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Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Sections 1333, 1342, 1352, and 1353 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

SignedJuly 9, 2024
Memorandum·Joe Biden·National Defense
Why This Matters

This memorandum delegates specific functions and authorities related to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 to the Secretaries of Defense and State, as well as the Secretary of Energy.

This delegation streamlines decision-making processes within the Department of Defense and related agencies regarding national defense matters.
The primary officials affected are the Secretaries of Defense, State, and Energy, who will have increased responsibilities under this delegation.
Summary

1. Delegates functions and authorities from the President to the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State. 2. Applies to provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 3. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.

Who is affected?

The primary officials affected are the Secretaries of Defense, State, and Energy, who will have increased responsibilities under this delegation.

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Memorandum of July 9, 2024

Delegation of Functions and Authorities Under Sections 1333, 1342, 1352, and 1353 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Memorandum for the Secretary of State[,] the Secretary of Defense[,] the Secretary of Energy[, and] the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code:

Section 1 . (a) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1352(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) (the “Act”).

(b) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Energy, the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 1352(h)(4), 1352(d)(1), and 1352(e)(2)(A) of the Act.

(c) I hereby delegate the functions and authorities vested in the President by the following provisions of the Act as follows:

(i) to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and Energy, as appropriate, section 1333 of the Act;

(ii) to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretaries of Defense and Energy, section 1342 of the Act;

(iii) to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, section 1352(e)(2)(B) of the Act;

(iv) to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, section 1352(e)(2)(C) of the Act;

(v) to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Energy, section 1352(i) of the Act; and

(vi) to the Secretary of Defense for funds allocated to the Department of Defense account and to the Secretary of Energy for funds allocated to the Department of Energy account, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, section 1353(d), (h), and (i) of the Act.

Sec. 2 . The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any future public law that is the same or substantially the same as the provision referenced in this memorandum.

Sec. 3 . The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

[FR Doc. 2024-15533

Filed 7-11-24; 11:15 am]

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