[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[March 20, 1992]
[Pages 490-491]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Memorandum Delegating Authority Regarding Weapons Destruction in the 
Former Soviet Union

March 20, 1992
Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Subject: Delegation of Responsibilities under Public Law 102-229

    By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of 
the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the 
United States Code, I hereby delegate:
    1. to the Secretary of State the authority and duty vested in the 
President under section 211(b) of H.R. 3807 as passed the Senate on 
November 25, 1991, and referred to in section 108 of the Dire Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers for Relief From the Effects of 
Natural Disasters, for Other Urgent Needs, and for Incremental Cost of 
`Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm' Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-229) 
(the Act); and
    2. to the Secretary of Defense the authorities and duties vested in 
the President under sections 212, 221, 231, and 232 of H.R. 3807 as 
passed the Senate on November 25, 1991, and referred to in section 108 
of the Act.
    The Secretary of Defense shall not exer-

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cise authority delegated by paragraph 2 hereof with respect to any 
former Soviet republic unless the Secretary of State has exercised the 
authority and performed the duty delegated by paragraph 1 hereof with 
respect to that former Soviet republic. The Secretary of Defense shall 
not obligate funds in the exercise of authority delegated by paragraph 2 
hereof unless the Director of the Office of Management and Budget has 
made the determination required by section 221(e) of H.R. 3807 as passed 
the Senate on November 25, 1991, and referred to in section 108 of the 
Act.
    The Secretary of State is directed to publish this memorandum in the 
Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:10 
                        p.m., April 2, 1992]

                    Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of 
                        the Press Secretary on March 23.