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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Certain Reporting Functions of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

This memorandum delegates specific presidential reporting functions under the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 to the Secretary of State, requiring coordination with the Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence. The functions involve reporting requirements under sections 1211(b), 1213(b), and 1226(c) of Public Law 109-364.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 34977

Impact dates

  1. Assignment of functions effective

Key directives

  • Assign reporting functions under sections 1211(b), 1213(b), and 1226(c) of Public Law 109-364 to Secretary of State
  • Secretary of State shall coordinate with Secretary of Defense and Director of National Intelligence
  • Secretary of State shall coordinate with heads of other departments and agencies as appropriate
  • Secretary of State authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of reporting functions to Secretary of State takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Secretary of State to perform assigned reporting functions under NDAA sections

Long term

  • Ongoing interagency coordination for defense authorization reporting

Risks & tensions

  • Interagency coordination burden between State, Defense, and intelligence communities; text does not specify consequences of non-coordination
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