    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 134, 116th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Proclamation 9983 of January 31, 2020
    Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting
    Attempted Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-
    Safety Threats
    By the President of the United States of America
    A Proclamation
    In Executive Order 13780 of March 6, 2017 (Protecting the Nation from
    Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States), I temporarily suspended
    entry of nationals of certain specified countries and ordered a
    worldwide review of whether the United States would need additional
    information from each foreign country to assess adequately whether
    nationals of that foreign country seeking to enter the United States
    pose a security or public-safety threat to the United States, and if so,
    what additional information was needed. The Secretary of Homeland
    Security, pursuant to Executive Order 13780 and in consultation with the
    Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, developed
    an assessment model using three categories of criteria to assess
    national security and public-safety threats: whether a foreign
    government engages in reliable identity-management practices and shares
    relevant information; whether a foreign government shares national
    security and public-safety information; and whether a country otherwise
    poses a national security or public-safety risk.
    Following a comprehensive worldwide review of the performance of
    approximately 200 countries using these criteria, the Secretary of
    Homeland Security presented the results of this review, focusing in
    particular on those countries that were deficient or at risk of becoming
    deficient in their performance under the assessment criteria. After a
    subsequent period of diplomatic engagement on these issues by the
    Department of State, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security submitted
    a report in September 2017, which found that eight countries were
    hindering the ability of the United States Government to identify

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    threats posed by foreign nationals attempting to enter the United
    States. The Secretary of Homeland Security then recommended that I
    impose travel restrictions on certain nationals of those countries.
    After consultation with relevant Cabinet officials and appropriate
    Assistants to the President, I issued Proclamation 9645 of September 24,
    2017 (Enhancing Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted
    Entry Into the United States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety
    Threats).
    In Proclamation 9645, I suspended and limited the entry into the United
    States of certain nationals of eight countries that failed to satisfy
    the criteria and were unable or unwilling to improve their information
    sharing, or that otherwise presented serious terrorism-related risks.
    Those travel restrictions remain in effect today, with one exception. On
    April 10, 2018, I issued Proclamation 9723 (Maintaining Enhanced Vetting
    Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry Into the United
    States by Terrorists or Other Public-Safety Threats), removing travel
    restrictions on nationals of the Republic of Chad. Chad had improved its
    identity-management and information-sharing practices by taking steps to
    issue more secure passports and by increasing the integrity of how its
    government handles lost and stolen passports. Chad also began to share
    information about known or suspected terrorists in a manner that makes
    that information available to the United States screening and vetting
    programs, and it created a new, standardized process for the United
    States to request relevant criminal information.
    Pursuant to my directives in section 4 of Proclamation 9645, the
    Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has continued to assess every 180
    days and report to me on whether the interests of the United States
    require the suspension of or limitation on entry of certain classes of
    foreign nationals. DHS has also continued to assess ways to further
    improve its processes for measuring how countries perform under the
    assessment criteria. From July 2018 through August 2019, DHS updated its
    methodology to assess compliance with the assessment criteria, which has
    allowed for more in-depth analysis and yields even more granularity and
    increased accuracy regarding each country's performance under the
    criteria.
    In this updated methodology, the general overall criteria for review
    have not changed. The United States Government still expects all foreign
    governments to share needed identity-management information, to share
    national security and public-safety information, and to pass a security
    and public-safety risk assessment. Building on experience and insight
    gained over the last 2 years, DHS has, however, refined and modified the
    specific performance metrics by which it assesses compliance with the
    above criteria. For example, while the prior model determined whether a
    country shares certain needed information, the revised model accounts
    for how frequently the country shares that information and the extent to
    which that data contributes to border and immigration screening and
    vetting. As another example, the prior system asked whether a country
    issued electronic passports at all, whereas the refined metrics assess
    whether a country issues electronic passports for all major classes of
    travel documents. Similarly, the lost and stolen passports criterion
    previously assessed whether a country had prior instances of reporting
    loss or theft to the International Criminal Police Organization
    (INTERPOL), whereas the revised model now assesses

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    whether the country
    has reported lost or stolen passports to INTERPOL within 30 days of a
    report of a loss or theft.
    The DHS improvements to the assessment criteria also involve additional,
    and more customized, data from the United States Intelligence Community.
    DHS's original evaluation under Executive Order 13780 relied on existing
    intelligence products to assess the threat from each
    country. With the benefit of 2 years of experience, DHS has worked
    closely with the Intelligence Community to define intelligence
    requirements and customize intelligence reporting that offers a detailed
    characterization of the relative risk of terrorist travel to the United
    States from each country in the world. This additional detail improves
    DHS's assessment of national security and public-safety risk.
    In addition, DHS greatly increased the amount of information obtained
    from United States Embassies abroad, which work closely with foreign
    governments. United States Embassies are best positioned to understand
    their host countries' ability and willingness to provide information to
    the United States, and United States Embassies' assessments contribute
    to a clearer understanding of how well a foreign government satisfies
    the assessment criteria. DHS also consolidated statistical information
    on operational encounters with foreign nationals. This information
    speaks to the frequency with which a country's nationals commit offenses
    while in the United States or otherwise develop grounds for
    inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
    Finally, as more precise, granular data became available, it became
    clear that many countries were only partially implementing each
    criterion. The 2017 process had three basic potential compliance ratings
    for each criterion: in compliance, out of compliance, or unknown. The
    updated methodology allows the United States to account for ways in
    which countries partially comply with the metrics associated with each
    criterion. As a result, for example, countries that DHS assessed in the
    2017 review have now received more nuanced, partial compliance ratings.
    In addition, the process now weighs each criterion and risk factor based
    on its degree of importance to the United States Government for
    conducting screening and vetting of visa applicants and other travelers
    to the United States.
    Using this enhanced review process, DHS conducted its most recent,
    worldwide review pursuant to Proclamation 9645 between March 2019 and
    September 2019. The process began on March 11, 2019, when the United
    States Government formally notified all foreign governments (except for
    Iran, Syria, and North Korea) about the refined performance metrics for
    the identity-management and information-sharing criteria. After
    collecting information from foreign governments, multilateral
    organizations, United States Embassies, Federal law enforcement
    agencies, and the Intelligence Community, multiple subject matter
    experts reviewed each country's data and measured its identity-
    management and information-sharing practices against the criteria. DHS
    then applied the data to an algorithm it developed to consistently
    assess each country's compliance with the criteria.
    DHS identified the worst-performing countries for further interagency
    review and for an assessment of the potential impact of visa
    restrictions. As in the worldwide review culminating in Proclamation
    9645, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security assessed that Iraq did
    not meet the baseline for compliance. As part of the interagency review

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    process, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security determined, however,
    not to recommend entry restrictions and limitations for nationals of
    Iraq. In his report, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
    recognized a close cooperative relationship between the United States
    and the democratically elected government of Iraq, the strong United
    States diplomatic presence in Iraq, the significant presence of United
    States forces in Iraq, and Iraq's commitment to combating the Islamic
    State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security
    considered another similarly situated country and determined that, for
    reasons similar to those present in Iraq, entry restrictions and
    limitations would not be appropriate.
    In addition, the United States Government, led by the Department of
    State, continued or increased engagements with many countries about
    those countries' deficiencies. A number of foreign governments sent
    senior officials to Washington, D.C., to discuss those issues, explore
    potential solutions, and convey views about obstacles to improving
    performance. As a result of this engagement, one country made sufficient
    improvements in its information-sharing and identity-management
    practices and was removed from consideration for travel restrictions.
    On September 13, 2019, the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, after
    consulting with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the
    Director of National Intelligence, and the heads of other appropriate
    agencies, submitted a fourth report to me recommending the suspension
    of, or limitation on, the entry of certain classes of nationals from
    certain countries in order to protect United States national security,
    including by incentivizing those foreign governments to improve their
    practices. The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security recommended
    maintaining the current restrictions on the seven countries announced in
    Proclamation 9645 (apart from Chad), as well as implementing suspensions
    and limitations on entry for certain nationals of twelve additional
    countries.
    Since the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security issued his report on
    September 13, 2019, the Secretary of State, consistent with section 4(b)
    of Proclamation 9645, has continued to engage many foreign governments
    regarding the deficiencies identified in DHS's report and has continued
    to consult with the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary
    of Defense, and other Cabinet-level officials about how best to protect
    the national interest. Based on these engagements, in January 2020,
    those senior officials recommended that I maintain the entry
    restrictions adopted in Proclamation 9645 (as modified by Proclamation
    9723), and that I exercise my authority under section 212(f) of the INA
    to suspend entry into the United States for nationals of six new
    countries--Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and
    Tanzania--until those countries address their identified deficiencies.
    The January 2020 proposal recommended visa restrictions on fewer
    countries than identified by the September 2019 DHS report. For example,
    the January 2020 proposal recommended no entry restrictions on nationals
    of one country that had been recommended for restrictions in the
    September 2019 report. This country made exceptional progress in
    correcting deficiencies since the September 2019 report, such that it
    could no longer be characterized as a country that is among those posing
    the highest degree of risk. In addition, the January 2020 pro-

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    posal recommended that, for five poorly performing countries, foreign policy
    interests warranted a different approach than recommended in the
    September 2019 report. Specifically, the January 2020 proposal suggested
    that diplomatic engagement and requests for specific improvements during
    a defined 180-day period would be more appropriate and more likely to
    result in immediate improvements in these five countries. Each of these
    five countries provides critical counterterrorism cooperation with the
    United States and therefore holds strategic
    importance in countering malign external actors. In several of the five
    countries, the United States has experienced a recent deepening of
    diplomatic ties that generally mark increased cooperation toward
    achieving key regional and global United States foreign policy goals.
    Importantly, all five countries have credibly communicated willingness
    to work directly with the United States Government to correct their
    outstanding deficiencies, and the United States believes progress is
    imminent for several countries and underway for others. For these
    reasons, these countries will be given an opportunity to show specific
    improvements in their deficiencies within the next 180 days.
    Consistent with recommendations contained in the January 2020 proposal,
    I have decided to leave unaltered the existing entry restrictions
    imposed by Proclamation 9645, as amended by Proclamation 9723, and to
    impose tailored entry restrictions and limitations on nationals from six
    additional countries. I have decided not to impose any nonimmigrant visa
    restrictions for the newly identified countries, which substantially
    reduces the number of people affected by the proposed restrictions. Like
    the seven countries that continue to face travel restrictions pursuant
    to Proclamation 9645, the six additional countries recommended for
    restrictions in the January 2020 proposal are among the worst performing
    in the world. However, there are prospects for near-term improvement for
    these six countries. Each has a functioning government and each
    maintains productive relations with the United States. Most of the newly
    identified countries have expressed a willingness to work with the
    United States to address their deficiencies, although it may take some
    time to identify and implement specific solutions to resolve the
    deficiencies.
    Consistent with the January 2020 proposal, I have prioritized
    restricting immigrant visa travel over nonimmigrant visa travel because
    of the challenges of removing an individual in the United States who was
    admitted with an immigrant visa if, after admission to the United
    States, the individual is discovered to have terrorist connections,
    criminal ties, or misrepresented information. Because each of the six
    additional countries identified in the January 2020 proposal has
    deficiencies in sharing terrorist, criminal, or identity information,
    there is an unacceptable likelihood that information reflecting the fact
    that a visa applicant is a threat to national security or public safety
    may not be available at the time the visa or entry is approved.
    For two newly identified countries that were among the highest risk
    countries, but performed somewhat better than others, I have decided,
    consistent with the January 2020 proposal, to suspend entry only of
    Diversity Immigrants, as described in section 203(c) of the INA, 8
    U.S.C. 1153(c). Such a suspension represents a less severe limit
    compared to a general restriction on immigrant visas, given the
    significantly fewer number of aliens affected. The Acting Secretary of
    Homeland Security considers foreign-government-supplied information
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    tant for screening and vetting the Diversity Visa
    population in comparison to other immigrant visa applicants, and I agree
    with that assessment. In many cases, the United States Government may
    not have the same amount of information about Diversity Visa applicants
    compared with other categories of immigrant visa applicants because
    Diversity Visa applicants, with limited exceptions, do not have the
    burden to show certain family ties to or employment in the United
    States, or particular service to the United States Government, as
    required for other immigrant visa categories.
    Consistent with the January 2020 proposal, I have decided not to impose
    any restrictions on certain Special Immigrant Visas for nationals of the
    six newly identified countries. Applicants under Special Immigrant
    programs generally do not need to demonstrate the same work or familial
    ties as other immigrant visas, but do need to show other unique
    qualifications. This exception is intended to cover those Special
    Immigrants who have advanced United States interests (and their eligible
    family members), such as foreign nationals who have worked for a United
    States Embassy for 15 years or more and are especially deserving of a
    visa.
    As President, I must continue to act to protect the security and
    interests of the United States and its people. I remain committed to our
    ongoing efforts to engage those countries willing to cooperate, to
    improve information-sharing and identity-management protocols and
    procedures, and to address both terrorism-related and public-safety
    risks. And I believe that the assessment process, including enhancements
    made to that process, leads to new partnerships that strengthen our
    immigration screening and vetting capabilities. Until the countries
    identified in this proclamation satisfactorily address the identified
    deficiencies, I have determined, on the basis of a recommendation from
    the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security and other members of my
    Cabinet, to impose certain conditional restrictions and limitations on
    entry into the United States of nationals of the countries identified in
    section 1 of this proclamation, as set forth more fully below.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
    America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
    of the United States of America, including sections 212(f) and 215(a) of
    the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a), and section 301 of title 3,
    United States Code, hereby find that, absent the measures set forth in
    this proclamation, the immigrant entry into the United States of persons
    described in section 1 of this proclamation would be detrimental to the
    interests of the United States, and that their entry should be subject
    to certain restrictions, limitations, and exceptions. I therefore hereby
    proclaim the following:
    Section 1. Suspension of Entry for Nationals of Countries of Identified
    Concern. The entry into the United States of nationals of the following
    countries is hereby suspended and limited, as follows, subject to
    section 2 of this proclamation.
    (a) The entry suspensions and limitations enacted by section 2 of
    Proclamation 9645 are not altered by this proclamation, and they remain
    in force by their terms, except as modified by Proclamation 9723.
    (b) Burma (Myanmar)
    (i) Although Burma has begun to engage with the United States on a
    variety of identity-management and information-sharing issues, it

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    does not comply with the established identity-management and information-
    sharing criteria assessed by the performance metrics. Burma does not
    issue electronic passports nor does it adequately share several types of
    information, including public-safety and terrorism-related information,
    that are necessary for the protection of the national security and
    public safety of the United States. Burma is in the process of mod
    ernizing its domestic identity-management and criminal-records systems
    and has worked with the United States to develop some of those systems.
    It has also recognized the need to make improvements. As its
    capabilities improve, the prospect for further bilateral cooperation
    will likely also increase. Despite these encouraging prospects, Burma's
    identified deficiencies create vulnerabilities that terrorists,
    criminals, and fraudulent entrants could exploit to harm United States
    national security and public safety.
    (ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Burma as
    immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on
    having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby
    suspended.
    (c) Eritrea
    (i) Eritrea does not comply with the established identity-management
    and information-sharing criteria assessed by the performance metrics.
    Eritrea does not issue electronic passports or adequately share several
    types of information, including public-safety and terrorism-related
    information, that are necessary for the protection of the national
    security and public safety of the United States. Further, Eritrea is
    currently subject to several nonimmigrant visa restrictions. Eritrea
    does not accept return of its nationals subject to final orders of
    removal from the United States, which further magnifies the challenges
    of removing its nationals who have entered with immigrant visas. Eritrea
    has engaged with the United States about its deficiencies, but it also
    requires significant reforms to its border security, travel-document
    security, and information-sharing infrastructure. Improvements in these
    areas will increase its opportunities to come into compliance with the
    United States Government's identity-management and information-sharing
    criteria.
    (ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Eritrea as
    immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on
    having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby
    suspended.
    (d) Kyrgyzstan
    (i) Kyrgyzstan does not comply with the established identity-
    management and information-sharing criteria assessed by the performance
    metrics. Kyrgyzstan does not issue electronic passports or adequately
    share several types of information, including public-safety and
    terrorism-related information, that are necessary for the protection of
    the national security and public safety of the United States. Kyrgyzstan
    also presents an elevated risk, relative to other countries in the
    world, of terrorist travel to the United States, though it has been
    responsive to United States diplomatic engagement on the need to make
    improvements.
    (ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Kyrgyzstan as
    immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on
    having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby
    suspended.

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    (e) Nigeria
    (i) Nigeria does not comply with the established identity-management
    and information-sharing criteria assessed by the performance
    metrics. Nigeria does not adequately share public-safety and terrorism-
    related information, which is necessary for the protection of the
    national security and public safety of the United States. Nigeria also
    presents a high risk, relative to other countries in the world, of
    terrorist travel to the United States. Nigeria is an important strategic
    partner in the global fight against terrorism, and the United States
    continues to engage with Nigeria on these and other issues. The
    Department of State has provided significant assistance to Nigeria as it
    modernizes its border management capabilities, and the Government of
    Nigeria recognizes the importance of improving its information sharing
    with the United States. Nevertheless, these investments have not yet
    resulted in sufficient improvements in Nigeria's information sharing
    with the United States for border and immigration screening and vetting.
    (ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Nigeria as
    immigrants, except as Special Immigrants whose eligibility is based on
    having provided assistance to the United States Government, is hereby
    suspended.
    (f) Sudan
    (i) Sudan generally does not comply with our identity-management
    performance metrics and presents a high risk, relative to other
    countries in the world, of terrorist travel to the United States. Sudan
    is, however, transitioning to civilian rule, a process which should
    improve opportunities for cooperation in the future, and it has already
    made progress in addressing its deficiencies in several areas. For
    example, Sudan now issues electronic passports and has improved its
    coordination with INTERPOL in several respects. Sudan has also shared
    exemplars of its passports with the United States and now permanently
    invalidates lost and stolen passports and fraudulently obtained travel
    documents. Because Sudan performed somewhat better than the countries
    listed earlier in this proclamation and is making important reforms to
    its system of government, different travel restrictions are warranted.
    (ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Sudan as
    Diversity Immigrants, as described in section 203(c) of the INA, 8
    U.S.C. 1153(c), is hereby suspended.
    (g) Tanzania
    (i) Tanzania does not comply with the established identity-
    management and information-sharing criteria assessed by the performance
    metrics. Tanzania does not adequately share several types of
    information, including public-safety and terrorism-related information,
    that is necessary for the protection of the national security and public
    safety of the United States. The Government of Tanzania's significant
    failures to adequately share information with the United States and
    other countries about possible Ebola cases in its territory detract from
    my confidence in its ability to resolve these deficiencies. Tanzania
    also presents an elevated risk, relative to other countries in the
    world, of terrorist travel to the United States. Tanzania does, however,
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    tronic passports for all major passport classes, reports lost
    and stolen travel documents to INTERPOL at least once a month, and has
    provided exemplars of its current passports to the United States.
    Further, Tanzania does share some information with the United States,
    although its processes can be slow, overly bureaucratic, and complicated
    by limited technical capability. In light of these considerations, different
    travel restrictions are warranted.
    (ii) The entry into the United States of nationals of Tanzania as
    Diversity Immigrants, as described in section 203(c) of the INA, 8
    U.S.C. 1153(c), is hereby suspended.
    Sec. 2. Scope and Implementation of Suspensions and Limitations. (a)
    Subject to the exceptions set forth in section 3(b) of Proclamation
    9645, any waiver under section 3(c) of Proclamation 9645, and any
    enforcement provision of section 6(b) through (e) of Proclamation 9645,
    the suspensions of and limitations on entry pursuant to section 1(b) of
    this proclamation shall apply to foreign nationals of the designated
    countries who:
    (i) are outside the United States on the applicable effective date
    of this proclamation;
    (ii) do not have a valid visa on the applicable effective date of
    this proclamation; and
    (iii) do not qualify for a visa or other valid travel document under
    section 6(d) of Proclamation 9645.
    (b) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security
    shall coordinate to update guidance, if necessary, to implement this
    proclamation as to nationals of the six countries identified in section
    1(b) of this proclamation, consistent with the provisions of this
    section.
    (c) For purposes of this proclamation, the phrase ``Special
    Immigrants whose eligibility is based on having provided assistance to
    the United States Government''; means those aliens described in section
    101(a)(27)(D) through (G) and (K) of the INA, 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(D)
    through (G) and (K), any alien seeking to enter the United States
    pursuant to a Special Immigrant Visa in the SI or SQ classification, and
    any spouse and children of any such individual.
    Sec. 3. Reporting Requirements. (a) Section 4 of Proclamation 9645 is
    amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 4. Adjustments to Removal of Suspensions and Limitations.
    ``(a) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
    Secretary of State, shall on October 1, 2020, and annually thereafter,
    submit to the President the results of an evaluation as to whether to
    continue, terminate, modify, or supplement any suspensions of, or
    limitations on, the entry on certain classes of nationals of countries
    identified in section 2 of this proclamation and section 1(b) of the
    Proclamation ``Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for
    Detecting Attempted Entry into the United States by Terrorists or Other
    Public-Safety Threats,''; signed on January 31, 2020.
    ``(b) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the
    Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall not
    less than every 2 years evaluate whether each country in the world
    sufficiently shares relevant information and maintains adequate
    identity-management and information-sharing practices to mitigate the
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    its citizens or residents may travel to the United States in
    furtherance of criminal or terrorist objectives, or otherwise seek to
    violate any law of the United States through travel or immigration. In
    doing so, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall:
    ``(i) in consultation with the Secretary of State, Attorney General,
    and the Director of National Intelligence, report to the President,
    through the appropriate Assistants to the President, any instance in
    which, based on a review conducted under subsection (b) of this section,
    the Secretary of Homeland Security believes it is in the interests of
    the United States to suspend or limit the entry of certain classes of
    nationals of a country; and
    ``(ii) in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director
    of National Intelligence, regularly review and update as necessary the
    criteria and methodology by which such evaluations are implemented to
    ensure they continue to protect the national interests of the United
    States.
    ``(c) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in subsections (a)
    and (b) of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
    consultation with the Secretary of State, Attorney General, and the
    Director of National Intelligence, may, at any time, recommend that the
    President impose, modify, or terminate a suspension or limitation on
    entry on certain classes of foreign nationals to protect the national
    interests of the United States.'';
    (b) Section 5 of Proclamation 9645 is revoked.
    Sec. 4. Effective Date. This proclamation is effective at 12:01 a.m.
    eastern standard time on February 21, 2020. With respect to the
    application of those provisions of Proclamation 9645 that are
    incorporated here through section 2 for countries designated in section
    1(b), and that contained their own effective dates, those dates are
    correspondingly updated to be January 31, 2020, or February 21, 2020, as
    appropriate.
    Sec. 5. Severability. It is the policy of the United States to enforce
    this proclamation to the maximum extent possible to advance the national
    security, foreign policy, and counterterrorism interests of the United
    States. Accordingly:
    (a) if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any
    provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the
    remainder of this proclamation and the application of its other
    provisions to any other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
    thereby; and
    (b) if any provision of this proclamation, or the application of any
    provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid because
    of the lack of certain procedural requirements, the relevant executive
    branch officials shall implement those procedural requirements to
    conform with existing law and with any applicable court orders.
    Sec. 6. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this proclamation shall be
    construed to impair or otherwise affect:
    (i) United States Government obligations under applicable
    international agreements;
    (ii) the authority granted by law to an executive department or
    agency, or the head thereof; or

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    (iii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and
    Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
    (b) This proclamation shall be implemented consistent with
    applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
    (c) This proclamation 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.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
    January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
    fourth.
    DONALD J. TRUMP