17 October 2001
Text: Bush Waives Anti-Terrorism Act on PLO Another Six Months
(Invokes U.S. national security interests) (210)
Following is the text of a White House memorandum for the secretary of
state regarding the waiver and certification of statutory provisions
regarding the Palestine Liberation Organization:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release October 17, 2001
October 16, 2001
Presidential Determination No. 2002-03
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Waiver and Certification of Statutory Provisions Regarding
the Palestine Liberation Organization
Pursuant to the authority and conditions contained in section 538(d)
of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2001, Public Law 106-429, as provided for in the
Joint Resolution Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year
2002, and for other Purposes (Public Law 107-44), I hereby determine
and certify that it is important to the national security interests of
the United States to waive the provisions of section 1003 of the
Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987, Public Law 100-204.
This waiver shall be effective for a period of 6 months from the date
hereof. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this
determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal
Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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