Executive Order 12823

Executive Order 12823 of December 3, 1992

Amendments to Executive Order No. 12757 - Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 101-624 and Public Law 102-237, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended by Public Law 102-549, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1.⁠ Amendment of Executive Order No. 12757.

Executive Order No. 12757, "Implementation of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative," is amended as follows:

(a) The Preamble is amended:

(1) by striking "("Act")" and inserting instead "("ATDA Act")"; and

(2) by striking "section 1512 of Public Law 101-624" and inserting instead "Public Law 101-624, Public Law 102-237, and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ("FAA"), as amended by Public Law 102-549".

(b) Section 1 is amended:

(1) by striking "Act" the first time it appears and inserting instead "ATDA Act and sections 703 and 704 of the FAA";

(2) by inserting"; except that, with respect to the eligibility determinations required by section 703(a)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of the FAA, the Secretary of the Treasury shall act in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of State" after "1966"; and

(3) by striking "Act" the second time it appears and inserting instead "ATDA Act".

(c) Section 3(a) is amended by striking "Act" and inserting instead "ATDA Act".

(d) Section 3(b) is amended:

(1) by striking "Act" and inserting instead "ATDA Act and section 709(1) of the FAA";

(2) by striking "the Environment for the Americas Board" and inserting instead "the Enterprise for the Americas Board"; and

(3) by inserting "and the Americas Framework Agreements" after "agreements".

(e) Section 3(c) is amended:

(1) by striking "Act" and inserting instead "ATDA Act and section 708(c) of the FAA"; and

(2) by inserting "and the Americas Framework Agreements" after "agreements".

(f) Section 4(a) is amended:

(1) by striking "five" and inserting instead "six";

(2) by striking "Environment for the Americas Board" and inserting instead "Enterprise for the Americas Board";

(3) by striking "Act" and inserting "ATDA Act"; and

(4) by inserting "the Department of Agriculture," after "the Department of the Treasury,".

(g) Section 4(b) is amended by striking ",the Department of Agriculture,".

(h) Section 4(c)(1) is amended by striking "Act" and inserting instead "ATDA Act and section 708(c)(3)(C) of the FAA".

(i) Section 4(c)(2) is amended by striking "Act" and inserting instead "ATDA Act and Part IV of the FAA".

(j) Section 4(c)(3) is amended by striking "Act" and inserting instead "ATDA Act and section 708(c)(3)(E) and (F) of the FAA".

(k) Section 4(d) is amended by striking "four" and inserting instead "five".

(l) Section 5 is amended:

(1) by striking "by section 1512 of Public Law 101-624";

(2) by inserting", as amended," after "1985"; and

(3) by striking "section 604 of the Act" and inserting instead "section 604 of the ATDA Act".

Sec. 2.⁠ Judicial Review.

This order is intended only to improve the internal management of the Federal Government, and is not intended to create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by a party against United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other person.

George Bush⁠

The White House,

December 3, 1992.

Notes

Amends:

• Executive Order 12757, March 19, 1991

See Related:

• Executive Order 13028, December 3, 1996;
• Executive Order 13131, July 22, 1999

Revoked by:

• Executive Order 13345, July 8, 2004