[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 27 (Monday, July 11, 2005)]
[Pages 1131-1132]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance 
With Respect to the Dominican Republic

July 4, 2005

 Presidential Determination No. 2005-26

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance with 
Respect to the Dominican Republic

    Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of the 
American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the ``Act''), title II 
of Public Law 107-206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.), I hereby:
 <bullet>    Determine that the Dominican Republic has entered into an 
            agreement with the United States pursuant to Article 98 of 
            the Rome Statute preventing the International Criminal Court 
            from proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such 
            country; and
 <bullet>    Waive the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act with 
            respect to this country for as long as such agreement 
            remains in force.
    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

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 11, 
2005]

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on July 6, and it will be published in the Federal Register on July 12.

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