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Presidential Memorandum

Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

This memorandum delegates presidential authority to the Secretary of State to direct the drawdown of up to $60 million in U.S. government articles, services, and military education and training to provide anti-crime and counternarcotics assistance to countries contributing personnel to the Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti and to the Haitian National Police.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 34071

Impact dates

  1. Publication in Federal Register

Key directives

  • Delegate to Secretary of State authority under section 506(a)(2) of the FAA to direct drawdown of up to $60 million in articles and services from any U.S. agency inventory and resources
  • Delegate authority for military education and training from Department of Defense
  • Limit assistance to anti-crime and counternarcotics purposes under chapter 8 of part I of the FAA
  • Restrict beneficiaries to countries contributing personnel to Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti and to Haitian National Police
  • Delegate authority to make required determination under section 506(a)(2)
  • Direct publication of memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of authority to Secretary of State takes effect upon signing
  • Secretary of State authorized to make required determination and direct drawdown

Near term (90d)

  • Potential deployment of $60 million in articles, services, and training to Haiti mission contributors and Haitian National Police

Long term

  • Sustained counternarcotics and anti-crime capacity building in Haiti
  • Ongoing U.S. support for multinational security mission in Haiti

Risks & tensions

  • Unclear whether $60 million drawdown is new funding or repurposed existing resources
  • Haiti mission has faced chronic underfunding and deployment delays; this delegation may not guarantee timely delivery
  • Anti-crime assistance to Haitian National Police carries risks given documented human rights concerns within HNP
  • Multinational Security Support Mission has struggled to achieve operational effectiveness
Presidential Memorandum: Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 · Executive Orders