82 FR 10691 - Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking

Executive Office of the President

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 29 (February 14, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
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Vol. 82

Tuesday,

No. 29

February 14, 2017

Part III





The President





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Executive Order 13773--Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to 
Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International 
Trafficking



Executive Order 13774--Preventing Violence Against Federal, State, 
Tribal, and Local Law Enforcement Officers



Executive Order 13775--Providing and Order of Succession Within the 
Department of Justice



Executive Order 13776--Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 29 / Tuesday, February 14, 2017 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Executive Order 13773 of February 9, 2017

                
Enforcing Federal Law With Respect to 
                Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing 
                International Trafficking

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Purpose. Transnational criminal 
                organizations and subsidiary organizations, including 
                transnational drug cartels, have spread throughout the 
                Nation, threatening the safety of the United States and 
                its citizens. These organizations derive revenue 
                through widespread illegal conduct, including acts of 
                violence and abuse that exhibit a wanton disregard for 
                human life. They, for example, have been known to 
                commit brutal murders, rapes, and other barbaric acts.

                These groups are drivers of crime, corruption, 
                violence, and misery. In particular, the trafficking by 
                cartels of controlled substances has triggered a 
                resurgence in deadly drug abuse and a corresponding 
                rise in violent crime related to drugs. Likewise, the 
                trafficking and smuggling of human beings by 
                transnational criminal groups risks creating a 
                humanitarian crisis. These crimes, along with many 
                others, are enriching and empowering these 
                organizations to the detriment of the American people.

                A comprehensive and decisive approach is required to 
                dismantle these organized crime syndicates and restore 
                safety for the American people.

                Sec. 2. Policy. It shall be the policy of the executive 
                branch to:

                    (a) strengthen enforcement of Federal law in order 
                to thwart transnational criminal organizations and 
                subsidiary organizations, including criminal gangs, 
                cartels, racketeering organizations, and other groups 
                engaged in illicit activities that present a threat to 
                public safety and national security and that are 
                related to, for example:

(i) the illegal smuggling and trafficking of humans, drugs or other 
substances, wildlife, and weapons;

(ii) corruption, cybercrime, fraud, financial crimes, and intellectual-
property theft; or

(iii) the illegal concealment or transfer of proceeds derived from such 
illicit activities.

                    (b) ensure that Federal law enforcement agencies 
                give a high priority and devote sufficient resources to 
                efforts to identify, interdict, disrupt, and dismantle 
                transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary 
                organizations, including through the investigation, 
                apprehension, and prosecution of members of such 
                organizations, the extradition of members of such 
                organizations to face justice in the United States and, 
                where appropriate and to the extent permitted by law, 
                the swift removal from the United States of foreign 
                nationals who are members of such organizations;
                    (c) maximize the extent to which all Federal 
                agencies share information and coordinate with Federal 
                law enforcement agencies, as permitted by law, in order 
                to identify, interdict, and dismantle transnational 
                criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations;

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                    (d) enhance cooperation with foreign counterparts 
                against transnational criminal organizations and 
                subsidiary organizations, including, where appropriate 
                and permitted by law, through sharing of intelligence 
                and law enforcement information and through increased 
                security sector assistance to foreign partners by the 
                Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security;
                    (e) develop strategies, under the guidance of the 
                Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security, to maximize 
                coordination among agencies--such as through the 
                Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), 
                Special Operations Division, the OCDETF Fusion Center, 
                and the International Organized Crime Intelligence and 
                Operations Center--to counter the crimes described in 
                subsection (a) of this section, consistent with 
                applicable Federal law; and
                    (f) pursue and support additional efforts to 
                prevent the operational success of transnational 
                criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations 
                within and beyond the United States, to include 
                prosecution of ancillary criminal offenses, such as 
                immigration fraud and visa fraud, and the seizure of 
                the implements of such organizations and forfeiture of 
                the proceeds of their criminal activity.

                Sec. 3. Implementation. In furtherance of the policy 
                set forth in section 2 of this order, the Secretary of 
                State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security, and the Director of National Intelligence, or 
                their designees, shall co-chair and direct the existing 
                interagency Threat Mitigation Working Group (TMWG), 
                which shall:

                    (a) work to support and improve the coordination of 
                Federal agencies' efforts to identify, interdict, 
                investigate, prosecute, and dismantle transnational 
                criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations 
                within and beyond the United States;
                    (b) work to improve Federal agencies' provision, 
                collection, reporting, and sharing of, and access to, 
                data relevant to Federal efforts against transnational 
                criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations;
                    (c) work to increase intelligence and law 
                enforcement information sharing with foreign partners 
                battling transnational criminal organizations and 
                subsidiary organizations, and to enhance international 
                operational capabilities and cooperation;
                    (d) assess Federal agencies' allocation of monetary 
                and personnel resources for identifying, interdicting, 
                and dismantling transnational criminal organizations 
                and subsidiary organizations, as well as any resources 
                that should be redirected toward these efforts;
                    (e) identify Federal agencies' practices, any 
                absence of practices, and funding needs that might 
                hinder Federal efforts to effectively combat 
                transnational criminal organizations and subsidiary 
                organizations;
                    (f) review relevant Federal laws to determine 
                existing ways in which to identify, interdict, and 
                disrupt the activity of transnational criminal 
                organizations and subsidiary organizations, and 
                ascertain which statutory authorities, including 
                provisions under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
                could be better enforced or amended to prevent foreign 
                members of these organizations or their associates from 
                obtaining entry into the United States and from 
                exploiting the United States immigration system;
                    (g) in the interest of transparency and public 
                safety, and in compliance with all applicable law, 
                including the Privacy Act, issue reports at least once 
                per quarter detailing convictions in the United States 
                relating to transnational criminal organizations and 
                their subsidiaries;
                    (h) to the extent deemed useful by the Co-Chairs, 
                and in their discretion, identify methods for Federal 
                agencies to coordinate, as permitted by law, with 
                State, tribal, and local governments and law 
                enforcement agencies, foreign law enforcement partners, 
                public-health organizations, and non-governmental 
                organizations in order to aid in the identification, 
                interdiction,

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                and dismantling of transnational criminal organizations 
                and subsidiary organizations;
                    (i) to the extent deemed useful by the Co-Chairs, 
                and in their discretion, consult with the Office of 
                National Drug Control Policy in implementing this 
                order; and
                    (j) within 120 days of the date of this order, 
                submit to the President a report on transnational 
                criminal organizations and subsidiary organizations, 
                including the extent of penetration of such 
                organizations into the United States, and issue 
                additional reports annually thereafter to describe the 
                progress made in combating these criminal 
                organizations, along with any recommended actions for 
                dismantling them.

                Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order 
                shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or 
the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

                    (b) This order shall be implemented consistent with 
                applicable law and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations.
                    (c) This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    February 9, 2017.

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