[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H8216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUING NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN--MESSAGE FROM THE 
          PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 105-137)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaTourette) 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 International Relations 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 beyond the anniversary 
date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the enclosed 
notice, stating that the Iran emergency declared in 1979 is to continue 
in effect beyond November 14, 1997, to the Federal Register for 
publication. Similar notices have been sent annually to the Congress 
and the Federal Register since November 12, 1980. The most recent 
notice appeared in the Federal Register on October 31, 1996. This 
emergency is separate from that declared with respect to Iran on March 
15, 1995, in Executive Order 12957.
  The crisis between the United States and Iran that began in 1979 has 
not been fully resolved. The international tribunal established to 
adjudicate claims of the United States and U.S. nationals against Iran 
and of the Iranian government and Iranian nationals against the United 
States continues to function, and normalization of commercial and 
diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran has not been 
achieved. In these circumstances, I have determined that it is 
necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities that are in place 
by virtue of the November 14, 1979, declaration of emergency and that 
are needed in the process of implementing the January 1981 agreements 
with Iran.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 30, 1997.

                                 Notice


                     CONTINUATION OF IRAN EMERGENCY

  On November 14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, the President 
declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national 
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted 
by the situation in Iran. Notices of the continuation of this national 
emergency have been transmitted annually by the President to the 
Congress and the Federal Register. The most recent notice appeared in 
the Federal Register on October 31, 1996. Because our relations with 
Iran have not yet returned to normal, and the process of implementing 
the January 19, 1981, agreements with Iran is still underway, the 
national emergency declared on November 14, 1979, must continue in 
effect beyond November 14, 1997. Therefore, in accordance with section 
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am 
continuing the national emergency with respect to Iran. This notice 
shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the 
Congress.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 30, 1997.

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