[House Document 118-58]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




118th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 118-58

 
     CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

                              transmitting

A NOTICE THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON, DECLARED 
 IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13441 ON AUGUST 1, 2007, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT 
  BEYOND AUGUST 1, 2023, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-
                   412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)




   July 24, 2023.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, July 21, 2023.
Hon. Kevin McCarthy,
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 with 
respect to Lebanon declared in Executive Order 13441 of August 
1, 2007, is to continue in effect beyond August 1, 2023.
    Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran's continuing arms 
transfers to Hizballah--which include increasingly 
sophisticated weapons systems--serve to undermine Lebanese 
sovereignty, contribute to political and economic instability 
in the region, and continue to constitute 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 
13441 with respect to Lebanon.

            Sincerely,
                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

                                 Notice

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                Continuation of the National Emergency 
                        With Respect to Lebanon

    On August 1, 2007, by Executive Order 13441, the President 
declared a national emergency with respect to Lebanon pursuant 
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat 
to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States constituted by the actions of certain persons to 
undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected 
government or democratic institutions; to contribute to the 
deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including 
through politically motivated violence and intimidation; to 
reassert Syrian control or contribute to Syrian interference in 
Lebanon; or to infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty 
contribute to political and economic instability in that 
country and the region.
    Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran's continuing arms 
transfers to Hizballah--which include increasingly 
sophisticated weapons systems--serve to undermine Lebanese 
sovereignty, contribute to political and economic instability 
in the region, and continue to constitute an unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 
policy of the United States. For this reason, the national 
emergency declared on August 1, 2007, must continue in effect 
beyond August 1, 2023. 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 with respect to 
Lebanon declared in Executive Order 13441.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, July 21, 2023.