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29–011 2012

112th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 112–148 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA 

COMMUNICATION 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND OCTOBER 21, 

2012, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

OCTOBER 19, 2012.—Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 

ordered to be printed 


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THE WHITE HOUSE

Washington, October 17, 2012. 

The Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, 

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 the 90-day period 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 emergency declared with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia is to continue in effect beyond October 21, 2012. 

The circumstances that led to the declaration on October 21, 

1995, of a national emergency have not been resolved. The actions 

of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to 

pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 

foreign policy, and economy of the United States and cause an extreme level of violence, corruption, and harm in the United States 

and abroad. For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain economic pressure on significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia by blocking their property and interests in property that are in the United States or within the possession or control of United States persons and by depriving them of 

access to the U.S. market and financial system. 

Sincerely, 

BARACK OBAMA. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

SIGNIFICANT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS CENTERED IN COLOMBIA

On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, 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 constituted by the actions 

of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the extreme level of violence, corruption, and harm such actions cause in 

the United States and abroad. 

Because the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered 

in Colombia continue to threaten the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and cause an extreme level 

of violence, corruption, and harm in the United States and abroad, 

the national emergency declared on October 21, 1995, and the 

measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that emergency, 

must continue in effect beyond October 21, 2012. 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 significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia. 

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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, October 17, 2012. 

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