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title: "22 U.S.C. § 8794"
description: "Waiver"
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title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
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citation: "22 U.S.C. § 8794"
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# 22 U.S.C. § 8794 - Waiver

## Text

The President may waive the requirement to include a person on a list required by section 8791, 8792, or 8793 of this title or to impose sanctions pursuant to any such section if the President—

(1) determines that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States; and

(2) submits to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the reasons for that determination.

(Pub. L. 112–158, title VII, § 705, Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1268.)

## Notes

Termination of SectionFor termination of section, see section 8795 of this title.