[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 60 (Friday, March 28, 2003)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 03-7650]


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                Presidential Determination No. 2003-17 of March 20, 
                2003

                
Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the 
                Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as 
                Amended

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                Pursuant to section (2)(c)(1) of the Migration and 
                Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 
                2601(c)(1), I hereby determine that it is important to 
                the national interest that up to $22 million be made 
                available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration 
                Assistance Fund to meet unexpected urgent refugee and 
                migration needs that are anticipated in the event of a 
                future humanitarian emergency in the Middle East, to 
                include contingency planning for such needs. Such an 
                emergency may arise if it becomes necessary for the 
                United States and other nations to use military force 
                to disarm the Iraqi regime of its weapons of mass 
                destruction. These funds may be used, as appropriate, 
                to provide contributions to international, 
                governmental, and nongovernmental organizations, as 
                well as for administrative expenses to manage this 
                response by the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and 
                Migration.

                You are authorized and directed to inform the 
                appropriate committees of the Congress of this 
                determination and the obligation of funds under this 
                authority, and to publish this memorandum in the 
                Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, March 20, 2003.

[FR Doc. 03-7650
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