Delegation of Authority Under Section 1247 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a strategy and an authority/resourcing assessment required by Section 1247 of the FY2024 NDAA. The delegation also automatically applies to any future law containing substantially the same provision.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 57051

Impact dates

Date TBD
NDAA section 1247(d) authority and resourcing assessment submission to Congress (actual deadline set by statute, not specified in memorandum)

Key directives

Delegate authority under section 1247(e) of FY2024 NDAA to Secretary of State
Delegate submission of strategy under section 1247(b)
Delegate submission of authority and resourcing assessment under section 1247(d)
Apply delegation to future substantially similar provisions
Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · Department of State

Timeline

Immediate

Delegation of authority takes effect upon signing
Secretary of State gains authority to submit required documents to Congress

Near term (90d)

Submission of section 1247(b) strategy and section 1247(d) assessment to Congress (timing contingent on NDAA deadlines)

Long term

Automatic application to future substantially similar statutory provisions

Risks & tensions

Statutory deadlines for submissions are not stated in memorandum; actual due dates governed by NDAA text
Automatic application to future laws creates standing delegation with limited transparency