[House Document 118-58]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
118th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 118-58
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON
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COMMUNICATION
from
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
transmitting
A NOTICE THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON, DECLARED
IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13441 ON AUGUST 1, 2007, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT
BEYOND AUGUST 1, 2023, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-
412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)
July 24, 2023.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered to be printed
The White House,
Washington, July 21, 2023.
Hon. Kevin McCarthy,
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 Lebanon declared in Executive Order 13441 of August
1, 2007, is to continue in effect beyond August 1, 2023.
Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran's continuing arms
transfers to Hizballah--which include increasingly
sophisticated weapons systems--serve to undermine Lebanese
sovereignty, contribute to political and economic instability
in the region, and continue to constitute an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States.
Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to
continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order
13441 with respect to Lebanon.
Sincerely,
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency
With Respect to Lebanon
On August 1, 2007, by Executive Order 13441, the President
declared a national emergency with respect to Lebanon pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United
States constituted by the actions of certain persons to
undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically elected
government or democratic institutions; to contribute to the
deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, including
through politically motivated violence and intimidation; to
reassert Syrian control or contribute to Syrian interference in
Lebanon; or to infringe upon or undermine Lebanese sovereignty
contribute to political and economic instability in that
country and the region.
Certain ongoing activities, such as Iran's continuing arms
transfers to Hizballah--which include increasingly
sophisticated weapons systems--serve to undermine Lebanese
sovereignty, contribute to political and economic instability
in the region, and continue to constitute an unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign
policy of the United States. For this reason, the national
emergency declared on August 1, 2007, must continue in effect
beyond August 1, 2023. 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
Lebanon declared in Executive Order 13441.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
The White House, July 21, 2023.