Assignment of Function to Submit a Report Relating to Millennium Challenge Corporation Activities

This memorandum assigns the President's reporting function under section 613 of the 2004 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act to the Secretary of State regarding Millennium Challenge Corporation activities. It directs other agency heads to provide requested information to the Secretary and preserves the President's constitutional authority to withhold sensitive information.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 17195

Key directives

Assign President's reporting function under section 613 of Public Law 108-199 to Secretary of State
Secretary shall perform function consistent with President's constitutional authority to withhold information
Heads of departments and agencies shall furnish requested information to Secretary in specified format and schedule
Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Function assignment takes effect
Secretary of State assumes reporting responsibility

Near term (90d)

Agency heads must begin responding to information requests from Secretary of State

Long term

Ongoing reporting obligations for MCC activities under future appropriations acts

Risks & tensions

Tension between transparency mandate and presidential constitutional authority to withhold information
Vague 'to the extent permitted by law' qualifier may limit information sharing
No specific reporting deadline or frequency established in memorandum itself