[House Document 118-106]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




118th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 118-106

 
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN 
                                 BURMA

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THEUNITED STATES

                              transmitting

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION 
IN AND IN RELATION TO BURMA THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 14014 
  OF FEBRUARY 10, 2021, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND FEBRUARY 10, 
 2024, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); 
                            (90 STAT. 1257)




  February 7, 2024.--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 with respect to the situation in 
and in relation to Burma declared in Executive Order 14014 of 
February 10, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond February 10, 
2024.
    The situation in and in relation to Burma, and in 
particular the February 1, 2021 coup, in which the military 
overthrew the democratically elected civilian government of 
Burma and unjustly arrested and detained government leaders, 
politicians, human rights defenders, journalists, and religious 
leaders, thereby rejecting the will of the people of Burma as 
expressed in elections held in November 2020 and undermining 
the country's democratic transition and rule of law, continues 
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, I 
have determined that it is necessary to continue the national 
emergency declared in Executive Order 14014 with respect to 
Burma.

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, February 7, 2024.

                                 Notice

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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in 
                        and in Relation to Burma

    On February 10, 2021, by Executive Order 14014, 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 
situation in and in relation to Burma.
    The situation in and in relation to Burma, and in 
particular the February 1, 2021 coup, in which the military 
overthrew the democratically elected civilian government of 
Burma and unjustly arrested and detained government leaders, 
politicians, human rights defenders, journalists, and religious 
leaders, thereby rejecting the will of the people of Burma as 
expressed in elections held in November 2020 and undermining 
the country's democratic transition and rule of law, 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 10, 2021, 
must continue in effect beyond February 10, 2024. 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 14014 with respect to the 
situation in and in relation to Burma.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, February 7, 2024.