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89–011 2019

116th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 116–16 

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, 2019, 

PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94–412, SEC. 202(d); 

(90 STAT. 1257) 

MARCH 5, 2019.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, March 4, 2019. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM 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 before 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, with respect to Ukraine is to continue in effect beyond March 

6, 2019. 

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, and 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, 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

UKRAINE

On March 6, 2014, by Executive Order 13660, the President 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, the President 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, the President 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, the President issued Executive Order 

13685, to take additional steps to address the Russian occupation 

of the Crimea region of Ukraine. 

On September 20, 2018, the President issued Executive Order 

13849, to take additional steps to implement certain statutory 

sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. 

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, on December 19, 2014, and on September 20, 2018, to deal 

with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 

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 declared in Executive Order 13660. 

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

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 4, 2019. 

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