[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 50 (Monday, December 22, 2008)]
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Memorandum on Unexpected Urgent Humanitarian Needs Related to the 
Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda

December 18, 2008

 Presidential Determination No. 2009-9

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Unexpected Urgent Humanitarian Needs Related to the Democratic 
Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda

    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 $6 million from the United States 
Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund, for the purpose of 
meeting unexpected and urgent refugee and migration needs related to 
humanitarian needs of Congolese refugees and internally displaced, 
including by contributions to international, governmental, and 
nongovernmental organizations and payment of administrative expenses of 
the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department of 
State; 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 your subordinates, consistent with 
applicable law.
    You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the 
Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush