[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[January 21, 1992]
[Page 123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum on Transportation of Humanitarian Assistance to the Former 
Soviet Union

January 21, 1992
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Transportation of Humanitarian Assistance to the Former Soviet 
Union

    Pursuant to the laws of the United States, including section 109 of 
the ``Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers for 
Relief From the Effects of Natural Disasters, for Other Urgent Needs, 
and for Incremental Cost of `Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm' Act 
of 1992'' (Public Law 102-229):
    1. I designate as emergency requirements, pursuant to the terms of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
amended, the full amount for which section 109 provides.
    2. Effective upon satisfaction of applicable congressional 
notification requirements, I direct the Secretary of Defense to transfer 
funds under section 109 as it incorporates by reference section 301(b) 
of H.R. 3807 as passed the Senate on November 25, 1991.
    3. The authorities and duties of the President under section 301 of 
H.R. 3807 as passed the Senate on November 25, 1991, and referred to in 
section 109 (except the designation of emergency relating to funding 
addressed in paragraph 1 and the direction addressed in paragraph 2) are 
hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense.
    You are directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4:26 
                        p.m., January 24, 1992]

                    Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of 
                        the Press Secretary on January 22.