Executive Order 12117—Imports From Uganda

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution of the United States of America, and in order to provide for the consistent implementation of import restrictions imposed against Uganda by Section 5(c) of the Act of October 10, 1978 (92 Stat. 1051), it is hereby ordered as follows:

1-101. The Secretary of the Treasury shall administer those provisions of Section 5(c) of the Act of October 10, 1978 ',Public Law 95-435; 92 Stat. 1051; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note) which prohibit a corporation, institution, group or individual from importing, directly or indirectly, into the United States or its territories or possessions any article grown, produced, or manufactured in Uganda. The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue such regulations that the Secretary deems necessary to implement those import restrictions. Prior to issuing those regulations the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult with the Secretary of State.

1-102. The Secretary of State shall advise the President whenever the Secretary believes that "the Government of Uganda is no longer committing a consistent pattern of gross violations of human rights" within the meaning of Section 5(c) of the Act of October 10, 1978.

1-103. If the President determines that the Government of Uganda is no longer committing a consistent pattern of gross violations of human rights, he shall so certify to the Congress. Thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall revoke the regulations issued pursuant to this Order.

JIMMY CARTER

The White House,

February 6, 1979.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:44 a.m., February 7, 1979]