98-20590. Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
    [Presidential Documents]
    [Pages 40803-40804]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-20590]
    
    
    
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    Part IV
    
    
    
    
    
    The President
    
    
    
    
    
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    Executive Order 13094--Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
    
    
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    Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 1998 / 
    Presidential Documents
    
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    Title 3--
    The President
    
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                    Executive Order 13094 of July 28, 1998
    
                    
    Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
    
                    By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                    Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                    America, including the International Emergency Economic 
                    Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the 
                    National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), the 
                    Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
                    (AECA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
    
                    I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States 
                    of America, in order to take additional steps with 
                    respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass 
                    destruction and means of delivering them and the 
                    national emergency described and declared in Executive 
                    Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, hereby order:
    
                    Section 1. Amendment of Executive Order 12938.
    
                        (a) Section 4 of Executive Order 12938 of November 
                    14, 1994, is revised to read as follows:
                        ``Sec. 4. Measures Against Foreign Persons.
                        L  (a) Determination by Secretary of State; 
                    Imposition of Measures. Except to the extent provided 
                    in section 203(b) of the International Emergency 
                    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)), where 
                    applicable, if the Secretary of State determines that a 
                    foreign person, on or after November 16, 1990, the 
                    effective date of Executive Order 12735, the 
                    predecessor order to Executive Order 12938, has 
                    materially contributed or attempted to contribute 
                    materially to the efforts of any foreign country, 
                    project, or entity of proliferation concern to use, 
                    acquire, design, develop, produce, or stockpile weapons 
                    of mass destruction or missiles capable of delivering 
                    such weapons, the measures set forth in subsections 
                    (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall be imposed on 
                    that foreign person to the extent determined by the 
                    Secretary of State in consultation with the 
                    implementing agency and other relevant agencies. 
                    Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the 
                    imposition on that foreign person of other measures or 
                    sanctions available under this order or under other 
                    authorities.
                        L  (b) Procurement Ban. No department or agency of 
                    the United States Government may procure, or enter into 
                    any contract for the procurement of, any goods, 
                    technology, or services from any foreign person 
                    described in subsection (a) of this section.
                        L  (c) Assistance Ban. No department or agency of 
                    the United States Government may provide any assistance 
                    to any foreign person described in subsection (a) of 
                    this section, and no such foreign person shall be 
                    eligible to participate in any assistance program of 
                    the United States Government.
                        L  (d) Import Ban. The Secretary of the Treasury 
                    shall prohibit the importation into the United States 
                    of goods, technology, or services produced or provided 
                    by any foreign person described in subsection (a) of 
                    this section, other than information or informational 
                    materials within the meaning of section 203(b)(3) of 
                    the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
                    U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).
                        L  (e) Termination. Measures pursuant to this 
                    section may be terminated against a foreign person if 
                    the Secretary of State determines that there is 
                    reliable evidence that such foreign person has ceased 
                    all activities referred to in subsection (a) of this 
                    section.
    
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                        L  (f) Exceptions. Departments and agencies of the 
                    United States Government, acting in consultation with 
                    the Secretary of State, may, by license, regulation, 
                    order, directive, exception, or otherwise, provide for:
    
                    L  (i) Procurement contracts necessary to meet U.S. 
                    operational military requirements or requirements under 
                    defense production agreements; intelligence 
                    requirements; sole source suppliers, spare parts, 
                    components, routine servicing and maintenance of 
                    products for the United States Government; and medical 
                    and humanitarian items; and
                    L  (ii) Performance pursuant to contracts in force on 
                    the effective date of this order under appropriate 
                    circumstances.''
    
                        (b) Section 6 of Executive Order 12938 of November 
                    14, 1994, is amended by deleting ``4(c)'' and inserting 
                    ``4(e)'' in lieu thereof.
    
                    Sec. 2. Preservation of Authorities. Nothing in this 
                    order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness 
                    of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other 
                    forms of administrative action issued, taken, or 
                    continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under the 
                    authority of IEEPA, AECA, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
                    Act of 1978, the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act 
                    of 1994, the Atomic Energy Act, the Export 
                    Administration Act (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), 
                    Executive Order 12730 of September 30, 1990, Executive 
                    Order 12735 of November 16, 1990, Executive Order 12924 
                    of August 18, 1994, Executive Order 12930 of September 
                    29, 1994, or Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 
                    1994.
    
                    Sec. 3. Judicial Review. Nothing contained in this 
                    order shall create any right or benefit, substantive or 
                    procedural, enforceable by any party against the United 
                    States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers 
                    or employees, or any other person.
    
                    Sec. 4. Effective Date.
    
                        (a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern 
                    daylight time on July 29, 1998.
                        (b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress 
                    and published in the Federal Register.
    
                        (Presidential Sig.)
    
                    THE WHITE HOUSE,
    
                        July 28, 1998.
    
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Document Information

Published:
07/30/1998
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Type:
Executive Order
Document Number:
98-20590
Pages:
40803-40804 (2 pages)
EOCitation:
E.O. 13094 of 1998-07-28
EONotes:
Amends: EO 12938, November 14, 1994 See: Notice of November 6, 2002; Notice of October 29, 2003; Notice of November 4, 2004; EO 13382, June 28, 2005; Notice of October 25, 2005; Notice of October 27, 2006; Notice of November 8, 2007; Notice of November 10, 2008; Notice of November 6, 2009
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