[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 44 (Friday, March 7, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 11463-11464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03775]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 44 / Friday, March 7, 2025 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 14228 of March 3, 2025

                
Further Amendment to Duties Addressing the 
                Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic 
                of China

                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.), 
                section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
                U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States 
                Code, I hereby determine and order:

                Section 1. Background. With Executive Order 14195 of 
                February 1, 2025 (Imposing Duties to Address the 
                Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the People's Republic 
                of China), I determined that the failure of the 
                Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to 
                act to blunt the sustained influx of synthetic opioids, 
                including fentanyl, flowing from the PRC to the United 
                States constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat, 
                which has its source in substantial part outside the 
                United States, to the national security, foreign 
                policy, and economy of the United States. To address 
                that threat, I invoked my authority under section 
                1702(a)(1)(B) of IEEPA to impose ad valorem tariffs on 
                articles that are products of the PRC, as defined by 
                the Federal Register notice described in section 2(d) 
                of Executive Order 14195, as amended by Executive Order 
                14200 of February 5, 2025 (Amendment to Duties 
                Addressing the Synthetic Opioid Supply Chain in the 
                People's Republic of China).

                Pursuant to section 3 of Executive Order 14195, I have 
                determined that the PRC has not taken adequate steps to 
                alleviate the illicit drug crisis through cooperative 
                enforcement actions, and that the crisis described in 
                Executive Order 14195 has not abated.

                Sec. 2. Amendment. In recognition of the fact that the 
                PRC has not taken adequate steps to alleviate the 
                illicit drug crisis, section 2(a) of Executive Order 
                14195 is hereby amended by striking the words ``10 
                percent'' and inserting in lieu thereof the words ``20 
                percent''.

                Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the 
head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.

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                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    March 3, 2025.

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