[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 24 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Page 796]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Memorandum on Assignment of Certain Reporting Functions of the John 
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

June 12, 2007

Memorandum for the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the 
Director of National Intelligence

Subject: Assignment of Certain Reporting Functions of the John Warner 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the 
Constitution and the laws of the United States, including section 301 of 
title 3, United States Code, I hereby assign to the Secretary of State 
the functions of the President under sections 1211(b), 1213(b), and 
1226(c) of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364).
    In the performance of such functions, the Secretary of State should 
coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National 
Intelligence, and the heads of other departments and agencies, as 
appropriate.
    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 June 13.