U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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29–011 2013

113th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–9 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION OF CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO LIBYA, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) 

FEBRUARY 13, 2013.—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 declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, is to continue in effect beyond February 25, 2013. 

Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates 

took extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by 

using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against 

unarmed civilians. In addition, there was a serious risk that Libyan state assets would be misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of 

his government, members of his family, or his close associates if 

those assets were not protected. The foregoing circumstances, the 

prolonged attacks, and the increased numbers of Libyans seeking 

refuge in other countries caused a deterioration in the security of 

Libya, posed a serious risk to its stability, and led me to declare 

a national emergency to deal with this threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. 

We are in the process of winding down the sanctions in response 

to developments in Libya, including the fall of Qadhafi and his government and the establishment of a democratically elected government. We are working closely with the new Libyan government and 

with the international community to effectively and appropriately 

ease restrictions on sanctioned entities, including by taking actions 

consistent with the U.N. Security Council’s decision to lift sanctions 

against the Central Bank of Libya and two other entities on December 16, 2011. The situation in Libya, however, continues to pose 

an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 

foreign policy of the United States and we need to protect against 

this threat and the diversion of assets or other abuse by certain 

members of Qadhafi’s family and other former regime officials. 

Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 

national emergency with respect to Libya. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, February 13, 2013. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

LIBYA

On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, I declared a 

national emergency 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 Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his 

government, and close associates who took extreme measures 

against the people of Libya, including by using weapons of war, 

mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed civilians. In addition, there was a serious risk that Libyan state assets would be 

misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of his government, members 

of his family, or his close associates if those assets were not protected. The foregoing circumstances, the prolonged attacks, and the 

increased numbers of Libyans seeking refuge in other countries 

caused a deterioration in the security of Libya and posed a serious 

risk to its stability. 

We are in the process of winding down the sanctions in response 

to developments in Libya, including the fall of Qadhafi and his government and the establishment of a democratically elected government. We are working closely with the new Libyan government and 

with the international community to effectively and appropriately 

ease restrictions on sanctioned entities, including by taking action 

consistent with the U.N. Security Council’s decision to lift sanctions 

against the Central Bank of Libya and two other entities on December 16, 2011. The situation in Libya, however, continues to pose 

an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 

foreign policy of the United States and we need to protect against 

this threat and the diversion of assets or other abuse by certain 

members of Qadhafi’s family and other former regime officials. 

Therefore, the national emergency declared on February 25, 2011, 

and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond February 25, 2013. 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 declared in Executive Order 13566. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, February 13, 2013. 

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