[House Document 117-23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




117th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 117-23


 
      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, THAT WAS 
DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 OF MARCH 15, 1995, IS TO CONTINUE IN 
EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 15, 2021, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 
                  94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)




   March 8, 2021.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
                         ordered to be printed
                         
                         
                         
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              U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 
19-011                 WASHINGTON : 2021               


                         
                         
                         
                         
                                           The White House,
                                         Washington, March 5, 2021.
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 
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, 2021.
    The 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 these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary 
to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
12957 with respect to Iran and to maintain in force 
comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat.
            Sincerely,

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

                                 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 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 more comprehensive sanctions on Iran to further 
respond to this threat. On August 19, 1997, the President 
issued Executive Order 13059, consolidating and clarifying 
those previous orders. The President 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; Executive Order 13645 of June 3, 2013; Executive Order 
13716 of January 16, 2016, which revoked Executive Orders 
13574, 13590, 13622, 13645 and provisions of Executive Order 
13628; Executive Order 13846 of August 6, 2018, which revoked 
Executive Orders 13716 and 13628; Executive Order 13871 of May 
8, 2019; Executive Order 13876 of June 24, 2019; Executive 
Order 13902 of January 10, 2020; and Executive Order 13949 of 
September 21, 2020.
    The actions and policies of the Government of Iran--
including its proliferation and development of missiles and 
other asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities, its 
network and campaign of regional aggression, its support for 
terrorist groups, and the malign activities of the Islamic 
Revolutionary Guard Corps and its surrogates--continue to pose 
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
    For these reasons, the national emergency declared on March 
15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2021. 
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 by Executive 
Order 12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that 
declared on November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170 in 
connection with the hostage crisis. This renewal, therefore, is 
distinct from the emergency renewal of November 2020.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.

                                               Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    The White House, March 5, 2021.