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69–011 2017

115th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–12 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO UKRAINE 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF PERSONS THAT UNDERMINE 

DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES AND INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE, 

THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13660 OF MARCH 

6, 2014, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 6, 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 13660 of March 6, 2014, is to 

continue in effect beyond March 6, 2017. 

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. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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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 on December 19, 2014, to deal with that emergency, 

must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2017. 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, January 13, 2017. 

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