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Text of a Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate
Whitehouse.gov ^ | January 19, 2021 | President Donald J Trump

Posted on 01/19/2021 8:16:17 PM PST by ransomnote

Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)

Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order declaring additional steps to be taken concerning the national emergency with respect to significant malicious cyber enabled activities declared in Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015 (Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-enabled activities), as amended, to address the use of United States Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) products by foreign malicious cyber actors.

Foreign actors use United States IaaS products for a variety of tasks in carrying out malicious cyber-enabled activities, which makes it extremely difficult for United States officials to track and obtain information through legal process before these foreign actors transition to replacement infrastructure and destroy evidence of their prior activities; foreign resellers of United States IaaS products make it easier for foreign actors to access these products and evade detection.  This order provides authority to impose record-keeping obligations with respect to foreign transactions.

To address these threats, to deter foreign malicious cyber actors’ use of United States IaaS products, and to assist in the investigation of transactions involving foreign malicious cyber actors, the United States must ensure that providers offering United States IaaS products verify the identity of persons obtaining an IaaS account (“Account”) for the provision of these products and maintain records of those transactions.  In appropriate circumstances, to further protect against malicious cyber-enabled activities, the United States must also limit certain foreign actors’ access to United States IaaS products.  Further, the United States must encourage more robust cooperation among United States IaaS providers, including by increasing voluntary information sharing, to bolster efforts to thwart the actions of foreign malicious cyber actors.

I have delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, to exempt any United States IaaS provider, or any specific type of Account or lessee, from the requirements of any regulation issued pursuant to this section.  Such standards and procedures may include a finding by the Secretary that a provider, Account, or lessee complies with security best practices to otherwise deter abuse of IaaS products.

The heads of all executive departments and agencies are directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority to implement the provisions of the Executive Order.

I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.

Sincerely,

DONALD J. TRUMP



TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: deepstatesecrets; documentdump; trumpdocumentdump; trumpsfinalday

1 posted on 01/19/2021 8:16:17 PM PST by ransomnote
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To: ransomnote

The flood gate just opened a crack - - - we shall see what follows.


2 posted on 01/19/2021 8:22:05 PM PST by impactplayer ( )
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To: ransomnote

Somebody please decipher what this means?


3 posted on 01/19/2021 8:28:26 PM PST by PeanutbutterandJellybean
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To: PeanutbutterandJellybean

Trump is finishing up what he has to do as POTUS since there was foreign interference, as stated by the DNI.


4 posted on 01/19/2021 8:31:02 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida

Doesn’t much matter as our domestic enemies are now in control of ALL branches of our government.


5 posted on 01/19/2021 8:32:20 PM PST by joethedrummer
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To: impactplayer

This is Trump’s executive order on election interference by foreign actors. Did he just implement it?


6 posted on 01/19/2021 8:35:48 PM PST by White Lives Matter
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To: joethedrummer

Yep. That is true.


7 posted on 01/19/2021 8:36:46 PM PST by Salvavida
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To: ransomnote

What is the purpose of all of this now? I may never get a answer but it is all moot. The keys to America have been handed to the forces that want to burn it to the ground.


8 posted on 01/19/2021 8:38:33 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: shanover

Not yet . . .


9 posted on 01/19/2021 8:39:56 PM PST by impactplayer ( )
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To: shanover

I agree. Little late isn’t it?

But it’s exciting.

I am brain dead, but don’t want ot call it a day.


10 posted on 01/19/2021 8:41:19 PM PST by hoe_cake ( Society of the Descendants of the Signers of the Constitution)
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To: ransomnote

The Kraken has been released!


11 posted on 01/19/2021 8:41:29 PM PST by Kazan
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To: PeanutbutterandJellybean

Maybe he is just administratively doing his job.


12 posted on 01/19/2021 9:11:37 PM PST by Widget Jr
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To: White Lives Matter
The funniest part is that this EO was originally created on April 1, 2015 and Pres. Trump just tweaked it a little bit.
13 posted on 01/19/2021 9:19:50 PM PST by TigersEye (Everyone knows)
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To: ransomnote; All

In the past 36 hours —

We now have this on the heals of Trump formally taking control of the top of NSA*


14 posted on 01/20/2021 12:16:50 AM PST by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: patriotfury

heels


15 posted on 01/20/2021 3:30:00 AM PST by yldstrk (Bingo! We have a winner!)
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To: yldstrk

Thanks, “heels” works much better.

Didn’t even watch closely enough to see “heals” was the word used.


16 posted on 01/20/2021 6:42:11 AM PST by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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