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114th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–44 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE WESTERN BALKANS 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY, WITH RESPECT 

TO THE WESTERN BALKANS, ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13219 OF JUNE 26, 2001, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JUNE 26, 2015 

JUNE 23, 2015.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, June 22, 2015. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: 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 Western Balkans that was declared in 

Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, is to continue in effect beyond June 26, 2015. 

The threat constituted by the actions of persons engaged in, or 

assisting, sponsoring, or supporting (i) extremist violence in the Republic of Macedonia and elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, 

or (ii) acts obstructing implementation of the Dayton Accords in 

Bosnia or United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 

10, 1999, related to Kosovo, has not been resolved. In addition, Executive Order 13219 was amended by Executive Order 13304 of 

May 28, 2003, to take additional steps with respect to acts obstructing implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 

2001 relating to Macedonia. 

Because the acts of extremist violence and obstructionist activity 

outlined in these Executive Orders are hostile to U.S. interests and 

continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to the Western Balkans. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE WESTERN BALKANS

On June 26, 2001, by Executive Order 13219, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans, 

pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701–1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 

States constituted by the actions of persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting (i) extremist violence in the Republic 

of Macedonia and elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, or (ii) 

acts obstructing implementation of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia or 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999, 

relating to Kosovo. The President subsequently amended that order 

in Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003, to take additional steps 

with respect to acts obstructing implementation of the Ohrid 

Framework Agreement relating to Macedonia. 

The actions of persons threatening the peace and international 

stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 

policy of the United States. 

For this reason, the national emergency declared on June 26, 

2001, and the measures adopted on that date and thereafter to deal 

with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond June 26, 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 Western Balkans declared in 

Executive Order 13219. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 22, 2015. 

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