Use of $18.1 Million in Unallocated Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs Funds for a U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)

President Clinton authorized transferring $18.1 million from unallocated Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs funds to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), waiving normal legal restrictions under section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 64 FR 54499

Timeline

Immediate

Determination signed September 29, 1999
Authorization to furnish $18.1 million in assistance to KEDO
Direction to Secretary of State to transmit to Congress and publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

Federal Register publication completed October 7, 1999

Long term

KEDO funding supports implementation of Agreed Framework nuclear nonproliferation objectives

Risks & tensions

Section 614(a)(1) waiver allows bypassing normal congressional restrictions on foreign assistance, creating executive-legislative tension over control of appropriated funds

KEDO was politically controversial due to concerns about indirectly supporting North Korean regime

Document filed 8 days after signing, suggesting routine procedural handling