[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 3CFRApr27]
Presidential Determination No. 2002-18 of April 27, 2001
Determination to (1) Waive Section 512 of the Foreign Operations, Export
Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-
115) and Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended
to Provide Assistance to Afghanistan and (2) Authorize a Drawdown Under
Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, to
Provide Emergency Military Assistance to Afghanistan
Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including section 512 of the
Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002 (Public
Law 107-115) (FOAA) and sections 506(a)(1) and 620(q) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C.
2318(a)(1) (FAA), I hereby determine that:
(1)
assistance to Afghanistan is in the national interest of the United
States; and
(2)
an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military assistance
to the Government of Afghanistan for purposes of training and equipping the
Afghan national armed forces; and the emergency requirement cannot be met
under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except
section 506(a)(1) of the FAA.
Accordingly, I hereby waive section 512 of the FOAA and
section 620(q) of the FAA with respect to assistance to
Afghanistan. Further, I hereby direct the drawdown of up to $2
million of defense articles, services, and training from the
inventory and resources of the Department of Defense for
military assistance for Afghanistan.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report
this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal eister.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, April 27, 2001.