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108th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 108–25

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH 

RESPECT TO TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION STATING THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH 

RESPECT TO FOREIGN TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IS TO CONTINUE IN 

EFFECT BEYOND JANUARY 23, 2003, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 

1622(d)

JANUARY 28, 2003.—Referred to the Committee on International Relations 

and ordered to be printed


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, January 20, 2003. 

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 foreign terrorists who threaten 

to disrupt the Middle East peace process is to continue in effect beyond January 23, 2003, to the Federal Register for publication. The 

most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the 

Federal Register on January 22, 2002 (67 FR 3033). 

The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed 

by foreign terrorists that disrupt the Middle East peace process 

that led to the declaration of a national emergency on January 23, 

1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998, has not been resolved. Terrorist groups continue to engage in activities that have the purpose 

or effect of threatening the Middle East peace process and that are 

hostile to United States interests in the region. Such actions constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. On August 

20, 1998, the President identified four additional persons, including 

Usama bin Ladin, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 

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

to continue the national emergency declared with respect to foreign 

terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process 

and to maintain in force the economic sanctions against them to respond to this threat. 

Sincerely, 

GEORGE W. BUSH.

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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST

PEACE PROCESS

On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, 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 to the national security, foreign 

policy, and economy of the United States constituted by grave acts 

of violence committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt 

the Middle East peace process. On August 20, 1998, by Executive 

Order 13099, the President identified four additional persons, including Usama bin Ladin, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East 

peace process. 

Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle 

East process and 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 January 23, 

1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998, and the measures adopted 

on those dates to deal with that emergency must continue in effect 

beyond January 23, 2003. 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 foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. 

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

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 20, 2003.

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