*Administration of Barack Obama, 2015 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 **

*March 18, 2015 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject:* Delegation of Authority Under 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, I hereby order as follows:

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority to prepare and submit to the Congress the report required by section 1244(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291) (the "Act").

Any reference in this memorandum to the Act shall be deemed to be a reference to any future act that is the same or substantially the same as such provision.

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 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, memorandum delegating authority*.*

*Subjects:* Defense and national security : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201500181.