[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S4938]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO BURMA--MESSAGE 
                       FROM THE PRESIDENT--PM 20

  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:
  Section 202(s) 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 to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to Burma is to continue in effect 
beyond May 20, 2001. The most recent notice continuing this emergency 
was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2000.
  As long as the Government of Burma continues its policies of 
committing large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in 
Burma, this situation continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary 
threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States. For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to 
maintain in force these emergency authorities beyond May 20, 2001.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, May 15, 2001.

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