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19–011 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–277

CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH 

SUDAN

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE SUDAN EMERGENCY IS TO CONTINUE 

IN EFFECT BEYOND NOVEMBER 3, 2002, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 

1622 (d)

OCTOBER 31, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on International Relations 

and ordered to be printed


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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, October 29, 2002. 

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, starting that 

the Sudan emergency is to continue in effect beyond November 3, 

2002, to the Federal Register for publication. The most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the Federal Register on October 31, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 55869). 

The crisis between the United States and Sudan constituted by 

the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan, including continuing concern about the presence and activities of certain terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and 

the prevalence of human rights violations, including slavery, restrictions on religious freedom, and restrictions on political freedom, that led to the declaration of a national emergency on November 3, 1997, 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 these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to 

Sudan and maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against 

Sudan to respond to this threat. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

SUDAN

On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, the President 

declared a national emergency with respect to Sudan pursuant to 

the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 

1701–1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to 

the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan, including continuing concern about the presence and activities of certain terrorist groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic 

Jihad, and the prevalence of human rights violations, including 

slavery, restrictions on religious freedom, and restrictions on political freedom. Because the actions and policies of the Government 

of Sudan continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 

the national security and foreign policy of the United States, the 

national emergency declared on November 3, 1997, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond November 3, 2002. 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 Sudan. 

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

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 29, 2002.

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