[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 120 (Friday, June 20, 2008)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 35335-35336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1375]



[[Page 35333]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Part V





The President





-----------------------------------------------------------------------



Notice of June 18, 2008--Continuation of the National Emergency With 
Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by the 
Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in the Territory of the 
Russian Federation
 
 
                         Presidential Documents 
 
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 120 / Friday, June 20, 2008 / 
Presidential Documents  

 ___________________________________________________________________

 Title 3--
 The President

[[Page 35335]]

                Notice of June 18, 2008

                
Continuation of the National Emergency With 
                Respect to the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation Created by 
                the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable Fissile Material in 
                the Territory of the Russian Federation

                On June 21, 2000, President Clinton issued Executive 
                Order 13159 (the ``order'') blocking property and 
                interests in property of the Government of the Russian 
                Federation that are in the United States, that 
                hereafter come within the United States, or that are or 
                hereafter come within the possession or control of 
                United States persons that are directly related to the 
                implementation of the Agreement Between the Government 
                of the United States of America and the Government of 
                the Russian Federation Concerning the Disposition of 
                Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, 
                dated February 18, 1993, and related contracts and 
                agreements (collectively, the ``HEU Agreements''). The 
                HEU Agreements allow for the downblending of highly 
                enriched uranium derived from nuclear weapons to low 
                enriched uranium for peaceful commercial purposes. The 
                order invoked the authority, inter alia, of the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
                1701 et seq.) and declared a national emergency to deal 
                with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
                national security and foreign policy of the United 
                States posed by the risk of nuclear proliferation 
                created by the accumulation of a large volume of 
                weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of the 
                Russian Federation.

[[Page 35336]]

                The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must 
                continue beyond June 21, 2008, to provide continued 
                protection from attachment, judgment, decree, lien, 
                execution, garnishment, or other judicial process for 
                the property and interests in property of the 
                Government of the Russian Federation that are directly 
                related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements and 
                subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Therefore, in accordance 
                with section 202 (d) of the National Emergencies Act 
                (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the 
                national emergency with respect to the risk of nuclear 
                proliferation created by the accumulation of weapons-
                usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian 
                Federation. This notice shall be published in the 
                Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    June 18, 2008.

[FR Doc. 08-1375
Filed 6-19-08; 10:26 am]
Billing code 3195-W8-P