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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Certain Functions Relating to Climate Change Reporting Activities

This memorandum assigns the President's function under section 576(b) of the 2005 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act to the OMB Director, requiring agency heads to provide requested information for climate change reporting activities. It is a narrow, procedural delegation of authority with no independent policy substance.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 11109

Key directives

  • Assign presidential function under section 576(b) of Public Law 108-447 to OMB Director
  • Agency heads shall furnish promptly to OMB Director information requested to perform such function
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • OMB Director assumes assigned presidential function
  • Agency heads must comply with information requests

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Narrow statutory delegation with no independent policy directive; impact depends entirely on subsequent OMB actions
  • Vague 'promptly' standard for agency compliance without enforcement mechanism specified
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