Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021

July 19, 2021

Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense

Subject: Delegation of Authority Under Section 1285 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

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 Defense the authority and functions vested in the President by section 1285(a) through (e) of Public Law 116â92 on the use of military force and support of partner forces to the Congress.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the *Federal Register*.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 23, 2021] NOTE: This memorandum was published in the *Federal Register *on July 26.

Categories: Communications to Federal Agencies : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, delegation of authority, memorandum.

Subjects: Defense and national security : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.

DCPD Number: DCPD202100594.

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