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   REPORT ON A NATIONAL EMERGENCY UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY 
        ECONOMIC POWERS ACT--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 137

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs.

To the Congress of the United States:
  1. On September 30, 1990, in Executive Order No. 12730, President 
Bush declared a national emergency under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (``IEEPA'') (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with 
the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States resulting from the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 
1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), and the system of 
controls maintained under that Act. In that order, the President 
continued in effect, to the extent permitted by law, the provisions of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, the Export 
Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 768 et seq.), and the delegations 
of authority set forth in Executive Order No. 12002 of July 7, 1977, 
Executive Order No. 12214 of May 2, 1980, and Executive Order No. 12131 
of May 4, 1979, as amended by Executive Order No. 12551 of February 21, 
1986.
  2. President Bush issued Executive Order No. 12730 pursuant to the 
authority vested in him as President by the Constitution and laws of 
the United States, including IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act 
(``NEA'') (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the 
United States Code. At that time, the President also submitted a report 
to the Congress pursuant to section 204(b) of the IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 
1703(b)). On March 27, 1993, the Export Administration Act was extended 
through June 30, 1994. Subsequently, on September 30, 1993, I issued 
Executive Order No. 12867, terminating Executive Order No. 12730.
  3. Section 401(c) of the NEA additionally requires the submission of 
a final report on all expenditures incurred during the period of 
emergency. This report, covering the period from September 30, 1990, to 
September 30, 1993, is submitted in compliance with this requirement.
  4. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 3-year 
period from September 30, 1990, to September 30, 1993, that are 
directly attributable to the exercise of authorities conferred by the 
declaration of a national emergency with respect to export controls 
were largely centered in the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export 
Administration. Expenditures by the Department of Commerce are 
estimated to have been $117,720,000, most of which represented program 
operating costs, wage and salary costs for Federal personnel, and 
overhead expenses.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 29, 1994.

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