[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE

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 REPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 
 THE SITUATION IN HONG KONG THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13936 
                        OF JULY 14, 2020--PM 18

  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 Foreign Relations:

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 Hong Kong that was 
declared in Executive Order 13936 of July 14, 2020, is to continue in 
effect beyond July 14, 2023.
  The situation with respect to Hong Kong, including recent actions 
taken by the People's Republic of China to fundamentally undermine Hong 
Kong's autonomy, continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat, 
which has its source in substantial part outside the United States, to 
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
States. Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue 
the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13936 with respect 
to the situation in Hong Kong.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, July 11, 2023.

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