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Presidential Determination

Assistance Program for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

President Clinton determined that providing U.S. assistance funds to the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union without certain statutory restrictions was important to national security interests. The Secretary of State was directed to notify Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 63823

Impact dates

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

Key directives

  • Determine national security waiver of subsection (o) restrictions on assistance to New Independent States
  • Notify Congress of this determination
  • Arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State directed to notify Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Continuation of unrestricted assistance flows to former Soviet republics under FY1996 and FY1997 appropriations

Risks & tensions

  • Specific restriction being waived (subsection o) not detailed in text—unclear what conditions are being bypassed
  • Waiver authority used for two fiscal years' appropriations simultaneously
  • Post-Cold War assistance to Russia and other former Soviet states carried geopolitical stakes in 1997
Presidential Determination: Assistance Program for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union · Executive Orders