[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 2 (Monday, January 21, 2008)]
[Pages 86-87]
[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, 2008

    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 to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security, foreign policy,

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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, 2008. 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.
    This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and 
transmitted to the Congress.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 January 18, 2008.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:56 a.m., January 18, 
2008]

Note: This notice will be published in the Federal Register on January 
22.