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Presidential Notice 13611

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Yemen

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13611 regarding threats to Yemen's peace, security, and stability posed by certain Yemeni government officials. The continuation extends the emergency powers beyond their May 16, 2015 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 27851

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless further extended

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in EO 13611 for 1 year beyond May 16, 2015
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect without lapse
  • Sanctions authorities under IEEPA remain active

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency expires May 16, 2016 unless further continued

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation with minimal policy change; text does not specify new sanctions or modified targets
  • Yemen crisis escalating in 2015 with Houthi advances and Saudi intervention, though notice frames continuation narrowly around original 2012 threat determination
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