[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 49712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17936]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 398]


Authority To Submit Declarations and Claim Privileges on Behalf 
of the United States Under Military Rules of Evidence 505 and 506

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State, 
including the Department of State Basic Authorities Act, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 2651a), I hereby delegate to the Legal Adviser, to the extent 
authorized by law, the authority to claim the privileges and provide 
the declarations described in Military Rules of Evidence 505 and 506.
    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 does not revoke or otherwise affect any other 
delegation of authority.
    Notwithstanding this delegation of authority, this authority may be 
exercised by the Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, and the Deputy 
Secretary for Management and Resources.
    This delegation of authority shall be published in the Federal 
Register.

    Dated: July 20, 2016.
John F. Kerry,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-17936 Filed 7-27-16; 8:45 am]
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