Other Presidential Documents continue in effect beyond May 22, 2007. Therefore, in accordance with sec- tion 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am con- tinuing for 1 year the national emergency protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, May 18, 2007. Presidential Determination No. 2007-20 of June 1, 2007 Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 550(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (FOAA)(Public Law \17709-\17702), as amended by the Emergency Supple- mental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hur- ricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law \17709-234), sections 620K(e) and 620L(b)(4) of the Foreign Assistance Act, as added by the Palestinian Anti- Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law \17709-446), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby certify and report that: With respect to the provision of assistance for the administrative and per- sonal security costs of the Office of the President of the Palestinian Author- ity; for the activities of the President of the Palestinian Authority to pro- mote democracy, peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the rule of law and to fulfill his duties as President, including, among other things, to maintain control of the management and security of border cross- ings and to foster the Middle East peace process; and, with respect to inde- pendent agencies: \337 it is in the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance; \337 as the case may be, the President of the Palestinian Authority, the President's party, and independent agencies and any members thereof, including any individual or entity for which assistance is proposed to be provided, are not members of, appointed by, or effectively controlled by Hamas or any other foreign terrorist organization; and \337 such assistance provided hereunder will not be transferred or retrans- ferred to any member of Hamas or other foreign terrorist organization or to any entity effectively controlled by Hamas or other foreign terrorist or- ganization. Accordingly, I hereby waive section 550(a) of the FOAA, as amended, and section 620K(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended, with respect to such assistance, and authorize such assistance for the above purposes. 335
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