[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 38, Number 27 (Monday, July 8, 2002)]
[Page 1115]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Emergency Military Counterterrorism Assistance to the 
Armed Forces of the Philippines

June 28, 2002

 Presidential Determination No. 2002-24

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Presidential Determination to Authorize the Furnishing of 
Emergency Military Counterterrorism Assistance to the Armed Forces of 
the Philippines

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(1) of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1) (the 
``Act''), I hereby determine that:
 (1)         an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate 
            military counterterrorism assistance to the Armed Forces of 
            the Philippines; and
 (2)         the emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority 
            of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except 
            506(a) of the Act.
    I therefore direct the drawdown of up to $10 million of defense 
articles and services from the inventory and resources of the Department 
of Defense to the Philippines for counterterrorism assistance.
    The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this 
determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the 
Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on July 1.