Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021

May 11, 2021

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.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., May 12, 2021] NOTE: This notice was published in the *Federal Register *on May 13.

Categories: Notices : Information and communications technology and services supply chain security, U.S. national emergency continuation.

Subjects: Defense and national security : Information and communications technology and services supply chain, U.S. national emergency.

DCPD Number: DCPD202100396.

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