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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Authority in Accordance With Sections 610 and 652 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended and Section 7009(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, as Carried Forward by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

President Obama delegated authority to the Secretary of State to transfer $12 million from FY 2011 Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs to Economic Support Funds for countering violent extremism programs, subject to fulfilling congressional notification requirements under sections 652 of the Foreign Assistance Act and 7009(d) of the 2010 appropriations act.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 11373

Key directives

  • Delegate authority to transfer $12 million from FY 2011 Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs account to Economic Support Funds account for countering violent extremism programs
  • Delegate authority to fulfill section 652 of FAA and section 7009(d) notification requirements prior to transfer
  • Authorize and direct publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of transfer authority to Secretary of State
  • Delegation of congressional notification authority

Near term (90d)

  • Potential $12 million transfer upon completion of section 652/7009(d) requirements
  • Federal Register publication

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Conditionality: transfer only permitted after fulfilling section 652 and 7009(d) congressional notification requirements, creating procedural delay
  • Relatively small dollar amount ($12M) limits structural impact
  • Counter-violent-extremism programming effectiveness historically difficult to measure
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Authority in Accordance With Sections 610 and 652 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as Amended and Section 7009(d) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010, as Carried Forward by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 · Executive Orders