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Presidential Determination

Transfer of Fiscal Year 1994 Foreign Military Financing Funds to the Peacekeeping Operations Account and Use of Funds for Enforcement of Sanctions Against Serbia and Montenegro

President Clinton transferred $3.812 million in FY1994 Foreign Military Financing funds to Peacekeeping Operations and authorized up to $4.312 million in assistance for sanctions enforcement against Serbia and Montenegro, waiving legal restrictions under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act.

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Impact dates

  1. Transmit determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Transfer $3.812 million from Foreign Military Financing (section 23, Arms Export Control Act) to Peacekeeping Operations (chapter 6 of part II, Foreign Assistance Act)
  • Authorize up to $4.312 million in assistance for sanctions enforcement against Serbia and Montenegro
  • Waive provisions of law including section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act pursuant to section 614(a)(1)
  • Transmit determination to Congress
  • Arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Transfer of $3.812 million to Peacekeeping Operations Account
  • Authorization of up to $4.312 million for sanctions enforcement
  • Waiver of section 660 restrictions on assistance

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional notification and Federal Register publication

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • Section 614(a)(1) waiver overrides normal congressional restrictions on security assistance, reflecting executive prioritization of Balkans policy
  • Relatively small dollar amounts suggest targeted operational support rather than major policy shift
  • Sanctions enforcement assistance during ongoing Yugoslav wars carried geopolitical sensitivity
Presidential Determination: Transfer of Fiscal Year 1994 Foreign Military Financing Funds to the Peacekeeping Operations Account and Use of Funds for Enforcement of Sanctions Against Serbia and Montenegro · Executive Orders