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59–011 2016

114th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–113 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO ZIMBABWE 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13288 OF MARCH 6, 2003, WITH RESPECT TO 

THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE 

GOVERNMENT OF ZIMBABWE AND OTHER PERSONS TO UNDERMINE ZIMBABWE’S DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS, 

IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 6, 2016, PURSUANT 

TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94–412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 

1257) 

MARCH 3, 2016.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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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 originally declared in Executive Order 13288 of March 6, 2003, and renewed every year since then, is to continue in effect beyond March 

6, 2016. 

The threat constituted by the actions and policies of certain 

members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions, contributing to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law, to politically 

motivated violence and intimidation, and to political and economic 

instability in the southern African region, has not been resolved. 

These actions and policies continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States. For these 

reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue this national emergency and to maintain in force the sanctions to respond 

to this threat. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2016. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

ZIMBABWE

On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, the President declared a national emergency and blocked the property of certain 

persons, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s 

democratic processes or institutions. These actions and policies had 

contributed to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in 

Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation in 

that country, and to political and economic instability in the southern African region. 

On November 22, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 

13391 to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288, including the blocking of 

the property of additional persons engaged in undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe. 

On July 25, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13469, 

which expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in 

Executive Order 13288 and authorized the blocking of the property 

of additional persons who were engaged in undermining democratic 

processes or institutions in Zimbabwe, facilitating public corruption 

by senior officials, or were responsible for committing human rights 

abuses related to political repression. 

The actions and policies of these persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United 

States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 

6, 2003, and the measures adopted on that date, on November 22, 

2005, and on July 25, 2008, to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2016. 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 originally declared in Executive Order 13288. 


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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 2, 2016. 

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