Presidential Memorandum 2021-15956 explained · Presidential Memorandum
Delegation of Authority Under Section 1285 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Signed: 2021-07-19 Published: 2021-07-26 Federal Register document: 2021-15956
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Presidential Memorandum 2021-15956 says
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 140 (Monday, July 26, 2021) [Federal Register Volume 86, Number 140 (Monday, July 26, 2021)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 39939] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2021-15956] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 140 / Monday, July 26, 2021 / Presidential Documents ___________________________________________________________________ Title 3-- The President [[Page 39939]] Memorandum of July 19, 2021 Delegation of Authority Under Section 1285 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the authority and functions vested in the President by section 1285(a) through (e) of Public Law 116-92 on the use of military force and support of partner forces to the Congress. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, July 19, 2021 [FR Doc. 2021-15956 Filed 7-23-21; 8:45 am] Billing code 5001-06-P
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