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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority

This memorandum delegates the President's statutory reporting function under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts. The Chairperson is now responsible for providing a specified report to Congress relating to the NEA.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 74937

Key directives

  • Delegate to NEA Chairperson the President's functions under 20 U.S.C. 959(d) to provide specified report relating to NEA to Congress
  • Direct publication of memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of presidential reporting authority takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • NEA Chairperson assumes responsibility for specified congressional report

Long term

  • Ongoing shift in reporting chain for NEA congressional oversight

Risks & tensions

  • Vague scope: 'specified report' is not identified, creating uncertainty about which exact report is delegated
  • Minimal tension: routine administrative delegation with no policy change
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority · Executive Orders