Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
14 shown · Jan '94
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (Nunn-Lugar) to the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense, with State Department certification required before Defense can act in any former Soviet republic, and OMB sign-off required for fund obligations.
This executive order establishes cost-benefit analysis and efficiency principles for federal infrastructure spending on transportation, water, energy, and environmental programs. It requires agencies to submit implementation plans by March 15, 1994, and to apply these principles to budget submissions starting with fiscal year 1996 and legislative proposals beginning March 15, 1994.
This executive order designates the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, granting it privileges, exemptions, and immunities under U.S. law. The order explicitly preserves any existing or future privileges the organization may hold through international agreements or congressional action.
This executive order designates the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) as a public international organization entitled to privileges, exemptions, and immunities under the International Organizations Immunities Act. It is a routine legal designation that does not alter any existing rights the organization may have through treaties or congressional action.
This memorandum directs federal agencies to affirmatively further fair housing, establishes a Cabinet-level President's Fair Housing Council, and revokes Executive Order 12259. It expands protections to disabled persons and families with children, mandates HUD program reviews, and directs action against mortgage lending discrimination.
This executive order directs all federal agencies to administer housing and urban development programs in ways that affirmatively further fair housing under the Fair Housing Act. It establishes the President's Fair Housing Council, assigns HUD the lead coordinating role, mandates interagency regulations, and creates enforcement mechanisms including sanctions for noncompliance.
President Clinton delegated to the U.S. Trade Representative the authority to modify, restrict, or terminate sanctions imposed on Japan for discriminating against U.S. products in government procurement of construction, architectural, and engineering services. This delegation was temporary, expiring on January 28, 1994.
This executive order creates a temporary Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments to investigate and evaluate U.S. government-sponsored human radiation experiments conducted from 1944 to 1974, and to provide recommendations on ethical and scientific standards to an interagency working group. The committee of up to 15 members will review specific Cold War-era experiments including the 'Green Run test' and various radiation warfare tests, with authority to recommend notification of affected individuals or descendants about health risks.
President Clinton determined and certified that providing U.S. foreign assistance to Jordan in fiscal year 1994 was in the national interest, as authorized by section 539 of the Foreign Operations appropriations act. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
President Clinton certified that transferring Defense Department operation and maintenance funds to USAID for assistance to the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union is in the national security interest of the United States. The Secretary of Defense was directed to submit this certification to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
President Clinton issued a determination finding that providing defense articles and services to the Czech Republic would strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, thereby making the Czech Republic eligible under the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
President Clinton determined that providing defense articles and services to the Slovak Republic would strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, authorizing the Secretary of State to transmit this finding to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
President Clinton certified that proposing 'detubing' of nuclear ballistic missile submarines as an option for eliminating SLBM launchers under START treaties would not be in the national interest. The determination directs the Secretary of Defense to notify Congress and publish the certification in the Federal Register. This preserves existing missile tube-based elimination methods for arms control compliance.
This memorandum modifies a moratorium under the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 to allow Mexican-owned or -domiciled charter and tour bus companies to apply for operating authority for cross-border service between Mexico and the United States, effective January 1, 1994, as part of phased NAFTA implementation.