[House Document 114-115]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Document 114-115
 
      CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

                              transmitting

    NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN, 
ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MARCH 15, 1995, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND 
MARCH 15, 2016, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 
                        202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)

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   March 10, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, March 9, 2016.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. 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, within 90 days 
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 with 
respect to Iran that was declared on March 15, 1995, is to 
continue in effect beyond March 15, 2016.
    On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 
the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 
and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 
to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is and will remain 
exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation 
Day under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy 
Agency issued a report verifying that Iran had completed key 
nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the 
Secretary of State confirmed the report's findings. As a 
result, the United States lifted nuclear-related sanctions on 
Iran consistent with its commitments under the JCPOA, including 
the termination of a number of Executive Orders that were 
issued pursuant to this national emergency. Though such lifting 
of nuclear-related sanctions constitutes a significant change 
in our sanctions posture, non-nuclear related sanctions remain 
in place.
    Nevertheless, certain actions and policies of the 
Government of Iran are contrary to the interests of the United 
States in the region and continue to pose an unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, 
and economy of the United States. For these reasons, I have 
determined that it is necessary to continue the national 
emergency declared with respect to Iran and to maintain in 
force certain sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat.

            Sincerely,
                                                      Barack Obama.





                                 Notice

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      Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran

    On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President 
declared a national emergency with respect to Iran, 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, foreign policy, and economy of the 
United States constituted by the actions and policies of the 
Government of Iran. On May 6, 1995, the President issued 
Executive Order 12959, imposing comprehensive sanctions on Iran 
to further respond to this threat. On August 19, 1997, the 
President issued Executive Order 13059, consolidating and 
clarifying the previous orders. I took additional steps 
pursuant to this national emergency in Executive Order 13553 of 
September 28, 2010, Executive Order 13574 of May 23, 2011, 
Executive Order 13590 of November 20, 2011, Executive Order 
13599 of February 5, 2012, Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 
2012, Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012, Executive Order 
13622 of July 30, 2012, Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 
2012, and Executive Order 13645 of June 3, 2013.
    On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 
the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 
and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 
to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is and will remain 
exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation 
Day under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy 
Agency issued a report verifying that Iran had completed key 
nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the 
Secretary of State confirmed the report's findings. As a 
result, the United States lifted nuclear-related sanctions on 
Iran consistent with its commitments under the JCPOA, including 
the termination of a number of Executive Orders that were 
issued pursuant to this national emergency. Though the lifting 
of nuclear-related sanctions constitutes a significant change 
in our sanctions posture, non-nuclear related sanctions remain 
in place.
    Despite the historic deal to ensure the exclusively 
peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear program, certain actions and 
policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual 
and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 
policy, and economy of the United States. For this reason, the 
national emergency declared on March 15, 1995, must continue in 
effect beyond March 15, 2016. Therefore, 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 
with respect to Iran declared in Executive Order 12957. The 
emergency declared in Executive Order 12957 constitutes an 
emergency separate from that declared on November 14, 1979, by 
Executive Order 12170. This renewal, therefore, is distinct 
from the emergency renewal of November 2015.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                                      Barack Obama.
    The White House, March 9, 2016.

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