Memo 7959MemorandumG.W. Bush · R

Presidential Memorandum 7959

Assignment of Certain Reporting Function

This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Labor the President's statutory reporting function under the National Emergencies Act, requiring a final report to Congress regarding Proclamation 7959 (November 3, 2005). The function may be further delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Labor.

Impact dates

  1. Final report to Congress under National Emergencies Act section 401(c)

Key directives

  • Assign reporting function under 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) to Secretary of Labor
  • Provide final report to Congress regarding Proclamation 7959
  • Permit further delegation to Deputy Secretary of Labor
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of reporting function to Secretary of Labor
  • Authorization to publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Preparation of final report to Congress under 50 U.S.C. 1641(c)

Long term

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadline stated in text; timing governed by underlying statute
  • Proclamation 7959 pertained to emergency declaration; report timing unclear from memorandum alone
Presidential Memorandum 7959: Assignment of Certain Reporting Function · Executive Orders