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EO 131311999-07-22Clinton

Further Amendments to Executive Order 12757, Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative

This executive order amends a 1991 Bush-era order to implement the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 within the existing Enterprise for the Americas Initiative framework. It expands the Enterprise for the Americas Board's mandate to include advising on Tropical Forest Agreements, adds two new government members (from the Forest Service and Council on Environmental Quality), and updates various statutory references.

EO 130891998-06-11Clinton

Coral Reef Protection

This executive order establishes a federal policy to protect U.S. coral reef ecosystems by requiring agencies to identify actions affecting reefs and avoid degrading them. It creates the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force co-chaired by Interior and Commerce to coordinate mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, and international cooperation efforts.

EO 129661995-07-14Clinton

Foreign Disaster Assistance

This executive order delegates presidential authority under a new statute (10 U.S.C. § 404) to the Secretary of Defense for providing foreign disaster assistance, establishing procedural controls requiring presidential direction or State Department concurrence, with limited emergency exceptions. It specifies coordination requirements with USAID and took effect immediately after midnight on July 15, 1995.

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