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Presidential Determination

Sanctions on India

President Clinton waived congressionally mandated sanctions against India that would have otherwise blocked U.S. assistance to four specific programs: the South Asia Regional Initiative/Energy, the Presidential Initiative on Internet for Economic Development, the Financial Institution Reform and Expansion program, and the United States Educational Foundation in India Environmental Exchange. The waiver was issued under authority granted by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 16297

Impact dates

  1. Report determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Waive sanctions under Arms Export Control Act sections 101 and 102 for specified India programs
  • Waive sanctions under Foreign Assistance Act section 620E(e) for specified India programs
  • Waive sanctions under Export-Import Bank Act section 2(b)(4) for specified India programs
  • Report determination to Congress
  • Arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver of sanctions takes effect upon determination
  • Assistance to four specified programs may proceed

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional notification and Federal Register publication to be arranged

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Waiver follows India's 1998 nuclear tests which triggered these sanctions; reflects tension between nonproliferation goals and strategic engagement
  • Selective waiver preserves sanctions on other activities while carving out development programs
  • Congressional reporting requirement suggests legislative oversight tension
Presidential Determination: Sanctions on India · Executive Orders