[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 41, Number 18 (Monday, May 9, 2005)]
[Pages 756-757]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Notice--Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of 
Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria

May 5, 2005

    On May 11, 2004, pursuant to my authority under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) and the Syria 
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (Public 
Law 108-175), I issued Executive Order 13338 in which I declared a 
national emergency blocking the property of certain persons and 
prohibiting the exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria. 
I took

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this action to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States 
constituted by the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting 
terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of 
mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining United States and 
international efforts with respect to the stabilization and 
reconstruction of Iraq.
    Because the actions and policies of the Government of Syria continue 
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency 
declared on May 11, 2004, and the measures adopted on that date to deal 
with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond May 11, 2005. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national 
emergency blocking the property of certain persons and prohibiting the 
exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 May 5, 2005.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., May 9, 2005]

Note: This notice will be published in the Federal Register on May 10.