[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 19 (Monday, May 14, 2007)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to 
Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Other Parts of Africa, and the West Bank and Gaza

May 10, 2007

 Presidential Determination No. 2007-19

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to 
Somalia, Sudan, Chad, Other Parts of Africa, and the West Bank and Gaza

    By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of 
the United States, including sections 2 and 4(a)(1) of the Migration and 
Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (the ``Act''), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2601 
and 2603) and section 301 of title 3, United States Code:
    (1) I hereby determine, pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Act, that 
it is important to the national interest to furnish assistance under the 
Act, in an amount not to exceed $29.5 million from the United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, for the purpose of 
meeting unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs, including by 
contributions to international, governmental, and non-governmental 
organizations and payment of administrative expenses of the Bureau of 
Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of State, related 
to: (a) humanitarian needs resulting from conflicts in Somalia, Sudan, 
and Chad, (b) breaks in the food pipeline for refugees in Africa, and in 
the West Bank and Gaza; and
    (2) the functions of the President in relation to this memorandum 
under section 2(d) of the Act, and of establishing terms and conditions 
under section 2(c)(1) of the Act, are assigned to you, and you may 
further assign such functions to any of your subordinates.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the 
Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on May 11.