Presidential Determination No. 90 - 18 -- Memorandum on Emergency Assistance for Nicaragua

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Determination to Authorize Assistance for Nicaragua

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, I hereby authorize the use of up to $2.5 million in funds made available under Chapter 4 of Part II of the act in fiscal year 1990 for emergency assistance to Nicaragua, notwithstanding any other provision of law.

You are requested to report this determination to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations immediately.

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

George Bush

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 4 p.m., May 1, 1990]