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Presidential Determination

Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as Contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-277)

President Clinton certified that withholding U.S. funds from international financial institutions and other international organizations under the 1999 Foreign Operations appropriations would be contrary to the national interest, thereby allowing those funds to flow. This routine certification prevented an automatic statutory restriction on contributions to multilateral institutions from taking effect. The Secretary of State was directed to publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 64 FR 6773

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register publication

Key directives

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

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Certification takes effect, funds may be obligated to international organizations

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication

Long term

  • Continued U.S. financial participation in multilateral institutions through FY1999 appropriations cycle

Risks & tensions

  • Routine statutory compliance; no policy controversy evident in text
  • Certification language suggests Congress had imposed a conditional withholding mechanism that required presidential override
Presidential Determination: Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 523 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 (as Contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, Public Law 105-277) · Executive Orders