[House Document 116-127]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
116th Congress, 2d Session--------------------HOUSE DOUCUMENT 116-127
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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS OF
THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA
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COMMUNICATION
from
THEPRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS OF
THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA, DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13338 OF MAY 11,
2004, AS MODIFIED, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MAY 11, 2020,
PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90
STAT. 1257)
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May 8, 2020.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, May 7, 2020.
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, within 90 days
before 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 the actions of the Government of Syria declared in
Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004--as modified in scope and
relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399
of April 25, 2006, Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008,
Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, Executive Order 13573
of May 18, 2011, Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011,
Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, and Executive Order
13608 of May 1, 2012--is to continue in effect beyond May 11,
2020.
The regime's brutal war on the Syrian people, who have been
calling for freedom and a representative government, not only
endangers the Syrian people themselves, but also generates
instability throughout the region. The Syrian regime's actions
and policies, including pursuing and using chemical weapons,
supporting terrorist organizations, and obstructing the
Lebanese government's ability to function effectively, continue
to foster the rise of extremism and sectarianism and 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 in
effect the national emergency declared with respect to this
threat and to maintain in force the sanctions to address this
national emergency.
In addition, the United States condemns the Assad regime
and its Russian and Iranian enablers', brutal violence and
human rights abuses. The United States calls on the Assad
regime and its backers to stop its violent war, enact a
nationwide ceasefire, enable the unobstructed delivery of
humanitarian assistance to all Syrians in need, and negotiate a
political transition in Syria that will forge a credible path
along the lines of United Nations Security Council Resolution
2254. The United States will consider changes in the
composition, policies, and actions of the Government of Syria
in determining whether to continue or terminate this national
emergency in the future.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Trump.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Actions of
the Government of Syria
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701-
1706, and the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty
Restoration Act of 2003, Public Law 108-175, the President
issued Executive Order 13338, in which he declared a national
emergency with respect to the actions of the Government of
Syria. To deal with this national emergency, Executive Order
13338 authorized the blocking of property of certain persons
and prohibited the exportation or reexportation of certain
goods to Syria. The national emergency was modified in scope
and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order
13399 of April 25, 2006, Executive Order 13460 of February 13,
2008, Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, Executive Order
13573 of May 18, 2011, Executive Order 13582 of August 17,
2011, Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, and Executive
Order 13608 of May 1, 2012.
The President took these actions to deal with the unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign
policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the
actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism,
maintaining its then-existing occupation of Lebanon, pursuing
weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and
undermining United States and international efforts with
respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.
The regime's brutality and repression of the Syrian people,
who have been calling for freedom and a representative
government, not only endangers the Syrian people themselves,
but also generates instability throughout the region. The
Syrian regime's actions and policies, including with respect to
chemical weapons, supporting terrorist organizations, and
obstructing the Lebanese government's ability to function
effectively, continue to foster the rise of extremism and
sectarianism and pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States. As a result, the national emergency declared on
May 11, 2004, and the measures to deal with that emergency
adopted on that date in Executive Order 13338; on April 25,
2006, in Executive Order 13399; on February 13, 2008, in
Executive Order 13460; on April 29, 2011, in Executive Order
13572; on May 18, 2011, in Executive Order 13573; on August 17,
2011, in Executive Order 13582; on April 22, 2012, in Executive
Order 13606; and on May 1, 2012, in Executive Order 13608, must
continue in effect beyond May 11, 2020. 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 declared with respect to the actions of the
Government of Syria.
In addition, the United States condemns the Assad regime's,
and its Russian and Iranian enablers', brutal violence and
human rights abuses. The United States calls on the Assad
regime and its backers to stop its violent war, enact a
nationwide ceasefire, enable the unobstructed delivery of
humanitarian assistance to all Syrians in need, and negotiate a
political transition in Syria that will forge a credible path
along the lines of United Nations Security Council Resolution
2254. The United States will consider changes in the
composition, policies, and actions of the Government of Syria
in determining whether to continue or terminate this national
emergency in the future.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Donald J. Trump.
The White House, May 7, 2020.
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