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114th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 114–115 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO IRAN, ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MARCH 15, 1995, IS TO 

CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 15, 2016, PURSUANT TO 

50 U.S.C. 1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94–412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257) 

MARCH 10, 2016.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE, 

Washington, March 9, 2016. 

Hon. PAUL D. RYAN, 

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, within 90 days 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 national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared on March 15, 1995, 

is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2016. 

On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 

the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 

and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 

to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program is and will remain exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation Day 

under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy Agency 

issued a report verifying that Iran had completed key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the Secretary of State 

confirmed the report’s findings. As a result, the United States lifted 

nuclear-related sanctions on Iran consistent with its commitments 

under the JCPOA, including the termination of a number of Executive Orders that were issued pursuant to this national emergency. 

Though such lifting of nuclear-related sanctions constitutes a significant change in our sanctions posture, non-nuclear related sanctions remain in place. 

Nevertheless, certain actions and policies of the Government of 

Iran are contrary to the interests of the United States in the region 

and continue to pose 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 Iran and to 

maintain in force certain sanctions against Iran to respond to this 

threat. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

IRAN

On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran, 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 the actions and policies of the Government of Iran. 

On May 6, 1995, the President issued Executive Order 12959, imposing comprehensive sanctions on Iran to further respond to this 

threat. On August 19, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 

13059, consolidating and clarifying the previous orders. I took additional steps pursuant to this national emergency in Executive 

Order 13553 of September 28, 2010, Executive Order 13574 of May 

23, 2011, Executive Order 13590 of November 20, 2011, Executive 

Order 13599 of February 5, 2012, Executive Order 13606 of April 

22, 2012, Executive Order 13608 of May 1, 2012, Executive Order 

13622 of July 30, 2012, Executive Order 13628 of October 9, 2012, 

and Executive Order 13645 of June 3, 2013. 

On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, 

the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union, 

and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) 

to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program is and will remain exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation Day 

under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy Agency 

issued a report verifying that Iran had completed key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the Secretary of State 

confirmed the report’s findings. As a result, the United States lifted 

nuclear-related sanctions on Iran consistent with its commitments 

under the JCPOA, including the termination of a number of Executive Orders that were issued pursuant to this national emergency. 

Though the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions constitutes a significant change in our sanctions posture, non-nuclear related sanctions 

remain in place. 

Despite the historic deal to ensure the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, certain actions and policies of the 

Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the 

United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on 

March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2016. 

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 Iran declared in Executive Order 

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stitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November 

14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170. This renewal, therefore, is distinct from the emergency renewal of November 2015. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 9, 2016. 

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