Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2000-17 of March 2, 2000 Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, To Provide Emergency Disaster Assistance in Southern Africa Memorandum for the Sectcrazy of State [and] the Sectcrazy of Defense Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1\36561, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw down articles and services from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense, for the purpose of providing intornationM disaster assistance to Southern Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana. Therefore, I direct the drawdown of up to $37.6 million of articles and stowices from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense for Southern Africa, including Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Bot- swana for the purposes and under the authorities of chapter \365 of part I of the Act. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determina- tion to the Congress immodiatdy and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 2, 2000. Memorandum of March 3, 2000 Delegation of Authority To Transmit Report on Cooperative Projects With Russia Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense By authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the duties and responsibilities vested in the President by section 2705(d) of Division G of the Omnibus Consoli- dated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277; 112 Stat. 2681-844). Such duties and responsibilities shall be ex- ercised subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. The reporting requirements delegated by this memorandum to the Secretary of Defense may be redelegated not lower than the Under Secretary level. The Department of Defense shall obtain clearance on the report from the Office of Management and Budget prior to its submission to the Congress. Any reference in this memorandum to the provisions of any Act shall be deemed to be referenced to such Act or its provisions as may be amended from time to time. 385
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