Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority

This memorandum delegates to the NASA Administrator the President's statutory authority under section 206 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to provide a specified report to Congress. The delegation preserves OMB's authority over budget, administrative, and legislative proposals.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 11489

Impact dates

Date TBD
Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Key directives

Delegate to NASA Administrator functions under 42 U.S.C. 2476 to provide specified report to Congress
Preserve OMB Director's authority over budget, administrative, and legislative proposals
Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · NASA

Timeline

Immediate

Delegation of reporting authority takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

Memorandum to be published in Federal Register

Long term

Ongoing NASA reporting to Congress under delegated authority

Risks & tensions

Vague which 'specified report' is delegated—document references section 206 but does not identify the specific report
OMB authority carveout may create coordination friction between NASA and OMB on report content