[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S9114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  REPORT ENTITLED ``PLAN COLOMBIA/ANDEAN COUNTERDRUG INITIATIVE SEMI-
 ANNUAL OBLIGATION REPORT'' FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002: TO THE COMMITTEE ON 
                       FOREIGN RELATIONS--PM 112

  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the President of the United States, together with an accompanying 
report; which was transmitted, pursuant to law, the report entitled 
``Plan Colombia/Andean Counterdrug Initiative Semi-Annual Obligation 
Report'' for Fiscal Year 2002: to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 3204(e), of Public Law 106-246, I am providing a 
report prepared by my Administration detailing the progress of spending 
by the executive branch during the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 
2002 in support of Plan Colombia.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
                                   The White House, September 23, 2002.
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 NOTICE ENTITLED ``CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
     TO UNITA'' THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12685--PM 113

  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(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 National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) is to 
continue in effect beyond September 26, 2002, to the Federal Register 
for publication. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was 
published in the Federal Register on September 25, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 
49084).
  The circumstances that led to the declaration on September 26, 1993, 
of a national emergency have not been resolved. The actions and 
policies of UNITA pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the foreign policy of the United States. United Nations Security 
Council Resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997), and 1173 (1998) continue 
to oblige all member states to maintain sanctions. Discontinuation of 
the sanctions would have a prejudicial effect on the prospects for 
peace in Angola. For these reasons, I have determined that it is 
necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply 
economic pressure on UNITA to reduce its ability to pursue its military 
operations.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
                                   The White House, September 23, 2002.
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  PERIODIC REPORT ON THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO NATIONAL 
    UNION FOR THE TOTAL INDEPENDENCE OF ANGOLA (UNITA) DECLARED IN 
          EXECUTIVE ORDER 12865 OF SEPTEMBER 26, 1993--PM 114

  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:
  As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I am providing a 6-month report 
prepared by my Administration on the national emergency with respect 
tot he National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) that 
was declared in Executive Order 12865 of September 26, 1993.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, September 23, 2002.

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