Memorandum on Delegation of Authority To Conclude an Agreement With the Russian Federation Concerning the Importation of Certain Steel Products

Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce

Subject: Delegation of Authority To Conclude an Agreement With the Russian Federation Concerning the Importation of Certain Steel Products

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, I hereby delegate to you the power to conclude an agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation regarding restrictions on the importation of certain steel products into the United States 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.

As you may direct, the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration is authorized to exercise the authority vested in you by this delegation of authority.

You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, July 9, 1999.