Delegation of Authority To Transfer Certain Funds in Accordance With Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

President Obama delegated authority to the Secretary of State to transfer $19 million from Fiscal Year 2014 International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement-Overseas Contingency Operations funds to the Economic Support Fund-Overseas Contingency Operations account, subject to congressional notification requirements.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 55715

Key directives

Delegate authority to Secretary of State to make determination and execute transfer of $19,000,000 from International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement-Overseas Contingency Operations to Economic Support Fund-Overseas Contingency Operations
Subject to section 652 of FAA (congressional notification) and section 7009(d) of FY2014 appropriations act
Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · Department of State

Timeline

Immediate

Delegation of authority takes effect upon memorandum signing

Near term (90d)

Potential execution of $19 million fund transfer

Long term

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Risks & tensions

Congressional notification requirements (section 652 FAA, section 7009(d)) create procedural friction but are conditions precedent, not obstacles
Relatively small dollar amount ($19M) limits structural impact
OCO designation indicates counterterrorism/national security context but document does not specify geographic allocation