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 Title 3--The President Marijuana eradication was up 39 percent over 1998 and net production down 19 percent for the year. Eradication of opium poppy, while down \1770 percent from \177998, combined with reduced cultivation to yield a more than 25 percent drop in net opium gum production. The GeM made over 8,000 drug-related arrests, including: maior cartel co-founder Juan Quintere Payan and key associates Oscar t\177eniamin Garcia Davila and Jaime Aguilar Gastelum. The Mexican Congress passed a new law codifying the use of seized/forfeited assets and creating a new office in the treasury ministry to manage these assets. Mexico's achievements continued to be undermined by chronic institu- tional weaknesses, particularly drug-related corruption. The GeM has taken steps to strengthen internal controls, including expanding the man- date of the Attorney General's Office's (PGR) confidence control center and investigating numerous individual cases of suspected corruption. One such investigation implicated former Quintana Roe Governor Mario Villanueva, currently a fugitive from iustice. President Zedillo has made combating cor- ruption a national priority, but he acknowledged success will take time. The USG and GeM cooperated closely on a wide range of law enforce- ment and drug abuse prevention efforts in \177999, guided by a National Drug Strategy agreed to in \177998 and accompanying PMEs. The first formal eval- uation of the PMEs was completed in December 1999. Significant maritime seizures in the final seven months of year demonstrated enhanced U.S.- Mexican cooperation, as did agreement by the two countries in November to establish a new interdiction working group under the binational High- Level Contact Group on Drug Control (HLCG). The USG provided technical and material support and training to Mexican agencies in furtherance of the GOM's iustice sector modernization initiative, demand reduction programs and other efforts. In \177999, the USG and GeM continued to work closely on fugitive issues. The GeM extradited \1774 fugitives to the United States, including two Mexi- can national drug traffickers, one of whom was also sought for the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. In keeping with its historic \177996 decision to begin approving Mexican nationals for extradition in appropriate cases, the GeM appealed, with mixed results, several Mexican appellate court deci- sions barring extradition. The GeM has appealed to the Mexican Supreme Court a case which could resolve conflicting decisions by lower appellate courts and, thus, expedite delivery of fugitives in the future. Regrettably, Mexico has yet to extradite a maior Mexican national drug trafficker. The USG and GeM are committed at the highest levels to continued co- operation in efforts to defeat and dismantle heavily armed and well-fi- nanced trans-border drug trafficking organizations. In recent years, the two governments have constructed an unprecedented framework for coordina- tion, a mechanism for evaluation, and fora for regular consultation on counter-drug issues. Through daily working-level interaction between counterpart agencies, policy-level discussions in the HLCG and other bilat- eral entities, and collaboration in multilateral groups, the two governments are finding increasingly productive ways to work together against the for- midable threat drug trafficking poses to both nations. Nigeria Nigeria has failed to fully meet the criteria for cooperation with the United States on counter-drug matters and has not taken adequate steps on 374

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 Other Presidential Documents its own to meet the goa]s of the 1988 UN Drug Convention. U.S. vita] na- tional interests, however, require that Nigeria be certified so that the assist- ance that would otherwise be withheld remains available to support the continuing transition to democratic civilian rule and the increased efforts to improve cooperation on drug and other crime issues evident under the democratic government. Nigeria remains the hub of African drug trafficking. Nigerian poly-crime organizations operate extensive global trafficking networks, dominate the Sub-Saharan drug markets, and account for a large part of the heroin im- ported into the United States. They also transport South American cocaine to Europe, Asia and elsewhere in Africa, especially South Africa, and ex- port marijuana to Europe and West Africa. The counter-drug efforts of the Government of Nigeria (GON) remain unfocused and lacking in material support. The new democratic govern- ment of President Obasanjo's strong public denunciation of drug trafficking and financial crimes is a welcome change from the high-level indifference that characterized most of Nigerian military rule. However, there have been no new actions or policies to bring about change. The year 1999 saw the continuation of efforts limited largely to interdic- tion of low-level couriers and destruction of cannabis crops. Although the new government signaled its willingness to work with the USG on extra- dition issues, Nigeria did not extradite anyone in response to outstanding U.S. extradition requests. Well-drafted counter-drug legislation is already on the books, but remains largely un-enforced. Nigerian law enforcement agencies did not significantly improve their counter-drug performance in 1999. There were no major trafficker prosecu- tions or arrests by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in 1999. Total heroin seizures increased, due primarily to a large seizure at Kano Airport. The NDLEA has signaled a willingness to increase its profes- sional expertise, but institutional limitations make it difficult for Nigerian law enforcement officials to make progress against increasingly sophisti- cated criminals. Asset seizures did not become a useful counter-drug tool. Awareness of the local drug abuse problem is growing, but demand reduc- tion efforts have been limited in scope and success. Nigerian money launderers operate sophisticated global networks to re- patriate illicit proceeds from drug trafficking, financial fraud, and other crimes. In 1995, the GON enacted a decree to combat illicit drug-derived money laundering, but enforcement has been uneven, yielding few seizures and no convictions. Nigeria is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Newly-elected President Obasanjo retired 143 military officers tainted by positions they held during the military government. Anti-corruption legis- lation has been proposed, but is stalled in the senate. Sporadic progress against corruption within the NDLEA contributed to its reputation as Nige- ria's most professional law enforcement body. The NDLEA made regular ar- rests of individual drug couriers in 1999, but did not arrest or prosecute any major traffickers. Assets have been seized, but no forfeitures, which re- quire convictions, have been made. The NDLEA chairman was briefly held in contempt for refusing to release several hundred thousand dollars worth of vehicles while their owner's case proceeds slowly through the legal sys- tem. The DEA received good cooperation from the NDLEA, but rampant corruption prevents sharing of sensitive information. NDLEA actions at air- 375

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 Other Presidential Documents reemergence of heroin/morphine laboratories remained firm. Pakistan extra- dited four drug fugitives to the United States and arrested six others, a sig- nificant improvement on previous years. Efforts to extend application of the Control of Narcotic Substances Act (CNSA) and the Anti-Narcotics Force Act (ANFA) to tribal areas in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) are continuing. Pakistan's cabinet approved the drug control master plan in early 1999, but implementation has been slowed by a lack of funds. The GOP's counter-drug policies and cooperation with the USG were unaffected by the October 1999 coup. Pakistan is a party to the \177988 UN Drug Convention. Pakistani law enforcement tripled opium seizures from 3.65 to \177.50 metric tons, and increased heroin seizures by 57 percent, from 2.36 to 3.90 metric tons. Pakistan's illicit drug seizures were up significantly compared to the same period in \177998. The ANF is Pakistan's principal drug law en- forcement agency. In 1999 the GOP began to examine ways to strengthen the institutional capacity and performance of the ANF. With DEA assist- ance, the ANF formed a vetted unit, or Special Investigative Cell, thereby improving intelligence collection and investigative capacity, and took steps toward recruiting new personnel. The ANF also arrested two politically powerful traffickers, one a prominent iournalist and influential politician, the other a member of the then-ruling party, leading to the break-up of a gang of corrupt officials posted at Islamabad airport. All are awaiting trial. \177999 was a record setting year for ANF seizures of heroin and opium re- covered in individual raids (a 2\1773 percent increase in heroin seizures), with ANF Baluchistan making maior contributions. Particularly noteworthy were a 760 kilogram heroin seizure in Kharan District of Baluchistan and a seizure in Turbat District of Baluchistan of 295\177 kilograms of opium, 2580 kilograms of hashish and \177l\177 kilograms of heroin. Apart from the ANF, the law enforcement agencies most actively engaged in drug seizures include the police, customs and the Frontier Corps. In a maior improvement over previous years, in \177999 the GOP arrested six drug fugitives and extradited four defendants to the United States. There are \1775 pending extradition requests. In Baluchistan the ANF and Frontier Corps detected and challenged a number of Afghan convoys, re- sulting in firefights and seizures of 5.8 metric tons of opium, \177.l tons of heroin, and seven vehicles. The killing of three traffickers and serious wounding of one ANF soldier may reflect the increased challenges posed by well-armed traffickers. There were no convictions of maior drug traffickers in \177999. Prosecution continued to drag out in the courts. However, the GOP has funded the es- tablishment of five special drug courts to process drug cases more effi- ciently. Chemical controls are adequate, but there is still diversion of acetic anhydride from licit imports. Pakistan is not a maior money laundering country, but, given the level of drug trafficking, smuggling, and official cor- ruption, money laundering almost certainly occurs, mostly by means of un- official, traditional money transfer facilities, known as "hawala." The USG believes that Pakistan made an excellent contribution to inter- national drug control efforts. We will support GOP efforts to target maior heroin trafficking organizations and increase seizures of large shipments of opiates and precursor chemicals. 377

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 Other Presidential Documents but who are not the material perpetrators of the crime. However, extensive training of prosecutors and judges will be required before this new law can be fully implemented. One major Brazilian trafficker, arrested in 1997, was extradited to Brazil. The legislature approved the bilateral extradition treaty signed in 1998. However, the GOP failed to accomplish the majority of counter-drug goals for \177999 in a manner sufficient for full certification. Since \177995, legis- lation has been pending to provide police and prosecutors with modern legal tools, such as use of informants, controlled deliveries, and undercover investigations. The Gonzalez Macchi administration submitted another draft of the legislation to the Paraguayan Congress, but it is the third ad- ministration to do so without the legislation being passed. The GOP did not investigate, arrest or prosecute any major drug traffickers, nor did it take sufficient measures to prevent or punish public corruption in general, or specifically with respect to drug trafficking. The GOP did not implement the \177996 money laundering law by arresting or prosecuting violators. Fur- thermore, the GOP did not provide operational funding or adequate re- sources for the anti-money laundering secretariat, SEPRELAD, to enable it to function as an independent organization (although in December \177999 a budget was approved for 2000). The GOP also failed to show progress to- ward development of an effective anti-drug and organized crime investiga- tive and operational capability for the border regions. Denial of certification would, however, cut off civilian and military as- sistance programs designed to strengthen Paraguay's democratic institu- tions and promote modern civil-military relations. Strengthening democ- racy in Paraguay is a U.S. vital national interest, and failure in this effort would affect negatively all other U.S. interests, including cooperation with respect to illicit drugs, terrorism, intellectual-property piracy, and environ- mental preservation. The events of 1999--which included defiance by then-President Cubas of the Supreme Court, the assassination of Vice Presi- dent Argafia, the killing of student demonstrators, the impeachment and resignation of Cubas, drought, rural unrest, and the reported presence of fu- gitive former general and coup plotter Lino Oviedo--demonstrate the many challenges facing Paraguayan democracy. They also contributed to the GOP's unsatisfactory counter-drug performance. Denial of certification would undermine the U.S. ability to strengthen Paraguay's democratic in- stitutions and would put at risk all other U.S. vital national interests. The risks posed to the totality of U.S. interests (e.g., promotion of democ- racy and transnational crime cooperation) by a cutoff of bilateral assistance outweigh at this point the risks posed by the GOP's failure to cooperate fully with the USG, or to take fully adequate steps on its own, to achieve the goals and obiectives of the \177988 UN Drug Convention. In 2000, the GOP needs to translate its oft-stated political will into con- crete action against maior drug traffickers, money laundering, and official corruption. People's Republic of China The People's Republic of China (PRC) continued to take strong, effective steps to combat the use and trafficking of illicit drugs in \177999. Although preliminary figures indicate that seizures of heroin declined significantly from \177998's record level (possibly because of a decline in production in Burma), China's heroin seizures still accounted for the great maiority of 379

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 Title 3--The President implemented and included public trials of high-ranking government and party officials involved in illicit drug and other smuggling. Due, in part, to its location so close to the "Golden Triangle," Vietnam is a major transit point for opium and heroin. To address this problem, the GOV set up special task force units to combat drug trafficking along the borders, and police, customs and border forces arrested 19,010 drug crimi- nals, an increase in arrests of 31 percent over last year. Drug interdictions increased by 32 percent, with seizures of 51.8 kilograms of heroin, 3\1774 kilograms of opium, and 369 kilograms of cannabis. In its first year of oper- ation (September 1998-September \177999), the marine police force began pa- trols to detect drug trafficking. Vietnam also tightened oversight and con- trol of precursor chemicals, transferring responsibility for monitoring to the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Public Health, and Department of Customs, and set up a Precursor Chemical Control Force in the Ministry of Health. In 1999 GOV began work on preparing draft counter-drug legislation to modernize organized-crime statutes and techniques, enhance law-enforce- ment efforts, and strengthen compliance with the 1988 UN Drug Conven- tion, to which Vietnam is a party. Vietnam is negotiating counter-drug agreements with China and several EU countries, has cooperated with Interpol, and has worked closely with U.S. law-enforcement agencies. In April 1999 the Vietnamese Police ioined the ASEANOPOL Criminal Infor- mation System. UNDCP is assisting Vietnam revise its Master Plan against drugs and craft its new counter-drug legislation. Vietnam supports UNDCP proiects targeting demand reduction, crop substitution and suppression of drug trafficking. The United States and Vietnam have not yet concluded a counter-drug agreement. The GOV has not fully eradicated poppy crops, and farmers re- verted to poppy cultivation in some high-poverty rural areas, bringing an additional 645 hectares under cultivation in \177999 and increasing the total to 2,100 hectares devoted to poppy crops. Vietnam's National Assembly ap- proved penal code revisions that criminalize money laundering for the first time. The provisions will take effect on July 1, 2000. Vietnam is working with the World Bank to develop a money-laundering section in draft bank- ing legislation. Despite some notable shortcomings, Vietnam has made a vigorous effort to combat drug production and trafficking. There is no question that the GOV at the highest levels fully realizes the threat drugs present to their own people and society and is doing everything possible to counter the availability and use of illicit drugs. 384

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 Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2000-17 of March 2, 2000 Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, To Provide Emergency Disaster Assistance in Southern Africa Memorandum for the Sectcrazy of State [and] the Sectcrazy of Defense Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1\36561, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw down articles and services from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense, for the purpose of providing intornationM disaster assistance to Southern Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. Therefore, I direct the drawdown of up to $37.6 million of articles and stowices from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense for Southern Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Bot- swana for the purposes and under the authorities of chapter \365 of part I of the Act. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determina- tion to the Congress immodiatdy and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 2, 2000. Memorandum of March 3, 2000 Delegation of Authority To Transmit Report on Cooperative Projects With Russia Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense By authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the duties and responsibilities vested in the President by section 2705(d) of Division G of the Omnibus Consoli- dated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-844). Such duties and responsibilities shall be ex- ercised subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. The reporting requirements delegated by this memorandum to the Secretary of Defense may be redelegated not lower than the Under Secretary level. The Department of Defense shall obtain clearance on the report from the Office of Management and Budget prior to its submission to the Congress. Any reference in this memorandum to the provisions of any Act shall be deemed to be referenced to such Act or its provisions as may be amended from time to time. 385

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 Title 3--The President You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Fed- eral Register. WILLIAM }. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 3, 2000. Notice of March 13, 2000 Continuation of Iran Emergency On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, I declared a national emer- gency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International Emergency Eco- nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. \17770\177-\177706) to deal with the threat to the na- tional security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States con- stituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iran, including its support for international terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. On May 6, 1995, I issued Executive Order 12959 imposing more comprehensive sanctions to further respond to this threat, and on August \1779, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13059 consolidating and clarifying these previous orders. The last notice of continuation was pub- lished in the Federal Register on March 12, 1999. Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March \1775, 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am con- tinuing the national emergency with respect to Iran. Because the emergency declared by Executive Order 12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November \1774, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, this re- newal is distinct from the emergency renewal of November 1999. This no- tice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Con- gress. WILLIAM }. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, March 13, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2000-18 of March 16, 2000 Sanctions on India Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President of the United States, including under title IX of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 386

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 Other Presidential Documents 2000 (Public Law 106-79), I hereby waive the sanctions contained in sec- tions 101 and 102 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and section 2(b)(4) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945: With respect to India, insofar as such sanctions would otherwise apply to assistance to the South Asia Regional Initiative/Energy; the Presi- dential Initiative on Internet for Economic Development; the Financial Institution Reform and Expansion program; and the United States Edu- cational Foundation in India Environmental Exchange. You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. WILLIAM }. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 16, 2000. Memorandum of April 19, 2000 Report to the Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma Memorandum for the Secretmy of State Pursuant to the requirements set forth under the heading "Policy Toward Burma" in section 570(d) of the FY 1997 Foreign Operations Appropria- tions Act, as contained in the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 104-208), a report is required every 6 months following enact- ment concerning: 1) progress toward democratization in Burma; 2) progress on improving the quality of life of the Burmese people, in- cluding progress on market reforms, living standards, labor standards, use of forced labor in the tourism industry, and environmental quality; and 3) progress made in developing a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to bring democracy to and improve human rights practices and the quality of life in Burma, including the development of a dialogue between the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and democratic opposition groups in Burma. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit the report fulfilling these requirements to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to arrange for publication of this memorandum in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, April 19, 2000. 387

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 Title 3--The President Presidential Determination No. 2000-19 of April 21, 2000 Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization Memorandum for the Secretazy of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me under section 538(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106-113), I hereby determine and certify that it is impor- tant to the national security interests of the United States to waive the pro- visions of section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, Public Law 100- 204. This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months from the date of this memorandum. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, April 21, 2000. Notice of May 18, 2000 Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Burma On May 20, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13047, effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 21, 1997, certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), that the Govern- ment of Burma has committed large-scale repression of the democratic op- position in Burma after September 30, 1996, thereby invoking the prohibi- tion on new investment in Burma by United States persons, contained in that section. I also declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed to the national security and foreign policy of the United States by the actions and policies of the Government of Burma, invoking the author- ity, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). The National Emergency declared on May 20, 1997, must continue beyond May 20, 2000, because the Government of Burma continues its policies of committing large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in Burma. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with re- spect to Burma. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, May 18, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON 388

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 Other Presidential Documents Notice of May 25, 2000 Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Bosnian Serbs, and Kosovo In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared on May 30, \177992, with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Ser- bia and Montenegro), as expanded on October 25, \177994, in response to the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serbs. In addition, I am continuing for \177 year the national emergency declared on June 9, \177998, with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's policies and actions in Kosovo. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. On May 30, 1992, by Executive Order \1772808, President Bush declared a na- tional emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States con- stituted by the actions and policies of the Governments of Serbia and Mon- tenegro, blocking all property and interests in property of those Govern- ments. President Bush took additional measures to prohibit trade and other transactions with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Monte- negro) by Executive Orders \17728\1770 and \177283% issued on June 5, \177992, and January \1775, \177993, respectively, and on April 25, \177993, I issued Executive Order 12846 imposing additional measures. On October 25, \177994, I expanded the scope of the national emergency by issuing Executive Order \1772934 to address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the territory that they controlled within Bosnia and Herzegovina. On December 27, \177995, I issued Presidential Determination 96-7, directing the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to suspend the application of sanc- tions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Monte- negro) pursuant to the above-referenced Executive orders and to continue to block property previously blocked until provision is made to address claims or encumbrances, including the claims of the other successor states of the former Yugoslavia. This sanctions relief, in conformity with United Nations Security Council Resolution \177022 of November 22, 1995 (herein- after the "Resolution"), was an essential factor motivating Serbia and Montenegro's acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed by the parties in Dayton on November 2% \177995, and signed in Paris on December \1774, \177995 (hereinafter the "Peace Agreement"). The sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) were accordingly suspended prospectively, effec- tive January 16, \177996. Sanctions imposed on the Bosnian Serb forces and authorities and on the territory that they control within Bosnia and Herzegovina were subsequently suspended prospectively, effective May \1770, \177996, also in conformity with the Peace Agreement and the Resolution. Sanctions against both the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Bosnian Serbs were subsequently terminated by 389

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 Title 3--The President United Nations Security Council Resolution 1074 of October 1, 1996. This termination, however, did not end the requirement of the Resolution that those blocked funds and assets that are subject to claims and encumbrances remain blocked, until unblocked in accordance with applicable law. Until the status of all remaining blocked property is resolved, the Peace Agreement implemented, and the terms of the Resolution met, the national emergency declared on May 30, 1992, as expanded in scope on October 25, 1994, must continue beyond May 30, 2000. On June 9, 1998, by Executive Order 13088, I found that the actions and policies of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Republic of Serbia with respect to Kosovo, by promoting ethnic conflict and human suffering, threatened to destabilize countries in the region and to disrupt progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina in implementing the Dayton peace agreement, constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat to the na- tional security and foreign policy of the United States. I therefore declared a national emergency to deal with that threat. On April 30, 1999, I issued Executive Order 13121 to take additional steps with respect to the con- tinuing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the national emergency declared with respect to Kosovo. Because the crisis with respect to the situation in Kosovo has not been resolved, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force these emergency authorities beyond June 9, 2000. THE WHITE HOUSE, WILLIAM J. CLINTON May 25, 2000 Presidential Determination No. 2000-20 of May 31, 2000 Presidential Determination on Assistance for Peacekeeping in Sierra Leone Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President, including under sec- tion 10(d)(1) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that the furnishing, without regard to section 10(a) of the Act, of assistance covered by section 10 of the Act that is provided in support of peacekeeping efforts in Sierra Leone is important to the security interests of the United States. You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the Con- gress and to publish it in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, May 31, 2000. 390

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 Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2000-21 of June 2, 2000 Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for Vietnam Memorandum for the Secretaz\276 of State Pursuant to subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the "Act"), 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), I determine that the further extension of the waiver authority granted by subsection 402(c) of the Act will substan- tially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I further determine that the continuation of the waiver applicable to Vietnam will substantially promote the obiectives of section 402 of the Act. You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 2, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2000-22 of June 2, 2000 Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for Belarus Memorandum for the Secretazy of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, Public Law 93-618, 88 Star. 1978 (the "Act"), I have determined, pursuant to subsection 402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the further extension of the waiver authority granted by subsection 402(c) of the Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the waiver applicable to the Repub- lic of Belarus will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 2, 2000. 39J

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 Title 3--The President Presidential Determination No. 2000-23 of June 2, 2000 Determination Under Subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended: Continuation of Waiver Authority for the People's Republic of China Memorandum for the Secmtazy of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, Pubhc Law 93-618, 88 Star. 1978 (the "Act"), I have determined, pursuant to section 402(d)(1) of the Act, 19 U.S.C. 2432(d)(1), that the fur- thor extension of the waiver authority granted by section 402(c) of the Act will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. I further determine that continuation of the waiver applicable to the People's Repub- lic of China will substantially promote the objectives of section 402 of the Act. You are authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 2, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2000-24 of June 16, 2000 Suspension of Limitations Under the ]erusalem Embassy Act Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 7(a) of the }erusalem Em- bassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-45) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is necessary to protect the national security interests of the United States to suspend for a period of 6 months the limitations set forth in sections 3(b) and 7(b) of the Act. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress, accompanied by a report in accordance with section 7(a) of the Act, and to publish the determination in the Federal Register. This suspension shall take effect after transmission of this determination and report to the Congress. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 1G, 2000. 392

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 Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2000-25 of June 29, 2000 U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO): Certification and Waiver Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to section 576(c) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as enacted in Public Law 106- 113, (the "Act"), I hereby certify that: (1) the effort to can and safely store all spent fuel from North Korea's graphite-moderated nuclear reactors has been successfully con- cluded; (2) North Korea is complying with its obligations under the agreement regarding access to suspect underground construction; and (3) the United States has made and is continuing to make significant progress on eliminating the North Korean ballistic missile threat, in- cluding further missile tests and its ballistic missile exports. Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 576(d) of the Act, I here- by determine that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to furnish up to $20 million in funds made available under the head- ing "Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs" of that Act, for assistance for KEDO and therefore I hereby waive the require- ment in section 576(c)(3) to certify that: North Korea has terminated its nu- clear weapons program, including all efforts to acquire, develop, test, produce, or deploy such weapons. You are hereby authorized and directed to report this certification and wavier to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, June 29, 2000. Notice of June 30, 2000 Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Taliban On ]u]y 4, 1999, I issued Executive Order \1773\17729, "Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with the Tallban," to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the actions and policies of the Tallban in Afghani- stan. The order blocks all property and interests in property of the Tallban and prohibits trade-related transactions by United States persons involving the territory of Afghanistan controlled by the Tallban. The Tallban continues to allow territory under its control in Afghanistan to be used as a safe haven and base of operations for Usama bin Laden and the A1-Qaida organization who have committed and threaten to continue to commit acts of violence against the United States and its nationals. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force 393

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 Title 3--The President these emergency authorities beyond July 5, 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency declared on July 4, 1999, with re- spect to the Tallban. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, June 30, 2000. Memorandum of July 5, 2000 Delegation of Responsibilities Under Section 1232 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (Public Law 106-113) Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the duties and responsibilities vested in the President by section 1232 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (the "Act") (Public Law 106-113), to trans- fer from War Reselwe Allies Stockpiles in Korea and Thailand to the Re- public of Korea and the Kingdom of Thailand, respectively, in return for concessions to be negotiated by the Secretary of Defense, with the concur- rence of the Secretary of State, any or all of the items described in para- graph (a)(2) of section 1232 of the Act, subject to the conditions, require- ments, and limitations set forth in section 1232 of the Act. Any reference in this memorandum to the provisions of any Act shall be deemed to be a reference to such Act or its provisions as may be amended from time to time. The authority delegated to the Secretary of Defense may be redelegated in writing within the Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish this memo- randum in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 5, 2000. 394

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 Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2000-26 of July 7, 2000 Determination on the Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Memorandum/or the Secretazy o/State [and] the Secretazy o/Energy I have considered the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, along with the views, recommendations, and state- ments of the interested agencies. I have determined that the performance of the Agreement will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable risk to, the common defense and security. Pursuant to section 123 b. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153(b)), I hereby approve the proposed Agreement and authorize you to arrange for its execution. The Secretary of State is authorized to publish this determination in the Federal Register. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 7, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Memorandum of July 17, 2000 Delegation of Authority for Submission of Report Under Section 606 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Memorandum for the Sectcrazy of Defense By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the respon- sibility of the President, under section 606 of the Foreign Relations Author- ization Act for Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 (Public Law 106-113), to submit the required report to the Congress. You are hereby authorized and directed to publish this delegation in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 17, 2000. 395

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 Title 3--The President Presidential Determination No. 2000-27 of July 21, 2000 Determination To Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Countries Participating in UNAMSIL, and Other Countries Involved in Peacekeeping Efforts or Affiliated Coalition Operations With Respect to Sierra Leone Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1\36561, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)(A) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that: (1) an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military as- sistance to UNAMSIL, countries currently or in the future partici- pating in UNAMSIL, and other countries involved in peacekeeping efforts or affiliated coalition operations with respect to Sierra Leona, including the Government of Sierra Leona, and (2) the emergency requirement cannot be mot under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section of the Act. I therefore direct the drawdown of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense, defense stowices from the Department of Defense, and military education and training of an aggregate value not to exceed $18 million to UNAMSIL and such countries to support peacekeeping efforts with respect to Sierra Leona. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determina- tion to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Reg- ister. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 21, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Notice of July 28, 2000 Continuation of Iraqi Emergency On August 2, 1990, by Executive Order 12722, President Bush declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iraq. By Executive Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of August 9, 1990, the President im- posed trade sanctions on Iraq and blocked Iraqi government assets. Because the Government of Iraq has continued its activities hostile to United States interests in the Middle East, the national emergency declared on August 2, 1990, and the measures adopted on August 2 and August 9, 1990, to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond August 2, 2000. There- fore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 396

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 Title 3--The President You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, August 21, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2000-28 of August 22, 2000 Presidential Determination on Waiver of Certification Under Section 3201 "Conditions on Assistance for Colombia," in Title III, Chapter 2 of the Emergency Supplemental Act, FY 2000, as Enacted in Public Law 106-246 Memorandum for the Secretmy of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 3201(a)(4) of the FY 2000 Emergency Supplemental Act (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the national security interest of the United States to furnish assistance made available under the Act to the Government of Colombia without re- gard to the following provisions of section 3201 of that Act: (a)(1)(A)(ii) the Commander General of the Colombian Armed Forces is promptly suspending from duty any Colombian Armed Forces personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights or to have aided or abetted paramilitary groups; (a)(l)(A)(iii) the Colombian Armed Forces and its Commander General are fully complying with section 320\177 (a)(l)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act; (a)(l)(B) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully with civilian authorities in investigating, prosecuting, and punishing in the civilian courts Colombian Armed Forces personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights; (a)(1)(C) the Government of Colombia is vigorously prosecuting in the ci- vilian courts the leaders and members of paramilitary groups and Colom- bian Armed Forces personnel who are aiding or abetting these groups; (a)(l)(D) the Government of Colombia has agreed to and is implementing a strategy to eliminate Colombia's total coca and opium poppy produc- tion by 2005 through a mix of alternative development programs; manual eradication; aerial spraying of chemical herbicides; tested, environ- mentally safe mycoherbicides; and the destruction of illicit narcotics lab- oratories on Colombian territory; and (a)(l)(E) the Colombian Armed Forces are developing and deploying in their field units a Judge Advocate General Corps to investigate Colom- bian Armed Forces personnel for misconduct. I have attached a Memorandum of Justification for the decision to waive the foregoing certifications. 398

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 Title 3--The President 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 51885), the exercise of certain authorities under the Trading With the Enemy Act is scheduled to terminate on September \1774, 2000. I hereby determine that the continuation for \177 year of the exercise of those authorities with respect to the applicable countries is in the national inter- est of the United States. Therefore, pursuant to the authority vested in me by section \1770\177(b) of Pub- lic Law 95-223, I continue for 1 year, until September \1774, 200% the exer- cise of those authorities with respect to countries affected by: (\177) the Foreign Assets Control Regulations, 3\177 CFR part 500; (2) the Transaction Control Regulations, 31 CFR part 505; and (3) the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 3\177 CFR part 5\1775. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to publish this de- termination in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 12, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2000-30 of September 19, 2000 Classified Information Concerning the Air Force's Operating Location Near Groom Lake, Nevada Memorandum for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen- cy [and] the Secretu\177y of the Air Force I find that it is in the paramount interest of the United States to exempt the United States Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, (the subject of litigation in Kasza v. Browner (D. Nev. CV-S-94-795-PMP) and Frost v. Periy (D. Nev. CV-S-94-7]4-PMP)), from any applicable re- quirement for the disclosure to unauthorized persons of classified informa- tion concerning that operating location. Therefore, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 696\177(a), I hereby exempt the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, from any Federal, State, interstate, or local provision respect- ing control and abatement of solid waste or hazardous waste disposal that would require the disclosure of classified information concerning that oper- ating location to any unauthorized person. This exemption shall be effec- tive for the full one-year statutory period. Nothing herein is intended to: (a) imply that in the absence of such a Presi- dential exemption, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) or any other provision of law permits or requires disclosure of classified infor- mation to unauthorized persons; or (b) limit the applicability or enforce- ment of any requirement of law applicable to the Air Force's operating lo- cation near Groom Lake, Nevada, except those provisions, if any, that would require the disclosure of classified information. 400

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 Other Presidential Documents The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized and directed to publish this determination in the Federal Register. WILLIAM }. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 19, 2000. Notice of September 22, 2000 Continuation of Emergency With Respect to UNITA On September 26, 1993, by Executive Order 12865, I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), prohibiting the sale or supply by United States persons or from the United States, or using U.S. registered vessels or aircraft, of arms, related material of all types, petroleum, and petroleum products to the territory of Angola, other than through designated points of entry. The order also prohibits the sale or supply of such commodities to UNITA. On December 12, 1997, in order to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12865, I issued Executive Order 13069, closing all UNITA offices in the United States and imposing additional sanctions with regard to the sale or supply of aircraft or aircraft parts, the granting of take-off, landing and overflight permission, and the provision of certain aircraft-re- lated services. On August 18, 1998, in order to take further steps with re- spect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12865, I issued Executive Order 13098, blocking all property and interests in prop- erty of UNITA and designated UNITA officials and adult members of their immediate families, prohibiting the importation of certain diamonds ex- ported from Angola, and imposing additional sanctions with regard to the sale or supply of equipment used in mining, motorized vehicles, watercraft, spare parts for motorized vehicles or watercraft, mining services, and ground or waterborne transportation services. Because of our continuing international obligations and because of the prej- udicial effect that discontinuation of the sanctions would have on pros- pects for peace in Angola, the national emergency declared on September 26, 1993, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond September 26, 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to UNITA. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, September 22, 2000. 401

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 Title 3--The President Presidential Determination No. 2000-31 of September 28, 2000 Transfer of Economic Support Funds, Peacekeeping Operations Funds, and Foreign Military Financing Funds to the International Organizations and Programs Account and Use of Funds to Provide a U.S. Contribution of $20,407,000 to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Memorandum for the Secretazy of State Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is necessary for the purposes of the Act that: \337 $2.466 million in funds made available pursuant to chapter 6 of part II of the Act for fiscal year 2000; \337 $2 million in funds made available pursuant to chapter 4 of part II of the Act for prior fiscal years; and \337 $1.534 million in funds made available pursuant to section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, for fiscal year 2000, be transferred to, and consolidated with, funds made available for chapter 3 of part I of the Act. In addition, pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 6\1774(a)(\177) of the Act, I hereby determine that it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to: \337 $20,307,000 in funds made available under the title II (Non- proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as enacted in Public Law \17706-\17713; and \337 $9A million in funds made available pursuant to chapter 3 of part I of the Act for fiscal year 2000, comprised of $6 million in funds transferred pursuant to this determination and $3A million in funds otherwise available pursuant to chapter 3 of part I of the Act, for assistance to KEDO without regard to any provision of law within the scope of section 614(a)(1) of the Act. I hereby authorize the furnishing of this assistance. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 28, 2000. 4O2

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 Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2000-32 of September 29, 2000 Presidential Determination on FY 2001 Refugee Admissions Numbers and Authorizations of In-Country Refugee Status Pursuant to Sections 207 and 101(a)(42), Respectively, of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, as Amended Memorandum for the Secmtazy of State In accordance with section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the "Act") (8 U.S.C. 1157), as amended, and after appropriate consu]tation with the Congress, I hereby make the following determinations and authorize the following actions: The admission of up to 80,000 refugees to the United States during FY 2001 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest; provided, however, that this number shall be understood as in- cluding persons admitted to the United States during FY 2001 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under the Amerasian immigrant admissions program, as provided below. The 80,000 admissions numbers shall be allocated among refugees of spe- cial humanitarian concern to the United States in accordance with the fol- lowing regional allocations; provided, however, that the number allocated to the East Asia region shall include persons admitted to the United States during FY 2001 with Federal refugee resettlement assistance under section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Ap- propriations Act of 1988, as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100- 202 (Amerasian immigrants and their family members); provided further that the number allocated to the former Soviet Union shall include persons admitted who were nationals of the former Soviet Union, or in the case of persons having no nationality, who were habitual residents of the former Soviet Union, prior to September 2, 1991: Africa ................................................ 20,000 East Asia ........................................... 6,000 Eastern Europe ................................. 20,000 Former Soviet Union ....................... 17,000 Latin America/Caribbean ................. 3,000 Near East/South Asia ....................... 10,000 Unallocated ...................................... 4,000 The 4,000 unallocated numbers shall be allocated as needed to regional ceilings where shortfalls develop. Unused admissions numbers allocated to a particular region may be transferred to one or more other regions if there is an overriding need for greater numbers for the region or regions to which the numbers are being transferred. You are hereby authorized and directed to consult with the Judiciary Committees of the Congress prior to any such use of the unallocated numbers or reallocation of numbers from one region to another. 4O3

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 Title 3--The President Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(b)(2), I hereby determine that assistance to or on behalf of persons applying for admission to the United States as part of the overseas refugee admissions program will contribute to the for- eign policy interests of the United States and designate such persons for this purpose. An additional 10,000 refugee admissions numbers shall be made available during FY 2001 for the adiustment to permanent resident status under sec- tion 209(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1159(b)) of aliens who have been granted asylum in the United States under section 208 of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1158), as this is iustified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest. In accordance with section 101(a)(42) of the Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)) and after appropriate consultation with the Congress, I also specify that, for FY 2001, the following persons may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refu- gees for the purpose of admission to the United States within their coun- tries of nationality or habitual residence: a. Persons in Vietnam b. Persons in Cuba c. Persons in the former Soviet Union You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the Con- gress immediately and to publish it in the Federal Register. WILLIAM }. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 29, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2000-33 of September 29, 2000 Military Drawdown for Tunisia Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to tho authority vostod in mo by tho Constitution and laws of tho Unitod Statos, including Titlo III (Foroign Military Financing) of tho For- oign Oporations, Export Financing, and Rolatod Programs Appropriations Act, 2000, as onactod in Public Law 106-113 (Titlo III), I horoby diroct tho drawdown of dofonso atticlos from tho stocks of tho Dopartmont of Dofonso, and military oducation and training of tho aggrogato valuo of $4 million for Tunisia, consistant with tho authority providod undor Tifio III, for tho pur- posos of part II of tho Foroign Assistanco Act of 1961. Tho Sacrotary of Stato is authorizod and diroctod to rapart this dotormina- tion to tho Congross and to publish it in tho Federal Register. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, September 29, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON 404

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 Other Presidential Documents Notice of October 19, 2000 Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia On October 2% 1995, by Executive Order \1772978, I declared a national emer- gency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national se- curity, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, and the un- paralleled violence, corruption, and harm they cause in the United States and abroad. The order blocks all property and interests in property of for- eign persons listed in an Annex to the order, as well as persons determined to play a significant role in international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia, to materially assist in, or provide financial or technological sup- port for or goods or services in support of, narcotics trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant to the order, or to be owned or con- trolled by, or to act for or on behalf of, persons designated in or pursuant to the order. The order also prohibits any transaction or dealing by United States persons or within the United States in such property or interests in property. Because the activities of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and to cause unparalleled violence, corrup- tion, and harm in the United States and abroad, the national emergency de- clared on October 2% \177995, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 2% 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency for \177 year with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. WILLIAM 1. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, October 19, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2001-03 of October 28, 2000 Determination to Waive Attachment Provisions Relating to Blocked Property of Terrorist-List States Memorandum for the Secretaz\177z of State [and] the Secretaz\177z of the Treasuz\177z By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 2002(f) of H.R. 3244, "Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000," (approved October 28, 2000), I hereby determine that subsection (f)(\177) of section \1776\1770 of title 28, United States Code, which provides that any property with re- spect to which financial transactions are prohibited or regulated pursuant to section 5(b) of the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S. App. 5(b), sec- tion 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 196\177 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)), sec- tions 202 and 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 4O5

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 Title 3--The President U.S.C. 1701--1702), and proclamations, orders, regulations, and licenses issued pursuant thereto, be subject to execution or attachment in aid of execution of any judgment relating to a claim for which a foreign state claiming such property is not immune from the jurisdiction of courts of the United States or of the States under section 1605(a)(7) of title 28, United States Code, would impede the ability of the President to conduct foreign policy in the interest of national security and would, in particular, impede the effectiveness of such prohibitions and regulations upon financial trans- actions. Therefore, pursuant to section 2002(f) of H.R. 3244, the "Victim's of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000," I hereby waive sub- section (f)(1) of section 1610 of title 28, United States Code, in the interest of national security. This waiver, together with the amendment of sub- section (f)(2) of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act and the repeal of the subsection (b) of section 117 of the Treasury and General Government Ap- propriations Act, 1999, supersedes my prior waiver of the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of said section 117, executed on October 21, 1998. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this determina- tion in the Federal Register. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, October 28, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Memorandum of October 31, 2000 Report to the Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the requirements set forth under the heading "Policy Toward Burma" in section 570(d) of the Fiscal Year 1997 Foreign Operations Ap- propriations Act, as contained in the Omnibus Consolidated Appropria- tions Act (Public Law 104-208), a report is required every 6 months fol- lowing enactment concerning: 1) progress toward democratization in Burma; 2) progress on improving the quality of life of the Burmese people, in- cluding progress on market reforms, living standards, labor standards, use of forced labor in the tourism industry, and environmental quality; and 3) progress made in developing a comprehensive, multilateral strategy to bring democracy to and improve human rights practices and the quality of life in Burma, including the development of a dialogue between the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) and democratic opposition groups in Burma. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit the report fulfilling these requirements for the period March 27, 2000, through September 28, 4O6

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 Other Presidential Documents 2000, to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, October 31, 2000. Notice of October 31, 2000 Continuation of Sudan Emergency On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the na- tional security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan. By Executive Order 13067, I imposed trade sanctions on Sudan and blocked Sudanese govern- ment assets. Because the Government of Sudan has continued its activities hostile to United States interests, the national emergency declared on No- vember 3, 1997, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond November 3, 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency for i year with respect to Sudan. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, October 31, 2000. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Notice of November 9, 2000 Continuation of Iran Emergency On November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, the President declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security, for- eign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the situation in Iran. Since that time, notices of the continuation of this national emer- gency have been transmitted annually by the President to the Congress and published in the Federal Register. The most recent notice appeared in the Federal Register on November 5, 1999. Because our relations with Iran have not yet returned to normal, and the process of implementing the ]anu- ary 19, 1981, agreements with Iran is still underway, the national emer- gency declared on November 14, 1979, must continue in effect beyond No- vember 14, 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the Na- tional Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national 407

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 Title 3--The President emergency with respect to Iran for 1 year. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, November 9, 2000. Notice of November 9, 2000 Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction On November 14, \177994, by Executive Order \1772938, I declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the na- tional security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (weapons of mass destruction) and the means of delivering such weapons. Because the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency first declared on November \1774, \177994, and extended on Novem- ber 14, \177995, November \1772, \177996, November \1773, 1997, November \1772, \177998, and November \1770, \177999, must continue in effect beyond November 14, 2000. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emer- gencies Act (50 U.S.C. \177622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency declared in Executive Order \1772938. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, November 9, 2000. Presidential Determination No. 2001-04 of December 11, 2000 Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), Countries Participating in UNAMSIL, and Other Countries Involved in Peacekeeping Efforts or Affiliated Coalition Operations With Respect to Sierra Leone Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to tho authority vostod in mo by soction 506(a) (\177) of tho Foroign Assistanco Act of \177\36561, as amondod, 22 U.S.C. 23\1778 (a) (\177) (A) (tho "Act"), I horoby dotormino that: (\177) an unforosoon omorgoncy oxists that roquiros immodiato military as- sistanco to UNAMSIL, countrios currontly or in tho futuro participating in 408

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