*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Memorandum on Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization Office **

*April 9, 2009 *

Presidential Determination No. 2009–17

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject:* Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization Office

Pursuant to the authority and conditions contained in Section 7034(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div. H, Public Law 111–8), I hereby determine and certify that it is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of Section 1003 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, Public Law 100–204.

This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it in the *Federal Register*.

BARACK OBAMA

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., April 15, 2009]

NOTE: This memorandum was published in the *Federal Register* on April 16.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : Palestine Liberation Organization, waiver and certification of statutory provisions, memorandum.

*Subjects:* Palestinian Authority and Palestinians : Palestine Liberation Organization.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900249.