Memorandum on Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Oct 25, 2004 by George W. Bush

October 14, 2004

Presidential Determination No. 2005-02

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization

Pursuant to the authority and conditions contained in section 534(d) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004, Public Law 108-199, as provided for in the Joint Resolution Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2005, and for other Purposes (Public Law 108-309), I hereby determine and certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, Public Law 100-204.

This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months from the date hereof. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.

George W. Bush

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., October 26, 2004]

NOTE: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on October 15, and it will be published in the Federal Register on October 27. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue.