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On the recordSeptember 17, 1995
I hereby determine that 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.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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