[House Document 118-71]
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118th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 118-71
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION
IN OR IN RELATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO DECLARED IN
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13413 OF OCTOBER 27, 2006, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT
BEYOND OCTOBER 27, 2023, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-
412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)
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October 26, 2023.--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
49-011 WASHINGTON : 2023
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 or
in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in
Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, as amended by
Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014, is to continue in effect
beyond October 27, 2023.
The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, which has been marked by widespread violence and
atrocities that continue to threaten regional stability,
continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, I have
determined that it is necessary to continue the national
emergency declared in Executive Order 13413, as amended by
Executive Order 13671, with respect to the situation in or in
relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The White House, October 24, 2023.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo
On October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413, the
President declared a national emergency 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
foreign policy of the United States constituted by the
situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, which has been marked by widespread violence and
atrocities that continue to threaten regional stability. The
President took additional steps to address this national
emergency in Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014.
The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic
of the Congo continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary
threat to the foreign policy of the United States. For this
reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13413 of October 27, 2006, as amended by Executive Order 13671
of July 8, 2014, must continue in effect beyond October 27,
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 the situation
in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
declared in Executive Order 13413, as amended by Executive
Order 13671.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The White House, October 24, 2023.
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