Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 50047-50049 [2017-23609]

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
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[Pages 50047-50049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23609]



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Vol. 82

Friday,

No. 207

October 27, 2017

Part IV





The President





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Presidential Determination No. 2017-15 of September 30, 2017-- 
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign 
Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons



Memorandum of October 11, 2017--Delegation of Certain Functions and 
Authorities Under the Countering America's Adversaries Through 
Sanctions Act of 2017



Proclamation 9664--United Nations Day, 2017



Executive Order 13815--Resuming the United States Refugee Admissions 
Program With Enhanced Vetting Capabilities


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Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2017 / 
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Title 3--
The President

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                Presidential Determination No. 2017-15 of September 30, 
                2017

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

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims 
                Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) (the ``Act''), 
                as amended, I hereby determine as follows:

                Section 1. As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) 
                of the Act, I determine that the United States will not 
                provide nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance to 
                the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
                (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Iran, South Sudan, Sudan, and 
                Venezuela during Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, except that 
                such assistance may be provided to such a government 
                if, in a report to the Congress under section 110(b) of 
                the Act, the Secretary of State determines that the 
                government complies with the Act's minimum standards or 
                has made significant efforts to bring itself into 
                compliance with the Act.

                Sec. 2. As provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
                Act, I determine that the United States will not 
                provide nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance 
                to, or allow funding for participation in educational 
                and cultural exchange programs by officials or 
                employees of, the governments of Eritrea, Democratic 
                People's Republic of Korea, Russia, and Syria for FY 
                2018, except that such assistance may be provided to, 
                or such funding may be allowed for officials of, such a 
                government if, in a report to the Congress under 
                section 110(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State 
                determines that the government complies with the Act's 
                minimum standards or has made significant efforts to 
                bring itself into compliance with the Act.

                Sec. 3.. As provided in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the 
                Act, I hereby instruct the United States Executive 
                Director of each multilateral development bank, as 
                defined in the Act, and of the International Monetary 
                Fund to vote against and use best efforts to deny all 
                loans to, and all other uses of those institutions' 
                funds that benefit, the governments of Iran, the 
                Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Russia for 
                FY 2018. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive 
                Directors may vote to allow loans to be made, and the 
                institutions' funds to be used for, humanitarian 
                assistance; trade-related assistance; and development 
                assistance that directly addresses basic human needs, 
                is not administered by the government of such country, 
                and confers no benefit to such a government. They may 
                also vote to allow loans to be made to, and the 
                institutions' funds to be used to benefit, any such 
                government that complies with the minimum standards of 
                the Act or makes significant efforts to bring itself 
                into compliance with the Act.

                Sec. 4. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver of the Act with respect 
                to the DRC and South Sudan to allow assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act--with 
                exception for Foreign Military Financing (FMF), Foreign 
                Military Sales (FMS), International Military Education 
                and Training (IMET), and Excess Defense Articles 
                (EDA)--would promote the purposes of the Act or is 
                otherwise in the national interest of the United 
                States.

                Sec. 5. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver of the Act with respect 
                to Equatorial Guinea to allow assistance described in 
                section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act for programs to 
                promote

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                sustainable natural resource management and 
                biodiversity and programs to advance energy access, 
                support regional training to combat infectious 
                diseases, and participation in the Young African 
                Leaders Initiative would promote the purposes of the 
                Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States.

                Sec. 6. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver of the Act with respect 
                to Sudan to allow assistance described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act--with exception for FMF, 
                FMS, IMET, and EDA--would promote the purposes of the 
                Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States.

                Sec. 7. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver of the Act with respect 
                to Venezuela to allow assistance described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act for health programs, 
                programs designed to strengthen the democratic process 
                in Venezuela, and for government officials and 
                employees to participate in foreign assistance-funded 
                programs related to democracy and the rule of law would 
                promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the 
                national interest of the United States.

                Sec. 8. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver of the Act with respect 
                to Eritrea, Russia, and Syria to allow assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act for 
                educational and cultural exchange programs would 
                promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the 
                national interest of the United States.

                Sec. 9. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that the provision of all programs, projects, 
                and activities described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of 
                the Act to the governments of Belarus, Belize, Burundi, 
                the Central African Republic, China, Comoros, Republic 
                of the Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, 
                Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan would promote the purposes 
                of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of 
                the United States.

                Sec. 10. Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, 
                I determine that providing the assistance described in 
                section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Belarus, Belize, 
                Burundi, the Central African Republic, China, Comoros, 
                DRC, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, 
                Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, South Sudan, 
                Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela 
                would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise 
                in the national interest of the United States.

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                Sec. 11. You are authorized and directed to submit this 
                determination, the certification required by section 
                110(e) of the Act, and the Department of State's 
                Memorandum of Justification, on which I have relied, to 
                the Congress, and to publish the determination in the 
                Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, September 30, 2017

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