22 January 2003
National Emergency Renewed on Terror Groups Opposed to Peace Process
(Bush maintains economic sanctions first imposed in 1995) (800)
President Bush has renewed the national emergency with regards to
terrorist groups opposed to the Middle East peace process and will
continue economic sanctions against them. The national emergency was
first declared in 1995 and must be renewed every six months in order
to remain in effect.
Following are the texts of three documents issued by the White House
on January 20 and January 21 announcing the extension of the national
emergency:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
January 21, 2003
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
January 20, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-month
periodic report prepared by my Administration on the national
emergency with respect to terrorists who threaten to disrupt the
Middle East peace process that was declared in Executive Order 12947
of January 23, 1995.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
(end text)
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
January 21, 2003
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
January 20, 2003
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
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 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, 2003, to the
Federal Register for publication. The most recent notice continuing
this emergency was published in the Federal Register on January 22,
2002 (67 FR 3033).
The crisis with respect to the grave acts of violence committed by
foreign terrorists that 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. On August 20, 1998, the
President identified four additional persons, including Usama bin
Ladin, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process. 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.
Sincerely,
GEORGE W. BUSH
(end text)
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
January 21, 2003
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 identified four additional persons, including Usama bin
Ladin, who threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process.
Because these terrorist activities continue to threaten the Middle
East peace process and continue 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,
2003. 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 20, 2003.
(end text)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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