THE WHITE HOUSE

                       Office of the Press Secretary

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For Immediate Release                           September 11, 2000



                                 September 11, 2000





MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
                   THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                   SPACE ADMINISTRATION

SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under the Iran Nonproliferation Act
               of 2000 (Public Law 106-178)


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 State the functions and
authorities conferred on the President under the Iran Nonproliferation Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-178), with the exception of subsections (f) and (g)
of section 6, from which I delegate to the Secretary of State only sections
6(f)(2)(A) and 6(g)(1)(B).  The remaining functions and authorities under
subsections (f) and (g) of section 6 not delegated to the Secretary of
State I hereby delegate to the Administrator of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration.

The authorities and functions delegated in this memorandum may be
redelegated.

Any reference in this memorandum to any act shall be deemed to be a
reference to such act as amended from time to time.  The Secretary of State
is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal
Register.



                                   WILLIAM J. CLINTON




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