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NOTICE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE SYNTHETIC OPIOID SUPPLY 
 CHAIN IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE FLOW OF ILLICIT DRUGS 
 ACROSS OUR NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BORDERS THAT ARE AN EXPANSION OF THE 
   SCOPE OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN PROCLAMATION 10886 OF 
                        JANUARY 20, 2025--PM 14

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Finance:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Consistent with applicable law, including the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1621) and the International Emergency Economic Powers 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1701), I am providing notice of certain actions I have 
taken to address the synthetic opioid supply chain in the People's 
Republic of China and the flow of illicit drugs across our northern and 
southern borders. As reflected in the Executive Orders described below, 
the sustained influx of illicit opioids and other drugs has profound 
consequences on our Nation, endangering lives and putting a severe 
strain on our healthcare system, public services, and communities. 
These actions are an expansion of the national emergency I declared in 
Proclamation 10886 of January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Emergency 
at the Southern Border of the United States).
  Executive Order 14193, as amended by Executive Orders 14197 and 
14226, and Executive Order 14194, as amended by Executive Orders 14198 
and 14227, expand the scope of the aforementioned national emergency to 
``cover the threat to the safety and security of Americans, including 
the public health crisis of deaths due to the use of fentanyl and other 
illicit drugs'' and the failure of Canada and Mexico to arrest, seize, 
detain, or otherwise intercept drug trafficking organizations, other 
drug and human traffickers, criminals at large, and illicit drugs. 
Furthermore, Executive Order 14195, as amended by Executive Orders 
14200 and 14228, expands the scope of the same national emergency 
declared in Proclamation 10886 to cover the failure of the People's 
Republic of China to arrest, seize, detain, or otherwise intercept 
chemical precursor suppliers, money launderers, transnational criminal 
organizations, criminals at large, and drugs. To combat these problems, 
I have determined that ad valorem tariffs on articles that are products 
of these countries are in order.
  My Administration will continue to consult with the Congress on our 
efforts to address the influx of illegal drugs into our communities. As 
described in these Executive Orders, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, the Assistant to the 
President for National Security Affairs, and the Assistant to the 
President for Homeland Security, are authorized to submit recurring and 
final reports to the Congress on this national emergency.
  I am enclosing copies of the Executive Orders I have issued.
                                                     Donald J. Trump.  
The White House, March 5, 2025.

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