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Det2010-11-29Obama

Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act

President Obama suspended for six months the statutory limitations in the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 that would have required the U.S. Embassy in Israel to be moved to Jerusalem and restricted official U.S. business in Jerusalem. This determination, citing national security interests, continues a long-standing executive practice of successive administrations delaying the embassy relocation mandated by Congress.

Det2010-11-19Obama

Presidential Determination on Sudan

This determination waives trade sanctions under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to allow U.S. export assistance for computers and related equipment supporting the UN's facilitation of the Southern Sudan referendum. The waiver is narrowly tailored to enable the January 2011 independence referendum required by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

EO 135592010-11-17Obama

Fundamental Principles and Policymaking Criteria for Partnerships With Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations

This executive order amends Executive Order 13279 to establish constitutional and operational principles for federal partnerships with faith-based and neighborhood organizations. It mandates equal treatment of faith-based providers in federal social service funding while prohibiting religious discrimination against beneficiaries and requiring separation of explicitly religious activities from federally funded programs. The order creates an Interagency Working Group to ensure uniform implementation across agencies and requires a report within 120 days on model regulations and guidance.

Notice 121702010-11-10Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect To Iran

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency with respect to Iran originally declared in 1979 under Executive Order 12170, citing ongoing abnormal diplomatic relations and incomplete implementation of the 1981 Algiers Accords. This routine continuation maintains existing sanctions authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

EO 135582010-11-09Obama

Export Enforcement Coordination Center

This executive order establishes an interagency Export Enforcement Coordination Center within the Department of Homeland Security to improve coordination among federal agencies in enforcing U.S. export control laws. The Center serves as a forum for resolving enforcement conflicts, facilitates intelligence sharing between law enforcement and intelligence agencies, and tracks export control violations government-wide.

Notice 129382010-11-04Obama

Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Weapons of Mass Destruction

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared in 1994 regarding weapons of mass destruction proliferation, as required by the National Emergencies Act. This annual extension maintains sanctions and authorities originally established by Executive Orders 12938, 13094, and 13382.

EO 135562010-11-04Obama

Controlled Unclassified Information

This executive order establishes a uniform, government-wide system for managing unclassified information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls, replacing the previous patchwork of agency-specific policies. It designates the National Archives and Records Administration as the Executive Agent to implement the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program across the executive branch.

EO 135572010-11-04Obama

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Justice

This executive order establishes a line of succession for the Attorney General position, designating three specific U.S. Attorneys to serve in order if the Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, Associate Attorney General, and other designated officers are unable to serve. It revokes the previous succession order from 2008 and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this list.

Notice 130672010-11-01Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan

This notice continues for one year the national emergency with respect to Sudan originally declared in 1997 and expanded in 2006, citing ongoing threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy from the Government of Sudan's actions and policies. The continuation is made under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act and extends the emergency beyond its November 3, 2010 expiration date.

Proc 85962010-11-01Obama

To Adjust the Rules of Origin Under the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, Implement Modifications to the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and for Other Purposes

This proclamation modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to update rules of origin under the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, implement preferential tariff treatment for Haitian apparel under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (as amended by the Haiti Economic Lift Program Act), and make technical corrections to general notes related to CAFTA-DR and NAFTA.

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