Title 3--The President scheduled bus services and cross-border truck services. In reviewing such applications, the Department shall continue to work closely with the De- partment of Justice, the Office of Homeland Security, and other relevant Federal departments, agencies, and offices in order to help ensure the secu- rity of the border and to prevent potential threats to national security. Motor carriers demiriled in Mexico operating in the United States will be subiect to the same Federal and State laws, regulations, and procedures that apply to carriers demiriled in the United States. These include safety regu- lations, such as drug and alcohol testing requirements; insurance require- ments; taxes and fees; and other applicable laws and regulations, including those administered by the United States Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Department of Labor, and Federal and State environmental agencies. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Fed- eral Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, November 27, 2002. Presidential Determination No. 2003-04 of November 29, 2002 Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions Under Section 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Pursuant to the authority contained in section 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ("the Act") (Public Law 107-228), and pursuant to section 603 of that Act, regarding noncompliance by the PLO and the Palestinian Authority with certain commitments, I hereby impose the sanction set out in section 604(a)(2), "Downgrade in Status of the PLO Office in the United States." This sanction is imposed for a period of 180 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later. You are authorized and directed to transmit to the appropriate congres- sional committees the initial report described in section 603 of the Act. Furthermore, I hereby determine that it is in the national security interest of the United States to waive that sanction, pursuant to section 604 of the Act. This waiver shall be effective for a period of \17780 days from the date hereof or until such time as the next report required by section 603 of the Act is transmitted to the Congress, whichever is later. You are hereby authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, November 29, 2002. 330
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