[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George H. W. Bush (1992, Book I)]
[June 5, 1992]
[Pages 901-902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]



Message to the Congress on the National Emergency With Respect to 
Yugoslavia

June 5, 1992
To the Congress of the United States:
    On June 1, 1992, pursuant to section 204(b) of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)), and section 301 of 
the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631), I reported to the 
Congress by letters to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of 
the House, dated May 30, 1992, that I had exercised my statutory 
authority to issue Executive Order No. 12808 of May 30, 1992, that 
declared a national emergency and blocked ``Yugoslav Government'' 
property and property of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro.
    On May 30, 1992, the United Nations Security Council adopted 
Resolution No. 757 calling on member states to impose a comprehensive 
economic embargo against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
Montenegro). Today I have taken additional steps to ensure that the 
economic measures we are taking with respect to the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) conform to United Nations Security 
Council Resolution No. 757 of May 30, 1992.
    Specifically, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), section 1114 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, 
as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1514), section 5 of the United Nations 
Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), and section 301 
of title 3 of the United States Code, I have issued a second Executive 
order, ``Blocking Property of and Prohibiting Transactions with the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro),'' a copy of 
which is enclosed.
    Among other things, the order that I have issued on this day:
    prohibits exports and imports of goods and services between 
            the United States and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
            (Serbia and Montenegro), and any activity that promotes or 
            is intended to promote such exportation and importation;
    prohibits any dealing by a U.S. person in connection with 
            property originating in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
            (Serbia and Montenegro) exported from the Federal Republic 
            of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) after May 30, 1992, or 
            intended for exportation to any country, and related 
            activities;
    prohibits transactions related to transportation to or from 
            the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), 
            or the use of vessels or aircraft registered in the Federal 
            Repub-

[[Page 902]]

            lic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), by U.S. persons 
            or involving the use of U.S.-registered vessels and 
            aircraft;
    prohibits the granting of permission to any aircraft to take 
            off from, land in, or overfly the United States if that 
            aircraft is destined to land in or take off from the 
            territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and 
            Montenegro);
    prohibits the performance by any U.S. person of any contract 
            in support of certain categories of projects in the Federal 
            Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro);
    continues to block all property of the Government of the 
            Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), as 
            well as assets of the former Government of the Socialist 
            Republic of Yugoslavia, located in the United States or in 
            the possession or control of U.S. persons, including their 
            foreign branches; and
    clarifies the definition of the Federal Republic of 
            Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro).
    Today's order provides that the Secretary of the Treasury, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to take such 
actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of the order.
    The declaration of the national emergency made by Executive Order 
No. 12808 remains in force and is unaffected by today's order.

                                                             George Bush

The White House,
June 5, 1992.

                    Note: The Executive order is listed in Appendix E at 
                        the end of this volume.