    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 3 (Monday, January 23, 2006)]
    [Pages 79-80]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Notice--Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to
    Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process

    January 18, 2006

        On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, the President
    declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency
    Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and
    extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
    economy of the United States constituted by grave acts of violence
    committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East
    peace process. On August 20, 1998, by Executive Order 13099, the
    President modified the Annex to Executive Order 12947 to identify four
    additional persons, including Usama bin Laden, who threaten to disrupt
    the Middle East peace process.

        Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle
    East peace process and 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 January 23, 1995, as
    expanded on August 20, 1998, and the measures adopted on those dates to
    deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond January 23,
    2006. 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 with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to
    disrupt the Middle East peace process.

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        This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
    transmitted to the Congress.
                                                    George W. Bush
    The White House,
    January 18, 2006.

    [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:47 a.m., January 19,
    2006]

    Note: This notice was published in the Federal Register on January 20.