*Administration of Barack Obama, 2012 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Certain Functions and Authority Under Section 5(a) of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act of 2008 **

*August 29, 2012 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject:* Delegation of Certain Functions and Authority under Section 5(a) of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act of 2008

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to you the functions and authority conferred upon the President by section 5(a)(2) of the Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–286) (the "Act"), to waive the visa ban under section 5(a)(1) of the Act, and to make the specified certification to the Congress.

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

BARACK OBAMA* *

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act of 2008, memorandum delegating functions and authority*.*

*Subjects:* Tom Lantos Block Burmese Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts Act of 2008.* *

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201200672.