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Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense Subject: Delegation of Authority Under Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001
By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, you are delegated the authority and assigned the responsibility of the President under section 124(b) of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Public Law 106-398).
The authority delegated by this memorandum may be redelegated, in writing, not lower than the Under Secretary of Defense level.
You are 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 July 3.
George W. Bush, Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/212890