Notice2021-24248
Assistant Secretary for Administration; Delegation of Authority
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November 5, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 212 (Friday, November 5, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61279-61280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24248]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Assistant Secretary for Administration; Delegation of Authority
Notice is hereby given that I have amended the delegation of
authority to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
(ASPR); the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC);
the Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA);
the Director,
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National Institutes of Health (NIH); the Director, Office of Global
Affairs (OGA); and the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), specifically the authority vested in
the Secretary, by section 212(l) of the Department of Defense and
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act,
2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (FY19 HHS Appropriations
Act) Public Law 115-245, division B, title II, (September 28, 2018), or
substantially similar authorities vested in me in the future by
Congress, in order to carry out international health activities,
including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and
environmental disease, and other health activities abroad. Section
212(l) of the FY19 HHS Appropriations Act permits the Secretary of HHS
to exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of
State under 22 U.S.C. 2669(c) to award personal services contracts for
work performed in foreign countries.
The authority delegated herein includes the authority to determine
the necessity of negotiating, executing, and performing such contracts
without regard to statutory provisions as related to the negotiation,
making, and performance of contracts and performance of work in the
United States. This authority is immediately revoked in the event that
any subsequent fiscal year HHS appropriations act does not contain the
provision currently in section 212(1) or substantially similar
authority.
The Director, CDC, may redelegate this authority to the Chief
Operating Officer, CDC. This authority may not be further redelegated
except as noted above.
The delegatees shall consult with the Secretary of State and
relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that this authority is exercised in
a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.
This amended delegation rescinds and supersedes the February 7,
2020, amended delegation concerning this authority. However, all prior
redelegations of authority consistent with the content of this
memorandum will remain in effect pending further redelegation.
This amended delegation became effective upon date of signature. In
addition, I hereby affirm and ratify any actions taken by you or your
subordinates which involved the exercise of the authorities delegated
herein, or substantially similar authorities vested in me by prior
annual HHS appropriations acts, prior to the effective date of the
delegation.
Dated: November 2, 2021.
Xavier Becerra,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-24248 Filed 11-4-21; 8:45 am]
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