[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 19 (Monday, May 15, 2006)]
[Page 888]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Assignment of Function Concerning Assistance to 
Afghanistan

May 8, 2006

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Director of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, and the Director of National Intelligence

Subject: Assignment of Function Concerning Assistance to Afghanistan

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United 
States Code, the function of the President under the heading ``Economic 
Support Fund'' in the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109-102) that relates to 
waiver of a proviso is assigned to the Secretary of State. The Director 
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Director of 
National Intelligence shall, consistent with applicable law, provide the 
Secretary of State with such information as may be necessary to assist 
the Secretary in the performance of such function.
    The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this 
memorandum in the Federal Register.
                                                George W. Bush

Note: This memorandum was released by the Office of the Press Secretary 
on May 9. An original was not available for verification of the content 
of this memorandum.