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Presidential Determination

Certification To Permit U.S. Contributions to the International Fund for Ireland for Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995

President Clinton certified to Congress that the International Fund for Ireland meets statutory requirements for U.S. contributions for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, finding its Board broadly representative of Irish communities and its disbursements nondiscriminatory and addressing both communities' needs. The certification enables the release of appropriated funds totaling $39.2 million for those fiscal years.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 32421

Impact dates

  1. Annual certification required prior to each fiscal year's contribution

Key directives

  • Certify to Congress that IFI Board is broadly representative of communities in Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • Certify that IFI disbursements comply with equality of opportunity and nondiscrimination principles
  • Certify that IFI disbursements address needs of both communities in Northern Ireland
  • Transmit determination and certification to Congress with Memorandum of Explanation
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Certification transmitted to Congress
  • Federal Register publication authorized

Near term (90d)

  • Release of FY 1994 and FY 1995 appropriated funds to IFI via existing Letter of Credit mechanism

Long term

  • Continued U.S. financial support for peace and reconciliation efforts in Ireland

Risks & tensions

  • Certification relies heavily on USAID program review visits and self-reported IFI data rather than independent audit
  • Religious affiliation data not formally collected, creating reliance on geographic proxies for community balance
  • Ongoing need to maintain Protestant community engagement noted as continuing challenge
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