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115th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–11 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO VENEZUELA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA THAT WAS DECLARED IN 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13692 OF MARCH 8, 2015, IS TO CONTINUE 

IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 8, 2017, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 

1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94–412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257) 

JANUARY 17, 2017.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, January 13, 2017. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: 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 13692 of March 8, 2015, with respect to the situation in Venezuela is to continue in effect beyond 

March 8, 2017. 

The situation in Venezuela described in Executive Order 13692 

has not improved, including the Government of Venezuela’s erosion 

of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and detention of antigovernment protestors, as well as 

the exacerbating presence of significant government corruption. For 

this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 

national emergency declared in Executive Order 13692 with respect 

to the situation in Venezuela. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

VENEZUELA

On March 8, 2015, I issued Executive Order 13692, declaring a 

national emergency with respect to the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of Venezuela’s erosion of human rights 

guarantees, persecution of political opponents, curtailment of press 

freedoms, use of violence and human rights violations and abuses 

in response to antigovernment protests, and arbitrary arrest and 

detention of antigovernment protestors, as well as the exacerbating 

presence of significant government corruption. 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 13692. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 13, 2017. 

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