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Executive Order 13695

Termination of Emergency With Respect to 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

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In simple terms

This executive order terminates a 2012 national emergency declared under Executive Order 13617 regarding the risk of nuclear proliferation from weapons-usable fissile material accumulated in Russia. The termination is based on the successful implementation of the 1993 U.S.-Russia Highly Enriched Uranium disposition agreement, which reduced the threat that originally justified the emergency declaration.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 30331

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 80 FR 30331

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Termination of national emergency and revocation of EO 13617 takes effect

Key directives

  • Terminate national emergency declared in Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012
  • Revoke Executive Order 13617
  • Preserve actions taken, pending proceedings, matured rights, duties, and incurred penalties prior to termination date

Prior policy

  • othernational emergency declared in Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012
  • revokeExecutive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • Termination of national emergency declared in EO 13617
  • Revocation of EO 13617

Near term (90d)

  • Continuation of any pending proceedings or actions based on pre-termination acts or committed prior to May 26, 2015

Long term

  • Potential streamlining of U.S.-Russia nuclear cooperation licensing
  • Removal of IEEPA-based sanctions authorities specific to this fissile material risk

Risks & tensions

  • EO does not specify whether new Russian fissile material accumulation could trigger re-declaration
  • Preservation clause in Section 1 creates legal complexity for ongoing enforcement actions
  • Timing during deteriorating U.S.-Russia relations (post-Crimea 2014) may appear discordant with broader policy
  • No alternative authorities specified to replace IEEPA framework for this specific risk
Executive Order 13695: Termination of Emergency With Respect to 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 · Executive Orders