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Executive Order 13804

Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761

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In simple terms

This executive order delays by three months the deadline for reviewing Sudan's progress on human rights and counterterrorism cooperation before lifting sanctions. It also revokes a reporting requirement in the prior order.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 32611

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 82 FR 32611

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Extended deadline for executive branch review of Sudan's positive actions under EO 13761

Key directives

  • Amend EO 13761 Section 1: replace 'July 12, 2017' with 'October 12, 2017'
  • Amend EO 13761 Section 10: replace 'July 12, 2017' with 'October 12, 2017'
  • Amend EO 13761 Section 12(b): replace 'July 12, 2017' with 'October 12, 2017'
  • Revoke EO 13761 Section 11 entirely

Prior policy

  • amendExecutive Order 13761 Section 1
  • amendExecutive Order 13761 Section 10
  • amendExecutive Order 13761 Section 12(b)
  • revokeExecutive Order 13761 Section 11

Related orders

What to expect

Immediate

  • July 12, 2017 deadline in EO 13761 becomes October 12, 2017

Near term (90d)

  • October 12, 2017: new deadline for executive branch review of Sudan's actions
  • Potential sanctions relief decision by this date

Long term

  • Continued uncertainty for Sudan sanctions policy pending further review

Risks & tensions

  • Revocation of Section 11 removes a specific reporting requirement; text does not specify what provision Section 11 contained, creating uncertainty about what oversight mechanism was eliminated
  • Three-month extension suggests insufficient information or interagency disagreement on Sudan's compliance
  • Sudan policy continuity tension: Obama administration had set conditional path to sanctions relief; Trump administration delaying but not reversing
Executive Order 13804: Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761 · Executive Orders