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99–011 2011

112th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 112–7 

CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH 

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

PROCESS 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY REGARDING 

TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST 

PEACE PROCESS IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JANUARY 

23, 2011, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JANUARY 18, 2011.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, January 13, 2011. 

Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

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 to the Federal Register for publication 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, 

2011. 

The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed 

by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 

process that led to the declaration of a national emergency on January 23, 1995, 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. 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, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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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 modified the Annex to Executive Order 

12947 to identify four additional persons, including Usama bin 

Laden, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. 

Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle 

East peace process and 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, and the measures adopted on that date and on August 20, 

1998, to deal with that emergency must continue in effect beyond 

January 23, 2011. 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. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 13, 2011. 

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