[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 13, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA--MESSAGE 
      FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 113-9)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaMalfa) 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, 
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 13566 
of February 25, 2011, is to continue in effect beyond February 25, 
2013.
  Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates took 
extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using 
weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed 
civilians. In addition, there was a serious risk that Libyan state 
assets would be misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of his government, 
members of his family, or his close associates if those assets were not 
protected. The foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the 
increased numbers of Libyans seeking refuge in other countries caused a 
deterioration in the security of Libya, posed a serious risk to its 
stability, and led me to declare a national emergency to deal with this 
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States.
  We are in the process of winding down the sanctions in response to 
developments in Libya, including the fall of Qadhafi and his government 
and the establishment of a democratically elected government. We are 
working closely with the new Libyan government and with the 
international community to effectively and appropriately ease 
restrictions on sanctioned entities, including by taking actions 
consistent with the U.N. Security Council's decision to lift sanctions 
against the Central Bank of Libya and two other entities on December 
16, 2011. The situation in Libya, however, continues to pose an unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of 
the United States and we need to protect against this threat and the 
diversion of assets or other abuse by certain members of Qadhafi's 
family and other former regime officials. Therefore, I have determined 
that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to 
Libya.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, February 13, 2013.

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