[House Document 114-6]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




114th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-6
 
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN 
                    OR IN RELATION TO COOTE D'IVOIRE

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 
 13396 OF FEBRUARY 7, 2006, CONCERNING THE SITUATION IN COOTE d'IVOIRE 
IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND FEBRUARY 7, 2015, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 
                                1622(d)

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  February 4, 2015.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
To the Congress of the United States:
    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 13396 
of February 7, 2006, with respect to the situation in or in 
relation to Coote d'Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond 
February 7, 2015.
    The Government of Coote d'Ivoire and its people continue to 
make significant progress in promotion of democratic, social, 
and economic development. The United States also supports the 
advancement of impartial justice in Coote d'Ivoire as well as 
the Government of Coote d'Ivoire's efforts to prepare for a 
peaceful, fair, and transparent presidential election in 2015, 
which will be an important milestone in Coote d'Ivoire's 
progress. We urge all sides to work for the benefit of the 
country as a whole by rejecting violence and participating in 
the electoral process.
    While the Government of Coote d'Ivoire and its people 
continue to make progress toward peace and prosperity, the 
situation in or in relation to Coote d'Ivoire continues to pose 
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security 
and foreign policy of the United States. For these reasons, I 
have determined that it is necessary to continue the national 
emergency and related measures blocking the property of certain 
persons contributing to the conflict in Coote d'Ivoire.

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, February 4, 2015.
                                 Notice

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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in 
                    or in Relation to Coote d'Ivoire

    On February 7, 2006, by Executive Order 13396, the 
President 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 situation in or in relation to Coote 
d'Ivoire and ordered related measures blocking the property of 
certain persons contributing to the conflict in Coote d'Ivoire. 
The situation in or in relation to Coote d'Ivoire, which has 
been addressed by the United Nations Security Council in 
Resolution 1572 of November 15, 2004, and subsequent 
resolutions, has resulted in the massacre of large numbers of 
civilians, widespread human rights abuses, significant 
political violence and unrest, and fatal attacks against 
international peacekeeping forces.
    The Government of Coote d'Ivoire and its people continue to 
make significant progress in promotion of democratic, social, 
and economic development. The United States also supports the 
advancement of impartial justice in Coote d'Ivoire as well as 
the Government of Coote d'Ivoire's efforts to prepare for a 
peaceful, fair, and transparent presidential election in 2015, 
which will be an important milestone in Coote d'Ivoire's 
progress. The United States is committed to helping Coote 
d'Ivoire strengthen its democracy, and we look forward to 
working with the Government and people of Coote d'Ivoire to 
ensure continued progress and lasting peace for all Ivorians. 
We urge all sides to work for the benefit of the country as a 
whole by rejecting violence and participating in the electoral 
process.
    While the Government of Coote d'Ivoire and its people 
continue to make progress toward peace and prosperity, the 
situation in or in relation to Coote d'Ivoire 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 February 7, 2006, and the 
measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must 
continue in effect beyond February 7, 2015. 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 13396.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, February 4, 2015.

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