[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7214]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY THAT WAS 
  ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13303 OF MAY 22, 2003, WITH 
 RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ, RECEIVED DURING ADJOURNMENT OF 
                   THE SENATE ON MAY 17, 2013--PM 10

  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, 
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 stabilization 
of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, is 
to continue in effect beyond May 22, 2013.
  Obstacles to the continued reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration 
and maintenance of peace and security in the country, and the 
development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in 
Iraq continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security and foreign policy of the United States. Accordingly, 
I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national 
emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, May 17, 2013.

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