Presidential Memoranda: Foreign Assistance, ISIS

Delegation of Authority Under the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016

This memorandum is dated November 21st, 2017 and is addressed to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.  This memorandum delegates the functions and authorities related to PL 114-191 to the Director.  The functions involved are the generation of a report regarding measurable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans to certain foreign assistance.

Delegation of Authority Under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017

This memorandum is dated June 21, 2017 and is addressed to the Secretary of Defense.  It delegates to the Secretary of Defense the functions and authorities given in section 10005 of PL 115-31.  The referenced section obliges that the President provides a report to Congress on the strategy to defeat ISIS.

Delegation of Authority Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

This memorandum is dated April 12, 2017 and is addressed to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  This delegates the submittal of a report to Congress required by PL 114-328.  This report encompasses determining how US citizens can be stopped from joining or supporting terrorist organizations.