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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation Under Section 2(A) of the Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act

President Obama delegates to the Administrator of General Services the authority to prescribe regulations under the Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act, which concerns benefits for families of fallen law enforcement officers.

Federal Register Open PDF 76 FR 57621

Impact dates

  1. publication of memorandum in Federal Register

Key directives

  • delegate to Administrator of General Services the function to prescribe regulations under section 2(a) of Public Law 111-178
  • publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • delegation of regulatory authority takes effect upon memorandum date

Near term (90d)

  • publication of memorandum in Federal Register

Long term

  • regulations to be prescribed under delegated authority

Risks & tensions

  • narrow procedural delegation with limited structural impact; actual regulatory effect depends on subsequent agency action not specified here
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation Under Section 2(A) of the Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act · Executive Orders