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DetDeterminationG.W. Bush · R

Presidential Determination

Transfer of Funds from International Organizations and Programs (IO&P) Funds to the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

This determination transfers $25 million in FY 2003 funds originally reserved for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund. The action was taken under section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with direction to report to Congress and publish in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 68 FR 58261

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register filing completed

Key directives

  • Transfer $25 million in FY 2003 IO&P funds from UNFPA reservation to Child Survival and Health Programs Fund
  • Report determination to Congress
  • Arrange for Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Transfer of $25 million from IO&P to Child Survival and Health Programs Fund
  • Authorization to report to Congress
  • Direction to arrange Federal Register publication

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication completed (filed October 8, 2003)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • UNFPA funding cutoff reflects ongoing policy disputes over reproductive health funding
  • Transfer mechanism (section 610) allows presidential redirection without new congressional appropriation
  • Potential tension with UN system over withheld contributions
Presidential Determination: Transfer of Funds from International Organizations and Programs (IO&P) Funds to the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund · Executive Orders