[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 54947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21771]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 8452]


Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to the Central Government of 
Afghanistan

    Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. 
L. 112-74) (``the Act''), as carried forward by the Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2013 (Div. F, Pub. L. 113-6), and Department of 
State Delegation of Authority Number 245-1, I hereby determine that it 
is important to the national interest of the United States to waive the 
requirements of Section 7031(b)(1) of the Act and similar provisions of 
law in prior year Acts with respect to Afghanistan and I hereby waive 
this restriction.
    This determination and the accompanying Memorandum of Justification 
shall be reported to the Congress, and the determination shall be 
published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: July 12, 2013.
William J. Burns,
 Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-21771 Filed 9-5-13; 8:45 am]
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