THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                          (New York, New York)
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For Immediate Release                                 September 21, 1999

September 21, 1999

                      Presidential Determination
                               No. 99-40

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT: Drawdown of Commodities and Services Under

           Section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance
           Act of 1961, as Amended, for the United Nations
           Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 552(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2) (the "Act"), I hereby determine that:

     (1) as a result of an unforeseen emergency, the provision of
          assistance under Chapter 6 of Part II of the Act in amounts in
          excess of funds otherwise available for such assistance is
          important to the national interests of the United States; and

     (2) such unforeseen emergency requires the immediate provision of
          assistance under Chapter 6 of Part II of the Act.

Therefore, I direct the drawdown of up to $5 million in commodities and services from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense for the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this determination to the Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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