For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 24, 2002
Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce
July 23, 2002
SUBJECT: Delegation of Authority with Respect to Concluding Amendments to the July 12, 1999, Agreement Concerning Trade in Certain Steel Products from the Russian Federation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United
States Code, it is hereby ordered that the Secretary of Commerce is
designated and empowered to exercise, following consultations with the
United States Trade Representative and other agencies as appropriate,
the authority vested in the President to conclude amendments to the
July 12, 1999, Agreement Concerning Trade in Certain Steel Products
from the Russian Federation in accordance with Article XI of the 1990
Agreement on Trade Relations between the United States of America and
the Russian Federation, and title IV of the Trade Act of 1974. The
Secretary may exercise such authority without approval, ratification,
or other action of the President.
As the Secretary of Commerce may direct, the Assistant Secretary
for Import Administration is authorized to exercise the authority
vested in the Secretary by this memorandum.
You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the
Federal Register.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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