[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 1716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION IN 
  OR IN RELATION TO COTE D'IVOIRE--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 114-6)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
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 declared in Executive Order 13396 
of February 7, 2006, with respect to the situation in or in relation to 
Cote d'Ivoire is to continue in effect beyond February 7, 2015.
  The Government of Cote d'Ivoire and its people continue to make 
significant progress in promotion of democratic, social, and economic 
development. The United States also supports the advancement of 
impartial justice in Cote d'Ivoire as well as the Government of Cote 
d'Ivoire's efforts to prepare for a peaceful, fair, and transparent 
presidential election in 2015, which will be an important milestone in 
Cote d'Ivoire's progress. We urge all sides to work for the benefit of 
the country as a whole by rejecting violence and participating in the 
electoral process.
  While the Government of Cote d'Ivoire and its people continue to make 
progress toward peace and prosperity, the situation in or in relation 
to Cote d'Ivoire continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat 
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For 
these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency and related measures blocking the property of 
certain persons contributing to the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, February 4, 2015.

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