[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 7, 2008)]
[House]
[Page H3181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA--MESSAGE FROM 
        THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 110-109)

  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:
  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 to the 
Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice, stating that the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, 
and expanded in scope in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, and 
Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, authorizing the blocking of 
property of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation and re-
exportation of certain goods to Syria, is to continue in effect beyond 
May 11, 2008.
  The actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, 
interfering in Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and 
missile programs including the recent revelation of illicit nuclear 
cooperation with North Korea, and undermining U.S. and international 
efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq 
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 in effect 
the national emergency declared with respect to this threat and to 
maintain in force the sanctions I have ordered to address this national 
emergency.
                                                      George W. Bush.  
The White House, May 7, 2008.

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