*Administration of Barack Obama, 2012 *

**Message to the Congress on the Directive on Procedures Implementing Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 **

*February 28, 2012 *

*To the Congress on the United States: *

Attached is the text of a Presidential Policy Directive establishing procedures to implement section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81) (the "Act"), which I hereby submit to the Congress, as required under section 1022(c)(1) of the Act. The Directive also includes a written certification that it is in the national security interests of the United States to waive the requirements of section 1022(a)(1) of the Act with respect to certain categories of individuals, which I hereby submit to the Congress in accordance with section 1022(a)(4) of the Act.

BARACK OBAMA

The White House,

February 28, 2012.


*Categories:* Communications to Congress : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, procedures implementing section 1022, message on directive*.*

*Subjects:* Defense and national security : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201200137.