*Administration of Barack H. Obama, 2009 *

**Memorandum on Assignment of Function Under Section 601 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 **

*August 6, 2009 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of Homeland Security *

*Subject:* Assignment of Function Under Section 601 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to you the function of the President under section 601, title VI, Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5).

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the *Federal Register*.

BARACK OBAMA

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., August 7, 2009]

NOTE: This memorandum was published in the *Federal Register* on August 10.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, assignment of function under section 601, memorandum.

*Subjects:* Economy, national : American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD200900625.