U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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29–011 2013

113th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 113–38 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO THE DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN 

HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION OF CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO THE DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13617 

IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JUNE 25, 2013 

JUNE 20, 2013.—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, within 90 days 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 in Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012, with respect to the disposition of Russian highly enriched uranium is to continue in effect beyond June 25, 2013. 

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 continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States. Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to 

continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 

13617 with respect to the disposition of Russian highly enriched 

uranium. 

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 20, 2013. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE DISPOSITION OF RUSSIAN HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM

On June 25, 2012, by Executive Order 13617, I 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 and foreign policy 

of the United States constituted 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. 

Full 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’’) is essential to the attainment of U.S. national security and foreign policy goals. Assets of the Government of the Russian Federation directly related to the implementation of the HEU 

Agreements may be subject to attachment, judgment, decree, lien, 

execution, garnishment, or other judicial process, thereby jeopardizing the full implementation of the HEU Agreements to the detriment of U.S. national security and foreign policy. In order to ensure the preservation and proper and complete transfer to the Government of the Russian Federation of all payments due to it under 

the HEU Agreements, in Executive Order 13617 I ordered the 

blocking of all property and interests in property of the Government of the Russian Federation directly related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements and declared any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process 

with respect to such blocked property to be null and void, unless 

licensed or authorized pursuant to Executive Order 13617 or Executive Order 13159 of June 21, 2000. 

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 continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared in 

Executive Order 13617 of June 25, 2012, and the measures adopted 

on that date to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect 

beyond June 25, 2013. 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 

the disposition of Russian highly enriched uranium declared in Executive Order 13617. 


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

BARACK OBAMA. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 20, 2013. 

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