Presidential Determination on Military Drawdown for

President Bush authorized a $5 million military drawdown from Defense Department stocks and training for Tunisia under foreign military financing authority. The Secretary of State must publish this determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 67 FR 54325

Impact dates

Date TBD
Federal Register publication by Secretary of State

Key directives

Direct drawdown of defense articles and services from DoD stocks valued at $5 million for Tunisia
Direct military education and training for Tunisia of aggregate value of $5 million
Authorize and direct Secretary of State to publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Authorization of $5M defense articles/services drawdown and military education/training for Tunisia

Near term (90d)

Federal Register publication by Secretary of State

Long term

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Risks & tensions

No explicit deadline for Federal Register publication; 'authorized and directed' language creates ambiguity about timing urgency
Small-dollar security assistance to Tunisia in 2002 regional context