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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release April 25, 1997

April 24, 1997

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

  SUBJECT:       Delegation to the Secretary of State of 
                 the Responsibilities Vested in the President 
                 by Section 564 of the Foreign Relations 
                 Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 
                 1995 (Public Law 103-236), as Amended

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to you the functions vested in the President by section 564 of the Anti-Economic Discrimination Act of 1994 (AEDA) (title V of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, Public Law 103-236, as amended).

Any reference in this memorandum to section 564 of the AEDA shall be deemed to include references to any hereafter-enacted provision of law that is the same or substantially the same as such section.

The functions delegated by this memorandum may be redelegated as appropriate.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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