22 USC § 7431 - Nondelegation

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title: "22 USC § 7431 - Nondelegation"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "7431"
section_name: "Nondelegation"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS’ PROTECTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2012, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 907.)"
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# § 7431. Nondelegation

section 301 of title 3section 7424(c)(3) of this titlesection 301 of title 3

The authorities vested in the President by sections 7422 and 7430(a) of this title may not be delegated by the President pursuant to  or any other provision of law. The authority vested in the President by  may not be delegated by the President pursuant to  or any other provision of law to any official other than the Secretary of Defense, and if so delegated may not be subdelegated.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–206, title II, § 2012, Aug. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 907.)