U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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79–011 2009

111th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–38 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO SYRIA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO SYRIA, ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MAY 11, 2004, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 13338, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MAY 

11, 2009, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1662(d) 

MAY 7, 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 to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to the actions 

of the Government of Syria declared in Executive Order 13338 of 

May 11, 2004, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006, and Executive Order 13460 of 

February 13, 2008, is to continue in effect beyond May 11, 2009. 

The actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, 

pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and 

undermining U.S. and international efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq 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 in effect the national emergency declared with respect to this threat and to maintain in force 

the sanctions to address this national emergency. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 7, 2009. 


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CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE ACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA

On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701–1706, 

and the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration 

Act of 2003, Public Law 108–175, the President issued Executive 

Order 13338, in which he declared a national emergency with respect to the actions of the Government of Syria. To deal with this 

national emergency, Executive Order 13338 authorized the blocking of property of certain persons and prohibited the exportation or 

re-exportation of certain goods to Syria. On April 25, 2006, and 

February 13, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13399 

and Executive Order 13460, respectively, to take additional steps 

with respect to this national emergency. 

The President took these actions to deal with the unusual and 

extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 

economy of the United States constituted by the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, maintaining its then-existing occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs, and undermining U.S. and international 

efforts with respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq. 

Because the actions and policies of the Government of Syria 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 May 11, 2004, and the measures 

adopted on that date, on April 25, 2006, in Executive Order 13399, 

and on February 13, 2008, in Executive Order 13460, to deal with 

that emergency must continue in effect beyond May 11, 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 declared with respect to certain actions of the 

Government of Syria. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 7, 2009. 

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