[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16287-16288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN 
EXECUTIVE ORDER 13413 WITH RESPECT TO BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF PERSONS 
CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONFLICT TAKING PLACE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF 
  THE CONGO, RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE ON OCTOBER 25, 
                              2011--PM 30

  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, 
prior to the

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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 and the related measures blocking the property of 
certain persons contributing to the conflict in that country are to 
continue in effect beyond October 27, 2011.
  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. 
For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency to deal with that threat and the related measures 
blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict 
in that country.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, October 25, 2011.

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