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Presidential Determination

Eligibility of the Southern African Development Community to Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended

President Bush determined that providing defense articles and services to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) would strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace, making SADC eligible under the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act. The Secretary of State was directed to transmit this determination to Congress and arrange for Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 74 FR 5097

Impact dates

  1. Transmit determination to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Find that furnishing defense articles and defense services to SADC strengthens U.S. security and promotes world peace
  • Transmit determination to Congress
  • Arrange for publication in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Determination takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State to transmit to Congress and arrange Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • SADC eligibility for future defense articles and services under FAA and AECA

Risks & tensions

  • Determination signed two days before end of Bush administration; timing suggests last-minute foreign policy positioning
  • No conditions or limitations specified on type/scale of defense articles and services
  • No congressional consultation requirements beyond transmission
Presidential Determination: Eligibility of the Southern African Development Community 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