[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 1 (Monday, January 10, 2005)]
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Memorandum on Provision of Emergency Disaster Relief Assistance to 
Twelve Countries Affected by the Asian Tsunami, Including the Drawdown 
Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
Amended, of Articles and Services

January 4, 2005

 Presidential Determination No. 2005-16

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Provision of Emergency Disaster Relief Assistance to Twelve 
Countries Affected by the Asian Tsunami, including the Drawdown Under 
Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, of 
Articles and Services

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the 
laws of the United States, including my authority as Commander in Chief, 
I hereby direct the Secretary of Defense to provide such disaster 
assistance to Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, Malaysia, 
Burma, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, Bangladesh, and the Seychelles as is 
necessary to prevent further loss of life, as determined by the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State.
    In addition, pursuant to section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (FAA), 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 relief 
assistance to countries affected by the Asian tsunami.
    I therefore direct the drawdown of up to $65 million of defense 
articles and services from the inventory and resources of the Department 
of Defense for these countries for the purposes and under the 
authorities of chapter 9 of part I of the FAA related to international 
disaster 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

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., January 7, 
2005]

Note: This memorandum was published in the Federal Register on January 
10.