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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release July 8, 1998

July 8, 1998

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 1406(b) of the

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the functions conferred upon the President by section 1406(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105-85).

The authority delegated by this memorandum may be redelegated not lower than the Under Secretary level.

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

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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