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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

This memorandum delegates to the FBI Director the authority to submit a report required under section 1907(d) of the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act. It is a narrow procedural delegation with no substantive policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 18077

Impact dates

  1. Report submission under section 1907(d) — timing governed by statute, not specified in memorandum

Key directives

  • Delegate authority to FBI Director to submit report under NDAA FY2017 section 1907(d)
  • Extend delegation to future substantively identical provisions
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of reporting authority takes effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Statutory deadline for report not stated in memorandum; actual urgency depends on external NDAA timeline
  • Extremely narrow scope limits institutional impact
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 · Executive Orders