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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Reporting Function Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

This memorandum delegates the President's reporting function under section 1016(e) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to the Director of National Intelligence, while preserving the President's constitutional authority to withhold sensitive information.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 67029

Key directives

  • Assign President's reporting function under IRTPA section 1016(e) to the Director of National Intelligence
  • DNI shall perform function consistent with President's constitutional authority to withhold information
  • Directed publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Reporting function assigned to DNI effective upon signing

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Ongoing DNI responsibility for reports under IRTPA section 1016(e)

Risks & tensions

  • Presidential withholding authority creates tension with congressional oversight intent of IRTPA
  • Ambiguity around scope of 'substantially the same' future provisions
Presidential Memorandum: Assignment of Reporting Function Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 · Executive Orders