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Presidential Determination

Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

President Obama waived a congressional restriction to allow U.S. foreign assistance funds to flow to the Palestinian Authority, certifying the waiver as important to national security interests. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit the determination to Congress with a required report and publish it in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 19535

Impact dates

  1. Transmit determination to Congress with section 7040(d) report and publish in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Waive section 7040(a) restrictions on providing funds to Palestinian Authority
  • Transmit determination to Congress with report pursuant to section 7040(d)
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect upon certification
  • Funds restriction lifted

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional report transmission
  • Federal Register publication

Long term

  • Continued foreign assistance to Palestinian Authority subject to future appropriations and waiver decisions

Risks & tensions

  • Congressional oversight tension: waiver overrides legislative restriction on funding
  • Political sensitivity of Palestinian Authority funding in U.S. foreign policy
  • Conditionality uncertainty: waiver is time-limited by annual appropriations cycle
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