[House Document 113-110]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 113-110
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO YEMEN
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COMMUNICATION
from
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO YEMEN,
ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MAY 16, 2012 IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13611, IS TO
CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MAY 16, 2014
May 13, 2014.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, May 12, 2014.
Hon. John Boehner,
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 declared in
Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012, with respect to Yemen is
to continue in effect beyond May 16, 2014.
The actions and policies of certain members of the
Government of Yemen and others continue to threaten Yemen's
peace, security, and stability, including by obstructing the
implementation of the agreement of November 23, 2011, between
the Government of Yemen and those in opposition to it, which
provided for a peaceful transition of power that meets the
legitimate demands and aspirations of the Yemeni people for
change, and by obstructing the political process in Yemen. For
this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13611 with
respect to Yemen.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Yemen
On May 16, 2012, by Executive Order 13611, I declared a
national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions
and policies of certain members of the Government of Yemen and
others that threatened Yemen's peace, security, and stability,
including by obstructing the implementation of the agreement of
November 23, 2011, between the Government of Yemen and those in
opposition to it, which provided for a peaceful transition of
power that meets the legitimate demands and aspirations of the
Yemeni people for change, and by obstructing the political
process in Yemen.
The actions and policies of certain members of the
Government of Yemen and others in threatening Yemen's peace,
security, and stability continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States. For this reason, the national
emergency declared on May 16, 2012, to deal with that threat
must continue in effect beyond May 16, 2014. 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 declared in Executive Order 13611.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Barack Obama.
The White House, May 12, 2014.