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Presidential Notice 13536

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia

This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13536 regarding Somalia, originally declared on April 12, 2010, due to ongoing security threats including violence, piracy, and al-Shabaab financing. The continuation extends emergency measures and sanctions beyond their April 12, 2022 expiration date under the National Emergencies Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 19343

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed again

  2. Original emergency would have expired without this continuation

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in EO 13536 for 1 year beyond April 12, 2022
  • Continue measures adopted on April 12, 2010 and July 20, 2012
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency and associated sanctions continue without lapse

Near term (90d)

  • Continued enforcement of blocking measures against designated persons
  • Federal Register publication and congressional transmission

Long term

  • Potential renewal required by April 12, 2023 if emergency persists
  • Ongoing sanctions regime remains active until terminated or expires

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency status normalizes long-term sanctions without congressional reauthorization
  • No substantive policy change—purely procedural continuation per 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) requirement
Presidential Notice 13536: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Somalia · Executive Orders