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                          PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE

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REPORT RELATIVE TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IN ORDER TO TAKE 
ADDITIONAL STEPS WITH RESPECT TO THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 
   THE WESTERN BALKANS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13219 OF JUNE 26, 
                               2001--PM 1

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I hereby report 
that I have issued an Executive Order in order to take additional steps 
with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
13219 of June 26, 2001 (Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten 
International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans), as amended 
by Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003 (Termination of Emergencies 
With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of 
June 26, 2001), and expanded in scope by Executive Order 14033 of June 
8, 2021 (Blocking Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States 
of Certain Persons Contributing to the Destabilizing Situation in the 
Western Balkans).
  The order is intended to provide additional prongs for targeting 
persons for designation under Executive Order 14033 and deter 
individuals from attempting to evade United States sanctions. This 
includes amendments to: add attempt as a basis for designation 
throughout the order; add a prong for leadership of membership in a 
sanctioned entity; add a prong for ownership or control of a sanctioned 
person; and add a prong for being a spouse or adult child of a 
sanctioned person.
  I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
                                                 Joseph R. Biden, Jr.  
The White House, January 8, 2025.

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