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Barack Obama: “By virtue of the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including…”

On the recordMay 30, 2011
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 you the functions of the President under section 203 of the Public Health Service Act.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Memorandum on Delegation of Authority To Appoint Commissioned Officers of the Ready Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service

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