*Administration of Barack Obama, 2013 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Authority To Suspend the Provisions of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 **

*January 31, 2013 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject:* Delegation of Authority to Suspend the Provisions of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996

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 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the authority to suspend the provisions of title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–114; 22 U.S.C. 6021–6091), as authorized by section 306(c)(2) of the Act.

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

BARACK OBAMA

NOTE: An original was not available for verification of the content of this memorandum.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, delegation of authority, memorandum*.*

*Subjects:* Cuba : Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996; Cuba : Democracy efforts.

*DCPD Number*: DCPD201300062.