MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State:
(1) the authority under section 506(a)(2) of the FAA to direct the drawdown of up to $60 million in articles and services from the inventory and resources of any agency of the United States Government and military education and training from the Department of Defense for the purposes and under the authorities of chapter 8 of part I of the FAA to provide anti-crime and counternarcotics assistance to countries that contribute personnel to the Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti and to the Haitian National Police; and
(2) the authority to make the determinations required under such section to direct such a drawdown.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.
APRIL 12, 2024 White House Washington DC
Source: WH.gov – Midtown Tribune news
The Foreign Assistance Act (Pub. L. 87–195, 75 Stat. 424-2), enacted on September 4, 1961, is a pivotal United States law governing foreign aid policy. It delineated the political and ideological principles guiding U.S. foreign aid, extensively restructured U.S. foreign assistance programs, legally differentiated military aid from nonmilitary aid, and established the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to oversee nonmilitary economic assistance programs. After receiving congressional approval on September 4, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the Act into law on November 3, 1961, and detailed the reorganization through Executive Order