[House Document 113-91]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
113th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 113-91
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO
LIBYA, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b)
February 21, 2014.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, February 20, 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 13566 of February 25, 2011, is to continue in
effect beyond February 25, 2014.
Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close
associates took extreme measures against the people of Libya,
including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton
violence against unarmed civilians. In addition, there was a
serious risk that Libyan state assets would be misappropriated
by Qadhafi, members of his government, members of his family,
or his close associates if those assets were not protected. The
foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the
increased numbers of Libyans seeking refuge in other countries
caused a deterioration in the security of Libya, posed a
serious risk to its stability, and led me to declare a national
emergency to deal with this threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States.
We are in the process of winding down the sanctions in
response to developments in Libya, including the fall of
Qadhafi and his government and the establishment of a
democratically elected government. We are working closely with
the new Libyan government and with the international community
to effectively and appropriately ease restrictions on
sanctioned entities, including by taking actions consistent
with the U.N. Security Council's decision to lift sanctions
against the Central Bank of Libya and two other entities on
December 16, 2011. The situation in Libya, however, continues
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security and foreign policy of the United States and we need to
protect against this threat and the diversion of assets or
other abuse by certain members of Qadhafi's family and other
former regime officials. Therefore, I have determined that it
is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to
Libya.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya
On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, I declared
a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States. I found that Colonel
Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates had taken
extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by
using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against
unarmed civilians. In addition, there was a serious risk that
Libyan state assets would be misappropriated by Qadhafi,
members of his government, members of his family, or his close
associates if those assets were not protected. The foregoing
circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the increased numbers
of Libyans seeking refuge in other countries caused a
deterioration in the security of Libya and posed a serious risk
to its stability, thereby constituting an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States.
We are in the process of winding down the sanctions in
response to developments in Libya, including the fall of
Qadhafi and his government and the establishment of a
democratically elected government. We are working closely with
the new Libyan government and with the international community
to effectively and appropriately ease restrictions on
sanctioned entities, including by taking action consistent with
the U.N. Security Council's decision to lift sanctions against
the Central Bank of Libya and two other entities on December
16, 2011. The situation in Libya, however, continues to pose an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States and we need to protect
against this threat and the diversion of assets or other abuse
by certain members of Qadhafi's family and other former regime
officials. Therefore, the national emergency declared on
February 25, 2011, and the measures adopted on that date to
deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond
February 25, 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 13566.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Barack Obama.
The White House, February 20, 2014.