[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
[December 14, 1999]
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National 
Emergency With Respect to Burma
December 14, 1999

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
    As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Burma 
that was declared in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997.
        Sincerely,

                                                      William J. Clinton

Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate.