Suspending the Iraq Sanctions Act, Making Inapplicable

Presidential Determination No. 2003-23 of May 7, 2003

Suspending the Iraq Sanctions Act, Making
Inapplicable

Certain Statutory Provisions Related to Iraq, and
Delegating Authorities, under the Emergency Wartime
Supplemental

Appropriations Act, 2003
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the
Secretary of Commerce

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States,
including sections 1503 and 1504 of the Emergency
Wartime Supplemental Act, 2003, Public Law 108-11 (the
``Act''), and section 301 of title 3, United States
Code, I hereby:

(1) suspend the application of all of the
provisions, other than section 586E, of the Iraq
Sanctions Act of 1990, Public Law 101-513, and
(2) make inapplicable with respect to Iraq section
620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Public Law
87-195, as amended (the ``FAA''), and any other
provision of law that applies to countries that have
supported terrorism.

In addition, I delegate the functions and authorities
conferred upon the President by:

(1) section 1503 of the Act to submit reports to
the designated committees of the Congress to the
Secretary of Commerce, or until such time as the
principal licensing responsibility for the export to
Iraq of items on the Commerce Control List has reverted
to the Department of Commerce, to the Secretary of the
Treasury; and,
(2) section 1504 of the Act to the Secretary of
State.

The functions and authorities delegated herein may be
further delegated and redelegated to the extent
consistent with applicable law.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to
publish this determination in the Federal Register.

(Presidential Sig.)B

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, May 7, 2003.