[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF 
IRAQ--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 111-
                                  108)

  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, 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 the 
enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, continuing the 
national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq. This 
notice states that the national emergency with respect to the 
stabilization of Iraq declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 
2003, as modified in scope and relied upon for additional steps taken 
in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, Executive Order 13350 of 
July 29, 2004, Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004, and 
Executive Order 13438 of July 17, 2007, is to continue in effect beyond 
May 22, 2010.
  Obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and 
maintenance of peace and security in the country, and the development 
of political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq 
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
security and foreign policy of the United States. Accordingly, I have 
determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with 
respect to this threat and maintain in force the measures taken to deal 
with that national emergency.
  The Iraqi government continues to take steps to resolve debts and 
settle claims arising from the actions of the previous regime. Before 
the end of the year, my Administration will review the Iraqi 
government's progress on resolving these outstanding debts and claims, 
as well as other relevant circumstances, in order to determine whether 
the prohibitions contained in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, as 
amended by Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004, on any 
attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other 
judicial process with respect to the Development Fund for Iraq, the 
accounts, assets, and property held by the Central Bank of Iraq, and 
Iraqi petroleum-related products, should continue in effect beyond 
December 31, 2010, which are in addition to the sovereign immunity 
ordinarily provided to Iraq as a sovereign nation under otherwise 
applicable law.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
                                         The White House, May 12, 2010.

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               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 10, 2010.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Monday, May 10, 
     2010 at 2:47 p.m., and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he submits a proposed Agreement Between the 
     Government of the United States of America and the Government 
     of the Russian Federation for Cooperation in the Field of 
     Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                               Lorraine C. Miller,
     Clerk of the House.

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