Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons, 83769-83771 [2024-24322]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2024)]
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[Pages 83769-83771]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-24322]




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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 202 / Friday, October 18, 2024 / 
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                Presidential Determination No. 2024-14 of September 30, 
                2024

                
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 Burma and Iran for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 
                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 People's Republic 
                of China (PRC)), Nicaragua, the PRC, Russia, and Syria 
                for FY 2025 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 2025 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 nonhumanitarian, 
                nontrade-related foreign assistance 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 Brunei, 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, 
                Cambodia, and 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 a partial waiver with respect to 
                Belarus, Eritrea, Macau (Special Administrative Region 
                of the PRC), the PRC, and Russia to allow funding for 
                educational and cultural exchange programs described in 
                section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act

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                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 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 Cambodia, I determine that a partial waiver 
                of the restriction described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) 
                of the Act to allow for all assistance and programs 
                other than education programs funded from Development 
                Assistance (DA) 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 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; and

                Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with 
                respect to Sudan, I determine that a partial waiver of 
                the restriction described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of 
                the Act to allow for DA and 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 Government of Sint 
                Maarten, consistent with the United States Government's 
                firm stand against human trafficking, and until such 
                government takes steps consistent with compliance with 
                the minimum standards of the Act or makes 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 
                Government of 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 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 
                Government of Sint Maarten in educational and cultural 
                exchange programs shall continue to be permitted in FY 
                2025, 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 30, 2024

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