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Presidential Determination

Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1998 (Public Law 105-118)

President Clinton certified that withholding U.S. funds from international financial institutions and other international organizations under the 1998 Foreign Operations appropriations act would be contrary to the national interest, thereby allowing continued U.S. financial contributions.

Federal Register Open PDF 63 FR 6469

Impact dates

  1. Publication of determination in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Certify that withholding funds from international financial institutions is contrary to U.S. national interest
  • Publish determination in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Certification takes effect upon signing, allowing continued U.S. funding to international institutions

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Sustained U.S. financial obligations to international financial institutions for FY1998

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural certification; no explicit policy tension in text
  • Congressional intent in Section 523 sought to condition funding on institutional reform; certification bypasses that mechanism
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