Presidential Document2022-23262
Presidential Determination With Respect to the Efforts of Foreign Governments Regarding Trafficking in Persons
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October 24, 2022
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October 14, 2022
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Executive Office of the President
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 64361-64363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23262]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2022 /
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Presidential Determination No. 2023-02 of October 14,
2022
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,
that the United States will not provide
nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related assistance to the
Governments of Afghanistan, Burma, Guinea-Bissau, Iran,
the People's Republic of China (PRC), and South Sudan
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 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,
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 Belarus, Cuba, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Eritrea, Macau
(Special Administrative Region of the PRC), Nicaragua,
Russia, and Syria for FY 2023 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)(B) of the Act, 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 Belarus, Burma, Cuba, the DPRK, Eritrea,
Iran, Macau (Special Administrative Region of the PRC),
Nicaragua, the PRC, Russia, South Sudan, and Syria for
FY 2023 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 the provision of all programs, projects,
activities, and funding for educational and cultural
exchange programs described in sections 110(d)(1)(A)
and 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Brunei, Cambodia,
Malaysia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, and Vietnam, 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 providing the assistance described in
section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act to Afghanistan and
Guinea-Bissau 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 with respect to
Belarus, Eritrea, Macau (Special Administrative Region
of the PRC), and Russia to allow funding for
educational and cultural exchange programs described in
section 110(d)(1)(A)(ii) 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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Consistent with section 110(d)(4) of the Act, with
respect to Afghanistan, I determine that a partial
waiver of the restriction described in section
110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for Economic
Support Fund (ESF) and Global Health Programs (GHP)
assistance 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, with
respect to Guinea-Bissau, I determine that a partial
waiver of the restriction described in section
110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for International
Military Education and Training (IMET);
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining, and Related
Programs-Conventional Weapons Destruction (NADR-CWD);
Development Assistance (DA); ESF; and GHP assistance
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, with
respect to South Sudan, I determine that a partial
waiver of the restriction described in section
110(d)(1)(A)(i) of the Act to allow for GHP assistance
would promote the purposes of the Act or is otherwise
in the national interest of the United States.
In addition, with respect to the Governments of Curacao
and Sint Maarten, consistent with the United States
Government's firm stand against human trafficking, and
until such governments take steps consistent with
compliance with the minimum standards of the Act or
make significant efforts to do so, I hereby: (i) direct
that executive departments and agencies shall not
provide nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related foreign
assistance, as described in section 110(d)(1)(A) of the
Act, to the Governments of Curacao and Sint Maarten;
(ii) 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 such government, and confers no benefit
to that government) to Curacao and Sint Maarten, as
described in section 110(d)(1)(B) of the Act; and (iii)
direct that funding for participation by officials or
employees of the Governments of Curacao and Sint
Maarten in educational and cultural exchange programs
shall continue to be permitted in FY 2023, consistent
with the foreign policy and all applicable laws 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
this determination in the Federal Register.
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(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, October 14, 2022
[FR Doc. 2022-23262
Filed 10-21-22; 11:15 am]
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