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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Certain Functions Related to the Use of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds for States Outside the Former Soviet Union

This memorandum delegates specific presidential functions under the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act and related defense authorization laws to the Secretary of State, concerning the use of nonproliferation funds for states outside the former Soviet Union. The Secretary of State must consult the Secretary of Defense before making certain determinations.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 36435

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register publication filed

Key directives

  • Assign CTR Act functions to Secretary of State
  • Secretary of State shall consult Secretary of Defense prior to determinations under section 1308(a)(2)
  • Secretary of State authorized and directed to publish in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Functions assigned to Secretary of State effective upon signing
  • Consultation requirement with Secretary of Defense takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Publication in Federal Register (filed June 26, 2006)

Long term

  • Ongoing implementation of CTR funding decisions for non-FSU states

Risks & tensions

  • Interagency coordination tension: Secretary of State must consult but not necessarily obtain concurrence from Secretary of Defense, creating potential for disagreement on sensitive nonproliferation decisions
  • Vague authority: 'consult' leaves ambiguity about weight of Defense input
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