[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 6 (Monday, February 14, 2005)]
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Memorandum on Waiving Prohibition on Use of Fiscal Year 2005 Economic 
Support Funds With Respect to Jordan

February 10, 2005

Presidential Determination No. 2005-20

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Waiving Prohibition on Use of Fiscal Year 2005 Economic Support 
Funds with Respect to Jordan

    Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 574 of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2005 (the ``Act''), Division D of Public Law 108-
447, I hereby:
<bullet>    Determine that it is important to the national security 
            interests of the United States to waive, for a period of 6 
            months from the date of this determination, the prohibition 
            of section 574(a) of the Act with respect to Jordan; and
<bullet>    Waive the prohibition with respect to this country for that 
            period.
    You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the 
Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on February 11.