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114th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–48 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY, WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR, ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON JULY 22, 2004, BY EXECUTIVE 

ORDER 13348, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JULY 22, 

2015, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JULY 20, 2015.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, July 17, 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 former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor 

declared in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, 2004, is to continue 

in effect beyond July 22, 2015. 

Although Liberia has made significant advances to promote democracy, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted Charles 

Taylor for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the actions 

and policies of former Liberian President Charles Taylor and other 

persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian 

funds and property, still challenge Liberia’s efforts to strengthen 

its democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions and resources. These actions and 

policies continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 

the foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency 

with respect to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR

On July 22, 2004, by Executive Order 13348, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the former Liberian regime of Charles Taylor 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 former Liberian 

President Charles Taylor and other persons, in particular their unlawful depletion of Liberian resources and their removal from Liberia and secreting of Liberian funds and property, which have undermined Liberia’s transition to democracy and the orderly development of its political, administrative, and economic institutions 

and resources. 

Although Liberia has made significant advances to promote democracy, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted Charles 

Taylor for war crimes and crimes against humanity, the actions 

and policies of Charles Taylor and others have left a legacy of destruction that still challenge Liberia’s transformation and recovery. 

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 July 

22, 2004, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that 

emergency, must continue in effect beyond July 22, 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 former Liberian regime of Charles 

Taylor declared in Executive Order 13348. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 2015. 

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