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Presidential Determination

Transfer of $3.0 Million in FY 1995 Economic Support Funds to the Peacekeeping Operations Account to Support African Peacekeeping Efforts in Liberia

President Clinton transferred $3.0 million in FY 1995 Economic Support Funds to the Peacekeeping Operations account to fund ECOMOG and allied African peacekeeping efforts in Liberia, exercising authority under section 610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 28699

Impact dates

  1. Determination signed; transfer authorized for FY 1995

  2. Report determination immediately to Congress

Key directives

  • Transfer $3.0 million from Economic Support Funds (Chapter 4, Part II) to Peacekeeping Operations (Chapter 6, Part II)
  • Authorize use of funds for ECOMOG, Tanzanian, Ugandan, and ECOMOG peacekeeping efforts in Liberia
  • Report determination immediately to Congress
  • Arrange Federal Register publication

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Transfer of $3.0 million authorized for FY 1995
  • Reporting to Congress required
  • Federal Register publication directed

Near term (90d)

  • Peacekeeping assistance disbursement to ECOMOG, Tanzania, and Uganda for Liberia operations

Long term

—

Risks & tensions

  • Use of 'immediately' for congressional reporting is vague—no specific hour/day count defined
  • Single-country reprogramming of limited magnitude reduces structural institutional impact
Presidential Determination: Transfer of $3.0 Million in FY 1995 Economic Support Funds to the Peacekeeping Operations Account to Support African Peacekeeping Efforts in Liberia · Executive Orders