Presidential Memorandum 2024-17571 explained · Presidential Memorandum
Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Signed: 2024-07-29 Published: 2024-08-06 Federal Register document: 2024-17571
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Presidential Memorandum 2024-17571 says
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024) [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 64349] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-17571] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 151 / Tuesday, August 6, 2024 / Presidential Documents [[Page 64349]] Memorandum of July 29, 2024 Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) and 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Memorandum for the Secretary of State By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State: (1) the authority under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to direct the drawdown of up to $200 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Ukraine and to make the determinations required under such section to direct such a drawdown; and (2) the authority under section 614(a)(1) of the FAA to determine whether it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish up to $70 million in assistance to Ukraine without regard to any provision of law within the purview of section 614(a)(1) of the FAA. You...
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