[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 48 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Page 2093]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Waiving the Prohibition on the Use of Fiscal Year 2006 
Economic Support Funds With Respect to Various Parties to the Rome 
Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court

November 27, 2006

 Presidential Determination No. 2007-5

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Waiving the Prohibition on the Use of Fiscal Year 2006 Economic 
Support Funds with Respect to Various Parties to the Rome Statute 
Establishing the International Criminal Court

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws 
of the United States, including section 574 of the Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (the 
``Act''), Public Law 109-102, I hereby:
 <bullet>    Determine that it is important to the national interests of 
            the United States to waive the prohibition of section 574(a) 
            of the Act with respect to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, 
            Ecuador, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Namibia, Niger, Paraguay, 
            Peru, Samoa, South Africa, and Tanzania; and
 <bullet>    Waive the prohibition of section 574(a) of the Act with 
            respect to these countries.
    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 November 28.