U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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29–011 2013

113th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–47 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND RELATED 

MEASURES DEALING WITH THE FORMER LIBERIAN REGIME OF 

CHARLES TAYLOR ARE TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JULY 

22, 2013, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JULY 18, 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 the enclosed notice to the Federal 

Register for publication stating that the national emergency and related measures dealing with the former Liberian regime of Charles 

Taylor are to continue in effect beyond July 22, 2013. 

Although Liberia has made advances to promote democracy, and 

the Special Court for Sierra Leone recently 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, could 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. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 2013. 


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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 could 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, 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 13348. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, July 17, 2013. 

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