For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
April 27, 2002
Presidential Determination
No. 2002-18
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
SUBJECT: 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
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 Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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