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Presidential Determination

Assistance for Pakistan

President Bush authorized up to $50 million in foreign assistance to Pakistan, bypassing normal legal restrictions under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, citing U.S. security interests following the September 11 attacks.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 51293

Impact dates

  1. Transmission to Congress and Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Determine $50 million assistance to Pakistan important to U.S. security interests
  • Authorize furnishing of assistance without regard to provisions of law within scope of section 614(a)(1)
  • Direct Secretary of State to transmit determination to Congress
  • Direct Secretary of State to arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • $50 million assistance authorized for immediate furnishing

Near term (90d)

  • Transmission to Congress and Federal Register publication

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Waiver of normal legal restrictions raises oversight concerns
  • Timing suggests post-9/11 strategic alignment with Pakistan may carry long-term regional consequences
Presidential Determination: Assistance for Pakistan · Executive Orders