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--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE...; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 37
(House of Representatives - February 25, 2020)
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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--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
(H. DOC. NO. 116-103)
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Garcia of Texas) laid before the House
the following message from the President of the United States; which
was read and, together with the accompanying papers, referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed:
To the Congress of the United States:
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 Cuba that was
declared on March 1, 1996, in Proclamation 6867, as amended by
Proclamation 7757 on February 26, 2004, Proclamation 9398 on February
24, 2016, and Proclamation 9699 on February 22, 2018, is to continue in
effect beyond March 1, 2020.
It continues to be United States 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 Cuban government has not demonstrated that it
will refrain from the use of excessive force against United States
vessels or aircraft that may engage in memorial activities or peaceful
protest north of Cuba. Further, the unauthorized entry of United
States-registered vessels into Cuban territorial waters continues to be
detrimental to United States foreign policy and counter to the purpose
of Executive Order 12807 of May 24, 1992, which is to ensure, among
other things, safe, orderly, and legal migration. The possibility of
large-scale unauthorized entries of United States-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,
Proclamation 9398, and Proclamation 9699.
Donald J. Trump.
The White House, February 25, 2020.
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