U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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19–011 2012

112th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 112–88 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A DECLARATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 

BLOCKING THE PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO LIBYA, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) 

FEBRUARY 24, 2012.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, February 23, 2012. 

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 declared in Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011, is 

to continue in effect beyond February 25, 2012. 

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 the many positive developments in Libya, including the fall of 

Qadhafi and his 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. However, the situation in Libya 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. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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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 the many positive developments in Libya, including the fall of 

Qadhafi and his 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. However, the situation in 

Libya 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, 2012. 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 23, 2012. 

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