Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Zimbabwe
This executive order terminates the national emergency that the United States had declared with respect to Zimbabwe under Executive Order 13288 (and the related expansions in EOs 13391 and 13469). While continuing to acknowledge concerns about violence, human rights abuses, and corruption in Zimbabwe, President Biden declares that the emergency declaration is no longer needed. The measure revokes the three previous orders and ends the national emergency basis for related emergency authorities. The order also preserves certain legal and administrative protections: it states that the termination does not affect actions or proceedings that are ongoing or pending as of the date of the order, nor does it affect rights, duties, or penalties incurred before the order. It clarifies that it does not impair the normal executive-branch authorities or budget processes, and it explicitly notes that the order is not intended to create new legal rights or benefits.
Key Points
- 1Termination of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 (and the related expansions in 13391 and 13469) with respect to Zimbabwe.
- 2Revocation of EO 13288, EO 13391, and EO 13469 as part of ending the emergency framework.
- 3Prospective effects limited by protection for previously taken actions, pending proceedings, and rights or penalties incurred before the date of the order.
- 4Non-impairment clause: the order does not diminish the statutory authorities of executive departments or the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
- 5Implementation subject to applicable law and appropriations; the order does not create new rights or benefits enforceable in law.