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Presidential Delegation of Sanctions Authority Under Public Law 118-50

Original title: Delegation of Certain Sanctions-Related Authorities Under Public Law 118-50

Record date · September 13, 2024

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What This Bill Does

President Biden issued a memorandum delegating specific -related authorities granted under Public Law 118-50 to various cabinet secretaries. This document assigns responsibility for implementing provisions related to Iranian petroleum, missile exports, human rights, and terrorist financing to the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Defense, and Justice.

Why it matters

This document clarifies which federal agencies are responsible for enforcing specific international , directly impacting how U.S. foreign policy and economic restrictions are executed.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Department of the Treasury

The agency is assigned primary responsibility for implementing numerous sanctions authorities related to Iranian finance and trade.

Directly affected

Department of State

The agency is assigned responsibility for diplomatic and foreign policy-related sanctions authorities.

Key Facts

The memorandum delegates presidential authorities from Public Law 118-50 to cabinet-level officials.
Authorities are divided among the Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, Defense, and Justice.
The delegation covers multiple acts, including the SHIP Act, Fight CRIME Act, MAHSA Act, and others.
The document was signed on September 13, 2024.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this document actually do?

It assigns specific legal powers granted to the President by Congress to cabinet secretaries, allowing them to carry out against foreign entities as defined in Public Law 118-50.

Does this create new sanctions?

No, this document delegates the authority to implement and enforce that were already established by Congress in Public Law 118-50.

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