[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (2000, Book II)] [July 28, 2000] [Pages 1503-1504] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency With Respect to Iraq July 28, 2000 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 Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990. 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. The notice of July 28 on continuation of the national emergency with respect to Iraq is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume. [[Page 1504]]