Delegation of Authorities-Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 117 (Monday, June 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51384-51385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13276]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 558]


Delegation of Authorities--Secure Embassy Construction and 
Counterterrorism Act

    1. By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by 
the laws of the United States, including by Section 1 of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a(a)(4)), 
to the extent authorized by law and subject to the conditions in 
paragraph 3 below, I hereby delegate to the Under Secretary of State 
for Management the authority to issue waivers for chanceries and 
consulates under sections 606(a)(2)(B) and 606(a)(3)(B) of the Secure 
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act (SECCA Act) of 1999, 
Public Law 106-113, as amended by section 9301 of the SECCA Act of 
2022, Public Law 117-263.
    2. I further delegate to the Under Secretary of State for 
Management the authority to notify the appropriate congressional 
committees of any such waiver and to submit to appropriate 
congressional committees reports under the same sections of the SECCA 
Act of 1999. There will be a notification to Congress at least two days 
prior to any waiver's implementation.
    3. This delegation of authority shall not apply to posts designated 
as High Threat/High Risk posts consistent with section 104 of the 
Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4803).

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    4. The functions delegated herein may be exercised by the 
Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and the Deputy Secretary for 
Management and Resources.
    5. This delegation supersedes Delegation of Authority No. 539, 
dated February 27, 2023.
    6. This delegation of authority will be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: May 20, 2024.
Antony J. Blinken,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2024-13276 Filed 6-14-24; 8:45 am]
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