MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
                                             THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
                                             THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under                             Section 1230 of the National                             Defense Authorization Act for                             Fiscal Year 2024


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 Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and, as appropriate, the Attorney General, the authority to transmit to certain congressional committees the report required by section 1230 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).

The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any future public law that is the same or substantially the same as the provision referenced in this memorandum.

The Secretary of Defense is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

                               JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.