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8 shown · Jul '98
This proclamation accelerates the elimination of tariffs on specific goods from Mexico and Canada under NAFTA, modifying the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The duty changes took effect August 1, 1998, for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after that date.
This proclamation designates 14 rivers across the United States as 'American Heritage Rivers' under the American Heritage Rivers initiative announced in 1997. The designations are made pursuant to Executive Orders 13061, 13080, and 13093, recognizing community-led efforts to restore and protect these rivers and facilitating access to existing federal programs and resources.
President Clinton continued the national emergency with respect to Iraq that was originally declared by President Bush on August 2, 1990, extending the trade sanctions and asset blocking measures beyond August 2, 1998. This routine continuation was made under the National Emergencies Act and requires publication in the Federal Register and transmission to Congress.
This executive order amends Executive Order 12938 to strengthen sanctions against foreign persons who materially contribute to weapons of mass destruction proliferation. It replaces the previous penalty structure with a new Section 4 that imposes procurement bans, assistance bans, and import bans on such persons, with determinations made by the Secretary of State in consultation with relevant agencies, and includes exceptions for military, intelligence, and humanitarian needs.
This executive order doubles the cap on American Heritage Rivers designations from 10 to 20 by amending two prior executive orders. It makes no other policy changes to the program's structure or criteria.
This executive order renames the Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet to the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, and increases its nonfederal membership from 25 to 30 members.
President Clinton approved a nuclear cooperation agreement with Romania under Section 123b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, finding it would promote and not unreasonably risk U.S. common defense and security. The determination authorizes the Secretaries of State and Energy to arrange for the agreement's execution and requires publication in the Federal Register.
President Clinton delegated to the Secretary of Defense the presidential functions under Section 1406(b) of the FY1998 National Defense Authorization Act, with authority to redelegate down to the Under Secretary level.