U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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79–011 2009

111th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–42 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MAY 21, 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. This notice states that the national emergency with respect to 

the stabilization of Iraq declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 

22, 2003, as modified in scope and relied upon for additional steps 

taken in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, Executive 

Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, Executive Order 13364 of November 

29, 2004, and Executive Order 13438 of July 17, 2007, is to continue in effect beyond May 22, 2009. 

Obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration 

and maintenance of peace and security in the country, and the development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in 

Iraq continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the 

national security and foreign policy of the United States. Accordingly, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with respect to this threat and maintain in force 

the measures taken to deal with that national emergency. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 19, 2009. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE STABILIZATION OF IRAQ

On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency protecting the Development Fund for 

Iraq and certain other property in which Iraq has an interest, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 

U.S.C. 1701–1706). The President took this action to deal with the 

unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by obstacles to the orderly 

reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace 

and security in the country, and the development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq. 

In Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, Executive Order 

13350 of July 29, 2004, Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 

2004, and Executive Order 13438 of July 17, 2007, the President 

modified the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive 

Order 13303 and amended the steps taken pursuant to it. 

Because the obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the 

restoration and maintenance of peace and security in the country, 

and the development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 

States, the national emergency declared on May 22, 2003, and the 

measures adopted on that date, August 28, 2003, July 29, 2004, 

November 29, 2004, and July 17, 2007, to deal with that emergency 

must continue in effect beyond May 22, 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 the stabilization of Iraq. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 19, 2009. 

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