2/20/2018

DEFENSE/STATE/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
SUBJECT: Delegation of Authorities under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91).
The delegations in this memorandum shall apply to any provisions of any future public law that are the same or substantially the same as the provision referenced in this memorandum.”

-Donald Trump, “Presidential Memorandum on the Delegation of Authorities under Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018,” White House Office of the Press Secretary, Feb. 20, 2018