99-22779. Emergency Presidential Determination on Additional FY 99 Refugee Admissions Numbers Pursuant to Section 207(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

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Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 31, 1999 / 
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                Presidential Determination No. 99-33 of August 12, 1999

                
Emergency Presidential Determination on 
                Additional FY 99 Refugee Admissions Numbers Pursuant to 
                Section 207(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act

                Memorandum for the Secretary of State

                In accordance with section 207(b) of the Immigration 
                and Nationality Act (the ``Act'') (8 U.S.C. 1157(b)), 
                and after appropriate consultations with the Congress, 
                I hereby determine that an unforeseen refugee emergency 
                exists in Europe, and that the admission to the United 
                States of Kosovar refugees in response to this 
                emergency is justified by grave humanitarian concerns 
                and is in the national interest. The admission of these 
                refugees cannot be accomplished under the worldwide 
                refugee admissions ceiling of 78,000 for Fiscal Year 
                1999, as authorized in Presidential Determination 98-39 
                of September 30, 1998, and an increase to 91,000 is 
                warranted. The revised regional allocations are as 
                follows:

 
 
 
                                                                                          Africa                 12,000
                                                                                          East Asia               9,000
                                                                                          Europe                 61,000
                                                                                          Latin America/          3,000
                                                                                           Caribbean
                                                                                          Near East/South Asia    4,000
                                                                                          Unallocated             2,000
 

                The provisions of Presidential Determination 98-39 are 
                retained, except to the extent superseded by this 
                determination.

                You are hereby directed to report this determination to 
                the Congress immediately and to publish it in the 
                Federal Register.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    Washington, August 12, 1999.

[FR Doc. 99-22779
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