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  • 2025-02176 — The Mexico City Policy
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    Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:90 FR 8753
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The memorandum dated January 24, 2025, involves a decision by the President to revoke an earlier memorandum from January 28, 2021, concerning international health policies, and to reinstate a policy from January 23, 2017, known as The Mexico City Policy. This policy requires that U.S. government funds for global health assistance will not support organizations involved in coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization. The Secretary of State, along with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is instructed to ensure that these guidelines are enforced when providing global health funds.

    Simple Explanation

    The President decided to change a rule about how the U.S. helps other countries with health care. Now, countries can't use U.S. money if they support certain kinds of abortions or sterilizations that people don't agree to.

  • 2025-00260 — Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
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    Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:90 FR 1023
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The President of the United States has issued a memorandum delegating authority to the Secretary of State. This authority permits the Secretary to direct the use of up to $571.3 million in defense goods and services, and military training from the Department of Defense, to support Taiwan. This memorandum is to be officially recorded in the Federal Register.

    Simple Explanation

    The President has given the Secretary of State permission to use money from the military to help Taiwan by sending them things like military equipment and training. But the document doesn't explain why Taiwan needs this help or how it might affect the U.S. military's resources.