[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[House]
[Page H6001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO TRANSNATIONAL 
CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                          (H. DOC. NO. 115-55)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the 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.

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