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29–011 2013

113th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–36 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO BELARUS 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS UNDERMINING 

DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS IN BELARUS, AS 

DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13405, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JUNE 16, 2013, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JUNE 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 with 

respect to the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus’s 

democratic processes or institutions that was declared in Executive 

Order 13405 of June 16, 2006, is to continue in effect beyond June 

16, 2013. 

In 2012, the Government of Belarus continued its crackdown 

against political opposition, civil society, and independent media. 

The September 23 elections failed to meet international standards. 

The government arbitrarily arrested, detained, and imprisoned citizens for criticizing officials or for participating in demonstrations; 

imprisoned at least one human rights activist on manufactured 

charges; and prevented independent media from disseminating information and materials. These actions show that the Government 

of Belarus has not taken steps forward in the development of 

democratic governance and respect for human rights. 

The actions and policies of certain members of the Government 

of Belarus and other persons to undermine Belarus’s democratic 

processes or institutions, to commit human rights abuses related to 

political repression, and to engage in public corruption continue to 

pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security 

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

declared in Executive Order 13405 with respect to Belarus. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 13, 2013. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS AND OTHER PERSONS TO UNDERMINE

BELARUS’S DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS

On June 16, 2006, by Executive Order 13405, the President 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 the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and other 

persons to undermine Belarus’s democratic processes or institutions, manifested in the fundamentally undemocratic March 2006 

elections, to commit human rights abuses related to political repression, including detentions and disappearances, and to engage 

in public corruption, including by diverting or misusing Belarusian 

public assets or by misusing public authority. 

In 2012, the Government of Belarus continued its crackdown 

against political opposition, civil society, and independent media. 

The September 23 elections failed to meet international standards. 

The government arbitrarily arrested, detained, and imprisoned citizens for criticizing officials or for participating in demonstrations; 

imprisoned at least one human rights activist on manufactured 

charges; and prevented independent media from disseminating information and materials. These actions show that the Government 

of Belarus has not taken steps forward in the development of 

democratic governance and respect for human rights. 

The actions and policies of certain members of the Government 

of Belarus and other persons 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 16, 2006, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with 

that emergency, must continue in effect beyond June 16, 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 13405. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 13, 2013. 

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