[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 38 (Monday, September 25, 1995)]
[Pages 1631-1632]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Assistance to Rwanda and Burundi

September 20, 1995

Presidential Determination No. 95-44

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

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

    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 $20,000,000 be made 
available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund 
to meet the urgent and unexpected needs of refugees and victims of 
conflict from Rwanda and Burundi. These funds may be used as necessary 
to provide U.S. contributions in response to the appeals of 
international and nongovernmental organizations for funds to meet the 
urgent and unforeseen humanitarian needs of victims of conflict from 
Rwanda and Burundi.
    You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate committees 
of the Congress of this determination and obligation of funds under this 
authority and to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
                                            William J. Clinton

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on September 21.

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