[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H4896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAQ--MESSAGE FROM 
        THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 107-111)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin) 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 in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the Iraqi emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond August 2, 2001, to the Federal Register for publication.
  The crisis between the United States and Iraq that led to the 
declaration on August 2, 1990, of a national emergency has not been 
resolved. The Government of Iraq continues to engage in activities 
inimical to stability in the Middle East and hostile to United States 
interests in the region. Such Iraqi actions pose a continuing, unusual, 
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy 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 on the Government of Iraq.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, July 31, 2001.

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