[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 16 (Monday, February 4, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS DECLARED 
   IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13396 ON FEBRUARY 7, 2006, WITH RESPECT TO THE 
           SITUATION IN OR IN RELATION TO COTE D'IVOIRE--PM 1

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs:

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, 2013.
  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 has made 
progress in advancing democratic freedoms and economic development. 
While the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and its people continue to make 
progress towards peace and prosperity, 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 blocking the property of 
certain persons contributing to the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, February 4, 2013.

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