[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2977-H2978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE WESTERN 
 BALKANS--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 
                                118-48)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message

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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 Western Balkans 
that was declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, under 
which additional steps were taken in Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 
2003, and which was expanded in scope in Executive Order 14033 of June 
8, 2021, is to continue in effect beyond June 26, 2023.
  The acts of extremist violence and obstructionist activity, and the 
situation in the Western Balkans, which stymies progress toward 
effective and democratic governance and full integration into 
transatlantic institutions, outlined in these Executive Orders, 
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 13219 with respect to the Western Balkans.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, June 20, 2023.

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