🇦🇿Waiver Extension of Section 907 for U.S. Assistance to Azerbaijan
Presidential Determination No. 2025-08 extends the waiver of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act for Azerbaijan, supporting U.S. efforts against international terrorism and enhancing Azerbaijan's border security. The determination aims to facilitate operational readiness of U.S. Armed Forces while ensuring it does not interfere with Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations. It mandates publication in the Federal Register and subsequent congressional notification.
Learn More⚔️Sanctions on Sudan for Chemical Weapons Use and Business Implications
The Senior Official performing the functions of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, acting under authority delegated pursuant to an Executive order, has determined pursuant to section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (the Act), 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that the Government of Sudan has used chemical weapons in violation of international law. In addition, the Senior Official performing the functions of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security has determined and certified to Congress pursuant to section 307(d) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(d)) that it is essential to the national security interests of the United States to partially waive the application of the sanctions required under section 307(a) of the Act with respect to foreign assistance, licenses and other authorizations for the export of items on the U.S. Munitions List (USML), and the licensing of national security-sensitive goods and technology. The following is a notice of the sanctions to be imposed pursuant to section 307(a) of the Act, subject to these waivers.
Learn More🚫Withdrawal of Proposed Nondiscrimination Rules in Foreign Assistance
The Department of State (the Department) hereby withdraws two notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) that proposed specific contract and grant terms that would have prohibited the discriminatory use of Department foreign assistance funds on specified grounds.
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