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89–011 2001

107th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 107–86

CONTINUATION OF AN EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT

TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

MESSAGE

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

CONTINUATION OF AN EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY

OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION

OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM EXTRACTED FROM NUCLEAR

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

JUNE 12, 2001.—Message and accompanying papers referred to the

Committee on International Relations 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. I have sent the enclosed notice

to the Federal Register for publication. This notice states that the

emergency declared with respect to the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation is to continue beyond June 21, 2001.

It remains a major national security goal of the United States to

ensure that fissile material removed from Russian nuclear weapons

pursuant to various arms control and disarmament agreements is

dedicated to peaceful uses, subject to transparency measures, and

protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern. The

accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile material

in the territory of the Russian Federation continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, I have

determined that it is necessary to maintain in force these emergency authorities beyond June 21, 2001.

GEORGE W. BUSH.

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 11, 2001.

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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY OF THE

RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF HIGHLY

ENRICHED URANIUM EXTRACTED FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS

On June 21, 2000, President Clinton issued Executive Order

13159 (the ‘‘Order’’) blocking property and interests in property of

the Government of the Russian Federation that are in the United

States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are

or hereafter come within the possession or control of U.S. persons

that are directly related to the implementation of the Agreement

Between the Government of the United States of America and the

Government of the Russian Federation concerning the disposition

of highly enriched uranium extracted from nuclear weapons, dated

February 18, 1993, and related contracts and agreements (collectively, the ‘‘HEU Agreements’’). The HEU Agreements allow for the

downblending of highly enriched uranium derived from nuclear

weapons to low enriched uranium for peaceful commercial purposes. The Order invoked the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.,

and declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to the

national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by

the risk of nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of a

large volume of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of

the Russian Federation.

A major national security goal of the United States is to ensure

that fissile material removed from Russian nuclear weapons pursuant to various arms control and disarmanent agreements is

downblended to low enriched uranium for peaceful commercial

uses, subject to transparency measures, and protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern.

Pursuant to the HEU Agreements, weapons-grade uranium extracted from Russian nuclear weapons is converted to low enriched

uranium for use as fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. The Order

blocks and protects from attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process the property and interests in property of the Government of the Russian Federation that

are directly related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements

and that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the

United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession

or control of United States persons.

The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must continue beyond June 21, 2001, to provide continued protection from

attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or

other judicial process the property and interests in property of the

Government of the Russian Federation that are directly related to

the implementation of the HEU Agreements and subject to U.S. juVerDate 13-JUN-2001 04:18 Jun 14, 2001 Jkt 089011 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6601 Sfmt 6601 E:\HR\OC\HD086.XXX pfrm01 PsN: HD086
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risdiction. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to weapons-usable fissile material in

the territory of the Russian Federation. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

GEORGE W. BUSH.

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 11, 2001.

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