[House Document 118-7]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
118th Congress, 1st Session--------------------HOUSE DOCUMENT 118-7
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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE
SITUATION IN AND IN RELATION TO BURMA
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COMMUNICATION
from
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
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,
2023, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d);
(90 STAT. 1257)
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February 7, 2023.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, February 6, 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 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, 2023.
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.
Sincerely,
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
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, 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 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 6, 2023.
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