Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the laws of the United States, including Section 686(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 (Div. J, Pub. L. 110161) (the ``Act''), I hereby determine that waiving the requirements of subsection (a) of Section 686 of the Act is important to the national interests of the United States, and I hereby so waive.

This Determination shall be published in the Federal Register and copies shall be provided to the appropriate committees of the Congress. [[Page 40008]]

Dated: June 25, 2008.
Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of State, Department of State.
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These eight Department of State designated flight schools are also certified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue the Form I20, which is needed to obtain an M visa. Regulations governing the M visa appear at 8 CFR 214.2(m). DHS is also responsible for the securityrelated screening of all alien flight training candidates. Regulations governing flight training candidate screening appear at 49 CFR 1552. In January 2006, the Depa ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-07-11-E8-15454 Fri, Jul 11 2008 11:00:00 GMT