[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 25, 1994]
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     CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF 
   YUGOSLAVIA BEYOND MAY 30, 1994--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
                             UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and, together 
with the accompanying papers, without objection, 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 the 
enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to 
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) is to 
continue in effect beyond May 30, 1994, to the Federal Register for 
publication.
  The circumstances that led to the declaration on May 30, 1992, of a 
national emergency have not been resolved. The Government of the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) continues to 
support groups seizing and attempting to seize territory in the 
Republics of Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina by force and violence. The 
actions and policies of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro) pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security, vital foreign policy interests, and the economy of 
the United States. For these reasons, I have determined that it is 
necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply 
economic pressure to the Government of the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to reduce its ability to support the 
continuing civil strife in the former Yugoslavia.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 25, 1994.

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