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Presidential Determination

Report to Congress Regarding Conditions in Burma and U.S. Policy Toward Burma

This determination directs the Secretary of State to transmit a congressionally mandated report on conditions in Burma (Myanmar) to Congress, covering democratization progress, quality of life improvements, and multilateral diplomatic strategy. The report is required every six months under the FY 1997 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 63 FR 34255

Impact dates

  1. Report required every 6 months following enactment of Public Law 104-208 (enacted September 30, 1996; this report due approximately June 1998)

Key directives

  • Transmit attached report to appropriate committees of Congress
  • Arrange for publication of memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Transmission of attached report to Congress
  • Federal Register publication arranged

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Continued six-month reporting cycle on Burma conditions and U.S. policy

Risks & tensions

  • Statutory reporting requirement limits presidential discretion; document is procedural compliance rather than policy initiative
  • Vague whether attached report contains new policy shifts or maintains status quo
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