Palestinian Authority; Waiver of Restrictions on Funding (Presidential Determination) No. 2008-13 of February 28

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The President

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Presidential Determination No. 2008-13 of February 28, 2008

Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the

Palestinian Authority

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

By the authority vested in me as President by the

Constitution and the laws of the United States of

America, including section 650(b) of the Department of

State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 2008 (Division J, Public Law 110- 161) (the ``Act''), I hereby certify that it is important to the national security interests of the

United States to waive the provisions of section 650(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to carry out chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign

Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, to the Palestinian

Authority.

You are directed to transmit this determination to the

Congress, with a report pursuant to section 650(d) of the Act, and to publish the determination in the

Federal Register.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, February 28, 2008.

FR Doc. 08-990

Filed 3-6-08; 8:45 am

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