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Memorandum for the Secretary of State
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 30, 2006

Memorandum for the Secretary of State




Presidential Determination No. 2006-17

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
the 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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