Delegation of Certain Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, Public Law 108-136

This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Homeland Security the President's authority under Section 1034 of the FY2004 NDAA to provide a specified report to Congress, and directs coordination with the Secretaries of Defense and Transportation on the report's contents.

Federal Register Open PDF 69 FR 13211

Key directives

Delegate to Secretary of Homeland Security the functions and authority conferred upon the President by section 1034 of FY2004 NDAA to provide specified report to Congress
Coordinate with Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Transportation regarding report contents
Publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Delegation of presidential authority to DHS Secretary takes effect

Near term (90d)

Coordination with Defense and Transportation Secretaries on report contents
Preparation of specified report to Congress

Long term

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Risks & tensions

Interagency coordination requirement may create friction between DHS, DoD, and DOT on report content
Nature of 'specified report' not defined in memorandum text—referencing external statute
No deadline specified for report submission to Congress