Assignment of Function to Submit a Report to the Congress

In simple terms

This memorandum assigns the President's statutory duty to submit a report to Congress under section 9012 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. It is a routine delegation of a reporting function with no substantive policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 29431

Record & deadlines

May 13, 2005Signed
Signed by the President
May 20, 2005FR published
Published in the Federal Register · 70 FR 29431
Federal Register PDF

Key directives

Assign presidential reporting function under section 9012 of Public Law 108-287 to OMB Director
Direct OMB Director to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Director of the Office of Management and Budget · Office of Management and Budget

What to expect

Immediate

Delegation of reporting function to OMB Director

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

Document does not specify deadline for report submission—section 9012 timing not stated in text
Routine procedural delegation with minimal institutional risk