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DetDeterminationG.W. Bush · R

Presidential Determination

Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended

President Bush determined it important to the national interest to provide up to $20 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to UNRWA for urgent refugee needs in the West Bank and Gaza. The Secretary of State is directed to notify Congress and arrange Federal Register publication.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 9917

Impact dates

  1. Congressional committee notification and Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Determine up to $20 million from U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for UNRWA contribution
  • Secretary of State to inform appropriate congressional committees
  • Secretary of State to arrange Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Presidential determination signed
  • Authorization for up to $20 million in funding

Near term (90d)

  • Congressional committee notification by Secretary of State
  • Federal Register publication arranged

Long term

  • Potential ongoing refugee assistance depending on fund disbursement

Risks & tensions

  • Funding to UNRWA historically politically sensitive in U.S.-Israel relations
  • Text does not specify exact disbursement timeline or conditions for fund release
  • 'Up to $20 million' creates uncertainty about actual amount to be obligated
Presidential Determination: Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended · Executive Orders