[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 31 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Pages 1019-1022]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Executive Order 13313--Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting
Functions
July 31, 2003
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title
3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. The functions of the President of submitting certain
recurring reports to the Congress are assigned as follows:
(a) The Secretary of State shall submit the following reports:
1. Report on Kosovo Peacekeeping, consistent with section 1213 of
Public Law 106-398;
2. Report on Bosnia and U.S. Forces in NATO-Led Stabilization Force
(SFOR), consistent with section 7(b) of Public Law 105-174 and section
1203(a) of Public Law 105-261;
3. Report on Partnership for Peace Developments, consistent with
section 514 of Public Law 103-236 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note);
4. Report on U.S. Military Personnel and U.S. Civilian Contractors
in Colombia, consistent with section 3204(f) of Public Law 106-246;
5. Report on Nuclear Nonproliferation, consistent with section
601(a) of Public Law 95-242, as amended by Public Law 103-236 (22 U.S.C.
3281(a));
6. Report on Resolution of the Cyprus Dispute, consistent with
section 620C(c) of Public Law 87-195, as amended by Public Law 95-384
(22 U.S.C. 2373(c));
7. Report on Peacekeeping, consistent with section 4 of Public Law
79-264, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287b);
8. Report on Proposed Refugee Admissions, consistent with section
207(d)(1) of Public Law 96-212 (8 U.S.C. 1157(d)(1));
9. Report on Continued Compliance With the Provisions of the
Jackson-Vanik Amendment, consistent with sections 402(b) and 409(b) of
Public Law 93-618, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2432(b), 2439(b));
10. Report Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward
Burma, consistent with section 570(d) of Public Law 104-208;
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11. Report on Tibet Negotiations, consistent with section 613(b) of
Public Law 107-228 (22 U.S.C. 6901 note);
12. Report on Strategy for Meeting Security Needs of Afghanistan,
consistent with section 206(c)(2) of Public Law 107-327 (22 U.S.C.
7536(c)(2));
13. Report on Proliferation of Missiles and Essential Components of
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Weapons, consistent with
section 1308(a) of Public Law 107-228 (50 U.S.C. 2368(a));
14. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Proliferation
of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Executive Order 12938, consistent with
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c), and section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
U.S.C. 1641(c);
15. Report on Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control
Agreements and Nonproliferation Agreements and Commitments, consistent
with section 403 of Public Law 87-297, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2593a);
16. Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Inspections, consistent
with section 309 of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6728);
17. Report on U.S. Participation in the United Nations, consistent
with section 4 of Public Law 79-264, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287b); and
18. Report on Russian Proliferation to Iran and Other Countries of
Proliferation Concern, consistent with section 1206 of Public Law 107-
314 (22 U.S.C. 5952 note).
(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit the following
reports:
1. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Libya, Executive
Order 12543, consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
2. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Western
Balkans, Executive Order 13219, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
3. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Risk of
Nuclear Proliferation Relating to the Disposition of Highly Enriched
Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons of the Government of the Russian
Federation, Executive Order 13159, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
4. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Burma, Executive
Order 13047, consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
5. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Middle East
Terrorism, Executive Order 12947, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
6. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the 1979 Iranian
Emergency and Assets Blocking, Executive Order 12170, consistent with
section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1703(c);
7. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iranian
Petroleum Resources, Executive Order 12957, consistent with section
401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C.
1703(c);
8. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Significant
Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia, Executive Order 12978,
consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
9. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Persons Who
Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism, Executive Order 13224,
consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act,
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50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
10. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sierra Leone
and Liberia, Executive Order 13194, consistent with section 401(c) of
the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
11. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan,
Executive Order 13067, consistent with section 401(c) of the National
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
12. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq, Executive
Order 12722, consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
13. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Development
Fund for Iraq, Executive Order 13303, consistent with section 401(c) of
the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
14. Classified Report on the Status of Sanctions Imposed on
Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers, consistent with section
804(d) of Public Law 106-120 (21 U.S.C. 1903(d));
15. Report on Telecommunications Payments Made to Cuba Pursuant to
Department of the Treasury Specific Licenses, consistent with section
1705(e)(6) of Public Law 102-484, as amended by Public Law 104-114 (22
U.S.C. 6004(e)(6));
16. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Persons
Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe, Executive
Order 13288, consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); and
17. Report on International Debt Relief, consistent with section
1000(a)(5) of Public Law 106-113.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit the following reports:
1. Report on Kosovo Benchmarks, consistent with section 1212(c) of
Public Law 106-398; and
2. Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorist
Attacks on the United States, Proclamation 7463 of September 14, 2001,
consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
(d) The Secretary of Commerce shall submit the Report on the
National Emergency Caused by the Lapse of the Export Administration Act
of 1979, Executive Order 13222, consistent with section 401(c) of the
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
(e) The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit the following
reports:
1. Report on Foreign Economic Collection and Industrial Espionage,
consistent with section 809(b) of Public Law 103-359 (50 U.S.C. App.
2170(b)); and
2. Reports on Commerce With, and Assistance to, Cuba from Other
Foreign Countries, consistent with section 108(a) of Public Law 104-114
(22 U.S.C. 6038(a)).
(f) The Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit the
Report on Support for Plan Colombia, consistent with section 3204(e) of
Public Law 106-246.
Sec. 2. Reports to the Congress described in certain Senate
resolutions shall be submitted as follows:
(a) The Secretary of State shall submit the following reports:
1. Report on the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption,
consistent with the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of
the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption adopted by the Senate
on July 27, 2000;
2. Report on Compliance With the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces
in Europe,
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consistent with Condition 5(C) of the Resolution of Advice and Consent
to Ratification of the Document Agreed Among the States Parties to the
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe of November 19, 1990;
3. Report on Chemical Weapons Convention Compliance, consistent with
Condition 10(C) of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to the Chemical
Weapons Convention adopted by the Senate on April 24, 1997; and
4. Report on Moscow Treaty Implementation, consistent with section
2(2) of the Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification of the
Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions of May 24, 2002.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall submit the Report on the Status
of the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and the
Performance and Phonograms Treaty, consistent with the Senate's
resolution of ratification of October 21, 1998.
(c) The Secretary of Defense shall submit the Report on Moscow
Treaty Implementation, consistent with section 2(1) of the Resolution of
Advice and Consent to Ratification of the Treaty on Strategic Offensive
Reductions of May 24, 2002.
Sec. 3. In carrying out sections 1 and 2 of this order, officers of
the United States shall ensure that all actions taken by them are
consistent with the President's constitutional authority to: (a) conduct
the foreign affairs of the United States; (b) withhold information the
disclosure of which could impair the foreign relations, the national
security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the
performance of the Executive's constitutional duties; (c) recommend for
congressional consideration such measures as the President may judge
necessary and expedient; and (d) supervise the unitary executive branch.
Sec. 4. Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or
otherwise affect the functions of the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget relating to budget, administrative, or legislative
proposals.
Sec. 5. This order is intended only to improve the internal
management of the executive branch and is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at
law or in equity by a party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, entities, officers, employees or agents, or any other person.
George W. Bush
The White House,
July 31, 2003.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., August 4,
2003]
Note: This Executive order will be published in the Federal Register on
August 5.