Presidential Determination Relating to Assistance for Saudi Arabia

President Bush certified that Saudi Arabia is cooperating with international counterterrorism efforts and waived statutory restrictions to allow U.S. assistance to proceed. The Secretary of State was directed to report this certification to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 61041

Impact dates

Oct 19, 2007
Report certification to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Key directives

Certify Saudi cooperation with counterterrorism efforts
Waive application of section 582 restrictions
Report certification to Congress
Publish certification in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · State Department

Timeline

Immediate

Certification and waiver take effect upon signing
Secretary of State directed to report to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

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Long term

U.S. assistance to Saudi Arabia proceeds under waived statutory conditions

Risks & tensions

Waiver bypasses normal congressional oversight of assistance to Saudi Arabia; certification of Saudi counterterrorism cooperation was politically contested during this period