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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Authority To Compensate Air Carriers for Losses Resulting From the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001

This memorandum delegates presidential authority under the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act to the Secretary of Transportation to compensate air carriers for direct and incremental losses from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the resulting ground stop order. It is a procedural delegation with no substantive policy changes beyond assigning implementation authority.

Federal Register Open PDF 66 FR 49507

Impact dates

  1. Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Delegate authority under section 101(a)(2) of Public Law 107-42 to Secretary of Transportation to compensate air carriers for 9/11 losses
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of authority to Secretary of Transportation takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication required

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Delegation is narrow and specific; no tension indicated in text
  • Congress already established compensation framework in statute; this is executive implementation
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Authority To Compensate Air Carriers for Losses Resulting From the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 · Executive Orders