[House Document 108-86]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                     

108th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-86


 
PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE WESTERN 
                                BALKANS

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                   THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 A SIX MONTH PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 
THE WESTERN BALKANS THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13219 OF JUNE 
     26, 2001, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) AND 50 U.S.C. 1703(c)




    June 23, 2003.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed
To The Congress of the United States:
    Consistent with section 401(c) of the National Emergencies 
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit 
herewith a 6-month report prepared by my Administration on the 
national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans that was 
declared in Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001.

                                                    George W. Bush.
    The White House, June 20, 2003.
 Periodic Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Western 
     Balkans and Final Report on Expenses Incurred With Respect to 
    Terminated Emergencies Regarding the Former Federal Republic of 
                   Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

    This report to the Congress concerns developments over the 
course of the past 6 months concerning the national emergency 
with respect to the Western Balkans that was declared in 
Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, in response to the 
threats to peace and international stabilization efforts in the 
Western Balkans resulting from the actions of persons engaged 
in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting, (i) extremist 
violence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and 
elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, or (ii) acts 
obstructing implementation of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia or 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 
1999, in Kosovo. This report is submitted pursuant to section 
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c), and section 401(c) of the National Emergencies 
Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) (``NEA'').
    1. On May 28, 2003, in Executive Order 13304, I amended 
Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, expanding and 
clarifying the authorizations set forth therein and replacing 
the annex thereto with a new annex listing several more persons 
subject to the Western Balkans sanctions. The new annex now 
includes several persons previously subject to sanctions under 
Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998, as amended by Executive 
Order 13192 of January 17, 2001, both of which I terminated in 
the May 28 order, along with Executive Order 12808 of May 30, 
1992. These Orders pertained to sanctions involving the former 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
    Consistent with section 1641(c) of the NEA, this represents 
a final report to the Congress on the expenses incurred by the 
Federal Government that are directly attributable to the 
exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declarations of the national emergencies in Executive Order 
12808 of May 30, 1992, and Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 
1998, with respect to the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro). The total expenses incurred under 
these national emergencies are estimated at approximately $30.1 
million.
    2. In the 6-month period beginning December 27, 2002, the 
Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``OFAC'') designated two individuals and three entities 
meeting the criteria for blocking under Executive Order 13219. 
There have been no amendments to the Western Balkans 
Stabilization Regulations (the ``Regulations''), 31 C.F.R. Part 
588.
    3. As of April 29, 2003, OFAC had issued one license during 
the current reporting period authorizing a blocked person to 
attend a meeting sponsored by the U.S. Institute of Peace in 
Washington, D.C., and meetings in other U.S. cities with 
Albanian interest groups.
    4. During the current reporting period, OFAC has neither 
assessed nor collected any civil monetary penalty for a 
violation of the Regulations. However, as of April 24, 2003, 
OFAC had blocked two transactions totaling $55,062.79 involving 
entities designated pursuant to the criteria for blocking under 
the Regulations. OFAC continues to administer the Western 
Balkans sanctions and to disseminate details of this program 
including changes resulting from my issuance of Executive Order 
13304, to the financial, securities, and international trade 
communities by both electronic and conventional media.
    5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 
six-month period from December 27, 2002, to June 26, 2003, that 
are directly attributable to the exercise of powers and 
authorities conferred by the declaration of a national 
emergency with respect to the Western Balkans, are estimated at 
approximately $116,000, most of which represent wage and salary 
costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely 
centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the former Office of the 
Under Secretary of Enforcement, and the Office of the General 
Counsel) and the Department of State.

                                
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