*Administration of Donald J. Trump, 2018 *

**Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 1290(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 **

*September 10, 2018 *

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

*Subject: *Delegation of Authority under Section 1290(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

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, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director of National Intelligence the authority to provide the appropriate briefings to the Congress as required by section 1290(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232).

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 : John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, delegation of authority, memorandum*.*

*Subjects:* Defense and national security : John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201800586.