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Presidential Memorandum

Providing an Order of Succession Within the National Endowment for the Arts

This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, specifying four officials who would assume the role if the Chairperson dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. It includes exceptions for acting officials and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 96335

Impact dates

  1. Publication in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Establish order of succession: Senior Deputy Chairman, then Deputy Chairman for Management and Budget, then Chief of Staff, then Director of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs
  • Exclude acting officials from succession by virtue of acting service
  • Require eligibility under Federal Vacancies Reform Act
  • Preserve presidential discretion to depart from this memorandum
  • Direct publication in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Order of succession takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Remains in force until superseded by future presidential action

Risks & tensions

  • Minimal tension; standard administrative housekeeping document
  • Presidential discretion clause in Sec. 2(c) provides flexibility but also creates uncertainty about binding nature
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