[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 30, Number 31 (Monday, August 8, 1994)]
[Page 1586]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Congress Reporting on the Continuation of Export Control 
Regulations

July 29,1994

To the Congress of the United States:

    1. On September 30, 1990, in Executive Order No. 12730, President 
Bush declared a national emergency under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (``IEEPA'') (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with 
the threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 
States resulting from the lapse of the Export Administration Act of 
1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), and the system of 
controls maintained under that Act. In that order, the President 
continued in effect, to the extent permitted by law, the provisions of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, the Export 
Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 768 et seq.), and the delegations 
of authority set forth in Executive Order No. 12002 of July 7, 1977, 
Executive Order No. 12214 of May 2, 1980, and Executive Order No. 12131 
of May 4, 1979, as amended by Executive Order No. 12551 of February 21, 
1986.
    2. President Bush issued Executive Order No. 12730 pursuant to the 
authority vested in him as President by the Constitution and laws of the 
United States, including IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act (``NEA'') 
(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the United 
States Code. At that time, the President also submitted a report to the 
Congress pursuant to section 204(b) of the IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)). On 
March 27, 1993, the Export Administration Act was extended through June 
30, 1994. Subsequently, on September 30, 1993, I issued Executive Order 
No. 12867, terminating Executive Order No. 12730.
    3. Section 401(c) of the NEA additionally requires the submission of 
a final report on all expenditures incurred during the period of 
emergency. This report, covering the period from September 30, 1990, to 
September 30, 1993, is submitted in compliance with this requirement.
    4. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 3-year 
period from September 30, 1990, to September 30, 1993, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of authorities conferred by the declaration 
of a national emergency with respect to export controls were largely 
centered in the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration. 
Expenditures by the Department of Commerce are estimated to have been 
$117,720,000, most of which represented program operating costs, wage 
and salary costs for Federal personnel, and overhead expenses.
                                            William J. Clinton
The White House,
July 29, 1994.

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