On October 25, 2016, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of October 21, 2016 – Continuation of National Emergency With Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which continues for an additional year the national emergency first declared on October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413 and amended by Executive Order 13671 of July 8, 2014. The national emergency is being continued because the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States.
