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Eligibility of the Board of Peace To Receive Defense Articles and Defense Services Under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act

President Donald Trump issued this presidential determination to make the Board of Peace eligible to receive U.S. defense articles and defense services under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act. In the memo, he formally finds that providing this assistance would strengthen U.S. security and promote world peace. The action authorizes and directs the Secretary of State to send the determination and its justification to Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register. In short, it clears the legal path for the Board of Peace to receive certain U.S. defense-related support and explains that it was issued on national security and peace-promotion grounds.