White House publishes “Memorandum on Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961” on Wednesday pledging U.S. taxpayer support for Ukraine’s war with Russia.
From whitehouse.gov:
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State the authority under section 506(a)(1) of the FAA to direct the drawdown of up to $400 million in defense articles and services of the Department of Defense, and military education and training, to provide assistance to Ukraine and to make the determinations required under such section to direct such a drawdown.
