On October 25, 2017, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of October 23, 2017 - Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which extends for an additional year the national emergency first declared in Executive Order (EO) 13413 (October 27, 2006), which also ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to the conflict in that country. The President took this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in, or in relation to, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has been marked by widespread violence and atrocities and continues to threaten regional stability. The President took additional steps to address this national emergency in EO 13671 of July 8, 2014. The national emergency is being continued for an additional year 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.
