Recent Presidential Documents (EO 13816 and others)

Here are some recently issued Presidential Documents.

Executive Orders

Executive Order 13816

Executive Order (EO) 13816 is entitled "Revising the Seal for the National Credit Union Administration" and was issued on December 8, 2017.  This executive order changes the seal of the NCUA which had been established under EO 11580.  The EO goes into some detail about the symbols and other things that appear on the seal.  I am bemused that an EO had to be issued for such a thing.

Proclamations

• Proclamation 9684: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2017, issued December 7, 2017 as required by law.
• Proclamation 9685: Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week, 2017, issued December 8, 2017.  This proclamation states "We remember those suffering under the yolk[sic] of authoritarianism..." which leads me to believe authoritarianism, under the current administration, includes a breakfast buffet.
• Proclamation 9686: Wright Brothers Day, 2017, issued December 15, 2017 as required by law.

Determinations

• Determination 2018-1: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 1245(d)(4)(B) and (C) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, issued on November 15. 2017.  This is issued as a memo to the Secretaries of State, Treasury and Energy.  This is a repeat of Determination 2017-6 and continues the sanctions against Iran as per PL 112-81.
• Determination 2018-2: Suspension of Limitations Under the Jerusalem Embassy Act, issued on December 6, 2017.  This is also a repeat, in this case Determination 2017-07 as PL 104-45 requires that the exemptions are waived every 6 months.

Memoranda

Memorandum of December 8, 2017: Delaying Submission of the Small Business Administration Report Under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.  This memorandum is addressed to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.  In accordance with the act (PL 114-125), a report has to be generated within 180 days.  However, this memorandum is directing the Chief Counsel to delay the report until after negotiations are completed.