[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 24791-24792]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10912]


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                Notice of April 29, 2011

                
Continuation of the National Emergency With 
                Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria

                On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the 
                International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
                1701-1706, and the Syria Accountability and Lebanese 
                Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, Public Law 108-
                175, the President issued Executive Order 13338, in 
                which he declared a national emergency with respect to 
                the actions of the Government of Syria. To deal with 
                this national emergency, Executive Order 13338 
                authorized the blocking of property of certain persons 
                and prohibited the exportation or reexportation of 
                certain goods to Syria. On April 25, 2006, and February 
                13, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13399 
                and Executive Order 13460, respectively, to take 
                additional steps with respect to this national 
                emergency.

                The President took these actions to deal with the 
                unusual and extraordinary threat to the national 
                security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
                States constituted by the actions of the Government of 
                Syria in supporting terrorism, maintaining its then-
                existing occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of 
                mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining 
                U.S. and international efforts with respect to the 
                stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.

                The Syrian government has reduced the number of foreign 
                fighters bound for Iraq--although the fighters have 
                still created serious problems there--but its actions 
                and policies, including continuing support for 
                terrorist organizations, damaging the Lebanese 
                government's ability to function, and pursuit of 
                weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, 
                continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 
                the national security, foreign policy, and economy of 
                the United States. As a result, the national emergency 
                declared on May 11, 2004, and the measures adopted on 
                that date, on April 25, 2006, in Executive Order 13399, 
                and on February 13, 2008, in Executive Order 13460, to 
                deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond 
                May 11, 2011. 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 declared with respect to certain actions of 
                the Government of Syria. In addition, the United States 
                condemns the use of violence against peacefully 
                demonstrating citizens in Syria, and calls on the 
                Syrian government to respect human rights and to forge 
                a credible path to a future

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                of greater freedom, democracy, opportunity, and 
                justice. The United States will consider changes in the 
                policies and actions of the Government of Syria in 
                determining whether to continue or terminate this 
                national emergency in the future and would welcome 
                progress by the Government of Syria on these matters. 
                This notice shall be published in the Federal Register 
                and transmitted to the Congress. 
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    April 29, 2011.

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