*Administration of Barack Obama, 2015 *

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

*March 27, 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, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby order as follows:

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority to notify the Congress as required by section 1242(a) 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

*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:* DCPD201500208.