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Presidential Determination

Waiver of Conditions on Obligation and Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction of a Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia for Calendar Year 2006

President Bush waived statutory conditions on U.S. funds for planning, designing, and constructing a chemical weapons destruction facility in Russia for 2006, certifying the waiver serves national security interests. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit the certification and supporting documents to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 1469

Impact dates

  1. Waiver applies for calendar year 2006

Key directives

  • Waive conditions under section 1305 of NDAA FY2000 for CY 2006
  • Certify waiver is important to national security interests
  • Submit statement, justification, and plan to Congress per section 1303 of NDAA FY2005
  • Transmit certification to Congress
  • Arrange publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect for calendar year 2006
  • Secretary of State directed to transmit certification to Congress

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication to be arranged

Long term

  • Chemical weapons destruction facility planning/design/construction proceeds with waived conditions

Risks & tensions

  • Congressional oversight tension: waiver bypasses conditions lawmakers originally placed on funds
  • Text does not specify what conditions were waived, limiting transparency assessment
  • Cooperative threat reduction with Russia during period of evolving bilateral relations
Presidential Determination: Waiver of Conditions on Obligation and Expenditure of Funds for Planning, Design, and Construction of a Chemical Weapons Destruction Facility in Russia for Calendar Year 2006 · Executive Orders