[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 41 (Thursday, March 13, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S3727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    NOTICE STATING THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE 
     GOVERNMENT OF IRAN IS TO CONTINUE BEYOND MARCH 15, 2003--PM 24

  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 Iran emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond March 15, 2003, to the Federal Register for publication. 
The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the 
Federal Register on March 14, 2002 (67 FR 11553).
  The crisis between the United States and Iran constituted by the 
actions and policies of the Government of Iran, including its support 
for international terrorism, efforts to undermine Middle East peace, 
and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to 
delivery them, that led to the declaration of a national emergency on 
March 15, 1995, has not been resolved. These actions and policies are 
contrary to the interests of the United States in the region and pose a 
continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For these reasons, I 
have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency 
declared with respect to Iran and maintain in force comprehensive 
sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, March 12, 2003.

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