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39–011 2005

109th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 109–21 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION AND REEXPORTATION OF CERTAIN 

GOODS TO SYRIA, ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MAY 11, 2004, BY 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13338, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND 

MAY 11, 2005, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MAY 9, 2005.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, May 5, 2005. 

Hon. J. DENNIS HASTERT, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies 

Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of 

a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its 

declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and 

transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is 

to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance 

with this provision, I have sent the enclosed notice, stating that the 

national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 

2004, blocking property of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation and reexportation of certain goods to Syria, is to continue 

in effect beyond May 11, 2005, to the Federal Register for publication. 

The actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, 

pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, undermining United States and international efforts with respect to 

the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq, and with respect to 

Lebanon pose a continuing, unusual, and extraordinary threat to 

the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 

States. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary 

to continue in effect the national emergency authorizing the blocking of property of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation 

and reexportation of certain goods to Syria, and to maintain in 

force the sanctions to respond to this threat. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY BLOCKING PROPERTY

OF CERTAIN PERSONS AND PROHIBITING THE EXPORT OF CERTAIN

GOODS TO SYRIA

On May 11, 2004, pursuant to my authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) 

and the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration 

Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–175), I issued Executive Order 13338 

in which I declared a national emergency blocking the property of 

certain persons and prohibiting the exportation or reexportation of 

certain goods to Syria. 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 actions of the 

Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining United States and international 

efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq. 

Because the actions and policies of the Government of Syria 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 May 11, 2004, and the measures 

adopted on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue 

in effect beyond May 11, 2005. 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 blocking the property of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria. 

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 5, 2005. 

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