It would also give the President authority to make military promotions and to appoint ambassadors without approval by Congress.

A congressional bill had earlier given the President authority to act on this new Department of Conservation.

Nor are there many federal statutes that directly give the President authority that he could delegate to another person.

A third would give the President authority to impose harsh sanctions on countries that violate agricultural trade pacts.

Congress has given the President authority to use force, but it remains his decision whether and when to use it.

Voted to give the President authority to negotiate a free-trade agreement with Mexico.

One section gives the President authority to act.

Section 22 of the law gave the President authority to impose quotas when imports interfered with commodity programs designed to raise prices and farm income.

Nor is there any salvation in giving the President authority to veto items line by line.

The law gave the President authority to assign such draftees to any noncombatant military role.