*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Memorandum on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Gaza **

*January 27, 2009 *

Presidential Determination No. 2009–15

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject: *Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Gaza* *

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (the "Act"), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601), I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Act, that it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the Act in an amount not to exceed $20.3 million from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for the purpose of meeting unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs, including by contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations and payment of administrative expenses of Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, related to humanitarian needs of Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the *Federal Register*.

BARACK OBAMA

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., February 3, 2009]

NOTE: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on February 2, and it was published in the *Federal Register* on February 4.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : Gaza, refugee and migration needs, memorandum.

*Subjects:* Middle East : Gaza :: U.S. humanitarian assistance.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900051.