MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBJECT: Delegation of Certain Sanctions-Related
Authorities
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 order as follows:
Section 1. FEND Off Fentanyl Act. (a) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the functions and authorities vested in the President by sections 3102(a) and 3103 of the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence Off Fentanyl Act (Division E of Pub. L. 118-50) (the “FEND Off Fentanyl Act”).
(b) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 3102(b) of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act.
(c) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 3104(b) of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act.
(d) I hereby delegate to the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of the Treasury, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 3105(a)(2) of the FEND Off Fentanyl Act.
Sec. 2. Other Matters. (a) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1(a) of Division G of Pub. L. 118-50.
(b) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, commensurate with existing delegations of authority for each provision of law listed in section 1(a)(2), in consultation, commensurate with such existing delegations of authority, with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1(b) of Division G of Pub. L. 118-50.
Sec. 3. Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023. (a) I hereby delegate to the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1245(d)(5)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a(d)(5)(B)), as amended by section 2 of the Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023 (Division S of Pub. L. 118-50).
Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
January 17, 2024 Washington, DC
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