*Administration of Barack Obama, 2015 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Section 1278(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 **

*March 12, 2015 *

*Memorandum for the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center *

*Subject:* Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Section 1278(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

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 the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1278(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) to the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.

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

BARACK OBAMA

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., March 16, 2015]

NOTE: This memorandum was published in the *Federal Register* on March 17.

*Categories:* Communications to Federal Agencies : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, delegation of authority, memorandum*.*

*Subjects:* Defense and national security : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; Terrorism : Counterterrorism Center, National.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201500171.