[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08226]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 350]


Delegation by the Secretary of State to the Assistant Secretary 
for Consular Affairs of the Authority To Disclose Visa Records In 
Certain Situations

    By virtue of the authority vested in me as Secretary of State, 
including Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 2651a), and the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(INA), I hereby delegate to the Assistant Secretary for Consular 
Affairs, to the extent authorized by law, the authority under sections 
222(f)(1) and (2) of the INA, codified in 8 U.S.C. 1202(f)(1) and (2), 
to exercise his or her discretion:
    (1) To disclose certified copies of visa records to a court that 
certifies the need for such documents; and
    (2) to provide to a foreign government, as a matter of discretion 
and on the basis of reciprocity, information in the Department's 
computerized visa lookout database and, when necessary and appropriate, 
other related records pertaining to the issuance and refusal of visas 
or permits to enter the United States under conditions specified in the 
statute.
    Any act, executive order, regulation, or procedure subject to, or 
affected by, this delegation shall be deemed to be such act, executive 
order, regulation, or procedure as amended from time to time. This 
delegation of authority may be re-delegated.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, the Secretary, the 
Deputy Secretary, the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, 
and the Under Secretary for Management may at any time exercise any 
authority or function delegated by this delegation of authority.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: March 11, 2013.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2013-08226 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
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