Palestinian Authority; waiver of restrictions on providing funds (Presidential Determination) No. 2009-2 of October 6

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The President

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Presidential Determination No. 2009-2 of October 6, 2008

Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the

Palestinian Authority

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

October 6, 2008

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''), as carried forward under section 1417 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

(Public Law 110-252) (the ``Supplemental''), 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, as carried forward under the Supplemental, in order to provide funds appropriated for fiscal year 2009 under the heading

Economic Support Funds 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, as carried forward under the Supplemental, and to publish the determination in the Federal Register.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, October 6, 2008

FR Doc. E8-24590

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