Presidential Determination With Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 61037-61039 [07-5371]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 207 (Friday, October 26, 2007)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 61037-61039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5371]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 207 / Friday, October 26, 2007 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Presidential Determination No. 2008-4 of October 18, 
                2007

                
Presidential Determination With Respect to 
                Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in 
                Persons

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims 
                Protection Act of 2000 (Division A of Public Law 106-
                386), as amended, (the ``Act''), I hereby:

                Make the determination provided in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, with respect to Burma, 
                Syria, and Venezuela not to provide certain funding for 
                those countries' governments for Fiscal Year 2008, 
                until such government complies with the minimum 
                standards or makes significant efforts to bring itself 
                into compliance, as may be determined by the Secretary 
                of State in a report to the Congress pursuant to 
                section 110(b) of the Act;

                Make the determination provided in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, with respect to Cuba, the 
                Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and Iran 
                not to provide certain funding for those countries' 
                governments for Fiscal Year 2008, until such government 
                complies with the minimum standards or makes 
                significant efforts to bring itself into compliance, as 
                may be determined by the Secretary of State in a report 
                to the Congress pursuant to section 110(b) of the Act;

                Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(3) of 
                the Act, concerning the determination of the Secretary 
                of State with respect to Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait.

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Algeria, that provision to Algeria 
                of all programs, projects, or activities of assistance 
                described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) 
                of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is 
                otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Bahrain, that provision to Bahrain 
                of all programs, projects, or activities of assistance 
                described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) 
                of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is 
                otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to DPRK, that funding for educational 
                and cultural exchange programs described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act that are aimed at improving 
                U.S.-DPRK relations would promote the purposes of the 
                Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Iran, that funding for educational 
                and cultural exchange programs described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act that include educators and 
                municipal leaders would promote the purposes of the Act 
                or is otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Malaysia, that provision to 
                Malaysia of all programs, projects, or activities of 
                assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 
                110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

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                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Oman, that provision to Oman of 
                all programs, projects, or activities of assistance 
                described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) 
                of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is 
                otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Qatar, that provision to Qatar of 
                all programs, projects, or activities of assistance 
                described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) 
                of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is 
                otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Saudi Arabia, that provision to 
                Saudi Arabia of all programs, projects, or activities 
                of assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 
                110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Sudan, that provision to Sudan of 
                all programs, projects, or activities of assistance 
                described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) 
                of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is 
                otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Syria, for all programs, projects, 
                or activities of assistance for victims of trafficking 
                in persons or to combat such trafficking, that 
                provision to Syria of the assistance described in 
                section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act for such programs, 
                projects, or activities would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Uzbekistan, that provision to 
                Uzbekistan of all programs, projects, or activities of 
                assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 
                110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Venezuela, for all programs, 
                projects, or activities of assistance for victims of 
                trafficking in persons or to combat such trafficking, 
                or for strengthening democracy or good governance, or 
                for public diplomacy, that provision to Venezuela of 
                the assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) 
                and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act for such programs, 
                projects, or activities would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, that assistance to Venezuela described in section 
                110(d)(1)(B) of the Act that:

(1) is a regional program, project, or activity under which the total 
benefit to Venezuela does not exceed 10 percent of the total value of such 
program, project, or activity; or

(2) has as its primary objective the addressing of basic human needs, as 
defined by the Department of the Treasury with respect to other, existing 
legislative mandates concerning U.S. participation in the multilateral 
development banks; or

(3) is complementary to or has similar policy objectives to programs being 
implemented bilaterally by the United States Government; or

(4) has as its primary objective the improvement of the country's legal 
system, including in areas that impact the country's ability to investigate 
and prosecute trafficking cases or otherwise improve implementation of a 
country's anti-trafficking policy, regulations, or legislation; or

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(5) is engaging a government, international organization, or civil society 
organization, and that seeks as its primary objective(s) to: (a) increase 
efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking in persons crimes; (b) 
increase protection for victims of trafficking through better screening, 
identification, rescue/removal, aftercare (shelter, counseling) training 
and reintegration; or (c) expand prevention efforts through education and 
awareness campaigns highlighting the dangers of trafficking or training and 
economic empowerment of populations clearly at risk of falling victim to 
trafficking would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the 
national interest of the United States.

                The certification required by section 110(e) of the Act 
                is provided herewith.

                You are hereby authorized and directed to submit this 
                determination to the Congress, and to publish it in the 
                Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, October 18, 2007.

[FR Doc. 07-5371
Filed 10-25-07; 8:45 am]
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