Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State

Issued on: June 4, 2018

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority under Section 709 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority to submit, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence, the report required under section 709 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-323) (the “Act”), as amended.

The delegation in this memorandum shall apply to any provision of any future public law that is the same or substantially the same as section 709 of the Act.

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

DONALD J. TRUMP

Section 709

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Ransoms to foreign terrorist organizations

.Requires a one time report detailing

which countries (or entities) have paid ransoms to terrorist organization, directly or indirectly, during the previous calendar year. Details may be transmitted to the appropriate Congressional committees in a classified manner, if necessary.