The Executive Record

E.O.12940

Amendment to Civil Service Rule VI

November 28, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 61519

Amends Civil Service Rule VI to update which Department of Agriculture positions are excluded from standard civil service protections and competitive hiring because of their confidential or policy-related nature. Following a reorganization of the Department under Public Law 103-354, it specifies that positions serving as State Executive Directors of the Consolidated Farm Service Agency, and State Directors or State Directors-at-Large for Rural Economic and Community Development, are to be listed in Schedule C, a category for policy-related positions exempted from competitive service rules, at all General Schedule grade levels. This order supersedes and replaces the earlier Executive Order 12300, which had previously governed this classification.Read the full summary

E.O.12939

Expedited Naturalization of Aliens and Noncitizen Nationals Who Served in an Active-Duty Status During the Persian Gulf Conflict

November 22, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 61231

Establishes, under section 1440 of title 8 of the United States Code, the official dates of the Persian Gulf Conflict for purposes of expedited military naturalization, setting the period as beginning August 2, 1990, and ending April 11, 1991. Declares that noncitizens, including aliens and noncitizen nationals, who served honorably in active-duty status in the U.S. Armed Forces during that period qualify for the naturalization exception under section 1440(b), which allows for streamlined citizenship eligibility based on wartime military service.Read the full summary

E.O.12938

Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

November 14, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 59099

Declares a national emergency over the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and their delivery systems, invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and other authorities. Directs the Secretary of State to lead multilateral efforts to curb such proliferation, and directs the Secretaries of State and Commerce to control exports that could help a foreign country acquire weapons of mass destruction. Sets rules for the Commerce Department to restrict exports and require licenses, coordinating with the State and Defense Departments. Authorizes sanctions against foreign persons and foreign countries found to have used, prepared to use, or acquired chemical or biological weapons, including bans on U.S. government contracts, import restrictions, denial of foreign assistance and credit, arms sales prohibitions, export restrictions, and termination of airline landing rights. Lets the Secretary of State lift sanctions when appropriate. Directs agency heads to implement the order and revokes Executive Orders 12735 and 12930. States it creates no enforceable legal rights and takes effect immediately.Read the full summary

E.O.12937

Declassification of Selected Records Within the National Archives of the United States

November 10, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 59097

Declassifies a specific list of records held in the National Archives of the United States, as identified in an accompanying list. Directs the Archivist of the United States to make these records available for public research within 30 days, unless the head of an affected agency and the Archivist agree that certain information must be withheld under a Freedom of Information Act exemption other than the one covering national security information. States that the order does not create any enforceable right or benefit for any party against the federal government, its agencies, officers, or employees.Read the full summary

E.O.12936

Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, 1984

November 10, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 59075

Published as images. This order was filed as scanned pages with no machine-readable text, so no summary can be generated from the record. The full order is available at the official source.

E.O.12935

Amending Executive Order No. 11157 as it Relates to the Definition of"Field Duty''

October 28, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 54511

Amends Executive Order 11157 to change the definition of "field duty" for military pay purposes under title 37 of the United States Code. Section 303(e) is revised to remove language referring to members under orders with troops operating against an actual or potential enemy, and Section 401(b) is similarly revised to strike a reference to service by a member under such orders. The changes took effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 28, 1994, and apply to the military pay and allowance provisions governed by Executive Order 11157.Read the full summary

E.O.12934

Blocking Property and Additional Measures With Respect to the Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

October 25, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 54117

Expands the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12808 concerning the former Yugoslavia, citing United Nations Security Council Resolution 942. It blocks all property and property interests within the United States or held by U.S. persons that belong to Bosnian Serb military and paramilitary forces, authorities controlling Bosnian Serb-held areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities located or organized there, entities owned or controlled by persons resident there, and anyone acting on their behalf. It also bars U.S. persons from providing or exporting services to those areas or for business conducted there, and prohibits U.S.-registered or U.S.-controlled vessels, other than naval vessels, from entering riverine ports in those areas. Transactions intended to evade these prohibitions are also barred. The Secretary of the Treasury, consulting with the Secretary of State, is authorized to issue regulations and delegate enforcement to other agencies. The order exempts activities tied to the United Nations Protection Force, the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, and European Community Monitoring Missions, and took effect October 25, 1994.Read the full summary

E.O.12933

Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Certain Contracts

October 20, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 53559

Directs that federal solicitations and contracts for maintenance services at public buildings include a clause requiring a successor contractor to offer a right of first refusal to qualified employees of the predecessor contractor whose jobs would otherwise end when the contract changes hands, before hiring anyone new. Managerial and supervisory staff are excluded, as are certain contracts such as those under the simplified acquisition threshold, Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act contracts, sheltered-workshop arrangements for severely handicapped workers, Randolph-Sheppard Act vending agreements, and services performed at multiple sites. Requires contractors to give departing employees at least 10 days to accept an offer and to certify employee lists to the contracting officer before contract completion. Assigns the Secretary of Labor responsibility for enforcement, including sanctions such as up to three years' ineligibility for future federal contracts, and directs the Secretary, with the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, to issue implementing regulations within 180 days. States the order creates no enforceable rights against the government beyond judicial review of the Secretary's final decisions under the Administrative Procedure Act.Read the full summary

E.O.12932

Termination of Emergency With Respect to Haiti

October 14, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 52403

Finds that the restoration of a democratically elected government in Haiti has ended the threat that led to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12775 of October 4, 1991. Revokes Executive Order 12775 and several related orders (12779, 12853, 12872, 12914, 12917, 12920, and 12922) and terminates the Haiti national emergency. States that this termination does not affect any legal actions, proceedings, rights, duties, or penalties that arose or were pending before the order takes effect. The order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on October 16, 1994.Read the full summary

E.O.12931

Federal Procurement Reform

October 13, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 52387

Directs heads of executive agencies involved in procuring supplies and services to reform their procurement practices, including reviewing and simplifying administrative rules beyond statutory requirements, focusing on mission needs and measurable results, favoring commercially available items and best value over lowest cost, expanding simplified acquisition procedures and use of government purchase cards, clarifying contracting authority, creating career training programs for procurement staff, designating a Procurement Executive at each agency to oversee goals and workforce development, and reviewing information technology purchases for best value. Instructs the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to ensure personnel policies support a professional procurement workforce. Directs the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to coordinate government-wide reform efforts, help agencies streamline processes, identify desirable procurement system standards, and flag legal or policy inconsistencies for resolution. Revokes Executive Order 12352.Read the full summary

E.O.12930

Measures To Restrict the Participation by United States Persons in Weapons Proliferation Activities

September 29, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 50475

Declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to address the threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and their delivery systems. Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to continue regulating the activities of United States persons to prevent their involvement in weapons proliferation, using authority under the Export Administration Regulations. Keeps in effect existing rules, regulations, orders, and licenses issued under the Export Administration Act or under the prior Executive Order 12868, unless the Secretary of Commerce alters or rescinds them. Revokes Executive Order 12868 and states that this order takes effect at 11:59 p.m. on September 29, 1994. Applies to United States persons whose activities could contribute to weapons proliferation.Read the full summary

E.O.12929

Delegation of Authority Regarding the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves

September 29, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 50473

Delegates to the Secretary of Energy the presidential functions and authority set out in sections 7427 and 7428 of title 10 of the United States Code, which relate to the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. The order cites the President's constitutional authority and existing statutory provisions as the basis for the transfer and does not describe further changes beyond assigning these specific duties to the Energy Department.Read the full summary

E.O.12928

Promoting Procurement With Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions

September 16, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 48377

Directs all federal department and agency heads to enforce existing laws promoting procurement from Small Businesses Owned and Controlled by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions. Agencies must aggressively pursue statutory participation goals of at least 5 percent, and are encouraged to set higher goals where legally permitted. It directs enforcement of prime contractors' obligations to maximize subcontracting awards to disadvantaged small businesses, and requires agencies to ensure their Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization directors report directly to the agency head or deputy, consistent with existing law and 1979 procurement policy guidance. Agencies must guard against fraud so that benefits meant for eligible businesses and institutions are not misdirected, without reducing efforts to meet participation goals. The Small Business Administration and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy are directed to periodically report to the President on agency compliance. Independent agencies are asked, but not required, to comply. The order takes effect immediately.Read the full summary

E.O.12927

Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

September 15, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 47781

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Department of the Navy, to order units and individual members of the Selected Reserve of the armed forces to active duty. The order states this action is needed to augment active-duty forces for operational missions aimed at restoring civilian government in Haiti. It cites sections 121 and 673b of title 10 of the United States Code as authority, takes effect immediately, and is to be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to Congress. The order specifies it is meant only to improve internal executive branch management and does not create any legally enforceable right or benefit for any party against the United States, its agencies, or officers.Read the full summary

E.O.12926

Implementation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993

September 12, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 47227

Directs federal departments, agencies, and other executive branch entities to cooperate with states in carrying out the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. Agencies that fund or administer public assistance or disability services programs must, where practicable, give state agencies guidance on implementing voter registration requirements, help cover implementation costs where legally possible, and designate staff to provide technical assistance. The Secretary of Defense is directed to work with state election authorities to set up procedures allowing voter registration applications at Armed Forces recruitment offices. Agencies asked to be designated as voter registration agencies under the Act must agree to such designation when consistent with their legal authority and available funds, and must ensure their offices in each state have at least one required national voter registration form available to the public.Read the full summary

E.O.12925

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Soo Line Railroad Company and Certain of Its Employees Represented by the United Transportation Union

August 29, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 45181

Establishes a three-member Emergency Board, under the Railway Labor Act, to investigate a labor dispute between the Soo Line Railroad Company and employees represented by the United Transportation Union. Board members must have no financial or other interest in any railroad carrier or railroad labor organization. The Board must report to the President within 30 days of its creation. From the Board's creation until 30 days after it submits its report, neither party may change the conditions that gave rise to the dispute, except by mutual agreement. The Board's records are treated as records of the Office of the President and will be kept by the National Mediation Board once the Board ends. The Board terminates upon submitting its report.Read the full summary

E.O.12924

Continuation of Export Control Regulations

August 19, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 43437

Declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act following the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979, citing risks from unrestricted foreign access to U.S. goods and technology, foreign boycott practices, and potential strain on domestic resources. Continues in effect the export control system previously maintained under the Export Administration Act, including existing Commerce Department regulations, licenses, and administrative actions, until amended or revoked by the Secretary of Commerce. Incorporates authority delegations from several earlier executive orders and keeps in force provisions related to section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act. Revokes Executive Order 12923 of June 30, 1994, and rescinds its emergency declaration, though violations occurring while that order was active remain enforceable. Takes effect at midnight between August 20 and 21, 1994, and remains in effect until terminated.Read the full summary

E.O.12923

Continuation of Export Control Regulations

June 30, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 34551

Declares a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act following the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, citing risks from unrestricted foreign access to U.S. goods and technology, foreign boycott practices, and strain on domestic resources. Continues in effect the export control system previously maintained under the Export Administration Regulations, incorporating prior delegations of authority from Executive Orders 12002, 12755, 12214, 12735, and 12851. Keeps in force all existing Commerce Department rules, regulations, licenses, and administrative actions issued under the expired Act until amended or revoked by the Secretary of Commerce, with certain provisions of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act controlling over inconsistent regulations. Also continues rules and administrative actions relating to section 38(e) of the Arms Export Control Act. The order took effect at midnight between June 30 and July 1, 1994, remains in effect until terminated, and states the President's intention to terminate it once Congress reenacts the Export Administration Act's authorities.Read the full summary

E.O.12922

Blocking Property of Certain Haitian Nationals

June 21, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 32645

Blocks all property and interests in property located in the United States, or under the control of U.S. persons, belonging to Haitian nationals resident in Haiti and to other individuals already subject to blocking under earlier orders (Executive Order Nos. 12775, 12779, 12853, 12872, or 12914), including certain Haitian family members of those individuals. Property of nongovernmental organizations providing humanitarian assistance or refugee and migration operations in Haiti is exempted, and payments previously authorized under Executive Order 12920 may continue as directed by the Secretary of the Treasury. Prohibits transactions that evade or attempt to violate these blocking measures. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to issue regulations and delegate authority to enforce the order, and directs all federal agencies to take appropriate action, including suspending existing licenses. States it creates no enforceable rights against the government. Took effect June 21, 1994, and was to be transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.Read the full summary

E.O.12921

Amendment to Executive Order No. 12864

June 13, 1994·William J. Clinton·59 FR 30667

Amends Executive Order 12864 to increase the maximum membership of the United States Advisory Council on the National Information Infrastructure from 30 to 37 members, allowing the President to appoint additional members to the council.