[House Document 115-93]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






115th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-
93
 
      CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA, THAT 
   WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13566 OF FEBRUARY 25, 2011, IS TO 
  CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND FEBRUARY 25, 2018, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 
        1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)






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  February 13, 2018.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
         
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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 

79-011                      WASHINGTON : 2018
         
         
         
         
         
         
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 before 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, with respect to Libya is to continue in 
effect beyond February 25, 2018.
    Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close 
associates took extreme measures against the people of Libya, 
including using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton 
violence against unarmed civilians. There remains a serious 
risk that former members of the Qadhafi government, members of 
the Qadhafi family, the Qadhafi family's close associates, or 
others determined to undermine the United Nations peace process 
might misappropriate Libyan state assets. The diversion of 
these resources could prolong and deepen the current 
instability in Libya, which would benefit the Islamic State of 
Iraq and Syria and other terrorist groups and pose a serious 
risk to the national security of the United States and the 
security of regional partners.
    A strong and united Libya is the best defense against 
terrorism in the region. The violence among Libyans that began 
in Benghazi in May 2014, and spread thereafter to Tripoli and 
throughout the country, has destabilized the country. Until 
Libyans resolve their underlying political divisions, there 
will remain a significant threat of civil conflict in Libya. 
Many of the ongoing political divisions are over power and 
access to Libya's resources, and further destabilization is 
possible were sanctions to be lifted. We continue to encourage 
Libyans to engage in political dialogue and refrain from 
violence. Those who reject dialogue and obstruct or undermine 
Libya's democratic transition must be held accountable. While 
we work with the international community to identify those 
individuals who pose a threat to Libya's democratic transition, 
we must also continue to ensure that appropriate sanctions 
remain in place.
    The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 
policy of the United States, and measures are needed to protect 
against the diversion of assets or other abuses by members of 
Qadhafi's family, their associates, and others hindering Libyan 
national reconciliation. Therefore, I have determined that it 
is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to 
Libya.

                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, February 9, 2018.








                                 Notice

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      Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya

    On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, 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 actions of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his 
government, and his close associates, which took extreme 
measures against the people of Libya, including 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. 
The foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks against 
civilians, 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.
    The situation in Libya continues to pose an unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 
policy of the United States, and measures are needed to protect 
against the diversion of assets or other abuses by members of 
Qadhafi's family, their associates, and others hindering Libyan 
national reconciliation.
    For this reason, the national emergency declared on 
February 25, 2011, must continue in effect beyond February 25, 
2018. 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.

                                                   Donald J. Trump.
    The White House, February 9, 2018.

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