[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 22, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 44025-44026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21338]


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 The President

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                Executive Order 13222 of August 17, 2001

                
Continuation of Export Control Regulations

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including but not limited to section 203 of 
                the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
                (``Act'') (50 U.S.C. 1702), I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 
                President of the United States of America, find that 
                the unrestricted access of foreign parties to U.S. 
                goods and technology and the existence of certain 
                boycott practices of foreign nations, in light of the 
                expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
                amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), constitute an 
                unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
                security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
                States and hereby declare a national emergency with 
                respect to that threat.

                Accordingly, in order (a) to exercise the necessary 
                vigilance over exports and activities affecting the 
                national security of the United States; (b) to further 
                significantly the foreign policy of the United States, 
                including its policy with respect to cooperation by 
                U.S. persons with certain foreign boycott activities, 
                and to fulfill its international responsibilities; and 
                (c) to protect the domestic economy from the excessive 
                drain of scarce materials and reduce the serious 
                economic impact of foreign demand, it is hereby ordered 
                as follows:

                Section 1. To the extent permitted by law, the 
                provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
                amended, and the provisions for administration of the 
                Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, shall be 
                carried out under this order so as to continue in full 
                force and effect and amend, as necessary, the export 
                control system heretofore maintained by the Export 
                Administration Regulations issued under the Export 
                Administration Act of 1979, as amended. The delegations 
                of authority set forth in Executive Order 12002 of July 
                7, 1977, as amended by Executive Order 12755 of March 
                12, 1991, and Executive Order 13026 of November 15, 
                1996; Executive Order 12214 of May 2, 1980; Executive 
                Order 12735 of November 16, 1990; and Executive Order 
                12851 of June 11, 1993, shall be incorporated in this 
                order and shall apply to the exercise of authorities 
                under this order. All actions under this order shall be 
                in accordance with Presidential directives relating to 
                the export control system heretofore issued and not 
                revoked.

                Sec. 2. All rules and regulations issued or continued 
                in effect by the Secretary of Commerce under the 
                authority of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as 
                amended, including those published in Title 15, 
                Subtitle B, Chapter VII, Subchapter C, of the Code of 
                Federal Regulations, Parts 730 through 774, and all 
                orders, regulations, licenses, and other forms of 
                administrative action issued, taken, or continued in 
                effect pursuant thereto, shall, until amended or 
                revoked by the Secretary of Commerce, remain in full 
                force and effect as if issued or taken pursuant to this 
                order, except that the provisions of sections 203(b)(2) 
                and 206 of the Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2) and 1705) 
                shall control over any inconsistent provisions in the 
                regulations. Nothing in this section shall affect the 
                continued applicability of administrative sanctions 
                provided for by the regulations described above.

                Sec. 3. Provisions for administration of section 38(e) 
                of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(e)) may 
                be made and shall continue in full force and effect 
                until amended or revoked under the authority of section 
                203 of the Act (50 U.S.C. 1702). To the extent 
                permitted by law, this

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                order also shall constitute authority for the issuance 
                and continuation in full force and effect of all rules 
                and regulations by the President or his delegate, and 
                all orders, licenses, and other forms of administrative 
                actions issued, taken, or continued in effect pursuant 
                thereto, relating to the administration of section 
                38(e).

                Sec. 4. This order shall be effective as of midnight 
                between August 20, 2001, and August 21, 2001, eastern 
                daylight time.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    August 17, 2001.

[FR Doc. 01-21338
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Billing code 3195-01-P