Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Africa and the Middle East, 6569 [08-495]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 23 (Monday, February 4, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 6569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-495]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents

[[Page 6569]]


                Presidential Determination No. 2008-10 of January 29, 
                2008

                
Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs 
                Related to Africa and the Middle East

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                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 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 $32 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 nongovernmental organizations and 
                payment of administrative expenses of the Bureau of 
                Population, Refugees, and Migration of the Department 
                of State, related to humanitarian needs in Africa and 
                in the West Bank and Gaza; and

                (2) the functions of the President in relation to this 
                memorandum under 2(d) of the Act, and of establishing 
                terms and conditions under section 2(c)(1) of the Act, 
                are assigned to you.

                You are authorized and directed to publish this 
                memorandum in the Federal Register.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, January 29, 2008.

[FR Doc. 08-495
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