For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 10, 2002
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination
No. 2002-25
SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority under Sections 2(d) and
2(f) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended
By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3 of the
United States Code, I hereby delegate the functions and authorities
conferred upon the President by sections 2(d) and 2(f) of the Migration
and Refugee Assistance Act (MRAA) of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §
2601, insofar as they relate to actions taken under the authority of
section 2(b)(2) of the MRAA, to the Secretary of State, who should
insure timely performance of any duties and obligations of the
delegated authority and who is authorized to redelegate these functions
and authorities consistent with applicable law. The Secretary of
State, or his or her delegate, is directed to provide notice to the
President of any use of the functions and authorities delegated by this
determination.
This delegation of authority supplements Presidential Determination
No. 99-6, Delegation of Authority Under Section 2(b)(2) of the
Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (November 30,
1998).
Any reference in this memorandum to section 2 of the MRAA, as
amended, shall be deemed to include references to any hereafter-enacted
provision of law that is the same or substantially the same as such
provision.
You are authorized and directed to publish this Determination in
the Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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