[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 38 (Monday, September 22, 2003)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on the United States Contribution to the Korean Peninsula 
Energy Development Organization

September 14, 2003

 Presidential Determination No. 2003-37

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: U.S. Contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development 
Organization: Determination Regarding Funds Under the Heading 
``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs'' in 
Title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs Appropriations, 2003, Division E of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7) (the ``Act'')

    Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 562 of 
Division E of the Act, I hereby determine that it is vital to the 
national security interests of the United States to waive the 
restriction in that section and provide up to $3.72 million in funds 
made available under the heading ``Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, 
Demining and Related Programs'' in title II of Division E of the Act, 
for assistance to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 
(KEDO) for administrative expenses only.
    You are hereby authorized and directed to report this determination 
and the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, prepared by my 
Administration, to the Congress and to arrange for publication of this 
determination in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., September 18, 
2003]

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on September 15, and it was published in the Federal Register on 
September 19.