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Presidential Memorandum

Assignment of Functions Under Section 556 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

This memorandum delegates the President's authority under Section 556 of the FY2007 John Warner NDAA to the Secretary of Defense. It is a routine administrative assignment of statutory functions with no substantive policy directives beyond the delegation itself.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 6917

Impact dates

  1. Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Assign functions of the President under section 556 of FY2007 NDAA to Secretary of Defense
  • Publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of presidential functions to Secretary of Defense takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • Publication of memorandum in Federal Register

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text does not specify what Section 556 functions entail—uncertainty about substantive scope of delegated authority
  • Routine delegation; no policy tension evident
Presidential Memorandum: Assignment of Functions Under Section 556 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 · Executive Orders