96-12936. Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With the Palestine Liberation Organization

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 26019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12936]





                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / 
Presidential Documents

[[Page 26019]]


                Presidential Determination No. 96-20 of April 1, 1996

                
Suspending Restrictions on U.S. Relations With 
                the Palestine Liberation Organization

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Middle 
                East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995, title VI, Foreign 
                Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
                Appropriations Act, 1996, Public Law 104-107, (``the 
                Act''), I hereby:

                (1) Certify that it is in the national interest to 
                suspend the application of the following provisions of 
                law until June 15, 1996:

                    (A) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
                1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2227), as it applies with 
                respect to the Palestine Liberation Organization or 
                entities associated with it;
                    (B) Section 114 of the Department of State 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (22 
                U.S.C. 287e note), as it applies with respect to the 
                Palestine Liberation Organization or entities 
                associated with it;
                    (C) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations 
                Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 
                U.S.C. 5202); and
                    (D) Section 37, Bretton Woods Agreement Act (22 
                U.S.C. 286w), as it applies to the granting to the 
                Palestine Liberation Organization of observer status or 
                other official status at any meeting sponsored by or 
                associated with the International Monetary Fund.

                (2) certify that the Palestine Liberation Organization, 
                the Palestinian Authority, and successor entities are 
                abiding by the commitments described in section 
                604(b)(4) of the Act.

                (3) certify that funds provided pursuant to the 
                exercise of this authority and the authorities under 
                section 583(a) of Public Law 103-236 and section 3(a) 
                of Public Law 102-125 have been used for the purposes 
                for which they were intended.

                You are authorized and directed to transmit this 
                determination to the Congress and to publish it in the 
                Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, April 1, 1996.

[FR Doc. 96-12936
Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
Billing code 4710-10-M