U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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79–011 2009

111th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–24 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO IRAN 

MESSAGE 

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, 2009, PURSUANT TO 

50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MARCH 12, 2009.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the 

Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed 


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To the Congress of the United States: 

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 Iran emergency declared on March 15, 1995, 

is to continue in effect beyond March 15, 2009. 

The crisis between the United States and Iran resulting from the 

actions and policies of the Government of Iran that led to the declaration of a national emergency on March 15, 1995, has not been 

resolved. The actions and policies of the Government of Iran are 

contrary to the interests of the United States in the region and 

pose a continuing 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 maintain 

in force comprehensive sanctions against Iran to respond to this 

threat. 

BARACK OBAMA.

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 11, 2009. 


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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 more comprehensive sanctions to further respond to this 

threat, and on August 19, 1997, the President issued Executive 

Order 13059 consolidating and clarifying the previous orders. 

Because the 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, the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2009. 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. 

Because the emergency declared by Executive Order 12957 constitutes an emergency separate from that declared on November 

14, 1979, by Executive Order 12170, this renewal is distinct from 

the emergency renewal of November 2008. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. 

BARACK OBAMA.

THE WHITE HOUSE, March 11, 2009. 

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