Delegation of Authority Under Executive Order 14163, Presidential Proclamation 10998 “Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign Nationals To Protect the United States,” and Related INA 212(f) Presidential Proclamations

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 12664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05085]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 617]


Delegation of Authority Under Executive Order 14163, Presidential 
Proclamation 10998 ``Restricting and Limiting the Entry of Foreign 
Nationals To Protect the United States,'' and Related INA 212(f) 
Presidential Proclamations

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the 
laws of the United States, including Section 1 of the Department of 
State Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), Executive 
Order 14163 of January 20, 2025 (E.O. 14163) and Presidential 
Proclamation of December 16, 2025 (``PP 10998''), Presidential 
Proclamation of June 4, 2025 (``PP 10949'') as continued and 
supplemented by PP 10998, and any subsequent Presidential Proclamations 
that continue or supplement PP 10998 or PP 10949, I hereby delegate to 
the Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration, to the 
extent authorized by law, the authority under section 3(c) of E.O. 
14163, sections 6(d) through 6(f) of PP 10998, sections 4(c) and 4(d) 
of PP 10949 as continued and supplemented by PP 10998, and relevant 
authority in subsequent Proclamations to determine that travel by a 
foreign national and admittance into the United Sates as a refugee 
would serve a United States national interest.
    The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Deputy Secretary for Management 
and Resources, and the Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, 
Humanitarian Affairs, and Religious Freedom may exercise any function 
or authority delegated by this delegation. The authorities delegated 
herein may be redelegated to an Officer of the United States, to the 
extent authorized by law.
    This Delegation of Authority does not supersede or otherwise affect 
any other delegation of authority currently in effect and will be 
published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 6, 2026.
Marco Rubio,
Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-05085 Filed 3-13-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-33-P


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