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 Other Presidential Documents Memorandum of April 21, 2005 Assignment of Reporting Functions under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Memorandum/or the Sectcrazy of State[,] the Sectcrazy o/Defense[,] the Di- rector of National Intelligence[,] the Attorney General[, and] the Secretazy of Home]and Security By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and ]aws of the United States, inc]uding section 301 of tit]e 3, United States Code: 1. The reporting functions of the President under sections 4026(a)(4)(A), 4026(c)(2), 7\17704(e)(4)(A), 7202(d), 7204(c)(\177)-(2), and 7\1779(a) of the Inte]- ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108- 458, \1778 Stat. 3638) (the "Act") are hereby assigned to the Secretary of State. The reporting function under section 7202(d) of the Act on the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center shall be coordinated with the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security. Heads of departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, furnish to the Secretary of State information the Secretary requests to perform such functions, in the format and on the schedule specified by the Secretary. 2. The reporting function of the President under section 7\17704(i) of the Act is hereby assigned to the Secretary of Defense. Heads of departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, furnish to the Secretary of Defense information the Secretary requests to perform such functions, in the format and on the schedule specified by the Secretary. 3. The reporting functions under sections \177022 and 1094 of the Act are hereby assigned to the Director of National Intelligence. Heads of departments and agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, furnish to the Director of National Intelligence information the Director requests to perform such functions, in the format and on the schedule specified by the Director. The Secretaries of State and Defense, and the Director of National Intel- ligence shall perform such functions in a manner consistent with the Presi- dent's constitutional authority to withhold information the disclosure of which could impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's constitu- tional duties. Any reference in this memorandum to the provision of any Act shall be deemed to include references to any hereafter-enacted provision of law that is the same or substantially the same as such provision. 243

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