[House Document 114-174]
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114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-174
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN
OR IN RELATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT TAKES ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH
RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13413 OF OCTOBER
27, 2006 TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND OCTOBER 27, 2016, PURSUANT TO 50
U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)
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November 14, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
69-011 WASHINGTON : 2016
The White House,
Washington, October 21, 2016.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: 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 with
respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo declared in Executive Order 13413 of
October 27, 2006, is to continue in effect beyond October 27,
2016.
The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, which has been marked by widespread violence and
atrocities that continue to threaten regional stability,
continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, I have
determined that it is necessary to continue the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13413 with respect to the
situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the
Congo.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
On October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413, the
President declared a national emergency with respect to the
situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the
Congo and, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), ordered related measures
blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the
conflict in that country. The President took this action to
deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign
policy of the United States constituted by the situation in or
in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has
been marked by widespread violence and atrocities that continue
to threaten regional stability. I took additional steps to deal
with this national emergency in Executive Order 13671 of July
8, 2014.
The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic
of the Congo continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the foreign policy of the United States. For this
reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13413 of October 27, 2006, as amended by Executive Order 13671
of July 8, 2014, and the measures adopted to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 27, 2016.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year
the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in
relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in
Executive Order 13413, as amended by Executive Order 13671.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Barack Obama.
The White House, October 21, 2016.
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