U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–109 

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, 2008, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MAY 8, 2008.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

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 declared in Executive 

Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, and expanded in scope in Executive 

Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, and Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, authorizing the blocking of property of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation and re-exportation of certain 

goods to Syria, is to continue in effect beyond May 11, 2008. 

The actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, 

interfering in Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and 

missile programs including the recent revelation of illicit nuclear 

cooperation with North Korea, and undermining U.S. and international efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction 

of Iraq 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 declared with respect to this 

threat and to maintain in force the sanctions I have ordered to address this national emergency. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 7, 2008. 


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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 with respect to the actions of the Government of Syria. To deal with this national emergency, Executive Order 13338 authorized the blocking of property 

of certain persons and prohibited the exportation or re-exportation 

of certain goods to Syria. On April 25, 2006, and February 13, 

2008, I issued Executive Order 13399 and Executive Order 13460, 

respectively, to take additional steps with respect to this national 

emergency. 

I took these actions 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, maintaining its then-existing occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs including the recent revelation of illicit nuclear cooperation with North Korea, and undermining U.S. 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 and on April 25, 2006, in Executive Order 

13399, and on February 13, 2008, in Executive Order 13460, to 

deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond May 11, 

2008. 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 authorizing the blocking of property of certain 

persons and prohibiting the exportation or re-exportation 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 7, 2008. 

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