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Presidential Determination

Eligibility of the Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en Matiere d'Armement To Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended

This presidential determination finds that providing defense articles and services to the Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en matiere d'Armement (OCCAR, a European defense procurement organization) will strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, thereby making OCCAR eligible to receive such materials under the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act. The Secretary of State is directed to transmit this determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 20707

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register filing date

Key directives

  • Find that furnishing defense articles and services to OCCAR strengthens U.S. security and promotes world peace
  • Authorize and direct Secretary of State to transmit determination to Congress
  • Authorize and direct Secretary of State to publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State directed to transmit to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication process (filed May 7, 2018)

Long term

  • Ongoing eligibility for OCCAR to receive U.S. defense articles and services

Risks & tensions

  • Potential tension with U.S. preference for NATO frameworks over separate European defense structures
  • Uncertainty about specific defense transfers to be authorized under this eligibility determination
Presidential Determination: Eligibility of the Organisation Conjointe de Cooperation en Matiere d'Armement To Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended · Executive Orders