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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Authority for Submission of Report Under

This memorandum delegates the President's statutory reporting obligation under section 606 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act to the Secretary of Defense, requiring the Secretary to submit a report to Congress and publish the delegation in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 45511

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register publication of delegation

Key directives

  • Delegate to Secretary of Defense the President's responsibility to submit report under section 606 of Public Law 106-113
  • Publish delegation in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of authority takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of Defense authorized to submit report

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication required

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No statutory deadline specified for report submission in visible text; timing of actual report to Congress remains unclear
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Authority for Submission of Report Under · Executive Orders