[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9584 of March 31, 2017

National Financial Capability Month, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The ability of Americans to plan, save, and invest is vital to their
building wealth and pursuing the American Dream. One of my first actions
as President was to issue an Executive Order entitled ``Core Principles
for Regulating the United States Financial System,'' and its first core
principle is that financial regulation should ``empower Americans

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to make independent financial decisions and informed choices in the
marketplace, save for retirement, and build individual wealth.''
Empowering Americans to make independent financial decisions and
informed choices is critically important to our Nation's prosperity. Yet
more than half of households today do not have 3 months of funds saved
for emergency, and most families with children are not currently saving
for college. In addition, a majority of working Americans worry about
running out of money in retirement, and nearly a third of workers have
no retirement savings at all.
We must address these challenges. Creating and implementing innovative
financial education curriculums is critical. For example, the Department
of Defense has made long-term financial security education opportunities
available for our service members and their families. As a result, the
men and women of the Armed Forces can plan a healthy financial future by
seeking advice from personal financial managers and counselors.
My Administration will work with committed organizations in all sectors
to improve financial education and share best practices so that all
Americans--no matter their income, education, or background--have the
capability to make sound financial decisions. Together, we will empower
Americans to take advantage of the many opportunities they have to
attain more financially secure and prosperous futures for themselves and
their families.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as National
Financial Capability Month. I call upon all Americans to observe this
month by engaging in activities that improve their understanding of
important financial decisions.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP