For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 15, 2005
Memorandum for the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense on Afghanistan Freedom Support Act
Presidential Determination No. 2005-25
SUBJECT: Determination to Authorize a Drawdown for Afghanistan
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States, including section 202 and other relevant
provisions of the Afghanistan Freedom Support Act (Public Law 107 327)
and section 506 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22
U.S.C. 2318, I hereby direct the drawdown of up to $161.5 million of
defense articles, defense services, and military education and training
from the Department of Defense for the Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan.
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.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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