[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 30 (Monday, July 26, 2004)]
[Page 1351]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

<R04>
Memorandum on Eligibility of Iraq To Receive Defense Articles and 
Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, and the 
Arms Export Control Act, as Amended

July 21, 2004

 Presidential Determination No. 2004-40

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Eligibility of Iraq to Receive Defense Articles and Services 
Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms 
Export Control Act, as Amended

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the 
laws of the United States, including section 503(a) of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and section 3(a)(1) of the Arms 
Export Control Act, as amended, I hereby find that the furnishing of 
defense articles and services to Iraq will strengthen the security of 
the United States and promote world peace.
    You are authorized and directed to report this finding to the 
Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush