[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 16 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Pages 623-624]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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

April 17, 2001

 Presidential Determination No. 2001-13

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

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

    Pursuant to the authority and conditions contained in section 538(d) 
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2001, Public

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Law 106-429, 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 from the 
date hereof. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this 
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., April 23, 
2001]

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on April 18, and it was published in the Federal Register on April 24.