[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 02-11905]


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                Presidential Determination No. 02-18 of April 27, 2001

                
Determination to (1) Waive Section 512 of the 
                Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
                Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115) 
                and Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
                1961, as amended to Provide Assistance to Afghanistan 
                and (2) Authorize a Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(1) of 
                the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, to 
                Provide Emergency Military Assistance to Afghanistan

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the 
                Secretary of Defense

                Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the 
                Constitution and laws of the United States, including 
                section 512 of the Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign 
                Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
                Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107-
                115) (FOAA) and sections 506(a)(1) and 620(q) of the 
                Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 
                2318(a)(1) (FAA), I hereby determine that:

(1)

 assistance to Afghanistan is in the national interest of the United 
States; and

(2)

 an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military assistance 
to the Government of Afghanistan for purposes of training and equipping the 
Afghan national armed forces; and the emergency requirement cannot be met 
under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except 
section 506(a)(1) of the FAA.

                Accordingly, I hereby waive section 512 of the FOAA and 
                section 620(q) of the FAA with respect to assistance to 
                Afghanistan. Further, I hereby direct the drawdown of 
                up to $2 million of defense articles, services, and 
                training from the inventory and resources of the 
                Department of Defense for military assistance for 
                Afghanistan.

                The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to 
                report this determination to the Congress and to 
                arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, April 27, 2002.

[FR Doc. 02-11905
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