[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 142 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 44683-44684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16223]


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                Notice of July 22, 2020

                
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.

                The activities of significant transnational criminal 
                organizations have reached such scope and gravity that 
                they threaten the stability of international political 
                and economic systems. Such organizations are becoming 
                increasingly sophisticated and dangerous to the United 
                States; they are increasingly entrenched in the 
                operations of foreign governments and the international 
                financial system, thereby weakening democratic 
                institutions, degrading the rule of law, and 
                undermining economic markets. These organizations 
                facilitate and aggravate violent civil conflicts and 
                increasingly facilitate the activities of other 
                dangerous persons.

                On March 15, 2019, by Executive Order 13863, I took 
                additional steps to deal with the national emergency 
                with respect to transnational criminal organizations in 
                view of the evolution of these organizations as well as 
                the increasing sophistication of their activities, 
                which threaten international political and economic 
                systems and pose a direct threat to the safety and 
                welfare of the United States and its citizens, and 
                given the ability of these organizations to derive 
                revenue through widespread illegal conduct, including 
                acts of violence and abuse that exhibit a wanton 
                disregard for human life as well as many other crimes 
                enriching and empowering these organizations.

                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 these 
                reasons, the national emergency declared in Executive 
                Order 13581 of July 24, 2011, under which additional 
                steps were taken in Executive Order 13863 of March 15, 
                2019, and the measures adopted to deal with that 
                emergency, must continue in effect beyond July 24, 
                2020. 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.

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                This notice shall be published in the Federal Register 
                and transmitted to the Congress.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    July 22, 2020.

[FR Doc. 2020-16223
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