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89–011 2018

115th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–169 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL 

EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12938 OF NOVEMBER 14, 1994, AS AMENDED, IS TO 

CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND NOVEMBER 14, 2018, PURSUANT 

TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); (PUBLIC LAW 94–412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 

1257) 

NOVEMBER 9, 2018.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, November 8, 2018. 

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 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 

with respect to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 

that was declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, 

is to continue in effect beyond November 14, 2018. 

Sincerely, 

DONALD J. TRUMP. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

On November 14, 1994, by Executive Order 12938, the President 

declared a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (weapons of mass destruction) and 

the means of delivering such weapons. On July 28, 1998, by Executive Order 13094, the President amended Executive Order 12938 to 

respond more effectively to the worldwide threat of proliferation activities related to weapons of mass destruction. On June 28, 2005, 

by Executive Order 13382, the President, among other things, further amended Executive Order 12938 to improve our ability to combat proliferation activities related to weapons of mass destruction. 

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of 

delivering them continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the 

United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in 

Executive Order 12938 with respect to the proliferation of weapons 

of mass destruction and the means of delivering such weapons 

must continue beyond November 14, 2018. 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 12938, as amended by Executive Orders 

13094 and 13382. 

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

DONALD J. TRUMP. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, November 8, 2018. 

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