    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [January 5, 2004]
    [Pages 13-14]
    [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 5, 2004

    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. Consistent with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice, stating that the Libya emergency is to continue in
    effect beyond January 7, 2004, to the Federal Register for publication.
    The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the
    Federal Register on January 6, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 661).
        On September 12, 2003, the United Nations Security Council adopted
    Resolution 1506 (UNSCR 1506), ending the U.N. sanctions against Libya.
    These U.N. sanctions were imposed in 1992 and 1993 as a result of Libyan
    involvement in the terrorist bombings of Pan Am 103 and UTA 772, and
    included travel restrictions, an arms embargo, and financial sanctions.
    The UNSCR 1506 lifted these sanctions after Libya addressed the
    requirements of the relevant UNSC Resolutions, including making
    arrangements to compensate the families of the victims and accepting
    responsibility for the acts of its officials in the bombing of Pan Am
    103. The United States abstained from voting on the lifting of the U.N.
    sanctions, and it made clear that it continued to have serious concerns
    about other Libyan policies and actions, including Libya's pursuit of
    weapons of mass destruction, Libya's role with regard to terrorism, and
    Libya's poor human rights record.
        On December 19, 2003, Prime Minister Blair
    and I announced separately that Libya's leader, Colonel Muammar
    Qadhafi, had agreed to
    eliminate all elements of Libya's chemical and nuclear weapons program,
    declare all nuclear activities to the International Atomic Energy Agency
    (IAEA), accept international inspections to ensure Libya's complete
    adherence to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and sign the IAEA
    Additional Protocol, accede to the Chemical Weapons Convention,
    eliminate ballistic missiles beyond 300 kilometer range, and immediately
    and unconditionally allow inspectors from international organizations to
    enter Libya. Libya's agreement

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    marks the beginning of a process that can lead to Libya rejoining the
    international community, but its declaration of December 19, 2003, must
    be followed by verification of concrete steps.
        Despite the positive developments, the crisis with respect to Libya
    has not been fully resolved, and I have therefore determined that it is
    necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to
    Libya and maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against Libya.
             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. The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.