January 31, 1985
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of
America, including the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act of 1984 (17 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) and in
order to provide for the orderly implementation of that Act, it is hereby ordered that, subject to
the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order No.
11030, as amended, requests for issuance by the President of a proclamation extending the
protection of Chapter 9 of title 17 of the United States Code against unauthorized duplication of
semiconductor chip products to foreign nationals, domiciliaries, and sovereign authorities shall be
presented to the President through the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with such
regulations as the Secretary may, after consultation with the Secretary of State, prescribe and
cause to be published in the Federal Register.
Ronald Reagan
The White House,
January 31, 1985.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:03 a.m., February 1, 1985]