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Presidential Determination

Use of International Organizations and Programs Account Funds for the U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula

President Clinton authorized transferring up to $22 million from the International Organizations and Programs account to fund the U.S. contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), waiving normal statutory restrictions under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 on national security grounds.

Federal Register Open PDF 61 FR 27767

Impact dates

  1. Secretary of State to transmit determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

  2. Determination signed and contribution authorized

Key directives

  • Authorize up to $22 million contribution to KEDO
  • Waive provisions of law under section 614(a)(1) of Foreign Assistance Act
  • Transmit determination to Congress
  • Arrange Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination signed and contribution authorized
  • Secretary of State directed to notify Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

  • $22 million transfer execution

Long term

  • KEDO light-water reactor project continuation
  • U.S. nonproliferation commitments under 1994 Agreed Framework

Risks & tensions

  • Waiver of statutory restrictions reduces congressional oversight leverage
  • KEDO funding became politically contentious; Congress later restricted such contributions
  • Text does not specify whether full $22 million is immediately disbursed or available over multiple years
  • North Korea nuclear compliance remained unresolved
Presidential Determination: Use of International Organizations and Programs Account Funds for the U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula · Executive Orders