[House Document 106-75]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
106th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 106-75
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EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO YUGOSLAVIA AND THE SITUATION
IN KOSOVO
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO) IS TO CONTINUE IN
EFFECT BEYOND MAY 30, 1999, AND THE EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE
SITUATION IN KOSOVO IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JUNE 9, 1999,
PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)
May 27, 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
69-011 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 the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) is to continue in effect
beyond May 30, 1999, and the emergency declared with respect to
the situation in Kosovo is to continue in effect beyond June 9,
1999.
On December 27, 1995, I issued Presidential Determination
96-7, directing the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to
suspend the application of sanctions imposed on the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and to continue
to block property previously blocked until provision is made to
address claims or encumbrances, including the claims of the
other successor states of the former Yugoslavia. This sanctions
relief, in conformity with United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1022 of November 22, 1995 (hereinafter the
``Resolution''), was an essential factor motivating Serbia and
Montenegro's acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed by the parties in
Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris,
France, on December 14, 1995 (hereinafter the ``Peace
Agreement''). The sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) were accordingly suspended
prospectively, effective January 16, 1996. Sanctions imposed on
the Bosnian Serb forces and authorities and on the territory
that they control within Bosnia and Herzegovina were
subsequently suspended prospectively, effective May 10, 1996,
also in conformity with the Peace Agreement and the Resolution.
Sanctions against both the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) and the Bosnian Serbs were subsequently
terminated by the United Nations Security Council Resolution
1074 of October 1, 1996. This termination, however, did not end
the requirement of the Resolution that blocked those funds and
assets that are subject to claims and encumbrances remain
blocked, until unblocked in accordance with applicable law.
Until the status of all remaining blocked property is resolved,
the Peace Agreement implemented, and the terms of the
Resolution met, this situation continues to pose a continuing
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy interests, and the economy of the United States.
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
maintain in force these emergency authorities beyond May 30,
1999.
On June 9, 1998, I issued Executive Order 13088, ``Blocking
Property of the Governments of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and
the Republic of Montenegro, and Prohibiting New Investment in
the Republic of Serbia in Response to the Situation in
Kosovo.'' Since then, the government of President Milosevic has
rejected the international community's efforts to find a
peaceful settlement for the crisis in Kosovo and has launched a
massive campaign of ethnic cleansing that has displaced a large
percentage of the population and been accompanied by an
increasing number of atrocities. President Milosevic's brutal
assault against the people of Kosovo and his complete disregard
for the requirements of the international community pose a
threat to regional peace and stability.
President Milosevic's actions continue to pose a continuing
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy interests, and the economy of the United States.
For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
maintain in force these emergency authorities beyond June 9,
1999.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, May 27, 1999.
Notice
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Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
On May 30, 1992, by Executive Order 12808, President Bush
declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy,
and economy of the United States constituted by the actions and
policies of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, blocking
all property and interests in property of those Governments.
President Bush took additional measures to prohibit trade and
other transactions with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) by Executive Orders 12810 and 12831,
issued on June 5, 1992, and January 15, 1993, respectively. On
April 25, 1993, I issued Executive Order 12846, blocking the
property and interests in property of all commercial,
industrial, or public utility undertakings or entities
organized or located in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro), and prohibiting trade-related
transactions by United States persons involving those areas of
Bosnia and Herzegovina controlled by Bosnian Serb forces and
the United Nations Protected Areas in the Republic of Croatia.
On October 24, 1994, because of the actions and policies of the
Bosnian Serbs, I expanded the scope of the national emergency
by issuing Executive Order 12934 to block the property of the
Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the territory that
they control within Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the
property of any entity organized or located in, or controlled
by any person in, or resident in, those areas.
On December 27, 1995, I issued Presidential Determination
96-7, directing the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to
suspend the application of sanctions imposed on the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) pursuant to the
above-referenced Executive orders and to continue to block
property previously blocked until provision is made to address
claims or encumbrances, including the claims of the other
successor states of the former Yugoslavia. This sanctions
relief, in conformity with United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1022 of November 22, 1995 (hereinafter the
``Resolution''), was an essential factor motivating Serbia and
Montenegro's acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for
Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed by the parties in
Dayton on November 21, 1995, and signed in Paris on December
14, 1995 (hereinafter the ``Peace Agreement''). The sanctions
imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro) were accordingly suspended prospectively, effective
January 16, 1996. Sanctions imposed on the Bosnian Serb forces
and authorities and on the territory that they control within
Bosnia and Herzegovina were subsequently suspended
prospectively, effective May 10, 1996, also in conformity with
the Peace Agreement and the Resolution. Sanctions against both
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and
the Bosnian Serbs were subsequently terminated by United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1074 of October 1, 1996.
This termination, however, did not end the requirement of the
Resolution that those blocked funds and assets that are subject
to claims and encumbrances remain blocked, until unblocked in
accordance with applicable law. Until the status of all
remaining blocked property is resolved, the Peace Agreement
implemented, and the terms of the Resolution met, the national
emergency declared on May 30, 1992, as expanded in scope on
October 25, 1994, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to
deal with that emergency must continue beyond May 30, 1999.
On June 9, 1998, following attacks and repression directed
by the government in Belgrade against the people of Kosovo, I
issued Executive Order 13088, ``Blocking Property of the
Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro), the Republic of Serbia, and the Republic of
Montenegro, and Prohibiting New Investment in the Republic of
Serbia in Response to the Situation in Kosovo.'' Since then,
the government of President Milosevic has rejected the
international community's efforts to find a peaceful settlement
for the crisis in Kosovo and has launched a massive campaign of
ethnic cleansing that has displaced a large percentage of the
population and been accompanied by an increasing number of
atrocities. In light of President Milosevic's brutal assault
against the people of Kosovo, his complete disregard for the
requirements of the international community and the threat his
actions pose to regional peace and stability, I have determined
that it is necessary to maintain in force these emergency
authorities beyond June 9, 1999.
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing
the national emergency declared on May 30, 1992, as expanded on
October 24, 1994, and the national emergency declared on June
9, 1998, with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro). This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
William J. Clinton.
The White House, May 27, 1999.