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Presidential Memorandum

Memorandum for the Chair of the Council On Environmental Quality

This memorandum delegates to the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality the President's statutory authority under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide specified reports to Congress. It is a narrow administrative assignment of a reporting function under the 2009 stimulus law.

Federal Register Open PDF 74 FR 23787

Impact dates

  1. Ongoing reporting obligations under ARRA section 1609(c) assumed by CEQ Chair

Key directives

  • Assign reporting function under ARRA section 1609(c) to CEQ Chair
  • Publish memorandum in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Delegation of reporting authority to CEQ Chair takes effect

Near term (90d)

  • CEQ Chair assumes responsibility for Recovery Act reports to Congress under section 1609(c)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Narrow delegation; no substantive policy change, only administrative reassignment
  • Original statute's reporting timeline governs, not this memorandum
Presidential Memorandum: Memorandum for the Chair of the Council On Environmental Quality · Executive Orders