[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[May 19, 1992]
[Page 798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



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Memorandum Delegating Authority To Report on China

May 19, 1992
Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, the 
Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Subject: Delegation of Authority with Respect to Reports Concerning 
China Weapons Proliferation, Human Rights, and Trade Practices

    By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws 
of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the 
United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the 
functions vested in me by section 303 and section 324 of the Foreign 
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-
138). These functions shall be exercised in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the 
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States 
Trade Representative (with respect to the functions described in section 
303), and other appropriate departments and agencies.
    The functions delegated herein may be redelegated as appropriate.
    The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this 
memorandum in the Federal Register.

                                                             George Bush

                    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 3:42 
                        p.m., May 26, 1992]