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On the recordApril 24, 2012
It is important to the national security interests of the United States to waive the provisions of section 7040(a) of the Act, in order to provide funds appropriated to carry out Chapter 4 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended, to the Palestinian Authority.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Memorandum on Waiver of Restriction on Providing Funds to the Palestinian Authority

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