Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations

Published date23 July 2019
Citation84 FR 35513
Record Number2019-15794
SectionPresidential Documents
CourtExecutive Office Of The President
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2019)]
                [Presidential Documents]
                [Pages 35513-35514]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-15794]
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                Vol. 84
                Tuesday,
                No. 141
                July 23, 2019
                Part IVThe President-----------------------------------------------------------------------
                Notice of July 22, 2019--Continuation of the National Emergency With
                Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations
                 Presidential Documents
                Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 141 / Tuesday, July 23, 2019 /
                Presidential Documents
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                Title 3--
                The President
                [[Page 35513]]
                 Notice of July 22, 2019
                
                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,
                 2019. 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.
                [[Page 35514]]
                 This notice shall be published in the Federal Register
                 and transmitted to the Congress.
                
                
                 (Presidential Sig.)
                 THE WHITE HOUSE,
                 July 22, 2019.
                [FR Doc. 2019-15794
                Filed 7-22-19; 11:15 am]
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