[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 39 (Monday, September 27, 2004)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Presidential Determination on Eligibility of the African Union To 
Receive Defense Articles and Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as Amended, and the Arms Export Control Act, as Amended

September 24, 2004

 Presidential Determination No. 2004-50

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Presidential Determination on Eligibility of the African Union 
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 the African Union 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