For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 6, 2004
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination No. 2004-41
SUBJECT: Waiving Prohibition on United States Military Assistance with Respect to the Republic of the Congo
Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of the
American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the "Act"), title II
of Public Law 107-206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.), I hereby:
- Determine that the Republic of the Congo has entered into an
agreement with the United States pursuant to Article 98 of the Rome
Statute preventing the International Criminal Court from proceeding
against U.S. personnel present in such countries; and
- Waive the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act with
respect to this country for as long as such agreement remains in
force.
You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the
Congress, and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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