[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28044]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 378]


Delegation of the Authority To Make Determinations Under 22 
U.S.C. 2656f(d) From the Secretary of State to the Under Secretary for 
Management

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a) and Section 
140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 1988 and 1989 (Pub. L. 
100-204), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2656f), I hereby delegate to the Under 
Secretary of State for Management, to the extent consistent with law, 
the authority to determine whether an individual's death resulted from 
terrorism or an act of terrorism, for the purpose of approving the 
payment of certain death benefits under Sections 413, 415, and 416 of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C 3973, 3975, 
3976).
    In exercising the authority delegated herein, the Under Secretary 
will consult with relevant Department of State offices and bureaus 
before making the determination that a death resulted from terrorism or 
an act of terrorism.
    Notwithstanding this Delegation of Authority, the Secretary, the 
Deputy Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources 
may at any time exercise any function delegated by this delegation of 
authority.
    Any act, executive order, regulation or procedure affected by this 
delegation shall be deemed to be such act, executive order, regulation, 
or procedure as amended from time to time. The delegation of authority 
does not revoke, supersede, or otherwise affect any other delegation of 
authority to the Under Secretary for Management.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

John F. Kerry
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2014-28044 Filed 11-26-14; 8:45 am]
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