[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN 
  OR IN RELATION TO COTE D'IVOIRE--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112-84)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) laid before the 
House the following message from the President of the United States; 
which was read and 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 declared in Executive Order 13396 
of February 7, 2006, with respect to the situation in or in relation to 
Cote d'Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond February 7, 2012.
  The situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire, which has been 
addressed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1572 of 
November 15, 2004, and subsequent resolutions, has resulted in the 
massacre of large numbers of civilians, widespread human rights abuses, 
significant political violence and unrest, and fatal attacks against 
international peacekeeping forces. Since the inauguration of President 
Alassane Ouattara in May 2011, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and its 
people have made significant advances in the promotion of democratic, 
social, and economic development. Although considerable progress has 
been made, the situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire continues 
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security 
and foreign policy of the United States. For these reasons, I have 
determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency and 
related measures under Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, 
Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in 
Cote d'Ivoire.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, February 3, 2012.

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