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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017

This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security and the USAID Administrator, to submit Congressionally mandated reports under the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. It also extends this delegation to any future laws containing substantially similar provisions.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 35383

Impact dates

  1. Federal Register publication

Key directives

  • Delegate authority to submit reports required by WPS Act sections 5(a) and 8(b) to Secretary of State
  • Require coordination with Defense, DHS, and USAID
  • Extend delegation to future substantially similar statutory provisions
  • Direct Secretary of State to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of authority takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State directed to publish in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication expected

Long term

  • Ongoing reporting obligations under WPS Act
  • Future automatic application to similar statutory provisions

Risks & tensions

  • Coordination requirement among four agencies may create bureaucratic friction
  • Vague 'substantially the same' standard for future laws creates interpretive uncertainty
  • No specific deadlines for reports established in this memorandum—timing governed by underlying statute
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Certain Functions and Authorities Under the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 · Executive Orders