[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 44, Number 37 (Monday, September 22, 2008)]
[Pages 1223-1224]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Notice--Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Persons 
Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism

September 18, 2008

    On September 23, 2001, by Executive Order 13224, I declared a 
national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to 
commit, or support terrorism, pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706). I took 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 
grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign 
terrorists, including the terrorist attacks in New York, in 
Pennsylvania, and against the Pentagon committed on September 11, 2001, 
and the continuing and immediate threat of further attacks against 
United States nationals or the United States. Because the actions of 
these persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism 
continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the United 
States, the national emergency declared on September 23, 2001, and the 
measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue 
in effect beyond September 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 persons who 
commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism.

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

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., September 
19, 2008]

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