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69–011 2016

114th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–183 

TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 

THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

A NOTIFICATION OF THE TERMINATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13047, AND SUBSEQUENT EXECUTIVE ORDERS, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITUATION 

IN OR IN RELATION TO BURMA, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1703(b); 

PUBLIC LAW 95–223 SEC. 204(b); (91 STAT. 1627) 

NOVEMBER 14, 2016.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, October 7, 2016. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Consistent with subsection 204(b) of the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b), 

I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order (the ‘‘order’’) 

that terminates the national emergency declared in Executive 

Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, and revokes that order, Executive 

Order 13310 of July 28, 2003, Executive Order 13448 of October 18, 

2007, Executive Order 13464 of April 30, 2008, Executive Order 

13619 of July 11, 2012, and Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 

2013. 

The President issued Executive Order 13047 to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 

policy of the United States posed by the actions and policies of the 

Government of Burma, in response to a deepening pattern of severe 

repression by the State Law and Order Restoration Council, the 

then-governing regime in Burma. In Executive Order 13047, the 

President also determined and certified that, for purposes of section 

570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), the Government of Burma had committed large-scale repression of the 

democratic opposition in Burma after September 30, 1996, and imposed a prohibition on new investment in Burma. The scope of the 

national emergency with respect to Burma was modified and additional steps were taken to respond to the threat posed by the actions and policies of the Government of Burma, and further actions 

were taken under Burma sanctions statutes, namely the Burmese 

Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–61) and the 

Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–286) (the ‘‘JADE Act’’), in Executive Orders 13310, 13448, 13464, 13619, and 13651. 

In the order, I have determined that the situation that gave rise 

to the national emergency with respect to Burma has been significantly altered by Burma’s substantial advances to promote democracy, including historic elections in November 2015 that resulted in 

the former opposition party, the National League for Democracy, 

winning a majority of seats in the national parliament and the formation of a democratically elected, civilian-led government; the release of many political prisoners; and greater enjoyment of human 

rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression 

and freedom of association and peaceful assembly. With these advancements, U.S. national security and foreign policy interests no 

longer support the blocking of assets and other measures imposed 

by Executive Orders 13047, 13310, 13448, 13464, 13619, and 


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13651. For these reasons I have determined that it is necessary to 

terminate the national emergency declared in Executive Order 

13047 and to revoke that order, and Executive Orders 13310, 

13448, 13464, 13619, and 13651. While Burma faces significant 

challenges, including the consolidation of its democracy, the United 

States can, and intends to, use other means to support the government and people of Burma in their efforts to address these challenges. 

I hereby report to the Congress that, pursuant to section 5(i) of 

the JADE Act, I have determined and certify that it is in the national interest of the United States to waive, and have waived, the 

sanctions described in section 5(b) of the JADE Act. 

I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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EXECUTIVE ORDER

TERMINATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS AND

POLICIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), 

the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 570 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 

Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–61), 

the Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–286) (the ‘‘JADE Act’’), section 

212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended 

(8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, United States 

Code, 

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, 

find that the situation that gave rise to the declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order 13047 of May 20, 1997, with 

respect to the actions and policies of the Government of Burma, in 

particular a deepening pattern of severe repression by the State 

Law and Order Restoration Council, the then-governing regime in 

Burma, as modified in scope by Executive Order 13448 of October 

18, 2007, and Executive Order 13619 of July 11, 2012, has been 

significantly altered by Burma’s substantial advances to promote 

democracy, including historic elections in November 2015 that resulted in the former opposition party, the National League for Democracy, winning a majority of seats in the national parliament 

and the formation of a democratically elected, civilian-led government; the release of many political prisoners; and greater enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and freedom of association and peaceful assembly. Accordingly, I hereby terminate the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13047, and revoke that order, Executive 

Order 13310 of July 28, 2003, Executive Order 13448, Executive 

Order 13464 of April 30, 2008, Executive Order 13619, and Executive Order 13651 of August 6, 2013, and further order: 

Section 1. Pursuant to section 202(a) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 

1622(a)), termination of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13047, as modified in scope by Executive Order 13448, 

and Executive Order 13619, shall not affect any action taken or 

proceeding pending not finally concluded or determined as of the 

effective date of this order, any action or proceeding based on any 

act committed prior to the effective date of this order, or any rights 

or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to the 

effective date of this order. 


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Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 5(i) of the JADE Act, I hereby determine and certify that it is in the national interest of the United 

States to waive, and hereby waive, the sanctions described in section 5(b) of the JADE Act. 

Sec. 3. In light of the revocation of Executive Order 13310, Executive Order 13448, and Executive Order 13464, the suspension of 

entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants, pursuant to Presidential 

Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011, and section 212(f) of the INA, 

of individuals meeting the criteria in said orders will no longer be 

in effect as of the effective date of this order. In light of the revocation of Executive Order 13619, the suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of individuals meeting the criteria in 

that order will no longer be in effect as of the effective date of this 

order and such individuals will no longer be treated as persons covered by Presidential Proclamation 8693. 

Sec. 4. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any 

right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in 

equity by any party against the United States, its departments, 

agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other 

person. 

Sec. 5. This order is effective at 1:00 p.m. eastern daylight time 

on October 7, 2016. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 7, 2016. 

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