    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
    [November 1, 2006]
    [Pages 1969-1970]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to Sudan
    November 1, 2006

    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 to the Federal Register for publication,

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    stating that the Sudan emergency is to continue in effect beyond
    November 3, 2006.
        The crisis constituted by the actions and policies of the Government
    of Sudan that led to the declaration of a national emergency on November
    3, 1997, and the expansion of that emergency on April 26, 2006, 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. Therefore, I have
    determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency and
    to maintain sanctions against Sudan.
             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.