Defense and national security

Executive Order 12930: Measures to Restrict the Participation by United States Persons in Weapons Proliferation Activities

President: Bill Clinton

Continued Commerce controls on U.S. participation in weapons proliferation after an earlier order; EO 12938 consolidated its authority weeks later.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 12930 still in effect? No. Revoked and consolidated into EO 12938 on November 14, 1994.

What does Executive Order 12930 do?

EO 12930 declared a national emergency and directed Commerce, consulting State, to continue Export Administration Regulations restricting U.S. persons from activities that could aid weapons proliferation. It also kept earlier rules, licenses and administrative actions in force and revoked EO 12868. In a February 1995 report, the President said Commerce had enforced the rules and conducted outreach during this order's brief life. The report said no license applications were received for the covered activities in that period. EO 12938 revoked EO 12930 in November 1994 and carried its authorities forward.

Administration position: The order maintained an existing regulatory framework for participation in proliferation activity. Its text did not itself create the broader sanctions later added by EO 12938.
SignedSeptember 29, 1994
PredecessorEO 12868
ScopeCBW, missile and nuclear proliferation activity

Before and after

Before the order

EO 12868 covered a narrower temporary framework.

After the order

Commerce continued administering existing participation controls until EO 12938 consolidated the authority in November 1994.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Commerce, consulting StateContinue and administer U.S.-person participation controlsUntil EO 12938 replaced this order

What happened next

EO 12930 replaced EO 12868.

EO 12938 revoked and consolidated it.

The President reported on Commerce enforcement and outreach during EO 12930; no covered license applications were received.