[House Document 110-153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




110th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 110-153

 
      CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SUDAN

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES

                              transmitting

 NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SUDAN IS TO 
   CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND NOVEMBER 3, 2008, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 
                                1622(d)




  November 19, 2008.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                      Washington, October 30, 2008.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Speaker: 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 Sudan emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond November 3, 2008.
    The crisis constituted by the actions and policies of the 
Government of Sudan that led to the declaration of a national 
emergency in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, and the 
expansion of that emergency in Executive Order 13400 of April 
26, 2006, and with respect to which additional steps were taken 
in Executive Order 13412 of October 13, 2006, has not been 
resolved. These actions and policies are hostile to U.S. 
interests and pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 
United States. Therefore, I have determined that it is 
necessary to continue the national emergency declared with 
respect to Sudan and maintain in force the comprehensive 
sanctions against Sudan to respond to this threat.
            Sincerely,
                                                    George W. Bush.
                                 Notice

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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation In 
                        or In Relation to Sudan

    On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, a national 
emergency was declared with respect to Sudan, pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security and foreign policy of the United States 
constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of 
Sudan. On April 26, 2006, in Executive Order 13400, I 
determined that the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region posed an 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States, expanded the scope of the 
national emergency to deal with that threat, and ordered the 
blocking of property of certain persons connected to the 
conflict. On October 13, 2006, I issued Executive Order 13412 
to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency 
and to implement the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 
2006 (Public Law 109-344).
    Because the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan 
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security and foreign policy of the United States, the 
national emergency declared on November 3, 1997, as expanded on 
April 26, 2006, must continue in effect beyond November 3, 
2008. Therefore, consistent with section 202(d) of the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year 
the national emergency with respect to Sudan.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                                    George W. Bush.
    The White House, October 30, 2008.

                                  
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