[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 42 (Monday, October 22, 2007)]
[Pages 1372-1374]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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Presidential Determination With Respect to Foreign Governments' Efforts
Regarding Trafficking in Persons
October 18, 2007
Presidential Determination No. 2008-4
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Presidential Determination with Respect to Foreign Governments'
Efforts Regarding Trafficking in Persons
Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims Protection
Act of 2000 (Division A of Public Law 106-386), as amended, (the
``Act''), I hereby:
Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the
Act, with respect to Burma, Syria, and Venezuela not to provide certain
funding for those countries' governments for Fiscal Year 2008, until
such government complies with the minimum standards or makes significant
efforts to bring itself into compliance, as may be determined by the
Secretary of State in a report to the Congress pursuant to section
110(b) of the Act;
Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Act, with respect to Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK), and Iran not to provide certain funding for those countries'
governments for Fiscal Year 2008, until such government complies with
the minimum standards or makes significant efforts to bring itself into
compliance, as may be determined by the Secretary of State in a report
to the Congress pursuant to section 110(b) of the Act;
Make the determination provided in section 110(d)(3) of the Act,
concerning the determination of the Secretary of State with respect to
Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait.
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Algeria, that provision to Algeria of all programs, projects,
or activities of assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and
110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
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Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Bahrain, that provision to Bahrain of all programs, projects,
or activities of assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and
110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to DPRK, that funding for educational and cultural exchange
programs described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act that are aimed
at improving U.S.-DPRK relations would promote the purposes of the Act
or is otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Iran, that funding for educational and cultural exchange
programs described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act that include
educators and municipal leaders would promote the purposes of the Act or
is otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Malaysia, that provision to Malaysia of all programs,
projects, or activities of assistance described in sections
110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes
of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United
States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Oman, that provision to Oman of all programs, projects, or
activities of assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and
110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Qatar, that provision to Qatar of all programs, projects, or
activities of assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and
110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Saudi Arabia, that provision to Saudi Arabia of all programs,
projects, or activities of assistance described in sections
110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes
of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United
States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Sudan, that provision to Sudan of all programs, projects, or
activities of assistance described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and
110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes of the Act or is
otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Syria, for all programs, projects, or activities of
assistance for victims of trafficking in persons or to combat such
trafficking, that provision to Syria of the assistance described in
section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act for such programs, projects, or
activities would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the
national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Uzbekistan, that provision to Uzbekistan of all programs,
projects, or activities of assistance described in sections
110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act would promote the purposes
of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United
States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Venezuela, for all programs, projects, or activities of
assistance for victims of trafficking in persons or to combat such
trafficking, or for strengthening democracy or good governance, or for
public diplomacy, that provision to Venezuela of the assistance
described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)(i) and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act for
such programs, projects, or activities would promote the purposes of the
Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the United States;
Determine, consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, that
assistance to Venezuela described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act
that:
(1) is a regional program, project, or activity under which the
total benefit to Venezuela does not exceed 10 percent of the
total value of such program, project, or activity; or
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(2) has as its primary objective the addressing of basic human
needs, as defined by the Department of the Treasury with
respect to other, existing legislative mandates concerning
U.S. participation in the multilateral development banks; or
(3) is complementary to or has similar policy objectives to
programs being implemented bilaterally by the United States
Government; or
(4) has as its primary objective the improvement of the
country's legal system, including in areas that impact the
country's ability to investigate and prosecute trafficking
cases or otherwise improve implementation of a country's
anti-trafficking policy, regulations, or legislation; or
(5) is engaging a government, international organization, or
civil society organization, and that seeks as its primary
objective(s) to: (a) increase efforts to investigate and
prosecute trafficking in persons crimes; (b) increase
protection for victims of trafficking through better
screening, identification, rescue/removal, aftercare
(shelter, counseling) training and reintegration; or (c)
expand prevention efforts through education and awareness
campaigns highlighting the dangers of trafficking or
training and economic empowerment of populations clearly at
risk of falling victim to trafficking would promote the
purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest
of the United States.
The certification required by section 110(e) of the Act is provided
herewith.
You are hereby authorized and directed to submit this determination
to the Congress, and to publish it in the Federal Register.
George W. Bush