[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 58859-58860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23449]


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                Presidential Determination No. 2013-15 of September 16, 
                2013

                
Provision of Defense Articles and Services to 
                Vetted Members of the Syrian Opposition for Use in 
                Syria To Prevent the Use or Proliferation of Chemical 
                Weapons and Related Materials, Organizations 
                Implementing U.S. Department of State or U.S. Agency 
                for International Development (USAID) Programs Inside 
                or Related to Syria, and International Organizations 
                for Their Use Inside or Related to Syria

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States, 
                including sections 40(g) and 40A(b) of the Arms Export 
                Control Act (AECA), I hereby:

                 determine that the transaction, encompassing 
                the provision of defense articles and defense services 
                to vetted members of the Syrian opposition; 
                organizations implementing U.S. Department of State or 
                USAID programs inside or related to Syria; and 
                international organizations necessary for the conduct 
                of their operations inside or related to Syria, or to 
                prevent the preparation, use, or proliferation of 
                Syria's chemical weapons, is essential to the national 
                security interests of the United States;

                 waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A 
                of the AECA related to such a transaction; and

                 delegate to the Secretary of State the 
                responsibility under section 40(g)(2) of the AECA to 
                consult with and submit reports to the Congress for 
                proposed exports, 15 days prior to authorizing them to 
                proceed, that are necessary for and within the scope of 
                this waiver determination and the transaction referred 
                to herein.

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                You are authorized and directed to publish this 
                determination in the Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, September 16, 2013.

[FR Doc. 2013-23449
Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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