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107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–274

CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO 

SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED 

IN COLOMBIA

MESSAGE

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT 

TO SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND OCTOBER 21, 

2002, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d)

OCTOBER 17, 2002.—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 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, 2002, to the 

Federal Register for publication. The most recent notice continuing 

this emergency was published in the Federal Register on October 

19, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3073). 

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 unparalleled violence, corruption, and harm in the United States and 

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

and 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 the United States market and financial system.

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 16, 2002. 

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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. 1701–1706) to deal with the 

unusual and extraordinary threat of the national security, foreign 

policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions 

of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, and the 

unparalled 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 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 designed 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 unparalled 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, 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 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 16, 2002.

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