[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H1609-H1610]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN--MESSAGE 
     FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110-101)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore 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 Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed:
To the Congress of the United States:
  The crisis between the United States and Iran constituted by the 
actions and policies of the Government of Iran that led to the 
declaration of a national emergency on March 15, 1995, has not been 
resolved. The actions and policies of the Government of Iran 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. Iran remains the 
world's most active state sponsor of terrorism, and continues to 
provide lethal support to Lebanese Hizballah, HAMAS, Palestinian 
Islamic Jihad and numerous other terrorist organizations in the region, 
as well as to the Taliban in Afghanistan and various

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Iraqi militant groups. 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.
  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 to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the Iran emergency declared on March 15, 1995, is to continue in effect 
beyond March 15, 2008.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, March 11, 2008.

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