Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2007-17 of April 25, 2007 Transfer of Defense Articles and Services in Support of the Southern Sudan Security Sector Reform (SSR) Program \177/lemorandum /or the Secretary o/State Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 40(g) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby: \337 Determine and certify that the transaction, encompassing U.S. Govern- ment-funded transfers and commercial exports of defense articles and serv- ices necessary for an SSR program for the security sector of the Govern- ment of Southern Sudan, including support for: transformation of the Sudan People's Liberation Army from a guerrilla force into a smaller, con- ventional force; the Sudan People's Liberation Movement; a protective serv- ice detail, police service, intelligence, and other law enforcement entities of the Government of Southern Sudan; and private entities involved in the SSR program, is essential to the national security interests of the United States; \337 Waive the prohibitions in section 40 of the AECA related to such a trans- action; and \337 Assign to you the functions of the President under section 40(g)(2) of the AECA to consult with and submit reports to the Congress for proposed spe- cific transfers or exports, 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 determination to the Con- gress and arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, April 25, 2007. Notice of May 8, 2007 Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria On May \177, 2004, pursuant to my authority under the International Emer- gency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. \17770\177-1706) and the Syria Account- ability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law \17708- \17775), I issued Executive Order \1773338 in which I declared a national emer- gency authorizing the blocking of property of certain persons and prohib- iting the exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria. On April 25, 2006, I issued Executive Order \1773399 to expand the scope of this na- tional emergency. I took these actions to deal with the unusual and extraor- dinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the 331
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