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49–011 2015

114th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–14 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO UKRAINE 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO THE UNUSUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY THREAT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY OF THE UNITED 

STATES CONSTITUTED BY THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF PERSONS THAT UNDERMINE THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 

13660 OF MARCH 6, 2014, AND EXPANDED IN SCOPE BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 13661 OF MARCH 16, 2014, AND FURTHER EXPANDED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13662 OF MARCH 20, 2014, IS TO 

CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 6, 2015, PURSUANT TO 

50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MARCH 3, 2015.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 

1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its 

declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and 

transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is 

to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance 

with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 of March 6, 2014, is to continue 

in effect beyond March 6, 2015. 

The actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic 

processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, 

stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to 

the misappropriation of its assets, as well as the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation, including its 

purported annexation of Crimea and its use of force in Ukraine, 

continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, 

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national 

emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 with respect to 

Ukraine. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 3, 2015. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

UKRAINE

On March 6, 2014, by Executive Order 13660, I declared a national emergency 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 and foreign policy 

of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic processes and institutions in 

Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and 

territorial integrity; and contribute to the misappropriation of its 

assets. 

On March 16, 2014, I issued Executive Order 13661, which expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive 

Order 13660, and found that the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation with respect to Ukraine undermine 

democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its 

peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and 

contribute to the misappropriation of its assets. 

On March 20, 2014, I issued Executive Order 13662, which further expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660, as expanded in scope in Executive Order 

13661, and found that the actions and policies of the Government 

of the Russian Federation, including its purported annexation of 

Crimea and its use of force in Ukraine, continue to undermine 

democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its 

peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and 

contribute to the misappropriation of its assets. 

On December 19, 2014, I issued Executive Order 13685, to take 

additional steps to address the Russian occupation of the Crimea 

region of Ukraine. 

The actions and policies addressed in these Executive Orders 

continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 6, 2014, and the 

measures adopted on that date, on March 16, 2014, on March 20, 

2014, and December 19, 2014, to deal with that emergency, must 

continue in effect beyond March 6, 2015. 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 13660. 


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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 3, 2015. 

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