[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 4 (Monday, January 31, 2005)]
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Memorandum on Determination To Authorize a Drawdown for Afghanistan

January 27, 2005

 Presidential Determination No. 2005-19

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Determination to Authorize a Drawdown for Afghanistan

    Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws 
of the United States, including section 202 and other relevant 
provisions of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act (Public Law 107-327, 
as amended) and section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318, I hereby direct the drawdown of up to $88.5 
million of defense articles, defense services, and military education 
and training from the Department of Defense for the Government of 
Afghanistan.
    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