[House Document 115-55]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




115th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-55

 
  CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT 
                  TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

                              transmitting

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO TRANSNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13581 ON 
JULY 24, 2011, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JULY 24, 2017, PURSUANT 
 TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)




    July 19, 2017.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national 
emergency unless, within 90 days of the anniversary date of its 
declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register 
and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the 
emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. 
In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal 
Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the 
national emergency with respect to significant transnational 
criminal organizations declared in Executive Order 13581 of 
July 24, 2011, is to continue in effect beyond July 24, 2017.
    Significant transnational criminal organizations continue 
to threaten the safety of the United States and its citizens 
through the scope and gravity of their actions. Such 
organizations derive revenue through widespread illegal conduct 
and overwhelmingly demonstrate a blatant disregard for human 
life through acts of violence and abuse. These organizations 
often facilitate and aggravate violent civil conflicts and 
increasingly facilitate the activities of other dangerous 
persons. As the sophistication of these organizations 
increases, they pose an increasing threat to the United States.
    The activities of significant transnational criminal 
organizations continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of 
the United States. Therefore, I have determined that it is 
necessary to continue the national emergency declared in 
Executive Order 13581 with respect to transnational criminal 
organizations.

                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, July 19, 2017.

                                 Notice

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 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational 
                         Criminal Organizations

    On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, the President 
declared a national emergency with respect to transnational 
criminal organizations pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by 
the activities of significant transnational criminal 
organizations.
    Significant transnational criminal organizations continue 
to threaten the safety of the United States and its citizens 
through the scope and gravity of their actions. Such 
organizations derive revenue through widespread illegal conduct 
and overwhelmingly demonstrate a blatant disregard for human 
life through acts of violence and abuse. These organizations 
often facilitate and aggravate violent civil conflicts and 
increasingly facilitate the activities of other dangerous 
persons. As the sophistication of these organizations 
increases, they pose an increasing threat to the United States.
    The activities of significant transnational criminal 
organizations continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of 
the United States. For this reason, the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, and the 
measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must 
continue in effect beyond July 24, 2017. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national 
emergency with respect to transnational criminal organizations 
declared in Executive Order 13581.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, July 19, 2017.