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99–011 2011

112th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 112–32 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO BURMA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED 

WITH RESPECT TO BURMA IS TO CONTINUE BEYOND MAY 20, 

2011, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JUNE 2, 2011—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered 

to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, May 16, 2011. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

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 to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with 

respect to Burma that was declared on May 20, 1997, is to continue 

in effect beyond May 20, 2011. 

The crisis between the United States and Burma arising from 

the actions and policies of the Government of Burma, including its 

engaging in large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in 

Burma, that led to the declaration and modification of this national 

emergency has not been resolved. These actions and policies are 

hostile to U.S. interests and pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States. For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to Burma 

and maintain in force the sanctions against Burma to respond to 

this threat. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

BURMA

On May 20, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 13047, 

certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), that the Government of Burma 

had committed large-scale repression of the democratic opposition 

in Burma after September 30, 1996, thereby invoking the prohibition on new investment in Burma by United States persons contained in that section. The President also declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed to the national security and 

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

Government of Burma, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701– 

1706. 

Because the actions and policies of the Government of Burma 

continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, the national 

emergency declared on May 20, 1997, and the measures adopted to 

deal with that emergency in Executive Orders 13047 of May 20, 

1997, 13310 of July 28, 2003, 13348 of October 18, 2007, and 13464 

of April 30, 2008, must continue in effect beyond May 20, 2011. 

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 Burma. This notice shall be 

published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 16, 2011. 

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