    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [January 2, 2003]
    [Page 19]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to Libya
    January 2, 2003

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))
    provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
    prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
    publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice
    stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
    anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice, stating that the Libya emergency is to continue in
    effect beyond January 7, 2003, to the Federal Register for publication.
    The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the
    Federal Register on January 4, 2002 (67 FR 637).
        The crisis between the United States and Libya that led to the
    declaration on January 7, 1986, of a national emergency has not been
    resolved. Despite the United Nations Security Council's suspension of
    U.N. sanctions against Libya upon the Libyan government's hand-over of
    the Pan Am 103 bombing suspects, Libya has not yet complied with its
    obligations under U.N. Security Council Resolutions 731 (1992), 748
    (1992), and 883 (1993), which include Libya's obligation to accept
    responsibility for the actions of its officials and pay compensation.
        For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to
    continue the national emergency declared with respect to Libya and
    maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against Libya to respond
    to this threat.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. This letter was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    January 3. The notice of January 2 is listed in Appendix D at the end of
    this volume.