[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 42 (Monday, October 22, 2001)]
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[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

October 16, 2001

 Presidential Determination No. 2002-03

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 Law 106-429, as provided for in the 
Joint Resolution Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 
2002, and for other Purposes (Public Law 107-44), 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., October 22, 
2001]

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on October 17. It will be published in the Federal Register on October 
23.