U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

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79–011 2009

111th Congress, 1st Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 111–8 

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY 

WITH RESPECT TO TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN 

TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS 

MESSAGE 

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRANSMITTING

NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 

TO FOREIGN TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE 

MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS IS TO CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND JANUARY 23, 2009, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) 

JANUARY 15, 2009.—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 

emergeny 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 emergency declared with respect to 

foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 

process is to continue in effect beyond January 23, 2009. 

The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed 

by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 

process that led to the declaration of a national emergency on January 23, 1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998, has not been resolved. Terrorist groups continue to engage in activities that have 

the purpose or effect of threatening the Middle East peace process 

and that are hostile to United States interests in the region. Such 

actions constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. 

For these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process and 

to maintain in force the economic sanctions against them to respond to this threat. 

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 15, 2009. 


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NOTICE

CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO

TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST

PEACE PROCESS

On January 23, 1995, by Executive Order 12947, 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 grave acts 

of violence committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt 

the Middle East peace process. On August 20, 1998, by Executive 

Order 13099, the President modified the Annex to Executive Order 

12947 to identify four additional persons, including Usama bin 

Laden, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. 

Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle 

East peace process and to pose an unusual and extraordinary 

threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the 

United States, the national emergency declared on January 23, 

1995, as expanded on August 20, 1998, and the measures adopted 

on those dates to deal with that emergency must continue in effect 

beyond January 23, 2009. 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 foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. 

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

GEORGE W. BUSH. 

THE WHITE HOUSE, January 15, 2009. 

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