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69–011 2017

115th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–14 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO CUBA AND OF THE EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF 

VESSELS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO CUBA THAT WAS DECLARED ON MARCH 1, 1996, IN PROCLAMATION 6867, AS AMENDED BY PROCLAMATION 7757 ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004, AND PROCLAMATION 9398 ON FEBRUARY 25, 

2016, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND FEBRUARY 25, 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 with respect to Cuba that was declared on March 1, 1996, 

in Proclamation 6867, as amended by Proclamation 7757 on February 26, 2004, and Proclamation 9398 on February 25, 2016, is to 

continue in effect beyond February 25, 2017. 

It continues to be U.S. policy that a mass migration from Cuba 

would endanger the security of the United States by posing a disturbance or threatened disturbance of the international relations of 

the United States. The unauthorized entry of vessels subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States into Cuban territorial waters is in 

violation of U.S. law and contrary to U.S. policy. Further, the unauthorized entry of U.S.-registered vessels into Cuban territorial 

waters continues to be detrimental to U.S. foreign policy and 

counter to the purpose of Executive Order 12807, which is to ensure, among other things, safe, orderly, and legal migration. The 

possibility of large-scale unauthorized entries of U.S.-registered 

vessels would disturb the international relations of the United 

States by facilitating a possible mass migration of Cuban nationals. 

For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to Cuba and 

the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage 

and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867 as amended 

by Proclamation 7757 and as further modified by Proclamation 

9398. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

CUBA AND OF THE EMERGENCY AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE

REGULATION OF THE ANCHORAGE AND MOVEMENT OF VESSELS

On February 25, 2016, by Proclamation 9398, the national emergency with respect to Cuba was modified and continued to reflect 

the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the United 

States and Cuba. The unauthorized entry of any U.S.-registered 

vessel into Cuban territorial waters continues to be detrimental to 

the foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, in accordance 

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

1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to 

Cuba and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the 

anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867 

as amended by Proclamation 7757 and as further modified by Proclamation 9398. 

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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