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Presidential Determination

Waiver of Restrictions on Assistance to the Republic of Uzbekistan under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act

President Bush waived congressionally-imposed restrictions on U.S. assistance to Uzbekistan for Fiscal Year 2004, certifying that doing so served national security interests. The waiver applied to restrictions under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act and the FREEDOM Support Act, with required transmission of an unclassified report and classified annex to Congress.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 2479

Impact dates

  1. Waiver expires (end of Fiscal Year 2004)

Key directives

  • Waive restrictions under subsection (d) of section 1203 of Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 for FY2004 with respect to Uzbekistan
  • Waive requirements under section 502 of FREEDOM Support Act for FY2004 with respect to Uzbekistan
  • Transmit certification and unclassified report with classified annex to Congress
  • Arrange for publication of certification in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect for Fiscal Year 2004
  • Transmission of certification and report to Congress

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Potential continuation of security assistance relationship with Uzbekistan

Risks & tensions

  • Waiver of human rights/democracy conditions on security assistance may draw congressional scrutiny
  • Uzbekistan's human rights record was already controversial by 2003
  • Certification relies on executive judgment of 'national security interests' without public justification
Presidential Determination: Waiver of Restrictions on Assistance to the Republic of Uzbekistan under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 and Title V of the FREEDOM Support Act · Executive Orders