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Det2005-04-29Bush

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

President Bush authorized the transfer of up to $34.7 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to address urgent humanitarian needs in the West Bank and Gaza, and to support refugee repatriation to Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Secretary of State is directed to notify Congress and arrange for Federal Register publication.

Order 129582005-04-21Bush

Designation Under Executive Order 12958

This presidential order designates the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency as officials authorized to originally classify information as "Top Secret" under Executive Order 12958. The designation is consistent with section 1.3 of that order and permits further delegation only in accordance with section 1.3(c).

Memo2005-04-21Bush

Effective Dates of Provisions in Title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

This memorandum accelerates the effective dates of most provisions in Title I of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, making them effective immediately upon signing rather than waiting for the statutory 6-month deadline. It exempts sections 1021 and 1092 (National Counterterrorism Center) and any provisions with express effective dates in the Act itself.

Memo2005-04-21Bush

Memorandum on Assignment of Reporting Functions under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

This memorandum delegates specific presidential reporting functions under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to three officials: the Secretary of State (most reporting functions, including on terrorism financing, human smuggling, and intelligence community matters), the Secretary of Defense (one reporting function), and the Director of National Intelligence (two reporting functions). It requires agency heads to provide requested information to these officials and preserves the President's constitutional authority to withhold sensitive information.

Det2005-04-14Bush

Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization

President Bush waived a 1987 law that restricted U.S. dealings with the Palestine Liberation Organization, certifying the waiver as important to national security interests. The waiver is effective for six months and requires transmission to Congress and publication in the Federal Register.

EO 133762005-04-13Bush

Amendments to Executive Order 12863, Relating to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board

This executive order updates Executive Order 12863 to replace references to the "Director of Central Intelligence" with "Director of National Intelligence" following the creation of that new position by the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. It also adds a standard disclaimer that the order creates no enforceable legal rights or benefits.

EO 133772005-04-13Bush

Designating the African Union as a Public International Organization Entitled To Enjoy Certain Privileges, Exemptions, and Immunities

This executive order designates the African Union as a public international organization under the International Organizations Immunities Act, granting it legal privileges, exemptions, and immunities. It also revokes the 1974 executive order that had previously designated the Organization of African Unity (the African Union's predecessor) with similar status.

EO 133752005-04-01Bush

Amendment to Executive Order 13295 Relating to Certain Influenza Viruses and Quarantinable Communicable Diseases

This executive order amends a 2003 quarantine order to add novel or reemergent influenza viruses with pandemic potential to the list of quarantinable communicable diseases, expanding federal authority to detain and examine individuals to prevent disease spread during a potential influenza pandemic.

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