[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H11482]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE DEMOCRATIC 
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                          (H. DOC. NO. 111-71)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the 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, 
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, and the related measures blocking 
the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in that 
country, are to continue in effect beyond October 27, 2009.
  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. 
For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency to deal with that threat and the related measures 
blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict 
in that country.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, October 20, 2009.

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