    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2007, Book I)]
    [May 17, 2007]
    [Page 599]
    [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, 2007

    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 to the Federal
    Register for publication, stating that the Burma emergency is to
    continue beyond May 20, 2007.
        The crisis between the United States and Burma arising from 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 and maintain in force the sanctions against Burma to respond
    to this threat.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     May 17, 2007.

    Note: The related notice of May 17 is listed in Appendix D at the end of
    this volume.