Notice2026-15949
Certification Under Section 7045(b)(2)(A) of the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (Div. F, P.L. 119-75)
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August 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 50913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15949]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 13094]
Certification Under Section 7045(b)(2)(A) of the National
Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act,
2026 (Div. F, P.L. 119-75)
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 7045(b)(2)(A) of
the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2026 (Div. F, P.L. 119-75) (FY 2026 NSSAA), I
hereby certify that the central governments of El Salvador, Guatemala,
and Honduras are:
i. Combating corruption and impunity, including investigating and
prosecuting government officials, military personnel, and police
officers credibly alleged to be corrupt, and improving strategies to
combat money laundering and other global financial crimes;
ii. Implementing reforms, policies, and programs to strengthen the
rule of law, including increasing the transparency of public
institutions, strengthening the independence of judicial and electoral
institutions, and improving the transparency of political campaign and
political party financing;
iii. Protecting the rights of human rights defenders, trade
unionists, journalists, civil society groups, opposition political
parties, and the independence of the media;
iv. Taking demonstrable actions to secure national borders and stem
mass migration toward Mexico and the United States, including positive
governance related to combating crime and violence, building economic
opportunity, improving government services, and protecting human
rights;
v. Providing effective and accountable law enforcement and security
for its citizens, curtailing the role of the military in public
security, and upholding due process of law;
vi. Implementing programs to reduce violence against women and
girls;
vii. Implementing policies to reduce poverty and promote economic
growth and opportunity, including the implementation of reforms to
strengthen educational systems, vocational training programs, and
programs for at-risk youth;
viii. Cooperating with the United States to counter drug
trafficking, human trafficking and smuggling, and other transnational
crime;
ix. Cooperating with the United States and other governments in the
region to facilitate the return, repatriation, and reintegration of
migrants; and
x. Implementing policies that improve the environment for
businesses, including foreign businesses, to operate and invest,
including executing tax reform in a transparent manner, ensuring
effective legal mechanisms for reimbursements of tax refunds owed to
United States businesses, and resolving disputes involving the
confiscation of real property of United States entities.
This certification shall be published in the Federal Register and,
along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, shall be
reported to Congress.
Dated: July 1, 2026.
Christopher Landau,
Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-15949 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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