[House Document 114-93]
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114th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - -- House Document 114-93
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO
TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS
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COMMUNICATION
FROM
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
TRANSMITTING
NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING TERRORISTS WHO
THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IS TO CONTINUE IN
EFFECT BEYOND JANUARY 23, 2016, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC
LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)
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January 28, 2016.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
59-011 WASHINGTON : 2016
The White House,
Washington, January 20, 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 declared
with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the
Middle East peace process is to continue in effect beyond
January 23, 2016.
The crisis with respect to grave acts of violence committed
by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East
peace process that led to the declaration of a national
emergency on January 23, 1995, has not been resolved. Terrorist
groups continue to engage in activities that have the purpose
or effect of threatening the Middle East peace process and that
are hostile to United States interests in the region. Such
actions continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States. Therefore, I have determined that it is
necessary to continue the national emergency declared with
respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the
Middle East peace process and to maintain in force the
sanctions against them to respond to this threat.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists
Who Threaten to Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process
On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the
President declared a national emergency 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 grave acts of violence committed by
foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process.
On August 20, 1998, by Executive Order 13099, the President
modified the Annex to Executive Order 12947 to identify four
additional persons who threaten to disrupt the Middle East
peace process. On February 16, 2005, by Executive Order 13372,
the President clarified the steps taken in Executive Order
12947.
These terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle
East peace process and 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 January 23, 1995, and the measures adopted to deal
with that emergency must continue in effect beyond January 23,
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 foreign
terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace
process.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Barack Obama.
The White House, January 20, 2016.
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