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Presidential Determination

Determination to Waive Military Coup-Related Provision of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006, with respect to Pakistan

President Bush waived a statutory prohibition (Section 508 of the 2006 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act) that would have barred U.S. assistance to Pakistan following a military coup, certifying that the waiver would promote democratic transition and support counterterrorism efforts. The determination was transmitted to Congress and published in the Federal Register.

Impact dates

  1. Transmission to Congress and Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Waive Section 508 prohibition with respect to Pakistan
  • Transmit determination to Congress
  • Arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect upon determination
  • Prohibition on assistance to Pakistan lifted

Near term (90d)

  • Continued U.S. assistance flows to Pakistan
  • Congressional notification completed

Long term

  • Sustained U.S.-Pakistan security cooperation
  • Democratic transition in Pakistan remains contingent

Risks & tensions

  • Balances democracy promotion against counterterrorism priorities; waives coup-related sanctions typically intended to discourage military takeovers
  • Certification of democratic transition is aspirational and not verifiable from text
Presidential Determination: Determination to Waive Military Coup-Related Provision of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006, with respect to Pakistan · Executive Orders