[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 47 (Monday, November 28, 2005)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Presidential Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration 
and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended

November 22, 2005

 Presidential Determination No. 2006-04

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Presidential 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 $5 million be made 
available from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund 
to meet unexpected urgent humanitarian needs of refugees and other 
victims of the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan. These funds may be 
used, as appropriate, to provide contributions to international, 
governmental, and nongovernmental organizations.
    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

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., November 29, 
2005]

Note: This memorandum will be published in the Federal Register on 
November 30.