of the
President, classified information originating in one agency
shall not be disseminated outside any other agency to which it
has been made available without the consent of the originating
agency. An agency head or senior agency official may waive
this requirement for specific information originated within
that agency. For purposes of this section, the Department of
Defense shall be considered one agency. Prior consent is not
required when referring records for declassification review
that contain information originating in several agencies.
Sec. 4.2. Distribution Controls. (a) Each agency shall
establish controls over the distribution of classified
information to ensure that it is distributed only to
organizations or individuals eligible for access and with a
need-to-know the information.
(b) In an emergency, when necessary to respond to an imminent
threat to life or in defense of the homeland, the agency head
or any designee may authorize the disclosure of classified
information to an individual or individuals who are otherwise
not eligible for access. Such actions shall be taken only in
accordance with the directives implementing this order and any
procedures issued by agencies governing the classified
information, which shall be designed to minimize the
classified information that is disclosed under these
circumstances and the number of individuals who receive it.
Information disclosed under this provision or implementing
directives and procedures shall not be deemed declassified as
a result of such disclosure or subsequent use by a recipient.
Such disclosures shall be reported promptly to the originator
of the classified information. For purposes of this section,
the Director of Central Intelligence may issue an implementing
directive governing the emergency disclosure of classified
intelligence information.
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(c) Each agency shall update, at least annually, the
automatic, routine, or recurring distribution of classified
information that they distribute. Recipients shall cooperate
fully with distributors who are updating distribution lists
and shall notify distributors whenever a relevant change in
status occurs.
Sec. 4.3. Special Access Programs. (a) Establishment of
special access programs. Unless otherwise authorized by the
President, only the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Energy,
and the Director of Central Intelligence, or the principal
deputy of each, may create a special access program. For
special access programs pertaining to intelligence activities
(including special activities, but not including military
operational, strategic, and tactical programs), or
intelligence sources or methods, this function shall be
exercised by the Director of Central Intelligence. These
officials shall keep the number of these programs at an
absolute minimum, and shall establish them only when the
program is required by statute or upon a specific finding
that:
(1) the vulnerability of, or threat to, specific information is
exceptional; and
(2) the normal criteria for determining eligibility for access applicable
to information classified at the same level are not deemed sufficient to
protect the information from unauthorized disclosure.
(b) Requirements and limitations. (1) Special access programs
shall be limited to programs in which the number of persons
who will have access ordinarily will be reasonably small and
commensurate with the objective of providing enhanced
protection for the information involved.
(2) Each agency head shall establish and maintain a system of accounting
for special access programs consistent with directives issued pursuant to
this order.
(3) Special access programs shall be subject to the oversight program
established under section 5.4(d) of this order. In addition, the Director
of the Information Security Oversight Office shall be afforded access to
these programs, in accordance with the security requirements of each
program, in order to perform the functions assigned to the Information
Security Oversight Office under this order. An agency head may limit access
to a special access program to the Director and no more than one other
employee of the Information Security Oversight Office, or, for special
access programs that are extraordinarily sensitive and vulnerable, to the
Director only.
(4) The agency head or principal deputy shall review annually each special
access program to determine whether it continues to meet the requirements
of this order.
(5) Upon request, an agency head shall brief the Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs, or a designee, on any or all of the agency's
special access programs.
(c) Nothing in this order shall supersede any requirement made
by or under 10 U.S.C. 119.
Sec. 4.4. Access by Historical Researchers and Certain Former
Government Personnel. (a) The requirement in section 4.1(a)(3)
of this order that access to classified information may be
granted only to individuals who have a need-to-know the
information may be waived for persons who:
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(1) are engaged in historical research projects;
(2) previously have occupied policy-making positions to which they were
appointed by the President under section 105(a)(2)(A) of title 3, United
States Code, or the Vice President under 106(a)(1)(A) of title 3, United
States Code; or
(3) served as President or Vice President.
(b) Waivers under this section may be granted only if the
agency head or senior agency official of the originating
agency:
(1) determines in writing that access is consistent with the interest of
the national security;
(2) takes appropriate steps to protect classified information from
unauthorized disclosure or compromise, and ensures that the information is
safeguarded in a manner consistent with this order; and
(3) limits the access granted to former Presidential appointees and Vice
Presidential appointees to items that the person originated, reviewed,
signed, or received while serving as a Presidential appointee or a Vice
Presidential appointee.
PART 5_IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW
Sec. 5.1. Program Direction. (a) The Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office, under the direction of
the Archivist and in consultation with the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs, shall issue such
directives as are necessary to implement this order. These
directives shall be binding upon the agencies. Directives
issued by the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office shall establish standards for:
(1) classification and marking principles;
(2) safeguarding classified information, which shall pertain to the
handling, storage, distribution, transmittal, and destruction of and
accounting for classified information;
(3) agency security education and training programs;
(4) agency self-inspection programs; and
(5) classification and declassification guides.
(b) The Archivist shall delegate the implementation and
monitoring functions of this program to the Director of the
Information Security Oversight Office.
Sec. 5.2. Information Security Oversight Office. (a) There is
established within the National Archives an Information
Security Oversight Office. The Archivist shall appoint the
Director of the Information Security Oversight Office, subject
to the approval of the President.
(b) Under the direction of the Archivist, acting in
consultation with the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs, the Director of the Information Security
Oversight Office shall:
(1) develop directives for the implementation of this order;
(2) oversee agency actions to ensure compliance with this order and its
implementing directives;
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(3) review and approve agency implementing regulations and agency guides
for systematic declassification review prior to their issuance by the
agency;
(4) have the authority to conduct on-site reviews of each agency's program
established under this order, and to require of each agency those reports,
information, and other cooperation that may be necessary to fulfill its
responsibilities. If granting access to specific categories of classified
information would pose an exceptional national security risk, the affected
agency head or the senior agency official shall submit a written
justification recommending the denial of access to the President through
the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs within 60 days
of the request for access. Access shall be denied pending the response;
(5) review requests for original classification authority from agencies or
officials not granted original classification authority and, if deemed
appropriate, recommend Presidential approval through the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs;
(6) consider and take action on complaints and suggestions from persons
within or outside the Government with respect to the administration of the
program established under this order;
(7) have the authority to prescribe, after consultation with affected
agencies, standardization of forms or procedures that will promote the
implementation of the program established under this order;
(8) report at least annually to the President on the implementation of this
order; and
(9) convene and chair interagency meetings to discuss matters pertaining to
the program established by this order.
Sec. 5.3. Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel.
(a) Establishment and administration.
(1) There is established an Interagency Security Classification Appeals
Panel. The Departments of State, Defense, and Justice, the Central
Intelligence Agency, the National Archives, and the Assistant to the
President for National Security Affairs shall each be represented by a
senior-level representative who is a full-time or permanent part-time
Federal officer or employee designated to serve as a member of the Panel by
the respective agency head. The President shall select the Chair of the
Panel from among the Panel members.
(2) A vacancy on the Panel shall be filled as quickly as possible as
provided in paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) The Director of the Information Security Oversight Office shall serve
as the Executive Secretary. The staff of the Information Security Oversight
Office shall provide program and administrative support for the Panel.
(4) The members and staff of the Panel shall be required to meet
eligibility for access standards in order to fulfill the Panel's functions.
(5) The Panel shall meet at the call of the Chair. The Chair shall schedule
meetings as may be necessary for the Panel to fulfill its functions in a
timely manner.
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(6) The Information Security Oversight Office shall include in its reports
to the President a summary of the Panel's activities.
(b) Functions. The Panel shall:
(1) decide on appeals by persons who have filed classification challenges
under section 1.8 of this order;
(2) approve, deny, or amend agency exemptions from automatic
declassification as provided in section 3.3 of this order; and
(3) decide on appeals by persons or entities who have filed requests for
mandatory declassification review under section 3.5 of this order.
(c) Rules and procedures. The Panel shall issue bylaws, which
shall be published in the Federal Register. The bylaws shall
establish the rules and procedures that the Panel will follow
in accepting, considering, and issuing decisions on appeals.
The rules and procedures of the Panel shall provide that the
Panel will consider appeals only on actions in which:
(1) the appellant has exhausted his or her administrative remedies within
the responsible agency;
(2) there is no current action pending on the issue within the Federal
courts; and
(3) the information has not been the subject of review by the Federal
courts or the Panel within the past 2 years.
(d) Agency heads shall cooperate fully with the Panel so that
it can fulfill its functions in a timely and fully informed
manner. An agency head may appeal a decision of the Panel to
the President through the Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs. The Panel shall report to the
President through the Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs any instance in which it believes that an
agency head is not cooperating fully with the Panel.
(e) The Panel is established for the sole purpose of advising
and assisting the President in the discharge of his
constitutional and discretionary authority to protect the
national security of the United States. Panel decisions are
committed to the discretion of the Panel, unless changed by
the President.
(f) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) through (e) of this
section, whenever the Panel reaches a conclusion that
information owned or controlled by the Director of Central
Intelligence (Director) should be declassified, and the
Director notifies the Panel that he objects to its conclusion
because he has determined that the information could
reasonably be expected to cause damage to the national
security and to reveal (1) the identity of a human
intelligence source, or (2) information about the application
of an intelligence source or method (including any information
that concerns, or is provided as a result of, a relationship
with a cooperating intelligence element of a foreign
government), the information shall remain classified unless
the Director's determination is appealed to the President, and
the President reverses the determination.
Sec. 5.4. General Responsibilities. Heads of agencies that
originate or handle classified information shall:
(a) demonstrate personal commitment and commit senior
management to the successful implementation of the program
established under this order;
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(b) commit necessary resources to the effective implementation
of the program established under this order;
(c) ensure that agency records systems are designed and
maintained to optimize the safeguarding of classified
information, and to facilitate its declassification under the
terms of this order when it no longer meets the standards for
continued classification; and
(d) designate a senior agency official to direct and
administer the program, whose responsibilities shall include:
(1) overseeing the agency's program established under this order, provided,
an agency head may designate a separate official to oversee special access
programs authorized under this order. This official shall provide a full
accounting of the agency's special access programs at least annually;
(2) promulgating implementing regulations, which shall be published in the
Federal Register to the extent that they affect members of the public;
(3) establishing and maintaining security education and training programs;
(4) establishing and maintaining an ongoing self-inspection program, which
shall include the periodic review and assessment of the agency's classified
product;
(5) establishing procedures to prevent unnecessary access to classified
information, including procedures that:
(A)
require that a need for access to classified information is established
before initiating administrative clearance procedures; and
(B)
ensure that the number of persons granted access to classified information
is limited to the minimum consistent with operational and security
requirements and needs;
(6) developing special contingency plans for the safeguarding of classified
information used in or near hostile or potentially hostile areas;
(7) ensuring that the performance contract or other system used to rate
civilian or military personnel performance includes the management of
classified information as a critical element or item to be evaluated in the
rating of:
(A)
original classification authorities;
(B)
security managers or security specialists; and
(C)
all other personnel whose duties significantly involve the creation or
handling of classified information;
(8) accounting for the costs associated with the implementation of this
order, which shall be reported to the Director of the Information Security
Oversight Office for publication; and
(9) assigning in a prompt manner agency personnel to respond to any
request, appeal, challenge, complaint, or suggestion arising out of this
order that pertains to classified information that originated in a
component of the agency that no longer exists and for which there is no
clear successor in function.
Sec. 5.5. Sanctions. (a) If the Director of the Information
Security Oversight Office finds that a violation of this order
or its implementing directives has
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occurred, the Director shall make a report to the head of the
agency or to the senior agency official so that corrective
steps, if appropriate, may be taken.
(b) Officers and employees of the United States Government,
and its contractors, licensees, certificate holders, and
grantees shall be subject to appropriate sanctions if they
knowingly, willfully, or negligently:
(1) disclose to unauthorized persons information properly classified under
this order or predecessor orders;
(2) classify or continue the classification of information in violation of
this order or any implementing directive;
(3) create or continue a special access program contrary to the
requirements of this order; or
(4) contravene any other provision of this order or its implementing
directives.
(c) Sanctions may include reprimand, suspension without pay,
removal, termination of classification authority, loss or
denial of access to classified information, or other sanctions
in accordance with applicable law and agency regulation.
(d) The agency head, senior agency official, or other
supervisory official shall, at a minimum, promptly remove the
classification authority of any individual who demonstrates
reckless disregard or a pattern of error in applying the
classification standards of this order.
(e) The agency head or senior agency official shall:
(1) take appropriate and prompt corrective action when a violation or
infraction under paragraph (b) of this section occurs; and
(2) notify the Director of the Information Security Oversight Office when a
violation under paragraph (b)(1), (2), or (3) of this section occurs.
PART 6_GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 6.1. Definitions. For purposes of this order:
(a) ``Access'' means the ability or opportunity to gain
knowledge of classified information.
(b) ``Agency'' means any ``Executive agency,'' as defined in 5
U.S.C. 105; any ``Military department'' as defined in 5 U.S.C.
102; and any other entity within the executive branch that
comes into the possession of classified information.
(c) ``Automated information system'' means an assembly of
computer hardware, software, or firmware configured to
collect, create, communicate, compute, disseminate, process,
store, or control data or information.
(d) ``Automatic declassification'' means the declassification
of information based solely upon:
(1) the occurrence of a specific date or event as determined by the
original classification authority; or
(2) the expiration of a maximum time frame for duration of classification
established under this order.
(e) ``Classification'' means the act or process by which
information is determined to be classified information.
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(f) ``Classification guidance'' means any instruction or
source that prescribes the classification of specific
information.
(g) ``Classification guide'' means a documentary form of
classification guidance issued by an original classification
authority that identifies the elements of information
regarding a specific subject that must be classified and
establishes the level and duration of classification for each
such element.
(h) ``Classified national security information'' or
``classified information'' means information that has been
determined pursuant to this order or any predecessor order to
require protection against unauthorized disclosure and is
marked to indicate its classified status when in documentary
form.
(i) ``Confidential source'' means any individual or
organization that has provided, or that may reasonably be
expected to provide, information to the United States on
matters pertaining to the national security with the
expectation that the information or relationship, or both, are
to be held in confidence.
(j) ``Damage to the national security'' means harm to the
national defense or foreign relations of the United States
from the unauthorized disclosure of information, taking into
consideration such aspects of the information as the
sensitivity, value, utility, and provenance of that
information.
(k) ``Declassification'' means the authorized change in the
status of information from classified information to
unclassified information.
(l) ``Declassification authority'' means:
(1) the official who authorized the original classification, if that
official is still serving in the same position;
(2) the originator's current successor in function;
(3) a supervisory official of either; or
(4) officials delegated declassification authority in writing by the agency
head or the senior agency official.
(m) ``Declassification guide'' means written instructions
issued by a declassification authority that describes the
elements of information regarding a specific subject that may
be declassified and the elements that must remain classified.
(n) ``Derivative classification'' means the incorporating,
paraphrasing, restating, or generating in new form information
that is already classified, and marking the newly developed
material consistent with the classification markings that
apply to the source information. Derivative classification
includes the classification of information based on
classification guidance. The duplication or reproduction of
existing classified information is not derivative
classification.
(o) ``Document'' means any recorded information, regardless of
the nature of the medium or the method or circumstances of
recording.
(p) ``Downgrading'' means a determination by a
declassification authority that information classified and
safeguarded at a specified level shall be classified and
safeguarded at a lower level.
(q) ``File series'' means file units or documents arranged
according to a filing system or kept together because they
relate to a particular subject or
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function, result from the same activity, document a specific
kind of transaction, take a particular physical form, or have
some other relationship arising out of their creation,
receipt, or use, such as restrictions on access or use.
(r) ``Foreign government information'' means:
(1) information provided to the United States Government by a foreign
government or governments, an international organization of governments, or
any element thereof, with the expectation that the information, the source
of the information, or both, are to be held in confidence;
(2) information produced by the United States Government pursuant to or as
a result of a joint arrangement with a foreign government or governments,
or an international organization of governments, or any element thereof,
requiring that the information, the arrangement, or both, are to be held in
confidence; or
(3) information received and treated as ``foreign government information''
under the terms of a predecessor order.
(s) ``Information'' means any knowledge that can be
communicated or documentary material, regardless of its
physical form or characteristics, that is owned by, produced
by or for, or is under the control of the United States
Government. ``Control'' means the authority of the agency that
originates information, or its successor in function, to
regulate access to the information.
(t) ``Infraction'' means any knowing, willful, or negligent
action contrary to the requirements of this order or its
implementing directives that does not constitute a
``violation,'' as defined below.
(u) ``Integral file block'' means a distinct component of a
file series, as defined in this section, that should be
maintained as a separate unit in order to ensure the integrity
of the records. An integral file block may consist of a set of
records covering either a specific topic or a range of time
such as presidential administration or a 5-year retirement
schedule within a specific file series that is retired from
active use as a group.
(v) ``Integrity'' means the state that exists when information
is unchanged from its source and has not been accidentally or
intentionally modified, altered, or destroyed.
(w) ``Mandatory declassification review'' means the review for
declassification of classified information in response to a
request for declassification that meets the requirements under
section 3.5 of this order.
(x) ``Multiple sources'' means two or more source documents,
classification guides, or a combination of both.
(y) ``National security'' means the national defense or
foreign relations of the United States.
(z) ``Need-to-know'' means a determination made by an
authorized holder of classified information that a prospective
recipient requires access to specific classified information
in order to perform or assist in a lawful and authorized
governmental function.
(aa) ``Network'' means a system of two or more computers that
can exchange data or information.
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(bb) ``Original classification'' means an initial
determination that information requires, in the interest of
the national security, protection against unauthorized
disclosure.
(cc) ``Original classification authority'' means an individual
authorized in writing, either by the President, the Vice
President in the performance of executive duties, or by agency
heads or other officials designated by the President, to
classify information in the first instance.
(dd) ``Records'' means the records of an agency and
Presidential papers or Presidential records, as those terms
are defined in title 44, United States Code, including those
created or maintained by a government contractor, licensee,
certificate holder, or grantee that are subject to the
sponsoring agency's control under the terms of the contract,
license, certificate, or grant.
(ee) ``Records having permanent historical value'' means
Presidential papers or Presidential records and the records of
an agency that the Archivist has determined should be
maintained permanently in accordance with title 44, United
States Code.
(ff) ``Records management'' means the planning, controlling,
directing, organizing, training, promoting, and other
managerial activities involved with respect to records
creation, records maintenance and use, and records disposition
in order to achieve adequate and proper documentation of the
policies and transactions of the Federal Government and
effective and economical management of agency operations.
(gg) ``Safeguarding'' means measures and controls that are
prescribed to protect classified information.
(hh) ``Self-inspection'' means the internal review and
evaluation of individual agency activities and the agency as a
whole with respect to the implementation of the program
established under this order and its implementing directives.
(ii) ``Senior agency official'' means the official designated
by the agency head under section 5.4(d) of this order to
direct and administer the agency's program under which
information is classified, safeguarded, and declassified.
(jj) ``Source document'' means an existing document that
contains classified information that is incorporated,
paraphrased, restated, or generated in new form into a new
document.
(kk) ``Special access program'' means a program established
for a specific class of classified information that imposes
safeguarding and access requirements that exceed those
normally required for information at the same classification
level.
(ll) ``Systematic declassification review'' means the review
for declassification of classified information contained in
records that have been determined by the Archivist to have
permanent historical value in accordance with title 44, United
States Code.
(mm) ``Telecommunications'' means the preparation,
transmission, or communication of information by electronic
means.
(nn) ``Unauthorized disclosure'' means a communication or
physical transfer of classified information to an unauthorized
recipient.
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(oo) ``Violation'' means:
(1) any knowing, willful, or negligent action that could reasonably be
expected to result in an unauthorized disclosure of classified information;
(2) any knowing, willful, or negligent action to classify or continue the
classification of information contrary to the requirements of this order or
its implementing directives; or
(3) any knowing, willful, or negligent action to create or continue a
special access program contrary to the requirements of this order.
(pp) ``Weapons of mass destruction'' means chemical,
biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.
Sec. 6.2. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall
supersede any requirement made by or under the Atomic Energy
Act of 1954, as amended, or the National Security Act of 1947,
as amended. ``Restricted Data'' and ``Formerly Restricted
Data'' shall be handled, protected, classified, downgraded,
and declassified in conformity with the provisions of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and regulations issued
under that Act.
(b) The Attorney General, upon request by the head of an
agency or the Director of the Information Security Oversight
Office, shall render an interpretation of this order with
respect to any question arising in the course of its
administration.
(c) Nothing in this order limits the protection afforded any
information by other provisions of law, including the
Constitution, Freedom of Information Act exemptions, the
Privacy Act of 1974, and the National Security Act of 1947, as
amended. This order is not intended to and does not create any
right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law by a party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, officers, employees, or agents. The foregoing is in
addition to the specific provisos set forth in sections 3.1(b)
and 5.3(e) of this order.''
(d) Executive Order 12356 of April 6, 1982, was revoked as of
October 14, 1995.
Sec. 6.3. Effective Date. This order is effective immediately,
except for section 1.6, which shall become effective 180 days
from the date of this order.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 25, 2003.
EO 13293
Executive Order 13293 of March 28, 2003
Amendment to Executive Order 10448, Establishing the National Defense
Service Medal
By the authority vested in me as President of the United
States and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the
United States, and in order to extend eligibility for the
award of the National Defense Service Medal to members in good
standing in the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces of the
United States, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 10448
of April 22, 1953, as amended, is further amended:
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1. by inserting ``or service in good standing in the Selected
Reserve of the Armed Forces'' after ``active military
service'' each place it appears; and
2. by striking ``additional period of active duty'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``additional period.''
Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect the exercise of authority granted by
Executive Order 12776 of October 8, 1991.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 28, 2003.
EO 13294
Executive Order 13294 of March 28, 2003
Regulations Relating to Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay, Aviation Career
Incentive Pay, and Submarine Duty Incentive Pay
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
sections 301, 301a, and 301c of title 37, United States Code,
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of
Commerce, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, with
respect to members of the uniformed services under their
respective jurisdictions, are hereby designated and empowered
to exercise, without approval, ratification, or other action
by the President, the authority vested in the President by
sections 301, 301a, and 301c of title 37, United States Code.
The Secretaries shall consult each other in the exercise of
such authority to ensure similar treatment for similarly
situated members of the uniformed services unless the needs of
their respective uniformed services require differing
treatment.
Sec. 2. Executive Order 11157 of June 22, 1964, as amended,
and Executive Order 11800 of August 17, 1974, as amended, are
hereby revoked.
Sec. 3. This order is not intended to create, nor does it
create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United
States, its agencies, officers, employees, or any other
person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
March 28, 2003.
EO 13295
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Executive Order 13295 of April 4, 2003
Revised List of Quarantinable Communicable Diseases
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 361(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
264(b)), it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Based upon the recommendation of the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (the ``Secretary''), in consultation
with the Surgeon General, and for the purpose of specifying
certain communicable diseases for regulations providing for
the apprehension, detention, or conditional release of
individuals to prevent the introduction, transmission, or
spread of suspected communicable diseases, the following
communicable diseases are hereby specified pursuant to section
361(b) of the Public Health Service Act:
(a) Cholera; Diphtheria; infectious Tuberculosis; Plague;
Smallpox; Yellow Fever; and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa,
Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not
yet isolated or named).
(b) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which is a
disease associated with fever and signs and symptoms of
pneumonia or other respiratory illness, is transmitted from
person to person predominantly by the aerosolized or droplet
route, and, if spread in the population, would have severe
public health consequences.
Sec. 2. The Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, shall
determine whether a particular condition constitutes a
communicable disease of the type specified in section 1 of
this order.
Sec. 3. The functions of the President under sections 362 and
364(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and
267(a)) are assigned to the Secretary.
Sec. 4. This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit enforceable at law or equity by any party
against the United States, its departments, agencies,
entities, officers, employees or agents, or any other person.
Sec. 5. Executive Order 12452 of December 22, 1983, is hereby
revoked.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 4, 2003.
EO 13296
Executive Order 13296 of April 18, 2003
Amendments to Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
extend the Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks to Children, and for other
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purposes, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order 13045 of
April 21, 1997, as amended, is further amended as follows:
Section 1. Subsection 3 303(o) is amended by striking
``Assistant to the President and''.
Sec. 2. Section 3 305 is amended by:
(a) striking ``cabinet agencies and other agencies
identified'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``executive
departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other
agencies identified''; and
(b) inserting the following new language after the second
sentence: ``Each report shall also detail the accomplishments
of the Task Force from the date of the preceding report.''
Sec. 3. Section 3 306 is amended by:
(a) striking ``6 years'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``8
years''; and
(b) striking the second sentence.
Sec. 4. Section 6 601, the second sentence, is amended by
deleting ``an annual'' and inserting ``a biennial'' in lieu
thereof.
Sec. 5. Section 6 603, the third sentence, is amended by
deleting ``submitted annually'' and inserting ``published
biennially'' in lieu thereof.
Sec. 6. Section 7 is amended by adding new section 7 703 as
follows: ``7 703. Nothing in this order shall be construed to
impair or otherwise affect the functions of the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget relating to budget,
administrative, or legislative proposals.''
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 18, 2003.
EO 13297
Executive Order 13297 of April 23, 2003
Applying the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000
to Participants in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System,
the Foreign Service Pension System, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 827 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C.
4067), section 292 of the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement Act of 1964 (50 U.S.C. 2141), and section 301 of
title 3, United States Code, and in order to conform the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, the Foreign
Service Pension System, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System to the Civil Service
Retirement System, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.
(a) The following provisions of the Federal Physicians
Comparability Allowance
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Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106 571) shall apply to the
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System, subchapter I
of chapter 8 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended:
(i) Section 3(a) of Public Law 106 571 to provide that any
amount received under section 5948 of title 5, United States
Code (physicians comparability allowance), be included in the
definition of basic pay; and
(ii) Section 3(b) of Public Law 106 571 to provide for the
inclusion of the physicians comparability allowance in the
computation of an annuity under the same rules that apply with
respect to the Civil Service Retirement System.
(b) The Secretary of State shall issue regulations that
reflect the application of sections 3(a) and 3(b) of Public
Law 106 571 to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability
System. Such regulations shall provide that the foregoing
provisions be retroactive to December 28, 2000.
Sec. 2. Foreign Service Pension System. (a) The following
provisions of the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance
Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106 571) shall apply to the
Foreign Service Pension System, subchapter II of chapter 8 of
the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended:
(i) Section 3(a) of Public Law 106 571 to provide that any
amount received under section 5948 of title 5, United States
Code (physicians comparability allowance), be included in the
definition of basic pay; and
(ii) Section 3(c) of Public Law 106 571 to provide for the
inclusion of the physicians comparability allowance in the
computation of an annuity under the same rules that apply with
respect to the Federal Employees Retirement System.
(b) The Secretary of State shall issue regulations that
reflect the application of sections 3(a) and 3(c) of Public
Law 106 571 to the Foreign Service Pension System. Such
regulations shall provide that the foregoing provisions be
retroactive to December 28, 2000.
Sec. 3. Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System.
(a) The following provisions of the Federal Physicians
Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000 (Public Law 106
571) shall apply to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement
and Disability System, title II of the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement Act of 1964, as amended:
(i) Section 3(a) of Public Law 106 571 to provide that any
amount received under section 5948 of title 5, United States
Code (physicians comparability allowance), be included in the
definition of basic pay; and
(ii) Section 3(b) of Public Law 106 571 to provide for the
inclusion of the physicians comparability allowance in the
computation of an annuity under the same rules that apply with
respect to the Civil Service Retirement System.
(b) The Director of Central Intelligence shall issue
regulations to reflect the application of sections 3(a) and
3(b) of Public Law 106 571 to the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement and Disability System. Such regulations shall
provide that the foregoing provisions be retroactive to
December 28, 2000.
Sec. 4. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to create,
nor does it create any right, benefit, or privilege,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at
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law by a party against the United States, its agencies, its
officers, employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
April 23, 2003.
EO 13298
Executive Order 13298 of May 6, 2003
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of UNITA
and Revocation of Related Executive Orders
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.)
(NEA), section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of
1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, and in view of United Nations Security
Council Resolution 1448 of December 9, 2002,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
find that the situation that gave rise to the declaration of a
national emergency in Executive Order 12865 of September 26,
1993, with respect to the actions and policies of the National
Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), and that
led to the steps taken in that order and in Executive Order
13069 of December 12, 1997, and Executive Order 13098 of
August 18, 1998, has been significantly altered by the recent
and continuing steps toward peace taken by the Government of
Angola and UNITA. Accordingly, I hereby terminate the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 12865, revoke Executive
Orders 12865, 13069, and 13098, and order:
Section 1. Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C.
1622), termination of the national emergency with respect to
the actions and policies of UNITA shall not affect any action
taken or proceeding pending, not finally concluded or
determined as of the effective date of this order, or any
action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to the
effective date of this order, or any rights or duties that
matured or penalties that were incurred prior to the effective
date of this order.
Sec. 2. This order in not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable
at law or in equity by any party against the United States, or
its departments, agencies, entities, officers, employees, or
agents.
Sec. 3. (a) This order is effective 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on May 7, 2003.
(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 6, 2003.
EO 13299
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Executive Order 13299 of May 8, 2003
Interagency Group on Insular Areas
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Interagency Group on Insular Areas. (a) There is
established, within the Department of the Interior for
administrative purposes, the Interagency Group on Insular
Areas (IGIA). The group shall consist exclusively of:
(i) the heads of the executive departments; and
(ii) the heads of such agencies as the Secretary of the
Interior may designate.
(b) The Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary's designee
under section 1(c) of this order, shall convene and preside at
the meetings of the IGIA, determine its agenda, direct its
work and, as appropriate to deal with particular subject
matters, establish and direct subgroups of the IGIA that shall
consist exclusively of members of the IGIA.
(c) A member of the IGIA may designate, to perform the IGIA or
IGIA subgroup functions of the member, any person who is a
part of the member's department or agency (agency) and who is
either an officer of the United States appointed by the
President or a member of the Senior Executive Service.
Sec. 2. Functions of the IGIA. The IGIA shall:
(a) provide advice on establishment or implementation of
policies concerning American Samoa, Guam, the United States
Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana
Islands (Insular Areas) to:
(i) the President, through the Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs in the White House Office, in written reports, at
least once each year; and
(ii) the Secretary of the Interior;
(b) obtain information and advice concerning Insular Areas
from governors and other elected officials in the Insular
Areas (including through a meeting at least once each year
with such governors of the Insular Areas who may wish to
attend) in a manner that seeks their individual advice and
does not involve collective judgment or consensus advice or
deliberation;
(c) obtain information and advice concerning Insular Areas, as
the IGIA determines appropriate, from representatives of
entities or other individuals in a manner that seeks their
individual advice and does not involve collective judgment or
consensus advice or deliberation; and
(d) at the request of the head of any agency who is a member
of the IGIA, unless the Secretary of the Interior declines the
request, promptly review and provide advice on a policy or
policy implementation action affecting one of the Insular
Areas proposed by that agency.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) The Secretary of the Interior
may, as the Secretary determines appropriate, make
recommendations to the President, or to the heads of agencies,
regarding policy or policy implementation actions of the
Federal Government affecting the Insular Areas.
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(b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget relating to budget, administrative,
or legislative proposals.
Sec. 4. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Federal Government and
is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a
party against the United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, or
any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 8, 2003.
EO 13300
Executive Order 13300 of May 9, 2003
Facilitating the Administration of Justice in the Federal Courts
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
promote the prompt appointment of judges to the Federal
courts, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. The Federal courts play a central role in
the American justice system. For the Federal courts to
function effectively, judicial vacancies in those courts must
be filled in a timely manner with well-qualified candidates.
Sec. 2. Plan. The presidential plan announced on October 30,
2002, calls for timely consideration of judicial nominees,
with the President submitting a nomination to fill a vacancy
in United States courts of appeals and district courts within
180 days after the President receives notice of a vacancy or
intended retirement, absent extraordinary circumstances.
Sec. 3. Responsibilities. The Counsel to the President shall
take all appropriate steps to ensure that the President is in
a position to make timely nominations for judicial vacancies
consistent with this plan. All Federal departments and
agencies shall assist, as requested and permitted by law, in
the implementation of this order.
Sec. 4. Reservation of Authority. Nothing in this order shall
be construed to affect the authority of the President to fill
vacancies under clause 3 of section 2 of article II of the
Constitution.
Sec. 5. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Federal Government and
is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
a party against the United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, or
any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 9, 2003.
EO 13301
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Executive Order 13301 of May 14, 2003
Increasing the Number of Members on the Intelligence Oversight Board
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered that Executive Order 12863 of September 13, 1993, as
amended by Executive Order 13070 of December 16, 1997, is
further amended by deleting the word ``four'' from the first
sentence of section 2.1 and inserting in its place the word
``five''.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 14, 2003.
EO 13302
Executive Order 13302 of May 15, 2003
Amending Executive Order 13212, Actions to Expedite
Energy-Related Projects
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States, including section 60133 of
title 49, United States Code, and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Amendments to Executive Order 13212. Executive
Order 13212 of May 18, 2001, as amended, is further amended
by:
(a) in section 1, immediately before the period at the end of
the section, inserting ``and projects that will strengthen
pipeline safety'';
(b) in section 2, after ``energy-related projects'' inserting
``(including pipeline safety projects)''; and
(c) revising section 3 to read as follows:
``Sec. 3. Interagency Task Force. (a) There is established, within the
Department of Energy for administrative purposes, an interagency task force
(Task Force) to perform the following functions: (i) monitor and assist the
agencies in their efforts to expedite their reviews of permits or similar
actions, as necessary, to accelerate the completion of energy-related
projects (including pipeline safety projects), increase energy production
and conservation, and improve the transmission of energy;
(ii) monitor and assist agencies in setting up appropriate mechanisms to
coordinate Federal, State, tribal, and local permitting in geographic areas
where increased permitting activity is expected; and
(iii) perform the functions of the interagency committee for which
section 60133 of title 49, United States Code, provides.
(b)(i) The Task Force shall consist exclusively of the following members:
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(A) in the performance of all Task Force functions set out in sections
3(a)(i) and (ii) of this order, the Secretaries of State, the Treasury,
Defense, Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce,
Transportation, the Interior, Labor, Education, Health and Human Services,
Energy, and Veterans Affairs, the Attorney General, the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of Central Intelligence,
the Administrator of General Services, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers,
the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, the Assistant to the
President for Economic Policy, and such other heads of agencies as the
Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality may designate; and
(B) in the performance of the functions to which section 3(a)(iii) of
this order refers, the officers listed in section 60133(a)(2)(A)-(H) of
title 49, United States Code, and such other representatives of Federal
agencies with responsibilities relating to pipeline repair projects as the
Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality may designate.
(ii) A member of the Task Force may designate, to perform the Task Force
functions of the member, a full-time officer or employee of that member's
agency or office.
(c) The Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality shall chair the
Task Force.
(d) Consultation in the implementation of this order with State and local
officials and other persons who are not full-time or permanent part-time
employees of the Federal Government shall be conducted in a manner that
elicits fully the individual views of each official or other person
consulted, without deliberations or efforts to achieve consensus on advice
or recommendations.
(e) This order shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the
President's constitutional authority to supervise the unitary executive
branch.''
Sec. 2. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Federal Government, and
is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by
a party against the United States, its agencies,
instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, or
any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 15, 2003.
EO 13303
Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003
Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in
Which Iraq Has an Interest
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency
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Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
find that the threat of attachment or other judicial process
against the Development Fund for Iraq, Iraqi petroleum and
petroleum products, and interests therein, and proceeds,
obligations, or any financial instruments of any nature
whatsoever arising from or related to the sale or marketing
thereof, and interests therein, obstructs the orderly
reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of
peace and security in the country, and the development of
political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq.
This situation constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United
States and I hereby declare a national emergency to deal with
that threat.
I hereby order:
Section 1. Unless licensed or otherwise authorized pursuant to
this order, any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process is prohibited, and
shall be deemed null and void, with respect to the following:
(a) the Development Fund for Iraq, and
(b) all Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products, and interests
therein, and proceeds, obligations, or any financial
instruments of any nature whatsoever arising from or related
to the sale or marketing thereof, and interests therein, in
which any foreign country or a national thereof has any
interest, that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within
the possession or control of United States persons.
Sec. 2. (a) As of the effective date of this order, Executive
Order 12722 of August 2, 1990, Executive Order 12724 of August
9, 1990, and Executive Order 13290 of March 20, 2003, shall
not apply to the property and interests in property described
in section 1 of this order.
(b) Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued
effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses or
other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or
continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under Executive
Orders 12722, 12724, or 13290, or under the authority of IEEPA
or the UNPA, except as hereafter terminated, modified, or
suspended by the issuing Federal agency and except as provided
in section 2(a) of this order.
Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) The term ``entity'' means a partnership, association,
trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other
organization;
(c) The term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the
United States (including foreign branches), or any person in
the United States;
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(d) The term ``Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products'' means
any petroleum, petroleum products, or natural gas originating
in Iraq, including any Iraqi-origin oil inventories, wherever
located; and
(e) The term ``Development Fund for Iraq'' means the fund
established on or about May 22, 2003, on the books of the
Central Bank of Iraq, by the Administrator of the Coalition
Provisional Authority responsible for the temporary governance
of Iraq and all accounts held for the fund or for the Central
Bank of Iraq in the name of the fund.
Sec. 4. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, is
hereby authorized to take such actions, including the
promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all
powers granted to the President by IEEPA and the UNPA as may
be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The
Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these
functions to other officers and agencies of the United States
Government. All agencies of the United States Government are
hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their
statutory authority to carry out the provisions of this order.
(b) Nothing contained in this order shall relieve a person
from any requirement to obtain a license or other
authorization in compliance with applicable laws and
regulations.
Sec. 5. This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by a party against the United
States, its departments, agencies, entities, officers,
employees, or agents, or any other person.
Sec. 6. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 22, 2003.
EO 13304
Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003
Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of
Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United Nations
Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA),
and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
have determined that the situations that gave rise to the
declarations of national emergencies in Executive Order 12808
of May 30, 1992, and Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998,
with respect to the former Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, have been significantly altered by the peaceful
transition to democracy and other positive developments in
Serbia and
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Montenegro (formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro)). Accordingly, I hereby terminate the
national emergencies declared in those orders and revoke those
and all related orders (Executive Orders 12810 of June 5,
1992, 12831 of January 15, 1993, 12846 of April 25, 1993,
12934 of October 25, 1994, 13121 of April 30, 1999, and 13192
of January 17, 2001). At the same time, and in order to take
additional steps with respect to continuing, widespread, and
illicit actions that obstruct implementation of the Ohrid
Framework Agreement of 2001, relating to Macedonia, United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999,
relating to Kosovo, or the Dayton Accords or the Conclusions
of the Peace Implementation Conference Council held in London
on December 8 9, 1995, including the decisions or conclusions
of the High Representative, the Peace Implementation Council
or its Steering Board, relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina,
including the harboring of individuals indicted by the
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and
the national emergency described and declared in Executive
Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, I hereby order:
Section 1. Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C.
1622), termination of the national emergencies declared in
Executive Order 12808 of May 30, 1992, and Executive Order
13088 of June 9, 1998, shall not affect any action taken or
proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of
the effective date of this order, or any action or proceeding
based on any act committed prior to such date, or any rights
or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior
to such date. Pursuant to section 207 of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1706), I hereby determine that the continuation of
prohibitions with regard to transactions involving any
property blocked pursuant to Executive Orders 12808 or 13088
that continues to be blocked as of the effective date of this
order is necessary on account of claims involving successor
states to the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
or other potential claimants.
Sec. 2. The Annex to Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001,
is replaced and superseded in its entirety by the Annex to
this order.
Sec. 3. (a) Section 1(a) and 1(b) of Executive Order 13219 are
revised to read as follows:
``Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section
203(b)(1), (3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3),
and (4)), and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export
Enhancement Act of 2000 (Title IX, Public Law 106 387), and in
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may
hereafter be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or
permit granted prior to the effective date of this order, all
property and interests in property of:
(i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and
(ii) persons designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, because they are
determined:
(A) to be under open indictment by the International Criminal
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, unless circumstances
warrant otherwise, or
(B) to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of
committing, acts of violence that have the purpose or effect
of threatening the peace in or
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diminishing the stability or security of any area or state in
the Western Balkans region, undermining the authority,
efforts, or objectives of international organizations or
entities present in the region, or endangering the safety of
persons participating in or providing support to the
activities of those international organizations or entities,
or
(C) to have actively obstructed, or pose a significant risk of
actively obstructing, the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001
relating to Macedonia, United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1244 relating to Kosovo, or the Dayton Accords or
the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference held in
London on December 8 9, 1995, including the decisions or
conclusions of the High Representative, the Peace
Implementation Council or its Steering Board, relating to
Bosnia and Herzegovina, or
(D) to have materially assisted in, sponsored, or provided
financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services in support of, such acts of violence or
obstructionism or any person listed in or designated pursuant
to this order, or
(E) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to
act directly or indirectly for or on behalf of, any person
listed in or designated pursuant to this order, that are or
hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of United
States persons, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid,
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in.
(b) I hereby determine that the making of donations of the
type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1702(b)(2)) by or to persons determined to be subject to the
sanctions imposed under this order would seriously impair the
ability to deal with the national emergency declared in this
order, and hereby prohibit such donations as provided in
paragraph (a) of this section.''
Sec. 4. New sections 7 and 8 are added to Executive Order
13219 to read as follows:
``Sec. 7. For those persons listed in the Annex to this order
or determined to be subject to the sanctions imposed under
this order who might have a constitutional presence in the
United States, I have determined that, because of the ability
to transfer funds or assets instantaneously, prior notice to
such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order
would render these measures ineffectual. I therefore determine
that for these measures to be effective in addressing the
national emergency declared in this order, there need be no
prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to
this order.
Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is authorized to determine, subsequent
to the issuance of this order, that circumstances no longer
warrant inclusion of a person in the Annex to this order and
that such person is therefore no longer covered within the
scope of the sanctions set forth herein. Such a determination
shall become effective upon publication in the Federal
Register.''
Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such
actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations,
and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and
UNPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this
order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of
these
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functions to other officers and agencies of the United States
Government. All agencies of the United States Government are
hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their
authority to carry out the provisions of this order and, where
appropriate, to advise the Secretary of the Treasury in a
timely manner of the measures taken.
Sec. 6. Nothing contained in this order shall create any right
or benefit or privilege, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the
United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers
or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on May 29, 2003. This order shall be transmitted to the
Congress and published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 28, 2003.
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Executive Order 13305 of May 28, 2003
Extension of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and
the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 (Public Law 102 194),
as amended by the Next Generation Internet Research Act of
1998 (Public Law 105 305), and in order to extend the life of
the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee and
the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
so that they may continue to carry out their responsibilities,
it is hereby ordered as follows:
1. That section 4(b) of Executive Order 13035, as amended, is
further amended by deleting ``June 1, 2003,'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``June 1, 2005,''.
2. That section 4(b) of Executive Order 13226 is amended by
deleting ``2 years from the date of this order,'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2005,''.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 28, 2003.
EO 13306
Executive Order 13306 of May 28, 2003
Establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award
By the authority vested in me as President and as Commander in
Chief by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of the Award. In order to encourage
love of country, service to the people of the United States,
and support for our Armed Forces, and in order to recognize
the unique and lifelong service of Bob Hope to the United
States Armed Forces and to the Nation through his unwavering
patriotism and dedication to maintaining the morale of the
troops he entertained for nearly six decades, and on the
occasion of his 100th birthday, there is hereby established
the Bob Hope American Patriot Award (Award).
Sec. 2. Granting and Presentation of the Award.
(a) The Award may be granted by the President, in his sole
discretion, to any civilian individual who has demonstrated
extraordinary love of country and devotion to the personnel of
the United States Armed Forces, in the form of true
patriotism. The Award may also be granted by the President to
an organization that meets the same criteria.
(b) Other than in exceptional circumstances, no more than one
Award may be granted in any given year.
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(c) The presentation of the Award may take place at any time
during the year.
(d) Subject to the provisions of this order, the Award may be
conferred posthumously.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 28, 2003.
EO 13307
Executive Order 13307 of May 29, 2003
European Central Bank
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
sections 1 and 15 of the International Organizations
Immunities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 and 288f 5), I hereby extend to
the European Central Bank the privileges, exemptions, and
immunities provided to public international organizations
designated by the President under the International
Organizations Immunities Act.
This extension of such privileges, exemptions, and immunities
is not intended to abridge in any respect privileges,
exemptions, or immunities that the European Central Bank
otherwise may have acquired or may acquire by international
agreements or by law.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 29, 2003.
EO 13308
Executive Order 13308 of June 20, 2003
Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580, as Amended, Superfund
Implementation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 115 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C.
9601 et seq.) (the ``Act''), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, Executive Order 12580 of January 23, 1987,
is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1. In Section 1(b)(1), the phrase ``Sections 105(a),
(b), (c), and (g)'' is revised to read ``Sections 105(a), (b),
(c), (g) and (h)''.
Sec. 2. In Section 5, a new subsection (f) and a new
subsection (g) are added to read as follows:
``(f) The functions vested in the President by Section 107(o) and (p) of
the Act are delegated to the heads of the Executive departments and
agencies, to be exercised in consultation with the Administrator, with
respect to releases or threatened releases where either the release is on
or
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the sole source of the release is from any facility under the jurisdiction,
custody, or control of those departments and agencies.
(g) Subject to subsection (f) of this Section, the functions vested in the
President by Section 107(o) and (p) of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator except that, with respect to determinations regarding natural
resource restoration, the Administrator shall make such determinations in
consultation with the appropriate Federal natural resource trustee.''
Sec. 3. New Sections 12, 13, and 14 are added to read as
follows:
``Sec. 12. Brownfields.
(a) The functions vested in the President by Sections 101(39) and (41) and
104(k) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator.
(b) The functions vested in the President by Section 128(b)(1)(B)(ii) of
the Act are delegated to the heads of the Executive departments and
agencies, to be exercised in consultation with the Administrator, with
respect to property subject to their jurisdiction, custody, or control.
(c) The functions vested in the President by Section 128(b)(1)(E) of the
Act are delegated to the heads of Executive departments and agencies in
cases where they have acted under subsection (b) of this Section.
(d) Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this Section, the functions
vested in the President by Section 128 of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator.
``Sec. 13. Preservation of Authorities.
Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect the
functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating
to budget, administrative, or legislative proposals.
``Sec. 14. General Provision.
This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the
Federal Government and is not intended to, and does not, create any right
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a
party against the United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or employees, or any other
person.''
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 20, 2003.
EO 13309
Executive Order 13309 of July 25, 2003
Amendments to Executive Order 12994, and Renaming the President's Committee
on Mental Retardation as the President's Committee for People with
Intellectual Disabilities
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
change the name of the
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``President's Committee on Mental Retardation'' to the
``President's Committee for People with Intellectual
Disabilities'' (the ``Committee'') and expand the membership
of the Committee, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. The President's Committee on Mental Retardation is
hereby renamed the President's Committee for People with
Intellectual Disabilities.
Sec. 2. Executive Order 12994 of March 21, 1996, is hereby
amended by deleting the words ``mental retardation'' and
inserting the words ``intellectual disabilities'' in lieu
thereof throughout the text of that order, except in the
title, the first line of the preamble, and section 1 of that
order.
Sec. 3. Section 1 of Executive Order 12994 is amended by
deleting the words ``(the ``Committee'')'' and adding after
``responsibilities,'' the words ``and renamed the President's
Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (the
``Committee''),''.
Sec. 4. Section 2 of Executive Order 12994 is amended by
inserting after ``(5) The Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development;'' the following: ``(6) The Secretary of Commerce;
(7) The Secretary of Transportation; (8) The Secretary of the
Interior; (9) The Secretary of Homeland Security;'' and
renumbering former subsections (6) through (9) as subsections
(10) through (13).
Sec. 5. The Committee is continued until September 30, 2005.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 25, 2003.
EO 13310
Executive Order 13310 of July 28, 2003
Blocking Property of the Government of Burma and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et
seq.), the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (July 28,
2003), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and in
order to take additional steps with respect to the Government
of Burma's continued repression of the democratic opposition
in Burma and with respect to the national emergency declared
in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997;
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
hereby order:
Section 1. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1),
(3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)),
the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000
(title IX, PublicLaw 106 387) (TSRA), or regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any
license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this
order, all property and interests in property of the following
persons that are in the United States,
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that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of United
States persons, including their overseas branches, are blocked
and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or
otherwise dealt in:
(a) the persons listed in the Annex attached and made a part
of this order; and
(b) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
(i)
to be a senior official of the Government of Burma, the State Peace and
Development Council of Burma, the Union Solidarity and Development
Association of Burma, or any successor entity to any of the foregoing; or
(ii)
to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on
behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests
in property are blocked pursuant to this order.
Sec. 2. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b) of
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), the TSRA, or regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any
license or permit granted prior to the effective date of this
order, the following are prohibited:
(a) the exportation or reexportation, directly or indirectly,
to Burma of any financial services either (i) from the United
States or (ii) by a United States person, wherever located;
and
(b) any approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee by a
United States person, wherever located, of a transaction by a
foreign person where the transaction by that foreign person
would be prohibited by this order if performed by a United
States person or within the United States;
Sec. 3. Beginning 30 days after the effective date of this
order, and except to the extent provided in section 8 of this
order and in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that
may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any
contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior
to 30 days after the effective date of this order, the
importation into the United States of any article that is a
product of Burma is hereby prohibited.
Sec. 4. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or
within the United States that evades or avoids, has the
purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of
the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions
set forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 5. For purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association,
trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other
organization;
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the
United States (including foreign branches), or any person in
the United States; and
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(d) the term ``Government of Burma'' means the Government of
Burma (sometimes referred to as Myanmar), its agencies,
instrumentalities and controlled entities, and the Central
Bank of Burma.
Sec. 6. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the
type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1702(b)(2)) by or to persons whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order would
seriously impair my ability to deal with the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13047, and hereby
prohibit such donations as provided by section 1 of this
order.
Sec. 7. For those persons whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order who
might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I
find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other
assets instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of
measures to be taken pursuant to this order would render these
measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these
measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency
declared in Executive Order 13047, there need be no prior
notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to this
order.
Sec. 8. Determining that such a waiver is in the national
interest of the United States, I hereby waive the prohibitions
described in section 3 of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy
Act of 2003 with respect to any and all articles that are a
product of Burma to the extent that prohibiting the
importation of such articles would conflict with the
international obligations of the United States under the
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations, the United Nations
Headquarters Agreement, and other legal instruments providing
equivalent privileges and immunities.
Sec. 9. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such
actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations,
and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and
sections 3(a) and 4 of the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act
of 2003, other than the authority to make the determinations
and certification to the Congress that Burma has met the
conditions described in 3(a)(3) of the Act, as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The
Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these
functions to other officers and agencies of the United States
Government consistent with applicable law. The Secretary of
State is authorized to exercise the functions and authorities
conferred upon the President by section 3(b) of the Burmese
Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 and to redelegate these
functions and authorities consistent with applicable law. All
agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed
to take all appropriate measures within their authority to
carry out the provisions of this order.
Sec. 10. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is authorized to determine, subsequent
to the issuance of this order, that circumstances no longer
warrant inclusion of a person in the Annex to this order and
that the property and interests in property of that person are
therefore no longer blocked pursuant to section 1 of this
order.
Sec. 11. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the
continued effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders,
licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued,
taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter
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under 31 C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated,
modified, or suspended by or pursuant to this order.
Sec. 12. Sections 1 through 7 of Executive Order 13047 are
hereby revoked to the extent they are inconsistent with this
order. All delegations, rules, regulations, orders, licenses,
and other forms of administrative action made, issued, or
otherwise taken under Executive Order 13047, not inconsistent
with section 3 of this order and not revoked administratively,
shall remain in full force and effect under this order until
amended, modified, or terminated by proper authority. The
revocation of any provision of Executive Order 13047 pursuant
to this section shall not affect any violation of any rules,
regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of
administrative action under that order during the period that
such provision of that order was in effect.
Sec. 13. All provisions of this order other than section 3
shall not apply to any activity, or any transaction incident
to an activity, undertaken pursuant to an agreement, or
pursuant to the exercise of rights under such an agreement,
that was entered into by a United States person with the
Government of Burma or a nongovernmental entity in Burma prior
to 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 1997.
Sec. 14. This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable
at law or in equity by any party against the United States,
its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its
officers or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 15. This order is effective on 12:01 a.m. eastern
daylight time on July 29, 2003.
Sec. 16. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 28, 2003.
Annex
The State Peace and Development Council of Burma
Myanma Foreign Trade Bank (a.k.a. Myanmar Foreign Trade Bank)
Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (a.k.a. MICB; a.k.a.
Myanmar Investment and Commercial Bank)
Myanma Economic Bank (a.k.a. Myanmar Economic Bank)
EO 13311
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Executive Order 13311 of July 29, 2003
Homeland Security Information Sharing
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, including sections 892 and 893 of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (the ``Act'') (6 U.S.C. 482 and
483) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is
hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Assignment of Functions. (a) The functions of the
President under section 892 of the Act are assigned to the
Secretary of Homeland Security (the ``Secretary''), except the
functions of the President under subsections 892(a)(2) and
892(b)(7).
(b) Subject to section 2(b) of this order, the function of the
President under section 893 of the Act is assigned to the
Secretary.
(c) Procedures issued by the Secretary in the performance of
the function of the President under section 892(a)(1) of the
Act shall apply to all agencies of the Federal Government.
Such procedures shall specify that the President may make, or
may authorize another officer of the United States to make,
exceptions to the procedures.
(d) The function of the President under section 892(b)(7) of
the Act is delegated to the Attorney General and the Director
of Central Intelligence, to be exercised jointly.
(e) In performing the functions assigned to the Secretary by
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall coordinate
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the
Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, the Director of Central
Intelligence, the Archivist of the United States, and as the
Secretary deems appropriate, other officers of the United
States.
(f) A determination, under the procedures issued by the
Secretary in the performance of the function of the President
under section 892(a)(1) of the Act, as to whether, or to what
extent, an individual who falls within the category of ``State
and local personnel'' as defined in sections 892(f)(3) and
(f)(4) of the Act shall have access to information classified
pursuant to Executive Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, as
amended, is a discretionary determination and shall be
conclusive and not subject to review or appeal.
Sec. 2. Rules of Construction. Nothing in this order shall be
construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(a) the authority of the Director of Central Intelligence
under section 103(c)(7) of the National Security Act of 1947,
as amended (50 U.S.C. 403 3(c)(7)), to protect intelligence
sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure;
(b) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget relating to budget, administrative, or legislative
proposals; or
(c) the provisions of Executive Orders 12958 of April 17,
1995, as amended, and 12968 of August 2, 1995, as amended.
Sec. 3. General Provision. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the Federal Government and
is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,
substantive or procedural, enforceable
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at law or in equity, against the United States, its
departments, agencies, or other entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 29, 2003.
EO 13312
Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003
Implementing the Clean Diamond Trade Act
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
Clean Diamond Trade Act (Public Law 108 19) (the ``Act''), the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.), section 5 of the United Nations Participation
Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), and section 301 of title 3,
United States Code, and in view of the national emergency
described and declared in Executive Order 13194 of January 18,
2001, and expanded in scope in Executive Order 13213 of May
22, 2001,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
note that, in response to the role played by the illicit trade
in diamonds in fueling conflict and human rights violations in
Sierra Leone, the President declared a national emergency in
Executive Order 13194 and imposed restrictions on the
importation of rough diamonds into the United States from
Sierra Leone. I expanded the scope of that emergency in
Executive Order 13213 and prohibited absolutely the
importation of rough diamonds from Liberia. I further note
that representatives of the United States and numerous other
countries announced in the Interlaken Declaration of November
5, 2002, the launch of the Kimberley Process Certification
Scheme (KPCS) for rough diamonds, under which Participants
prohibit the importation of rough diamonds from, or the
exportation of rough diamonds to, a non-Participant and
require that shipments of rough diamonds from or to a
Participant be controlled through the KPCS. The Clean Diamond
Trade Act authorizes the President to take steps to implement
the KPCS. Therefore, in order to implement the Act, to
harmonize Executive Orders 13194 and 13213 with the Act, to
address further threats to international peace and security
posed by the trade in conflict diamonds, and to avoid
undermining the legitimate diamond trade, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. Prohibitions. Notwithstanding the existence of any
rights or obligations conferred or imposed by any contract
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to July
30, 2003, the following are, except to the extent a waiver
issued under section 4(b) of the Act applies, prohibited:
(a) the importation into, or exportation from, the United
States on or after July 30, 2003, of any rough diamond, from
whatever source, unless the rough diamond has been controlled
through the KPCS;
(b) any transaction by a United States person anywhere, or any
transaction that occurs in whole or in part within the United
States, that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading
or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions
set forth in this section; and
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(c) any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions
of this section.
Sec. 2. Assignment of Functions. (a) The functions of the
President under the Act are assigned as follows:
(i) sections 4(b), 5(c), 6(b), 11, and 12 to the Secretary of
State; and
(ii) sections 5(a) and 5(b) to the Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury
may reassign any of these functions to other officers,
officials, departments, and agencies within the executive
branch, consistent with applicable law.
(c) In performing the function of the President under section
11 of the Act, the Secretary of State shall establish the
coordinating committee as part of the Department of State for
administrative purposes only, and shall, consistent with
applicable law, provide administrative support to the
coordinating committee. In the performance of functions
assigned by subsection 2(a) of this order or by the Act, the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult the coordinating
committee, as appropriate.
Sec. 3. Amendments to Related Executive Orders. (a) Section 1
of Executive Order 13194 of January 18, 2001, is revised to
read as follows:
``Section 1. Except to the extent provided by section 2 of
this order, and notwithstanding the existence of any rights or
obligations conferred or imposed by any contract entered into
or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date
of this order, the importation into, or exportation from, the
United States of any rough diamond from Sierra Leone, on or
after July 30, 2003, is prohibited.''
(b) Section 2 of Executive Order 13194 is revised to read as
follows: ``Sec. 2. The prohibitions in section 1 of this order
shall not apply to the importation or exportation of any rough
diamond that has been controlled through the Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme.''
(c) Sections 4(c), (d), and (e) of Executive Order 13194 are
deleted, and the word ``and'' is added after the semicolon at
the end of section 4(a).
(d) Section 1 of Executive Order 13213 of May 22, 2001, is
revised to read as follows: ``Section 1. Notwithstanding the
existence of any rights or obligations conferred or imposed by
any contract entered into or any license or permit granted
prior to the effective date of this order, the direct or
indirect importation into the United States of all rough
diamonds from Liberia, whether or not such diamonds originated
in Liberia, on or after July 30, 2003, is prohibited.''
Sec. 4. Definitions. For the purposes of this order and
Executive Order 13194, the definitions set forth in section 3
of the Act shall apply, and the term ``Kimberley Process
Certification Scheme'' shall not be construed to include any
changes to the KPCS after April 25, 2003.
Sec. 5. General Provisions. This order is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party
against the United States, its departments, agencies,
instrumentalities or entities, its officers or employees, or
any other person.
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Sec. 6. Effective Date and Transmittal. (a) Sections 1 and 3
of this order are effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight
time on July 30, 2003. The remaining provisions of this order
are effective immediately.
(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 29, 2003.
EO 13313
Executive Order 13313 of July 31, 2003
Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. The functions of the President of submitting
certain recurring reports to the Congress are assigned as
follows:
(a) The Secretary of State shall submit the following reports:
1. Report on Kosovo Peacekeeping, consistent with section 1213
of Public Law 106 398;
2. Report on Bosnia and U.S. Forces in NATO-Led Stabilization
Force (SFOR), consistent with section 7(b) of Public Law 105
174 and section 1203(a) of Public Law 105 261;
3. Report on Partnership for Peace Developments, consistent
with section 514 of Public Law 103 236 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note);
4. Report on U.S. Military Personnel and U.S. Civilian
Contractors in Colombia, consistent with section 3204(f) of
Public Law 106 246;
5. Report on Nuclear Nonproliferation, consistent with section
601(a) of Public Law 95 242, as amended by Public Law 103 236
(22 U.S.C. 3281(a));
6. Report on Resolution of the Cyprus Dispute, consistent with
section 620C(c) of Public Law 87 195, as amended by Public Law
95 384 (22 U.S.C. 2373(c));
7. Report on Peacekeeping, consistent with section 4 of Public
Law 79 264, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287b);
8. Report on Proposed Refugee Admissions, consistent with
section 207(d)(1) of Public Law 96 212 (8 U.S.C. 1157(d)(1));
9. Report on Continued Compliance With the Provisions of the
Jackson-Vanik Amendment, consistent with sections 402(b) and
409(b) of Public Law 93 618, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2432(b),
2439(b));
10. Report Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy
Toward Burma, consistent with section 570(d) of Public Law
104 208;
11. Report on Tibet Negotiations, consistent with section
613(b) of Public Law 107 228 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note);
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12. Report on Strategy for Meeting Security Needs of
Afghanistan, consistent with section 206(c)(2) of Public Law
107 327 (22 U.S.C. 7536(c)(2));
13. Report on Proliferation of Missiles and Essential
Components of Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Radiological
Weapons, consistent with section 1308(a) of Public Law 107 228
(50 U.S.C. 2368(a));
14. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Executive Order
12938, consistent with section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and section
401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c);
15. Report on Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control
Agreements and Nonproliferation Agreements and Commitments,
consistent with section 403 of Public Law 87 297, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 2593a);
16. Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Inspections,
consistent with section 309 of the Chemical Weapons Convention
Implementation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6728);
17. Report on U.S. Participation in the United Nations,
consistent with section 4 of Public Law 79 264, as amended (22
U.S.C. 287b); and
18. Report on Russian Proliferation to Iran and Other
Countries of Proliferation Concern, consistent with section
1206 of Public Law 107 314 (22 U.S.C. 5952 note).
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit the following
reports:
1. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Libya,
Executive Order 12543, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
2. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the
Western Balkans, Executive Order 13219, consistent with
section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
3. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Risk
of Nuclear Proliferation Relating to the Disposition of Highly
Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons of the
Government of the Russian Federation, Executive Order 13159,
consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.
1703(c);
4. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Burma,
Executive Order 13047, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
5. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Middle
East Terrorism, Executive Order 12947, consistent with section
401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
6. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the 1979
Iranian Emergency and Assets Blocking, Executive Order 12170,
consistent with
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section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
7. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iranian
Petroleum Resources, Executive Order 12957, consistent with
section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
8. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to
Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia,
Executive Order 12978, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
9. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Persons
Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism,
Executive Order 13224, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
10. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sierra
Leone and Liberia, Executive Order 13194, consistent with
section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
11. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan,
Executive Order 13067, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
12. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq,
Executive Order 12722, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
13. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the
Development Fund for Iraq, Executive Order 13303, consistent
with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
14. Classified Report on the Status of Sanctions Imposed on
Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers, consistent with
section 804(d) of Public Law 106 120 (21 U.S.C. 1903(d));
15. Report on Telecommunications Payments Made to Cuba
Pursuant to Department of the Treasury Specific Licenses,
consistent with section 1705(e)(6) of Public Law 102 484, as
amended by Public Law 104 114 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)(6));
16. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Persons
Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe,
Executive Order 13288, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c); and
17. Report on International Debt Relief, consistent with
section 1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106 113.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit the following
reports:
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1. Report on Kosovo Benchmarks, consistent with section
1212(c) of Public Law 106 398; and
2. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorist
Attacks on the United States, Proclamation 7463 of September
14, 2001, consistent with section 401(c) of the National
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.
1703(c).
(d) The Secretary of Commerce shall submit the Report on the
National Emergency Caused by the Lapse of the Export
Administration Act of 1979, Executive Order 13222, consistent
with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C.
1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
(e) The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit the
following reports:
1. Report on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial
Espionage, consistent with section 809(b) of Public Law 103
359 (50 U.S.C. App. 2170(b)); and
2. Reports on Commerce With, and Assistance to, Cuba from
Other Foreign Countries, consistent with section 108(a) of
Public Law 104 114 (22 U.S.C. 6038(a)).
(f) The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit
the Report on Support for Plan Colombia, consistent with
section 3204(e) of Public Law 106 246.
Sec. 2. Reports to the Congress described in certain Senate
resolutions shall be submitted as follows:
(a) The Secretary of State shall submit the following reports:
1. Report on the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption,
consistent with the Resolution of Advice and Consent to
Ratification of the Inter-American Convention Against
Corruption adopted by the Senate on July 27, 2000;
2. Report on Compliance With the Treaty on Conventional Armed
Forces in Europe, consistent with Condition 5(C) of the
Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the
Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the Treaty on
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990;
3. Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Compliance,
consistent with Condition 10(C) of the Resolution of Advice
and Consent to the Chemical Weapons Convention adopted by the
Senate on April 24, 1997; and
4. Report on Moscow Treaty Implementation, consistent with
section 2(2) of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to
Ratification of the Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions
of May 24, 2002.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall submit the Report on the
Status of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Copyright Treaty and the Performance and Phonograms Treaty,
consistent with the Senate's resolution of ratification of
October 21, 1998.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit the Report on Moscow
Treaty Implementation, consistent with section 2(1) of the
Resolution of Advice
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and Consent to Ratification of the Treaty on Strategic
Offensive Reductions of May 24, 2002.
Sec. 3. In carrying out sections 1 and 2 of this order,
officers of the United States shall ensure that all actions
taken by them are consistent with the President's
constitutional authority to: (a) conduct the foreign affairs
of the United States; (b) withhold information the disclosure
of which could impair the foreign relations, the national
security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the
performance of the Executive's constitutional duties; (c)
recommend for congressional consideration such measures as the
President may judge necessary and expedient; and (d) supervise
the unitary executive branch.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget relating to budget, administrative,
or legislative proposals.
Sec. 5. This order is intended only to improve the internal
management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, entities,
officers, employees or agents, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 31, 2003.
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Executive Order 13314 of August 8, 2003
Waiver Under the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Turkmenistan
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
subsection 402(c)(2) and (d) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (the ``Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2) and (d)), and
having made the report to the Congress set forth in subsection
402(c)(2), I hereby waive the application of subsections (a)
and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect to
Turkmenistan.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 8, 2003.
EO 13315
Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003
Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and
Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other Actions
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
International Emergency
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Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 5
of the United Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C.
287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
in view of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 of
May 22, 2003, and in order to take additional steps with
respect to the situation in Iraq,
I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America,
hereby expand the scope of the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, to address the unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States posed by obstacles to the orderly
reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of
peace and security in that country, and the development of
political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq.
I find that the removal of Iraqi property from that country by
certain senior officials of the former Iraqi regime and their
immediate family members constitutes one of these obstacles. I
further determine that the United States is engaged in armed
hostilities and that it is in the interest of the United
States to confiscate certain additional property of the former
Iraqi regime, certain senior officials of the former regime,
immediate family members of those officials, and controlled
entities. I intend that such property, after all right, title,
and interest in it has vested in the Department of the
Treasury, shall be transferred to the Development Fund for
Iraq. Such property shall be used to meet the humanitarian
needs of the Iraqi people, for the economic reconstruction and
repair of Iraq's infrastructure, for the continued disarmament
of Iraq, for the costs of Iraqi civilian administration, and
for other purposes benefiting the Iraqi people. I determine
that such use would be in the interest of and for the benefit
of the United States. I hereby order:
Section 1. Except to the extent provided in section 203(b)(1),
(3), and (4) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)), or
regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may be
issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any
contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior
to the effective date of this order, all property and
interests in property of the former Iraqi regime or its state
bodies, corporations, or agencies, or of the following
persons, that are in the United States, that hereafter come
within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within
the possession or control of United States persons, are
blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn,
or otherwise dealt in:
(a) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and
(b) persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Secretary of State,
(i) to be senior officials of the former Iraqi regime or their immediate
family members; or
(ii) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or
on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any of the persons listed in the
Annex to this order or determined to be subject to this order.
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is authorized to confiscate property
that is blocked pursuant to section 1 of this order and that
he determines, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to
belong to a person, organization, or country that has planned,
authorized, aided, or engaged in armed hostilities against the
United States. All right, title, and interest in any property
so confiscated
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shall vest in the Department of the Treasury. Such vested
property shall promptly be transferred to the Development Fund
for Iraq.
Sec. 3. (a) Any transaction by a United States person or
within the United States that evades or avoids, has the
purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of
the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.
(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions
set forth in this order is prohibited.
Sec. 4. For purposes of this order:
(a) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
(b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association,
trust, joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other
organization;
(c) the term ``United States person'' means any United States
citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the
laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the
United States (including foreign branches), or any person in
the United States;
(d) the term ``former Iraqi regime'' means the Saddam Hussein
regime that governed Iraq until on or about May 1, 2003;
(e) the term ``coalition authority'' means the Coalition
Provisional Authority under the direction of its
Administrator, and the military forces of the United States,
the United Kingdom, and their coalition partners present in
Iraq under the command or operational control of the Commander
of United States Central Command; and
(f) the term ``Development Fund for Iraq'' means the fund
established on or about May 22, 2003, on the books of the
Central Bank of Iraq, by the Administrator of the Coalition
Provisional Authority responsible for the temporary governance
of Iraq and all accounts held for the fund or for the Central
Bank of Iraq in the name of the fund.
Sec. 5. I hereby determine that the making of donations of the
type specified in section 203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C.
1702(b)(2)) by or to persons determined to be subject to the
sanctions imposed under this order would seriously impair my
ability to deal with the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13303 and expanded in scope in this order and
would endanger Armed Forces of the United States that are
engaged in hostilities, and I hereby prohibit such donations
as provided by section 1 of this order.
Sec. 6. For those persons listed in the Annex to this order or
determined to be subject to this order who might have a
constitutional presence in the United States, I find that
because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets
instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to
be taken pursuant to this order would render these measures
ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these measures to
be effective in addressing the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 13303 and expanded in scope in this order,
there need be no prior notice of a listing or determination
made pursuant to section 1 of this order.
Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such
actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations,
and to employ all powers granted to the President by IEEPA and
UNPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes
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of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate
any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the
United States Government, consistent with applicable law. All
agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed
to take all appropriate measures within their authority to
carry out the provisions of this order.
Sec. 8. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is authorized to determine, subsequent
to the issuance of this order, that circumstances no longer
warrant inclusion of a person in the Annex to this order and
that such person is therefore no longer covered within the
scope of the order.
Sec. 9. Nothing in this order is intended to affect the
continued effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders,
licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued,
taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under 31
C.F.R. chapter V, except as expressly terminated, modified, or
suspended by or pursuant to this order.
Sec. 10. This order shall not apply to such property as is or
may come under the control of the coalition authority in Iraq.
Nothing in this order is intended to affect dispositions of
such property or other determinations by the coalition
authority.
Sec. 11. This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable
at law or in equity by any party against the United States,
its departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities,
officers or employees, or any other person.
Sec. 12. This order is effective on 12:01 a.m. EDT on August
29, 2003.
Sec. 13. This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and
published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
August 28, 2003.
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Executive Order 13316 of September 17, 2003
Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. Each advisory committee listed below is continued
until September 30, 2005.
(a) Committee for the Preservation of the White House;
Executive Order 11145, as amended (Department of the
Interior).
(b) National Infrastructure Advisory Council; Section 3 of
Executive Order 13231, as amended (Department of Homeland
Security).
(c) Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and
Health; Executive Order 12196, as amended (Department of
Labor).
(d) President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities; Executive Order 13256 (Department
of Education).
(e) President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and
Universities; Executive Order 13270 (Department of Education).
(f) President's Commission on White House Fellowships;
Executive Order 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel
Management).
(g) President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities;
Executive Order 12367, as amended (National Endowment for the
Arts).
(h) President's Committee on the International Labor
Organization; Executive Order 12216, as amended (Department of
Labor).
(i) President's Committee on the National Medal of Science;
Executive Order 11287, as amended (National Science
Foundation).
(j) President's Council on Bioethics; Executive Order 13237
(Department of Health and Human Services).
(k) President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports;
Executive Order 13265 (Department of Health and Human
Services).
(l) President's Export Council; Executive Order 12131, as
amended (Department of Commerce).
(m) President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory
Committee; Executive Order 12382, as amended (Department of
Homeland Security).
(n) Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; Executive
Order 12905 (Office of the United States Trade
Representative).
Sec. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive
Order, the functions of the President under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees
listed in section 1 of this order shall be performed by the
head of the department or agency designated after each
committee, in accordance with the guidelines and procedures
established by the Administrator of General Services.
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Sec. 3. The following Executive Orders, or sections thereof,
which established committees that have terminated or whose
work is completed, are revoked:
(a) Sections 5 through 7 of Executive Order 13111, as amended
by Executive Order 13188 and Section 3(a) of Executive Order
13218, pertaining to the establishment of the Advisory
Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities;
(b) Executive Order 12975, as amended by Executive Orders
13018, 13046, and 13137, establishing the National Bioethics
Advisory Commission;
(c) Executive Order 13227, as amended by Executive Order
13255, establishing the President's Commission on Excellence
in Special Education;
(d) Executive Order 13278, establishing the President's
Commission on the United States Postal Service;
(e) Executive Order 13210, establishing the President's
Commission to Strengthen Social Security;
(f) Sections 5 through 8 of Executive Order 13177, pertaining
to the establishment of the President's Council on the Use of
Offsets in Commercial Trade;
(g) Executive Order 13263, establishing the President's New
Freedom Commission on Mental Health;
(h) Executive Order 13214, establishing the President's Task
Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's
Veterans; and
(i) Executive Order 13147, as amended by Executive Order
13167, establishing the White House Commission on
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy.
Sec. 4. Executive Order 13225 is superseded.
Sec. 5. Section 1 102(a) of Executive Order 12131, as amended,
is further amended to read as follows:
``(a) The heads of the following executive agencies or their
representatives:
(1) Department of State.
(2) Department of the Treasury.
(3) Department of Agriculture.
(4) Department of Commerce.
(5) Department of Labor.
(6) Department of Energy.
(7) Department of Homeland Security.
(8) Office of the United States Trade Representative.
(9) Export-Import Bank of the United States.
(10) Small Business Administration.''
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Sec. 6. This order shall be effective September 30, 2003.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 17, 2003.
EO 13317
Executive Order 13317 of September 25, 2003
Volunteers for Prosperity
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to
encourage volunteer service by highly skilled Americans to
support major initiatives by the United States for promoting
health and prosperity around the world, it is hereby ordered
as follows:
Section 1. (a) Policy. A part of USA Freedom Corps,
``Volunteers for Prosperity'' is a call to service to support
major U.S. initiatives that promote health and prosperity
around the world. Deploying highly skilled volunteers abroad
is an efficient way to use our resources consistent with the
objectives of the United States Government's global prosperity
agenda. United States volunteers will help to achieve the
objectives of the global prosperity agenda, including
providing clean water to the poor, promoting democratic
governance, developing economic freedom, promoting free and
open markets, and stemming the spread of HIV/AIDS.
The investment of Federal resources to enable U.S. volunteers
to work with nongovernmental and voluntary service
organizations overseas is a preferred use of our resources and
also will help leverage private sector resources. United
States citizens who are skilled professionals and who
volunteer, when matched with organizations working on specific
U.S. prosperity initiatives overseas, can provide invaluable
support for these initiatives and will supplement and
complement the traditions and accomplishments of the Peace
Corps.
United States prosperity initiatives that can benefit from
volunteer service include, but are not limited to, the
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the Digital Freedom
Initiative, the Water for the Poor Initiative, the Trade for
African Development and Enterprise Initiative, and the Middle
East Partnership Initiative.
Volunteer service in support of other initiatives, consistent
with U.S. foreign policy, shall be considered as well.
(b) Applicability. The following agencies are subject to the
requirements of this order: the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), the Department of State,
the Department of Commerce, the Department of Health and Human
Services, and such other Federal agencies as the President may
designate in the future.
Sec. 2. Establishment. (a) Agencies subject to this order
shall each establish within their respective organizations an
Office for Volunteers for Prosperity (Office) or, as
appropriate, an operating unit within an office.
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(b) Each agency subject to this order shall provide its Office
or unit with appropriate staff, administrative support, and
resources to meet its responsibilities under this order.
(c) Each of these Offices or units shall begin operations no
later than 30 days from the date of this order.
(d) Agencies subject to this order shall consider, in
evaluating grant applications for assistance activities to be
implemented abroad, the applicant's use of highly skilled U.S.
volunteers to support U.S. prosperity objectives and
initiatives.
Sec. 3. Purpose. To the extent permitted by law, the purpose
of the Offices will be to promote, expand, and enhance well-
defined volunteer service opportunities for highly skilled
U.S. professionals who wish to work with nongovernmental and
voluntary service organizations around the world in support of
major U.S. prosperity initiatives as identified in section 1
of this order. Such promotion, expansion, and enhancement
would include actively participating in the design and
selection processes for grants within their agencies, tracking
the use of U.S. private volunteer organizations by their
agencies, and coordinating with White House Offices including
the USA Freedom Corps, the Office of National AIDS Policy, and
the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, as
appropriate.
Sec. 4. Funding. Agencies subject to this order are hereby
directed to use their best efforts to use funds available for
the U.S. prosperity initiatives listed in section 1 of this
order to provide appropriate support to organizations that use
highly skilled U.S. volunteers to accomplish the objectives
identified in those initiatives.
Sec. 5. Coordination. The USAID shall serve as the inter-
agency coordinator for the Volunteers for Prosperity
initiative. In that capacity, the USAID shall coordinate the
activities that fall within the scope of the initiative and
report on the progress of the initiative to the USA Freedom
Corps Office, within the White House Office. The reports shall
be submitted within 180 days after the date of this order and
annually thereafter. The USA Freedom Corps Council shall
encourage consistency in policies and practices within the
agencies subject to this order, as appropriate, for purposes
related to the Volunteers for Prosperity initiative.
Sec. 6. Administration. The actions directed by this order
shall be carried out subject to the availability of
appropriations, to the extent permitted by law, and consistent
with the agencies' missions.
Sec. 7. Judicial Review. This order is intended only to
improve the internal management of the executive branch of the
Federal Government, and it is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity, against the United States,
its departments, agencies, or other entities, its officers or
employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
September 25, 2003.
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Executive Order 13318 of November 21, 2003
Presidential Management Fellows Program
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
sections 3301 and 3302 of title 5, United States Code, and in
order to provide for the recruitment and selection of
outstanding employees for service in public sector management,
it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. There is hereby constituted the Presidential
Management Fellows Program. The purpose of the Program is to
attract to the Federal service outstanding men and women from
a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a
clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the
leadership and management of public policies and programs.
Individuals selected for the Program shall be known as
Presidential Management Fellows (PMFs) or Senior Presidential
Management Fellows (Senior PMFs).
Sec. 2. (a) Individuals eligible for appointment as a PMF
under this order are those who, in pursuing a course of study
at the graduate level, have demonstrated both exceptional
ability and the commitment to which section 1 refers. Such
individuals at the time of application must have received, or
must expect to receive soon thereafter, an appropriate
advanced degree as defined by the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM).
(b) Individuals eligible for appointment as a Senior PMF under
this order are those who have, through extensive work
experience, demonstrated both exceptional leadership or
analytical ability and the commitment to which section 1
refers.
Sec. 3. The Director of OPM shall prescribe appropriate merit-
based rules for the recruitment, nomination, assessment,
selection, appointment, placement, and continuing career
development of fellows, including rules that:
(a) reserve to the head of a department or agency or component
within the Executive Office of the President (EOP) the
authority to appoint a fellow who is to be employed in that
department, agency, or component;
(b) provide for nomination by universities and colleges,
through competitive selection processes, of eligible
individuals for consideration for appointment as PMFs;
(c) carry out the policy of the United States to ensure equal
employment opportunities for employees without discrimination
because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin; and
(d) ensure the application of appropriate veterans' preference
criteria.
Sec. 4. (a) Fellows shall be appointed to positions in either:
(1) Schedule A of the excepted service; or
(2) an agency or component within the EOP excepted from the
competitive service.
(b) Appointments under subsection (a) shall not exceed 2 years
in duration unless extended by the head of the department or
agency or component within the EOP, with the concurrence of
the Director of OPM, for a period not to exceed 1 additional
year.
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(c) The following principles and policies shall govern service
and tenure by fellows:
(1) responsibilities assigned to a PMF shall be consistent
with the PMF's educational background and career interests,
and the purposes of the Program; and responsibilities assigned
to a Senior PMF shall be consistent with the Senior PMF's
experience and career interests, and the purposes of the
Program;
(2) continuation of a fellow's appointment shall be contingent
upon satisfactory performance by the fellow throughout the
fellowship appointment;
(3) except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection,
service as a fellow shall confer no right to further Federal
employment in either the competitive or excepted service upon
the expiration of the fellow's appointment; and
(4) competitive civil service status may be granted to a
fellow who satisfactorily completes the Program and meets such
other requirements as the Director of OPM may prescribe. A
fellow appointed by an agency excepted from the competitive
service may also be appointed to a permanent position in an
excepted service agency without further competition.
Sec. 5. The Director of OPM shall provide for an orderly
transition, including with respect to nominations, selection
processes, and appointments, from the Presidential Management
Intern Program established by Executive Order 12364 of May 24,
1982, to the Presidential Management Fellows Program
established by this order. Until that transition is provided
for, individuals who were selected or appointed under the
provisions of Executive Order 12364 and who have not completed
their scheduled periods of excepted service are hereby
redesignated as Presidential Management Fellows, and continue
their internships under the terms of Executive Order 12364.
Sec. 6. The Director of OPM shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order.
Sec. 7. Executive Order 12364 is superseded, except as
provided in section 5 of this order.
Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable
at law or in equity by any party against the United States,
its departments, agencies, instrumentalities or entities, its
officers or employees, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
November 21, 2003.
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Executive Order 13319 of December 3, 2003
Amendment to Executive Order 13183, Establishment of the President's Task
Force on Puerto Rico's Status
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered that Executive Order 13183 of December 23, 2000, as
amended, is further amended as follows:
(1) Section 2 is amended by deleting the second and third
sentences, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``It
shall be composed of designees of each member of the
President's Cabinet and the Deputy Assistant to the President
and Director for Intergovernmental Affairs. The Task Force
shall be co-chaired by the Attorney General's designee and the
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director for
Intergovernmental Affairs.''
(2) By deleting section 4, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: ``Sec. 4. Report. The Task Force shall report on
its actions to the President as needed, but no less frequently
than once every 2 years, on progress made in the determination
of Puerto Rico's ultimate status.''
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 3, 2003.
EO 13320
Executive Order 13320 of December 9, 2003
Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the
Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2003
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section 1. All executive branch departments and agencies of
the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees
excused from duty on Friday, December 26, 2003, the day after
Christmas Day, except as provided in section 2 below.
Sec. 2. The heads of executive branch departments and agencies
may determine that certain offices and installations of their
organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that
certain employees must report for duty on December 26, 2003,
for reasons of national security or defense or other public
need.
Sec. 3. Friday, December 26, 2003, shall be considered as
falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 of February
11, 1971, and of 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) and other similar
statutes insofar as they relate to the pay and leave of
employees of the United States.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 9, 2003.
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Executive Order 13321 of December 17, 2003
Appointments During National Emergency
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section
301 of title 3, United States Code, and in order to further
respond to the national emergency I declared in Proclamation
7463 of September 14, 2001, I hereby order as follows:
Section 1. Emergency Appointments Authority. The emergency
appointments authority at section 603 of title 10, United
States Code, is invoked and made available to the Secretary of
Defense in accordance with the terms of that statute and of
Executive Order 12396 of December 9, 1982.
Sec. 2. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, entities,
officers, employees or agents, or any person.
Sec. 3. Administration. This order shall be transmitted to the
Congress and published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 17, 2003.
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Executive Order 13322 of December 30, 2003
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including the
laws cited herein, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or
salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C.
5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303(b), are set forth on
the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The General Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5332(a)) at Schedule 1;
(b) The Foreign Service Schedule (22 U.S.C. 3963) at Schedule
2; and
(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of
the Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404;
section 301(a) of Public Law 102 40) at Schedule 3.
Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. The ranges of rates of basic
pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as
established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5382, as amended by section
1125 of Public Law 108 136, are set forth on Schedule 4
attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Sec. 3. Executive and Certain Other Salaries. The rates of
basic pay or salaries for the following offices and positions
are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part
hereof:
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(a) The Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5311 5318) at Schedule 5;
(b) The Vice President (3 U.S.C. 104) and the Congress (2
U.S.C. 31) at Schedule 6; and
(c) Justices and judges (28 U.S.C. 5, 44(d), 135, 252, and
461(a), section 140 of Public Law 97 92, and Public Law 108
167) at Schedule 7.
Sec. 4. Uniformed Services. Pursuant to section 601(a) (b) of
Public Law 108 136, the rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C.
203) for members of the uniformed services, as adjusted under
37 U.S.C. 1009, and the rate of monthly cadet or midshipman
pay are set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a
part hereof.
Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments.
(a) Pursuant to sections 5304 and 5304a of title 5, United
States Code, locality-based comparability payments shall be
paid in accordance with Schedule 9 attached hereto and made a
part hereof.
(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall
take such actions as may be necessary to implement these
payments and to publish appropriate notice of such payments in
the Federal Register.
Sec. 6. Administrative Law Judges. The rates of basic pay for
administrative law judges, as adjusted under 5 U.S.C.
5372(b)(4), are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and
made a part hereof.
Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective on January 1,
2004. The other schedules contained herein are effective on
the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on
or after January 1, 2004.
Sec. 8. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order 13282 of
December 31, 2002, as amended by Executive Order 13291 of
March 21, 2003, is superseded.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 30, 2003.
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Executive Order 13323 of December 30, 2003
Assignment of Functions Relating to Arrivals in and Departures From the
United States
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, including
section 215 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as
amended (8 U.S.C. 1185), and section 301 of title 3, United
States Code, and to strengthen the national security of the
United States through procedures and systems to manage and
control the arrival and departure of persons from the United
States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Functions of the Secretary of Homeland Security.
The Secretary of Homeland Security is assigned the functions
of the President under section 215(a) of the INA with respect
to persons other than citizens of the United States. In
exercising these functions, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall not issue, amend, or revoke any rules, regulations, or
orders without first obtaining the concurrence of the
Secretary of State.
Sec. 2. Functions of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of
State is assigned the functions of the President under section
215(a) and (b) of the INA with respect to citizens of the
United States, including those functions concerning United
States passports. In addition, the Secretary may amend or
revoke part 46 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations, which
concern persons other than citizens of the United States. In
exercising these functions, the Secretary of State shall not
issue, amend, or revoke any rules, regulations, or orders
without first consulting with the Secretary of Homeland
Security.
Sec. 3. Judicial Review. This order is not intended to, and
does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by a party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, entities,
officers, employees or agents, or any other person.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 30, 2003.
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Title 3--The President
Other Presidential Documents
OTHER PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
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Subchapter A--[Reserved]
Subchapter B--Administrative Orders
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Subchapter C--Reorganization Plans
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Subchapter D--Designations
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Appendix A--List of Presidential Determinations
357
Subchapter B--Administrative Orders
Notice of January 2, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
On January 7, 1986, by Executive Order 12543, President Reagan
declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States constituted by the actions and
policies of the Government of Libya. On January 8, 1986, by
Executive Order 12544, the President took additional measures
to block Libyan assets in the United States. The President has
transmitted a notice continuing this emergency to the Congress
and the Federal Register every year since 1986.
The crisis between the United States and Libya that led to the
declaration of a national emergency on January 7, 1986, has
not been resolved. Despite the United Nations Security
Council's suspension of U.N. sanctions against Libya upon the
Libyan government's hand-over of the Pan Am 103 bombing
suspects, Libya has not yet complied with its obligations
under U.N. Security Council Resolutions 731 (1992), 748
(1992), and 883 (1993), which include Libya's obligation to
accept respon sibility for the actions of its officials and
pay compensation.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
year the national emergency
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with respect to Libya. This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 2, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-09 of January 7, 2003
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section (2)(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I
hereby determine that it is important to the national interest
that up to $11 million be made available from the U.S.
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to address
unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs arising from the
crises in C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire and Liberia, and from the return
of refugees to Sierra Leone and Angola. These funds may be
used, as appropriate, to provide contributions to
international, governmental, and nongovernmental
organizations.
You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate
committees of the Congress of this determination and the
obligation of funds under this authority, and to arrange for
the publication of this memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 7, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-10 of January 10, 2003
Presidential Determination on Waiver of Conditions on
Obligation and Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction
of a Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 8144 of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107 248) (the ``Act''), I hereby certify that
waiving the conditions described in section 1305 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
(Public Law 106 65) is important to the national security
interests of the United States, and include herein, for
submission to the Congress, the statement, justification, and
plan described in section 8144(a) of the Act. You are
authorized and directed to transmit this certification,
including the
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statement, justification, and plan to the Congress and to
arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 10, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-11 of January 10, 2003
Presidential Determination on Waiver of Restrictions on
Assistance to Russia under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and
Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1306 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107 314), I hereby certify that waiving the
restrictions contained in subsection (d) of section 1203 of
the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952),
as amended, and the requirements contained in section 502 of
the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5852) during Fiscal Year
2003 with respect to the Russian Federation is important to
the national security interests of the United States.
I have enclosed the unclassified report described in section
1306(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2003, together with a classified annex.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this certification
and report with its classified annex to the Congress and to
arrange for the publication of this certification in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 10, 2003.
Notice of January 16, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To
Sierra Leone and Liberia
On January 18, 2001, by Executive Order 13194, the President
declared a national emergency with respect to Sierra Leone
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United
States constituted by the actions and policies of the
insurgent Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in Sierra Leone and
pursuant to which the United States imposed a general ban on
the direct and indirect importation of all rough diamonds from
Sierra Leone into the United States, except those imports
controlled through the Certificate of Origin regime of the
Government of Sierra Leone. On May 22, 2001, I issued
Executive Order 13213, which expanded the scope of the
national emergency to include actions of the Government of
Liberia in support of the RUF and prohibited the importation
of all rough diamonds from Liberia.
Because the actions and policies of the RUF continue to pose
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of
the United States, the national emergency declared on January
18, 2001, as expanded on May 22,
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2001, and the measures adopted on those dates to deal with
that emergency must continue in effect beyond January 18,
2003. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing
for 1 year the national emergency with respect to Sierra Leone
and Liberia.
This Notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 16, 2003.
Memorandum of January 17, 2003
Presidential Determination on Pedestal Actuator Imports from the People's
Republic of China
Memorandum for the United States Trade Representative
Pursuant to section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 2451), I have determined the action I will take
with respect to the affirmative determination of the United
States International Trade Commission (USITC) regarding
imports of pedestal actuators from China. The USITC, on the
basis of its investigation (No. TA 421 1), determined that
pedestal actuators from China are being imported into the
United States in such increased quantities or under such
conditions as to cause market disruption to the domestic
producers of like or directly competitive products.
After considering all relevant aspects of the investigation, I
have determined that providing import relief for the U.S.
pedestal actuator industry is not in the national economic
interest of the United States. In particular, I find that the
import relief would have an adverse impact on the United
States economy clearly greater than the benefits of such
action.
In determining not to provide import relief, I considered its
overall costs to the U.S. economy. The facts of this case
indicate that imposing the USITC's recommended quota would not
likely benefit the domestic producing industry and instead
would cause imports to shift from China to other offshore
sources.
Even if the quota were to benefit the primary domestic
producer, the cost of the quota to consumers, both the
downstream purchasing industry and users of the downstream
products, would substantially outweigh any benefit to
producers' income. The USITC's analysis confirms this
conclusion.
In addition, downstream industries are already under pressure
to migrate production offshore to compete with lower-cost
imports of finished products. Higher component costs resulting
from import relief would add to this pressure. Given the
significantly larger number of workers in the downstream
purchasing industry when compared with the domestic pedestal
actuator industry, I find that imposing import restrictions
would do more economic harm than good.
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Finally, a quota would negatively affect the many disabled and
elderly purchasers of mobility scooters and electric
wheelchairs, the primary ultimate consumers of pedestal
actuators.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 17, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-12 of January 17, 2003
Presidential Determination on Extending Waiver of Section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act with Respect to Assistance to the Government of
Azerbaijan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority contained in Title II of the Kenneth
M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107 115), I
hereby determine and certify that extending the waiver of
section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 (Public Law
102 511):
is necessary to support United States efforts to counter international
terrorism;
is necessary to support the operational readiness of United States Armed
Forces or coalition partners to counter international terrorism;
is important to Azerbaijan's border security; and
will not undermine or hamper ongoing efforts to negotiate a peaceful
settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan or be used for offensive purposes
against Armenia.
Accordingly, I hereby extend the waiver of section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act. You are authorized and directed to notify
the Congress of this determination and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 17, 2003.
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Notice of January 20, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to
Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the President
declared a national emergency pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 1706) to deal
with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States
constituted by grave acts of violence committed by foreign
terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace
process. On August 20, 1998, by Executive Order 13099, the
President identified four additional persons, including Usama
bin Ladin, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace
process.
Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the
Middle East peace process and continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy,
and economy of the United States, the national emergency
declared on January 23, 1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998,
and the measures adopted on those dates to deal with that
emergency must continue in effect beyond January 23, 2003.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
year the national emergency with respect to foreign terrorists
who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 20, 2003.
Notice of January 29, 2003
Notice of Intention To Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With Chile
Pursuant to sections 2103(a) and 2105(a) of the Trade Act of
2002, I have notified the Congress of my intention to enter
into a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Chile.
Pursuant to section 2105(a)(1) of that Act, this notice shall
be published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 29, 2003.
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Notice of January 29, 2003
Notice of Intention To Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement With Singapore
Pursuant to sections 2103(a) and 2105(a) of the Trade Act of
2002, I have notified the Congress of my intention to enter
into a Free Trade Agreement with the Government of Singapore.
Pursuant to section 2105(a)(1) of that Act, this notice shall
be published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 29, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-13 of January 29, 2003
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section (2)(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I
hereby determine that it is important to the national interest
that up to $15 million be made available from the U.S.
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet
unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs that would be
anticipated in the event of a future humanitarian emergency in
the Middle East, to include contingency planning for such
needs. Such an emergency may arise if it becomes necessary for
the United States and other nations to use military force to
disarm the Iraqi regime of its weapons of mass destruction.
These funds may be used, as appropriate, to provide
contributions to international, governmental, and
nongovernmental organizations, as well as for administrative
expenses to manage contingency planning by the Department of
State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate
committees of the Congress of this determination and the
obligation of funds under this authority, and to arrange for
the publication of this memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 29, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-14 of January 30, 2003
Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug
Producing Countries for 2003
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107 228)
(FRAA), which was enacted on September 30, 2002, I hereby
identify the following countries as major drug transit or
major illicit drug producing countries: Afghanistan, The
Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, China, Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Laos,
Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand,
Venezuela, and Vietnam.
The Majors List applies by its terms to countries. The United
States Government interprets the term broadly to include
entities that exercise autonomy over actions or omissions that
could lead to a decision to place them on the list and,
subsequently, to determine their eligibility for
certification. A country's presence on the Majors List is not
necessarily an adverse reflection of its government's
counternarcotics efforts or level of cooperation with the
United States. Consistent with the statutory definition of a
major drug transit or drug producing country set forth in
section 481(e)(5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended (FAA), one of the reasons that major drug transit or
drug producing countries are placed on the list is the
combination of geographical, commercial, and economic factors
that allow drugs to transit or be produced despite the
concerned government's most assiduous enforcement measures.
Pursuant to section 706(2)(A) of the FRAA, I hereby designate
Burma, Guatemala, and Haiti as countries that have failed
demonstrably during the previous 12 months to adhere to their
obligations under international counternarcotics agreements
and take the measures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the
FAA. Attached to this memorandum are justifications for each
of the countries so designated, as required by section
706(2)(B).
I have also determined, in accordance with provisions of
section 706(3)(A) of the FRAA, that provision of United States
assistance to Guatemala and Haiti in FY 2003 is vital to the
national interests of the United States.
Additionally, the alarming increase in the quantity of illegal
synthetic drugs entering the United States, especially ecstasy
from Europe, is of particular concern. A significant amount of
the ecstasy consumed in the United States is manufactured
clandestinely in The Netherlands (in 2001, a total of 9.5
million ecstasy tablets were seized in the United States, and
the Drug Enforcement Administration believes that the majority
of tablets originated in The Netherlands). We are working
closely with Dutch authorities to stop the production and
export of ecstasy, which we both regard as a serious threat to
our citizens. We expect Dutch authorities to move effectively
and measurably in the coming year against the production and
export of this drug, including dismantling labs and proceeding
against trafficking organizations. Early in the year, we plan
to discuss specific steps we can take together to reduce drug
trafficking.
Although the United States enjoys an excellent level of
bilateral cooperation with Canada, the United States
Government is concerned that Canada
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is a primary source of pseudoephedrine and an increasing
source of high potency marijuana, which are exported to the
United States. Over the past few years there has been an
alarming increase in the amount of pseudoephedrine diverted
from Canadian sources to clandestine drug laboratories in the
United States, where it is used to make methamphetamine. The
Government of Canada, for the most part, has not regulated the
sale and distribution of precursor chemicals. The regulations
to restrict the availability of pseudoephedrine, which the
Government of Canada has just promulgated, should be stronger.
Notwithstanding Canada's inadequate control of illicit
diversion of precursor chemicals, I commend Canadian law
enforcement agencies, which continue to work energetically to
support our joint law enforcement efforts.
Under section 706 of the FRAA, you are hereby authorized and
directed to submit this memorandum to the Congress, and to
publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 30, 2003.
Statement of Explanation
Burma
The United States has determined that Burma failed
demonstrably to make sufficient efforts during the last 12
months to meet its obligations under international
counternarcotics agreements and the counternarcotics
requirements set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
Burma remains the world's number one producer and trafficker
of methamphetamine and the world's second largest producer and
trafficker of heroin. Judging from the situation in
neighboring countries, production and trafficking of
methamphetamine from Burma continues to be one of the most
serious problems facing Southeast Asia. Drug gangs operate
freely within Burma along its borders with China and Thailand,
producing several hundred million methamphetamine tablets
annually by using precursors imported from neighboring states.
Although Burma banned the import, sale, and use of 25
precursor chemicals and related substances used in the
production of methamphetamine in 2002, Burma has yet to take
effective measures against methamphetamine production and
trafficking or the importation of precursor chemicals from
neighboring states used in the production of methamphetamine.
Hundreds of millions of methamphetamine tablets flooded the
region, and seizures of methamphetamine went down
significantly in 2002 (about 9 million tablets compared to 32
million in 2001), representing only a tiny fraction of the
estimated production. In addition, the government destroyed a
smaller number of methamphetamine and heroin labs in 2002
compared to the previous year.
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Burma has also yet to curb involvement in illicit narcotics by
the largest, most powerful, and most important trafficking
organization within its borders, the United Wa State Army
(UWSA). Although the government claims it has increased
pressure on the UWSA to end opium production, major UWSA
traffickers continue to operate with apparent impunity and
UWSA involvement in methamphetamine production and trafficking
remains a serious concern.
While the United States gives Burma a failing grade due to the
magnitude of the above issues, we do note some progress on
several counternarcotics fronts. Although Burma remains the
world's second largest producer of illicit opium, opium
production in Burma declined 26 percent in the past year,
seizures of heroin and opium increased, and the government has
initiated several cases against accused money-launders under
new anti-money laundering laws.
The Government of Burma (GOB) also continued to cooperate with
regional and international counternarcotics agencies and
organizations, resulting in several cases against traffickers
and their organizations in cooperation with the United States,
Australia, Thailand, China, and others. Increased cooperation
with China, in particular, resulted in the rendering of
several narco-traffickers to China in 2002.
We urge the GOB to redouble efforts in those areas where it is
making progress and to address those major gaps where it has
made no serious efforts to date.
Guatemala
Despite improvements towards the end of the year, Guatemala
failed demonstrably during the last 12 months to make
substantial efforts to adhere to its obligations under
international counternarcotics agreements and to take the
counternarcotics measures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Guatemala
remains a major transshipment point for drugs, primarily
cocaine, moving from South America to the United States.
However, the vital national interests of the United States
require the United States to continue providing assistance to
Guatemala under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Act, 2002 (P.L. 107 115).
During 2002, Guatemala's overall counterdrug commitment
deteriorated. The Government of Guatemala's (GOG)
counternarcotics efforts traditionally have been limited by a
lack of resources for police, prosecutors, and judges.
However, in 2002, a heightened level of corruption also
impeded significant progress in the battle against
narcotrafficking. Seizures of illegal narcotics and narcotics-
related prosecutions in Guatemala were dramatically lower than
in years past, despite evidence that the flow of illegal drugs
had not diminished. Efforts to pass and implement anti-
corruption and transparency legislation floundered. Few high-
level figures were formally investigated or indicted, and the
Anti-Narcotics Police was disbanded after several attempts at
reform and the firing or reassignment of 75% of all personnel.
The majority of Anti-Narcotics Prosecutors were also removed
or transferred in the last year due to poor performance.
During
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2002, police stole an amount of drugs estimated at double the
amount officially seized, and were identified as responsible
for drug-related extra-judicial executions of both
narcotraffickers and civilians.
Toward the end of 2002, at the request of the United States
the GOG took some positive counternarcotics steps. The GOG
promulgated regulations to implement the modern money
laundering legislation passed in 2001 (though there have been
no convictions to date). A number of police officers were
arrested and others removed from office in connection with a
gun battle over a drug shipment in the town of Chocon. The GOG
recently began regularly destroying newly confiscated drugs
not needed for evidence, and, in December, destroyed a modest
amount of drugs stored from older cases.
Despite Guatemala's demonstrable failure on counternarcotics
efforts, U.S. vital national interests require that U.S.
assistance to Guatemala continue. Social and political
problems underlying the country's 36-year civil conflict
remain, and many Peace Accord commitments have not been met.
There is a need for continued assistance to programs that
diversify the rural economy, increase access to education and
medical services, strengthen judicial and human rights
institutions, foster the development of civil society, and
address environmental concerns. These programs create an
environment conducive to building democracy and reducing
illegal migration. They also address social injustice,
poverty, and distrust of civil authority in Guatemala, which
are contributing factors behind Guatemalan involvement in the
drug trade. The upcoming Central American Free Trade Agreement
negotiations will also require significant U.S. involvement
and assistance in projects linked to further economic
liberalization. Additionally, suspension of assistance to
Guatemala would result in the further deterioration of
Guatemalan institutions essential to combating the ever-
growing influence of organized crime in Guatemala.
Haiti
Haiti failed demonstrably during the last 12 months to make
substantial efforts to adhere to its obligations under
international counternarcotics agreements and take the
counternarcotics measures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. Haiti remains
a significant transshipment point for drugs, primarily
cocaine, moving through the Caribbean from South America to
the United States. However, the vital national interests of
the United States require the United States to continue to
provide assistance to Haiti under the Foreign Operations,
Export, Financing, and Related Programs Act, 2002 (P.L. 107
115) Haiti's overall counterdrug commitment has remained weak,
in part due to political instability and low levels of
assistance. Such instability, coupled with economic
degradation, has led to an increase in criminal and political
violence and compromised internal security. Corruption is
rife; including reported police involvement in kidnapping-for-
ransom, car theft, and coercion of junior police officers
either to assist in or to ignore drug trafficking activities.
President Aristide has attempted to shore up his personal and
political security by politicizing the Haitian National Police
(HNP). This, in contravention to one of President Aristide's
commitments to the United States Government, bodes ill for an
effective counternarcotics effort.
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With two exceptions (putting into force a 1997 U.S.-Haiti
bilateral maritime counternarcotics interdiction agreement and
establishing a Financial Intelligence Unit), the Government of
Haiti (GOH) has taken no action on its own initiative in the
past year either to cooperate with the United States to
interdict the flow of drugs destined for the United States or
to honor its commitments as a party to the 1988 U.N. Drug
Convention.
Other than signing a bilateral counternarcotics Letter of
Agreement, permitting the polygraph examination of 40 HNP
anti-drug unit officers, and removing those with questionable
results, Haiti failed to take significant counterdrug actions
requested by the United States Government. In summary, the GOH
did not:
1) Deposit an instrument of ratification of the OAS Inter-
American Convention Against Corruption;
2) introduce anti-corruption legislation;
3) prosecute drug-related public (including police)
corruption;
4) implement fully the anti-money laundering law passed in
January 2001;
5) enforce existing anti-money laundering guidelines issued by
the Central Bank;
6) require cross-border currency declarations and provide
penalties for noncompliance;
7) increase the number of arrests of major traffickers;
8) establish a permanent BLTS (French acronym for the HNP
anti-drug unit) office outside Port-au-Prince; or
9) provide training to judges, prosecutors, and law
enforcement officials.
Despite Haiti's demonstrable failure on counternarcotics
issues, U.S. vital national interests require that U.S.
assistance to Haiti continue. Haiti is the hemisphere's
poorest country. There is a continued need for assistance to
programs that increase access to education, combat
environmental degradation, fight the spread of HIV/AIDS, and
foster the creation of legitimate business and employment
opportunities. These programs can create an atmosphere
conducive to building democracy and reducing illegal
migration. They will also address root causes of poverty and
hopelessness in Haiti, contributing factors behind Haitian
involvement in the international drug trade. Suspension of
assistance to Haiti would result in the further deterioration
of Haitian institutions. Additionally, suspension would hamper
U.S. efforts to ensure implementation of OAS Resolution 822,
which commits Haiti to hold legislative elections in 2003.
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Memorandum of February 12, 2003
Designation of Officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs To Act as
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Memorandum for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
By the authority vested in me as President under the
Constitution and laws of the United States of America and
pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C.
3345 et seq., I hereby order that:
Section 1. Order of Succession.
During any period when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(Secretary), the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Deputy
Secretary), and the officers designated by Executive Order
13247 of December 18, 2001, to perform the functions and
duties of the office of Secretary have died, resigned, or
otherwise become unable to perform the functions and duties of
the office of Secretary, the following officers of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, in the order listed, shall
perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary,
if they are eligible to act as Secretary under the provisions
of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, until such time
as at least one of the officers mentioned above is able to
perform the functions and duties of the office of Secretary:
Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8 Director,
Veterans Health Administration;
VISN 7 Director, Veterans Health Administration;
Veterans Benefits Administration Southern Area Director; and
North Florida/South Georgia Healthcare System Director.
Sec. 2. Exceptions.
(a)
No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 in an acting
capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Secretary pursuant to this
memorandum.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President retains
discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345 et seq., to depart from this memorandum in designating
an acting Secretary.
Sec. 3. Publication.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, February 12, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-15 of February 13, 2003
Presidential Determination to Authorize a Drawdown for Afghanistan and
Jordan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the laws and
Constitution of the United States, including section 202 and
other relevant provisions of the Afghanistan Freedom Support
Act (Public Law 107 327) (the ``Act'') and section 506 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318, I
hereby direct the drawdown of up to $165 million of defense
articles, defense services, and military education and
training from the Department of Defense, $158 million for the
Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, and $7 million to
Jordan to assist in its operations in Afghanistan, and further
have determined, in accordance with section 205 of the Act,
that such assistance to Jordan is important to the national
security interests of the United States.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report
this determination to the Congress and to publish this
determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, February 13, 2003.
Notice of February 27, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the
Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and
Movement of Vessels
On March 1, 1996, by Proclamation 6867, President Clinton
declared a national emergency to address the disturbance or
threatened disturbance of international relations caused by
the February 24, 1996, destruction by the Government of Cuba
of two unarmed U.S.-registered civilian aircraft in
international airspace north of Cuba. In July 1996 and on
subsequent occasions, the Government of Cuba stated its intent
to forcefully defend its sovereignty against any U.S.-
registered vessels or aircraft that might enter Cuban
territorial waters or airspace while involved in a flotilla
and peaceful protest. Since these events, the Government of
Cuba has not demonstrated that it will refrain from the future
use of reckless and excessive force against U.S. vessels or
aircraft that may engage in memorial activities or peaceful
protest north of Cuba. Therefore, in accordance with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I
am continuing the national emergency with respect to Cuba and
the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the
anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation
6867.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, February 27, 2003.
Memorandum of March 11, 2003
Designation of Officers of the Office of Personnel
Management to Act as Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management
By the authority vested in me as President under the
Constitution and laws of the United States of America and
pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C.
345 et seq., I hereby order that:
Section 1. Order of Succession.
During any period when the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management (Director), or the Deputy Director of the Office of
Personnel Management, has died, resigned, or otherwise become
unable to perform the functions and duties of the office of
Director, the following officers of the Office of Personnel
Management, in the order listed, shall perform the functions
and duties of the office of Director, if they are eligible to
act as Director under the provisions of the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998, until such time as at least one of the
officers mentioned above is able to perform the functions and
duties of the office of Director:
Chief of Staff;
General Counsel;
Associate Director, Management and Chief Financial Officer;
Associate Director, Human Resources Policy;
Associate Director, Human Resources Products and Services;
Associate Director, Human Capital Leadership and Merit Systems
Accountability;
Deputy Associate Director, Center for Investigations Services;
Director, Office of Congressional Relations;
Director, Office of Communications;
Senior Advisor, Homeland Security; and
Senior Advisor, Learning and Knowledge Management.
Sec. 2. Exceptions.
(a)
No individual who is serving in an office listed in section 1 in an acting
capacity, by virtue of so serving, shall act as Director pursuant to this
memorandum.
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(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this memorandum, the President retains
discretion, to the extent permitted by the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d, to depart from this memorandum in designating an
acting Director.
Sec. 3. Publication.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 11, 2003.
Memorandum of March 11, 2003
Implementation of Section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002, Relating to Food for Education and Child Nutrition
Memorandum for the Secretary of Agriculture
Effective upon the publication of this memorandum in the
Federal Register, there is established the program relating to
food for education and child nutrition authorized by
subsection 3107(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 171) (7 U.S.C. 17360 1). Pursuant
to subsection 3107(d) of the Act, the Department of
Agriculture is designated to take actions specified in that
subsection. The authorities and duties of the President under
section 3107 (except the authority to designate under 3107(d))
are delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture.
In the implementation of a program for which section 3107
provides, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult as
appropriate with the Food Policy Assistance Council
established by section 3 of Executive Order 12752 of February
25, 1991, as amended, and such heads of Federal departments
and agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 11, 2003.
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Notice of March 12, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President
declared a national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States constituted by the actions and policies of the
Government of Iran, including its support for international
terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process,
and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means
to deliver them. On May 6, 1995, the President issued
Executive Order 12959 imposing more comprehensive sanctions to
further respond to this threat, and on August 19, 1997, the
President issued Executive Order 13059 consolidating and
clarifying the previous orders.
Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States, the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995,
must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2003. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act
(50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national
emergency with respect to Iran. Because the emergency declared
by Executive Order 12957 constitutes an emergency separate
from that declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive Order
12170, this renewal is distinct from the emergency renewal of
November 2002. This notice shall be published in the Federal
Register and transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 12, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-16 of March 14, 2003
Waiver of Coup-Related Sanctions for Pakistan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including section 1(b)(1) of the
Pakistan Waiver Act, Public Law 107 57, I hereby determine and
certify that a waiver of section 508 of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations, Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations
Resolution, 2003, Public Law 108 7
would facilitate the transition to democratic rule in Pakistan; and
is important to United States efforts to respond to, deter, or prevent acts
of international terrorism.
I hereby waive, with respect to Pakistan, section 508 of
Division E of Public Law 108 7.
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You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination
to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 14, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-17 of March 20, 2003
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section (2)(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I
hereby determine that it is important to the national interest
that up to $22 million be made available from the U.S.
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to meet
unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs that are
anticipated in the event of a future humanitarian emergency in
the Middle East, to include contingency planning for such
needs. Such an emergency may arise if it becomes necessary for
the United States and other nations to use military force to
disarm the Iraqi regime of its weapons of mass destruction.
These funds may be used, as appropriate, to provide
contributions to international, governmental, and
nongovernmental organizations, as well as for administrative
expenses to manage this response by the Bureau of Population,
Refugees, and Migration.
You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate
committees of the Congress of this determination and the
obligation of funds under this authority, and to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 20, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-18 of March 24, 2003
Assistance for Iraq
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 507 of the
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2003, Division E of the Consolidated
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108 7), I hereby
determine that the provision of assistance or other financing
for Iraq is important to the national security interests of
the United States. I hereby authorize the furnishing of this
assistance or other financing.
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You are hereby authorized and direct to transmit this
determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 24, 2003.
Memorandum of March 28, 2003
Report to the Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward
Burma
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the requirements set forth under the heading
``Policy Toward Burma'' in section 570(d) of the Fiscal Year
1997 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, as contained in
the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 104
208), a report is required every 6 months following enactment
concerning:
(1)
progress toward democratization in Burma;
(2)
progress on improving the quality of life of the Burmese people, including
progress on market reforms, living standards, labor standards, use of
forced labor in the tourism industry, and environmental quality; and
(3)
progress made in developing a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to
bring democracy to and improve human rights practices and the quality of
life in Burma, including the development of a dialogue between the State
Peace and Development Council and democratic opposition groups in Burma.
You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit the
attached report fulfilling these requirements to the
appropriate committees of the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 28, 2003.
Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma For the Period September
28, 2002--March 27, 2003
Introduction and Summary
Efforts to foster peaceful democratic change in Burma
essentially ground to a halt over the past six months. The
regime has become more confrontational in its exchanges with
the National League for Democracy (NLD), led by Aung San Suu
Kyi, and has offered few signs of progress toward their stated
commitment to a political transition to democracy and not
interest in pursuing political dialogue with the elected
opposition. UN
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Special Envoy Razali continued his mission, the National
League for Democracy opened up a significant number of
township and divisional party offices, and NLD General
Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi was able to continue her travels in
Burma, visiting both Shan and Rakhine States. However, the
visit to Rakhine State was marred by incidents instigated by
government-affiliated organizations and believed to be based
on orders from Rangoon; political prisoner releases stopped as
of late November, and there were new arrests of political
activists. Aung San Suu Kyi was nearly jailed in February on
charges arising from a civil lawsuit filed by a relative. Most
seriously, the regime has not demonstrated its willingness to
begin a real dialogue with the NLD on substantive political
issues.
Economic developments were punctuated by the banking crisis
that followed the collapse of approximately 20 informal
financial institutions, which had taken deposits in return for
promises of returns of five percent per month or more.
Stimulated by the rampant inflation in recent years, and the
repressed financial conditions that had stifled the growth of
legitimate financial institutions, these informal financial
institutions had grown rapidly for two years, before
collapsing in January, sparking a run on the private banks.
The banks have coped by restricting withdrawals, calling in
loans, and requesting emergency central bank support. Several
may nonetheless fail. Only private banks have been affected
thus far. All of the government-owned banks and all of the
banks in which government corporations participate as joint
venture partners have continued to run normally. Inflation has
also come down sharply as the asset price inflation fueled by
the activities of the informal financial institutions has
collapsed.
The Government of Burma (GOB) severely abuses the human rights
of its citizens. There is no real freedom of speech, press,
assembly, association, or travel. Burmese citizens are not
free to change their government. Religious minorities
(particularly Christians and Muslims) are discriminated
against and any form of proselytizing is discouraged. Security
forces also regularly monitor citizens' movements and
communications, search homes without warrants, and relocate
persons forcibly without just compensation or legal recourse.
In June 2002, the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF) accused
the Burma Army of using rape systematically as ``a weapon of
war'' in ethnic minority areas along the Thai border. The
regime denied those charges and has not agreed with UN Special
Rapporteur for Human Rights in Burma Paulo Sergio Pinheiro on
the ways and means for an effective, impartial international
investigation of these allegations. However, the government
did recently intervene and punish both an army officer found
guilty of rape and his commanding officers. Forced labor also
remained an issue of serious international concern, despite
some limited government efforts to control the practice. An
International Labor Organization (ILO) Liaison Officer was
appointed to Burma in October 2002 and, at the direction of
the ILO Governing Body, has attempted to hammer out a ``viable
program of action'' with the government to eliminate forced
labor. Thus far, those efforts have not achieved the stated
objective.
Burma remains one of the world's largest producers of opium,
heroin, and amphetamine-type stimulants. Its overall output of
opium and heroin has declined for six straight years; in 2002
Burma produced less than one-quarter of the opium and heroin
than it did six years before. At the same time, however, the
production of methamphetamines has soared, particularly in the
area controlled by the Wa ethnic group. According to some
estimates,
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as many as 400 million to 800 million methamphetamine tablets
may be produced in Burma each year, although these estimates
are difficult to verify. Burma has joined with China,
Thailand, and India in attempting to curb this traffic; as
yet, however, there are few signs that this regional effort is
succeeding.
U.S. policy goals in Burma include a return to constitutional
democracy, restoration of human rights, including fundamental
civil and political rights, national reconciliation,
implementation of the rule of law, a more effective
counternarcotics effort, HIV/AIDS mitigation, combating
trafficking in persons, accounting for missing servicemen from
World War II, counterterrorism efforts, and regional
stability. We continue to encourage talks between Aung San Suu
Kyi and the regime in the hope that the regime will live up to
its stated commitment to political transition, leading to
meaningful democratic change. We also consult regularly, at
senior levels, with countries with major interests in Burma
and/or major concerns regarding Burma's current deplorable
human rights practices.
In coordination with the European Union and other states, the
United States has maintained sanctions on Burma. These include
an arms embargo, ban on new investment, and other measures.
Our goal in applying these sanctions is to encourage a
transition to democratic rule and greater respect for human
rights. Should there be significant progress towards those
goals as a result of dialogue between Aung San Suu Kyi and the
military government, then the United States would look
seriously at measures to support this process of constructive
change. Continued absence of positive change would force the
U.S. to look at the possibility of increased sanctions in
conjunction with the international community.
Measuring Progress toward Democratization
Efforts to foster peaceful democratic change in Burma have
once again ground to a halt over the past six months. While
there have been some positive developments, the regime has
become more confrontational in its exchanges with the NLD, led
by Aung San Suu Kyi, and has offered few signs of progress
toward their stated commitment to a political transition to
democracy.
UN Special Envoy Razali Ismail continued his mission, visiting
Burma for the eighth time in November 2002. On the positive
side, the NLD also continued to rebuild itself as a national
party, opening up offices throughout Burma. Altogether, the
NLD has now reopened about one-quarter of its township and
divisional offices (92 offices out of approximately 360). In
addition, the Committee to Represent the People's Parliament
(CRPP), a group of parties elected to Parliament in 1990,
expanded to a total of 18 elected Members of Parliament (MP).
In 1998, the opposition's decision to establish the CRPP led
to the arrest of many of the MPs by the regime.
Finally, the NLD's General Secretary Aung San Suu Kyi
continued her travels, visiting Shan and Rakhine States and
opening NLD offices in both states. In Shan State, this travel
went relatively smoothly; in Rakhine State in December,
however, efforts by the United Solidarity Development
Association (a ``mass organization'' affiliated with the
regime) to discourage any large turnout of crowds for Aung San
Suu Kyi, turned ugly. In the town
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of Mrauk Oo Aung San Suu Kyi intervened with local authorities
by climbing atop a fire truck to prevent them from dispersing
a crowd of 20,000 supporters with water hoses.
Political prisoner releases stopped as of late November,
despite continued appeals from the international community (UN
Special Envoy Razali and UN Special Rapporteur Pinheiro, as
well as the EU, U.S., and others) for the unconditional
release of all political prisoners. Approximately 550
political prisoners have been released since October 2000,
including 380 NLD party members. However, another 1,300
``security detainees'' still remain in detention, including
approximately 110 NLD party members and 17 elected MPs.
There were also new arrests. Approximately 60 political
activists, mostly teachers, lawyers, and students, were
detained by the government between August 2002 and March 2003
on charges including conspiracy to commit terrorist acts for
the simple peaceful expression of political dissent. Due to
international pressure, most of these activists were released
within days, but one died while in detention (apparently from
a lack of medical care), while several were convicted of
offences carrying sentences of seven years or more.
In February 2003 Aung San Suu Kyi was involved in a minor
civil law suit brought by a relative that appeared to be
politically motivated. Aung San Suu Kyi counter-sued. Both
were found guilty. She and other NLD leaders characterized the
initial suit as being instigated by the regime and politically
motivated. She was given a choice of paying a small fine or
being jailed for a week. She refused to admit guilt by paying
the fine and indicated her willingness to be jailed for a week
as a result. The government then issued a ``suspension of
judgment'' decree as several thousand NLD supporters gathered
outside the courthouse.
Most seriously, the regime has shown no inclination to engage
the democratic opposition in meaningful political dialogue.
The government arranged meetings between Aung San Suu Kyi and
the Minister of Education and others, but the NLD leader made
clear to UN Special Envoy Razali in October that there was
``no real dialogue'' with the regime. There were also signs of
Senior General Than Shwe's frustration with the lack of
increased aid or reduced sanctions.
The hamstrung status quo has frustrated a number of concerned
countries. Australian Foreign Minister Downer, Japan's Deputy
Foreign Minister Tanaka, and the EU Troika visited Burma over
the past several months and Japan's Prime Minister Koizumi
reportedly weighed in on behalf of reform at ASEAN Summit in
Phnom Penh in November; however, no one has yet been able to
move the process forward. At the most recent meeting of the
U.N. Contact Group on Burma, held in Tokyo in February, there
was little consensus on next steps and what new strategies
could be effective. Both the EU and the United States are now
considering the advisability of increasing sanctions on Burma.
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Counternarcotics
The United States judged earlier this year that Burma had
``failed demonstrably'' to make substantial efforts to
cooperate on narcotics matters, primarily due to the failure
to stem the production and flow of amphetamine-type stimulants
into neighboring countries. At the same time, the USG has
sustained a successful program of cooperation between police
authorities in Burma and the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration. Since 1993 the USG and GOB have cooperated on
annual opium yield surveys in Burma and with UNODC and other
donors on opium reduction and crop substitution programs. In
June 2002, the United States pledged an additional $700,000 to
support UNODC's Wa Alternative Development Project, which
helped reduce opium production in the territories of one of
the most notorious former insurgent groups, the United Wa
State Army.
While Burma is the world's second largest producer of illicit
opium, its overall production in 2002 was only a fraction of
its production in the mid-1990s. According to the joint U.S./
Burma opium yield survey, opium production in Burma totaled no
more than 630 metric tons in 2002, down 26 percent from 2001,
and less than one-quarter of the 2,560 metric tons produced in
Burma in 1996. Burma's success in reducing the production of
opium and heroin, however, has been offset by increasing
production of amphetamine-type stimulants, particularly in
outlying regions governed by former insurgents that are not
under the effective control of the Rangoon government.
According to some estimates, as many as 400 to 800 million
methamphetamine tablets may be produced in Burma each year.
Due to the mobile, small-scale nature of the methamphetamine
production facilities both reliable data and effective law
enforcement measures are difficult. Burma does not have a
chemical industry, and as far as we know, does not produce any
of the precursors for synthetic drugs. This highlights the
regional character of this problem and the need for regional
cooperation to put an end to drug flows from the region.
There are reliable reports that individual Burmese officials
in outlying areas are involved in narcotics production or
trafficking or offering protection for these activities. In
addition, while the government says it urges former ethnic
insurgents to curb narcotics production and trafficking in
their self-administered areas along the Chinese border, it has
only recently, with the support and assistance of China, begun
to crack down hard on some of these groups. Since September
2001, it has begun to enforce pledges from these former
insurgent groups to make their self-administered areas opium-
free and has pressured groups (including the Wa and the Kokang
Chinese) into issuing decrees outlawing narcotics production
and trafficking in areas under their control. According to
early reports from UNODC's opium surveyors, the cultivation in
traditional growing areas has been reduced. However, the Wa
have not committed to eliminating narcotics production until
2005. The Burmese junta gauges that any military operation to
end production would be extremely costly.
In recent years, Burma continues to improve its cooperation
with neighboring states, particularly China. In 2001, Burma
signed memoranda of understanding on narcotics control with
both China and Thailand. The MOU with China established a
framework for joint operations, which in turn led to a series
of arrests and renditions of major traffickers in 2001 and
2002, many of whom were captured in the former insurgents'
self-administered
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areas. Over the past two years Burma has returned over 30
Chinese fugitives to China, including principals from one
group that China described as ``the largest armed drug-
trafficking gang in the Golden Triangle.'' Burma's MOU with
Thailand has committed both sides to closer police cooperation
on narcotics control and to the establishment of three joint
``narcotics suppression coordination stations'' at major
crossing points on the border. Recent visits by Thai Prime
Minister Thaksin and other Thai officials to Rangoon made
narcotics cooperation a centerpiece of bilateral relations. In
addition, India participated in a January 2003 meeting with
China and Burma in Rangoon on precursor control. As a result,
India is now exploring the possibility of establishing a 100-
mile wide ``restricted area'' within which any possession of
ephedrine, acetic anhydride, or other drug precursors would be
criminalized. If adopted by Thailand and China, such action
could have a major impact on amphetamine production in areas
not under Rangoon's effective control.
Burma is part of every major multilateral narcotics control
program in the region. It is a party to the 1961 UN Single
Convention, the 1971 UN Convention on Psychotropic Substances,
and the 1988 UN Drug Convention. It has also announced that it
will shortly adhere to the 1972 Protocol to the 1961 Single
Convention. Burma has also supported UNODC's 1993 Memorandum
of Understanding that was signed among the six regional
states_Burma, China, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia_to
control narcotics production. Finally, as China and Thailand
have become more active multilaterally, Burma has joined all
trilateral and quadrilateral programs organized by either to
coordinate counter-narcotics efforts among the four states of
the Golden Triangle (Laos, Burma, China, and Thailand).
Under pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF),
the Government of Burma has taken action on money laundering
issues. In June 2002 the GOB enacted a new money laundering
law that criminalized money laundering in connection with most
major offenses, including terrorism and narcotics trafficking.
A Central Control Board chaired by the Minister of Home
Affairs was established in July; training for financial
investigators was conducted in Rangoon and Mandalay in August
and September, and the initial investigations were begun in
July 2002. Using the provisions of the law, assets have been
frozen and/or seized in several major narcotics-related cases.
With assistance from UNODC, the Burmese government is also in
the process of drafting a new mutual legal assistance law,
which should lay the groundwork for judicial and law
enforcement cooperation across borders in the prosecution of
money laundering and other cases.
The Quality of Life in Burma
The Economy: Economic developments in Burma were punctuated in
February and March 2003 by a banking crisis centered on
several major private banks. Undermined by soaring inflation
and government restrictions on interest rates, Burma's private
banks were shaken to their roots by the collapse of several
unofficial financial institutions in January 2003. During
February, approximately 40 percent of the banks' deposits were
withdrawn, obliging the banks to restrict withdrawals, call in
loans, and apply to the Central Bank for emergency assistance.
The run has focused on private
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banks, especially those with Chinese or Chinese-Burmese
ownership. Government-owned and joint venture banks with
government participation have not been affected, presumably
because the public is more confident of government support in
those cases. Burmese-owned private banks have also escaped the
extreme pressures applied to the Chinese-owned banks,
presumably again because depositors are more confident of
government support in those cases.
Looking ahead, several private banks may fail within the next
several months. Since the private banks hold a majority of
bank deposits in Burma, this will have a major impact on their
customers' savings and on the payments system throughout
Burma. A good portion of the inflation that plagued Burma over
the past two years was generated by the uncontrolled credit
and investment operations of the informal financial
institutions, which have now collapsed. With them gone and the
banking system crippled by the current run, inflation should
decline, while the kyat, now suddenly in short supply,
strengthens. Since the start of the crisis in February, the
values of both gold and the dollar have fallen by about 20
percent against the kyat, while general price inflation has
moderated. Both trends should continue in the months ahead.
In the energy sector, some good luck has saved the government
from the consequences of a string of disastrous public
investment decisions. As it turns out, a crash government
exploration program has turned up enough natural gas onshore
to ensure against a recurrence of the severe load shedding and
blackouts that plagued the economy in 2002. Where in January
2002 the nation's peak generating capacity was sufficient to
meet only about two-thirds of the nation's peak demand, it now
appears that all, or virtually all customers in Rangoon and
other major cities are getting electricity on a regular basis.
In 2004, several major hydropower projects are due to come on
line and, provided that the new-found gas holds out that long,
Burma may finally be able to put its long-running energy
problems behind it.
In the fiscal budget, the situation continues to be desperate,
but not so desperate as thought earlier. There, a failed
fiscal concept, in which the GOB attempted to run the entire
government on the basis of the profits of the state-owned
enterprises, has left the GOB without any basis for long-term
planning, as profits have turned to losses in one state-owned
enterprise after another. In fact, in Burma's fiscal year
2001/2002, the deficits of the state-owned enterprises
actually absorbed all the revenues collected by the
government, leaving the government proper (i.e., the army, the
navy, the health and education services, and all ministerial
operations) to run on the basis of monies borrowed from the
Central Bank. This has over the past two years produced a
rapid expansion of the money supply, a commensurate increase
in inflation and a sharp depreciation in the value of the
domestic currency.
The collapse of the informal financial institutions has had a
deflationary effect. Previously propped-up asset values have
collapsed and relatively high interest rates for savers have
also gone away. Thus, the inflation associated with the
government's mismanaged fiscal expansion will have less
impact.
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Human Rights: The Government of Burma severely abuses the
human rights of its citizens. Burmese do not have the right to
change their government. Nor is there any real freedom of
speech, press, assembly, association, or travel. Religious
minorities (particularly Christians and Muslims) are
discriminated against and any form of proselytizing activity
is actively discouraged. Burma was designated a Country of
Particular Concern for particularly severe violations
religious freedom in 2002. Security forces also regularly
monitor citizens' movements and communications, search homes
without warrants, and relocate persons forcibly without
compensation or legal recourse.
Patterns of abuses are worse in ethnic minority areas. These
abuses include censorship, persecution, beatings,
disappearances, extrajudicial executions, the curtailing of
religious freedom, forced relocations, rapes, and forced
labor, including conscription of child soldiers. Several
reports by non-governmental organizations have been published
this year alleging human rights abuses by the Burmese military
on Burmese civilians including rapes of hundreds of women
between 1992 and 2001. The regime initially denied these
charges but, after conducting investigations, conceded that it
had identified five cases (out of the 173 presented by SHRF)
whose circumstances approximate those described by SHRF. The
international community is calling for an independent
investigation by competent officials from outside Burma
conducting private interviews with victims in an atmosphere of
security and free of reprisals. In March 2003, UN Special
Rapporteur for Human Rights Pinheiro visited Burma to discuss
the human rights situation there, including prospects for an
independent, credible investigation of the rape allegations.
However, he cut his visit short when he learned that his
supposedly confidential discussions with political prisoners
were being monitored by Burmese authorities.
In August 2002, a Burma Army Captain raped a four-year-old
girl in a village in Kayah State, and local officials
attempted to cover up the crime when villagers first
complained to them. However, the government has since taken
action. The Captain was brought back to Rangoon in handcuffs,
and the Commander and Deputy Commander of the Captain's
battalion were relieved of command for their mishandling of
the incident. Reportedly, there have been no reprisals against
the villagers.
There had been no releases of political prisoners since late
November 2002 until shortly before Pinheiro arrived in March
2003. The regime claimed to have released 45 prisoners on
March 16, including ``elderly inmates, females either pregnant
or with young children, and those incarcerated for disturbing
peace and tranquility.'' Three to four of those released were
NLD members. Approximately 550 political prisoners have been
released since October 2000, including approximately 380 NLD
party members. However another 1,300 ``security detainees''
(including pro-democracy activists, lawyers, students,
teachers, journalists, insurgents, and those accused of aiding
insurgents) still remain in prison. Of these, about 110 are
NLD members and 17 are elected Members of Parliament. Another
400 prisoners (mainly mothers with young children) were
released on humanitarian grounds. U.N. Special Rapporteur
Pinheiro and U.N. Special Envoy, along with members of the
international community, have consistently and strongly
pressed for the unconditional release of all political
prisoners. This appeal has thus far not been answered. The
United States continues to recognize
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the results of the 1990 elections and will continue to push
for the full restoration of the civil and political rights of
the people of Burma.
Instead of more releases of prisoners, as pledged, arrests of
political activists continued in late 2002 and early 2003.
Between August 2002 and March 2003, the government detained
approximately 60 activists for peaceably promoting democracy
and freedom. While most of these activists were released
within days of their arrest, there were reports that several
were beaten or otherwise abused while in detention. In
addition, one detainee died (apparently as a result of a lack
of medical attention), while others were convicted and sent to
prison for periods of seven years or more. However, the
aggregate number of political prisoners and security detainees
has decreased by dozens at least in the period covered by this
report.
The regime has allowed the United Nations High Commission on
Refugees to maintain a presence in northern Rakhine State,
providing support and protection services to more than 230,000
Rohingya Muslims who have returned from Bangladesh. After
nearly a decade, however, some 22,000 Rohingya refugees still
remain in two refugee camps in Bangladesh and another
estimated 200,000 Rohingya live illegally in southernmost
Bangladesh. In spite of ongoing repatriation efforts, for the
last few years repatriations to Burma have not kept up with
the camp birthrates and restrictions on movement in Burma have
made life exceedingly difficult for this population. There are
concerns that members of this disenfranchised population have
been recruited by terrorist organizations.
Furthermore, more than 132,000 other Burmese ethnic minority
displaced persons live in several refugee camps along the
border in Thailand, and an estimated two million Burmese, both
ethnic minorities and ethnic Burmans, live illegally in
Thailand; many of these are economic migrants rather than
political refugees. The tens of thousands of Burmese and
ethnic minorities living illegally in the countries
surrounding Burma are willing to endure an often perilous
existence because they believe it is even more dangerous to
return to Burma.
Forced labor also remained an issue of serious concern to the
international community, despite some (still relatively
ineffective) government efforts to control the practice. In
June 2000, the International Labor Conference concluded that
the Government of Burma had not taken effective action to deal
with the use of forced labor in the country and, for the first
time in the history of the International Labor Organization
(ILO), it called on all ILO members to review their policies
to ensure that those policies did not support forced labor.
The ILO Governing Body implemented this decision in November
2000. The United States strongly supported this decision.
Over the past 18 months, the Government of Burma has slowly
begun to work with the ILO on procedural measures to address
the problem. In September 2001, it allowed an ILO High Level
Team to visit Burma to assess the situation. That team
concluded that the GOB had made an ``obvious, but uneven''
effort to curtail the use of forced labor, but that forced
labor persisted, particularly in areas where the Burma Army
was waging active military campaigns against insurgent forces.
The team recommended that the ILO establish a presence in
Burma, a step that was finally completed in October 2002 with
the opening of an ILO Liaison Office in Rangoon. In
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August 2002, the ILO began field visits to sites along the
Thai/Burmese border that have been identified by Amnesty
International and other organizations as ``hot spots'' for
forced labor and Burmese Army abuse of ethnic minorities. The
ILO Liaison Officer has also attempted to engage the GOB in
discussions to develop a ``viable plan of action'' to
eliminate forced labor as demanded by the ILO Governing Body
in November 2002, but so far these efforts have been
unsuccessful. While the GOB has made some procedural
concessions to ILO demands, the GOB has still not prosecuted
any individual for use of forced labor, and there is abundant
evidence that the centuries-old tradition of forced labor in
Burma continues. As a result, the ILO has continued to press
for an effective investigative body, the appointment of an
independent ombudsman to report on violations, and the
elimination of forced labor in law and practice. The use of
forced labor to build infrastructure for tourist sites appears
to be reduced from levels reported in the late 1990's. In
recent years, there have been isolated reports of forced labor
at tourist sites.
Burma was ranked as a Tier 3 country in the Department's 2002
Trafficking in Persons Report. Since the publication of that
report, the GOB has tried to make more transparent that it is
taking steps against sexual exploitation trafficking, which
most often involves the clandestine movement of Burmese women
and children from ethnic minority areas into Thailand. The
Myanmar National Committee on Women's Affairs has taken
measures to help educate vulnerable populations on the dangers
of trafficking by distributing booklets, producing some media
programming and organizing community talks. The Ministry of
Home Affairs and the Attorney General's office have carried
out arrests and prosecutions of traffickers. The effectiveness
of these efforts appears to be uneven and difficult to
evaluate given the government's overall credibility and the
political climate in the country, but this represents what
seems to be a genuine engagement of some senior government
officials to fighting sex trafficking. The GOB has also
allowed some limited but important NGO and international
organization activity to assist returning trafficking victims
and educate officials, but the government needs to be open to
much more of this kind of cooperation. The GOB has
concentrated its efforts in fighting sex trafficking, although
officials are aware that the international definition of
trafficking in persons also encompasses labor exploitation.
The regime did allow a visit by Amnesty International (AI) in
February 2003. During the visit, the AI delegation met with
government ministers and other officials, as well as with Aung
San Suu Kyi and other members of the NLD. AI used their
meetings with government officials to discuss the conditions
under which political prisoners are held and to call for the
immediate release of 19 prisoners on humanitarian grounds.
The Environment: Illegal logging and illicit trade in wildlife
and wildlife products are overwhelming efforts at protection.
To help deal with both of these issues, the Ministry of
Forestry has instituted a program to increase the size of
protected areas, but pressures are mounting as agricultural
lands expand. Other concerns include threats to reefs and
fisheries and overall water resource management.
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Development of a Multilateral Strategy
U.S. policy goals in Burma include a return to constitutional
democracy, the institution of a rule of law, improved human
rights, national reconciliation, counterterrorism efforts,
regional stability, HIV/AIDS mitigation, combating trafficking
in persons, accounting for missing servicemen from World War
II, and more effective counternarcotics efforts. We encourage
talks between Aung San Suu Kyi and the military government in
the hope that it will lead to meaningful democratic change in
Burma. We also consult regularly, at senior levels, with
countries with major interests in Burma and/or major concerns
regarding Burma's human rights practices.
The United States has co-sponsored annual resolutions at the
UN General Assembly and the UN Commission on Human Rights that
target Burma. We have also supported the ILO's unprecedented
decision on Burma given its failure to deal effectively with
its severe and pervasive forced labor problems. Most
importantly, we strongly support the mission of the UN
Secretary General's Special Representative for Burma, Razali
Ismail, whose efforts are key in facilitating the start of any
meaningful political dialogue between the regime and the NLD.
In coordination with the European Union and others, the United
States has imposed sanctions on Burma. These sanctions include
an arms embargo, a ban on all new U.S. investment in Burma,
the suspension of all bilateral aid, the withdrawal of GSP
privileges, the denial of OPIC and EXIMBANK programs, visa
restrictions on Burma's senior leaders, and a vote against any
loan or other utilization of funds to or for Burma by
international financial institutions in which the United
States has a major interest. We have also maintained our
diplomatic representation at the Charg[eacute] d'Affaires
level since 1990.
Our goal in applying these sanctions is to encourage a
transition to democratic rule and greater respect for human
rights. Nevertheless, we remain concerned about the growing
humanitarian crisis in Burma. In 2002, we initiated a $1
million program to address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in
Burma by funding only international non-governmental
organizations (INGOs) to undertake prevention activities; no
assistance is direct to the regime. Discussions with the
government continue on allowing INGOs to conduct voluntary HIV
testing and counseling, as well as a greater commitment to
more effective prevention, treatment, and care programs,
including for pregnant mothers and high risk groups. We also
use a portion of the funding from the U.S. Burma earmark to
develop programs in support of democracy in Burma, as well as
democracy, social, educational, and governance-related
programs outside Burma. None of these funds are disbursed to
or through the Government of Burma. We will also continue to
examine the potential for cooperation with Burma on terrorism
and narcotics issues. Should there be significant progress in
Burma in coming months on political transition, economic
reform, and human rights, the United States would look
seriously at additional measures that could be applied to
support the process of constructive change. Absent progress,
we will be forced to consider, in conjunction with the
international community, additional sanctions and/or other
measures.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-19 of March 28, 2003
Security Assistance to East Timor: Certification and Report Pursuant to
Section 637(a)(2) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228)
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including section 637(b)(2) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003, I
hereby certify that East Timor has established an independent
armed forces; and that the provision to East Timor of military
assistance in the form of excess defense articles and
international military education and training is in the
national security interests of the United States, and will
promote both human rights in East Timor and the
professionalization of the armed forces of East Timor.
You are hereby authorized and directed to report this
certification, accompanying memorandum of justification, and
report on East Timor security assistance to the Congress, and
to arrange for the publication of this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, March 28, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-20 of April 16, 2003
Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine
Liberation Organization
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 534(d) of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2003, Public Law 108 7, I hereby determine
and certify that it is important to the national security
interests of the United States to waive the provisions of
section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, Public Law
100 204.
This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months from
the date hereof. You are hereby authorized and directed to
transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 16, 2003.
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Memorandum of April 17, 2003
Authority to Hold Harmless and Indemnify in Certain
Circumstances Under One Contract
Memorandum for the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development
1. You are authorized for the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) to exercise authority under
Public Law 85 804, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), to the
same extent and subject to the same conditions and limitations
as the head of a department or agency listed in section 21 of
Executive Order 10789 of November 14, 1958, as amended, with
respect to one contract identified in subparagraph (a) of this
memorandum and solely for the purpose identified in
subparagraph (b).
(a) The contract is for repair and reconstruction in Iraq and
is awarded on or before September 30, 2003.
(b) The purpose is to hold harmless and indemnify with respect
to claims, losses, or damage arising out of or resulting from
exposure, in the course of performance of the contract to
which subparagraph (a) refers, to:
(i) chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear weapons, agents, or
materials;
(ii) land or sea mines or similar explosive devices; or
(iii) unexploded ordnance.
2. The function performed by USAID in awarding the contract to
which paragraph 1 refers is a function connected with the
national defense. There are currently national emergencies
that have been declared by the President in accordance with
applicable law. I deem that the authorization provided by
paragraph 1 and actions taken pursuant to that authorization
would facilitate the national defense.
3. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 17, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-21 of April 21, 2003
Presidential Determination Under the Sudan Peace Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to section 6(b)(1)(A) of the Sudan Peace Act (Public
Law 107 245), I hereby determine and certify that the
Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement
are negotiating in good faith and that negotiations should
continue.
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You are authorized and directed to notify the Congress of this
determination and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 21, 2003.
Memorandum of April 25, 2003
Presidential Determination on Wire Hanger Imports from the People's
Republic of China
Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce[,] the Secretary of Labor[, and]
the United States Trade Representative
Pursuant to section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended
(19 U.S.C. 2451), I have determined the action I will take
with respect to the affirmative determination of the United
States International Trade Commission (USITC Investigation TA
421 2) regarding imports of certain steel wire garment hangers
from China. After considering all relevant aspects of the
investigation, I have determined that providing import relief
for the U.S. wire hanger industry is not in the national
economic interest of the United States. In particular, I find
that import relief would have an adverse impact on the United
States economy clearly greater than the benefits of such
action.
The facts of this case indicate that imposing additional
tariffs on Chinese imports would affect domestic producers
unevenly, favoring one business strategy over another. While
most of the producers would likely realize some income
benefits, additional tariffs would disrupt the long-term
adjustment strategy of one major producer, which is based in
part on distribution of imported hangers, and cause that
producer to incur substantial costs.
In addition, most domestic producers, including the
petitioners, have begun to pursue adjustment strategies. While
these strategies have included consolidation, modernization of
production facilities, and expansion into complementary
products and services, domestic producers are also expanding
their use of imports. Indeed, a substantial part of the surge
in imports during the most recent period measured was brought
in by domestic producers themselves, including the
petitioners.
Moreover, after 6 years of competing with Chinese imports,
domestic producers still account for over 85 percent of the
U.S. wire hanger market. With this dominant share of the
market, domestic producers have the opportunity to adjust to
competition from Chinese imports even without import relief.
Furthermore, there is a strong possibility that if additional
tariffs on Chinese wire hangers were imposed, production would
simply shift to third countries, which could not be subject to
section 421's China-specific restrictions. In that event,
import relief would have little or no benefit for any domestic
producer.
Additional tariffs would have an uneven impact on domestic
distributors of wire hangers. For some distributors, the
tariffs would likely lead to some
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income benefits. However, the tariffs would likely harm other
distributors in light of their business models.
Additional tariffs would also likely have a negative effect on
the thousands of small, family-owned dry-cleaning businesses
across the United States that would either have to absorb the
resulting increased costs or pass them on to their customers.
The circumstances of this case make clear that the U.S.
national economic interest would not be served by the
imposition of import relief under section 421. I remain fully
committed to exercising the important authority granted to me
under section 421 when the circumstances of a particular case
warrant it.
Section 421 is not the only avenue available to the
petitioning domestic producers as they seek to adjust to
import competition. I hereby direct the Secretary of Commerce
and the Secretary of Labor to expedite consideration of any
Trade Adjustment Assistance applications received from
domestic hanger producers or their workers and to provide such
other requested assistance or relief as they deem appropriate,
consistent with their statutory mandates.
The United States Trade Representative is authorized and
directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 25, 2003.
Memorandum of May 6, 2003
Delegation of the Functions of the President Under the Heading ``Iraq
Relief and Reconstruction Fund'' in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of Defense[, and]
the Director of the Office of Managment and Budget
The functions of the President under the heading ``Iraq Relief
and Reconstruction Fund'' in the Emergency Wartime
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law 108 11),
including with respect to apportionment, reimbursement,
consultation, transfer of funds, retransfer of funds, and
acceptance and crediting of contributions, are assigned to the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
In accordance with Presidential direction relating to Iraq
relief and reconstruction, multiple agencies are deployed with
the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance
(ORHA) and are serving as implementing partners or executing
agents for programs and projects. These agencies will identify
funding requirements for such programs and projects through
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ORHA. OMB will work with ORHA to transfer funds to the
appropriate implementing agency. The Director of OMB shall
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense or his designee prior
to apportioning funds. With respect to programs administered
by the Department of State or the United States Agency for
International Development, the Director of OMB shall
coordinate with the Secretary of State or his designee prior
to apportioning funds.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is
authorized and directed to publish this Memorandum in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, May 6, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-22 of May 6, 2003
Presidential Determination on Eligibility of Serbia and Montenegro to
Receive Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including by section 503(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section
3(a)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act, I hereby find that the
furnishing of defense articles and services to Serbia and
Montenegro will strengthen the security of the United States
and promote world peace.
You are hereby authorized and directed to report this finding
to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, May 6, 2003.
Memorandum of May 7, 2003
Report to the Congress on Tibet Negotiations
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
The provisions under the heading ``Tibet Negotiations'' in
section 613(b) of the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, as contained
in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107 228), state that a report must be prepared 180
days following enactment, and every 12 months thereafter,
concerning the steps taken by the President and the Secretary
to encourage the Government of the People's Republic of China
to enter into
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dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives leading to
a negotiated agreement on Tibet. The report is also to address
the status of any discussions between the People's Republic of
China and the Dalai Lama or his representatives.
You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register and to transmit the
attached report to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington May 7, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-23 of May 7, 2003
Suspending the Iraq Sanctions Act, Making Inapplicable
Certain Statutory Provisions Related to Iraq, and Delegating Authorities,
under the Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Commerce
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States, including sections 1503 and
1504 of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Act, 2003, Public
Law 108 11 (the ``Act''), and section 301 of title 3, United
States Code, I hereby:
(1) suspend the application of all of the provisions, other
than section 586E, of the Iraq Sanctions Act of 1990, Public
Law 101 513, and
(2) make inapplicable with respect to Iraq section 620A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Public Law 87 195, as amended
(the ``FAA''), and any other provision of law that applies to
countries that have supported terrorism.
In addition, I delegate the functions and authorities
conferred upon the President by:
(1) section 1503 of the Act to submit reports to the
designated committees of the Congress to the Secretary of
Commerce, or until such time as the principal licensing
responsibility for the export to Iraq of items on the Commerce
Control List has reverted to the Department of Commerce, to
the Secretary of the Treasury; and,
(2) section 1504 of the Act to the Secretary of State.
The functions and authorities delegated herein may be further
delegated and redelegated to the extent consistent with
applicable law.
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The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish
this determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington May 7, 2003.
Notice of May 16, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma
On May 20, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 13047,
certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104 208), that the
Government of Burma has committed large-scale repression of
the democratic opposition in Burma after September 30, 1996,
thereby invoking the prohibition on new investment in Burma by
United States persons contained in that section. The President
also declared a national emergency to deal with the threat
posed to the national security and foreign policy of the
United States by the actions and policies of the Government of
Burma, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.
Because actions and policies of the Government of Burma
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of the United States, the
national emergency declared on May 20, 1997, and the measures
adopted on that date to deal with that emergency must continue
in effect beyond May 20, 2003. Therefore, in accordance with
section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency
with respect to Burma. This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington May 16, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-24 of May 29, 2003
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
Amended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of
1974, as amended, Public Law 93 618, 88 Stat. 1978
(hereinafter the ``Act''), I determine, pursuant to section
402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further
extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402 of
the
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Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402
of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the
waiver applicable to Vietnam will substantially promote the
objectives of section 402 of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, May 29, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-25 of May 29, 2003
Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as
Amended--Continuation of Waiver Authority for the Republic of Belarus
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of
1974, as amended, Public Law 93 618, 88 Stat. 1978
(hereinafter the ``Act''), I determine, pursuant to section
402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further
extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402 of
the Act will substantially promote the objectives of section
402 of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the
waiver applicable to Belarus will substantially promote the
objectives of section 402 of the Act. You are authorized and
directed to publish this determination in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, May 29, 2003.
Notice of June 10, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of Nuclear
Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile
Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation
On June 21, 2000, the President issued Executive Order 13159
(the ``Order'') blocking property and interests in property of
the Government of the Russian Federation that are in the
United States, that hereafter come within the United States,
or that are or hereinafter come within the possession or
control of United States persons that are directly related to
the implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Russian
Federation Concerning the Disposition of Highly Enriched
Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, dated February 18,
1993, and related contracts and agreements (collectively, the
``HEU Agreements''). The HEU Agreements allow
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for the downblending of highly enriched uranium derived from
nuclear weapons to low enriched uranium for peaceful
commercial purposes. The Order invoked the authority, inter
alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1701 et seq., and declared a national emergency to deal
with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the
risk of nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of a
large volume of weapons-usable fissile material in the
territory of the Russian Federation.
A major national security goal of the United States is to
ensure that fissile material removed from Russian nuclear
weapons pursuant to various arms control and disarmament
agreements is dedicated to peaceful uses (such as downblended
to low enriched uranium for peaceful commercial uses), subject
to transparency measures, and protected from diversion to
activities of proliferation concern. Pursuant to the HEU
Agreements, weapons-grade uranium extracted from Russian
nuclear weapons is converted to low enriched uranium for use
as fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. The Order blocks and
protects from attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process the property and
interests in property of the Government of the Russian
Federation that are directly related to the implementation of
the HEU Agreements and that are in the United States, that
hereafter come within the United States, or that are or
hereafter come within the possession or control of United
States persons.
The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must
continue beyond June 21, 2003, to provide continued protection
from attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process for the property and
interests in property of the Government of the Russian
Federation that are directly related to the implementation of
the HEU Agreements and subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
year the national emergency with respect to weapons-usable
fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington June 10, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-26 of June 13, 2003
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States, including
section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law
104 45) (the ``Act''), I hereby determine that it is necessary
to protect the national security interests of the United
States to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set
forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act. My Administration
remains committed to beginning the process of moving our
embassy to Jerusalem.
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You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the Congress, accompanied by a report in
accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, and to publish the
determination in the Federal Register.
This suspension shall take effect after transmission of this
determination and report to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 13, 2003.
Notice of June 20, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans
On June 26, 2001, by Executive Order 13219, I declared a
national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans
pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
(50 U.S.C. 1701 1706) to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States constituted by the actions of
persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting,
(i) extremist violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, and elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, or
(ii) acts obstructing implementation of the Dayton Accords in
Bosnia or United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of
June 10, 1999, in Kosovo. Subsequent to the declaration of the
national emergency, the actions of persons obstructing
implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001 in the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have also become a
pressing concern. I amended Executive Order 13219 on May 28,
2003, in Executive Order 13304 to address this concern and to
take additional steps with respect to the national emergency.
Because the actions of persons threatening the peace and
international stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of the United States, the
national emergency declared on June 26, 2001, and the measures
adopted on that date and thereafter to deal with that
emergency must continue in effect beyond June 26, 2003.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1
year the national emergency with respect to the Western
Balkans.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 20, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-27 of June 30, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002, title II
of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.), I hereby
determine that:
(1) Gabon, the Gambia, Mongolia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and
Tajikistan have each entered into an agreement with the United
States pursuant to Article 98 of the Rome Statute preventing
the International Criminal Court from proceeding against U.S.
personnel present in such countries and waive the prohibition
of section 2007(a) of the American Servicemembers' Protection
Act with respect to these countries for as long as such
agreement remains in force;
(2) it is important to the national interest of the United
States to waive, until November 1, 2003, the prohibition of
section 2007(a) with respect to Afghanistan, Djibouti,
Democratic Republic of Congo, East Timor, Ghana, Honduras, and
Romania, and waive that prohibition with respect to these
countries until that date; and
(3) it is important to the national interest of the United
States to waive, until January 1, 2004, the prohibition of
section 2007(a) with respect to Albania, Bolivia, Bosnia-
Herzegovina, Botswana, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Mauritius, Nigeria, Panama, and Uganda, and waive that
prohibition with respect to these countries until that date.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, June 30, 2003.
Memorandum of July 8, 2003
Delegation of Authority Under Section 204(a) of the Notification and
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law
107-174)
Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Personnel Managment
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United
States Code, I hereby delegate to the Director of the Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) the authority vested in the
President by section 204(a) of the Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (the
``Act'') (Public Law 107 174). The Director of OPM shall
ensure that rules,
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regulations, and guidelines issued in the exercise of such
authority take appropriate account of the needs of executive
agencies in the accomplishment of their respective missions,
specifically including the specialized needs of agencies with
diplomatic, military, intelligence, law enforcement, security,
and protective missions. The Director shall consult the
Attorney General and such other officers of the executive
branch as the Director of OPM may determine appropriate in the
exercise of authority delegated by this memorandum.
This memorandum is intended to improve the internal management
of the Federal Government and is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or equity or otherwise against the United
States, its departments, agencies, instrumentalities,
entities, officers or employees, or any other person.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, July 8, 2003.
Memorandum of July 22, 2003
Report to the Congress Consistent With the Afghanistan
Freedom Support Act of 2002
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 206(c) of the Afghanistan Freedom
Support Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 327 of December 4, 2002),
you are hereby authorized and directed to transmit the
attached report on implementation of the strategies for
meeting the immediate and long-term security needs of
Afghanistan to the appropriate committees of the Congress.
You are also authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, July 22, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-28 of July 29, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the
``Act''), title II of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et
seq.), I hereby:
Determine that Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Djibouti, Mauritius, and Zambia have each entered into an
agreement with the United States pursuant to Article 98 of the
Rome Statute preventing the International Criminal Court from
proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such countries;
and
Waive the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act
with respect to these countries for as long as such agreement
remains in force.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, July 29, 2003.
Notice of July 31, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq
On August 2, 1990, by Executive Order 12722, President Bush
declared a national emergency with respect to Iraq pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United
States constituted by the actions and policies of the
Government of Iraq_the Saddam Hussein regime. By Executive
Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of August 9, 1990,
the President imposed trade sanctions on Iraq and blocked
Iraqi government assets. Additional measures were taken with
respect to this national emergency by Executive Order 13290 of
March 20, 2003. Because of the continued instability in Iraq,
the United States and Coalition partners' role as the
temporary authority in Iraq, and the need to ensure the
establishment of a process leading to representative Iraqi
self-rule, the national emergency declared on August 2, 1990,
and the measures adopted on August 2 and August 9, 1990, and
March 20, 2003, to deal with that emergency must continue in
effect beyond August 2, 2003. Therefore, in accordance with
section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency
with respect to Iraq.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, July 31, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-29 of August 4, 2003
Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section (2)(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I
hereby determine that it is important to the national interest
that up to $26 million be made available from the U.S.
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for a
contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for
Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to meet
unexpected, urgent refugee needs in the West Bank and Gaza.
You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate
committees of the Congress of this determination and the
obligation of funds under this authority, and to arrange for
the publication of this memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 4, 2003.
Notice of August 7, 2003
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations
On August 17, 2001, consistent with the authority provided me
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 170l et seq.), I issued Executive Order 13222. In that
order, I declared a national emergency with respect to the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy, and economy of the United States in light of
the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as
amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.). Because the Export
Administration Act has not been renewed by the Congress, the
national emergency declared on August 17, 2001, and renewed on
August 14, 2002, must continue in effect beyond August 17,
2003. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing
for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13222.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 7, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-30 of August 7, 2003
Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions Under Section 604 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-228)
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority contained in section 604 of the
FY 2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107
228) (the ``Act''), and with reference to the determinations
set out in the report to the Congress transmitted herewith,
consistent with section 603 of that Act, regarding
noncompliance by the PLO and the Palestinian Authority with
certain commitments, I hereby impose the sanction set out in
section 604(a)(2) ``Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office in
the United States.'' This sanction is imposed for a period of
180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next
report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to
the Congress, whichever is later. You are authorized and
directed to transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees the initial report described in section 603 of the
Act.
Furthermore, I hereby determine that it is in the national
security interest of the United States to waive that sanction,
pursuant to section 604 of the Act. This waiver shall be
effective for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or
until such time as the next report required by section 603 of
the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later.
You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 7, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-31 of August 8, 2003
Determination on Turkmenistan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to Presidential Determination 98 7 of December 5,
1997, Turkmenistan was found to be not in violation of
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 402(a) of the Trade
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2432(a) and 2439(a)) (the ``Act'') or
paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection 409(a) of the
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Act. That determination with respect to Turkmenistan is no
longer in effect.
Consistent with section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Act, I determine
that a waiver by Executive Order of the application of
subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act with respect
to Turkmenistan will substantially promote the objectives of
section 402.
On my behalf, please transmit this determination to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President
of the Senate.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 8, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-32 of August 18, 2003
Resumption of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of
Colombia
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1012 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as
amended (22 U.S.C. section 2291 4), I hereby certify, with
respect to Colombia, that: (1) interdiction of aircraft
reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug
trafficking in that country's airspace is necessary because of
the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficking to
the national security of that country; and (2) that country
has appropriate procedures in place to protect against
innocent loss of life in the air and on the ground in
connection with such interdiction, which shall at a minimum
include effective means to identify and warn an aircraft
before the use of force is directed against the aircraft.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish
this determination in the Federal Register and to notify the
Congress of this determination.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 18, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-33 of August 27, 2003
Determination on Export-Import Bank Support for U.S.
Exports to Iraq
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 2(b)(4) of the Export-Import Bank Act
of 1945, as amended, I hereby determine and certify to the
Congress that it is in the national interest for the Export-
Import Bank to guarantee, insure, or extend credit, or
participate in the extension of credit in support of United
States exports to Iraq.
You are directed to report this determination to the Congress
and to provide copies of the justification explaining the
basis for this determination. You are further directed to
publish this determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 27, 2003.
Memorandum of August 29, 2003
Assistance for Voluntary Population Planning
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
On March 28, 2001, I issued a memorandum for the Administrator
of the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) directing that certain conditions be placed on
assistance for family planning activities provided to foreign
nongovernmental organizations by USAID.
Because family planning grants are awarded by the Department
of State outside of USAID as well as through USAID, you are
hereby directed to extend the requirements of the March 28,
2001, memorandum to all assistance for voluntary population
planning furnished to foreign nongovernmental organizations
and appropriated pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act,
whether such assistance is furnished by USAID or any other
bureau, office, or component of the Department of State.
As set forth in the March 28, 2001, memorandum, this policy
applies to certain assistance provided to foreign
nongovernmental organizations. Such organizations do not
include multilateral organizations that are associations of
governments. This policy shall not apply to foreign assistance
furnished pursuant to the United States Leadership Against
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law
108 25).
The foregoing directive is issued consistent with the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the
United States of America, including sections 104 and 104A of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
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You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, August 29, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-34 of September 9, 2003
Presidential Determination on Certification to Permit U.S. Contributions to
the International Fund for Ireland with
Fiscal Year 2002 and 2003 ESF Funds
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 5(c) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement
Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99 415), as amended by section
2811 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in Public Law 105 277),
I hereby certify that I am satisfied that: (1) the Board of
the International Fund for Ireland, as a whole, is broadly
representative of the interests of the communities in Ireland
and Northern Ireland; and (2) disbursements from the
International Fund for Ireland (a) will be distributed to
individuals and entities whose practices are consistent with
principles of economic justice; and (b) will address the needs
of both communities in Northern Ireland and will create
employment opportunities in regions and communities of
Northern Ireland suffering from high rates of unemployment.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this
certification, together with the memorandum of justification
prepared by my Administration, to the Congress and to publish
this certification in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 9, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-35 of September 9, 2003
Presidential Determination with Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts
Regarding Trafficking in Persons
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (Division A of Public Law 106 386) (the
``Act''), I hereby:
Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of
the Act, with respect to Burma, Cuba, Liberia, North Korea,
and Sudan, not to provide certain funding for those countries'
governments for fiscal year 2004,
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until such a government complies with the minimum standards or
makes significant efforts to bring itself into compliance, as
may be determined by the Secretary of State in a report to the
Congress pursuant to section 110(b) of the Act;
Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(3) of the
Act, concerning the determinations of the Secretary of State
with respect to Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Dominican
Republic, Georgia, Greece, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Suriname,
Turkey, and Uzbekistan;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Liberia, that provision to Liberia of the
multilateral assistance described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of
the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise
in the national interest of the United States; and
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Sudan for all programs, projects, or activities of
assistance as may be necessary to implement a peace accord,
that provision to Sudan of the multilateral assistance
described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act for such
programs, projects, or activities would promote the purposes
of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the
United States.
The certification required by section 110(e) of the Act is
provided herewith.
You are hereby authorized and directed to submit this
determination to the Congress, and to publish it in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 9, 2003.
Notice of September 10, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to
Certain Terrorist Attacks
Consistent with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act
(50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national
emergency I declared on September 14, 2001, in Proclamation
7463, with respect to the terrorist attacks at the World Trade
Center, New York, New York, and the Pentagon, and the
continuing and immediate threat of further attacks on the
United States.
By Executive Order 13223 of September 14, 2001, and Executive
Order 13253 of January 16, 2002, I delegated authority to the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation to
order members of the Reserve Components to active duty and to
waive certain statutory military personnel requirements. By
Executive Order 13235 of November 16, 2001, I delegated
authority to the Secretary of Defense to exercise certain
emergency construction authority. By Executive Order 13286 of
February 28, 2003, I transferred the authority delegated to
the Secretary of Transportation in Executive Order 13223 to
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Because the terrorist threat continues, the national emergency
declared on September 14, 2001, and the measures taken on
September 14, 2001, November 16, 2001, and January 16, 2002,
to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond
September 14, 2003. Therefore, I am continuing in effect for
an additional year the national emergency I declared on
September 14, 2001, with respect to the terrorist threat.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 10, 2003.
Memorandum of September 12, 2003
Delegation of Functions Related to Loan Guarantees to Israel
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of
the United States, including section 301 of title 3 of the
United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of
State the functions conferred upon the President under the
heading ``Loan Guarantees to Israel'' in chapter 5 of title I
of the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003
(Public Law 108 11).
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 12, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-36 of September 12, 2003
Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With
the Enemy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of the Treasury
Under section 101(b) of Public Law 95 223 (91 Stat. 1625; 50
U.S.C. App. 5(b) note), and a previous determination on
September 13, 2002 (67 Fed. Reg. 58681), the exercise of
certain authorities under the Trading with the Enemy Act is
scheduled to terminate on September 14, 2003.
I hereby determine that the continuation for 1 year of the
exercise of those authorities with respect to the applicable
countries is in the national interest of the United States.
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Therefore, consistent with the authority vested in me by
section 101(b) of Public Law 95 223, I continue for 1 year,
until September 14, 2004, the exercise of those authorities
with respect to countries affected by:
(1)
the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 500;
(2)
the Transaction Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 505; and
(3)
the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 515.
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to
publish this determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 12, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-37 of September 14, 2003
U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization:
Determination Regarding Funds Under the Heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-
Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'' in Title II of the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations, 2003,
Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law
108-7) (the ``Act'')
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 562 of
Division E of the Act, I hereby determine that it is vital to
the national security interests of the United States to waive
the restriction in that section and provide up to $3.72
million in funds made available under the heading
``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'' in title II of Division E of the Act, for
assistance to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development
Organization (KEDO) for administrative expenses only.
You are hereby authorized and directed to report this
determination and the accompanying Memorandum of
Justification, prepared by my Administration, to the Congress
and to arrange for publication of this determination in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 14, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-38 of September 15, 2003
Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug
Producing Countries for 2004
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107 228) (the
``FRAA''), I hereby identify the following countries as major
drug-transit or major illicit drug producing countries:
Afghanistan, The Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Burma, China,
Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti,
India, Jamaica, Laos, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
The Majors List applies by its terms to ``countries''. The
United States Government interprets the term broadly to
include entities that exercise autonomy over actions or
omissions that could lead to a decision to place them on the
list and, subsequently, to determine their eligibility for
certification. A country's presence on the Majors List is not
necessarily an adverse reflection of its government's
counternarcotics efforts or level of cooperation with the
United States.
Consistent with the statutory definition of a major drug-
transit or drug-producing country set forth in section
481(e)(5) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended
(the ``FAA''), one of the reasons that major drug-transit or
drug producing countries are placed on the list is the
combination of geographical, commercial, and economic factors
that allow drugs to transit or be produced despite the
concerned government's most assiduous enforcement measures.
Consistent with section 706(2)(A) of the FRAA, I hereby
designate Burma and Haiti as countries that have failed
demonstrably during the previous 12 months to adhere to their
obligations under international counternarcotics agreements
and take the measures set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the
FAA. Attached to this report are justifications (statements of
explanation) for each of the countries so designated, as
required by section 706(2)(B).
I have also determined, in accordance with provisions of
section 706(3)(A) of the FRAA, that provision of U.S.
assistance to Haiti in FY 2004 is vital to the national
interests of the United States.
Combating the threat of synthetic drugs remains a priority,
particularly the threat from club drugs, including MDMA
(Ecstasy). Since January, we have redoubled our efforts with
The Netherlands, from which the majority of U.S. MDMA seizures
originate. I commend the Government of The Netherlands for its
efforts to address this scourge, including increased
enforcement, improved risk assessment and targeting
capabilities of passenger aircraft and cargo, and
international cooperation to control precursor chemicals. I
urge the Government of The Netherlands to focus its efforts on
dismantling the significant criminal organizations responsible
for this illicit trade, using all tools available to law
enforcement. Continued progress in implementing our joint
action plan, developed in March, should have a significant
impact on the production and transit of MDMA from The
Netherlands to the United States. Although we have seen a
stabilization of MDMA use rates domestically, there is an
increase in the number of countries in
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which MDMA is produced and trafficked. We will continue to
monitor the threat from synthetic drugs and the emerging
trends.
The United States and Canada are both targeted by
international trafficking organizations. We continue to work
closely with the Government of Canada to stem the flow of
illicit drugs to our countries and across our common borders.
The United States remains concerned about the diversion of
large quantities of precursor chemicals from Canada into the
United States for use in producing methamphetamines. We hope
that Canada's newly implemented control regulations will
disrupt that flow. The United States is also concerned about
widespread Canadian cultivation of high-potency marijuana,
significant amounts of which are smuggled into the United
States from Canada. We will work with the Government of Canada
in the coming year to combat these shared threats to the
security and health of our citizens.
In the 8 months since my January determination that Guatemala
had failed demonstrably in regard to its counternarcotics
responsibilities, the Government of Guatemala has made efforts
to improve its institutional capabilities, adhere to its
obligations under international counternarcotics agreements,
and take measures set forth in U.S. law. These initial steps
show Guatemala's willingness to better its counternarcotics
practices, but the permanence of these improvements has yet to
be demonstrated. I expect Guatemala to continue its efforts
and to demonstrate further progress in the coming year.
We are deeply concerned about heroin and methamphetamine
linked to North Korea being trafficked to East Asian
countries, and are increasingly convinced that state agents
and enterprises in the DPRK are involved in the narcotics
trade. While we suspect opium poppy is cultivated in the DPRK,
reliable information confirming the extent of opium production
is currently lacking. There are also clear indications that
North Koreans traffic in, and probably manufacture,
methamphetamine. In recent years, authorities in the region
have routinely seized shipments of methamphetamine and/or
heroin that had been transferred to traffickers' ships from
North Korean vessels. The April 2003 seizure of 125 kilograms
of heroin smuggled to Australia aboard the North Korean-owned
vessel ``Pong Su'' is the latest and largest seizure of heroin
pointing to North Korean complicity in the drug trade.
Although there is no evidence that narcotics originating in or
transiting North Korea reach the United States, the United
States is intensifying its effort to stop North Korean
involvement in illicit narcotics production and trafficking
and to enhance law-enforcement cooperation with affected
countries in the region to achieve that objective.
You are hereby authorized and directed to submit this report
under section 706 of the FRAA, transmit it to the Congress,
and publish it in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 15, 2003.
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Statement of Explanation
Burma
The United States has determined that Burma failed
demonstrably to make sufficient efforts during the last 12
months to meet its obligations under international
counternarcotics agreements and the counternarcotics
requirements set forth in section 489(a)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
Burma remains among the world's largest producers and
traffickers of amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), and the
world's second largest producer of illicit opium. Although
precise figures are hard to come by, production and
trafficking of methamphetamine from Burma continues to be one
of the most serious problems facing Southeast Asia.
Neighboring countries seized tens of millions of ATS tablets
produced in Burma with precursor chemicals imported from other
countries, and the explosion of synthetic drugs remained a
major threat to national security and public health throughout
the region.
The Government of Burma did little to hinder activities of
drug gangs that operate freely along its borders with China,
Thailand and Laos. Burma also failed to restrict involvement
in illicit narcotics by the largest, most powerful, and most
important trafficking organization in Burma, the United Wa
State Army (UWSA). Major UWSA traffickers continue to operate
with apparent impunity in areas outside government control,
and UWSA involvement in methamphetamine production and
trafficking remains a serious concern.
Implementation of money laundering legislation, enacted in
2002, faltered in 2003. Despite opening a few cases, the
Government of Burma has undertaken no prosecutions, and a
February banking crisis appeared to have halted further
efforts to implement the law. Burma continued to permit UWSA
and other trafficking organizations to own commercial banks
and invest in other economic activities.
While the magnitude of the above issues resulted in a
determination not to certify, Burma's counternarcotics
performance over the past 12 months registered some positive
aspects. Although Burma remains the world's second largest
producer of illicit opium, opium cultivation declined a
further 24 percent, according to the U.N. Office of Drugs and
Crime. While the return of good weather brought much higher
yields, overall production still declined for the sixth
consecutive year.
The Government of Burma cooperated with regional and
international counternarcotics agencies and organizations,
resulting in several cases against traffickers and their
organizations in cooperation with the United States,
Australia, Thailand, China, and others. Burma also signed
agreements in 2003 with China and India on the control of
precursor chemicals.
We urge the Government of Burma to address those areas where
its efforts have fallen far short, and to treat its
counternarcotics obligations with the utmost seriousness.
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Statement of Explanation
Haiti
The United States has determined that Haiti has failed
demonstrably to make sufficient efforts during the last 12
months on counternarcotics issues, including its obligations
under international counternarcotics agreements and
counternarcotics requirements set forth in section 489(a)(1)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as amended). Haiti
remains a transshipment point for drugs moving towards the
United States, and the Government of Haiti (GOH) has done
little to cooperate with the United States to interdict the
flow of drugs destined for the United States or to honor its
commitments as a party to the 1988 U.N. Drug Convention.
With the notable and praiseworthy exceptions of expelling
notorious drug trafficker Jacques Ketant, establishing a
trusted unit of anti-drug agents, and increasing the number of
anti-drug police including coast guardsmen, the GOH has not
met all of the objectives or obtained the results laid out by
the United States Government in its demarche to the GOH this
past year.
The GOH did not: 1) deposit an instrument of ratification of
the OAS anti-corruption convention; 2) draft and introduce
anti-corruption legislation; 3) enforce existing anti-money-
laundering legislation; 4) increase budgetary support for the
Haitian Coast Guard; 5) ensure that asset forfeiture is an
integral part of criminal prosecutions; 6) provide
comprehensive training to judges, prosecutors and law
enforcement personnel; 7) waive the right to exercise
prosecutorial jurisdiction in cases of non-Haitian vessels
interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard, and authorize enforcement of
U.S. law against the vessels, cargo and persons on board; or
8) ratify the 1971 U.N. Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
While Haiti has demonstrably failed, according to the
President's standards for counternarcotics performance, the
U.S. vital national interests require that U.S. assistance to
Haiti continue. As the hemisphere's poorest country, Haiti has
a continued need for assistance to programs that increase
access to education, combat environmental degradation, fight
the spread of HIV/AIDS, reduce trafficking of women and
children, and foster the creation of legitimate business and
employment opportunities. In the long term, these programs can
contribute to democratic development in Haiti and a reduction
in illegal migration. Continuing these types of programs will
also address the root causes of poverty and hopelessness,
factors that contribute to Haitian involvement in the
international drug trade. Suspension of assistance to Haiti
could hamper U.S. efforts to ensure implementation of OAS
Resolution 822, which commits the Government of Haiti to a
series of actions that would promote a climate of security and
confidence for free and fair legislative elections to be held
in 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-39 of September 16, 2003
Classified Information Concerning the Air Force's Operating Location Near
Groom Lake, Nevada
Memorandum for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
[and] the Secretary of the Air Force
I find that it is in the paramount interest of the United
States to exempt the United States Air Force's operating
location near Groom Lake, Nevada, the subject of litigation in
Kasza v. Browner (D. Nev. CV S 94 795 PMP) and Frost v. Perry
(D. Nev. CV S 94 714 PMP), from any applicable requirement for
the disclosure to unauthorized persons of classified
information concerning that operating location. Therefore,
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6961(a), I hereby exempt the Air Force's
operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, from any Federal,
State, interstate or local provision respecting control and
abatement of solid waste or hazardous waste disposal that
would require the disclosure of classified information
concerning the operating location to any unauthorized person.
This exemption shall be effective for the full one-year
statutory period.
Nothing herein is intended to: (a) imply that in the absence
of such a Presidential exemption, the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) or any other provision of law permits
or requires disclosure of classified information to
unauthorized persons; or (b) limit the applicability or
enforcement of any requirement of law applicable to the Air
Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, except
those provisions, if any, that would require the disclosure of
classified information.
The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized and directed to
publish this determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 16, 2003.
Order of September 17, 2003
Designation Under Executive Order 12958
Consistent with the provisions of section 1.3 of Executive
Order 12958 of April 17, 1995, as amended, entitled
``Classified National Security Information,'' I hereby
designate the Director of the Office of Science and Technology
Policy to classify information originally as ``Top Secret.''
Any delegation of this authority shall be in accordance with
section 1.3(c) of Executive Order 12958, as amended.
This order shall be published in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 17, 2003.
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Notice of September 18, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support
Terrorism
On September 23, 2001, by Executive Order 13224, I declared a
national emergency with respect to persons who commit,
threaten to commit, or support terrorism, pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
1706). I took this action to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy,
and economy of the United States constituted by the grave acts
of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign
terrorists, including the terrorist attacks in New York,
Pennsylvania, and on the Pentagon committed on September 11,
2001, and the continuing and immediate threat of further
attacks on United States nationals or the United States.
Because the actions of these persons who commit, threaten to
commit, or support terrorism continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy,
and economy of the United States, the national emergency
declared on September 23, 2001, and the measures adopted on
that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect
beyond September 23, 2003. Therefore, consistent with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I
am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect
to persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support
terrorism.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 18, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-40 of September 24, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002, title II
of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.), I hereby
determine that:
(1) Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Georgia,
and Honduras have each entered into an agreement with the
United States pursuant to Article 98 of the Rome Statute
preventing the International Criminal Court from proceeding
against U.S. personnel present in such countries, and waive
the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the American
Servicemembers' Protection Act with respect to these countries
for as long as such agreement remains in force; and
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(2) it is important to the national security interest of the
United States to waive, for a period of 6 months from the date
of this determination, the prohibition of section 2007(a) with
respect to Guinea, and waive that prohibition with respect to
this country for that period.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 24, 2003.
Notice of September 29, 2003
Report to the Congress on the Memorandum of Understanding Between the
Secretaries of State and Homeland Security Concerning Implementation of
Section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
I have today submitted a report to the Congress setting forth
a Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of Homeland Security governing the
implementation of section 428 of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (Public Law 107 296). The Memorandum of Understanding
will allow the Departments of State and Homeland Security to
work cooperatively to create and maintain an effective,
efficient visa process that secures America's borders from
external threats and ensures that our borders remain open to
legitimate travel to the United States.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 29, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2003-41 of September 30, 2003
Transfer of Funds from International Organizations and
Programs (IO&P) Funds to the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, including section 610 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (FAA), I hereby
determine it is necessary for the purposes of the FAA that the
$25 million in FY 2003 International Organizations and
Programs funds that were reserved to be allocated for the
United Nations Population Fund be transferred to, and
consolidated with, the Child Survival and Health Programs
Fund, and such funds are hereby transferred and consolidated.
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You are hereby authorized and directed to report this
determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 30, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-02 of October 6, 2003
Designation of the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 517 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''),
I hereby designate the Republic of the Philippines as a major
non-NATO ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act
and the Arms Export Control Act.
You are authorized and directed to publish this determination
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 6, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-03 of October 6, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the
``Act''), title II of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et
seq.), I hereby:
Determine that Colombia has entered into an agreement
with the United States pursuant to Article 98 of the Rome
Statute preventing the International Criminal Court from
proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such country; and
Waive the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act
with respect to this country for as long as such agreement
remains in force.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 6, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2004-04 of October 14, 2003
Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine
Liberation Organization
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me under section
534(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003, Public Law 108 7, I
hereby determine and certify that it is important to the
national security interests of the United States to waive the
provisions of section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987,
Public Law 100 204.
This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months from
the date hereof. You are hereby authorized and directed to
transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 14, 2003.
Notice of October 16, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to
Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia
On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President
declared a national emergency consistent with to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States constituted by the actions of significant narcotics
traffickers centered in Colombia, and the extreme level of
violence, corruption, and harm such actions cause in the
United States and abroad.
The order blocks all property and interests in property that
are in the United States or within the possession or control
of United States persons or foreign persons listed in an annex
to the order, as well as of foreign persons determined to play
a significant role in international narcotics trafficking
centered in Colombia. The order similarly blocks all property
and interests in property of foreign persons determined to
materially assist in, or provide financial or technological
support for or goods or services in support of, the narcotics
trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant to
the order, or persons determined to be owned or controlled by,
or to act for or on behalf of, persons designated in or
pursuant to the order. The order also prohibits any
transaction or dealing by United States persons or within the
United States in such property or interests in property.
Because the actions of significant narcotics traffickers
centered in Colombia continue to threaten the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and
to cause an extreme level of violence, corruption, and harm in
the United States and abroad, the national emergency declared
on October 21, 1995, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto
to deal
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with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond October
21, 2003. Therefore, consistent with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing
for 1 year the national emergency with respect to significant
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. This notice shall
be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the
Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 16, 2003.
Memorandum of October 20, 2003
Certification Concerning U.S. Participation in the U.N. Mission in Liberia
Consistent With Section 2005 of the American Servicemembers' Protection Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 2005 of the American Servicemembers'
Protection Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 206; 22 U.S.C. 7421 et
seq.), concerning the participation of members of the Armed
Forces of the United States in certain United Nations
peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations, I hereby
certify that members of the U.S. Armed Forces participating in
the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) are without risk
of criminal prosecution or other assertion of jurisdiction by
the International Criminal Court because, in authorizing the
operation, the United Nations Security Council (in Resolutions
1497 (2003) and 1509 (2003)) has provided for the exclusive
jurisdiction of the contributing State for all acts or
omissions arising out of or related to UNMIL, unless such
exclusive jurisdiction is expressly waived.
You are authorized and directed to submit this certification
to the Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 20, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-05 of October 21, 2003
Presidential Determination on the Sudan Peace Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 6(b)(1)(A) of the Sudan Peace Act
(Public Law 107 245), I hereby determine and certify that the
Government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement
are negotiating in good faith and that negotiations should
continue.
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You are authorized and directed to notify the Congress of this
determination and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 21, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-06 of October 21, 2003
Presidential Determination on FY 2004 Refugee Admissions Numbers and
Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Consistent with Sections 207
and 101(a)(42), respectively, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and
Determination Consistent with Section 2 (b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act, as Amended
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (the ``Act'') (8 U.S.C. 1157), as amended, and after
appropriate consultations with the Congress, I hereby make the
following determinations and authorize the following actions:
The admission of up to 70,000 refugees to the United States during FY 2004
is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national
interest; provided, however, that this number shall be understood as
including persons admitted to the United States during FY 2004 with Federal
refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian immigrant admissions
program, as provided below.
The 70,000 admissions numbers shall be allocated among
refugees of special humanitarian concern to the United States
in accordance with the following regional allocations;
provided, however, that the number allocated to the East Asia
region shall include persons admitted to the United States
during FY 2004 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance
under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 1988, as contained
in section 101(e) of Public Law 100 202 (Amerasian immigrants
and their family members); provided further that the number
allocated to the former Soviet Union shall include persons
admitted who were nationals of the former Soviet Union, or in
the case of persons having no nationality, who were habitual
residents of the former Soviet Union, prior to September 2,
1991:
Africa................................... 25,000
East Asia................................ 6,500
Europe and Central Asia.................. 13,000
Latin America/Caribbean.................. 3,500
Near East/South Asia..................... 2,000
Unallocated Reserve...................... 20,000
The 20,000 unallocated refugee numbers shall be allocated to
regional ceilings as needed. Upon providing notification to
the Judiciary Committees of the Congress, you are hereby
authorized to use unallocated numbers in regions where the
need for additional numbers arises.
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Additionally, upon notification to the Judiciary Committees of
the Congress, you are further authorized to transfer unused
admission numbers allocated to a particular region to one or
more other regions, if there is a need for greater numbers for
the region or regions to which the numbers are being
transferred. Consistent with section 2(b)(2) of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, I hereby
determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying
for admission to the United States as part of the overseas
refugee admissions program will contribute to the foreign
policy interests of the United States and designate such
persons for this purpose.
An additional 10,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made
available during FY 2004 for the adjustment to permanent
resident status under section 209(b) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)) of aliens who have been
granted asylum in the United States under section 208 of the
Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as this is justified by humanitarian
concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.
Consistent with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(42)) and after appropriate consultation with the
Congress, I also specify that, for FY 2004, the following
persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees
for the purpose of admission to the United States within their
countries of nationality or habitual residence:
a. Persons in Vietnam
b. Persons in Cuba
c. Persons in the former Soviet Union
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress immediately and to publish it in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 21, 2003.
Notice of October 29, 2003
Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction
On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, President
Clinton declared a national emergency with respect to the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the
proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons
(weapons of mass destruction) and the means of delivering such
weapons. On July 28, 1998, the President issued Executive
Order 13094 to amend Executive Order 12938 to respond more
effectively to the worldwide threat of proliferation of
weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering such
weapons. Because the proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction and the means of delivering them continues to pose
an unusual
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and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States, the national
emergency first declared on November 14, 1994, must continue
in effect beyond November 14, 2003. Consistent with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I
am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in
Executive Order 12938, as amended.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 29, 2003.
Notice of October 29, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan
On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, the President
declared a national emergency with respect to Sudan pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United
States constituted by the actions and policies of the
Government of Sudan. Because the actions and policies of the
Government of Sudan continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States, the national emergency declared
on November 3, 1997, and the measures adopted on that date to
deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond
November 3, 2003. Therefore, consistent with section 202(d) of
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am
continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to
Sudan.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 29, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-07 of November 1, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002, (the
``Act''), title II of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et
seq.), I hereby determine that:
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Antigua and Barbuda, Botswana, East Timor, Ghana, Malawi,
Nigeria, and Uganda have each entered into an agreement with
the United States pursuant to Article 98 of the Rome Statute
preventing the International Criminal Court from proceeding
against U.S. personnel present in such countries, and waive
the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act with respect to
these countries for as long as such agreement remains in
force; and
It is important to the national security interest of the
United States to waive, for a period of 6 months from the date
of this determination, the prohibition of section 2007(a) with
respect to Romania, and waive that prohibition with respect to
this country for that period.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, November 1, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-08 of November 7, 2003
Waiver of Restrictions on Assistance to Russia under the
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and Title V of the FREEDOM Support
Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 1306 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107 314), I hereby certify that waiving the
restrictions contained in subsection (d) of section 1203 of
the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952),
as amended, and the requirements contained in section 502 of
the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5852) during Fiscal Year
2004 with respect to the Russian Federation is important to
the national security interests of the United States.
I have enclosed the unclassified report described in section
1306(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2003, together with a classified annex.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this certification
and report with its classified annex to the Congress and to
arrange for the publication of this certification in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, November 7, 2003.
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Notice of November 12, 2003
Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
On November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, the President
declared a national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States constituted by the situation in Iran. Because
our relations with Iran have not yet returned to normal, and
the process of implementing the January 19, 1981, agreements
with Iran is still underway, the national emergency declared
on November 14, 1979, must continue in effect beyond November
14, 2003. Therefore, consistent with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing
for 1 year this national emergency with respect to Iran.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, November 12, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-09 of November 21, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the
``Act''), title II of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et
seq.), I hereby:
Determine that it is important to the national
interest of the United States to waive the prohibition of
section 2007 (a) with respect to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Slovakia, and Slovenia, with respect to military
assistance for only certain specific projects that I have
decided are needed to support the process of integration of
these countries into NATO, or to support Operation ENDURING
FREEDOM or Operation IRAQI FREEDOM; and
Waive the prohibition with respect to the projects
referred to above for these countries.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
and the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, prepared by
my Administration,
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to the Congress, and to arrange for publication of this
determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, November 21, 2003.
Memorandum of December 5, 2003
Transfer of Funds Appropriated to the President under the heading Operating
Expenses of the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Delegation of the
Functions of the President under the heading Iraq Relief and Reconstruction
Fund, in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for
the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of Defense[, and]
the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States of America, including section 632 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2392), I
hereby direct as follows:
1. The funds appropriated to the President under the heading
Operating Expenses of the Coalition Provisional Authority in
the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and
for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (Public
Law 108 106), or in any subsequent appropriation under this
heading, are transferred to the Secretary of Defense, for an
account designated Operating Expenses of the Coalition
Provisional Authority, International Reconstruction and Other
Assistance, Army.
2. The memorandum entitled, ``Delegation of the Functions of
the President under the heading Iraq Relief and Reconstruction
Fund in the Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2003'', dated May 6, 2003, is amended by inserting ``or in any
subsequent appropriation under this heading,'' after the
phrase, ``(Public Law 108 11),''. It is further amended by
deleting all references to ``the Office of Reconstruction and
Humanitarian Assistance'' or ``ORHA,'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``the Coalition Provisional Authority'' or ``CPA,''
respectively.
The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish
this memorandum in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 5, 2003.
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Presidential Determination No. 2004-10 of December 6, 2003
Presidential Determination on Waiver of Conditions on Obligation and
Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction of a Chemical
Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 1306 of
the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2004 (Public Law 108 136) (the ``Act''), I hereby certify that
waiving the conditions described in section 1305 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000
(Public Law 106 65) is important to the national security
interests of the United States, and include herein, for
submission to the Congress, the statement, justification, and
plan described in section 1306 of the Act.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this
certification, including the statement, justification, and
plan to the Congress and to arrange for its publication of
this determination in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 6, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-11 of December 8, 2003
Determination Consistent with Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as amended, and Section 512 of the FY 2002 and 2003 Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Acts
Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of the Treasury[,]
the Secretary of Defense[, and] the Administrator, U.S. Agency for
International Development
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 620(q)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, (22 U.S.C.
2370) and section 512 of the FY 2002 and 2003 Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Acts, (Public Law 107 115 and Public Law 108
7), I hereby determine that the furnishing of assistance to
Liberia is in the national interest of the United States and
waive, with respect to that country, the application of
section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act and section 512
of the FY 2002 and 2003 Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Acts.
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The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report
this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 8, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-12 of December 9, 2003
Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States, including
section 7(a) of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law
104 45) (the ``Act''), I hereby determine that it is necessary
to protect the national security interests of the United
States to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set
forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act. My Administration
remains committed to beginning the process of moving our
embassy to Jerusalem.
You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the Congress, accompanied by a report in
accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, and to publish the
determination in the Federal Register.
This suspension shall take effect after transmission of this
determination and report to the Congress.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 9, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-14 of December 11, 2003
Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions Under Section 604 of the FY 2003 Foreign
Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-228)
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority contained in section 604 of the
FY 2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107
228) (the ``Act''), and with reference to the determinations
set out in the report to the Congress transmitted herewith,
consistent with section 603 of that Act, regarding
noncompliance by the PLO and the Palestinian Authority with
certain commitments, I hereby impose the sanction set out in
section 604(a)(2) ``Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office in
the United States.'' This sanction is imposed for a period of
180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next
report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to
the Congress, whichever is later.
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You are authorized and directed to transmit to the appropriate
congressional committees the report described in section 603
of the Act.
Furthermore, I hereby determine that it is in the national
security interest of the United States to waive that sanction,
pursuant to section 604 of the Act. This waiver shall be
effective for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or
until such time as the next report required by section 603 of
the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later.
You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 11, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-15 of December 16, 2003
Determination to Authorize Drawdown for Afghanistan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense
Consistent with the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, including section 202 and other
relevant provisions of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act
(Public Law 107 327) and section 506 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318, I hereby direct the
drawdown of up to $135 million of defense articles, defense
services, and military education and training from the
Department of Defense for the Transitional Islamic State of
Afghanistan.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report
this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 16, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-16 of December 30, 2003
Designation of the Kingdom of Thailand as a Major Non-NATO Ally
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me, by section 517 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''),
I hereby designate the Kingdom of Thailand as a Major Non-NATO
Ally of the United States for the purposes of the Act and the
Arms Export Control Act.
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You are authorized and directed to publish this determination
in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 30, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-17 of December 30, 2003
Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance to Parties to the
Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of
the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the
``Act''), title II of Public Law 107 206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et
seq.), I hereby:
Determine that Belize, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Panama, and Fiji have each entered into an
agreement with the United States pursuant to Article 98 of the
Rome Statute preventing the International Criminal Court from
proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such countries;
and
Waive the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act
with respect to these countries for as long as such agreement
remains in force.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination
to the Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 30, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-18 of December 30, 2003
Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act with respect
to Assistance to the Government of Azerbaijan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority contained in title II of the
Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107
115), I hereby determine and certify that extending the waiver
of section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992 (Public Law
102 511):
is necessary to support United States efforts to
counter international terrorism;
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is necessary to support the operational readiness of
United States Armed Forces or coalition partners to counter
international terrorism;
is important to Azerbaijan's border security; and
will not undermine or hamper ongoing efforts to
negotiate a peaceful settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
or be used for offensive purposes against Armenia.
Accordingly, I hereby extend the waiver of section 907 of the
FREEDOM Support Act.
You are authorized and directed to notify the Congress of this
determination and to arrange for its publication in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 30, 2003.
Presidential Determination No. 2004-19 of December 30, 2003
Waiver of Restrictions on Assistance to the Republic of Uzbekistan under
the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and Title V of the FREEDOM
Support Act
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 1306 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003
(Public Law 107 314), I hereby certify that waiving the
restrictions contained in subsection (d) of section 1203 of
the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (22 U.S.C. 5952),
as amended, and the requirements contained in section 502 of
the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5852) during Fiscal Year
2004 with respect to the Republic of Uzbekistan is important
to the national security interests of the United States.
I have enclosed the unclassified report described in section
1306(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2003, together with a classified annex.
You are authorized and directed to transmit this certification
and report with its classified annex to the Congress and to
arrange for the publication of this certification in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, December 30, 2003.
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Appendices--Other Presidential Documents
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Editorial note: The following tables include documents issued by the
Executive Office of the President and published in the Federal Register
but not included in title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
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Appendix A--List of Presidential Determinations
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Date of Presidential Determination 69 FR
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Presidential Determination No. 2003-13 of December 11...............5326
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CHAPTER I--EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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100 Standards of conduct........................ 360
101 Public information provisions of the
Administrative Procedures Act........... 360
102 Enforcement of nondiscrimination on the
basis of handicap in programs or
activities conducted by the Executive
Office of the President................. 360
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PART 100_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 7301.
Source: 64 FR 12881, Mar. 16, 1999, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 100.1 Ethical conduct standards and financial disclosure regulations.
Employees of the Executive Office of the President are subject to
the executive branch-wide standards of ethical conduct at 5 CFR part
2635, and the executive branch-wide financial disclosure regulations at
5 CFR part 2634.
PART 101_PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT--Table of Contents
Sec.
101.1 Executive Office of the President.
101.2 Office of Management and Budget.
101.3 Office of Administration.
101.4 National Security Council.
101.5 Council on Environmental Quality.
101.6 Office of National Drug Control Policy.
101.7 Office of Science and Technology Policy.
101.8 Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552.
Source: 40 FR 8061, Feb. 25, 1975 and 55 FR 46067, November 1, 1990,
unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 101.1 Executive Office of the President.
Until further regulations are promulgated, the remainder of the
entities within the Executive Office of the President, to the extent
that 5 U.S.C. 552 is applicable, shall follow the procedures set forth
in the regulations applicable to the Office of Management and Budget (5
CFR Ch. III). Requests for information from these other entities should
be submitted directly to such entity.
Sec. 101.2 Office of Management and Budget.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of Management and
Budget appear at 5 CFR Ch. III.
Sec. 101.3 Office of Administration.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of Administration
appear at 5 CFR part 2502.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
Sec. 101.4 National Security Council.
Freedom of Information regulations for the National Security Council
appear at 32 CFR Ch. XXI.
Sec. 101.5 Council on Environmental Quality.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Council on Environmental
Quality appear at 40 CFR Ch. V.
[42 FR 65131, Dec. 30, 1977]
Sec. 101.6 Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of National Drug
Control Policy appear at 21 CFR parts 1400-1499.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
Sec. 101.7 Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of Science and
Technology Policy appear at 32 CFR part 2402.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
Sec. 101.8 Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Freedom of Information regulations for the Office of the United
States Trade Representative appear at 15 CFR part 2004.
[55 FR 46037, Nov. 1, 1990]
PART 102_ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT--Table of Contents
Sec.
102.101 Purpose.
102.102 Application.
102.103 Definitions.
102.104-102.109 [Reserved]
102.110 Self-evaluation.
102.111 Notice.
102.112-102.129 [Reserved]
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102.130 General prohibitions against discrimination.
102.131-102.139 [Reserved]
102.140 Employment.
102.141-102.148 [Reserved]
102.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
102.150 Program accessibility: Existing facilities.
102.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
102.152-102.159 [Reserved]
102.160 Communications.
102.161-102.169 [Reserved]
102.170 Compliance procedures.
102.171-102.999 [Reserved]
Authority: 29 U.S.C. 794.
Source: 53 FR 25879, July 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 102.101 Purpose.
The purpose of this regulation is to effectuate section 119 of the
Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities
Amendments of 1978, which amended section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of handicap in programs
or activities conducted by Executive agencies or the United States
Postal Service.
Sec. 102.102 Application.
This regulation (Sec. Sec. 102.101-102.170) applies to all programs
or activities conducted by the agency, except for programs or activities
conducted outside the United States that do not involve individuals with
handicaps in the United States.
Sec. 102.103 Definitions.
For purposes of this regulation, the term--
Agency means, for purposes of this regulation only, the following
entities in the Executive Office of the President: the White House
Office, the Office of the Vice President, the Office of Management and
Budget, the Office of Policy Development, the National Security Council,
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of the United
States Trade Representative, the Council on Environmental Quality, the
Council of Economic Advisers, the Office of Administration, the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy, and any committee, board, commission, or
similar group established in the Executive Office of the President.
Agency head or head of the agency; as used in Sec. Sec.
102.150(a)(3), 102.160(d) and 102.170 (i) and (j), shall be a three-
member board which will include the Director, Office of Administration,
the head of the Executive Office of the President, agency in which the
issue needing resolution or decision arises and one other agency head
selected by the two other board members. In the event that an issue
needing resolution or decision arises within the Office of
Administration, one of the board members shall be the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget.
Assistant Attorney General means the Assistant Attorney General,
Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice.
Auxiliary aids means services or devices that enable persons with
impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills to have an equal
opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, programs or
activities conducted by the agency. For example, auxiliary aids useful
for persons with impaired vision include readers, Brailled materials,
audio recordings, and other similar services and devices. Auxiliary aids
useful for persons with impaired hearing include telephone handset
amplifiers, telephones compatible with hearing aids, telecommunication
devices for deaf persons (TDD's), interpreters, notetakers, written
materials, and other similar services and devices.
Complete complaint means a written statement that contains the
complainant's name and address and describes the agency's alleged
discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the agency of the
nature and date of the alleged violation of section 504. It shall be
signed by the complainant or by someone authorized to do so on his or
her behalf. Complaints filed on behalf of classes or third parties shall
describe or identify (by name, if possible) the alleged victims of
discrimination.
Facility means all or any portion of buildings, structures,
equipment, roads, walks, parking lots, rolling stock or other
conveyances, or other real or personal property.
Historic preservation programs means programs conducted by the
agency that
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have preservation of historic properties as a primary purpose.
Historic properties means those properties that are listed or
eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places or
properties designated as historic under a statute of the appropriate
State or local government body.
Individual with handicaps means any person who has a physical or
mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
activities, has a record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having
such an impairment.
As used in this definition, the phrase:
(1) Physical or mental impairment includes--
(i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement,
or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems:
Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory,
including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive;
genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; or
(ii) Any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental
retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and
specific learning disabilities. The term ``physical or mental
impairment'' includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and
conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments,
cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis,
cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness,
and drug addiction and alcoholism.
(2) Major life activities includes functions such as caring for
one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking,
breathing, learning, and working.
(3) Has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or
has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that
substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) Is regarded as having an impairment means--
(i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially
limit major life activities but is treated by the agency as constituting
such a limitation;
(ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward
such impairment; or
(iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this
definition but is treated by the agency as having such an impairment.
Qualified individual with handicaps means--
(1) With respect to preschool, elementary, or secondary education
services provided by the agency, an individual with handicaps who is a
member of a class of persons otherwise entitled by statute, regulation,
or agency policy to receive education services from the agency;
(2) With respect to any other agency program or activity under which
a person is required to perform services or to achieve a level of
accomplishment, an individual with handicaps who meets the essential
eligibility requirements and who can achieve the purpose of the program
or activity without modifications in the program or activity that the
agency can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in its
nature;
(3) With respect to any other program or activity, an individual
with handicaps who meets the essential eligibility requirements for
participation in, or receipt of benefits from, that program or activity;
and
(4) ``Qualified handicapped person'' as that term is defined for
purposes of employment in 29 CFR 1613.702(f), which is made applicable
to this regulation by Sec. 102.140.
Section 504 means section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(Pub. L. 93-112, 87 Stat. 394 (29 U.S.C. 794)), as amended by the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974 (Pub. L. 93-516, 88 Stat. 1617);
the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental
Disabilities Amendments of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-602, 92 Stat. 2955); and the
Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-506, 100 Stat. 1810).
As used in this regulation, section 504 applies only to programs or
activities conducted by Executive agencies and not to federally assisted
programs.
Substantial impairment means a significant loss of the integrity of
finished
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materials, design quality, or special character resulting from a
permanent alteration.
Sec. Sec. 102.104-102.109 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.110 Self-evaluation.
(a) The agency shall, by September 6, 1989, evaluate its current
policies and practices, and the effects thereof, that do not or may not
meet the requirements of this regulation and, to the extent modification
of any such policies and practices is required, the agency shall proceed
to make the necessary modifications.
(b) The agency shall provide an opportunity to interested persons,
including individuals with handicaps or organizations representing
individuals with handicaps, to participate in the self-evaluation
process by submitting comments (both oral and written).
(c) The agency shall, for at least three years following completion
of the self-evaluation, maintain on file and make available for public
inspection:
(1) A description of areas examined and any problems identified; and
(2) A description of any modifications made.
Sec. 102.111 Notice.
The agency shall make available to employees, applicants,
participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons such
information regarding the provisions of this regulation and its
applicability to the programs or activities conducted by the agency, and
make such information available to them in such manner as the head of
the agency finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections
against discrimination assured them by section 504 and this regulation.
Sec. Sec. 102.112-102.129 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.130 General prohibitions against discrimination.
(a) No qualified individual with handicaps shall, on the basis of
handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of,
or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or
activity conducted by the agency.
(b)(1) The agency, in providing any aid, benefit, or service, may
not, directly or through contractual, licensing, or other arrangements,
on the basis of handicap--
(i) Deny a qualified individual with handicaps the opportunity to
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service;
(ii) Afford a qualified individual with handicaps an opportunity to
participate in or benefit from the aid, benefit, or service that is not
equal to that afforded others;
(iii) Provide a qualified individual with handicaps with an aid,
benefit, or service that is not as effective in affording equal
opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same benefit, or to
reach the same level of achievement as that provided to others;
(iv) Provide different or separate aid, benefits, or services to
individuals with handicaps or to any class of individuals with handicaps
than is provided to others unless such action is necessary to provide
qualified individuals with handicaps with aid, benefits, or services
that are as effective as those provided to others;
(v) Deny a qualified individual with handicaps the opportunity to
participate as a member of planning or advisory boards;
(vi) Otherwise limit a qualified individual with handicaps in the
enjoyment of any right, privilege, advantage, or opportunity enjoyed by
others receiving the aid, benefit, or service.
(2) The agency may not deny a qualified individual with handicaps
the opportunity to participate in programs or activities that are not
separate or different, despite the existence of permissibly separate or
different programs or activities.
(3) The agency may not, directly or through contractual or other
arrangements, utilize criteria or methods of administration the purpose
or effect of which would--
(i) Subject qualified individuals with handicaps to discrimination
on the basis of handicap; or
(ii) Defeat or substantially impair accomplishment of the objectives
of a program or activity with respect to individuals with handicaps.
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(4) The agency may not, in determining the site or location of a
facility, make selections the purpose or effect of which would--
(i) Exclude individuals with handicaps from, deny them the benefits
of, or otherwise subject them to discrimination under any program or
activity conducted by the agency; or
(ii) Defeat or substantially impair the accomplishment of the
objectives of a program or activity with respect to individuals with
handicaps.
(5) The agency, in the selection of procurement contractors, may not
use criteria that subject qualified individuals with handicaps to
discrimination on the basis of handicap.
(6) The agency may not administer a licensing or certification
program in a manner that subjects qualified individuals with handicaps
to discrimination on the basis of handicap, nor may the agency establish
requirements for the programs or activities of licensees or certified
entities that subject qualified individuals with handicaps to
discrimination on the basis of handicap. However, the programs or
activities of entities that are licensed or certified by the agency are
not, themselves, covered by this regulation.
(c) The exclusion of nonhandicapped persons from the benefits of a
program limited by Federal statute or Executive order to individuals
with handicaps or the exclusion of a specific class of individuals with
handicaps from a program limited by Federal statute or Executive order
to a different class of individuals with handicaps is not prohibited by
this regulation.
(d) The agency shall administer programs and activities in the most
integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified individuals
with handicaps.
Sec. Sec. 102.131-102.139 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.140 Employment.
No qualified individual with handicaps shall, on the basis of
handicap, be subject to discrimination in employment under any program
or activity conducted by the agency. The definitions, requirements, and
procedures of section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C.
791), as established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in
29 CFR part 1613, shall apply to employment in federally conducted
programs or activities.
Sec. 102.141-102.148 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.149 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
Except as otherwise provided in Sec. 102.150, no qualified
individual with handicaps shall, because the agency's facilities are
inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with handicaps, be denied the
benefits of, be excluded from participation in, or otherwise be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity conducted by
the agency.
Sec. 102.150 Program accessibility: Existing facilities.
(a) General. The agency shall operate each program or activity so
that the program or activity, when viewed in its entirety, is readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps. This paragraph
does not--
(1) Necessarily require the agency to make each of its existing
facilities accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps;
(2) In the case of historic preservation programs, require the
agency to take any action that would result in a substantial impairment
of significant historic features of an historic property; or
(3) Require the agency to take any action that it can demonstrate
would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a program or
activity or in undue financial and administrative burdens. In those
circumstances where agency personnel believe that the proposed action
would fundamentally alter the program or activity or would result in
undue financial and administrative burdens, the agency has the burden of
proving that compliance with Sec. 102.150(a) would result in such
alteration or burdens. The decision that compliance would result in such
alteration or burdens must be made by the agency head or his or her
designee after considering all agency resources available for use in the
funding and operation of the conducted program or activity, and must be
accompanied by a written statement of the reasons
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forreaching that conclusion. If an action would result in such an
alteration or such burdens, the agency shall take any other action that
would not result in such an alteration or such burdens but would
nevertheless ensure that individuals with handicaps receive the benefits
and services of the program or activity.
(b) Methods--(1) General. The agency may comply with the
requirements of this section through such means as redesign of
equipment, reassignment of services to accessible buildings, assignment
of aides to beneficiaries, home visits, delivery of services at
alternate accessible sites, alteration of existing facilities and
construction of new facilities, use of accessible rolling stock, or any
other methods that result in making its programs or activities readily
accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps. The agency is
not required to make structural changes in existing facilities where
other methods are effective in achieving compliance with this section.
The agency, in making alterations to existing buildings, shall meet
accessibility requirements to the extent compelled by the Architectural
Barriers Act of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), and any
regulations implementing it. In choosing among available methods for
meeting the requirements of this section, the agency shall give priority
to those methods that offer programs and activities to qualified
individuals with handicaps in the most integrated setting appropriate.
(2) Historic preservation programs. In meeting the requirements of
Sec. 102.150(a) in historic preservation programs, the agency shall
give priority to methods that provide physical access to individuals
with handicaps. In cases where a physical alteration to an historic
property is not required because of Sec. 102.150(a) (2) or (3),
alternative methods of achieving program accessibility include--
(i) Using audio-visual materials and devices to depict those
portions of an historic property that cannot otherwise be made
accessible;
(ii) Assigning persons to guide individuals with handicaps into or
through portions of historic properties that cannot otherwise be made
accessible; or
(iii) Adopting other innovative methods.
(c) Time period for compliance. The agency shall comply with the
obligations established under this section by November 7, 1988, except
that where structural changes in facilities are undertaken, such changes
shall be made by September 6, 1991, but in any event as expeditiously as
possible.
(d) Transition plan. In the event that structural changes to
facilities will be undertaken to achieve program accessibility, the
agency shall develop, by March 6, 1989, a transition plan setting forth
the steps necessary to complete such changes. The agency shall provide
an opportunity to interested persons, including individuals with
handicaps or organizations representing individuals with handicaps, to
participate in the development of the transition plan by submitting
comments (both oral and written). A copy of the transition plan shall be
made available for public inspection. The plan shall, at a minimum--
(1) Identify physical obstacles in the agency's facilities that
limit the accessibility of its programs or activities to individuals
with handicaps;
(2) Describe in detail the methods that will be used to make the
facilities accessible;
(3) Specify the schedule for taking the steps necessary to achieve
compliance with this section and, if the time period of the transition
plan is longer than one year, identify steps that will be taken during
each year of the transition period; and
(4) Indicate the official responsible for implementation of the
plan.
Sec. 102.151 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
Each building or part of a building that is constructed or altered
by, on behalf of, or for the use of the agency shall be designed,
constructed, or altered so as to be readily accessible to and usable by
individuals with handicaps. The definitions, requirements, and standards
of the Architectural Barriers Act (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), as established
in 41 CFR 101-19.600 to 101-19.607,
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apply to buildings covered by this section.
Sec. Sec. 102.152-102.159 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.160 Communications.
(a) The agency shall take appropriate steps to ensure effective
communication with applicants, participants, personnel of other Federal
entities, and members of the public.
(1) The agency shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aids where
necessary to afford an individual with handicaps an equal opportunity to
participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, a program or activity
conducted by the agency.
(i) In determining what type of auxiliary aid is necessary, the
agency shall give primary consideration to the requests of the
individual with handicaps.
(ii) The agency need not provide individually prescribed devices,
readers for personal use or study, or other devices of a personal
nature.
(2) Where the agency communicates with applicants and beneficiaries
by telephone, telecommunication devices for deaf persons (TDD's) or
equally effective telecommunication systems shall be used to communicate
with persons with impaired hearing.
(b) The agency shall ensure that interested persons, including
persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to
the existence and location of accessible services, activities, and
facilities.
(c) The agency shall provide signage at a primary entrance to each
of its inaccessible facilities, directing users to a location at which
they can obtain information about accessible facilities. The
international symbol for accessibility shall be used at each primary
entrance of an accessible facility.
(d) This section does not require the agency to take any action that
it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the
nature of a program or activity or in undue financial and administrative
burdens. In those circumstances where agency personnel believe that the
proposed action would fundamentally alter the program or activity or
would result in undue financial and administrative burdens, the agency
has the burden of proving that compliance with Sec. 102.160 would
result in such alteration or burdens. The decision that compliance would
result in such alteration or burdens must be made by the agency head or
his or her designee after considering all agency resources available for
use in the funding and operation of the conducted program or activity
and must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for
reaching that conclusion. If an action required to comply with this
section would result in such an alteration or such burdens, the agency
shall take any other action that would not result in such an alteration
or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum
extent possible, individuals with handicaps receive the benefits and
services of the program or activity.
Sec. Sec. 102.161-102.169 [Reserved]
Sec. 102.170 Compliance procedures.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, this
section applies to all allegations of discrimination on the basis of
handicap in programs and activities conducted by the agency.
(b) The agency shall process complaints alleging violations of
section 504 with respect to employment according to the procedures
established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 29 CFR
part 1613 pursuant to section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29
U.S.C. 791).
(c) The Director, Facilities Management, Office of Administration,
Executive Office of the President, shall be responsible for coordinating
implementation of this section. Complaints may be sent to the Director
at the following address: Room 486, Old Executive Office Building, 17th
and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20500.
(d) The agency shall accept and investigate all complete complaints
for which it has jurisdiction. All complete complaints must be filed
within 180 days of the alleged act of discrimination. The agency may
extend this time period for good cause.
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(e) If the agency receives a complaint over which it does not have
jurisdiction, it shall promptly notify the complainant and shall make
reasonable efforts to refer the complaint to the appropriate Government
entity.
(f) The agency shall notify the Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board upon receipt of any complaint alleging that a
building or facility that is subject to the Architectural Barriers Act
of 1968, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157), is not readily accessible to
and usable by individuals with handicaps.
(g) Within 180 days of the receipt of a complete complaint for which
it has jurisdiction, the agency shall notify the complainant of the
results of the investigation in a letter containing--
(1) Findings of fact and conclusions of law;
(2) A description of a remedy for each violation found; and
(3) A notice of the right to appeal.
(h) Appeals of the findings of fact and conclusions of law or
remedies must be filed by the complainant within 90 days of receipt from
the agency of the letter required by Sec. 102.170(g). The agency may
extend this time for good cause.
(i) Timely appeals shall be accepted and processed by the head of
the agency.
(j) The head of the agency shall notify the complainant of the
results of the appeal within 60 days of the receipt of the request. If
the head of the agency determines that additional information is needed
from the complainant, he or she shall have 60 days from the date of
receipt of the additional information to make his or her determination
on the appeal.
(k) The time limits cited in paragraphs (g) and (j) of this section
may be extended with the permission of the Assistant Attorney General.
(l) The agency may delegate its authority for conducting complaint
investigations to other Federal agencies, except that the authority for
making the final determination may not be delegated to another agency.
Sec. Sec. 102.171-102.999 [Reserved]
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TITLE 3 FINDING AIDS
________________________________________________________________________
Table 1--Proclamations
Table 2--Executive Orders
Table 3--Other Presidential Documents
Table 4--Presidential Documents Affected During 2003
Table 5--Statutes Cited as Authority for Presidential Documents
List of CFR Sections Affected
Index
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Table 1--PROCLAMATIONS
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No. Signature Date Subject 68 FR Page
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2003............
7636............... Jan. 2.......... National Mentoring 995
Month, 2003.
7637............... Jan. 10......... To Modify Duty-Free 1951
Treatment Under the
Generalized System
of Preferences.
7638............... Jan. 13......... The Centennial of 2173
Korean Immigration
to the United
States.
7639............... Jan. 14......... National Sanctity of 2409
Human Life Day,
2003.
7640............... Jan. 15......... Religious Freedom 2869
Day, 2003.
7641............... Jan. 17......... To Modify Rules of 3163
Origin Under the
North American Free
Trade Agreement.
7642............... Jan. 17......... Martin Luther King, 3169
Jr., Federal
Holiday, 2003.
7643............... Jan. 27......... National Consumer 4887
Protection Week,
2003.
7644............... Jan. 30......... American Heart 6055
Month, 2003.
7645............... Jan. 31......... National African 6057
American History
Month, 2003.
7646............... Feb. 1.......... Honoring the Memory 6059
of the Astronauts
Aboard Space
Shuttle Columbia.
7647............... Feb. 7.......... Establishment of the 7053
Governor's Island
National Monument.
7648............... Feb. 28......... American Red Cross 10641
Month, 2003.
7649............... Feb. 28......... Irish-American 10643
Heritage Month,
2003.
7650............... Feb. 28......... National Colorectal 10645
Cancer Awareness
Month, 2003.
7651............... Feb. 28......... Women's History 10647
Month, 2003.
7652............... Feb. 28......... Save Your Vision 10649
Week, 2003.
7653............... Mar. 14......... National Poison 13217
Prevention Week,
2003.
7654............... Mar. 18......... Greek Independence 13805
Day: A National Day
of Celebration of
Greek and American
Democracy, 2003.
7655............... Mar. 24......... Cancer Control 14887
Month, 2003.
7656............... Mar. 26......... National Child Abuse 15651
Prevention Month,
2003.
7657............... Mar. 28......... To Take Certain 15921
Actions Under the
African Growth and
Opportunity Act
With Respect to the
Republic of The
Gambia and the
Democratic Republic
of the Congo.
7658............... Apr. 1.......... National Donate Life 16403
Month, 2003.
7659............... Apr. 4.......... National Crime 17253
Victims' Rights
Week, 2003.
7660............... Apr. 8.......... National Former 17873
Prisoner of War
Recognition Day,
2003.
7661............... Apr. 9.......... National D.A.R.E. 17875
Day, 2003.
7662............... Apr. 10......... Education and 18081
Sharing Day,
U.S.A., 2003.
7663............... Apr. 11......... Pan American Day and 18831
Pan American Week,
2003.
7664............... Apr. 15......... National Fair 19135
Housing Month, 2003.
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7665............... Apr. 18......... National Park Week, 19929
2003.
7666............... Apr. 25......... National Charter 23021
Schools Week, 2003.
7667............... Apr. 25......... National Volunteer 23023
Week, 2003.
7668............... Apr. 30......... Asian/Pacific 23821
American Heritage
Month, 2003.
7669............... Apr. 30......... Older Americans 23823
Month, 2003.
7670............... Apr. 30......... Law Day, U.S.A., 23825
2003.
7671............... Apr. 30......... Loyalty Day, 2003... 23827
7672............... Apr. 30......... National Day of 23829
Prayer, 2003.
7673............... May 2........... Jewish Heritage 24333
Week, 2003.
7674............... May 7........... Mother's Day, 2003.. 25277
7675............... May 9........... Peace Officers 26195
Memorial Day and
Police Week, 2003.
7676............... May 9........... National Defense 26197
Transportation Day
and National
Transportation
Week, 2003.
7677............... May 9........... National Safe 26199
Boating Week, 2003.
7678............... May 15.......... National Hurricane 27427
Awareness Week,
2003.
7679............... May 16.......... World Trade Week, 27889
2003.
7680............... May 21.......... National Maritime 28687
Day, 2003.
7681............... May 22.......... Prayer for Peace, 31935
Memorial Day, 2003.
7682............... May 23.......... National Missing 31937
Children's Day,
2003.
7683............... May 30.......... National Child's 33339
Day, 2003.
7684............... June 6.......... Flag Day and 34775
National Flag Week,
2003.
7685............... June 13......... National 36445
Homeownership
Month, 2003.
7686............... June 13......... Father's Day, 2003.. 36447
7687............... June 24......... Black Music Month, 38167
2003.
7688............... June 30......... Death of James Strom 39793
Thurmond.
7689............... June 30......... To Modify Duty-Free 39795
Treatment Under the
Generalized System
of Preferences.
7690............... July 1.......... 30th Anniversary of 40115
the All-Volunteer
Force.
7691............... July 18......... Captive Nations Week 43455
7692............... July 24......... National Korean War 44449
Veterans Armistice
Day.
7693............... July 25......... Parents' Day, 2003.. 44849
7694............... July 28......... Death of Bob Hope... 45147
7695............... Aug. 26......... Women's Equality 51673
Day, 2003.
7696............... Aug. 27......... To Extend Duty-Free 51871
Treatment for
Certain
Agricultural
Products of Israel.
7697............... Aug. 28......... Family Day, 2003.... 52313
7698............... Sept. 1......... National Alcohol and 52825
Drug Addiction
Recovery Month,
2003.
7699............... Sept. 1......... National Ovarian 52827
Cancer Awareness
Month, 2003.
7700............... Sept. 1......... National Prostate 52829
Cancer Awareness
Month, 2003.
7701............... Sept. 4......... National Days of 53011
Prayer and
Remembrance, 2003.
7702............... Sept. 4......... Patriot Day, 2003... 53013
7703............... Sept. 12........ National 54321
Historically Black
Colleges and
Universities Week,
2003.
7704............... Sept. 12........ Small Business Week, 54323
2003.
7705............... Sept. 16........ Citizenship Day and 54977
Constitution Week,
2003.
7706............... Sept. 17........ National Hispanic 55253
Heritage Month,
2003.
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7707............... Sept. 18........ National POW/MIA 55259
Recognition Day,
2003.
7708............... Sept. 25........ National Farm Safety 56511
and Health Week,
2003.
7709............... Sept. 25........ Gold Star Mother's 56513
Day, 2003.
7710............... Sept. 26........ Minority Enterprise 56521
Development Week,
2003.
7711............... Oct. 3.......... National Breast 58251
Cancer Awareness
Month, 2003.
7712............... Oct. 3.......... National Disability 58253
Employment
Awareness Month,
2003.
7713............... Oct. 3.......... Fire Prevention 58255
Week, 2003.
7714............... Oct. 3.......... Marriage Protection 58257
Week, 2003.
7715............... Oct. 3.......... German-American Day, 58259
2003.
7716............... Oct. 6.......... Child Health Day, 58573
2003.
7717............... Oct. 8.......... National Domestic 59079
Violence Awareness
Month.
7718............... Oct. 9.......... Leif Erikson Day, 59305
2003.
7719............... Oct. 10......... National School 59513
Lunch Week, 2003.
7720............... Oct. 10......... Columbus Day, 2003.. 59515
7721............... Oct. 10......... General Pulaski 59517
Memorial Day, 2003.
7722............... Oct. 15......... White Cane Safety 59853
Day, 2003.
7723............... Oct. 17......... National Forest 60613
Products Week, 2003.
7724............... Oct. 18......... National Character 60615
Counts Week, 2003.
7725............... Oct. 24......... Protection From 61603
Pornography Week,
2003.
7726............... Oct. 24......... United Nations Day, 61605
2003.
7727............... Oct. 30......... National Hospice 62351
Month, 2003.
7728............... Oct. 31......... National Alzheimer's 62503
Disease Awareness
Month, 2003.
7729............... Oct. 31......... National Diabetes 62505
Month, 2003.
7730............... Oct. 31......... National Family 62507
Caregivers Month,
2003.
7731............... Nov. 7.......... National Adoption 64483
Month, 2003.
7732............... Nov. 7.......... World Freedom Day, 64485
2003.
7733............... Nov. 10......... Veterans Day, 2003.. 64491
7734............... Nov. 14......... America Recycles 64977
Day, 2003.
7735............... Nov. 14......... National American 65153
Indian Heritage
Month, 2003.
7736............... Nov. 14......... National Employer 65155
Support of the
Guard and Reserve
Week, 2003.
7737............... Nov. 19......... National Farm-City 65627
Week, 2003.
7738............... Nov. 21......... Thanksgiving Day, 66315
2003.
7739............... Nov. 21......... National Family 66319
Week, 2003.
7740............... Dec. 1.......... World AIDS Day, 2003 67787
7741............... Dec. 4.......... To Provide for the 68483
Termination of
Action Taken With
Regard to Imports
of Certain Steel
Products.
7742............... Dec. 5.......... National Pearl 68999
Harbor Remembrance
Day, 2003.
7743............... Dec. 8.......... National Drunk and 69293
Drugged Driving
Prevention Month,
2003.
7744............... Dec. 10......... Human Rights Day, 69939
Bill of Rights Day,
and Human Rights
Week, 2003.
7745............... Dec. 17......... Wright Brothers Day, 74463
2003.
7746............... Dec. 30......... To Implement the 75789
United States-Chile
Free Trade
Agreement.
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7747............... Dec. 30......... To Implement the 75793
United States-
Singapore Free
Trade Agreement.
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------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. Signature Date Subject 69 FR Page
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2003............
7748............... Dec. 30......... To Take Certain 227
Actions Under the
African Growth and
Opportunity Act,
and for Other
Purposes.
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Table 2--EXECUTIVE ORDERS
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No. Signature Date Subject 68 FR Page
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2003............
13283.............. Jan. 21......... Establishing the 3371
Office of Global
Communications.
13284.............. Jan. 23......... Amendment of 4075
Executive Orders,
and Other Actions,
in Connection With
the Establishment
of the Department
of Homeland
Security.
13285.............. Jan. 29......... President's Council 5203
on Service and
Civic Participation.
13286.............. Feb. 28......... Amendment of 10619
Executive Orders,
and Other Actions,
in Connection With
the Transfer of
Certain Functions
to the Secretary of
Homeland Security.
13287.............. Mar. 3.......... Preserve America.... 10635
13288.............. Mar. 6.......... Blocking Property of 11457
Persons Undermining
Democratic
Processes or
Institutions in
Zimbabwe.
13289.............. Mar. 12......... Establishing the 12567
Global War on
Terrorism Medals.
13290.............. Mar. 20......... Confiscating and 14307
Vesting Certain
Iraqi Property.
13291.............. Mar. 21......... Further Adjustment 14525
of Certain Rates of
Pay.
13292.............. Mar. 25......... Further Amendment to 15315
Executive Order
12958, as Amended,
Classified National
Security
Information.
13293.............. Mar. 28......... Amendment to 15917
Executive Order
10448, Establishing
the National
Defense Service
Medal.
13294.............. Mar. 28......... Regulations Relating 15919
to Hazardous Duty
Incentive Pay,
Aviation Career
Incentive Pay, and
Submarine Duty
Incentive Pay.
13295.............. Apr. 4.......... Revised List of 17255
Quarantinable
Communicable
Diseases.
13296.............. Apr. 18......... Amendments to 19931
Executive Order
13045, Protection
of Children From
Environmental
Health Risks and
Safety Risks.
13297.............. Apr. 23......... Applying the Federal 22565
Physicians
Comparability
Allowance
Amendments of 2000
to Participants in
the Foreign Service
Retirement and
Disability System,
the Foreign Service
Pension System, and
the Central
Intelligence Agency
Retirement and
Disability System.
13298.............. May 6........... Termination of 24857
Emergency With
Respect to the
Actions and
Policies of UNITA
and Revocation of
Related Executive
Orders.
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13299.............. May 8........... Interagency Group on 25477
Insular Areas.
13300.............. May 9........... Facilitating the 25807
Administration of
Justice in the
Federal Courts.
13301.............. May 14.......... Increasing the 26981
Number of Members
on the Intelligence
Oversight Board.
13302.............. May 15.......... Amending Executive 27429
Order 13212,
Actions to Expedite
Energy-Related
Projects.
13303.............. May 22.......... Protecting the 31931
Development Fund
for Iraq and
Certain Other
Property in Which
Iraq Has an
Interest.
13304.............. May 28.......... Termination of 32315
Emergencies With
Respect to
Yugoslavia and
Modification of
Executive Order
13219 of June 26,
2001.
13305.............. May 28.......... Extension of the 32323
President's
Information
Technology Advisory
Committee and the
President's Council
of Advisors on
Science and
Technology.
13306.............. May 28.......... Establishing the Bob 33337
Hope American
Patriot Award.
13307.............. May 29.......... European Central 33338
Bank.
13308.............. June 20......... Further Amendment to 37691
Executive Order
12580, as Amended,
Superfund
Implementation.
13309.............. July 25......... Amendments to 44851
Executive Order
12994, and Renaming
the President's
Committee on Mental
Retardation as the
President's
Committee for
People With
Intellectual
Disabilities.
13310.............. July 28......... Blocking Property of 44853
the Government of
Burma and
Prohibiting Certain
Transactions.
13311.............. July 29......... Homeland Security 45149
Information Sharing.
13312.............. July 29......... Implementing the 45151
Clean Diamond Trade
Act.
13313.............. July 31......... Delegation of 46073
Certain
Congressional
Reporting Functions.
13314.............. Aug. 8.......... Waiver Under the 48249
Trade Act of 1974
With Respect to
Turkmenistan.
13315.............. Aug. 28......... Blocking Property of 52315
the Former Iraqi
Regime, Its Senior
Officials and Their
Family Members, and
Taking Certain
Other Actions.
13316.............. Sept. 17........ Continuance of 55255
Certain Federal
Advisory Committees.
13317.............. Sept. 25........ Volunteers for 56515
Prosperity.
13318.............. Nov. 21......... Presidential 66317
Management Fellows
Program.
13319.............. Dec. 3.......... Amendment to 68233
Executive Order
13183,
Establishment of
the President's
Task Force on
Puerto Rico's
Status.
13320.............. Dec. 9.......... Closing of Executive 69295
Departments and
Agencies of the
Federal Government
on Friday, December
26, 2003.
13321.............. Dec. 17......... Appointments During 74465
National Emergency.
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No. Signature Date Subject 69 FR Page
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2003............
13322.............. Dec. 30......... Adjustments of 231
Certain Rates of
Pay.
13323.............. Dec. 30......... Assignment of 241
Functions Relating
to Arrivals In and
Departures From the
United States.
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Table 3--OTHER PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
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68 FR
Signature Date Subject Page
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2003
Jan. 2................... Notice: Continuation of the 661
National Emergency With Respect
to Libya.
Jan. 7................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 1513
09: Determination Pursuant to
Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act of
1962, as Amended.
Jan. 10.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 2411
10: Presidential Determination on
Waiver of Conditions on
Obligation and Expenditure of
Funds for Planning, Design, and
Construction of a Chemical
Weapons Destruction Facility in
Russia.
Jan. 10.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 2419
11: Presidential Determination on
Waiver of Restrictions on
Assistance to Russia Under the
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act
of 1993 and Title V of the
FREEDOM Support Act.
Jan. 16.................. Notice: Continuation of the 2677
National Emergency With Respect
to Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Jan. 17.................. Memorandum: Presidential 3157
Determination on Pedestal
Actuator Imports From the
People's Republic of China.
Jan. 17.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 3803
12: Presidential Determination on
Extending Waiver of Section 907
of the FREEDOM Support Act With
Respect to Assistance to the
Government of Azerbaijan.
Jan. 20.................. Notice: Continuation of the 3161
National Emergency With Respect
to Terrorists Who Threaten To
Disrupt the Middle East Peace
Process.
Jan. 29.................. Notice: Notice of Intention To 5199
Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement
With Chile.
Jan. 29.................. Notice: Notice of Intention To 5201
Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement
With Singapore.
Jan. 29.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 5785
13: Presidential Determination
Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of
the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as
Amended.
Jan. 30.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 5787
14: Presidential Determination on
Major Drug Transit or Major
Illicit Drug Producing Countries
for 2003.
Feb. 12.................. Memorandum: Designation of 10141
Officers of the Department of
Veterans Affairs To Act as
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Feb. 13.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 10651
15: Presidential Determination To
Authorize a Drawdown for
Afghanistan and Jordan.
Feb. 27.................. Notice: Continuation of the 9849
National Emergency Relating to
Cuba and of the Emergency
Authority Relating to the
Regulation of the Anchorage and
Movement of Vessels.
Mar. 11.................. Memorandum: Designation of 12281
Officers of the Office of
Personnel Management To Act as
Director of the Office of
Personnel Management.
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Mar. 11.................. Memorandum: Implementation of 12569
Section 3107 of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002,
Relating to Food for Education
and Child Nutriton.
Mar. 12.................. Notice: Continuation of the 12563
National Emergency With Respect
to Iran.
Mar. 14.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 13803
16: Waiver of Coup-Related
Sanctions for Pakistan.
Mar. 20.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 15043
17: Determination Pursuant to
Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act of
1962, as Amended.
Mar. 24.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 16165
18: Assistance for Iraq.
Mar. 28.................. Memorandum: Report to the Congress 17529
Regarding Conditions in Burma and
U.S. Policy Toward Burma.
Mar. 28.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 16167
19: Security Assistance to East
Timor: Certification and Report
Pursuant to Section 637(a)(2) of
the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year
2003 (Public Law 107-228).
Apr. 16.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 20327
20: Waiver and Certification of
Statutory Provisions Regarding
the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
Apr. 17.................. Memorandum: Authority To Hold 19705
Harmless and Indemnify in Certain
Circumstances Under One Contract.
Apr. 21.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 20329
21: Presidential Determination
Under the Sudan Peace Act.
Apr. 25.................. Memorandum: Presidential 23019
Determination on Wire Hanger
Imports From the People's
Republic of China.
May 6.................... Memorandum: Delegation of the 25275
Functions of the President Under
the Heading ``Iraq Relief and
Reconstruction Fund'' in the
Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003.
May 6.................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 25809
22: Presidential Determination on
Eligibility of Serbia and
Montenegro To Receive Defense
Articles and Services Under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as Amended, and the Arms Export
Control Act.
May 7.................... Memorandum: Report to the Congress 26457
on Tibet Negotiations.
May 7.................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 26459
23: Suspending the Iraq Sanctions
Act, Making Inapplicable Certain
Statutory Provisions Related to
Iraq, and Delegating Authorities,
under the Emergency Wartime
Supplemental Appropriations Act,
2003.
May 16................... Notice: Continuation of the 27425
National Emergency With Respect
to Burma.
May 29................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 35525
24: Determination Under
Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as Amended--
Continuation of Waiver Authority
for Vietnam.
May 29................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 35527
25: Determination Under
Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as Amended--
Continuation of Waiver Authority
for the Republic of Belarus.
June 10.................. Notice: Continuation of the 35149
National Emergency With Respect
to the Risk of Nuclear
Proliferation Created by the
Accumulation of Weapons-Usable
Fissile Material in the Territory
of the Russian Federation.
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June 13.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 37387
26: Suspension of Limitations
Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act.
June 20.................. Notice: Continuation of the 37389
National Emergency With Respect
to the Western Balkans.
June 30.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 41219
27: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
July 8................... Memorandum: Delegation of 45155
Authority Under Section 204(a) of
the Notification and Federal
Employee Antidiscrimination and
Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public
Law 107-174).
July 22.................. Memorandum: Report to the Congress 53869
Consistent With the Afghanistan
Freedom Support Act of 2002.
July 29.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 47441
28: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
July 31.................. Notice: Continuation of the 45739
National Emergency With Respect
to Iraq.
Aug. 4................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 47443
29: Presidential Determination
Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of
the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as
Amended.
Aug. 7................... Notice: Continuation of Emergency 47883
Regarding Export Control
Regulations.
Aug. 7................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 49323
30: Imposition and Waiver of
Sanctions Under Section 604 of
the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act (Public Law 107-
228).
Aug. 8................... Presidential Determination No. 03- 49325
31: Determination on Turkmenistan.
Aug. 18.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 50963
32: Resumption of U.S. Drug
Interdiction Assistance to the
Government of Colombia.
Aug. 27.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 52679
33: Determination on Export-
Import Bank Support for U.S.
Exports to Iraq.
Aug. 29.................. Memorandum: Assistance for 52323
Voluntary Population Planning.
Sept. 9.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 54967
34: Presidential Determination on
Certification To Permit U.S.
Contributions to the
International Fund for Ireland
With Fiscal Year 2002 and 2003
ESF Funds.
Sept. 9.................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 53871
35: Presidential Determination
With Respect to Foreign
Governments' Efforts Regarding
Trafficking In Persons.
Sept. 10................. Notice: Continuation of the 53665
National Emergency With Respect
to Certain Terrorist Attacks.
Sept. 12................. Memorandum: Delegation of 54969
Functions Related to Loan
Guarantees to Israel.
Sept. 12................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 54325
36: Continuation of the Exercise
of Certain Authorities Under the
Trading With the Enemy Act.
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Sept. 14................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 54971
37: U.S. Contribution to the
Korean Peninsula Energy
Development Organization:
Determination Regarding Funds
Under the Heading
``Nonproliferation, Anti-
Terrorism, Demining and Related
Programs'' in Title II of the
Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs
Appropriations, 2003, Division E
of the Consolidated
Appropriations Resolution, 2003
(Public Law 108-7) (the ``Act'').
Sept. 15................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 54973
38: Presidential Determination on
Major Drug Transit or Major
Illicit Drug Producing Countries
for 2004.
Sept. 16................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 60279
39: Classified Information
Concerning the Air Force's
Operating Location Near Groom
Lake, Nevada.
Sept. 17................. Order: Designation Under Executive 55257
Order 12958.
Sept. 18................. Notice: Continuation of the 55189
National Emergency With Respect
to Persons Who Commit, Threaten
To Commit, or Support Terrorism.
Sept. 24................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 57319
40: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
Sept. 29................. Notice: Report to the Congress on 56519
the Memorandum of Understanding
Between the Secretaries of State
and Homeland Security Concerning
Implementation of Section 428 of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
Sept. 30................. Presidential Determination No. 03- 58261
41: Transfer of Funds from
International Organizations and
Programs (IO&P) Funds to the
Child Survival and Health
Programs Fund.
Oct. 6................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 59855
02: Designation of the
Philippines as a Major Non-NATO
Ally.
Oct. 6................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 59857
03: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
Oct. 14.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 60841
04: Waiver and Certification of
Statutory Provisions Regarding
the Palestine Liberation
Organization.
Oct. 16.................. Notice: Continuation of the 60023
National Emergency With Respect
to Significant Narcotics
Traffickers Centered in Colombia.
Oct. 20.................. Memorandum: Certification 63975
Concerning U.S. Participation in
the U.N. Mission in Liberia
Consistent With Section 2005 of
the American Servicemembers'
Protection Act.
Oct. 21.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 63977
05: Presidential Determination on
the Sudan Peace Act.
Oct. 21.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 63979
06: Presidential Determination on
FY 2004 Refugee Admissions
Numbers and Authorizations of In-
Country Refugee Status Consistent
with Sections 207 and 101(a)(42),
Respectively, of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, and
Determination Consistent With
Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act, as
Amended.
Oct. 29.................. Notice: Continuation of Emergency 62209
Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction.
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Oct. 29.................. Notice: Continuation of the 62211
National Emergency With Respect
to Sudan.
Nov. 1................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 63981
07: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
Nov. 7................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 65383
08: Waiver of Restrictions on
Assistance to Russia under the
Cooperative Threat Reduction Act
of 1993 and Title V of the
FREEDOM Support Act.
Nov. 12.................. Notice: Continuation of the 64489
National Emergency With Respect
to Iran.
Nov. 21.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 66693
09: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
Dec. 6................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 74455
10: Presidential Determination on
Waiver of Conditions on
Obligation and Expenditure of
Funds for Planning, Design, and
Construction of a Chemical
Weapons Destruction Facility in
Russia.
Dec. 8................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 74457
11: Determination Consistent with
Section 620(q) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as
Amended, and Section 512 of the
FY 2002 and 2003 Foreign
Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations
Acts.
Dec. 9................... Presidential Determination No. 04- 74459
12: Suspension of Limitations
Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act.
Dec. 11.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 74461
14: Imposition and Waiver of
Sanctions Under Section 604 of
the FY 2003 Foreign Relations
Authorization Act (Public Law 107-
228.
Dec. 16.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 75385
15: Determination To Authorize
Drawdown for Afghanistan.
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Dec. 5................... Memorandum: Transfer of Funds 1645
Appropriated to the President
Under the Heading Operating
Expenses of the Coalition
Provisional Authority, and
Delegation of the Functions of
the President Under the Heading
Iraq Relief and Reconstruction
Fund, in the Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Defense and for the
Reconstruction of Iraq and
Afghanistan, 2004.
Dec. 30.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 2053
16: Designation of the Kingdom of
Thailand as a Major Non-NATO Ally.
Dec. 30.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 2055
17: Waiving Prohibition on United
States Military Assistance to
Parties to the Rome Statute
Establishing the International
Criminal Court.
Dec. 30.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 2057
18: Extension of Waiver of
Section 907 of the FREEDOM
Support Act With Respect to
Assistance to the Government of
Azerbaijan.
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Dec. 30.................. Presidential Determination No. 04- 2479
19: Waiver of Restrictions on
Assistance to the Republic of
Uzbekistan Under the Cooperative
Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and
Title V of the Freedom Support
Act.
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Title 3--The President
Table 4--PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS AFFECTED DURING 2003
________________________________________________________________________
Editorial note: The following abbreviations are used in this table:
EO Executive Order
FR Federal Register
PLO Public Land Order (43 CFR, Appendix to Chapter II)
Proc. Proclamation
Pub. L. Public Law
Stat. U.S. Statutes at Large
WCPD Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
________________________________________________________________________
Proclamations
Date or Number
Comment
6641.............See Proc. 7641.........................................
6867.............See Notice of Feb. 27, p. 299..........................
6962.............See Proc. 7696.........................................
7350.............See Proc. 7748.........................................
7463.............See Notice of Sept. 10, p. 333; EO 13321...............
7529.............See Proc. 7741.........................................
7554.............See Proc. 7696.........................................
7576.............See Proc. 7741.........................................
7616.............Revised by Proc. 7748..................................
Executive Orders
Date or Number
Comment
February 26, 1852Revoked in part by PLO 7585 (68 FR 57484)..............
October 19, 1866.Revoked by PLO 7584 (68 FR 54489)......................
July 15, 1875....Revoked in part by PLO 7551 (68 FR 4515)...............
September 22, 188Revoked in part by PLO 7573 (68 FR 42127)..............
June 21, 1890....Revoked by PLO 7554 (68 FR 4514).......................
[[Page 386]]
December 14, 1886Revoked in part by PLO 7583 (68 FR 54488)..............
June 6, 1891.....Revoked in part by PLO 7551 (68 FR 4515)...............
July 2, 1910.....Revoked in part by PLO 7594 (69 FR 4172)...............
3077.............Revoked by PLO 7554 (68 FR 4514).......................
4601.............Amended by EO 13286....................................
8054.............Reovked by PLO 7554 (68 FR 4514).......................
10113............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10163............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10179............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10271............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10448............Amended by EO's 13286, 13293...........................
10449............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10554............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10631............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10637............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10694............Amended by EO 13286....................................
10789............Amended by EO 13286; See Memorandum of Apr. 17, p. 316.
10865............Amended by EO 13284....................................
10977............Amended by EO 13286; See EO 13289......................
11016............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11046............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11079............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11139............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11145............Amended by EO 13316....................................
11157............Revoked by EO 13294....................................
11183............Amended by EO 13316....................................
11190............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11231............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11239............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11287............Amended by EO 13316....................................
11366............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11423............Amended by EO 13284....................................
11438............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11446............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11448............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11582............See EO 13320...........................................
11623............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11645............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11651............See Procs. 7746, 7747..................................
11800............Amended by EO 13286; Revoked by EO 13294...............
11858............Amended by EO 13286....................................
11926............Amended by EO 13286....................................
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11958............Amended by EO 13284....................................
11965............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12002............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12131............Amended by EO 13316....................................
12146............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12148............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12160............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12170............See EO 13313; Notice of Nov. 12, p. 350................
12188............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12196............Amended by EO 13316....................................
12208............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12216............Amended by EO 13316....................................
12260............Amended by EO 13284....................................
12333............Amended by EO 13284....................................
12341............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12356............See EO 13292...........................................
12364............Superseded by EO 13318.................................
12367............Amended by EO 13316....................................
12382............Amended by EO's 13286, 13316...........................
12396............See EO 13321...........................................
12452............Revoked by EO 13295....................................
12472............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12501............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12543............See Notice of Jan. 2, p. 279...........................
12544............See Notice of Jan. 2, p. 279...........................
12555............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12580............Amended by EO's 13286, 13308...........................
12590............Amended by EO 13284....................................
12656............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12657............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12699............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12722............See EO's 13290, 13303, 13313; Notice of July 31, p. 327
12724............See EO 13303; Notice of July 31, p. 327................
12727............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12728............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12733............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12742............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12743............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12776............See EO 13293...........................................
12777............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12788............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12789............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12793............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12807............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12808............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
12810............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
12824............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12829............See EO 13284...........................................
[[Page 388]]
12830............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12831............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
12835............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12846............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
12859............Amended by EO 13284....................................
12863............Amended by EO 13301....................................
12865............Revoked by EO 13298....................................
12870............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12881............Amended by EO 13284....................................
12905............Amended by EO 13316....................................
12906............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12919............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12934............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
12938............See Notice of Oct. 29, p. 347..........................
12947............See EO 13313; Notice of Jan. 20, p. 291................
12957............See EO 13313; Notice of Mar. 12, p. 302................
12958............Amended by EO 13292; See EO's 13284, 13311; Order of ..
Sept. 17, p. 340
12959............See Notice of Mar. 12, p. 302..........................
12968............See EO's 13284, 13311..................................
12975............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
12977............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12978............Amended by EO 13286; See EO 13313; Notice of October ..
16, p. 344
12982............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12985............Amended by EO 13286; See EO 13289......................
12989............Amended by EO 13286....................................
12992............Amended by EO 13284....................................
12994............Amended by EO 13309....................................
13011............Amended by EO's 13284, 13286...........................
13018............See EO 13316...........................................
13035............Amended by EO 13305....................................
13045............Amended by EO 13296....................................
13046............See EO 13316...........................................
13047............Revoked in part by EO 13310; See EO 13313; Notice of ..
May 16, p. 321
13048............Amended by EO 13284....................................
13059............See Notice of Mar. 12, p. 302..........................
13067............See EO 13313; Notice of Oct. 29, p. 348................
13069............Revoked by EO 13298....................................
13070............See EO 13301...........................................
13076............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13088............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
13094............See Notice of Oct. 29, p. 347..........................
[[Page 389]]
13098............Revoked by EO 13298....................................
13099............See Notice of Jan. 20, p. 291..........................
13100............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13111............Revoked in part by EO 13316............................
13112............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13120............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13121............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
13122............Amended by EO 13284....................................
13130............See EO 13286...........................................
13133............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13137............See EO 13316...........................................
13147............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
13151............Amended by EO 13284....................................
13154............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13159............See EO 13313; Notice of June 10, p. 322................
13165............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13167............See EO 13316...........................................
13177............Revoked in part by EO 13316............................
13183............Amended by EO 13319....................................
13188............See EO 13316...........................................
13192............Revoked by EO 13304....................................
13194............Amended by EO 13312; See EO 13313; Notice of Jan. 16, .
p. 288
13210............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
13212............Amended by EO's 13286, 13302...........................
13213............Amended by 13312; See Notice of Jan. 16, p. 288........
13214............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
13218............See EO 13316...........................................
13219............Amended by EO 13304; See Notice of June 20, p. 324.....
13222............See EO 13313; Notice of Aug. 7, p. 328.................
13223............Amended by EO 13286; See Notice of Sept. 10, p. 333....
13224............Amended by EO 13284; See EO 13313; Notice of Sept. 18,
p. 341
13225............Superseded by EO 13316.................................
13226............Amended by EO 13305....................................
13227............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
13228............Amended by EO's 13284, 13286...........................
13231............Amended by EO's 13284, 13286, 13316....................
13234............Amended by EO 13284; See Notice of Sept. 10, p. 333....
13235............See Notice of Sept. 10, p. 333.........................
13237............Amended by EO 13316....................................
13247............See Memorandum of Feb. 12, p. 298......................
[[Page 390]]
13254............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13255............See EO 13316...........................................
13256............Amended by EO 13316....................................
13257............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13260............Amended by EO 13286, revoked effective Mar. 31.........
13263............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
13265............Amended by EO 13316....................................
13270............Amended by EO 13316....................................
13271............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13274............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13276............Amended by EO 13286....................................
13278............Revoked by EO 13316....................................
13282............Amended by EO 13291; Superseded by EO 13322............
13284............See EO 13286...........................................
13286............See Notice of Sept. 10, p. 333.........................
13290............See EO 13303...........................................
13291............See EO 13322...........................................
13303............See EO's 13313, 13315..................................
13304............See Notice of June 20, p. 324..........................
Other Presidential Documents
Date or Number
Comment
Memorandum of MarSee Proc. 7741.........................................
Memorandum of MarSee Memorandum of August 29, 2003, p. 331..............
Presidential DeteSee Presidential Determination 2003-31, p. 329.........
[[Page 391]]
Title 3--The President
Table 5--STATUTES CITED AS AUTHORITY FOR PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS
________________________________________________________________________
Editorial note: Statutes which were cited as authority for the issuance
of Presidential documents contained in this volume are listed under one
of these headings. For authority cites for hortatory proclamations, see
the text of each proclamation:
United States Code
United States Statutes at Large
Public Laws
Short Title of Act
Citations have been set forth in the style in which they appear in the
documents. Since the form of citations varies from document to document,
users of this table should search under all headings for pertinent
references.
________________________________________________________________________
United States Code
U.S. Code Citation Presidential Document
3 U.S.C. 301................. Procs. 7641, 7746, 7747; EO's 13286,
13288, 13290, 13294, 13297, 13298,
13302, 13303, 13304, 13308, 13310,
13311, 13312, 13313, 13315, 13321,
13323; Memorandums of July 8, p. 325;
Sept. 12, p. 334; Presidential
Determination No. 03-23, p. 320
5 U.S.C. App................. EO 13316
5 U.S.C. 345 et seq.......... Memorandum of Mar. 11, p. 300
5 U.S.C. 3301................ EO 13318
5 U.S.C. 3302................ EO 13318
5 U.S.C. 3345 et. seq........ Memorandum of Feb. 12, p. 298
6 U.S.C. 482................. EO 13311
6 U.S.C. 483................. EO 13311
7 U.S.C. 17360-1............. Memorandum of Mar. 11, p. 301
8 U.S.C. 1157................ Presidential Determination No. 04-06, p.
346
8 U.S.C. 1185................ EO 13323
16 U.S.C. 431................ Proc. 7647
16 U.S.C. 470................ EO 13287
19 U.S.C. 2112 Note.......... Proc. 7696
19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)......... EO 13314
19 U.S.C. 2451............... Memorandums of Jan. 17, p. 289; April 25,
p. 317
19 U.S.C. 2461-7............. Proc. 7637
19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)........ Procs. 7657, 7748
19 U.S.C. 2483............... Procs. 7637, 7641, 7657, 7689, 7696,
7741, 7746, 7747
19 U.S.C. 3703............... Procs. 7657, 7748
19 U.S.C. 3805 note.......... Proc. 7746, 7747
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22 U.S.C. 287c............... EO's 13298, 13303, 13304, 13312, 13315
22 U.S.C. 288................ EO 13307
22 U.S.C. 288f-5............. EO 13307
22 U.S.C. 2291-4............. Presidential Determination No. 03-32, p.
330
22 U.S.C. 2318............... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-15, p.
299; 04-15, p. 354
22 U.S.C. 2370............... Presidential Determination No. 04-11, p.
352
22 U.S.C. 2392............... Memorandum of Dec. 5, p. 351
22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1)......... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-09, p.
280; 03-13, p. 292; 03-17, p. 303; 03-
29, p 328
22 U.S.C. 4067............... EO 13297
22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq........ Memorandum of Oct. 20, p. 345;
Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27,
p. 325; 03-28, p. 327; 03-40, p. 341; 04-
03, p. 343; 04-07, p. 348; 04-09, p.
350; 04-17, p. 355
37 U.S.C. 301................ EO 13294
37 U.S.C. 301a............... EO 13294
37 U.S.C. 301c............... EO 13294
42 U.S.C. 264(b)............. EO 13295
42 U.S.C. 4321............... EO 13287
42 U.S.C. 6961(a)............ Presidential Determination No. 03-39, p.
340
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq........ EO 13308
49 U.S.C. 60133.............. EO 13302
50 U.S.C. 401 et seq......... EO 13284
50 U.S.C. 701 et seq......... Notice of Aug. 7, p. 328
50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq........ EO's 13288, 13290, 13298, 13303, 13304,
13310, 13312, 13315, 13321
50 U.S.C. 1622(d)............ Notices of Jan. 2, p. 279; Jan. 16, p.
288; Jan. 20, p. 291; Feb. 27, p. 299;
Mar. 12, p. 302; May 16, p. 321; June
10, p. 322; June 20, p 324; July 31, p.
327; Sept. 10, p. 333; Sept. 18, p. 341;
Oct. 16, p. 344; Oct. 29, pp. 347, 348;
Nov. 12, p. 350
50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq........ EO's 13288, 13290, 13298, 13303, 13304,
13310, 13312, 13315
50 U.S.C. 2141............... EO 13297
United States Statutes at Large
Title
88 Stat. 1978................ Presidential Determination Nos. 03-24, p.
321; 03-25, p. 322
Public Laws
Law Number Presidential Document
95-223....................... Presidential Determination No. 03-36, p.
334
99-415....................... Presidential Determination No. 03-34, p.
332
102-194...................... EO 13305
104-45....................... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-26, p.
323; 04-12, p. 353
105-305...................... EO 13305
107-57....................... Presidential Determination No. 03-16, p.
302
107-115...................... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-12, p.
290; 04-11, p. 352; 04-18, p. 355
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107-228...................... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-30, p. 329; 03-38, p. 336; 04-
14, p. 353
107-245...................... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-21, p.
316; 04-05, p. 345
107-248...................... Presidential Determination No. 03-10, p.
280
107-296...................... EO's 13284, 13286
107-314...................... Presidential Determination Nos. 03-11, p.
288; 04-08, p. 349; 04-19, p. 356
107-327...................... Memorandum of July 22, p. 326;
Presidential Determination Nos. 03-15,
p. 299; 04-15, p. 354
108-7........................ Presidential Determination Nos. 03-18, p.
303; 03-20, p. 315; 03-37, p. 335; 04-
04, p. 344; 04-11, p. 352
108-11....................... Presidential Determination No. 03-23, p.
320
108-19....................... EO 13312
108-136...................... Presidential Determination No. 04-10, p.
352
108-386...................... Presidential Determination No. 03-35, p.
332
Short Title of Act
Title Presidential Document
Arms Export Control Act......... Presidential Determination No. 03-
22,p. 319
Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.. Presidential Determination No. 03-33,
p. 331
NAFTA Implementation Act........ Proc. 7641
Burmese Freedom and Democracy EO 13310
Act.
Trade Act of 2002............... Notices of Jan. 29, pp. 291, 292
Trade Act of 1974............... Proc. 7741
Foreign Relations Authorization Presidential Determination No. 03-19,
Act, Fiscal Year 2003. p. 315
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.. Presidential Determination Nos. 03-22,
p. 319; 04-02, p. 343; 04-16, p. 354
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LIST OF CFR SECTIONS AFFECTED
________________________________________________________________________
Editorial note: All changes in this volume of the Code of Federal
Regulations which were made by documents published in the Federal
Register since January 1, 2001, are enumerated in the following list.
Entries indicate the nature of the changes effected. Page numbers refer
to Federal Register pages. The user should consult the entries for
chapters and parts as well as sections for revisions.
For the period before January 1, 2001, see the ``List of CFR Sections
Affected, 1949-1963, 1964-1972, 1973-1985, and 1986-2000,'' published in
11 separate volumes.
Presidential documents affected during 2003 are set forth in Table 4
on page 385.
________________________________________________________________________
2001-2003
3 CFR
(No regulations issued)
[[Page 397]]
INDEX
A
Adoption Month, National (Proc. 7731)
Advisory committees, Federal; continuance of certain (E.O. 13316)
Afghanistan
Drawdown authorization (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-15, p. 299;
04-15, p. 354)
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 03-40,
p. 341)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Transmittal of report to Congress on security needs (Memorandum of July
22, p. 326)
African American History Month (Proc. 7645)
Africa Growth and Opportunity Act; designations under (Procs. 7657, 7748)
Agency for International Development, United States; indemnity relating to
contracts awarded for reconstruction of Iraq (Memorandum of Apr. 17, p. 316)
Air Force, operating location near Groom Lake, NV; classified information
(Presidential Determination No. 03-39, p. 340)
Albania; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 03-28,
p. 327)
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Proc. 7698)
All-Volunteer Force; 30th anniversary (Proc. 7690)
Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (Proc. 7728)
America Recycles Day (Proc. 7734)
American Heart Month (Proc. 7644)
American Indian Heritage Month, National (Proc. 7735)
American Red Cross Month (Proc. 7648)
Angola; migration and refugee assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-
09, p. 280)
Antigua and Barbuda; International Criminal Court, waiving international
prohibition on United States military assistance (Presidential Determination
No. 04-07, p. 348)
Armed Forces, U.S.
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; establishment (E.O. 13289)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; establishment (E.O. 13289)
National Defense Service Medal; amendment (E.O. 13293)
Arts and the Humanities, President's Committee on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Asia/Pacific American Heritage Month (Proc. 7668)
Azerbaijan; waiver of Freedom Support Act limitations (Presidential
Determination Nos. 03-12, p. 290; 04-18, p. 355)
B
Bahamas; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Belarus, Republic of; waiver authority, continuation of (Presidential
Determination No. 03-25, p. 322)
Belize; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-17, p. 355)
Bioethics Advisory Commission, National; termination (E.O. 13316)
Bioethics, President's Council on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Black Music Month (Proc. 7687)
Boards, commissions, committees, etc.
Advisory committees, Federal; continuance (E.O. 13316)
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Arts and Humanities, President's Committee on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Bioethics Advisory Commission, National; termination (E.O. 13316)
Bioethics, President's Council on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, Task Force on;
extension (E.O. 13296)
Excellence in Special Education, President's Commission on; termination
(E.O. 13316)
Export Council, President's (E.O. 13316)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President's Board of
Advisors on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Information Technology Advisory Committee, President's; extension (E.O.
13305)
Infrastructure Advisory Council, National; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Insular Areas, Interagency Group on; establishment (E.O. 13299)
Intellectual Disabilities, President's Committee on; name change (E.O.
13309)
Intelligence Oversight Board; increase of members (E.O. 13301)
International Labor Organization, President's Committee on; amendment
(E.O. 13316)
Medicine Policy, White House Commission on Complementary and
Alternative; termination (E.O. 13316)
Mental Health, President's New Freedom Commission on; termination (E.O.
13316)
Mental Retardation, President's Committee on; name change (E.O. 13309)
National Medal of Science, President's Committee on; amendment (E.O.
13316)
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, President's;
amendment (E.O. 13316)
Occupational Safety and Health, Federal Advisory Council on; amendment
(E.O. 13316)
Offsets in Commercial Trade, President's Council on the Use of;
termination (E.O. 13316)
Physical Fitness and Sports, President's Council on; amendment (E.O.
13316)
Postal Service, President's Commission on the United States;
termination (E.O. 13316)
Puerto Rico's Status, President's Task Force on; amendment (E.O. 13319)
Science and Technology, President's Council of Advisors on; extension
(E.O. 13305)
Service and Civic Participation, President's Council on; establishment
(E.O. 13285)
Social Security, President's Committee to Strengthen; termination (E.O.
13316)
Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Training Opportunities, Advisory Committee on Expanding; termination
(E.O. 13316)
Tribal Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisors on;
amendment (E.O. 13316)
Veterans, President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for
Our Nation's; termination (E.O. 13316)
White House Fellowships, President's Commission on; amendment (E.O.
13316)
Bob Hope American Patriot Award; establishment (E.O. 13306)
Bolivia
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Bosnia and Herzegovina; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on
United States military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p.
325; 03-28, p. 327)
Botswana; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-07,
p. 348)
Brazil; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National (Proc. 7711)
Bulgaria; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-09, p. 350)
Burma
Blocking property of the Government and prohibiting certain
transactions (E.O. 13310)
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Continuation of national emergency (Notice of May 16, p. 321)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
U.S. policy (Memorandum of Mar. 28, p. 304)
C
Cancer Control Month (Proc. 7655)
Captive Nations Week (Proc. 7691)
Centennial of Korean Immigration to the United States (Proc. 7638)
Character Counts Week, National (Proc. 7724)
Charter Schools Week, National (Proc. 7666)
Child Abuse Prevention Month, National (Proc. 7656)
Child Health Day (Proc. 7716)
Child's Day, National (Proc. 7683)
Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, transferal and consolidation of
U.N. Population Fund allocated monies to (Presidential Determination No. 03-
41, p. 342)
Chile
Free trade agreement, implementation (Proc. 7746)
Free trade agreement, notice of intention to enter (Notice of Jan. 29,
p. 291)
China
Determination on pedestal actuator imports (Memorandum of Jan. 17, p.
289)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Wire hanger imports (Memorandum of Apr. 25, p. 317)
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week (Proc. 7705)
Colombia
Continuation of national emergency with respect to narcotics
traffickers (Notice of Oct. 16, p. 344)
Drug interdiction assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-32, p.
330)
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-03, p. 343)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, National (Proc. 7650)
Columbus Day (Proc. 7720)
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Designation under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Proc. 7657)
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 03-40,
p. 341)
Consumer Protection Week, National (Proc. 7643)
Cote d'Ivoire; migration and refugee assistance (Presidential Determination
No. 03-09, p. 280)
Crime Victims' Rights Week, National (Proc. 7659)
Cuba; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Feb. 27, p. 299)
D
D.A.R.E. Day, National (Proc. 7661)
Day of Prayer, National (Proc. 7672)
Defense, Department of; emergency appointment authority to the Secretary of
Defense (E.O. 13321)
Defense, national; classification of national security information (E.O.
13317)
Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, National (Proc.
7676)
Diabetes Month, National (Proc. 7729)
Diamonds, rough; prohibition on importation under the Clean Diamond Trade
Act (E.O. 13312)
Disability Employment Awareness Day, National (Proc. 7712)
Djibouti; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 03-28,
p. 327)
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National (Proc. 7717)
Dominican Republic; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos.
03-14, p. 293; 03-38, p. 336)
Donate Life Month, National (Proc. 7658)
Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, National (Proc. 7743)
E
East Timor
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-07,
p. 348)
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Security assistance, certification and report (Presidential
Determination No. 03-19, p. 315)
Ecuador; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7662)
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week, National (Proc. 7736)
Energy-related projects; actions to expedite (E.O. 13302)
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children, Task Force on;
extension (E.O. 13296)
Estonia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-09, p. 350)
European Central Bank; determination under the International Organization
Immunities Act (E.O. 13307)
Excellence in Special Education, President's Commission on; termination
(E.O. 13316)
Export control regulations; continuation of emergency (Notice of Aug. 7, p.
328)
Export Council, President's; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Export-Import Bank; determination and certification on support for United
States exports to Iraq (Presidential Determination No. 03-33, p. 331)
F
Fair Housing Month, National (Proc. 7664)
Family Caregivers Month, National (Proc. 7730)
Family Day (Proc. 7697)
Family Week, National (Proc. 7739)
Farm-City Week, National (Proc. 7737)
Farm Safety and Health Week, National (Proc. 7708)
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; food for education and child
nutrition program, establishment (Memorandum of Mar. 11, p. 301)
Father's Day (Proc. 7686)
Fiji; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-17, p. 355)
Fire Prevention Week (Proc. 7713)
Flag Day and National Flag Week (Proc. 7684)
Forest Products Week, National (Proc. 7723)
Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, National (Proc. 7660)
G
Gabon; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
Gambia, Republic of The;
Designation under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Proc. 7657)
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
General Pulaski Memorial Day (Proc. 7721)
Georgia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-40, p. 341)
German-American Day (Proc. 7715)
Ghana; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-07,
p. 348)
Global Communications, Office of; establishment (E.O. 13283)
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; establishment (E.O. 13289)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; establishment (E.O. 13289)
Gold Star Mother's Day (Proc. 7709)
Government agencies and employees
Classification of national security information (E.O. 13292)
Congressional reporting functions (E.O. 13313)
Courts, Federal; facilitating the nomination and appointment of judges
(E.O. 13300)
Delegation of authority under the Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Memorandum of July 8, p.
325)
Executive branch departments and agencies; closing on December 26 (E.O.
13320)
Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000;
application to certain Foreign Service and CIA benefit systems (E.O. 13297)
Global Communications, Office of; establishment (E.O. 13283)
Historic preservation; Federal Government policy (E.O. 13287)
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Homeland Security, Department of
Delegation of Presidential functions (E.O. 13311)
Establishment; amendment of Executive orders in connection with (E.O.
13284)
Transfer of functions; amendment of Executive orders in connection with
(E.O. 13286)
Office of Personnel Management; order of succession (Memorandum of Mar.
11, p. 300)
Persons arriving in and departing from the United States; assignment of
functions to the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security (EO 13323)
Rates of pay; adjustment (E.O.'s 13291, 13322)
Uniformed services; hazardous duty, aviation career, and submarine duty
incentive pay (E.O. 13294)
Veterans Affairs, Department of; order of succession (Memorandum of
Feb. 12, p. 298)
Governors Island National Monument; establishment (Proc. 7647)
Greek Independence Day: A National Celebration of Greek and American
Democracy (Proc. 7654)
Guatemala; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14,
p. 293; 03-38, p. 336)
Guinea; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-40, p. 341)
H
Haiti; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Health care; quarantinable communicable diseases (E.O. 13295)
Hispanic Heritage Month, National (Proc. 7706)
Historic preservation
Federal Government policy (E.O. 13287)
Governors Island National Monument; establishment (Proc. 7647)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, National (Proc. 7703)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisors
on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Homeland Security, Department of
Establishment; amendment of Executive orders in connection with (E.O.
13284)
Secretary's functions relating to persons arriving in and departing
from the United States (E.O. 13323)
Transfer of functions; amendments of Executive orders in connection
with (E.O. 13286 )
Visa procedures, memorandum of understanding concerning; transmittal of
report of implementation to the Congress (Notice of Sept. 29, p. 342)
Homeownership Month, National (Proc. 7685)
Honduras; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 03-40,
p. 341)
Hope, Bob; death (Proc. 7694)
Hospice Month, National (Proc. 7727)
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc. 7744)
Hurricane Awareness Week, National (Proc. 7678)
I
Immigration and naturalization
Migration and refugee assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-
09, p. 280; 03-13, p. 292; 03-17, p. 303; 03-29, p. 328)
Refugee admissions numbers for fiscal year 2004 (Presidential
Determination No. 04-06, p. 346)
Visa procedures, memorandum of understanding concerning; transmittal of
report of implementation to the Congress (Notice of Sept. 29, p. 342)
India; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Information Technology Advisory Committee, President's; extension (E.O.
13305)
Infrastructure Advisory Council, National; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Insular Areas, Interagency Group on; establishment (E.O. 13299)
Intellectual Disabilities, President's Committee on; name change (E.O.
13309)
Intelligence Oversight Board; increase of members (E.O. 13301)
Interior, Department of; establishment of Interagency Group on Insular Areas
(E.O. 13299)
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International Criminal Court; waiving prohibition on United States military
assistance to parties to the Rome statute (Presidential Determination Nos.
03-27, p. 325; 03-28, p. 327; 03-40, p. 341; 04-03, p. 343; 04-07, p. 348;
04-09, p. 350; 04-17, p. 355)
International Labor Organization, President's Committee on; amendment (E.O.
13316)
Iran; continuation of national emergency (Notices of Mar. 12, p. 302; Nov.
12, p. 350)
Iraq
Actions taken under the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for
Defense and for the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan (Memorandum of
Dec. 5, p. 351)
Assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-18, p. 303)
Blocking property of the former Iraqi regime and its senior officials
and family members (E.O. 13315)
Confiscating and vesting certain property (E.O. 13290)
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of July 31, p. 327)
Delegation of authority under the Emergency Wartime Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2003 (Memorandum of May 6, p. 318)
Determination and certification on Export-Import Bank support for
United States exports (Presidential Determination No. 03-33, p. 331)
Suspension of the Iraq Sanctions Act and delegation of authority
(Presidential Determination No. 03-23, p. 320)
USAID indemnity relating to contracts awarded for reconstruction of
Iraq (Memorandum of Apr. 17, p. 316)
Ireland, International Fund for; U.S. contributions (Presidential
Determination No. 03-34, p. 332)
Irish-American Heritage Month (Proc. 7649)
Israel
Duty-free treatment for certain agricultural products (Proc. 7696)
Loan guarantees; delegation of functions related to (Memorandum of
Sept. 12, p. 334)
Suspension of security funding limitations for U.S. Embassy in
Jerusalem (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-26, p. 323; 04-12, p. 353)
J
Jamaica; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Jerusalem Embassy Act; suspension of funding limitations (Presidential
Determination Nos. 03-26, p. 323; 04-12, p. 353)
Jewish Heritage Week (Proc. 7673)
Jordan; military drawdown authorization (Presidential Determination No. 03-
15, p. 299)
K
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Ogranization (KEDO); U.S. contributions
(Presidential Determination No. 03-37, p. 335)
Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (Proc. 7692)
L
Laos; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Latvia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-09, p. 350)
Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7670)
Liberia
Assistance determination (Presidential Determination No. 04-11, p. 352)
Certification under the American Servicemembers' Protection Act
concerning United States Armed Forces participation in United Nations
mission (Memorandum of Oct. 20, p. 345)
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 16, p. 288)
Migration and refugee assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-09,
p. 280)
Libya; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan 2, p. 279)
Lithuania; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United
States military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-09, p. 350)
Loyalty Day (Proc. 7671)
[[Page 403]]
M
Macedonia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United
States military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325;
04-17, p. 355)
Malawi; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-07, p. 348)
Maritime Day, National (Proc. 7680)
Marriage Protection Week (Proc. 7714)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal holiday (Proc. 7642)
Mauritius; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United
States military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325;
03-28, p. 327)
Medicine Policy, White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative;
termination (E.O. 13316)
Mental Health, President's New Freedom Commission on; termination (E.O.
13316)
Mental Retardation, President's Committee on; name change (E.O. 13309)
Mentoring Month, National (Proc. 7636)
Mexico; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Middle East
Continuation of emergency relating to terrorists who threaten to
disrupt the peace process (Notice of Jan. 20, p. 291)
Migration and refugee assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-
13, p. 292; 03-17, p. 303)
Minority Enterprise Development Week (Proc. 7710)
Missing Children's Day, National (Proc. 7682)
Mongolia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
Mother's Day (Proc. 7674)
N
National Defense Service Medal; amendment (E.O. 13293)
National emergencies declared, terminated, continued, etc.
Burma
Blocking property of the Government and prohibiting certain transactions
(E.O. 13310)
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of May 16, p. 321)
Colombia; continuation of national emergency with respect to narcotics
traffickers (Notice of Oct. 16, p. 344)
Cuba; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Feb. 27, p. 299)
Export control regulations; continuation of emergency (Notice of Aug.
7, p. 328)
Iran; continuation of national emergency (Notices of Mar. 12, p. 302;
Nov. 12, p. 350)
Iraq
Blocking property of the former Iraqi regime and its senior officials and
family members (E.O. 13315)
Confiscating and vesting certain property (E.O. 13290)
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of July 31, p. 327)
Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property; protection (E.O.
13303)
Liberia; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 16, p. 288)
Libya; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 2, p. 279)
Middle East; continuation of emergency relating to terrorists who
threaten to disrupt the peace process (Notice of Jan. 20, p. 291)
Russia; weapons-usable fissile material, continuation of national
emergency (Notice of June 10, p. 322)
Sierra Leone; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 16, p.
288)
Sudan; continuation of national emergency (Notice of Oct. 29, p. 348)
Terrorism
Attacks; continuation of national emergency with respect to (Notice of
Sept. 10, p. 333)
Persons who commit or support; continuation of national emergency with
respect to (Notice of Sept. 18, p. 341)
UNITA; termination of national emergency (E.O. 13298)
Weapons of mass destruction; continuation of emergency (Notice of Oct.
29, p. 347)
Western Balkans; continuation of national emergency (Notice of June 20,
p. 324)
Yugoslavia; termination of national emergencies (E.O. 13304)
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Zimbabwe; blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes
or institutions (E.O. 13288)
National Medal of Science, President's Committee on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
National Park Week (Proc. 7665)
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; amendment (E.O.
13316)
Nigeria
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-07,
p. 348)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
North American Free Trade Agreement; modification of rules of origin (Proc.
7641)
O
Occupational Safety and Health, Federal Advisory Council on; amendment (E.O.
13316)
Office of Personnel Management; order of succession (Memorandum of Mar. 11,
p. 300)
Offsets in Commercial Trade, President's Council on the Use of; termination
(E.O. 13316)
Older Americans Month (Proc. 7669)
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 7699)
P
Pakistan
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Waiver of sanctions (Presidential Determination No. 03-16, p. 302)
Palestine Liberation Organization; waiver of statutory provisions
(Presidential Determination Nos. 03-20, p. 315; 04-04, p. 344)
Palestinian Authority and PLO; imposition and waiver of sanctions
(Presidential Determination Nos. 03-30, p. 329; 04-14, p. 353)
Pan American Day and Pan American Week (Proc. 7663)
Panama
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-17,
p. 355)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Paraguay; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Parents' Day (Proc. 7693)
Patriot Day (Proc. 7702)
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week (Proc. 7675)
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, National (Proc. 7742)
Pedestal actuator; imports from China (Memorandum of Jan. 17, p. 299)
Peru; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p.
293; 03-38, p. 336)
Philippines; designation as a major non-NATO ally (Presidential
Determination No. 04-02, p. 343)
Physical Fitness and Sports, President's Council on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Poison Prevention Week, National (Proc. 7653)
Population planning, voluntary; extension of assistance requirements to all
components of the Department of State (Memorandum of Aug. 29, p. 331)
Postal Service, President's Commission on the United States; termination
(E.O. 13316)
POW/MIA Recognition Day, National (Proc. 7707)
Prayer and Remembrance, National Days of (Proc. 7701)
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 7681)
Presidential Management Fellows Program (E.O. 13318)
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 7700)
Protection From Pornography Week (Proc. 7725)
Puerto Rico's Status, President's Task Force on; amendment (E.O. 13319)
Q
Quarantinable communicable diseases; revised list (E.O. 13295)
R
Religious Freedom Day (Proc. 7640)
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Romania; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-07,
p. 348)
Russia
Chemical weapons destruction facility, waiver of conditions on funds
(Presidential Determination Nos. 03-10, p. 280; 04-10, p. 352)
Waiver of restrictions on assistance under the Cooperative Threat
Reduction Act of 1993 and Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act (Presidential
Determination Nos. 03-11, p. 288; 04-08, p. 349)
Weapons-usable fissile material, continuation of national emergency
(Notice of June 10, p. 322)
S
Safe Boating Week, National (Proc. 7677)
Sanctity of Human Life Day, National (Proc. 7639)
Save Your Vision Week (Proc. 7652)
School Lunch Week, National (Proc. 7719)
Science and Technology Policy, Office of; classification of national
security information (E.O. 13317)
Science and Technology, President's Council of Advisors on; extension (E.O.
13305)
Senegal; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
Serbia and Montenegro; determination on eligibility to receive defense
articles and services (Presidential Determination No. 03-22, p. 319)
Service and Civic Participation, President's Council on; establishment (E.O.
13285)
Sierra Leone
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of Jan. 16, p. 288)
International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
Migration and refugee assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-09,
p. 280)
Singapore
Free trade agreement, implementation (Proc. 7747)
Free trade agreement, notice of intention to enter (Notice of Jan. 29,
p. 292)
Slovakia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-09, p. 350)
Slovenia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 04-09, p. 350)
Small Business Week (Proc. 7704)
Social Security, President's Committee to Strengthen; termination (E.O.
13316)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Proc. 7646)
Special observances
30th Anniversary of the All-Volunteer Force (Proc. 7690)
America Recylces Day (Proc. 7734)
American Hearth Month (Proc. 7644)
American Red Cross Month (Proc. 7648)
Asia/Pacific American Heritage Month (Proc. 7668)
Black Music Month (Proc. 7687)
Cancer Control Month (Proc. 7655)
Captive Nations Week (Proc. 7691)
Centennial of Korean Immigration to the United States (Proc. 7638)
Child Health Day (Proc. 7716)
Citizenship Day and Constitution Week (Proc. 7705)
Columbus Day (Proc. 7720)
Death of Bob Hope (Proc. 7694)
Death of James Strom Thurmond (Proc. 7688)
Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7662)
Family Day (Proc. 7697)
Father's Day (Proc. 7686)
Fire Prevention Week (Proc. 7713)
Flag Day and National Flag Week (Proc. 7684)
General Pulaski Memorial Day (Proc. 7721)
German-American Day (Proc. 7715)
Gold Star Mother's Day (Proc. 7709)
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and
American Democracy (Proc. 7654)
Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week (Proc.
7744)
Irish-American Heritage Month (Proc. 7649)
Jewish Heritage Week (Proc. 7673)
Law Day, U.S.A. (Proc. 7670)
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Loyalty Day (Proc. 7671)
Marriage Protection Week (Proc. 7714)
Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday (Proc. 7642)
Minority Enterprise Development Week (Proc. 7710)
Mother's Day (Proc. 7674)
National Adoption Month (Proc. 7731)
National African American History Month (Proc. 7645)
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Proc. 7698)
National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (Proc. 7728)
National American Indian Heritage Month (Proc. 7735)
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 7711)
National Character Counts Week (Proc. 7724)
National Charter Schools Week (Proc. 7666)
National Child Abuse Prevention Month (Proc. 7656)
National Child's Day (Proc. 7683)
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 7650)
National Consumer Protection Week (Proc. 7643)
National Crime Victims' Rights Week (Proc. 7659)
National D.A.R.E. Day (Proc. 7661)
National Day of Prayer (Proc. 7672)
National Days of Prayer and Remembrance (Proc. 7701)
National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week
(Proc. 7676)
National Diabetes Month (Proc. 7729)
National Disability Employment Awareness Day (Proc. 7712)
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Proc. 7717)
National Donate Life Month (Proc. 7658)
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month (Proc. 7743)
National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week (Proc. 7736)
National Fair Housing Month (Proc. 7664)
National Family Caregivers Month (Proc. 7730)
National Family Week (Proc. 7739)
National Farm-City Week (Proc. 7737)
National Farm Safety and Health Week (Proc. 7708)
National Forest Products Week (Proc. 7723)
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day (Proc. 7660)
National Hispanic Heritage Month (Proc. 7706)
National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week (Proc. 7703)
National Homeownership Month (Proc. 7685)
National Hospice Month (Proc. 7727)
National Hurricane Awareness Week (Proc. 7678)
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (Proc. 7692)
National Maritime Day (Proc. 7680)
National Mentoring Month (Proc. 7636)
National Missing Children's Day (Proc. 7682)
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 7699)
National Park Week (Proc. 7665)
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Proc. 7742)
National Poison Prevention Week (Proc. 7653)
National POW/MIA Recognition Day (Proc. 7707)
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month (Proc. 7700)
National Safe Boating Week (Proc. 7677)
National Sanctity of Human Life Day (Proc. 7639)
National School Lunch Week (Proc. 7719)
National Volunteer Week (Proc. 7667)
Older Americans Month (Proc. 7669)
Pan American Day and Pan American Week (Proc. 7663)
Parents' Day (Proc. 7693)
Patriot Day (Proc. 7702)
Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week (Proc. 7675)
Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day (Proc. 7681)
Protection From Pornography Week (Proc. 7725)
Religious Freedom Day (Proc. 7640)
Save Your Vision Week (Proc. 7652)
Small Business Week (Proc. 7704)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Proc. 7646)
Thanksgiving Day (Proc. 7738)
United Nations Day (Proc. 7726)
Veterans Day (Proc. 7733)
White Cane Safety Day (Proc. 7722)
Women's Equality Day (Proc. 7695)
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Women's History Month (Proc. 7651)
World AIDS Day (Proc. 7740)
World Freedom Day (Proc. 7732)
World Trade Week (Proc. 7679)
Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 7745)
State, Department of
Secretary's functions relating to persons arriving in and departing
from the United States (E.O. 13323)
Visa procedures, memorandum of understanding concerning; transmittal of
report of implementation to Congress (Notice of Sept. 29, p. 342)
Voluntary population planning, extension of assistance requirements to
all components (Memorandum of Aug. 29, p. 331)
Steel; termination of action regarding imports (Proc. 7741)
Sudan
Continuation of national emergency (Notice of Oct. 29, p. 348)
Determination and certification under the Sudan Peace Act (Presidential
Determination No. 04-05, p. 345)
Sudan; determination under the Sudan Peace Act (Presidential Determination
No. 03-21, p. 316)
Superfund implementation; authority delegation (E.O. 13308)
T
Tajikistan; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United
States military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-27, p. 325)
Terrorism
Attacks; continuation of national emergency with respect to certain
(Notice of Sept. 10, p. 333)
Persons who commit or support; continuation of national emergency with
respect to (Notice of Sept. 18, p. 341)
Thailand
Designation as a major non-NATO ally (Presidential Determination No.
04-16, p. 354)
Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Thanksgiving Day (Proc. 7738)
Thurmond, James Strom; death (Proc. 7688)
Tibet; report to Congress on negotiations (Memorandum of May 7, p. 319)
Trade
Generalized System of Preferences; modification of duty-free treatment
(Procs. 7637, 7689)
North American Free Trade Agreement; modification of rules of origin
(Proc. 7641)
Trading With the Enemy Act; continuation of certain authorities
(Presidential Determination No. 03-36, p. 334)
Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Trafficking in persons; determination under the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2002 (Presidential Determination No. 03-35, p. 332)
Training Opportunities, Advisory Committee on Expanding; termination (E.O.
13316)
Tribal Colleges and Universities, President's Board of Advisors on;
amendment (E.O. 13316)
Turkmenistan
Waiver under the Trade Act of 1974 (E.O. 13314; Presidential
Determination No. 03-31, p. 329)
U
Uganda; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-27, p. 325; 04-07,
p. 348)
UNITA; termination of national emergency (E.O. 13298)
United Nations Day (Proc. 7726)
USA Freedom Corps; Volunteers for Prosperity initiative (E.O. 13317)
Uzbekistan; waiver of restrictions on assistance under the Cooperative
Threat Reduction Act of 1992 and Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act
(Presidential Determination No. 04-19, p. 356)
V
Venezuela; narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14,
p. 293; 03-38, p. 336)
Veterans Affairs, Department of; order of succession (Memorandum of Feb. 12,
p. 298)
Veterans Day (Proc. 7733)
Veterans, President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our
Nation's; termination (E.O. 13316)
Vietnam
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Narcotics certification (Presidential Determination Nos. 03-14, p. 293;
03-38, p. 336)
Waiver authority, continuation of (Presidential Determination No. 03-
24, p. 321)
Volunteer Week, National (Proc. 7667)
W
Weapons of mass destruction; continuation of emergency (Notice of Oct. 29,
p. 347)
West Bank and Gaza; migration and refugee assistance (Presidential
Determination No. 03-29, p. 328)
Western Balkans; continuation of national emergency (Notice of June 20, p.
324)
White Cane Safety Day (Proc. 7722)
White House, Committee for the Preservation of; amendment (E.O. 13316)
White House Fellowships, President's Commission on; amendment (E.O. 13316)
Wire hanger; imports from China (Memorandum of Apr. 25, p. 317)
Women's Equality Day (Proc. 7695)
Women's History Month (Proc. 7651)
World AIDS Day (Proc. 7740)
World Freedom Day (Proc. 7732)
World Trade Week (Proc. 7679)
Wright Brothers Day (Proc. 7745)
Y
Yugoslavia; termination of national emergencies (E.O. 13304)
Z
Zambia; International Criminal Court, waiving prohibition on United States
military assistance (Presidential Determination No. 03-28, p. 327)
Zimbabwe; blocking property of persons undermining democratic processes or
institutions (E.O. 13288)
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CFR FINDING AIDS
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Editorial note: A list of CFR titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters,
and parts, and an alphabetical list of agencies publishing in the CFR
are included in the CFR Index and Finding Aids volume to the Code of
Federal Regulations, which is published separately and revised annually
as of January 1.
The two finding aids on the following pages, the ``Table of CFR Titles
and Chapters'' and the ``Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the
CFR'' apply to all 50 titles of the Code of Federal Regulations.
Reference aids specific to this volume appear in the section entitled
``Title 3 Finding Aids,'' found on page 369.
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Table of CFR Titles and Chapters
(Revised as of January 1, 2004)
Title 1--General Provisions
I Administrative Committee of the Federal Register
(Parts 1--49)
II Office of the Federal Register (Parts 50--299)
IV Miscellaneous Agencies (Parts 400--500)
Title 2 [Reserved]
Title 3--The President
I Executive Office of the President (Parts 100--199)
Title 4--Accounts
I General Accounting Office (Parts 1--99)
Title 5--Administrative Personnel
I Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1--1199)
II Merit Systems Protection Board (Parts 1200--1299)
III Office of Management and Budget (Parts 1300--1399)
V The International Organizations Employees Loyalty
Board (Parts 1500--1599)
VI Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Parts
1600--1699)
VIII Office of Special Counsel (Parts 1800--1899)
IX Appalachian Regional Commission (Parts 1900--1999)
XI Armed Forces Retirement Home (Part 2100)
XIV Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of
the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Federal
Service Impasses Panel (Parts 2400--2499)
XV Office of Administration, Executive Office of the
President (Parts 2500--2599)
XVI Office of Government Ethics (Parts 2600--2699)
XXI Department of the Treasury (Parts 3100--3199)
XXII Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Part 3201)
XXIII Department of Energy (Part 3301)
XXIV Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Part 3401)
XXV Department of the Interior (Part 3501)
XXVI Department of Defense (Part 3601)
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XXVIII Department of Justice (Part 3801)
XXIX Federal Communications Commission (Parts 3900--3999)
XXX Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 4000--
4099)
XXXI Farm Credit Administration (Parts 4100--4199)
XXXIII Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Part 4301)
XXXV Office of Personnel Management (Part 4501)
XL Interstate Commerce Commission (Part 5001)
XLI Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Part 5101)
XLII Department of Labor (Part 5201)
XLIII National Science Foundation (Part 5301)
XLV Department of Health and Human Services (Part 5501)
XLVI Postal Rate Commission (Part 5601)
XLVII Federal Trade Commission (Part 5701)
XLVIII Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Part 5801)
L Department of Transportation (Part 6001)
LII Export-Import Bank of the United States (Part 6201)
LIII Department of Education (Parts 6300--6399)
LIV Environmental Protection Agency (Part 6401)
LV National Endowment for the Arts (Part 6501)
LVI National Endowment for the Humanities (Part 6601)
LVII General Services Administration (Part 6701)
LVIII Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Part
6801)
LIX National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Part
6901)
LX United States Postal Service (Part 7001)
LXI National Labor Relations Board (Part 7101)
LXII Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Part 7201)
LXIII Inter-American Foundation (Part 7301)
LXV Department of Housing and Urban Development (Part
7501)
LXVI National Archives and Records Administration (Part
7601)
LXVII Institute of Museum and Library Services (Part 7701)
LXIX Tennessee Valley Authority (Part 7901)
LXXI Consumer Product Safety Commission (Part 8101)
LXXIII Department of Agriculture (Part 8301)
LXXIV Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission (Part
8401)
LXXVI Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Part 8601)
LXXVII Office of Management and Budget (Part 8701)
Title 6--Homeland Security
I Department of Homeland Security, Office of the
Secretary (Parts 0--99)
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Title 7--Agriculture
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Agriculture
(Parts 0--26)
Subtitle B--Regulations of the Department of
Agriculture
I Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards,
Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of
Agriculture (Parts 27--209)
II Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 210--299)
III Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 300--399)
IV Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
V Agricultural Research Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 500--599)
VI Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 600--699)
VII Farm Service Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts
700--799)
VIII Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (Federal Grain Inspection Service),
Department of Agriculture (Parts 800--899)
IX Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements
and Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), Department
of Agriculture (Parts 900--999)
X Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements
and Orders; Milk), Department of Agriculture
(Parts 1000--1199)
XI Agricultural Marketing Service (Marketing Agreements
and Orders; Miscellaneous Commodities), Department
of Agriculture (Parts 1200--1299)
XIV Commodity Credit Corporation, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 1400--1499)
XV Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 1500--1599)
XVI Rural Telephone Bank, Department of Agriculture (Parts
1600--1699)
XVII Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 1700--1799)
XVIII Rural Housing Service, Rural Business-Cooperative
Service, Rural Utilities Service, and Farm Service
Agency, Department of Agriculture (Parts 1800--
2099)
XX Local Television Loan Guarantee Board (Parts 2200--
2299)
XXVI Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 2600--2699)
XXVII Office of Information Resources Management, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 2700--2799)
XXVIII Office of Operations, Department of Agriculture (Parts
2800--2899)
XXIX Office of Energy, Department of Agriculture (Parts
2900--2999)
XXX Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 3000--3099)
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XXXI Office of Environmental Quality, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 3100--3199)
XXXII Office of Procurement and Property Management,
Department of Agriculture (Parts 3200--3299)
XXXIII Office of Transportation, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 3300--3399)
XXXIV Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 3400--
3499)
XXXV Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 3500--3599)
XXXVI National Agricultural Statistics Service, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 3600--3699)
XXXVII Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture
(Parts 3700--3799)
XXXVIII World Agricultural Outlook Board, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 3800--3899)
XLI [Reserved]
XLII Rural Business-Cooperative Service and Rural Utilities
Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 4200--
4299)
Title 8--Aliens and Nationality
I Department of Homeland Security (Immigration and
Naturalization) (Parts 1--499)
V Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of
Justice (Parts 1000--1399)
Title 9--Animals and Animal Products
I Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department
of Agriculture (Parts 1--199)
II Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration (Packers and Stockyards Programs),
Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--299)
III Food Safety and Inspection Service, Department of
Agriculture (Parts 300--599)
Title 10--Energy
I Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 0--199)
II Department of Energy (Parts 200--699)
III Department of Energy (Parts 700--999)
X Department of Energy (General Provisions) (Parts
1000--1099)
XVII Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Parts 1700--
1799)
XVIII Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste
Commission (Part 1800)
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Title 11--Federal Elections
I Federal Election Commission (Parts 1--9099)
Title 12--Banks and Banking
I Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 1--199)
II Federal Reserve System (Parts 200--299)
III Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (Parts 300--399)
IV Export-Import Bank of the United States (Parts 400--
499)
V Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 500--599)
VI Farm Credit Administration (Parts 600--699)
VII National Credit Union Administration (Parts 700--799)
VIII Federal Financing Bank (Parts 800--899)
IX Federal Housing Finance Board (Parts 900--999)
XI Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
(Parts 1100--1199)
XIV Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation (Parts 1400--
1499)
XV Department of the Treasury (Parts 1500--1599)
XVII Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
1700--1799)
XVIII Community Development Financial Institutions Fund,
Department of the Treasury (Parts 1800--1899)
Title 13--Business Credit and Assistance
I Small Business Administration (Parts 1--199)
III Economic Development Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 300--399)
IV Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board, Department of
Commerce (Parts 400--499)
V Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board,
Department of Commerce (Parts 500--599)
Title 14--Aeronautics and Space
I Federal Aviation Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1--199)
II Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation
(Aviation Proceedings) (Parts 200--399)
III Commercial Space Transportation, Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of Transportation
(Parts 400--499)
V National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts
1200--1299)
VI Air Transportation System Stabilization (Parts 1300--
1399)
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Title 15--Commerce and Foreign Trade
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Commerce (Parts
0--29)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Commerce and
Foreign Trade
I Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce (Parts
30--199)
II National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Department of Commerce (Parts 200--299)
III International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 300--399)
IV Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Department of Commerce
(Parts 400--499)
VII Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of
Commerce (Parts 700--799)
VIII Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce
(Parts 800--899)
IX National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (Parts 900--999)
XI Technology Administration, Department of Commerce
(Parts 1100--1199)
XIII East-West Foreign Trade Board (Parts 1300--1399)
XIV Minority Business Development Agency (Parts 1400--
1499)
Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Foreign Trade
Agreements
XX Office of the United States Trade Representative
(Parts 2000--2099)
Subtitle D--Regulations Relating to Telecommunications
and Information
XXIII National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts
2300--2399)
Title 16--Commercial Practices
I Federal Trade Commission (Parts 0--999)
II Consumer Product Safety Commission (Parts 1000--1799)
Title 17--Commodity and Securities Exchanges
I Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Parts 1--199)
II Securities and Exchange Commission (Parts 200--399)
IV Department of the Treasury (Parts 400--499)
Title 18--Conservation of Power and Water Resources
I Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of
Energy (Parts 1--399)
III Delaware River Basin Commission (Parts 400--499)
VI Water Resources Council (Parts 700--799)
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VIII Susquehanna River Basin Commission (Parts 800--899)
XIII Tennessee Valley Authority (Parts 1300--1399)
Title 19--Customs Duties
I Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security; Department of the Treasury
(Parts 0--199)
II United States International Trade Commission (Parts
200--299)
III International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 300--399)
IV Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Department of Homeland Security (Parts 400--599)
Title 20--Employees' Benefits
I Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department
of Labor (Parts 1--199)
II Railroad Retirement Board (Parts 200--399)
III Social Security Administration (Parts 400--499)
IV Employees' Compensation Appeals Board, Department of
Labor (Parts 500--599)
V Employment and Training Administration, Department of
Labor (Parts 600--699)
VI Employment Standards Administration, Department of
Labor (Parts 700--799)
VII Benefits Review Board, Department of Labor (Parts
800--899)
VIII Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries (Parts
900--999)
IX Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans'
Employment and Training, Department of Labor
(Parts 1000--1099)
Title 21--Food and Drugs
I Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and
Human Services (Parts 1--1299)
II Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice
(Parts 1300--1399)
III Office of National Drug Control Policy (Parts 1400--
1499)
Title 22--Foreign Relations
I Department of State (Parts 1--199)
II Agency for International Development (Parts 200--299)
III Peace Corps (Parts 300--399)
IV International Joint Commission, United States and
Canada (Parts 400--499)
V Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 500--599)
VII Overseas Private Investment Corporation (Parts 700--
799)
IX Foreign Service Grievance Board Regulations (Parts
900--999)
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X Inter-American Foundation (Parts 1000--1099)
XI International Boundary and Water Commission, United
States and Mexico, United States Section (Parts
1100--1199)
XII United States International Development Cooperation
Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
XIV Foreign Service Labor Relations Board; Federal Labor
Relations Authority; General Counsel of the
Federal Labor Relations Authority; and the Foreign
Service Impasse Disputes Panel (Parts 1400--1499)
XV African Development Foundation (Parts 1500--1599)
XVI Japan-United States Friendship Commission (Parts
1600--1699)
XVII United States Institute of Peace (Parts 1700--1799)
Title 23--Highways
I Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1--999)
II National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and
Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
III National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 1300--1399)
Title 24--Housing and Urban Development
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of
Housing and Urban Development (Parts 0--99)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban
Development
I Office of Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity,
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
100--199)
II Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Parts 200--299)
III Government National Mortgage Association, Department
of Housing and Urban Development (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Housing and Office of Multifamily Housing
Assistance Restructuring, Department of Housing
and Urban Development (Parts 400--499)
V Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (Parts 500--599)
VI Office of Assistant Secretary for Community Planning
and Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (Parts 600--699) [Reserved]
VII Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Housing Assistance Programs and
Public and Indian Housing Programs) (Parts 700--
799)
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VIII Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Section 8 Housing Assistance
Programs, Section 202 Direct Loan Program, Section
202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons With
Disabilities Program) (Parts 800--899)
IX Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban
Development (Parts 900--1699)
X Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Interstate Land Sales
Registration Program) (Parts 1700--1799)
XII Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Parts 2000--2099)
XX Office of Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and
Urban Development (Parts 3200--3899)
XXV Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (Parts 4100--
4199)
Title 25--Indians
I Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
(Parts 1--299)
II Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the
Interior (Parts 300--399)
III National Indian Gaming Commission, Department of the
Interior (Parts 500--599)
IV Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation (Parts
700--799)
V Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior,
and Indian Health Service, Department of Health
and Human Services (Part 900)
VI Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs,
Department of the Interior (Parts 1000--1199)
VII Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians,
Department of the Interior (Part 1200)
Title 26--Internal Revenue
I Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
(Parts 1--899)
Title 27--Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms
I Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department
of the Treasury (Parts 1--399)
II Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives,
Department of Justice (Parts 400--699)
Title 28--Judicial Administration
I Department of Justice (Parts 0--299)
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III Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Department of Justice
(Parts 300--399)
V Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice (Parts 500--
599)
VI Offices of Independent Counsel, Department of Justice
(Parts 600--699)
VII Office of Independent Counsel (Parts 700--799)
VIII Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the
District of Columbia (Parts 800--899)
IX National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council
(Parts 900--999)
XI Department of Justice and Department of State (Parts
1100--1199)
Title 29--Labor
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Labor (Parts
0--99)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Labor
I National Labor Relations Board (Parts 100--199)
II Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of
Labor (Parts 200--299)
III National Railroad Adjustment Board (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of
Labor (Parts 400--499)
V Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor (Parts
500--899)
IX Construction Industry Collective Bargaining Commission
(Parts 900--999)
X National Mediation Board (Parts 1200--1299)
XII Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (Parts
1400--1499)
XIV Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Parts 1600--
1699)
XVII Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
Department of Labor (Parts 1900--1999)
XX Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
(Parts 2200--2499)
XXV Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department
of Labor (Parts 2500--2599)
XXVII Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
(Parts 2700--2799)
XL Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (Parts 4000--
4999)
Title 30--Mineral Resources
I Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of
Labor (Parts 1--199)
II Minerals Management Service, Department of the
Interior (Parts 200--299)
III Board of Surface Mining and Reclamation Appeals,
Department of the Interior (Parts 300--399)
IV Geological Survey, Department of the Interior (Parts
400--499)
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VII Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
Department of the Interior (Parts 700--999)
Title 31--Money and Finance: Treasury
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
(Parts 0--50)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Money and Finance
I Monetary Offices, Department of the Treasury (Parts
51--199)
II Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts
200--399)
IV Secret Service, Department of the Treasury (Parts
400--499)
V Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 500--599)
VI Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 600--699)
VII Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Department of
the Treasury (Parts 700--799)
VIII Office of International Investment, Department of the
Treasury (Parts 800--899)
IX Federal Claims Collection Standards (Department of the
Treasury--Department of Justice) (Parts 900--999)
Title 32--National Defense
Subtitle A--Department of Defense
I Office of the Secretary of Defense (Parts 1--399)
V Department of the Army (Parts 400--699)
VI Department of the Navy (Parts 700--799)
VII Department of the Air Force (Parts 800--1099)
Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to National
Defense
XII Defense Logistics Agency (Parts 1200--1299)
XVI Selective Service System (Parts 1600--1699)
XVIII National Counterintelligence Center (Parts 1800--1899)
XIX Central Intelligence Agency (Parts 1900--1999)
XX Information Security Oversight Office, National
Archives and Records Administration (Parts 2000--
2099)
XXI National Security Council (Parts 2100--2199)
XXIV Office of Science and Technology Policy (Parts 2400--
2499)
XXVII Office for Micronesian Status Negotiations (Parts
2700--2799)
XXVIII Office of the Vice President of the United States
(Parts 2800--2899)
Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters
I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts
1--199)
II Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts
200--399)
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IV Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,
Department of Transportation (Parts 400--499)
Title 34--Education
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary, Department of
Education (Parts 1--99)
Subtitle B--Regulations of the Offices of the
Department of Education
I Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education
(Parts 100--199)
II Office of Elementary and Secondary Education,
Department of Education (Parts 200--299)
III Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services, Department of Education (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department
of Education (Parts 400--499)
V Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages
Affairs, Department of Education (Parts 500--599)
VI Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of
Education (Parts 600--699)
XI National Institute for Literacy (Parts 1100--1199)
Subtitle C--Regulations Relating to Education
XII National Council on Disability (Parts 1200--1299)
Title 35--Panama Canal
I Panama Canal Regulations (Parts 1--299)
Title 36--Parks, Forests, and Public Property
I National Park Service, Department of the Interior
(Parts 1--199)
II Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (Parts 200--
299)
III Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army (Parts
300--399)
IV American Battle Monuments Commission (Parts 400--499)
V Smithsonian Institution (Parts 500--599)
VII Library of Congress (Parts 700--799)
VIII Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Parts 800--
899)
IX Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (Parts
900--999)
X Presidio Trust (Parts 1000--1099)
XI Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board (Parts 1100--1199)
XII National Archives and Records Administration (Parts
1200--1299)
XV Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust (Part 1501)
XVI Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation (Parts 1600--1699)
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Title 37--Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
I United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department
of Commerce (Parts 1--199)
II Copyright Office, Library of Congress (Parts 200--299)
IV Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, Department
of Commerce (Parts 400--499)
V Under Secretary for Technology, Department of Commerce
(Parts 500--599)
Title 38--Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
I Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 0--99)
Title 39--Postal Service
I United States Postal Service (Parts 1--999)
III Postal Rate Commission (Parts 3000--3099)
Title 40--Protection of Environment
I Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1--1099)
IV Environmental Protection Agency and Department of
Justice (Parts 1400--1499)
V Council on Environmental Quality (Parts 1500--1599)
VI Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Parts
1600--1699)
VII Environmental Protection Agency and Department of
Defense; Uniform National Discharge Standards for
Vessels of the Armed Forces (Parts 1700--1799)
Title 41--Public Contracts and Property Management
Subtitle B--Other Provisions Relating to Public
Contracts
50 Public Contracts, Department of Labor (Parts 50-1--50-
999)
51 Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or
Severely Disabled (Parts 51-1--51-99)
60 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal
Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor (Parts
60-1--60-999)
61 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans'
Employment and Training Service, Department of
Labor (Parts 61-1--61-999)
Subtitle C--Federal Property Management Regulations
System
101 Federal Property Management Regulations (Parts 101-1--
101-99)
102 Federal Management Regulation (Parts 102-1--102-299)
105 General Services Administration (Parts 105-1--105-999)
109 Department of Energy Property Management Regulations
(Parts 109-1--109-99)
114 Department of the Interior (Parts 114-1--114-99)
115 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 115-1--115-99)
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128 Department of Justice (Parts 128-1--128-99)
Subtitle D--Other Provisions Relating to Property
Management [Reserved]
Subtitle E--Federal Information Resources Management
Regulations System
201 Federal Information Resources Management Regulation
(Parts 201-1--201-99) [Reserved]
Subtitle F--Federal Travel Regulation System
300 General (Parts 300-1--300-99)
301 Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances (Parts 301-1--
301-99)
302 Relocation Allowances (Parts 302-1--302-99)
303 Payment of Expenses Connected with the Death of
Certain Employees (Part 303-70)
304 Payment of Travel Expenses from a Non-Federal Source
(Parts 304-1--304-99)
Title 42--Public Health
I Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human
Services (Parts 1--199)
IV Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department
of Health and Human Services (Parts 400--499)
V Office of Inspector General-Health Care, Department of
Health and Human Services (Parts 1000--1999)
Title 43--Public Lands: Interior
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of the Interior
(Parts 1--199)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Lands
I Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
(Parts 200--499)
II Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
(Parts 1000--9999)
III Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation
Commission (Parts 10000--10010)
Title 44--Emergency Management and Assistance
I Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security (Parts 0--399)
IV Department of Commerce and Department of
Transportation (Parts 400--499)
Title 45--Public Welfare
Subtitle A--Department of Health and Human Services
(Parts 1--199)
Subtitle B--Regulations Relating to Public Welfare
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II Office of Family Assistance (Assistance Programs),
Administration for Children and Families,
Department of Health and Human Services (Parts
200--299)
III Office of Child Support Enforcement (Child Support
Enforcement Program), Administration for Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human
Services (Parts 300--399)
IV Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (Parts 400--499)
V Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United
States, Department of Justice (Parts 500--599)
VI National Science Foundation (Parts 600--699)
VII Commission on Civil Rights (Parts 700--799)
VIII Office of Personnel Management (Parts 800--899)
X Office of Community Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health and
Human Services (Parts 1000--1099)
XI National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
(Parts 1100--1199)
XII Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts
1200--1299)
XIII Office of Human Development Services, Department of
Health and Human Services (Parts 1300--1399)
XVI Legal Services Corporation (Parts 1600--1699)
XVII National Commission on Libraries and Information
Science (Parts 1700--1799)
XVIII Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation (Parts 1800--
1899)
XXI Commission on Fine Arts (Parts 2100--2199)
XXIII Arctic Research Commission (Part 2301)
XXIV James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Parts
2400--2499)
XXV Corporation for National and Community Service (Parts
2500--2599)
Title 46--Shipping
I Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts
1--199)
II Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation
(Parts 200--399)
III Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage), Department of
Homeland Security (Parts 400--499)
IV Federal Maritime Commission (Parts 500--599)
Title 47--Telecommunication
I Federal Communications Commission (Parts 0--199)
II Office of Science and Technology Policy and National
Security Council (Parts 200--299)
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III National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, Department of Commerce (Parts
300--399)
Title 48--Federal Acquisition Regulations System
1 Federal Acquisition Regulation (Parts 1--99)
2 Department of Defense (Parts 200--299)
3 Department of Health and Human Services (Parts 300--
399)
4 Department of Agriculture (Parts 400--499)
5 General Services Administration (Parts 500--599)
6 Department of State (Parts 600--699)
7 United States Agency for International Development
(Parts 700--799)
8 Department of Veterans Affairs (Parts 800--899)
9 Department of Energy (Parts 900--999)
10 Department of the Treasury (Parts 1000--1099)
12 Department of Transportation (Parts 1200--1299)
13 Department of Commerce (Parts 1300--1399)
14 Department of the Interior (Parts 1400--1499)
15 Environmental Protection Agency (Parts 1500--1599)
16 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees
Health Benefits Acquisition Regulation (Parts
1600--1699)
17 Office of Personnel Management (Parts 1700--1799)
18 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Parts
1800--1899)
19 Broadcasting Board of Governors (Parts 1900--1999)
20 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Parts 2000--2099)
21 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employees
Group Life Insurance Federal Acquisition
Regulation (Parts 2100--2199)
23 Social Security Administration (Parts 2300--2399)
24 Department of Housing and Urban Development (Parts
2400--2499)
25 National Science Foundation (Parts 2500--2599)
28 Department of Justice (Parts 2800--2899)
29 Department of Labor (Parts 2900--2999)
30 Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security
Acquisition Regulation (HSAR) (Parts 3000--3099)
34 Department of Education Acquisition Regulation (Parts
3400--3499)
35 Panama Canal Commission (Parts 3500--3599)
44 Federal Emergency Management Agency (Parts 4400--4499)
51 Department of the Army Acquisition Regulations (Parts
5100--5199)
52 Department of the Navy Acquisition Regulations (Parts
5200--5299)
53 Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (Parts 5300--5399)
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54 Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (Parts
5400--5499)
57 African Development Foundation (Parts 5700--5799)
61 General Services Administration Board of Contract
Appeals (Parts 6100--6199)
63 Department of Transportation Board of Contract Appeals
(Parts 6300--6399)
99 Cost Accounting Standards Board, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy, Office of Management and
Budget (Parts 9900--9999)
Title 49--Transportation
Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
(Parts 1--99)
Subtitle B--Other Regulations Relating to
Transportation
I Research and Special Programs Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 100--199)
II Federal Railroad Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 200--299)
III Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 300--399)
IV Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (Parts
400--499)
V National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Department of Transportation (Parts 500--599)
VI Federal Transit Administration, Department of
Transportation (Parts 600--699)
VII National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
(Parts 700--799)
VIII National Transportation Safety Board (Parts 800--999)
X Surface Transportation Board, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1000--1399)
XI Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Department of
Transportation (Parts 1400--1499)
XII Transportation Security Administration, Department of
Homeland Security (Parts 1500--1599)
Title 50--Wildlife and Fisheries
I United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior (Parts 1--199)
II National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 200--299)
III International Fishing and Related Activities (Parts
300--399)
IV Joint Regulations (United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior and National
Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce); Endangered Species Committee
Regulations (Parts 400--499)
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V Marine Mammal Commission (Parts 500--599)
VI Fishery Conservation and Management, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce (Parts 600--699)
CFR Index and Finding Aids
Subject/Agency Index
List of Agency Prepared Indexes
Parallel Tables of Statutory Authorities and Rules
List of CFR Titles, Chapters, Subchapters, and Parts
Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR
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Alphabetical List of Agencies Appearing in the CFR
(Revised as of January 1, 2004)
CFR Title, Subtitle or
Agency Chapter
Administrative Committee of the Federal Register 1, I
Advanced Research Projects Agency 32, I
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 36, VIII
African Development Foundation 22, XV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 57
Agency for International Development, United 22, II
States
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 7
Agricultural Marketing Service 7, I, IX, X, XI
Agricultural Research Service 7, V
Agriculture Department 5, LXXIII
Agricultural Marketing Service 7, I, IX, X, XI
Agricultural Research Service 7, V
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7, III; 9, I
Chief Financial Officer, Office of 7, XXX
Commodity Credit Corporation 7, XIV
Cooperative State Research, Education, and 7, XXXIV
Extension Service
Economic Research Service 7, XXXVII
Energy, Office of 7, XXIX
Environmental Quality, Office of 7, XXXI
Farm Service Agency 7, VII, XVIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 4
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7, IV
Food and Nutrition Service 7, II
Food Safety and Inspection Service 9, III
Foreign Agricultural Service 7, XV
Forest Service 36, II
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 7, VIII; 9, II
Administration
Information Resources Management, Office of 7, XXVII
Inspector General, Office of 7, XXVI
National Agricultural Library 7, XLI
National Agricultural Statistics Service 7, XXXVI
Natural Resources Conservation Service 7, VI
Operations, Office of 7, XXVIII
Procurement and Property Management, Office of 7, XXXII
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7, XVIII, XLII
Rural Development Administration 7, XLII
Rural Housing Service 7, XVIII, XXXV
Rural Telephone Bank 7, XVI
Rural Utilities Service 7, XVII, XVIII, XLII
Secretary of Agriculture, Office of 7, Subtitle A
Transportation, Office of 7, XXXIII
World Agricultural Outlook Board 7, XXXVIII
Air Force Department 32, VII
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 48, 53
Air Transportation Stabilization Board 14, VI
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27, I
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 27, II
Bureau of
AMTRAK 49, VII
American Battle Monuments Commission 36, IV
American Indians, Office of the Special Trustee 25, VII
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 7, III; 9, I
Appalachian Regional Commission 5, IX
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Architectural and Transportation Barriers 36, XI
Compliance Board
Arctic Research Commission 45, XXIII
Armed Forces Retirement Home 5, XI
Army Department 32, V
Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 51
Benefits Review Board 20, VII
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 34, V
Affairs, Office of
Blind or Severely Disabled, Committee for 41, 51
Purchase From People Who Are
Broadcasting Board of Governors 22, V
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 19
Census Bureau 15, I
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42, IV
Central Intelligence Agency 32, XIX
Chief Financial Officer, Office of 7, XXX
Child Support Enforcement, Office of 45, III
Children and Families, Administration for 45, II, III, IV, X
Civil Rights, Commission on 45, VII
Civil Rights, Office for 34, I
Coast Guard 33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage) 46, III
Commerce Department 44, IV
Census Bureau 15, I
Economic Affairs, Under Secretary 37, V
Economic Analysis, Bureau of 15, VIII
Economic Development Administration 13, III
Emergency Management and Assistance 44, IV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 13
Fishery Conservation and Management 50, VI
Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15, IV
Industry and Security, Bureau of 15, VII
International Trade Administration 15, III; 19, III
National Institute of Standards and Technology 15, II
National Marine Fisheries Service 50, II, IV, VI
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 15, IX; 50, II, III, IV,
Administration VI
National Telecommunications and Information 15, XXIII; 47, III
Administration
National Weather Service 15, IX
Patent and Trademark Office, United States 37, I
Productivity, Technology and Innovation, 37, IV
Assistant Secretary for
Secretary of Commerce, Office of 15, Subtitle A
Technology, Under Secretary for 37, V
Technology Administration 15, XI
Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary for 37, IV
Commercial Space Transportation 14, III
Commodity Credit Corporation 7, XIV
Commodity Futures Trading Commission 5, XLI; 17, I
Community Planning and Development, Office of 24, V, VI
Assistant Secretary for
Community Services, Office of 45, X
Comptroller of the Currency 12, I
Construction Industry Collective Bargaining 29, IX
Commission
Consumer Product Safety Commission 5, LXXI; 16, II
Cooperative State Research, Education, and 7, XXXIV
Extension Service
Copyright Office 37, II
Corporation for National and Community Service 45, XII, XXV
Cost Accounting Standards Board 48, 99
Council on Environmental Quality 40, V
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency 28, VIII
for the District of Columbia
Customs and Border Protection Bureau 19, I
Defense Contract Audit Agency 32, I
Defense Department 5, XXVI; 32, Subtitle A;
40, VII
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Advanced Research Projects Agency 32, I
Air Force Department 32, VII
Army Department 32, V; 33, II; 36, III,
48, 51
Defense Intelligence Agency 32, I
Defense Logistics Agency 32, I, XII; 48, 54
Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 2
National Imagery and Mapping Agency 32, I
Navy Department 32, VI; 48, 52
Secretary of Defense, Office of 32, I
Defense Contract Audit Agency 32, I
Defense Intelligence Agency 32, I
Defense Logistics Agency 32, XII; 48, 54
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 10, XVII
Delaware River Basin Commission 18, III
District of Columbia, Court Services and 28, VIII
Offender Supervision Agency for the
Drug Enforcement Administration 21, II
East-West Foreign Trade Board 15, XIII
Economic Affairs, Under Secretary 37, V
Economic Analysis, Bureau of 15, VIII
Economic Development Administration 13, III
Economic Research Service 7, XXXVII
Education, Department of 5, LIII
Bilingual Education and Minority Languages 34, V
Affairs, Office of
Civil Rights, Office for 34, I
Educational Research and Improvement, Office 34, VII
of
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of 34, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 34
Postsecondary Education, Office of 34, VI
Secretary of Education, Office of 34, Subtitle A
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 34, III
Office of
Vocational and Adult Education, Office of 34, IV
Educational Research and Improvement, Office of 34, VII
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of 34, II
Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Board 13, V
Emergency Steel Guarantee Loan Board 13, IV
Employee Benefits Security Administration 29, XXV
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board 20, IV
Employees Loyalty Board 5, V
Employment and Training Administration 20, V
Employment Standards Administration 20, VI
Endangered Species Committee 50, IV
Energy, Department of 5, XXIII; 10, II, III, X
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 9
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5, XXIV; 18, I
Property Management Regulations 41, 109
Energy, Office of 7, XXIX
Engineers, Corps of 33, II; 36, III
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 31, VI
Environmental Protection Agency 5, LIV; 40, I, IV, VII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 15
Property Management Regulations 41, 115
Environmental Quality, Office of 7, XXXI
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 5, LXII; 29, XIV
Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant Secretary 24, I
for
Executive Office of the President 3, I
Administration, Office of 5, XV
Environmental Quality, Council on 40, V
Management and Budget, Office of 5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI;
48, 99
National Drug Control Policy, Office of 21, III
National Security Council 32, XXI; 47, 2
Presidential Documents 3
Science and Technology Policy, Office of 32, XXIV; 47, II
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Trade Representative, Office of the United 15, XX
States
Export-Import Bank of the United States 5, LII; 12, IV
Family Assistance, Office of 45, II
Farm Credit Administration 5, XXXI; 12, VI
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation 5, XXX; 12, XIV
Farm Service Agency 7, VII, XVIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 1
Federal Aviation Administration 14, I
Commercial Space Transportation 14, III
Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX
Federal Communications Commission 5, XXIX; 47, I
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office of 41, 60
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 7, IV
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 5, XXII; 12, III
Federal Election Commission 11, I
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44, I
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 44
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal 48, 21
Acquisition Regulation
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition 48, 16
Regulation
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 5, XXIV; 18, I
Federal Financial Institutions Examination 12, XI
Council
Federal Financing Bank 12, VIII
Federal Highway Administration 23, I, II
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation 1, IV
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight Office 12, XVII
Federal Housing Finance Board 12, IX
Federal Labor Relations Authority, and General 5, XIV; 22, XIV
Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations
Authority
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 31, VII
Federal Management Regulation 41, 102
Federal Maritime Commission 46, IV
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 29, XII
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission 5, LXXIV; 29, XXVII
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49, III
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 28, III
Federal Procurement Policy Office 48, 99
Federal Property Management Regulations 41, 101
Federal Railroad Administration 49, II
Federal Register, Administrative Committee of 1, I
Federal Register, Office of 1, II
Federal Reserve System 12, II
Board of Governors 5, LVIII
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board 5, VI, LXXVI
Federal Service Impasses Panel 5, XIV
Federal Trade Commission 5, XLVII; 16, I
Federal Transit Administration 49, VI
Federal Travel Regulation System 41, Subtitle F
Fine Arts, Commission on 45, XXI
Fiscal Service 31, II
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 50, I, IV
Fishery Conservation and Management 50, VI
Food and Drug Administration 21, I
Food and Nutrition Service 7, II
Food Safety and Inspection Service 9, III
Foreign Agricultural Service 7, XV
Foreign Assets Control, Office of 31, V
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 45, V
United States
Foreign Service Grievance Board 22, IX
Foreign Service Impasse Disputes Panel 22, XIV
Foreign Service Labor Relations Board 22, XIV
Foreign-Trade Zones Board 15, IV
Forest Service 36, II
General Accounting Office 4, I
General Services Administration 5, LVII; 41, 105
Contract Appeals, Board of 48, 61
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 5
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Federal Management Regulation 41, 102
Federal Property Management Regulations 41, 101
Federal Travel Regulation System 41, Subtitle F
General 41, 300
Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel 41, 304
Expenses
Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death 41, 303
of Certain Employees
Relocation Allowances 41, 302
Temporary Duty (TDY) Travel Allowances 41, 301
Geological Survey 30, IV
Government Ethics, Office of 5, XVI
Government National Mortgage Association 24, III
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 7, VIII; 9, II
Administration
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation 45, XVIII
Health and Human Services, Department of 5, XLV; 45, Subtitle A
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 42, IV
Child Support Enforcement, Office of 45, III
Children and Families, Administration for 45, II, III, IV, X
Community Services, Office of 45, X
Family Assistance, Office of 45, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 3
Food and Drug Administration 21, I
Human Development Services, Office of 45, XIII
Indian Health Service 25, V; 42, I
Inspector General (Health Care), Office of 42, V
Public Health Service 42, I
Refugee Resettlement, Office of 45, IV
Homeland Security, Department of 6, I
Coast Guard 33, I; 46, I; 49, IV
Coast Guard (Great Lakes Pilotage) 46, III
Customs and Border Protection Bureau 19, I
Federal Emergency Management Agency 44, I
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau 19, IV
Immigration and Naturalization 8, I
Transportation Security Administration 49, XII
Housing and Urban Development, Department of 5, LXV; 24, Subtitle B
Community Planning and Development, Office of 24, V, VI
Assistant Secretary for
Equal Opportunity, Office of Assistant 24, I
Secretary for
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 24
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Office 12, XVII
of
Government National Mortgage Association 24, III
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office 24, II, VIII, X, XX
of Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing 24, IV
Assistance Restructuring, Office of
Inspector General, Office of 24, XII
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant 24, IX
Secretary for
Secretary, Office of 24, Subtitle A, VII
Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Office of 24, II, VIII, X, XX
Assistant Secretary for
Housing, Office of, and Multifamily Housing 24, IV
Assistance Restructuring, Office of
Human Development Services, Office of 45, XIII
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau 19, IV
Immigration and Naturalization 8, I
Immigration Review, Executive Office for 8, V
Independent Counsel, Office of 28, VII
Indian Affairs, Bureau of 25, I, V
Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant 25, VI
Secretary
Indian Arts and Crafts Board 25, II
Indian Health Service 25, V; 42, I
Industry and Security, Bureau of 15, VII
Information Resources Management, Office of 7, XXVII
Information Security Oversight Office, National 32, XX
Archives and Records Administration
Inspector General
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Agriculture Department 7, XXVI
Health and Human Services Department 42, V
Housing and Urban Development Department 24, XII
Institute of Peace, United States 22, XVII
Inter-American Foundation 5, LXIII; 22, X
Interior Department
American Indians, Office of the Special 25, VII
Trustee
Endangered Species Committee 50, IV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 14
Federal Property Management Regulations System 41, 114
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 50, I, IV
Geological Survey 30, IV
Indian Affairs, Bureau of 25, I, V
Indian Affairs, Office of the Assistant 25, VI
Secretary
Indian Arts and Crafts Board 25, II
Land Management, Bureau of 43, II
Minerals Management Service 30, II
National Indian Gaming Commission 25, III
National Park Service 36, I
Reclamation, Bureau of 43, I
Secretary of the Interior, Office of 43, Subtitle A
Surface Mining and Reclamation Appeals, Board 30, III
of
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 30, VII
Office of
Internal Revenue Service 26, I
International Boundary and Water Commission, 22, XI
United States and Mexico, United States
Section
International Development, United States Agency 22, II
for
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 7
International Development Cooperation Agency, 22, XII
United States
International Fishing and Related Activities 50, III
International Investment, Office of 31, VIII
International Joint Commission, United States 22, IV
and Canada
International Organizations Employees Loyalty 5, V
Board
International Trade Administration 15, III; 19, III
International Trade Commission, United States 19, II
Interstate Commerce Commission 5, XL
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation 45, XXIV
Japan-United States Friendship Commission 22, XVI
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries 20, VIII
Justice Department 5, XXVIII; 28, I, XI; 40,
IV
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 27, II
Bureau of
Drug Enforcement Administration 21, II
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 28
Federal Claims Collection Standards 31, IX
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. 28, III
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 45, V
United States
Immigration Review, Executive Office for 8, V
Offices of Independent Counsel 28, VI
Prisons, Bureau of 28, V
Property Management Regulations 41, 128
Labor Department 5, XLII
Benefits Review Board 20, VII
Employee Benefits Security Administration 29, XXV
Employees' Compensation Appeals Board 20, IV
Employment and Training Administration 20, V
Employment Standards Administration 20, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 29
Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Office 41, 60
of
Federal Procurement Regulations System 41, 50
Labor-Management Standards, Office of 29, II, IV
Mine Safety and Health Administration 30, I
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29, XVII
Public Contracts 41, 50
Secretary of Labor, Office of 29, Subtitle A
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Veterans' Employment and Training Service, 41, 61; 20, IX
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Wage and Hour Division 29, V
Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of 20, I
Labor-Management Standards, Office of 29, II, IV
Land Management, Bureau of 43, II
Legal Services Corporation 45, XVI
Library of Congress 36, VII
Copyright Office 37, II
Local Television Loan Guarantee Board 7, XX
Management and Budget, Office of 5, III, LXXVII; 14, VI;
48, 99
Marine Mammal Commission 50, V
Maritime Administration 46, II
Merit Systems Protection Board 5, II
Micronesian Status Negotiations, Office for 32, XXVII
Mine Safety and Health Administration 30, I
Minerals Management Service 30, II
Minority Business Development Agency 15, XIV
Miscellaneous Agencies 1, IV
Monetary Offices 31, I
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in 36, XVI
National Environmental Policy Foundation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 5, LIX; 14, V
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 18
National Agricultural Library 7, XLI
National Agricultural Statistics Service 7, XXXVI
National and Community Service, Corporation for 45, XII, XXV
National Archives and Records Administration 5, LXVI; 36, XII
Information Security Oversight Office 32, XX
National Bureau of Standards 15, II
National Capital Planning Commission 1, IV
National Commission for Employment Policy 1, IV
National Commission on Libraries and Information 45, XVII
Science
National Council on Disability 34, XII
National Counterintelligence Center 32, XVIII
National Credit Union Administration 12, VII
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact 28, IX
Council
National Drug Control Policy, Office of 21, III
National Foundation on the Arts and the 45, XI
Humanities
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23, II, III; 49, V
National Imagery and Mapping Agency 32, I
National Indian Gaming Commission 25, III
National Institute for Literacy 34, XI
National Institute of Standards and Technology 15, II
National Labor Relations Board 5, LXI; 29, I
National Marine Fisheries Service 50, II, IV, VI
National Mediation Board 29, X
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15, IX; 50, II, III, IV,
VI
National Park Service 36, I
National Railroad Adjustment Board 29, III
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK) 49, VII
National Science Foundation 5, XLIII; 45, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 25
National Security Council 32, XXI
National Security Council and Office of Science 47, II
and Technology Policy
National Telecommunications and Information 15, XXIII; 47, III
Administration
National Transportation Safety Board 49, VIII
National Weather Service 15, IX
Natural Resources Conservation Service 7, VI
Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, Office of 25, IV
Navy Department 32, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 52
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 24, XXV
Northeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste 10, XVIII
Commission
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission 5, XLVIII; 10, I
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 20
Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29, XVII
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission 29, XX
Offices of Independent Counsel 28, VI
Oklahoma City National Memorial Trust 36, XV
Operations Office 7, XXVIII
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 5, XXXIII; 22, VII
Panama Canal Commission 48, 35
Panama Canal Regulations 35, I
Patent and Trademark Office, United States 37, I
Payment From a Non-Federal Source for Travel 41, 304
Expenses
Payment of Expenses Connected With the Death of 41, 303
Certain Employees
Peace Corps 22, III
Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 36, IX
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 29, XL
Personnel Management, Office of 5, I, XXXV; 45, VIII
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 17
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Federal 48, 21
Acquisition Regulation
Federal Employees Health Benefits Acquisition 48, 16
Regulation
Postal Rate Commission 5, XLVI; 39, III
Postal Service, United States 5, LX; 39, I
Postsecondary Education, Office of 34, VI
President's Commission on White House 1, IV
Fellowships
Presidential Documents 3
Presidio Trust 36, X
Prisons, Bureau of 28, V
Procurement and Property Management, Office of 7, XXXII
Productivity, Technology and Innovation, 37, IV
Assistant Secretary
Public Contracts, Department of Labor 41, 50
Public and Indian Housing, Office of Assistant 24, IX
Secretary for
Public Health Service 42, I
Railroad Retirement Board 20, II
Reclamation, Bureau of 43, I
Refugee Resettlement, Office of 45, IV
Regional Action Planning Commissions 13, V
Relocation Allowances 41, 302
Research and Special Programs Administration 49, I
Rural Business-Cooperative Service 7, XVIII, XLII
Rural Development Administration 7, XLII
Rural Housing Service 7, XVIII, XXXV
Rural Telephone Bank 7, XVI
Rural Utilities Service 7, XVII, XVIII, XLII
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 33, IV
Science and Technology Policy, Office of 32, XXIV
Science and Technology Policy, Office of, and 47, II
National Security Council
Secret Service 31, IV
Securities and Exchange Commission 17, II
Selective Service System 32, XVI
Small Business Administration 13, I
Smithsonian Institution 36, V
Social Security Administration 20, III; 48, 23
Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, United States 5, XI
Special Counsel, Office of 5, VIII
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 34, III
Office of
State Department 22, I; 28, XI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 6
Surface Mining and Reclamation Appeals, Board of 30, III
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 30, VII
Office of
Surface Transportation Board 49, X
Susquehanna River Basin Commission 18, VIII
Technology Administration 15, XI
Technology Policy, Assistant Secretary for 37, IV
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Technology, Under Secretary for 37, V
Tennessee Valley Authority 5, LXIX; 18, XIII
Thrift Supervision Office, Department of the 12, V
Treasury
Trade Representative, United States, Office of 15, XX
Transportation, Department of 5, L
Commercial Space Transportation 14, III
Contract Appeals, Board of 48, 63
Emergency Management and Assistance 44, IV
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 12
Federal Aviation Administration 14, I
Federal Highway Administration 23, I, II
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49, III
Federal Railroad Administration 49, II
Federal Transit Administration 49, VI
Maritime Administration 46, II
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 23, II, III; 49, V
Research and Special Programs Administration 49, I
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation 33, IV
Secretary of Transportation, Office of 14, II; 49, Subtitle A
Surface Transportation Board 49, X
Transportation Statistics Bureau 49, XI
Transportation, Office of 7, XXXIII
Transportation Security Administration 49, XII
Transportation Statistics Bureau 49, XI
Travel Allowances, Temporary Duty (TDY) 41, 301
Treasury Department 5, XXI; 12, XV; 17, IV;
31, IX
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau 27, I
Community Development Financial Institutions 12, XVIII
Fund
Comptroller of the Currency 12, I
Customs and Border Protection Bureau 19, I
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of 31, VI
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 10
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center 31, VII
Fiscal Service 31, II
Foreign Assets Control, Office of 31, V
Internal Revenue Service 26, I
International Investment, Office of 31, VIII
Monetary Offices 31, I
Secret Service 31, IV
Secretary of the Treasury, Office of 31, Subtitle A
Thrift Supervision, Office of 12, V
Truman, Harry S. Scholarship Foundation 45, XVIII
United States and Canada, International Joint 22, IV
Commission
United States and Mexico, International Boundary 22, XI
and Water Commission, United States Section
Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 43, III
Commission
Veterans Affairs Department 38, I
Federal Acquisition Regulation 48, 8
Veterans' Employment and Training Service, 41, 61; 20, IX
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Vice President of the United States, Office of 32, XXVIII
Vocational and Adult Education, Office of 34, IV
Wage and Hour Division 29, V
Water Resources Council 18, VI
Workers' Compensation Programs, Office of 20, I
World Agricultural Outlook Board 7, XXXVIII
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