Signing Statement 2018-012

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Text of the Signing Statement from the White House website

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Statement by the President   

  NATIONAL SECURITY & DEFENSE    --     Issued on: October 10, 2018

 

Today, I have signed into law H.R. 2259, the “Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018” (the “Act”).

One provision of the Act, section 203, would forbid the Director of the Peace Corps from opening, closing, reducing, or suspending a domestic or overseas Peace Corps office or country program “unless the Director has notified and consulted with the appropriate congressional committees at least 15 days in advance.”  I hope that both notice and consultation will be possible in every case, and I recognize the benefits of working with the Congress on these kinds of decisions.  Nevertheless, a requirement to consult with the Congress in executive decision-making violates the separation of powers.  My Administration will, accordingly, make appropriate efforts to notify the specified committees, as provided for by the Act, but will treat the consultation requirement as advisory and non‑binding.

 DONALD J. TRUMP

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 9, 2018.

 

 


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Sources for the Signing Statement

  1. White House website
  2. PDF from GPO
  3. HTML text at GPO

Text of the Affected Law

H.R. 2259, the “Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018” has been designated as Public Law 115-256.

The text of H.R. 2259 from the Government Printing Office (GPO) is available as follows:

1.  PDF downloaded from the GPO
2.  PDF on the GPO website
2.  Plain text from the GPO
3.  Enrolled text from the GPO