[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 5 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Page 128]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on the National Emergency 
With Respect to Iraq

January 29, 2003

To the Congress of the United States:

    As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I am providing a 6-month 
periodic report prepared by my Administration on the national emergency 
with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 12722 of 
August 2, 1990.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 January 29, 2003.

Note: This message was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on 
January 30.