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Memo 7959MemorandumG.W. Bush · R

Presidential Memorandum 7959

Assignment of Certain Reporting Function

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In simple terms

This memorandum delegates to the Secretary of Labor the President's statutory reporting function under the National Emergencies Act, requiring a final report to Congress regarding Proclamation 7959 (November 3, 2005). The function may be further delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Labor.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 6335

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 71 FR 6335

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Final report to Congress under National Emergencies Act section 401(c)

Key directives

  • Assign reporting function under 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) to Secretary of Labor
  • Provide final report to Congress regarding Proclamation 7959
  • Permit further delegation to Deputy Secretary of Labor
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

What to expect

Immediate

  • Delegation of reporting function to Secretary of Labor
  • Authorization to publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Preparation of final report to Congress under 50 U.S.C. 1641(c)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadline stated in text; timing governed by underlying statute
  • Proclamation 7959 pertained to emergency declaration; report timing unclear from memorandum alone
Presidential Memorandum 7959: Assignment of Certain Reporting Function · Executive Orders