Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
| Published date | 06 November 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 71209 |
| Record Number | 2020-24894 |
| Section | Presidential Documents |
| Court | Executive Office Of The President |
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Vol. 85
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Part III
The President
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Presidential Determination No. 2020-12 of September 28, 2020--
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign
Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
Memorandum of October 26, 2020--Certification Pursuant to Section 6(E)
of the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-497),
as Amended by the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 (Public
Law 109-344)
Presidential Determination No. 2021-02 of October 27, 2020--
Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 216 / Friday, November 6, 2020 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Presidential Determination No. 2020-12 of September 28,
2020
Presidential Determination With Respect to the
Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in
Persons
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Consistent with section 110 of the Trafficking Victims
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107) (the ``Act''),
as amended, I hereby determine as follows:
As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act,
and subject to the determinations below regarding
assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola
virus disease, and meeting minimum standards for the
elimination of trafficking in persons, I determine that
the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian,
nontrade-related assistance to the Governments of
Burundi, China, Cuba, the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK), Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, and
Syria for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 until such governments
comply with the Act's minimum standards or make
significant efforts to bring themselves into compliance
with the minimum standards.
As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the Act,
and subject to the determinations below regarding
assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola
virus disease, and meeting minimum standards for the
elimination of trafficking in persons, I determine that
the United States will not provide nonhumanitarian,
nontrade-related assistance to, or allow funding for
participation in educational and cultural exchange
programs by officials or employees of, the Governments
of Cuba, the DPRK, and Syria for FY 2021 until such
governments comply with the Act's minimum standards for
the elimination of trafficking or make significant
efforts to bring themselves into compliance with the
minimum standards.
As provided for in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act, and
subject to the determinations below regarding
assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ebola
virus disease, and meeting minimum standards for the
elimination of trafficking in persons, I hereby
instruct the United States Executive Director of each
multilateral development bank, as defined in the Act,
and of the International Monetary Fund to vote against
and use best efforts to deny any loan or other
utilization of the funds of the respective institution
(other than for humanitarian assistance; for trade-
related assistance; or for development assistance that
directly addresses basic human needs, is not
administered by the government of such country, and
confers no benefit to that government) for the
Governments of Burundi, China, Comoros, Cuba, the DPRK,
Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Russia, and Syria for FY 2021
until such governments comply with the Act's minimum
standards or make significant efforts to bring
themselves into compliance with the minimum standards.
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance
described in section 110(d)(1) of the Act for programs,
projects, activities, and assistance to respond to the
threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic would promote the
purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national
interest of the United States;
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance
described in section 110(d)(1) of the Act for programs,
projects, activities, and assistance to respond to the
threat posed by the Ebola virus disease would promote
the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national
interest of the United States;
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Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance
described in section 110(d)(1) of the Act for programs,
projects, activities, and assistance designed to meet
the minimum standards for the elimination of
trafficking in persons would promote the purposes of
the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of the
United States;
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that a partial waiver to allow assistance
described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act with
respect to Burma--with the exception of Global Health
Programs (GHP), Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), Foreign
Military Financing (FMF), International Military
Education and Training (IMET), Foreign Military Sales
(FMS), and Excess Defense Articles--would promote the
purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national
interest of the United States;
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that a partial waiver to allow IMET
assistance with respect to Comoros would promote the
purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national
interest of the United States;
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that a partial waiver to allow PKO and
Development Assistance with respect to South Sudan
would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise
in the national interest of the United States;
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that the provision of all programs, projects,
and activities described in section 110(d)(1)(A)(i) of
the Act with respect to the Governments of Afghanistan,
Algeria, Belarus, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea,
Turkmenistan, and Venezuela would promote the purposes
of the Act or is otherwise in the national interest of
the United States; and
Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, I
determine that providing the assistance described in
section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Afghanistan,
Algeria, Belarus, Burma, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea,
South Sudan, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela would promote
the purposes of the Act or is otherwise in the national
interest of the United States.
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You are authorized and directed to submit this
determination, the certification required by section
110(e) of the Act, and the Memorandum of Justification,
on which I have relied, to the Congress, and to publish
the determination in the Federal Register.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, September 28, 2020
[FR Doc. 2020-24894
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