[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S768]
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 4

  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, 2015.
  The Government of Cote d'Ivoire and its people continue to make 
significant progress in promotion of democratic, social, and economic 
development. The United States also supports the advancement of 
impartial justice in Cote d'Ivoire as well as the Government of Cote 
d'Ivoire's efforts to prepare for a peaceful, fair, and transparent 
presidential election in 2015, which will be an important milestone in 
Cote d'Ivoire's progress. We urge all sides to work for the benefit of 
the country as a whole by rejecting violence and participating in the 
electoral process.
  While the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and its people continue to make 
progress toward 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, 2015.

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