A memorandum for the Secretary of State is requested. ASSIGNMENT: Allocating Power under Segment 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Help Act of 1961 I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., declare by the power given to me as President of the United States of America according to the Constitution and laws, as well as section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, that the Secretary of State has the authority to draw down up to $275 million in defense articles, services, and military education and training from the Department of Defense to provide assistance to Ukraine and to make decisions necessitated by this section, then accordingly. To publicly document this memorandum, I direct that it be published in the Federal Register.