[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 29, Number 38 (Monday, September 27, 1993)]
[Page 1817]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Assistance to Jordan

 September 17, 1993

Presidential Determination No. 93-39

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Assistance to Jordan

    I. Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 614(a) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2364(a)) (the 
``Act''), I hereby:
    (1) determine that it is important to the security interests of the 
United States to furnish to Jordan, through funds appropriated during 
fiscal year 1993, up to $20 million of assistance under Chapter 1 of 
Part I and Chapters 4 and 8 of Part II of the Act, and up to $1 million 
of assistance under Chapter 5 of Part II of the Act, without regard to 
section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-391) or any other 
provision of law within the scope of section 614 of the Act;
    (2) determine that it is vital to the national security interests of 
the United States to furnish to Jordan up to $9 million in assistance 
under Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act from Foreign Military 
Financing funds previously allocated to Jordan without regard to section 
584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-391) or any other provision of 
law within the scope of section 614 of the Act; and
    (3) authorize the furnishing of such assistance.
    II. In addition, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 
573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-391), I hereby determine and 
certify that the provision to Jordan of the assistance described in 
paragraph I above is in the national interest of the United States.
    You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination to 
the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.
                                            William J. Clinton

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on September 20.