Other Presidential Documents Presidential Determination No. 2002-18 of April 27, 2001 Determination to (1) Waive Section 512 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 (Public Law 107-115) and Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended to Provide Assistance to Afghanistan and (2) Authorize a Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended, to Provide Emergency Military Assistance to Afghanistan Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and/the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to tho authority vostod in mo by tho Constitution and laws of tho Unitod Statos, including sootion 512 of tho Konnoth M. Luddon Foroign Oporations, Export Financing, and Rolatod Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Yoar 2002 (Public Law 107-\1775) (FOAA) and sootions 506(a)(\177) and 620(q) of tho Foroign Assistance Act of \177\3656% as amondod, 22 U.S.C. 23\1778(a)(\177) (FAA), I horoby dotormino that: (\177) assistance to Afghanistan is in tho national intorost of tho Unitod States; and (2) an unforeseen emergency exists that requires immediate military as- sistance to the Government of Afghanistan for purposes of training and equipping the Afghan national armed forces; and the emergency requirement cannot be met under the authority of the Arms Export Control Act or any other law except section 506(a)(\177) of the FAA. Accordingly, I hereby waive section 512 of the FOAA and section 620(q) of the FAA with respect to assistance to Afghanistan. Further, I hereby di- rect the drawdown of up to $2 million of defense articles, services, and training from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense for military assistance for Afghanistan. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determina- tion to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Reg- ister. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, April 27, 2001. Order of May 6, 2002 Designation Under Executive Order 12958 In accordance with the provisions of section \177.4 of Executive Order \1772958 of April \1777, \177995, entitled "Classified National Security Information," I hereby designate the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen- cy to classify information originally as "Secret." 295
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