Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 73523-73525 [2023-23736]

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 73523-73525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23736]




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Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 205 / Wednesday, October 25, 2023 / 
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                Presidential Determination No. 2023-14 of September 29, 
                2023

                
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, 
                that the United States will not provide 
                nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance to the 
                Governments of Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Equatorial 
                Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran, the People's Republic of 
                China (PRC), and South Sudan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 
                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, 
                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 Belarus, Cuba, the Democratic 
                People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Eritrea, Macau 
                (Special Administrative Region of the PRC), Nicaragua, 
                Russia, and Syria for FY 2024 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)(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 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 Belarus, Burma, Cuba, the DPRK, Eritrea, 
                Iran, Macau (Special Administrative Region of the PRC), 
                Nicaragua, the PRC, Russia, South Sudan, and Syria for 
                FY 2024 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 the provision of all programs, projects, 
                activities, and funding for educational and cultural 
                exchange programs described in sections 110(d)(1)(A) 
                and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Algeria, Cambodia, 
                Djibouti, Papua New Guinea, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela 
                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 providing the assistance described in 
                section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Afghanistan, Chad, 
                Equatorial Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau 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 with respect to 
                Belarus, Eritrea, Macau (Special Administrative Region

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                of the PRC), and Russia 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;

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with 
                respect to Afghanistan, I determine that a partial 
                waiver of the restriction described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for Economic 
                Support Fund (ESF) and Global Health Programs (GHP) 
                assistance 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, with 
                respect to Chad, I determine that a partial waiver of 
                the restriction described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of 
                the Act to allow for Development Assistance (DA), ESF, 
                and GHP assistance 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, with 
                respect to Equatorial Guinea, I determine that a 
                partial waiver of the restriction described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for International 
                Military Education and Training (IMET), Peacekeeping 
                Operations (PKO), DA, ESF, and GHP assistance 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, with 
                respect to Guinea-Bissau, I determine that a partial 
                waiver of the restriction described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for IMET, PKO, DA, 
                ESF, and GHP assistance 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, with 
                respect to South Sudan, I determine that a partial 
                waiver of the restriction described in section 
                110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for GHP assistance 
                would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise 
                in the national interest of the United States.

                In addition, with respect to the Governments of Curacao 
                and Sint Maarten, consistent with the United States 
                Government's firm stand against human trafficking, and 
                until such governments take steps consistent with 
                compliance with the minimum standards of the Act or 
                make significant efforts to do so, I hereby: (i) direct 
                that executive departments and agencies shall not 
                provide nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign 
                assistance, as described in section 110(d)(1)(A) of the 
                Act, to the Governments of Curacao and Sint Maarten; 
                (ii) 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 such government, and confers no benefit 
                to that government) to Curacao and Sint Maarten, as 
                described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act; and (iii) 
                direct that funding for participation by officials or 
                employees of the Governments of Curacao and Sint 
                Maarten in educational and cultural exchange programs 
                shall continue to be permitted in FY 2024, consistent 
                with the foreign policy and all applicable laws 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 
                this determination in the Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, September 29, 2023

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