[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 72 (Friday, May 18, 2012)]
[House]
[Pages H3149-H3150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
STABILIZATION OF IRAQ--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 
                         (H. DOC. NO. 112 111)

  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

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for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 
days 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, 2012.
  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.
  Recognizing positive developments in Iraq, my Administration will 
continue to evaluate Iraq's progress in resolving outstanding debts and 
claims arising from actions of the previous regime, so that I may 
determine whether to further continue 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, which 
are in addition to the sovereign immunity accorded Iraq under otherwise 
applicable law.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, May 18, 2012.

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