[House Document 111-136]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




111th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - -  House Document 111-136


 
     CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON

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                                MESSAGE

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

 NOTIFICATION THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13441 OF 
   AUGUST 1, 2001, WITH RESPECT TO LEBANON, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT 
          BEYOND AUGUST 1, 2010, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)




    July 30, 2010.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the 
         Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
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 to the Federal 
Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the 
national emergency declared with respect to the actions of 
certain persons to undermine the sovereignty of Lebanon or its 
democratic processes and institutions is to continue in effect 
beyond August 1, 2010.
    While there have been some recent positive developments in 
the Syrian-Lebanese relationship, continuing arms transfers to 
Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons 
systems serve to undermine Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to 
political and economic instability in the region, and continue 
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States. For these 
reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the 
national emergency declared on August 1, 2007, to deal with 
that threat and the related measures adopted on that date to 
respond to the emergency.
                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, July 29, 2010.
                                 Notice

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 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Actions of 
    Certain Persons To Undermine the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its 
                 Democratic Processes and Institutions

    On August 1, 2007, by Executive Order 13441, the President 
declared a national emergency and ordered related measures 
blocking the property of certain persons undermining the 
sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes or 
institutions and certain other persons, pursuant to the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-
1706). The President determined that the actions of certain 
persons to undermine Lebanon's legitimate and democratically 
elected government or democratic institutions; to contribute to 
the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Lebanon, 
including through politically motivated violence and 
intimidation; to reassert Syrian control or contribute to 
Syrian interference in Lebanon; or to infringe upon or 
undermine Lebanese sovereignty contribute to political and 
economic instability in that country and the region and 
constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States.
    While there have been some recent positive developments in 
the Syrian-Lebanese relationship, continuing arms transfers to 
Hizballah that include increasingly sophisticated weapons 
systems serve to undermine Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to 
political and economic instability in Lebanon, and continue to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States. Therefore, 
the national emergency declared on August 1, 2007, and the 
measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must 
continue in effect beyond August 1, 2010. In accordance with 
section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency 
declared in Executive Order 13441.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, July 29, 2010.

                                  
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