Services pursuant to Section 3 of this Order, as well as other reports relating to resolving conflicting claims on, and alternate uses for, any property described in those reports, consistent with laws governing Federal real property. The Director shall submit such recommendations and cause reports to be submitted to the President as may be appropriate.”. THE WHITE HOUSE, December 15, 1977. JIMMY CARTER Executive Order 12031 December 21, 1977 Exemption of Jerome K. Kuykendall from Mandatory Retirement Jerome K. Kuykendall, Chairman, Indian Claims Commission, will become subject to mandatory retirement for age on December 31, 1977, under the provisions of Section 8335 of Title 5 of the United States Code unless exempted by Executive order. In my judgment, the public interest requires that Jerome K. Kuykendall be exempted from such mandatory retirement. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by subsection (c) of Section 8335 of Title 5 of the United States Code, I hereby exempt Jerome K. Kuykendall from mandatory retirement until September 30, 1978. THE WHITE HOUSE, December 21, 1977. JIMMY CARTER Executive Order 12032 December 27, 1977 Amending the Generalized System of Preferences By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and statutes of the United States of America, including Title V and Section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2066, 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.; 88 Stat. 2073, 19 U.S.C. 2483), and as President of the United States of America, in order to modify, as provided by Section 504 (c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 2070, 19 U.S.C. 2464(c)), the limitations on preferential treatment for eligible articles from countries designated as beneficiary developing countries, and to adjust the original designation of eligible articles taking into account information and advice received in fulfillment of Sections 503 (a) and 131-134 of the Trade Act of 1974, it is hereby ordered as follows: SECTION 1. In order to subdivide existing items for purposes of the Generalizea System of Preferences (GSP), the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS) are modified as provided in Annex I, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 2. Annex II of Executive Order No. 11888 of November 24, 1975, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP when imported from any designated beneficiary developing country, is further amended as provided in Annex II, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 3. Annex III of Executive Order No. 11888, as amended, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP when imported from all designated beneficiary countries except those specified in General Headnote 3(c) (iii) of the TSUS. is amended as provided in Annex III, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 4. General Headnote 3 (c) (iii) of the TSUS, listing articles that are eligible for benefits of the GSP except when imported from the beneficiary countries listed opposite those articles, is amended as provided in Annex IV, attached hereto and made a part hereof. SEC. 5. (a) The amendment made by Annex IV, paragraph (a) of this Order with respect to item 613.18, TSUS, made part hereof by Section 4 above, shall be effective with respect to articles that are both: (1) imported on or after January 1, 1976, and (2) entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after March 1, 1977. (b) The other amendments made by this Order shall be effective with respect to articles that are both: (1) imported on or after January 1, 1976, and (2) entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after January 1, 1978. THE WHITE HOUSE, JIMMY CARTER December 27, 1977. NOTES: ANNEX I GENERAL MODIFICATIONS OF THE TARIFF SCHEDULES OF THE UNITED STATES 1. Bracketed matter is included to assist in the understanding of proclaimed modifications. 2. The following items, with or without preceding superior descriptions, supersede matter now in the Tariff Schedules of the United States (TSUS). The items and superior descriptions are set forth in columnar form and material in such columns is inserted in the columns of the TSUS designated "Item", "Articles", "Rates of Duty 1", and "Rates of Duty 2", respectively. Subject to the above notes the TSUS is modified as follows: 1. Item 121.58 is superseded by: [Leather, in the rough, partly finished, or finished:] Annex II to Executive Order No. 11888, as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 11906, 11934, and 11974, is amended— (a) by deleting the following TSUS item numbers: 653.50 653.95 734.97 (b) by adding in sequence, the following TSUS item numbers: 121.56 613.18 653.51 653.94 685.26 732.35 734.99 745.62 ANNEX III Annex III to Executive Order No. 11888, as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 11906, 11934, and 11974, is amended (a) by deleting the following TSUS item number: General Headnote 3(c)(iii) of the TSUS, as amended by Executive Orders Nos. 11906, 11934, 11974, is amended (a) by deleting the following TSUS item number and country set opposite that number: 613.18 Israel 685.25 Republic of China (b) by adding in numerical sequence the following TSUS item numbers and countries set opposite these numbers: 653.47 Republic of Korea 653.49 Republic of China 653.93 Republic of China Subchapter E-Trade Agreement Letters Appendix A-List of Messages Transmitting Budget Rescissions and Deferrals SUBCHAPTER B-ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS Page 167 197 205 [None] 207 Determination Under Section 103(d)(3) of the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as Amended (Public Law 480)—Syria [Presidential Determination No. 77-12] Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Agriculture THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, February 19, 1977. Pursuant to the authority vested in me under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended (hereinafter "the Act"), I hereby: Determine that the waiver of the exclusion provided for by Section 103 (d) (3) of the Act, for the purpose of selling to Syria in fiscal year 1977 approximately $15 million of agricultural commodities, is in the national interest of the United States, and I waive such exclusion. JIMMY CARTER STATEMENT OF REASONS THAT A WAIVER Under Section 103(d)(3) of THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1954, as Amended (PUBLIC Law 480), is in THE NATIONAL INTEREST Syria is a key to our efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in the Middle East. Our success will depend in part on Syria's confidence in our intention to develop a broad and constructive bilateral relationship with that country. Concessional sales of agricultural commodities to Syria constitute a tangible demonstration of our intended role in that regard. Section 103 (d) (3) of P.L. 480 excludes from eligibility for concessional sales under Title I any country which sells or furnishes or permits ships or aircraft under its registry to transport to or from Cuba or North Vietnam any equipment, materials, or commodities, so long as those countries are governed by Communist regimes. Syria has been trading with Cuba in recent years. However, under Section 103 (d) (3) the President is authorized to waive this exclusion if he determines that such a waiver is in the national interest. The considerations noted above make the proposed sales of agricultural commodities to Syria and the necessary waiver important to the national interest of the United States. Recommendations for Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries As required by section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, Public Law 90-206 (2 U.S.C. 351 et seq.), the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries has submitted to the President recommendations on salaries for Senators, Representatives, Federal judges, Cabinet officers, and other agency heads, and certain other officials in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The statute requires the President, in the budget next submitted by him after receipt of the report of the Commission, to set forth his recommendations for adjustment of these salaries. Under the statute, the President's recommendations become effective 30 days following transmittal of the budget,1 unless in the meantime other rates have been enacted by law or at least one House of Congress has enacted legislation which specifically disapproves all or part of the recommendations. Accordingly, pursuant to section 225(h) of Public Law 90-206 (81 Stat. 644), the President recommends the following rates of pay for executive, legislative, and judicial offices and positions within the purview of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (f) of that section: For the Vice President of the United States__. $75,000 For offices and positions under the Executive Schedule in subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, as follows: For Speaker of the House of Representatives__. 47, 500 75,000 For the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, majority leader and minority leader of the 65,000 57,500 Deputy Comptroller General of the United States. 57, 500 52, 500 The Public Printer, Librarian of Congress, Architect of the Capitol, and General 50,000 'Transmitted January 17, 1977. Effective at the beginning of the first pay period which begins after the thirtieth day following transmittal of such recommendations in the budget (sec. 225 (i) (1), Public Law 90–206). Published in accordance with sec. 225 (k) of Public Law 90-206. |