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Federal Register Presidential Documents

Vol. 71, No. 176

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Title 3— Presidential Determination No. 2006–22 of August 28, 2006

The President Transfers of Defense Articles and Services in Support of

Sudan Security Sector Transformation (SST) Program

Memorandum for the Secretary of 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), I hereby:
• Determine that the transaction, encompassing transfers of defense
articles and services, funded by United States Government assist-
ance, necessary for an SST program for the Government of South-
ern Sudan that will support transformation of the Sudan People’s
Liberation Army from a guerrilla force into a smaller, conventional
force is essential to the national security interests of the United
States. Such transfers include the provision of vehicles and com-
munications equipment; power generation; facilities construction/
renovation; training and technical assistance; recommendations for
force structure, training, equipment, infrastructure, and resource
management; and other defense articles and services in support of
military reform in Southern Sudan, including support to the Sudan
People’s Liberation Movement;
• Waive the prohibitions in section 40 of the AECA related to such
transaction; and
• Assign to you the functions under section 40(g)(2) of the AECA
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 deter-
mination and the transaction referred to herein.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress
and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

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Washington, August 28, 2006.
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