Administration of Donald J Trump 2017 Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities March 29 2017 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 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 13694 of April 1 2015 is to continue in effect beyond April 1 2017 Significant malicious cyber-enabled activities originating from or directed by persons located in whole or in substantial part outside the United States continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security foreign policy and economy of the United States Therefore I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694 with respect to significant malicious cyber-enabled activities DONALD J TRUMP The White House March 29 2017 NOTE An original was not available for verification of the content of this message Categories Communications to Congress Malicious cyber-enabled activities U S national emergency message on continuation Subjects Defense and national security Cybersecurity Cyber attacks DCPD Number DCPD201700210 1