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39–011 2004

108th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 108–228 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED 

WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND 

OCTOBER 21, 2004, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

NOVEMBER 16, 2004.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on International Relations and ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, October 19, 2004. 

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 

emergency declared with respect to significant narcotics traffickers 

centered in Colombia is to continue in effect beyond October 21, 

2004, to the Federal Register for publication. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 60023). 

The circumstances that led to the declaration on October 21, 

1995, of a national emergency have not been resolved. The actions 

of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to 

pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 

foreign policy, and economy of the United States and to cause extreme violence, corruption, and harm in the United States and 

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

to maintain economic pressure on significant narcotics traffickers 

centered in Colombia by blocking their property or interests in 

property that are in the United States or within the possession or 

control of United States persons and by depriving them of access 

to U.S. commercial and financial markets. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA

On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the President 

declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 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 significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, 

and the extreme level of violence, corruption, and harm such actions cause in the United States and abroad. 

The order blocks all property and interests in property that are 

in the United States or within the possession or control of United 

States persons or foreign persons listed in an annex to the order, 

as well as of foreign persons determined to play a significant role 

in international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia. The 

order similarly blocks all property and interests in property of foreign persons determined to materially assist in, or provide financial 

or technological support for or goods or services in support of, the 

narcotics trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant 

to the order, or persons determined to be owned or controlled by, 

or to act for or on behalf of, persons designated in or pursuant to 

the order. The order also prohibits any transaction or dealing by 

United States persons or within the United States in such property 

or interests in property. 

Because the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered 

in Colombia continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and to cause an extreme 

level of violence, corruption, and harm in the United States and 

abroad, the national emergency declared on October 21, 1995, and 

the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 21, 2004. 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 significant narcotics traffickers centered in 

Colombia. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register 

and transmitted to the Congress. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 19, 2004. 

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