Delegation of Authority Under the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018

This memorandum delegates presidential authority under the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 to the Secretary of State for establishing a comprehensive Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy, requiring concurrence from the Secretary of Energy. The delegation also applies automatically to any future law containing substantially the same provision.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 37955

Impact dates

Date TBD
Federal Register publication

Key directives

Delegate authority to Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy under ARIA section 306(a)(1)
Require concurrence of Secretary of Energy
Apply delegation to future substantially similar statutory provisions
Direct Secretary of State to publish in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Delegation of authority takes effect upon signing
Secretary of State authorized to act on Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy

Near term (90d)

Federal Register publication required

Long term

Implementation of comprehensive Indo-Pacific Energy Strategy
Potential expansion to future legislation with similar provisions

Risks & tensions

Concurrence requirement creates interagency coordination burden between State and Energy
Auto-application to future laws reduces future presidential control over delegation
Vague scope of 'substantially the same' provision creates legal uncertainty