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Memorandum on Emergency Disaster Assistance to Southern Africa

March 2, 2000

Presidential Determination No. 2000-17

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961, as Amended, to Provide Emergency Disaster Assistance in 
Southern Africa

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(2) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (the 
``Act''), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to draw down articles and services from the inventory and 
resources of the Department of Defense, for the purpose of providing 
international disaster assistance to Southern Africa, including 
Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.
    Therefore, I direct the drawdown of up to $37.6 million of articles 
and services from the inventory and resources of the Department of 
Defense for Southern Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa, 
Zimbabwe, and Botswana for the purposes and under the authorities of 
chapter 9 of part I of the Act.
    The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this 
determination to the Congress immediately and to arrange for its 
publication in the Federal Register.
                                            William J. Clinton