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Memorandum
Delegation of Authority Under Section 614(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Signed December 26, 2025, printed at 91 FR 1661. 140 words.
An aid law gives the President a power. This hands it to a deputy.
What It Says
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.
What a Memorandum Is
A memorandum instructs a named department or agency. It works much as an order does, without the number and the sections.
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