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Presidential Determination

Assistance Program for Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

This 1994 Presidential Determination waives a statutory restriction on U.S. foreign assistance funds for the independent states of the former Soviet Union, declaring it in the national interest to make appropriated funds available without regard to a limitation in subsection (d) of the 1995 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The Secretary of State is directed to notify Congress and publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register 59 FR 64837
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Impact dates

  1. Notify Congress and publish in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Determine that national interest justifies waiving subsection (d) restriction on NIS assistance funds
  • Notify Congress of this determination
  • Publish determination in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect upon determination
  • Secretary of State must notify Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • FY1995 assistance funds become available for obligated programs

Long term

  • Continued U.S. engagement and aid flows to post-Soviet states during democratic transition period

Risks & tensions

  • Text does not specify the exact nature of the subsection (d) restriction being waived, creating uncertainty about what condition is being bypassed
  • Post-Soviet states were in fragile transition; aid accountability mechanisms weakened by waiver
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