*Administration of Barack Obama, 2015 *

**Notice—Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo **

*October 21, 2015 *

On October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706), ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in that country. The President took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by 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. I took additional steps pursuant to this national emergency in Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014.

This situation continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, as amended by Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014, and the measures adopted to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 27, 2015. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in Executive Order 13413, as amended by Executive Order 13671.

This notice shall be published in the *Federal Register* and transmitted to the Congress.

BARACK OBAMA

The White House,

October 21, 2015.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., October 22, 2015]

NOTE: This notice was published in the *Federal Register* on October 23.

*Categories:* Notices : Congo, Democratic Republic of the, U.S. national emergency, continuation*.*

*Subjects:* Congo, Democratic Republic of the : Political unrest and violence; Congo, Democratic Republic of the : U.S. national emergency, continuation.

*DCPD Number:* DCPD201500744.