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Presidential Determination

Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization

President Clinton waived section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, which would have restricted the Palestine Liberation Organization's operations in the United States, certifying that doing so was important to national security interests through October 21, 1999. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this determination to Congress and publish it in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 64 FR 29537

Impact dates

  1. Waiver expiration date

Key directives

  • Waive section 1003 of Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 through October 21, 1999
  • Certify waiver is important to national security interests
  • Transmit determination to Congress
  • Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Waiver takes effect upon signing (May 24, 1999)
  • PLO operations in U.S. continue without statutory restrictions

Near term (90d)

  • Waiver expires October 21, 1999 (150 days from signing)
  • Congressional notification required

Long term

  • Potential need for renewal or alternative policy after expiration
  • Precedent for national security waivers of anti-terrorism statutes

Risks & tensions

  • Temporary nature creates policy uncertainty after October 1999
  • Waiving anti-terrorism statute for PLO may draw congressional scrutiny
  • National security certification language is standard but not elaborated
Presidential Determination: Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization · Executive Orders