*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2018 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Authorities Under Section 1244(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 **

*May 16, 2018 *

*Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National Intelligence *

*Subject: *Delegation of Authorities under Section 1244(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018

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 to the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of National Intelligence, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1244(c)(1)–(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91).

The delegations in this memorandum shall apply to any provisions of any future public law that are the same or substantially the same as the provision referenced in this memorandum.

The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the *Federal Register*.

DONALD J. TRUMP

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 2018, delegation of authority, memorandum*.*

*Subjects:* Defense and national security : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201800339.