National Consumer Protection Week, 2017

Vol. 82

Thursday,

No. 45

March 9, 2017

Part III

The President

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Proclamation 9577--National Consumer Protection Week, 2017

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Title 3--
The President

Proclamation 9577 of March 6, 2017

National Consumer Protection Week, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

The economic strength and vitality of our Nation is
directly linked to our consumers' confidence in the
integrity and security of their personal information
and the robust protection of their privacy. As an
increasing number of transactions and activities occur
online, the safety of vital consumer information is
increasingly at risk. The American people deserve
freedom from unscrupulous actors who perpetrate
identity theft, abuse personal information, or engage
in fraud.

Cyber crimes, which defraud hard-working Americans,
cost our families billions of dollars each year and
result in tremendous stress, loss of time, and
hardship. Americans must have access to the tools
necessary to protect their personal information and
privacy and know how to use them to improve their
online security. Our first defense against fraudulent
cyber transactions and the misuse of personal
information will always be a well-informed consumer.

National Consumer Protection Week reminds us of the
importance of empowering consumers by helping them to
more capably identify and report cyber scams, monitor
their online privacy and security, and make well-
informed decisions. The Federal Government, in
conjunction with a network of national organizations
and State and local partners, provides consumer
education resources to help Americans protect their
personal information. These resources assist military
service members and their families, identity-theft
victims, and all potentially vulnerable consumers. Our
work to protect consumers from identity theft, abuse of
personal information, and fraud, and to improve the
integrity and security of our marketplaces, enhances
the prosperity of our great country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim March 5 through March
11, 2017, as National Consumer Protection Week. I call
upon government officials, industry leaders, and
advocates to educate our citizens about the protection
of personal information and identity theft through
consumer education activities in communities across the
country.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seventeen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.