[House Document 113-19]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



113th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 113-19


 
     CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

   NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA 
ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON APRIL 12, 2010, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 13536, IS TO 
                CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND APRIL 12, 2013




   April 9, 2013.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, April 4, 2013.
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 13536 of April 12, 2010, with respect to 
Somalia is to continue in effect beyond April 12, 2013.
    On January 17, 2013, the United States Government announced 
its formal recognition of the Government of Somalia. The United 
States had not recognized a government in Somalia for the 
previous 22 years. Although the U.S. recognition underscores a 
strong commitment to Somalia's stabilization, it does not 
remove the importance of U.S. sanctions, especially against 
persons undermining the stability of Somalia. For this reason, 
I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national 
emergency with respect to Somalia and to maintain in force the 
sanctions to respond to this threat.
        Sincerely,
                                                      Barack Obama.
                                 Notice

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     Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia

    On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536, 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 
deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of 
violence in Somalia, acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea 
off the coast of Somalia, which have repeatedly been the 
subject of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and 
violations of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations 
Security Council.
    On July 20, 2012, I issued Executive Order 13620 to take 
additional steps to deal with the national emergency declared 
in Executive Order 13536 in view of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 2036 of February 22, 2012, and Resolution 
2002 of July 29, 2011, and to address: exports of charcoal from 
Somalia, which generate significant revenue for al-Shabaab; the 
misappropriation of Somali public assets; and certain acts of 
violence committed against civilians in Somalia, all of which 
contribute to the deterioration of the security situation and 
the persistence of violence in Somalia.
    The situation with respect to Somalia continues 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 April 12, 2010, and the measures 
adopted on that date and on July 20, 2012, to deal with that 
emergency, must continue in effect beyond April 12, 2013. 
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 13536.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, April 4, 2013.

                                  
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