[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 REPORT OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 
IRAN THAT WAS DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 ON MARCH 15, 1995--PM 7

  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 to the Federal Register for publication stating that 
the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared on March 
15, 1995, is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2011.
  The crisis between the United States and Iran resulting from the 
actions and policies of the Government of Iran 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 continue to pose an 
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.
                                                        Barack Obama.  
The White House, March 8, 2011.

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