[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2791]
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 REPORT RELATIVE TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER WITH RESPECT TO 
  VENEZUELA THAT TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL 
  EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13692 ON MARCH 8, 2015--PM 41

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) 
(50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), I hereby report that I have issued an 
Executive Order with respect to Venezuela that takes additional steps 
with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
13692 of March 8, 2015, and relied upon for additional steps taken in 
Executive Order 13808 of August 24, 2017, and Executive Order 13827 of 
March 19, 2018.
  The Executive Order I have issued today prohibits transactions 
related to, provision of financing for, and other dealings in (i) the 
purchase of any debt owed to the Government of Venezuela, including 
accounts receivable; (ii) any debt owed to the Government of Venezuela 
that is pledged as collateral after the effective date of the Executive 
Order, including accounts receivable; and (iii) the sale, transfer, 
assignment, or pledging as collateral by the Government of Venezuela of 
any equity interest in any entity in which the Government of Venezuela 
has a 50 percent or greater ownership interest.
  I have authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including promulgating 
rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to the 
President by IEEPA as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
Executive Order.
  I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued today.
                                                     Donald J. Trump.  
The White House, May 21, 2018.

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