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The President
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Presidential Determination No. 2008-21 of June 20, 2008
Waiving the Prohibition on the Use of Economic Support Funds With Respect to Various Parties to the Rome Statute Establishing the International Criminal Court
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 574 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102), as carried forward by the Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (Public Law 110-5), I hereby:

  • Determine that it is important to the national interests of the United States to waive the prohibition of aforementioned section 574(a) with respect to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Namibia, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, South Africa, and Tanzania; and
  • Waive the prohibition of aforementioned section 574(a) with respect to these countries. You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.


    (Presidential Sig.)
    THE WHITE HOUSE,
    Washington, June 20, 2008.
    [FR Doc. 08-1393
    Filed 6-25-08; 9:43 am]
    Billing code 4710-10-P


    ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-26-08-1393 Thu, Jun 26 2008 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-26-08-1394 Presidential Determination No. 2008-22 of June 20, 2008
    Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Western Hemisphere
    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 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 $32.8 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, the Middle East, Asia, and the Western Hemisphere; 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.


    (Presidential Sig.)
    THE WHITE HOUSE,
    Washington, June 20, 2008.
    [FR Doc. 08-1394
    Filed 6-25-08; 9:43 am]
    Billing code 4710-10-P


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