For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 6, 2005
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination
No. 2005-27
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 Congress transmitted on the date hereof, pursuant
to section 603 of that Act, regarding noncompliance by the PLO 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
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