[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 45, Number 2 (Monday, January 19, 2009)]
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[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 15, 2009

    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, 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, 2009. 
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 <E T='03'<ls-thn-eq>Federal 
Register </E<ls-thn-eq>and transmitted to the Congress.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 January 15, 2009.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:15 a.m., January 16, 
2009]

Note: This notice will be published in the Federal Register on January 
21.