Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs Related to Kenya

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 50 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 13431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1027]

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Title 3--
The President

Presidential Determination No. 2008-14 of March 7, 2008

Unexpected Urgent Refugee and Migration Needs
Related to Kenya

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 $4.9 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 Kenya and for
Kenyan refugees in neighboring countries; 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 any of your subordinates,
consistent with applicable law.

You are authorized and directed to publish this
memorandum in the Federal Register.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, March 7, 2008.