THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                           (Yulee, Florida)
________________________________________________________________________ 
For Immediate Release                                       May 26, 1999

May 26, 1999

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority Under Section 2106 of the

           Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, as
           contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
           Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277)

By virtue of 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 the functions and authorities conferred upon the President by section 2106 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, as contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (Public Law 105-277), to the Secretary of State, who is authorized to redelegate these functions and authorities consistent with applicable law.

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

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

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

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