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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 prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that…

On May 16, 2012, by Executive Order 13611, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 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 certain members…

     By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (section 721), 50 U.S.C. 4565, it is hereby ordered as follows:     Section 1.  Findings.  I hereby make the following findings:     (a) …

Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for Public Assistance projects undertaken as a result of severe storms and flooding during the period of February 14-15, 2019. Under the major disaster declaration issued for…

     Women comprise more than half our population, but women’s health is understudied, and its research is vastly underfunded.  Too many of our medications, treatments, and textbooks are instead based on men’s needs.  As a result, women spend more of their lives in poor health — too often having their symptoms dismissed, leaving medical…

     Every day, police officers pin on their shields and walk out the door, rushing into harm’s way to keep the rest of us safe.  Being a police officer is more than what they do — it is who they are.  On Peace Officers Memorial Day and during Police Week, we recognize the incredible…

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:       Delegation of Authority Under Section 506(a)(1)of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 621 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), I hereby delegate to the Secretary…

     During National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week, we recommit to embarking on an infrastructure decade.  Because the stronger and safer our infrastructure is, the stronger and safer we are as a Nation.        America used to have the best infrastructure in the world.  But for years, we stopped investing in…

     Today, we show gratitude to moms and mother-figures for loving their children unconditionally; raising them with care, courage, and grit; and leading by the power of their example.      On my desk in the Oval Office, I have a picture of my mother, Catherine Eugenia “Jean” Finnegan, in Grant Park on the…

Shannon A. Estenoz, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice Tommy P. Beaudreau, resigned.      Christopher J. Lamora, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Central African Republic.      David Slayton…