[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 32 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Pages 1034-1035]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions Under Section 604 of 
the FY 2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act

August 7, 2003

 Presidential Determination No. 2003-30

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions Under Section 604 of the FY 
2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-228)

    Consistent with the authority contained in section 604 of the FY 
2003 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (Public Law 107-228) (the 
``Act''), and with reference to the determinations set out in the report 
to the Congress transmitted herewith, consistent with section 603 of 
that Act, regarding noncompliance by the PLO and the Palestinian 
Authority with certain commitments, I hereby impose the sanction set out 
in section 604(a)(2) ``Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office in the 
United States.'' This sanction is imposed for a period of 180 days from 
the date hereof or until such time as the next report required by 
section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is 
later. You are authorized and directed to transmit to the appropriate 
congressional committees the initial report described in section 603 of 
the Act.
    Furthermore, I hereby determine that it is in the national security 
interest of the

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United States to waive that sanction, pursuant to section 604 of the 
Act. This waiver shall be effective for a period of 180 days from the 
date hereof or until such time as the next report required by section 
603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later. You 
are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the 
Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush