U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–113 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO BURMA 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARED 

WITH RESPECT TO BURMA IS TO CONTINUE BEYOND MAY 20, 

2008, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

MAY 19, 2008.—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. I have sent the enclosed notice 

to the Federal Register for publication, stating that the Burma 

emergency is to continue beyond May 20, 2008. 

The crisis between the United States and Burma arising from 

the actions and policies of the Government of Burma, including its 

engaging in large-scale repression of the democratic opposition in 

Burma, that led to the declaration of a national emergency on May 

20, 1997, and its expansion on October 18, 2007, and April 30, 

2008, has not been resolved. These actions and policies are hostile 

to U.S. interests and pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United 

States. For this reason, I have determined that it is necessary to 

continue the national emergency with respect to Burma and maintain in force the sanctions against Burma to respond to this threat. 

This action does not inhibit any efforts on the part of the United 

States to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Burma 

in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 16, 2008. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

BURMA

On May 20, 1997, the President issued Executive Order 13047, 

certifying to the Congress under section 570(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations 

Act, 1997 (Public Law 104–208), that the Government of Burma 

has engaged in large-scale repression of the democratic opposition 

in Burma after September 30, 1996, thereby invoking the prohibition on new investment in Burma by United States persons contained in that section. The President also declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed to the national security and 

foreign policy of the United States by the actions and policies of the 

Government of Burma, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the 

International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq. On July 28, 2003, I issued Executive Order 13310 taking additional steps with respect to that national emergency by putting in 

place an import ban required by the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 and prohibiting exports of financial services to 

Burma and the dealing in property in which certain designated 

Burmese persons have an interest. On October 18, 2007, I issued 

Executive Order 13448 to expand prohibitions to include the Burmese regime’s financial supporters and their companies, as well as 

individuals determined to be responsible for or to have participated 

in human rights abuses or to have engaged in activities facilitating 

public corruption. On April 30, 2008, I issued Executive Order 

13464 taking additional steps with respect to the Government of 

Burma’s continued repression of the democratic opposition in 

Burma. 

Because the actions and policies of the Government of Burma 

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 20, 1997, and expanded on October 18, 

2007, and April 30, 2008, and the measures adopted to deal with 

that emergency, must continue in effect beyond May 20, 2008. 

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

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, May 16, 2008. 

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