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Notice 127221996-07-22Clinton

Continuation of Iraqi Emergency

President Clinton continued the national emergency with respect to Iraq that was originally declared by President Bush on August 2, 1990, extending trade sanctions and asset blocking measures beyond their scheduled expiration on August 2, 1996. The continuation is based on the determination that Iraq's hostile activities toward U.S. interests in the Middle East persist.

EO 130121996-07-18Clinton

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Their Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers

President Clinton established a three-member emergency board to investigate a labor dispute between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and its locomotive engineers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers under the Railway Labor Act. The board was created effective July 19, 1996, must report within 30 days, and its establishment triggers a 120-day cooling-off period during which neither party may change working conditions.

EO 130111996-07-16Clinton

Federal Information Technology

This executive order establishes a comprehensive framework for improving federal information technology management, creating agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs), and forming three interagency bodies: the CIO Council, Government Information Technology Services Board, and Information Technology Resources Board. It mandates strategic IT investment reviews, performance measurement, and coordinated governmentwide infrastructure development.

EO 130101996-07-15Clinton

Critical Infrastructure Protection

This executive order establishes the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection to study vulnerabilities in systems like telecommunications, power, banking, and emergency services, and creates an interim Infrastructure Protection Task Force within the FBI to coordinate threat response until the Commission completes its work. It mandates public-private collaboration to assess physical and cyber threats and develop a national protection strategy.

Det1996-07-08Clinton

Assistance for Bosnia and Herzegovina

President Clinton certified that non-U.S. donor pledges for Bosnia and Herzegovina's economic revitalization matched U.S. contributions under Public Laws 104-122 and 104-107, satisfying a statutory condition for continued assistance. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

Memo1996-07-08Clinton

Delegation of Authority With Respect to Debt Reduction for the Poorest Countries

President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense, the President's authority under two appropriations acts to reduce debt for the poorest countries. The delegation also applies to any future substantially similar provisions of law.

Det1996-07-06Clinton

Assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina

President Clinton certified that transferring up to $100 million in defense articles and services from DOD stocks to Bosnia and Herzegovina would promote regional security, and delegated reporting functions to the Secretary of Defense. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.

Proc 69071996-07-01Clinton

Declaration of a State of Emergency and Release of Feed Grain From the Disaster Reserve

President Clinton declared a state of emergency on July 1, 1996, due to drought and natural disasters reducing U.S. feed grain supplies, authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to release grain from the disaster reserve to assist livestock producers.

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