[House Document 106-67]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




106th Congress 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-67
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          EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO BURMA




                                MESSAGE

                                  FROM

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 NOTIFICATION THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO BURMA IS TO 
 CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MAY 20, 1999, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)




    May 18, 1999.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed


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                    U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
69-012                     WASHINGTON : 1999



To the Congress of the United States:
    Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national 
emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its 
declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register 
and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the 
emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. 
In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed 
notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to Burma is to continue in 
effect beyond May 20, 1999.
    As long as the Government of Burma continues its policies 
of committing large-scale repression of the democratic 
opposition in Burma, this situation continues to pose an 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, I have 
determined that it is necessary to maintain in force these 
emergency authorities beyond May 20, 1999.
                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, May 18, 1999.

                                 Notice

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            Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Burma

    On May 20, 1997, I issued Executive Order 13047, effective 
at 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight time on May 21, 1997, 
certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public law 104-208), that the 
Government of Burma has committed large-scale repression of the 
democratic opposition in Burma after September 30, 1996, 
thereby invoking the prohibition on new investment in Burma by 
United States persons, contained in that section. I also 
declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed to 
the national security and foreign policy of the United States 
by the actions and policies of the Government of Burma, 
invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706).
    The national emergency declared on May 20, 1997, must 
continue beyond May 20, 1999, because the Government of Burma 
continues its policies of committing large-scale repression of 
the democratic opposition in Burma. Therefore, in accordance 
with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect 
to Burma. This notice shall be published in the Federal 
Register and transmitted to the Congress.
                                                William J. Clinton.
    The White House, May 18, 1999.

                                  
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