Assignment of Reporting Functions Under the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009

This memorandum delegates specific congressional reporting requirements under the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 to the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of State. It assigns responsibility for various reports and plans related to sections 319 and 14103 of that law.

Federal Register Open PDF 74 FR 35765

Key directives

Assign reporting functions under sections 319(a), (c), (d) and 14103(d), (e), (f) of P.L. 111-32 to specified officials
Attorney General to provide reports under sections 319(a), 319(c)(1)-(3), and 14103(f), and plan under section 14103(d)
Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with Secretary of Defense, to provide reports under sections 319(a), 319(c)(4)-(5), and 319(d)
Secretary of State, in consultation with Secretary of Defense, to provide information under section 14103(e)
Attorney General authorized and directed to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Attorney General directed to publish memorandum in Federal Register
Reporting authority assignments take effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Ongoing congressional reporting obligations under assigned sections

Risks & tensions

Consultation requirements between DNI/SecDef and State/SecDef may create coordination friction
Split reporting authority for section 319(a) between Attorney General and DNI could risk inconsistent submissions to Congress
Document does not specify timelines for when reports are due to Congress, deferring to underlying statute