    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book I)]
    [May 17, 2004]
    [Page 894]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Continuation of the National Emergency With
    Respect to Burma
    May 17, 2004

    To the Congress of the United States:
        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. I have sent the enclosed notice, stating that the
    Burma emergency is to continue beyond May 20, 2004, to the Federal
    Register for publication. The most recent notice continuing this
    emergency was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2003.
        The crisis between the United States and Burma, constituted by the
    actions and policies of the Government of Burma, including its policies
    of committing large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in
    Burma that led to the declaration of a national emergency on May 20,
    1997, has not been resolved. These actions and policies are hostile to
    U.S. interests and pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to
    the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this
    reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national
    emergency with respect to Burma and maintain in force the sanctions
    against Burma to respond to this threat.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     May 17, 2004.

    Note: The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.