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79–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–153 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO SUDAN 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO SUDAN IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND NOVEMBER 3, 

2008, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

NOVEMBER 19, 2008.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, October 30, 2008. 

Hon. NANCY PELOSI, 

Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MADAM 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 to the 

Federal Register for publication, stating that the Sudan emergency 

is to continue in effect beyond November 3, 2008. 

The crisis constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Sudan that led to the declaration of a national emergency 

in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1997, and the expansion 

of that emergency in Executive Order 13400 of April 26, 2006, and 

with respect to which additional steps were taken in Executive 

Order 13412 of October 13, 2006, 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. Therefore, 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

THE SITUATION IN OR IN RELATION TO SUDAN

On November 3, 1997, by Executive Order 13067, a national 

emergency was declared 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. On April 

26, 2006, in Executive Order 13400, I determined that the conflict 

in Sudan’s Darfur region posed an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 

States, expanded the scope of the national emergency to deal with 

that threat, and ordered the blocking of property of certain persons 

connected to the conflict. On October 13, 2006, I issued Executive 

Order 13412 to take additional steps with respect to the national 

emergency and to implement the Darfur Peace and Accountability 

Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–344). 

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, as expanded on April 26, 

2006, must continue in effect beyond November 3, 2008. Therefore, 

consistent 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 30, 2008. 

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