[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)] [December 15, 1999] [Page 2305] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to the Lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979 December 15, 1999 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) As required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)) and section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency declared by Executive Order 12924 of August 19, 1994, to deal with the threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States caused by the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979. 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.