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EO 132262001-09-30Bush

President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

This executive order establishes the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a 25-member advisory committee (one federal official and 24 nonfederal experts) to advise the President on science and technology policy and assist the National Science and Technology Council in engaging the private sector. The council is set to terminate automatically after two years unless extended by the President, and it revokes three previous executive orders related to presidential science advisory committees.

Det2001-09-28Bush

Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended

President George W. Bush authorized up to $25 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to address urgent refugee and migration needs from a new exodus of refugees from Afghanistan following the September 11 attacks. The Secretary of State is directed to notify Congress and arrange for Federal Register publication.

Det2001-09-28Bush

Assistance for Pakistan

President Bush authorized up to $50 million in foreign assistance to Pakistan, bypassing normal legal restrictions under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, citing U.S. security interests following the September 11 attacks.

EO 132252001-09-28Bush

Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

This executive order extends 14 federal advisory committees until September 30, 2003, delegates FACA oversight functions to agency heads, revokes five executive orders for completed/terminated committees, and supersedes sections of Executive Order 13138.

Memo2001-09-25Bush

Delegation of Authority To Compensate Air Carriers for Losses Resulting From the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001

This memorandum delegates presidential authority under the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to the Secretary of Transportation to compensate air carriers for direct and incremental losses from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the resulting ground stop order. It is a procedural delegation with no substantive policy changes beyond assigning implementation authority.

Notice 128652001-09-24Bush

Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA

President George W. Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared by President Clinton in 1993 regarding UNITA (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola), maintaining sanctions including arms and petroleum embargoes, blocking of UNITA assets, and diamond import restrictions. The continuation was based on ongoing international obligations and concerns that ending sanctions would harm peace prospects in Angola.

Det2001-09-23Bush

Provision of Aviation Insurance Coverage for Commercial Air Carrier Service in Domestic and International Operations

Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, this determination authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to provide federal aviation insurance or reimburse insurance cost increases to U.S. air carriers when commercial insurance is unavailable on reasonable terms. It also delegates authority to the Secretary to extend this emergency coverage in 60-day increments.

EO 132242001-09-23Bush

Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism

This executive order declares a national emergency and blocks all U.S.-based property and transactions of foreign terrorists, terrorist financiers, and their associates. It authorizes the Secretaries of Treasury and State to designate individuals and entities for sanctions without prior notice, and prohibits any U.S. person from transacting with designated parties.

Det2001-09-22Bush

Waiver of Nuclear-Related Sanctions on India and Pakistan

President Bush waived nuclear-related sanctions against India and Pakistan that had been imposed after their 1998 nuclear tests, certifying to Congress that continuing these sanctions would not be in U.S. national security interests. The waiver covered multiple statutory sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act, Export-Import Bank Act, and Foreign Assistance Act.

Proc 74682001-09-19Bush

To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of Preferences

This proclamation redesignates Indonesia as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for certain eligible articles that had previously exceeded competitive need limitations. It modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to restore duty-free treatment for those specific Indonesian imports. The changes take effect upon Federal Register publication.

Det2001-09-18Bush

Classified Information Concerning the Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada

President Bush exempted the Air Force's classified operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada (Area 51) from environmental disclosure requirements for one year, preventing the release of classified information to unauthorized persons in ongoing litigation. The determination shields the site from federal, state, and local solid and hazardous waste laws that would require such disclosures.

Proc 74632001-09-14Bush

Declaration of National Emergency by Reason of Certain Terrorist Attacks

President George W. Bush declared a national emergency effective September 11, 2001, in response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, invoking authorities under the National Emergencies Act to utilize specified military and Coast Guard statutes. The proclamation activated emergency powers without creating enforceable private rights.

EO 132232001-09-14Bush

Ordering the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces To Active Duty and Delegating Certain Authorities to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation

This executive order, issued three days after 9/11, invokes presidential authorities to activate Ready Reserve military units for up to 24 months and delegates significant personnel management powers to the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation, including suspending normal officer promotion, retirement, and separation rules.

Det2001-09-12Bush

Continuation of the Exercise of Certain Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act

This determination extends for one year, until September 14, 2002, the President's emergency authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act (TWEA) as they apply to countries subject to three Treasury Department sanctions regimes: the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, Transaction Control Regulations, and Cuban Assets Control Regulations. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to publish the determination in the Federal Register.

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