Memorandum on Assistance to Jordan

Presidential Determination No. 93-39

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

I. Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 614(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2364(a)) (the "Act"), I hereby:

(1) determine that it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish to Jordan, through funds appropriated during fiscal year 1993, up to $ 20 million of assistance under Chapter 1 of Part I and Chapters 4 and 8 of Part II of the Act, and up to $ 1 million of assistance under Chapter 5 of Part II of the Act, without regard to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 ( Public Law 102-391) or any other provision of law within the scope of section 614 of the Act;

(2) determine that it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to furnish to Jordan up to $ 9 million in assistance under Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act from Foreign Military Financing funds previously allocated to Jordan without regard to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 ( Public Law 102-391) or any other provision of law within the scope of section 614 of the Act; and

(3) authorize the furnishing of such assistance.

II. In addition, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 ( Public Law 102-391), I hereby determine and certify that the provision to Jordan of the assistance described in paragraph I above is in the national interest of the United States.

You are authorized and directed to transmit this determination to the Congress and to publish it in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, September 17, 1993.