Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 71209-71211 [2020-24894]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 216 (Friday, November 6, 2020)]
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[Pages 71209-71211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24894]



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Vol. 85

Friday,

No. 216

November 6, 2020

Part III





The President





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Presidential Determination No. 2020-12 of September 28, 2020--
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign 
Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons



Memorandum of October 26, 2020--Certification Pursuant to Section 6(E) 
of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-497), 
as Amended by the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (Public 
Law 109-344)



Presidential Determination No. 2021-02 of October 27, 2020--
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 216 / Friday, November 6, 2020 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Presidential Determination No. 2020-12 of September 28, 
                2020

                
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:

                As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, 
                and subject to the determinations below regarding 
                assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola 
                virus disease, and meeting minimum standards for the 
                elimination of trafficking in persons, I determine that 
                the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian, 
                nontrade-related assistance to the Governments of 
                Burundi, China, Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic 
                of Korea (DPRK), Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, and 
                Syria for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 until such governments 
                comply with the Act's minimum standards or make 
                significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance 
                with the minimum standards.

                As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act, 
                and subject to the determinations below regarding 
                assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola 
                virus disease, and meeting minimum standards for the 
                elimination of trafficking in persons, 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 Cuba, the DPRK, and Syria for FY 2021 until such 
                governments comply with the Act's minimum standards for 
                the elimination of trafficking or make significant 
                efforts to bring themselves into compliance with the 
                minimum standards.

                As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act, and 
                subject to the determinations below regarding 
                assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola 
                virus disease, and meeting minimum standards for the 
                elimination of trafficking in persons, 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 any loan or other 
                utilization of the funds of the respective institution 
                (other than for humanitarian assistance; for trade-
                related assistance; or for development assistance that 
                directly addresses basic human needs, is not 
                administered by the government of such country, and 
                confers no benefit to that government) for the 
                Governments of Burundi, China, Comoros, Cuba, the DPRK, 
                Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, and Syria for FY 2021 
                until such governments comply with the Act's minimum 
                standards or make significant efforts to bring 
                themselves into compliance with the minimum standards.

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1) of the Act for programs, 
                projects, activities, and assistance to respond to the 
                threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic would promote the 
                purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national 
                interest of the United States;

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1) of the Act for programs, 
                projects, activities, and assistance to respond to the 
                threat posed by the Ebola virus disease would promote 
                the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national 
                interest of the United States;

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                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1) of the Act for programs, 
                projects, activities, and assistance designed to meet 
                the minimum standards for the elimination of 
                trafficking in persons would promote the purposes of 
                the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the 
                United States;

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance 
                described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act with 
                respect to Burma--with the exception of Global Health 
                Programs (GHP), Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), Foreign 
                Military Financing (FMF), International Military 
                Education and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Sales 
                (FMS), and Excess Defense Articles--would promote the 
                purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national 
                interest of the United States;

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver to allow IMET 
                assistance with respect to Comoros would promote the 
                purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national 
                interest of the United States;

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I 
                determine that a partial waiver to allow PKO and 
                Development Assistance with respect to South Sudan 
                would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise 
                in the national interest of the United States;

                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 with respect to the Governments of Afghanistan, 
                Algeria, Belarus, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, 
                Turkmenistan, and Venezuela would promote the purposes 
                of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of 
                the United States; and

                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 Afghanistan, 
                Algeria, Belarus, Burma, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, 
                South Sudan, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela would promote 
                the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national 
                interest of the United States.

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                You are authorized and directed to submit this 
                determination, the certification required by section 
                110(e) of the Act, and the 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 28, 2020

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