[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21086]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 402]


Delegation of the Authority To Submit Report Pursuant to Section 
1247 of Public Law 114-92

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by 
subparagraph (a)(4) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a) and the Presidential Memorandum of July 26, 
2016, I hereby delegate to the Under Secretary for Arms Control and 
International Security, to the extent authorized by law, the authority 
to submit the recurring report required by Section 1247 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, Pub. L. 114-92, 
concerning the reasons that the continued implementation of the New 
START Treaty is in the national security interests of the United 
States.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the authorities 
delegated herein may be exercised by the Secretary, the Deputy 
Secretary, or the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources. Any 
reference in this delegation of authority to any statute or delegation 
of authority shall be deemed to be a reference to such statute or 
delegation of authority as amended from time to time.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: August 18, 2016.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-21086 Filed 8-31-16; 8:45 am]
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