*Administration of Barack Obama, 2017 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of State Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 **

*January 17, 2017 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State *

*Subject:* Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of State Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

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 vested in the President by section 1287(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) (the "Act"), to designate a senior official to develop guidance for the Global Engagement Center relating to relevant privacy and civil liberties laws, and to ensure compliance with such guidance.

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 2017, delegation of authority, memorandum*.*

*Subjects:* Defense and national security : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; State, Department of : Secretary.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201700052.