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Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone
This executive order bans the importation of rough diamonds from Sierra Leone into the United States, effective January 19, 2001, to prevent the Revolutionary United Front from using illicit diamond trade to fund its civil war activities. The prohibition includes an exception for diamonds certified through Sierra Leone's official Certificate of Origin regime, and authorizes the Treasury Secretary to issue implementing regulations.
Responsibilities of Federal Agencies To Protect Migratory Birds
This executive order directs federal agencies whose actions negatively affect migratory birds to develop Memoranda of Understanding with the Fish and Wildlife Service within two years, promoting bird conservation through habitat protection, minimizing take, and integrating conservation into agency planning. It establishes an interagency Council for the Conservation of Migratory Birds to oversee implementation and requires environmental analyses to evaluate effects on migratory birds.
The President's Disability Employment Partnership Board
This executive order establishes the President's Disability Employment Partnership Board, a 15-member advisory body to promote employment of people with disabilities through public-private partnerships. It replaces the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (revoking EO 12640) and tasks the new Board with developing employment strategies, coordinating with federal agencies, and submitting annual reports.
To Strengthen the Federal Government-University Research Partnership
This executive order establishes guiding and operating principles for the federal government's research partnership with universities, drawn from a 1999 National Science and Technology Council report. It directs OSTP to conduct regular reviews of the partnership's health and report to the President with improvement recommendations. The order explicitly disclaims creating any enforceable legal rights.
National Commission on the Use of Offsets in Defense Trade and President's Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade
This executive order establishes two advisory bodies to study offsets in international trade: an 11-member National Commission on the Use of Offsets in Defense Trade (mandated by Public Law 106-113) and a parallel President's Council on the Use of Offsets in Commercial Trade. The Commission must report to Congress within 12 months of establishment on foreign offset practices, their impact on U.S. industry and national security, and proposals to reduce detrimental effects; both bodies terminate after the report is transmitted.
President's Commission on Improving Economic Opportunity in Communities Dependent on Tobacco Production While Protecting Public Health
This executive order creates a 10-member presidential commission to study economic challenges facing tobacco-dependent communities and recommend solutions that also protect public health, particularly youth. The commission must submit a preliminary report by December 31, 2000, and a final report six months after its first meeting, with automatic termination 30 days after the final report or within two years.
Improving Access to Services for Persons With Limited English Proficiency
This executive order requires all federal agencies to develop plans ensuring that people with limited English proficiency (LEP) can meaningfully access federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities. It mandates agency-specific guidance, stakeholder consultation, and Department of Justice oversight to prevent national origin discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Blocking Property of the Government of the Russian Federation Relating to the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted From Nuclear Weapons
This executive order blocks Russian government assets related to a 1993 U.S.-Russia agreement to convert weapons-grade uranium into commercial reactor fuel, protecting approximately 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium from judicial seizure and ensuring payments reach Russia to support nuclear nonproliferation goals.
Greening the Government Through Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency
This executive order requires federal agencies operating 20 or more vehicles to reduce fleet petroleum consumption by 20% by FY 2005 compared to FY 1999 levels, increase acquisition of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), and improve fuel economy. It assigns implementation responsibilities to OMB, DOE, EPA, and GSA, with specific reporting and strategy deadlines.
To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information
This executive order prohibits federal agencies from discriminating against employees, job applicants, or former employees based on genetic information or use of genetic services. It bars agencies from requesting, collecting, or disclosing protected genetic information except in narrow circumstances, and requires such information be kept separate from general personnel files.
Amendment To Executive Order 12958-Classified National Security Information
This executive order amends Executive Order 12958 to extend automatic declassification deadlines for classified national security records over 25 years old, creating staggered timelines (6.5 years, 8 years, and 25 years from information origin) based on record complexity and sensitivity. It also formally establishes the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) within the National Archives and Records Administration, granting it binding directive authority and on-site review powers over agency classification programs.
Federalism
This executive order establishes principles and procedures requiring federal agencies to respect state authority and consult with state and local officials when developing policies with federalism implications. It mandates strict limits on federal preemption of state law, requires cost-sharing for unfunded mandates, streamlines waiver processes, and revokes several prior federalism executive orders.
Amendment to Executive Order 13073, Year 2000 Conversion
This executive order amends Executive Order 13073 to establish the Information Coordination Center (ICC) within the General Services Administration to support the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion. The ICC is tasked with facilitating information sharing and coordination across federal agencies and public/private sectors, assessing Y2K emergencies affecting U.S. interests, and assisting in system reconstitution if needed.
Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor
This executive order prohibits U.S. executive agencies from acquiring products made with forced or indentured child labor. It requires the Department of Labor to publish a list of suspect products by country of origin, mandates procurement regulations with contractor certification requirements, and establishes remedies including contract termination and debarment for violators.
Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs
This executive order establishes the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders within HHS, creates a White House Initiative interagency working group, and requires federal agencies to develop plans to increase AAPI participation in federal programs where they may be underserved. The Commission will advise the President on federal efforts, data collection, and community involvement, while agencies must submit measurable plans with annual performance assessments.
Greening the Government Through Efficient Energy Management
This executive order mandates comprehensive energy efficiency and renewable energy goals across all federal agencies, requiring 30-35% reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2005-2010, expanding solar installations, and institutionalizing life-cycle cost analysis, alternative financing mechanisms, and annual reporting to improve federal energy management.
Half-Day Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Thursday, December 24, 1998
This executive order closes all federal executive departments and agencies for the last half of the workday on December 24, 1998 (Christmas Eve), with exceptions for national security, defense, or other essential public reasons. It ensures affected employees receive appropriate pay and leave treatment under existing statutes.
Implementation of Human Rights Treaties
This executive order establishes a framework for the U.S. government to implement its obligations under international human rights treaties including the ICCPR, Convention Against Torture, and CERD. It creates an Interagency Working Group chaired by the National Security Council designee to coordinate treaty compliance, report preparation, complaint responses, and annual reviews of reservations and practices across all executive agencies.
Blocking Property of UNITA and ProhibitingCertain Transactions With Respect to UNITA
This executive order blocks all U.S.-based property of UNITA (the Angolan rebel group) and designated senior officials and their families. It also prohibits U.S. persons from importing non-certified Angolan diamonds, and from selling or supplying mining equipment, vehicles, and related services to certain areas of Angola outside government control.
American Indian and Alaska Native Education
This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force on American Indian and Alaska Native Education to coordinate federal efforts across 14+ agencies to improve educational outcomes for Native students. It mandates development of a comprehensive federal Indian education policy, regional partnership forums, school pilot sites, and a research agenda, with multiple reporting deadlines over a 5-year task force lifespan.
Blocking Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting New Investment in the Republic of Serbia in Response to the Situation in Kosovo
This executive order blocks all property and financial transactions of the Yugoslav (Serbia and Montenegro), Serbian, and Montenegrin governments held by U.S. persons, prohibits new U.S. investment in Serbia specifically, and declares a national emergency over the Kosovo conflict's threat to regional stability and the Dayton peace agreement.
Sanctions Against Pakistan for Detonation of a Nuclear Explosive Device
President Clinton formally determined that Pakistan, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on May 28, 1998, triggering mandatory sanctions under section 102(b) of the Arms Export Control Act. The determination directs relevant U.S. government agencies to impose the congressionally prescribed sanctions and orders the Secretary of State to transmit the determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.
Sanctions Against India for Detonation of a Nuclear Explosive Device
President Clinton determined that India, a non-nuclear-weapon state, detonated a nuclear explosive device on May 11, 1998, triggering mandatory sanctions under section 102(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act. The determination directs relevant U.S. government agencies to impose the sanctions described in section 102(b)(2) of that Act.
Year 2000 Conversion
Executive Order 13073 establishes the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion to coordinate federal government efforts to prevent critical systems from failing due to the Y2K bug, where computers would misinterpret "00" as 1900 instead of 2000. The order mandates agency heads prioritize Y2K remediation, requires quarterly joint reports to the President from the Council Chair and OMB Director, and directs cooperation with state/local governments, private sector critical infrastructure operators, and foreign counterparts.
Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on Friday, December 26, 1997
Executive Order 13068 declares Friday, December 26, 1997 a federal holiday, closing all executive departments and agencies and excusing employees from duty, with exceptions for national security, defense, or other public needs. The day is treated as a legal holiday for federal employee pay and leave purposes under existing statutes.
Protecting Federal Employees and the Public From Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in the Federal Workplace
This executive order establishes a smoke-free environment in federal workplaces by prohibiting tobacco smoking in all interior spaces owned, rented, or leased by the executive branch, with limited exceptions for specially designed smoking areas. It provides a one-year phase-in period for implementation and encourages agency heads to establish smoking cessation programs.
Federal Actions in the Lake Tahoe Region
This executive order creates a Federal Interagency Partnership to coordinate federal agency actions protecting the natural, recreational, and ecological resources of the Lake Tahoe Region. The Partnership includes six federal agencies and is charged with developing a Memorandum of Agreement with California, Nevada, tribal governments, and local entities to align environmental and economic goals.
Coordination of United States Government International Exchanges and Training Programs
This executive order establishes an Interagency Working Group within the United States Information Agency to improve coordination of federal international exchange and training programs. The group is tasked with data collection, eliminating duplication, developing a coordinated strategy, and creating performance measures across agencies including State, Defense, Education, Justice, and USAID.
President's Advisory Board on Race
This executive order establishes a 7-member President's Advisory Board on Race to advise the President on racial reconciliation, national dialogue on race, and solutions to race-related problems in areas including education, economic opportunity, housing, health care, and criminal justice. The board is administratively supported by the Department of Justice and is set to terminate on September 30, 1998 unless extended by the President.
Improving Administrative Management in the Executive Branch
This executive order revokes three prior management-improvement orders and establishes a new Interagency Council on Administrative Management to coordinate cross-cutting administrative reforms across 26 federal agencies and related councils. The Council is charged with planning, promoting, and recommending improvements in government operations, supporting existing management councils, and disseminating best practices.
Increasing Seat Belt Use in the United States
This executive order mandates that federal employees wear seat belts during official travel and requires seat belt use in national parks and on Defense Department installations. It also encourages tribal governments and federal contractors to adopt seat belt policies, directs agencies to conduct education programs, and requires the Secretary of Transportation to submit annual reports on compliance and crash statistics.
Advisory Committee on High-Performance Computing and Communications, Information Technology, and the Next Generation Internet
This executive order establishes a 25-member advisory committee to counsel the National Science and Technology Council on high-performance computing, communications, information technology, and the Next Generation Internet. The committee is tasked with independently assessing progress on the HPCC Program and related initiatives, with Department of Defense administrative support, and will automatically terminate after two years unless extended.
Tribal Colleges and Universities
This executive order establishes a White House Initiative and Presidential advisory board within the Department of Education to improve federal support for tribal colleges and universities. It requires federal agencies to develop five-year plans with measurable goals for funding and technical assistance to tribal colleges, and creates a structure for ongoing coordination between tribal colleges, federal agencies, and the private sector.
Supporting Families: Collecting Delinquent Child Support Obligations
This executive order directs federal agencies to use administrative offsets—deducting from federal payments—to collect past-due child support obligations. It also requires agencies to deny certain federal financial assistance (loans, guarantees, insurance) to individuals delinquent on child support, with due-process protections established by the Attorney General.
Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry
This executive order establishes a 20-member advisory commission co-chaired by the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Labor to study and make recommendations on health care quality, consumer protections, and worker protections in the changing health care system. The commission is required to submit a preliminary report by September 30, 1997, and a final report 18 months after its first meeting, after which it terminates within 30 days or by September 5, 1998 at the latest.
White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security
This executive order establishes a 25-member White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, chaired by the Vice President, to advise the President and develop a strategy for improving aviation safety and security. The Commission is supported by the Department of Transportation and has a 6-month lifespan unless extended by the President.
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.
Indian Sacred Sites
This executive order requires federal land-management agencies to accommodate Indian religious practitioners' access to and ceremonial use of sacred sites on federal lands, and to avoid harming the physical integrity of such sites. Agencies must implement procedures for consultation and notice, and report on implementation within one year. The order explicitly disclaims creating any legally enforceable rights.
Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century
This executive order streamlines the donation of surplus federal computer equipment to schools and nonprofit educational organizations, with priority given to disadvantaged communities. It also encourages federal employees with technical expertise to volunteer time assisting teachers with technology integration and classroom connectivity.
Agency Procurement Protests
This executive order requires federal agencies to establish internal administrative procedures for resolving procurement contract protests as an alternative to external forums. It mandates that the Federal Acquisition Regulation be amended within 180 days to support these goals, and requires a report to the President within 2 years on agency implementation.
Access to Classified Information
Executive Order 12968 establishes a uniform federal personnel security program governing access to classified information. It sets eligibility standards requiring background investigations, need-to-know determinations, and nondisclosure agreements; mandates financial disclosure for certain sensitive positions; creates reciprocal acceptance of security clearances across agencies; and provides procedural protections for employees denied or revoked access, while explicitly prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in clearance decisions.
Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy
This executive order creates a 15-member private-sector commission to recommend strategies for opening Japan, China, and other Asian-Pacific markets to U.S. business. The commission must submit a report by February 1, 1996, identifying trade barriers and recommending steps to increase U.S. market access while maximizing high-wage domestic jobs. The commission dissolves 30 days after submitting its final report.
Ensuring the Economical and Efficient Administration and Completion of Federal Government Contracts
This executive order prohibits federal agencies from contracting with employers that permanently replace lawfully striking employees. It authorizes the Secretary of Labor to investigate complaints, terminate existing contracts for convenience, and debar contractors from future federal work, with the goal of reducing prolonged labor disputes that could disrupt government operations.
Actions Required of all Executive Agencies To Facilitate Payment of Child Support
This executive order directs all federal agencies, including the Uniformed Services, to become model employers in facilitating child support enforcement. It mandates specific actions including wage withholding compliance, service of legal process cooperation, data sharing with state child support agencies, and requires multiple reports and reviews within 60-180 days.
Promoting Procurement With Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions
This executive order directs federal departments and agencies to aggressively enforce existing laws promoting procurement contracts and subcontracts for small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and minority institutions (MIs). It mandates strict adherence to statutory participation goals of at least 5%, requires OSDBU directors to report directly to agency heads, and calls for anti-fraud enforcement without diminishing outreach efforts.
Implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
This executive order directs federal agencies to assist states in implementing the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (the 'motor voter' law), specifically requiring agencies running public assistance and disability services programs to provide voter registration guidance, funding assistance, and technical support to state agencies. It also directs the Defense Department to develop voter registration procedures at Armed Forces recruitment offices and requires federal agencies to accept state designations as voter registration sites when legally and financially feasible.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Rwanda and Delegating Authority With Respect to Other United Nations Arms Embargoes
This executive order implements a U.S. arms embargo against Rwanda mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 918, prohibiting the sale or supply of arms and related materiel to Rwanda by U.S. persons or from U.S. territory. It also delegates authority to the Secretaries of State and Commerce to enforce the embargo and to implement future UN-mandated arms embargoes.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti
This executive order imposes comprehensive trade sanctions against Haiti, effective immediately on May 21, 1994, prohibiting the import of Haitian goods into the United States, banning U.S. exports to Haiti (with limited humanitarian exceptions for food, medicine, and informational materials), and blocking dealings by U.S. persons in Haitian exports. The sanctions implement UN Security Council Resolution 917 and expand upon prior emergency measures targeting Haiti's de facto military regime.
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Haiti
This executive order imposes targeted financial sanctions and aviation restrictions against Haiti's de facto military regime following a UN Security Council resolution. It blocks assets of Haitian military officers, coup participants, and their immediate families within U.S. jurisdiction, and prohibits most flights between the U.S. and Haiti except regularly scheduled commercial passenger flights.
Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and agencies on April 27, 1994
This executive order closes all executive departments and federal agencies on April 27, 1994, as a mark of respect for former President Richard Nixon following his death. The closure applies to federal employees' compensation and leave under 5 U.S.C. 6103(b), with exemptions for national security, defense, and other public needs as determined by agency heads.
Coordinating Geographic Data Acquisition and Access: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure
This executive order establishes the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) to coordinate federal geospatial data collection and sharing, creating an electronic clearinghouse to reduce duplication and improve public access to geographic information. It mandates the Federal Geographic Data Committee to develop standards, requires agencies to document and share geospatial data, and sets specific deadlines for implementation through 2000.
Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities
This executive order directs federal agencies to reduce energy consumption in buildings by 30 percent by 2005 and increase industrial facility energy efficiency by 20 percent by 2005, using 1985 and 1990 baselines respectively. It mandates comprehensive energy and water audits, prioritization surveys, implementation of cost-effective conservation measures, expanded use of solar and renewable energy, innovative financing mechanisms like energy savings performance contracts, and new procurement standards for energy-efficient products.
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
This executive order establishes the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans and a White House Initiative within the Department of Education to improve Hispanic American participation in and outcomes from federal education programs. It requires annual federal plans with measurable objectives, agency-specific plans to reduce barriers and improve outreach, and creates an interagency working group to coordinate efforts across executive departments.
Principles for Federal Infrastructure Investments
This executive order establishes cost-benefit analysis and efficiency principles for federal infrastructure spending on transportation, water, energy, and environmental programs. It requires agencies to submit implementation plans by March 15, 1994, and to apply these principles to budget submissions starting with fiscal year 1996 and legislative proposals beginning March 15, 1994.
Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments
This executive order creates a temporary Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments to investigate and evaluate U.S. government-sponsored human radiation experiments conducted from 1944 to 1974, and to provide recommendations on ethical and scientific standards to an interagency working group. The committee of up to 15 members will review specific Cold War-era experiments including the 'Green Run test' and various radiation warfare tests, with authority to recommend notification of affected individuals or descendants about health risks.