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49–011 2006

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

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, ORGINALLY DECLARED ON MAY 11, 2004, BY 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13338, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND 

MAY 11, 2006, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MAY 10, 2006.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on International Relations 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, authorizing the blocking of property 

of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation and reexportation of certain goods to Syria, is to continue in effect beyond May 

11, 2006. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was 

published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2005 (70 FR 24697). 

The actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, 

interfering in 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, 

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. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 8, 2006. 


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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 authorizing the blocking 

of property of certain persons and prohibiting the exportation or reexportation of certain goods to Syria. On April 25, 2006, I issued 

Executive Order 13399 to expand the scope of 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, interfering in 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, 2006. 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 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 8, 2006. 

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