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**Delegation of Authority Pursuant to Section 1278(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015**
**Memorandum for the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center**
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby delegate the functions and authorities vested in the President by section 1278(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291) to the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the *Federal Register* .
THE WHITE HOUSE,