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Memorandum on Implementation of Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228)

February 13, 2008

 Presidential Determination No. 2008-12

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Implementation of Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-228)

    Consistent with the authority contained in section 604 of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-
228)(the ``Act''), and with reference to the determinations set out in 
the report to be transmitted to the Congress pursuant to section 603 of 
that Act regarding noncompliance by the Palestine Liberation 
Organization and the Palestinian Authority with certain commitments, I 
hereby impose the sanction set out in section 604(a)(2), ``Downgrade in 
Status of the PLO Office in the United States.'' This sanction is 
imposed for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or until such time 
as the next report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to 
the Congress, whichever is later. You are authorized and directed to 
transmit to the appropriate congressional committees the report 
described in section 603 of the Act.
    Furthermore, I hereby determine that it is in the national security 
interest of the United States to waive that sanction, pursuant to 
section 604(c) of the Act. This waiver shall be effective for a period 
of 180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next report 
required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, 
whichever is later.
    You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this 
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush