Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Ukraine

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 declared in Executive Order
13660 of March 6, 2014, with respect to Ukraine is to continue in effect
beyond March 6, 2020. 
 
     The actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic
processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security,
stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the
misappropriation of its assets, and the actions and policies of the
Government of the Russian Federation, including its purported annexation
of Crimea and its use of force in Ukraine, continue to pose an unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of
the United States.  Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to
continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660 with
respect to Ukraine.  
 

 
 
                             DONALD J. TRUMP
 

Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Cuba

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
 

Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Southern Border of the United States

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 the southern border of the United States declared in Proclamation 9844 of February 15, 2019, is to continue in effect beyond February 15, 2020.
 
     The ongoing border security and humanitarian crisis at the southern border of the United States continues to threaten our national security, including the security of the American people.  The executive branch has taken steps to address the crisis, but further action is needed to address the humanitarian crisis and to control unlawful migration and the flow of narcotics and criminals across the southern border.  For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Proclamation 9844 concerning the southern border of the United States.
 
 
 
                              DONALD J. TRUMP

POTUS Message to the Congress on the 2021 Alternative Plan for Pay Adjustments

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
 
 
     I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2021.
 
     Title 5, United States Code, authorizes me to implement alternative plans for pay adjustments for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems if, because of "national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare," I view the increases that would otherwise take effect as inappropriate.
 
     Under current law, locality pay increases averaging 20.67 percent, costing $21 billion in the first year alone, would go into effect in January 2021, in addition to a 2.5 percent across-the-board increase for the base General Schedule.
 
     We must maintain efforts to put our Nation on a fiscally sustainable course; Federal agency budgets cannot sustain such increases.  Accordingly, I have determined that it is appropriate to exercise my authority to set alternative pay adjustments for 2021 pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5303(b) and 5 U.S.C. 5304a.
 
     Specifically, I have determined that for 2021 the across-the-board base pay increase will be limited to 1.0 percent and locality pay percentages will remain at their 2020 levels.  This alternative pay plan decision will not materially affect our ability to attract and retain a well‑qualified Federal workforce.
 
     As noted in my Budget for Fiscal Year 2021, our pay system must reform to align with mission-critical recruitment and retention goals, and to reward employees whose performance provides value for the American people.  For this purpose, my Budget further directs agencies to increase awards spending in FY 2021 by an amount equal to no less than 1 percent of total salary spending.  My Administration will continue to support reforms that advance these aims.
 
     The adjustment described above shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

 
 
                              DONALD J. TRUMP

Article One: Restoring Capacity and Equipping Congress to Better Serve the People

The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress will meet to discuss Article One: Restoring Capacity and Equipping Congress to Better Serve the People.

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