Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia
Record date: 2017-04-07
Notice of April 6, 2017 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536 , the President declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia, acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, which have repeatedly been the subject of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and violations
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2017-07238
- Publication date
- 2017-04-07
- Citation
- 82 FR 17095
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
Official record excerpt
Notice of April 6, 2017 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia On April 12, 2010, by Executive Order 13536 , the President declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia, acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia, which have repeatedly been the subject of United Nations Security Council resolutions, and violations of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council. On July 20, 2012, the President issued Executive Order 13620 to take additional steps to deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13536 in view of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2036 of February 22, 2012, and Resolution 2002 of July 29, 2011, and to address: exports of charcoal from Somalia, which generate significant revenue for al-Shabaab; the misappropriation of Somali public assets; and certain acts of violence committed against civilians in Somalia—all of which contribute to the deterioration of the security situation and the persistence of violence in Somalia. The situation with respect to Somalia continues 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 April 12, 2010, and the measures adopted on that date and on July 20, 2012, to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond April 12, 2017. 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 13536 . ( printed page 17096) This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 6, 2017. [ FR Doc. 2017-07238 Filed 4-6-17; 11:15 am] Billing code 3295-F7-P
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Questions for accountability
- What conditions were cited to continue the emergency?
- What powers or sanctions remain active because of this document?
- What later action renewed, narrowed or ended it?
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