Assistance Program for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

President Clinton determined that national security interests required waiving a statutory restriction on assistance funds for the former Soviet republics for FY1996 and FY1997, directing the Secretary of State to notify Congress and publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 28297

Impact dates

May 5, 1997
Determination effective; waiver of restriction

Key directives

Waive restriction in subsection (o) on Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
Notify Congress of this determination
Arrange for publication in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · State Department

Timeline

Immediate

Waiver takes effect upon determination; funds become available without statutory restriction
Secretary of State to notify Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Continued U.S. assistance flows to former Soviet republics for FY1996-FY1997 without restriction

Risks & tensions

Specific restriction being waived is not quoted in text—unclear what policy condition Congress had attached
Waiver authority appears routine but bypasses normal legislative conditions on aid