Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2023

December 27, 2023

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Subject: Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority under section 614(a)(1) of the FAA to determine whether it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to $20 million in assistance to Ukraine without regard to any provision of law within the purview of section 614(a)(1) of the FAA.

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

Joseph R. Biden Jr.

NOTE: An original was not available for verification of the content of this memorandum.

Categories: Communications to Federal Agencies : Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, delegation of authority under section 614(a)(1), memorandum.

Subjects: Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, delegation of authority; Secretary of State; Ukraine,

U.S. assistance.

DCPD Number: DCPD202301151.

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