[House Document 113-112]
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113th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 113-112
 
      CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO BURMA

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NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO BURMA 
   IS TO CONTINUE BEYOND MAY 20, 2014, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)


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May 15, 2014.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 
                             to be printed

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                   U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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                                           The White House,
                                          Washington, May 15, 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 with 
respect to Burma that was declared on May 20, 1997, is to 
continue in effect beyond May 20, 2014.
    The Government of Burma has made significant progress in a 
number of critical areas, including the release of over 1,100 
political prisoners, progress towards a nationwide ceasefire, 
the legalization of unions, taking steps to improve the 
country's labor standards, and allowing greater freedom of 
association and expression. In addition, Burma signed an 
Additional Protocol to its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement 
with the International Atomic Energy Agency, a significant step 
towards supporting the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons.
    Despite great strides that Burma has made in its reform 
effort, the situation in the country continues to pose an 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. The political opening 
remains nascent, and concerns persist regarding ongoing 
conflict and human rights abuses in ethnic minority areas, 
particularly in Rakhine State, and the continued role of the 
military in the country's political and economic activities. 
Nonetheless, the United States is committed to supporting and 
strengthening Burma's reform efforts to ensure that the 
democratic transition is sustained and irreversible. For this 
reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency with respect to Burma.
            Sincerely,
                                                      Barack Obama.

















                                 Notice

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      Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Burma

    On May 20, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 
13047, certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104-208), that the 
Government of Burma had committed large-scale repression of the 
democratic opposition in Burma after September 30, 1996, 
thereby invoking the prohibition on new investment in Burma by 
United States persons contained in that section. The President 
also 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 the Government of 
Burma.
    Because the actions and policies of the Government of Burma 
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security and foreign policy of the United States, the 
national emergency declared on May 20, 1997, and the measures 
adopted to deal with the emergency in Executive Orders 13047 of 
May 20, 1997; 13310 of July 28, 2003; 13448 of October 18, 
2007; 13464 of April 30, 2008; 13619 of July 11, 2012; and 
13651 of August 6, 2013, must continue in effect beyond May 20, 
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 with respect to Burma 
declared in Executive Order 13047. This notice shall be 
published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the 
Congress.
                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, May 15, 2014.

                                  
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