[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 30180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10452]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 280]


Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Under Secretary for 
Political Affairs of Authorities Regarding Congressional Reporting 
Functions

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State by 
the laws of the United States, including Section 1 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), 
I hereby assign to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 
to the extent authorized by law, the function of approving submission 
of reports to the Congress.
    This delegation covers the decision to submit to the Congress both 
one-time reports and recurring reports, including but not limited to 
those recurring reports identified in Section 1 of Executive Order 
13313 (Delegation of Certain Congressional Reporting Functions) of July 
31, 2003. However, this delegation shall not be construed to authorize 
the Under Secretary to make waivers, certifications, determinations, 
findings, or other such statutorily required substantive actions that 
may be called for in connection with the submission of a report. The 
Under Secretary shall be responsible for referring to the Secretary or 
the Deputy Secretary any matter on which action would appropriately be 
taken by such official.
    Any authority covered by this delegation may also be exercised by 
the Deputy Secretary of State, to the extent authorized by law, or by 
the Secretary of State.
    This delegation incorporates and supersedes prior delegations in 
this calendar year to the Under Secretary by me or the Deputy Secretary 
with respect to specific reports to Congress. This delegation does not 
repeal delegations to other Department officials.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: May 2, 2005.
Condoleezza Rice,
Secretary of State, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 05-10452 Filed 5-24-05; 8:45 am]
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