Title 3--The President This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, November 9, 2006. Memorandum of November 14, 2006 Assignment of Reporting Function Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Memorandum for the Director of National Intelligence By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 301 of title 3, United States Code, the reporting function of the President under section 10\1776(e) of the Intel- ligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law \17708-458, \1778 Stat. 3638) is hereby assigned to the Director of National Intelligence (Director). The Director shall perform such function in a manner consistent with the President'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. You are authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Fed- eral Register. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, November 14, 2006. Order of November 17, 2006 Regarding the Proposed Merger of Alcatel and Lucent Technologies, Inc. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Pro- duction Act of 1950 (section 721), 50 U.S.C. App. 2170, Section 1. Findings. I hereby make the following findings: 322
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