    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [September 30, 1993]
    [Page 1639]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Restriction of Weapons Proliferation
    Activities
    September 30, 1993

    To the Congress of the United States:
        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 hereby report to the Congress that I
    have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency
    and to issue an Executive order, which authorizes and directs the
    Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to
    take such actions, including the promulgation of rules, regulations, and
    amendments thereto, and to employ such powers granted to the President
    by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as may be necessary
    to continue to regulate the activities of United States persons in order
    to prevent their participation in activities, which could contribute to
    the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, and the
    means of their delivery.
        These actions are necessary in view of the danger posed to the
    national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States by
    the continued proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical
    weapons, and of the means of delivering such weapons, and in view of the
    need for more effective controls on activities sustaining such
    proliferation. In the absence of these actions, the participation of
    U.S. persons in activities contrary to U.S. nonproliferation objectives
    and policies, and which may not be adequately controlled through the
    exercise of the authorities conferred by the Export Administration Act
    of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et. seq.), could take place
    without effective control, posing an unusual and extraordinary threat to
    the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
        The countries and regions affected by this action would include
    those currently identified in Supplements 4, 5, and 6 to Part 778 of
    Title 15 of the Code of Federal Regulations, concerning nonproliferation
    controls, as well as such other countries as may be of concern from time
    to time due to their involvement in the proliferation of weapons of mass
    destruction, or due to the risk of their being points of diversion to
    proliferation activities.
        It is my intention to review the appropriateness of proposing
    legislation to provide standing authority for these controls, and
    thereafter to terminate the Executive order.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    September 30, 1993.

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