Executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, determinations, and other instruments — filter by administration, type, and theme.
9 shown · Jun '95
President Clinton certified to Congress that the $20 billion Mexico assistance program using the Exchange Stabilization Fund met statutory conditions: no projected cost to the U.S., adequate backing for repayment, Mexican central bank independence progress, ongoing economic reforms, and compliance with House document requests. He delegated reporting requirements to the Treasury Secretary.
This executive order extends the lifespan of the President's Council on Sustainable Development from a rolling 2-year term to a fixed expiration date of June 29, 1997. It is a minor technical amendment to EO 12852 with no new policy directives or structural changes.
This presidential determination certifies Jordan as publicly committed to recognizing Israel and negotiating under UN Resolutions 242 and 338, satisfying a statutory precondition for a proposed $87 million sale of six UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan. The certification enables the arms sale notification to proceed to Congress, while the attached justification notes the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty already fulfills this requirement and states intent to seek repeal of the statutory certification requirement.
This executive order creates a 15-member private-sector commission to recommend strategies for opening Japan, China, and other Asian-Pacific markets to U.S. business. The commission must submit a report by February 1, 1996, identifying trade barriers and recommending steps to increase U.S. market access while maximizing high-wage domestic jobs. The commission dissolves 30 days after submitting its final report.
This executive order establishes the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) as a Federal Advisory Committee Act-compliant body of up to 30 members within the Department of Health and Human Services. The Council provides non-binding advice to the Secretary of HHS on HIV/AIDS prevention, research, and patient services, with the Secretary forwarding all written reports to the President.
President Clinton certified to Congress that the International Fund for Ireland meets statutory requirements for U.S. contributions for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, finding its Board broadly representative of Irish communities and its disbursements nondiscriminatory and addressing both communities' needs. The certification enables the release of appropriated funds totaling $39.2 million for those fiscal years.
This executive order directs federal agencies to conserve, restore, and enhance aquatic systems to expand recreational fishing opportunities nationwide. It establishes a National Recreational Fisheries Coordination Council, mandates development of a 5-year Conservation Plan, requires a joint ESA policy from wildlife agencies, and expands an advisory council's role to monitor federal activities affecting recreational fisheries.
This memorandum delegates presidential authorities under sections 8 and 9 of the African Conflict Resolution Act of 1994 to the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (USAID). The delegated functions may be further redelegated within USAID, and the Administrator is directed to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.
President Clinton determined that extending waiver authority under the Trade Act of 1974 and continuing the waiver for China would substantially promote the objectives of section 402, which conditions normal trade relations on emigration rights. This routine procedural determination maintains existing trade benefits for China.