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Presidential Determination

Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

President George W. Bush waived a statutory restriction on providing U.S. foreign assistance funds to the Palestinian Authority, certifying that doing so served national security interests. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit the determination to Congress with a required report and publish it in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 73 FR 12259

Impact dates

  1. Transmission to Congress with section 650(d) report and Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Waive section 650(a) restrictions on funds to Palestinian Authority
  • Transmit determination to Congress with report pursuant to section 650(d)
  • Publish determination in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect upon certification
  • Secretary of State directed to transmit to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Continued U.S. foreign assistance to Palestinian Authority under Foreign Assistance Act

Risks & tensions

  • Congressional oversight tension: waiver overrides legislative restriction on Palestinian Authority funding
  • Conditionality uncertainty: section 650(d) report requirements imply ongoing compliance obligations not detailed in text
  • Political sensitivity of Palestinian Authority funding in U.S. foreign policy
Presidential Determination: Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority · Executive Orders