For Immediate Release
September 28, 2005
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination
No. 2005-39
SUBJECT: Transfers of Defense Articles or Services for Libya for Chemical Weapons Destruction
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the
United States, including sections 40(g) and 40A of the Arms Export Control
Act (AECA), I hereby:
- determine that the transaction, encompassing sales or licensing for
export of defense articles or defense services necessary to assist in
chemical weapon (CW) destruction in Libya, is essential to the national
security interests of the United States and important to the national
interests of the United States;
- waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A of the AECA related to such transaction; and
- assign to you the functions under AECA section 40(g)(2) to consult with and submit reports to the Congress for proposed specific exports or
transfers, 15 days prior to permitting them to proceed, that are necessary
for and within the scope of this waiver determination and the transaction
referred to herein.
You are authorized and directed to report this certification to the
Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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