Delegation of Certain Waiver, Determination, Certification, Recommendation, and Reporting Functions
Delegates Waiver and Certification Powers to Foreign and Trade Officials
What it does
Agencies must carry out the specific waivers, certifications, determinations, recommendations, and reports the order delegates from the President.
Real-world impact
- Shifts certain presidential waiver and certification decisions to the Secretary of State.
- Requires the U.S. Trade Representative to submit the AGOA sub‑Saharan Africa report.
- Allows the Secretary of Commerce to certify U.S. business interests under the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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Summary
This order gives certain presidential authorities to senior foreign and trade officials. It authorizes the Secretary of State to make waivers, determinations, certifications, recommendations, and related reports, including Jackson-Vanik waivers, cooperation on prisoners of war/missing in action, and certain Arms Export Control Act determinations. The U.S. Trade Representative must submit the sub‑Saharan Africa report under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and the Secretary of Commerce may make a certification related to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
It amends earlier executive orders and says the delegations do not create new legal rights.
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