MEMORANDUM OF JUSTIFICATION REGARDING CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 7045(a) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (DIV. G, P.L. 116-94) Section 7045(a)(2)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign...
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MEMORANDUM OF JUSTIFICATION REGARDING CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 7045(a) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020 (DIV. G, P.L. 116-94) Section 7045(a)(2)(A) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 (Div. G, P.L. 116-94) (FY 2020 SFOAA) requires the Secretary of State to certify and report to Congress that the central government of El Salvador government meets nine criteria, prior to obligating 50 percent of assistance for such government. Section 7045(a)(1)(B) further provides that FY 2019 funds for the central government of El Salvador shall be made available subject to the same conditions, notwithstanding section 7045(a)(1) and (2) of the FY 2019 SFOAA. For the reasons outlined below, the Deputy Secretary of State, pursuant to Delegation of Authority 245-2, has determined that, since the inauguration of President Bukele on June 1, 2019, the central Government of El Salvador (GO
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