[House Document 117-38]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




117th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 117-38
 
  CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SECURING THE 
       INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SUPPLY CHAIN

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                                MESSAGE

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                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

  CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SECURING THE 
  INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES SUPPLY CHAIN 
   THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13873 OF MAY 15, 2019, IS TO 
CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MAY 15, 2021, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); 
            PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)














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    May 12, 2021.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
         
         
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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 prior to 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 declared in Executive Order 13873 
of May 15, 2019, with respect to securing the information and 
communications technology and services supply chain, is to 
continue in effect beyond May 15, 2021.
    The unrestricted acquisition or use in the United States of 
information and communications technology or services designed, 
developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, 
controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 
foreign adversaries augments the ability of these foreign 
adversaries to create and exploit vulnerabilities in 
information and communications technology or services, with 
potentially catastrophic effects. This threat continues 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 13873 with respect to 
securing the information and communications technology and 
services supply chain.

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, May 11, 2021.


















                                 Notice

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  Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Securing the 
  Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

    On May 15, 2019, by Executive Order 13873, the President 
declared a national emergency pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal 
with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
constituted by the unrestricted acquisition and use of certain 
information and communications technology and services 
transactions.
    The unrestricted acquisition or use in the United States of 
information and communications technology or services designed, 
developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, 
controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 
foreign adversaries augments the ability of these foreign 
adversaries to create and exploit vulnerabilities in 
information and communications technology or services, with 
potentially catastrophic effects. This threat continues 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 on May 15, 2019, must 
continue in effect beyond May 15, 2021. 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 declared in Executive Order 13873 with respect to 
securing the information and communications technology and 
services supply chain.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, May 11, 2021.

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