81 FR 70593 - Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Actions and Policies of the Government of Burma

Executive Office of the President

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 197 (October 12, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 70593-70594]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24847]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 197 / Wednesday, October 12, 2016 / 
Presidential Documents

[[Page 70593]]


                Executive Order 13742 of October 7, 2016

                
Termination of Emergency With Respect to the 
                Actions and Policies of the Government of Burma

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the International Emergency Economic 
                Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National 
                Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 
                570 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
                Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 
                104-208), the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 
                (Public Law 108-61), the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE 
                (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public 
                Law 110-286) (the ``JADE Act''), section 212(f) of the 
                Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended (8 
                U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, 
                United States Code.

                I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of 
                America, find that the situation that gave rise to the 
                declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order 
                13047 of May 20, 1997, with respect to the actions and 
                policies of the Government of Burma, in particular a 
                deepening pattern of severe repression by the State Law 
                and Order Restoration Council, the then-governing 
                regime in Burma, as modified in scope by Executive 
                Order 13448 of October 18, 2007, and Executive Order 
                13619 of July 11, 2012, has been significantly altered 
                by Burma's substantial advances to promote democracy, 
                including historic elections in November 2015 that 
                resulted in the former opposition party, the National 
                League for Democracy, winning a majority of seats in 
                the national parliament and the formation of a 
                democratically elected, civilian-led government; the 
                release of many political prisoners; and greater 
                enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, 
                including freedom of expression and freedom of 
                association and peaceful assembly. Accordingly, I 
                hereby terminate the national emergency declared in 
                Executive Order 13047, and revoke that order, Executive 
                Order 13310 of July 28, 2003, Executive Order 13448, 
                Executive Order 13464 of April 30, 2008, Executive 
                Order 13619, and Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 
                2013, and further order:

                Section 1. Pursuant to section 202(a) of the NEA (50 
                U.S.C. 1622(a)), termination of the national emergency 
                declared in Executive Order 13047, as modified in scope 
                by Executive Order 13448, and Executive Order 13619, 
                shall not affect any action taken or proceeding pending 
                not finally concluded or determined as of the effective 
                date of this order, any action or proceeding based on 
                any act committed prior to the effective date of this 
                order, or any rights or duties that matured or 
                penalties that were incurred prior to the effective 
                date of this order.

                Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 5(i) of the JADE Act, I 
                hereby determine and certify that it is in the national 
                interest of the United States to waive, and hereby 
                waive, the sanctions described in section 5(b) of the 
                JADE Act.

                Sec. 3. In light of the revocation of Executive Order 
                13310, Executive Order 13448, and Executive Order 
                13464, the suspension of entry as immigrants and 
                nonimmigrants, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 
                8693 of July 24, 2011, and section 212(f) of the INA, 
                of individuals meeting the criteria in said orders will 
                no longer be in effect as of the effective date of this 
                order. In light of the revocation of Executive Order 
                13619, the suspension of entry as immigrants and 
                nonimmigrants of individuals meeting the criteria

[[Page 70594]]

                in that order will no longer be in effect as of the 
                effective date of this order and such individuals will 
                no longer be treated as persons covered by Presidential 
                Proclamation 8693.

                Sec. 4. This order 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.

                Sec. 5. This order is effective at 1:00 p.m. eastern 
                daylight time on October 7, 2016.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    October 7, 2016.

[FR Doc. 2016-24847
Filed 10-11-16; 11:15 am]
Billing code 3295-F7-P