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99–011 2002

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–167

CONTINUATION OF 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, 2002, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C.

1622(d)

JANUARY 23, 2002.—Referred to the Committee on International Relations

and ordered to be printed

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THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, January 18, 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, 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, 2002, to the Federal Register for publication. The

most recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the

Federal Register on January 22, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 7371).

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. 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 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 posed 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 Laden, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East

peace process.

Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle

East peace 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.

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