Presidential Determination With Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 62435-62437 [2015-26496]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 62435-62437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26496]




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Federal Register / Vol. 80 , No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 2015 / 
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                Presidential Determination No. 2016-01 of October 5, 
                2015

                
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 (the ``Act'') (22 U.S.C. 7107), 
                I hereby:

                Make the determination provided in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, with respect to the 
                Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Equatorial 
                Guinea, Iran, South Sudan, Venezuela, Yemen, and 
                Zimbabwe not to provide certain funding for those 
                countries' governments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, until 
                such governments comply with the minimum standards or 
                make significant efforts to bring themselves 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 Eritrea, 
                Russia, and Syria not to provide certain funding for 
                those countries' governments for FY 2016, until such 
                governments comply with the minimum standards or make 
                significant efforts to bring themselves 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;

                Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Algeria, Belarus, Belize, Burundi, 
                the Central African Republic, Comoros, the Gambia, 
                Guinea-Bissau, Kuwait, Libya, Marshall Islands, 
                Mauritania, and Thailand that provision to these 
                countries' governments of all programs, projects, or 
                activities described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i)-(ii) 
                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 Yemen, that a partial waiver to 
                allow assistance and programs described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, with the exception of 
                International Military Education and Training, Foreign 
                Military Financing, and Excess Defense Articles, 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 South Sudan, that a partial waiver 
                to allow assistance and programs described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, with the exception of 
                Foreign Military Financing, Foreign Military Sales, and 
                Excess Defense Articles, 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 South Sudan, that a waiver to 
                allow assistance to be provided pursuant to section 
                1208 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
                Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66), to the extent 
                that such programs would otherwise be restricted by 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, that a partial waiver 
                to allow funding for programs described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act designed to strengthen the 
                democratic

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                process in Venezuela 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 Eritrea, Russia, and Syria, that a 
                partial waiver to allow funding for educational and 
                cultural exchange programs described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(ii) 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 Equatorial Guinea, that a partial 
                waiver to allow funding described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to build the capacity of 
                countries to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious 
                diseases; deliver self-help to vulnerable individuals 
                and communities; and support the participation of 
                government employees or officials in young leader 
                exchanges programming 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 Equatorial Guinea, South Sudan, 
                Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, that assistance described 
                in section 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 Zimbabwe, that a partial waiver to 
                continue humanitarian demining initiatives and support 
                programs described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the 
                Act for assistance for victims of trafficking in 
                persons or to combat such trafficking, and for programs 
                that promote health, disease prevention, good 
                governance, education, leadership, agriculture and food 
                security, poverty reduction, livelihoods, family 
                planning and reproductive health, macroeconomic growth, 
                and biodiversity and wildlife protection, and that 
                would have a significant adverse effect on vulnerable 
                populations if suspended, would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                And determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the 
                Act, with respect to Zimbabwe, that assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act, which:

                    (1) is a regional program, project, or activity 
                under which the total benefit to Zimbabwe does not 
                exceed 10 percent of the total value of such program, 
                project, or activity;
                    (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;
                    (3) is complementary to or has similar policy 
                objectives to programs being implemented bilaterally by 
                the United States Government;
                    (4) has as its primary objective the improvement of 
                Zimbabwe's legal system, including in areas that impact 
                Zimbabwe's ability to investigate and prosecute 
                trafficking cases or otherwise improve implementation 
                of its anti-trafficking policy, regulations, or 
                legislation;
                    (5) is engaging a government, international 
                organization, or civil society organization, and 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 and removal, aftercare (shelter, counseling), 
                training, and reintegration; or (c) expand prevention 
                efforts through education and awareness campaigns 
                highlighting the dangers of trafficking in persons or 
                training and economic empowerment of populations 
                clearly at risk of falling victim to trafficking; or
                    (6) is targeted macroeconomic assistance from the 
                International Monetary Fund that strengthens the 
                macroeconomic management capacity of

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                Zimbabwe, 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 5, 2015

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