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State Department waives section 7012 restriction on US assistance to Yemen

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A short State Department notice records a determination signed in June and published in November waiving the application of section 7012 of the FY2026 appropriations act to US assistance for Yemen. For teams tracking US foreign assistance and country-level restrictions, it confirms the legal basis now in place and the reporting owed to Congress.

  • The Deputy Secretary of State determined that US foreign assistance for Yemen is in the national interest of the United States.
  • The determination waives the application of section 7012 of the FY2026 appropriations act (Div. F, Pub. L. 119-75) to assistance for Yemen.
  • It was signed on June 29, 2026 by Michael Rigas under Delegation of Authority 513 and published in the Federal Register as Public Notice 13163.
  • The determination, with an accompanying Memorandum of Justification, is to be reported to Congress.

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The Department of State published a notice recording a determination relating to US assistance to Yemen. According to the notice, on June 29, 2026 the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, acting under delegated authority, signed a determination…

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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22472/determination-with-respect-to-yemen
Published by Federal Register — State Department · 04 Nov 2026
Read by Regulus 13 Nov 2026 at 01:10 UTC
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