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July 26, 2016 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE SUBJECT:          Delegation of Authority Under Section 1247 of the                            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal                            Year 2016 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of…

NATIONAL KOREAN WAR VETERANS ARMISTICE DAY, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In 1950, when Communist armies from the North stormed across the 38th parallel, brave American…

ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On July 26, 1990, our Nation marked a pivotal moment in history for Americans…

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2015 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and…

EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – DELEGATION OF CERTAIN AUTHORITIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS UNDER THE TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2015 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and…

TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1777, the “Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2016,” which would amend the Former Presidents Act of 1958. I agree with H.R. 1777’s goal of reforming the pensions…

NOTICE – – – – – – – CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS   On July 24, 2011, by Executive Order 13581, I declared a national emergency with respect to significant transnational criminal organizations…

TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE July 20, 2016 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))…

CAPTIVE NATIONS WEEK, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Since our earliest days, the United States has worked to uphold the rights enshrined in our founding documents.…

HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on…