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 118 STAT. 3012 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 (d)(1) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set forth in subsection (a) with respect to parking fines and penalties no sooner than 60 days from the date of enactment of this Act, or at any time with respect to a particular country, if the Secretary determines that it is in the national interests of the United States to do so. (2) The Secretary of State may waive the requirements set forth in subsection (a) with respect to the unpaid property taxes if the Secretary of State determines that it is in the national interests of the United States to do so. (e) Not later than 6 months after the initial exercise of the waiver authority in subsection (d), the Secretary of State, after consultations with the City of New York, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing a strategy, including a timetable and steps currently being taken, to collect the parking fines and penalties and unpaid property taxes and interest owed by nations receiving foreign assistance under this Act. (f) In this section: (1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com mittee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (2) The term ‘‘fully adjudicated’’ includes circumstances in which the person to whom the vehicle is registered— (A)(i) has not responded to the parking violation sum mons; or (ii) has not followed the appropriate adjudication proce dure to challenge the summons; and (B) the period of time for payment of or challenge to the summons has lapsed. (3) The term ‘‘parking fines and penalties’’ means parking fines and penalties— (A) owed to— (i) the District of Columbia; or (ii) New York, New York; and (B) incurred during the period April 1, 1997, through September 30, 2004. (4) The term ‘‘unpaid property taxes’’ means the amount of unpaid taxes and interest determined to be owed by a foreign country on real property in the District of Columbia or New York, New York in a court order or judgment entered against such country by a court of the United States or any State or subdivision thereof. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR THE PLO FOR THE WEST BANK AND GAZA SEC. 544. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization for the West Bank and Gaza unless the President has exercised the authority under section 604(a) of the Middle East Peace Facilita tion Act of 1995 (title VI of Public Law 104–107) or any other legislation to suspend or make inapplicable section 307 of the For eign Assistance Act of 1961 and that suspension is still in effect: Provided, That if the President fails to make the certification under section 604(b)(2) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995 Deadline. Reports.

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