Trade, tariffs and industry

Executive Order 12924: Continuation of Export Control Regulations

President: Bill Clinton

Continued export and antiboycott controls under emergency authority during a lapse in the Export Administration Act; legislation later made the emergency unnecessary.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 12924 still in effect? No. Revoked and its emergency terminated by EO 13206 on April 4, 2001 after statutory export authority was restored.

What does Executive Order 12924 do?

EO 12924 replaced the short-lived EO 12923 and used IEEPA to continue the Export Administration Regulations, licenses, sanctions and delegated authorities after the Export Administration Act expired. Presidents renewed the emergency while statutory authority remained intermittent. After Congress extended the Act in November 2000, EO 13206 terminated the emergency and revoked EO 12924 in April 2001. Later lapses were handled through different authority, and the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 now provides permanent statutory authority for major dual-use controls.

Administration position: The order prevented a lapse in export and antiboycott controls. It did not permanently reenact the expired statute.
SignedAugust 19, 1994
EffectiveAugust 21, 1994
Immediate predecessorEO 12923

Before and after

Before the order

EO 12923 temporarily bridged an earlier statutory lapse.

After the order

The regulations continued under a renewed emergency until Congress restored authority and EO 13206 ended the framework.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
CommerceContinue and amend the Export Administration RegulationsUntil statutory restoration and revocation
Executive agenciesPreserve covered licenses and actionsUntil amended or revoked

What happened next

EO 12924 replaced EO 12923.

Congress extended the Export Administration Act.

EO 13206 revoked the order and terminated the emergency.