Presidential Determination on Waiver of Conditions on Obligation and Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction of a Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia

President Bush waived statutory conditions on U.S. funds for planning, designing, and constructing a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia, certifying the waiver serves U.S. national security interests. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit this certification and supporting documents to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 68 FR 2411

Impact dates

Jan 16, 2003
Federal Register document filed
Jan 10, 2003
Determination signed and waiver effective

Key directives

Waive conditions under section 1305 of Public Law 106-65
Certify waiver is important to national security interests
Transmit certification, statement, justification, and plan to Congress
Arrange for publication in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · Department of State

Timeline

Immediate

Waiver of conditions takes effect upon certification
Secretary of State directed to transmit documents to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

Congressional receipt and review of certification, statement, justification, and plan

Long term

Potential obligation and expenditure of funds for chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia

Risks & tensions

Waiver reduces congressional oversight conditions on sensitive defense spending abroad
Cooperation with Russia on chemical weapons destruction occurred in post-9/11 context of shifting geopolitical priorities
Document does not specify fund amounts or facility location, creating uncertainty about scale of commitment