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Text of the Signing Statement from the White House website
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Statement by the President
FOREIGN POLICY -- Issued on: December 20, 2018
Today, I have signed into law H.R. 1918, the “Nicaragua
Human Rights and Anticorruption Act of 2018” (the
“Act”). Section 6(c) of the Act, in conjunction with
section 6(a), purports to require the Secretary of State
to consult with certain congressional committees while
preparing annual reports regarding the activities of the
Nicaraguan Government. My Administration will treat
section 6(c) as advisory. Mandatory consultation is not
consistent with the Constitution’s separation of
powers. I hope that consultation will be possible while
preparing the reports required by section 6(a), and
I recognize the benefits of working with the Congress on
the issues raised by the activities of the Nicaraguan
Government. Nevertheless, the law must be executed, at
all times, consistent with the separation of powers and
the President’s constitutional authority to conduct
foreign affairs.
DONALD J. TRUMP
THE WHITE HOUSE,
December 20, 2018.
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Sources for the Signing Statement
Text of the Affected Law
H.R. 1918, the Nicaragua Human Rights and
Anticorruption Act of 2018, has not been
designated as
Public Law number 115-335.
The text of H.R. 1918 from the Government Printing Office (GPO) is
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