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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Functions Relating to the Report to the Congress on Implementation of Humanitarian Assistance Code of Conduct

This memorandum delegates the President's statutory reporting function to the Secretary of State, requiring the Secretary to submit a report to Congress on implementation of the Humanitarian Assistance Code of Conduct. The assignment derives from section 2110(c) of the 2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 30549

Impact dates

  1. Report to Congress on implementation of Humanitarian Assistance Code of Conduct (statutory deadline not specified in memorandum)

Key directives

  • Assign presidential reporting functions under 22 U.S.C. 2370b to Secretary of State
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Functions assigned to Secretary of State

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Ongoing congressional reporting obligation

Risks & tensions

  • Statutory reporting deadline not specified in memorandum text; original legislation timing unclear
  • Narrow delegation with minimal policy discretion
Presidential Memorandum: Assignment of Functions Relating to the Report to the Congress on Implementation of Humanitarian Assistance Code of Conduct · Executive Orders