[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 56 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SOMALIA--MESSAGE 
     FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 113-103)

  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, 
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 13536 
of April 12, 2010, with respect to Somalia is to continue in effect 
beyond April 12, 2014.
  On January 17, 2013, the United States Government announced its 
recognition of the Government of Somalia. The United States had not 
recognized a government in Somalia for the previous 22 years. Although 
the U.S. recognition underscores a strong commitment to Somalia's 
stabilization, it does not remove the importance of U.S. sanctions, 
especially against persons undermining the stability of Somalia. For 
this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency with respect to Somalia and to maintain in force the 
sanctions to respond to this threat.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House,April 7, 2014.

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