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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Function to Submit a Report to the Congress

This memorandum assigns the President's statutory duty to submit a report to Congress under section 9012 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005 to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. It is a routine delegation of a reporting function with no substantive policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 70 FR 29431

Key directives

  • Assign presidential reporting function under section 9012 of Public Law 108-287 to OMB Director
  • Direct OMB Director to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of reporting function to OMB Director

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document does not specify deadline for report submission—section 9012 timing not stated in text
  • Routine procedural delegation with minimal institutional risk
Presidential Memorandum: Assignment of Function to Submit a Report to the Congress · Executive Orders