Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997 / May 20 749 creating the kind of atmosphere on this team Section 1. Except to the extent provided that is palpable even to an outsider: mutual in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses support, teamwork, and always looking out that may be issued in conformity with section for the ultimate goal and the welfare of the 570 of the Act and pursuant to this order, team and its success. This championship has I hereby prohibit new investments in Burma earned him and his team their rightful place by persons. in history. Sec. 2. The following are also prohibited, And Coach, I hope that you will always, except to the extent provided in section always be proud not only of the team but 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)) or in of what you were able to do to infuse the regulations, orders, directives, or licenses kind of spirit that it takes to get people to that may be issued pursuant to this order: work together and play together through the (a) any approval or other facilitation by a tough times as well as the good times. United States person, wherever located, of Congratulations to all of you, and welcome a transaction by a foreign person where the again to the White House. transaction would constitute new investment in Burma prohibited by this order if engaged NOTE: The President spoke at 5:35 p.m. on the in by a United States person or within the South Portico at the White House. In his remarks, United States; and he referred to team president Robert Harlan; ex- (b) any transaction by a United States per- ecutive vice president and general manager Ron son or within the United States that evades Wolf; head coach ; ; defensive end ; defen- or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or sive coordinator ; wide receivers avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the and ; and punt re- prohibitions set forth in this order. turn specialist . Sec. 3. Nothing in this order shall be con- strued to prohibit the entry into, perform- ance of, or financing of a contract to sell or Executive Order 13047—Prohibiting purchase goods, services, or technology, ex- New Investment in Burma cept: May 20, 1997 (a) where the entry into such contract on or after the effective date of this order is for By the authority vested in me as President the general supervision and guarantee of an- by the Constitution and the laws of the Unit- other person’s performance of a contract for ed States of America, including section 570 the economic development of resources lo- of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, cated in Burma; or and Related Programs Appropriations Act, (b) where such contract provides for pay- 1997 (Public Law 104–208) (the ‘‘Act’’), the ment, in whole or in part, in: International Emergency Economic Powers (i) shares of ownership, including Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the an equity interest, in the economic National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 development of resources located in et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the Unit- Burma; or ed States Code; (ii) participation in royalties, earn- I, William J. Clinton, President of the ings, or profits in the economic devel- United States of America, hereby determine opment of resources located in and certify that, for purposes of section Burma. 570(b) of the Act, the Government of Burma Sec. 4. For the purposes of this order: has committed large-scale repression of the (a) the term ‘‘person’’ means an individual democratic opposition in Burma after Sep- or entity; tember 30, 1996, and further determine that (b) the term ‘‘entity’’ means a partnership, the actions and policies of the Government association, trust, joint venture, corporation, of Burma constitute an unusual and extraor- or other organization; dinary threat to the national security and for- (c) the term ‘‘United States person’’ means eign policy of the United States and declare any United States citizen, permanent resi- a national emergency to deal with that threat. dent alien, juridical person organized under 750 May 20 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997 the laws of the United States (including for- me by section 570(b) of the Act and by eign branches), or any person in the United IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the States; purposes of this order. The Secretary of the (d) the term ‘‘new investment’’ means any Treasury may redelegate the authority set of the following activities, if such an activity forth in this order to other officers and agen- is undertaken pursuant to an agreement, or cies of the United States Government. All pursuant to the exercise of rights under such agencies of the United States Government an agreement, that is entered into with the are hereby directed to take all appropriate Government of Burma or a nongovernmental measures within their authority to carry out entity in Burma on or after the effective date the provisions of this order. of this order: Sec. 7. Nothing contained in this order (i) the entry into a contract that in- shall create any right or benefit, substantive cludes the economic development of or procedural, enforceable by any party resources located in Burma; against the United States, its agencies or in- (ii) the entry into a contract provid- strumentalities, its officers or employees, or ing for the general supervision and any other person. guarantee of another person’s per- Sec. 8. (a) This order shall take effect at formance of a contract that includes 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time, May 21, the economic development of re- 1997. sources located in Burma; (b) This order shall be transmitted to the (iii) the purchase of a share of own- Congress and published in the Federal Reg- ership, including an equity interest, in ister. the economic development of re- William J. Clinton sources located in Burma; or (iv) the entry into a contract provid- The White House, ing for the participation in royalties, May 20, 1997. earnings, or profits in the economic [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, development of resources located in 8:45 a.m., May 21, 1997] Burma, without regard to the form of the participation; NOTE: This Executive order was published in the (e) the term ‘‘resources located in Burma’’ Federal Register on May 22. means any resources, including natural, agri- cultural, commercial, financial, industrial, Message to the Congress on Burma and human resources, located within the ter- May 20, 1997 ritory of Burma, including the territorial sea, or located within the exclusive economic To the Congress of the United States: zone or continental shelf of Burma; Pursuant to section 570(b) of the Foreign (f) the term ‘‘economic development of re- Operations, Export Financing, and Related sources located in Burma’’ shall not be con- Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public strued to include not-for-profit educational, Law 104–208) (the ‘‘Act’’), I hereby report health, or other humanitarian programs or to the Congress that I have determined and activities. certified that the Government of Burma has, Sec. 5. I hereby delegate to the Secretary after September 30, 1996, committed large- of State the functions vested in me under scale repression of the democratic opposition section 570(c) and (d) of the Act, to be exer- in Burma. Further, pursuant to section cised in consultation with the heads of other 204(b) of the International Emergency Eco- agencies of the United States Government nomic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)) as appropriate. (IEEPA) and section 301 of the National Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631), I hereby consultation with the Secretary of State, is report that I have exercised my statutory au- hereby authorized to take such actions, in- thority to declare a national emergency to cluding the promulgation of rules and regula- respond to the actions and policies of the tions, and to employ all powers granted to Government of Burma and have issued an