Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense
Subject: Notification Under 10 U.S.C. 2215 for the New Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet Union
Pursuant to Section 2215, Title 10, United States Code, as amended by Section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, I hereby certify that making available the funds appropriated under the heading "Operation and Maintenance, Defense Agencies" in the Supplemental Appropriations for the NIS of the Former Soviet Union Act, 1993 (Title VI of Public Law 103–87) to the Agency for International Development, Assistance for the NIS of the Former Soviet Union, is in the national security interest of the United States.
You are authorized and directed to submit a copy of this certification to the appropriate committees of the Congress and to arrange for its publication in theFederal Register .
William J. Clinton
William J. Clinton, Memorandum on Assistance to the States of the Former Soviet Union Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/218558