Barack Obama actually said...
By 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 the authority to perform the functions conferred upon the President by sections 319(a), (c), and (d) and sections 14103(d), (e), and (f) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009.
Context
Memorandum on Assignment of Reporting Functions Under the Supplemental Appropriations Act
07/16/2009