[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2183]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE CENTRAL 
 AFRICAN REPUBLIC--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. 
                            DOC. NO. 118-38)

  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 with respect to the Central African 
Republic declared in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014, is to 
continue in effect beyond May 12, 2023.
  The situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic has 
been marked by a breakdown of law and order; intersectarian tension; 
the pervasive, often forced recruitment and use of child soldiers; and 
widespread violence and atrocities, including those committed by 
Kremlin-linked and Yevgeniy Prigozhin-affiliated entities such as the 
Wagner Group. These dynamics threaten the peace, security, or stability 
of the Central African Republic and neighboring states, and continue to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, I have determined that 
it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in 
Executive Order 13667 with respect to the Central African Republic.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, May 10, 2023.

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