Executive Order 13804: Modifying EO 13761

What the Executive Order Says

Executive Order (EO) 13804 is entitled "Allowing Additional Time for Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Amending Executive Order 13761."  It was issued July 11th, 2017 and has 2 sections.  This modifies an Obama era Executive Order regarding Sudan which established a July 12th, 2017 deadline by extending that deadline until October 12th, 2017.
The other change is to revoke section 11 of Executive Order 13761.  That section is for follow-up and updating of the report to be issued in section 10.

My Commentary

This is part of the overall strategy for foreign policy for the Sudan and the on-going civil war.  My belief is that EO 13804 was written and signed just so as to "kick the can down the road".  With the focus on all of the drama between the Russia investigations and the attempted Health Care reform, there is little attention paid for foreign policy.  I am certainly guilty of that and it seems the whole situation in Sudan has largely fallen out of the news whereas in the past there were reports of famine and atrocities due to the execution of the war.  One trusts that the State department was involved and has made a good decision.  The analysis of the EO is difficult in that while 13804 is simple, 13761 makes many references to laws as well as a half a dozen previous Executive Orders.  This EO seems to be something that is part of the normal functioning of the government for once.