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Executive Order 13044

Amending Executive Order 12752, Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended

This executive order makes minor technical amendments to Executive Order 12752, expanding the scope of agricultural trade assistance to include "private entities" alongside "developing countries" and deleting and renumbering several sections. It does not establish new programs or substantive policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 19665

Key directives

  • Amend section 1(a) of EO 12752 to replace 'developing countries' with 'developing countries and private entities'
  • Delete sections 4(a) and 4(c) of EO 12752
  • Renumber remaining sections 4(b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) as 4(a) through 4(e)

Timeline

Immediate

  • Technical amendment to EO 12752 takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • None specified

Long term

  • Potential expanded eligibility for food aid and agricultural trade programs

Risks & tensions

  • No calendar dates or relative deadlines specified in text
  • Vague scope of 'private entities' could create implementation uncertainty
  • Deletion of sections 4(a) and 4(c) removes unspecified provisions; text does not state what those provisions contained
Executive Order 13044: Amending Executive Order 12752, Implementation of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended, and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, as Amended · Executive Orders