[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 30 (Monday, July 30, 2001)]
[Pages 1107-1108]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Funding for Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance

July 26, 2001

 Presidential Determination No. 2001-22

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 $27 million be made 
available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund 
to meet unexpected urgent refugee and migration needs, including those 
of refugees, displaced persons, conflict victims, and other persons at 
risk due to the situations in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, and 
Afghanistan. These funds may be used, as appropriate, to provide 
contributions to international, governmental, and nongovernmental 
organizations, and as necessary, for administrative expenses of the 
Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Of the $27 million hereby 
determined, not more than $5 million shall be reserved on a contingency 
basis in order to allow for

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immediate United States response to unexpected urgent refugee and 
migration needs.
    You are authorized and directed to inform the appropriate committees 
of the Congress of this determination and the obligation of funds under 
this authority, and to arrange for the publication of this memorandum in 
the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush