[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5140-S5141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE

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     REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS 
ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13413 OF OCTOBER 27, 2006, WITH 
 RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN OR IN RELATION TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 
                          OF THE CONGO--PM 26

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message

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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 with respect to the situation in or 
in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in 
Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, as amended by Executive 
Order 13671 of July 8, 2014, is to continue in effect beyond October 
27, 2023.
  The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, which has been marked by widespread violence and atrocities that 
continue to threaten regional stability, continues to pose an unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. 
Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13413, as amended by 
Executive Order 13671, with respect to the situation in or in relation 
to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, October 24, 2023.

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