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Presidential Determination

Eligibility of Slovenia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia To Be Furnished Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act

President Clinton determined that providing defense articles and services to Slovenia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia would strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, making both countries eligible under the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act. The Secretary of State was directed to report this finding to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 61 FR 11497

Impact dates

  1. Determination effective

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Defense primesAerospace

Mechanisms

Licensing

Role pressure

  • ProtectiveDomestic producer — New eligible export markets for U.S. defense articles and services
  • ProtectiveEquipment supplier — Access to two additional foreign government customers for defense equipment and services

Geographies

USOTHER

Exposure dates

  • — Determination effective

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

BABoeingGEGE AerospaceGDGeneral DynamicsHONHoneywellLMTLockheed MartinNOCNorthrop GrummanRTXRTXSPRSpirit AeroSystems

Confidence: medium · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Find that furnishing defense articles and services to Slovenia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia strengthens U.S. security and promotes world peace
  • Report finding to Congress
  • Publish finding in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State authorized to report to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional notification process

Long term

  • Potential defense trade relationships with Slovenia and Macedonia
  • Ongoing arms export eligibility for both nations

Risks & tensions

  • Regional stability concerns given recent Yugoslav dissolution conflicts
  • Greece-Macedonia naming dispute ("Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia") creates diplomatic friction
  • Potential congressional scrutiny of arms transfers to Balkan region
Presidential Determination: Eligibility of Slovenia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia To Be Furnished Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act · Executive Orders