Memorandum on Drawdown of Articles and Services To Support International Relief Efforts Relating to the Kosovo Conflict

Presidential Determination No. 99-20

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Drawdown of Articles and Services to Support International Relief Efforts Relating to the Kosovo Conflict

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the "Act"), I hereby determine that:

(1) as a result of an unforeseen emergency, the provision of
assistance under Chapter 6 of Part II of the Act in amounts
in excess of funds otherwise available for such assistance
is important to the national interests of the United States;
and

(2) such unforeseen emergency requires the immediate provision
of assistance under Chapter 6 of Part II of the Act.

I therefore direct the drawdown of up to $25 million in commodities and services from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense to support international relief efforts for Kosovar refugees.

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.

William J. Clinton