Notice2026-04481
Determination and Certification With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
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March 6, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11118-11119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04481]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12950]
Determination and Certification With Respect to the Child
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
Pursuant to section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of
2008 (22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) (CSPA) and Presidential Delegation of
Authority dated August 4, 2025, I hereby:
Determine that it is in the national interest of the United States
to waive, in part the application of the prohibition in section 404(a)
of the CSPA with respect to the DRC to allow for the provision of IMET
and PKO assistance; to waive, in full, the application of the
prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to Ethiopia; to
waive, in full, the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of
the CSPA with respect to Libya; to waive, in part, the application of
the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect to Somalia
to allow for the provision of PKO assistance and support provided
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 331 and 10 U.S.C. 333; to waive, in part, the
application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA with
respect to Yemen to allow for the provision of IMET, support provided
pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 331 and 10 U.S.C. 333, and the issuance of EDA
licenses to the extent that the CSPA would restrict such assistance; to
waive, in part, the application of the prohibition in section 404(a) of
the CSPA with respect to Syria to allow for IMET and PKO assistance,
support provided pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 331 and 10 U.S.C. 333, and the
issuance of DCS and EDA licenses; and to waive the application of the
prohibition in section 404(a) of the CSPA to allow for the issuance of
DCS licenses related to other U.S. Government assistance for the above
countries and, with respect to the Russian Federation, solely for the
issuance of DCS licenses in connection with the International Space
Station.
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Certify that the governments of the above countries are taking
effective and continuing steps to address the problem of child
soldiers.
Accordingly, I hereby waive such applications of section 404(a) of
the CSPA.
This determination and certification shall be published in the
Federal Register and shall be transmitted, along with the accompanying
Memorandum of Justification, to Congress.
Dated: February 17, 2026.
Marco Rubio,
Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-04481 Filed 3-5-26; 8:45 am]
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