[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 124 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
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[FR Doc No: 08-1394]


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                Presidential Determination No. 2008-22 of June 20, 2008

                
Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs 
                Related to Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the 
                Western Hemisphere

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and 
                the laws of the United States, including sections 2 and 
                4(a)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 
                1962 (the ``Act''), as amended, (22 U.S.C. 2601 and 
                2603), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code:

                (1) 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 $32.8 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 the Bureau of 
                Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department 
                of State, related to humanitarian needs in Africa, the 
                Middle East, Asia, and the Western Hemisphere; and

                (2) the functions of the President in relation to this 
                memorandum under section 2(d) of the Act, and of 
                establishing terms and conditions under section 2(c)(1) 
                of the Act, are assigned to you, and you may further 
                assign such functions to your subordinates, consistent 
                with applicable law.

                You are authorized and directed to publish this 
                memorandum in the Federal Register. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, June 20, 2008.

[FR Doc. 08-1394
Filed 6-25-08; 9:43 am]
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