Presidential Memorandum 2026-00698 explained · Presidential Memorandum
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Signed: 2025-12-26 Published: 2026-01-14 Federal Register document: 2026-00698
Agencies: Executive Office of the President
What Presidential Memorandum 2026-00698 says
Federal Register, Volume 91 Issue 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026) [Federal Register Volume 91, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 1661] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2026-00698] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2026 / Presidential Documents [[Page 1661]] Memorandum of December 26, 2025 Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(2) 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 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State, subject to fulfilling the requirement of section 614(a)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), the authority under section 614(a)(2) of the FAA to determine whether it is vital to the national security interests of the United States to make up to $25.9 million in sales of cluster munitions technology under the Arms Export Control Act to the Republic of Korea, without regard to any other provision of law within the purview of section 614(a)(2) of the FAA, and to authorize such sale. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington...
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