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115th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 115–9 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO IRAN, ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MARCH 15, 1995, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND 

MARCH 15, 2017, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 

94–412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257) 

JANUARY 17, 2017.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, January 13, 2017. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

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, within 90 days 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 to the Federal Register 

for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared on March 15, 1995, 

is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2017. 

On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 

the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 

and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 

to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program is and will remain exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation Day 

under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran had completed key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the Secretary of 

State confirmed the report’s findings. As a result, the United States 

lifted nuclear-related sanctions on Iran consistent with its commitments under the JCPOA, including the termination of a number of 

Executive Orders that were issued pursuant to this national emergency. While nuclear-related sanctions were lifted pursuant to our 

JCPOA commitments, a number of non-nuclear sanctions with respect to Iran remain in place. 

Since Implementation Day, the IAEA has repeatedly verified, 

and the Secretary of State has confirmed, that Iran continues to 

meet its nuclear commitments pursuant to the JCPOA. Nevertheless, certain actions and policies of the Government of Iran are contrary to the interests of the United States in the region and continue to pose an 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 

the national emergency declared with respect to Iran and to maintain in force comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to 

this threat. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

IRAN

On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran to deal with the 

unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 

policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions 

and policies of the Government of Iran. On May 6, 1995, the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12959, imposing more comprehensive sanctions on Iran to further respond to this threat. On 

August 19, 1997, the President issued E.O. 13059, consolidating 

and clarifying the previous orders. I took additional steps pursuant 

to this national emergency in E.O. 13553 of September 28, 2010, 

E.O. 13574 of May 23, 2011, E.O. 13590 of November 20, 2011, 

E.O. 13599 of February 5, 2012, E.O. 13606 of April 22, 2012, E.O. 

13608 of May 1, 2012, E.O. 13622 of July 30, 2012, E.O. 13628 of 

October 9, 2012, and E.O. 13645 of June 3, 2013. 

On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 

the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 

and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 

to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program is and will remain exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation Day 

under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy Agency 

(IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran had completed key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the Secretary of 

State confirmed the report’s findings. As a result, the United States 

lifted nuclear-related sanctions on Iran consistent with its commitments under the JCPOA, including the termination of a number of 

Executive Orders that were issued pursuant to this national emergency. While nuclear-related sanctions were lifted pursuant to our 

JCPOA commitments, a number of non-nuclear sanctions remain in 

place. 

Since Implementation Day, the IAEA has repeatedly verified, 

and the Secretary of State has confirmed, that Iran continues to 

meet its nuclear commitments pursuant to the JCPOA. However, 

irrespective of the JCPOA, which continues to ensure that Iran’s 

nuclear program is and remains exclusively peaceful, certain actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an 

unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 

policy, and economy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2017. 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 Iran 

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stitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November 

14, 1979, by E.O. 12170. This renewal, therefore, is distinct from 

the emergency renewal of November 2016. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 13, 2017. 

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