U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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69–011 2008

110th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 110–121 

CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO BELARUS 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO BLOCKING PROPERTY OF CERTAIN PERSONS UNDERMINING 

DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS IN BELARUS, AS 

DECLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER 13405, IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JUNE 16, 2008, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JUNE 9, 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. In accordance with this provision, I 

have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice 

stating that the national emergency and related measures blocking 

the property of certain persons undermining democratic processes 

or institutions in Belarus are to continue in effect beyond June 16, 

2008. 

The actions and policies of certain members of the Government 

of Belarus and other persons pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the 

United States. These actions include undermining democratic processes or institutions; committing human rights abuses related to 

political repression, including detentions and disappearances; and 

engaging in public corruption, including by diverting or misusing 

Belarusian public assets or by misusing public authority. For these 

reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency and related measures blocking the property of 

certain persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in 

Belarus. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 6, 2008. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

THE ACTIONS AND POLICIES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS AND OTHER PERSONS UNDERMINING DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES OR INSTITUTIONS IN BELARUS

On June 16, 2006, by Executive Order 13405, I declared a national emergency and ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Belarus, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706). I took this action to deal 

with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security 

and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions 

and policies of certain members of the Government of Belarus and 

other persons that have undermined democratic processes or institutions; committed human rights abuses related to political repression, including detentions and disappearances; and engaged in public corruption, including by diverting or misusing Belarusian public 

assets or by misusing public authority. 

Because these actions and policies continue to pose an unusual 

and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy 

of the United States, the national emergency declared on June 16, 

2006, and the measures adopted on that date to deal with that 

emergency, must continue in effect beyond June 16, 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 declared in Executive Order 13405. 

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

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 6, 2008. 

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