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Barack Obama: “I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions of the President under section 1261(b) and to the Secretary of…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2013
I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions of the President under section 1261(b) and to the Secretary of Commerce the functions of the President under section 1262(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
Source
presidency.ucsb.edu

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Memorandum on the Delegation of Functions Under Sections 1261(b) and 1262(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for...

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