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Presidential Notice 13067

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency with respect to Sudan originally declared in 1997, citing ongoing threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy from Sudan's government actions and policies. The continuation maintains sanctions and emergency authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 80 FR 67259

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless extended again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Sudan for one year beyond November 3, 2015
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues beyond November 3, 2015
  • Sanctions authorities under IEEPA remain active

Near term (90d)

  • Annual congressional notification completed
  • Federal Register publication

Long term

  • Emergency subject to potential renewal in October 2016
  • Ongoing sanctions regime until policy change or termination

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency status since 1997 raises questions about temporal limits of emergency powers
  • No substantive policy change or new measures—purely procedural continuation
  • Darfur-specific expansion (2006) remains embedded in broader Sudan emergency framework
Presidential Notice 13067: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan · Executive Orders