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10 June 2003

Bush Extends Emergency Regarding Russian Fissile Material

(1994 national emergency extended beyond June 21 anniversary date) (360)
President Bush has extended the 1994 national emergency with respect
to the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile
material in the territory of the Russian Federation. Without this
action, the emergency would automatically be terminated on its
anniversary date, June 21, 2003.
The President informed Congress of his decision in the following
letter dated June 10:
(begin text)
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary 
June 10, 2003
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 the
enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared with respect to
the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile material
in the territory of the Russian Federation is to continue beyond June
21, 2003, to the Federal Register for publication. The most recent
notice continuing this emergency was published in the Federal Register
on June 20, 2002 (67 FR 42181).
It remains a major national security goal of the United States to
ensure that fissile material removed from Russian nuclear weapons
pursuant to various arms control and disarmament agreements is
dedicated to peaceful uses, subject to transparency measures, and
protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern. 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, I have determined that it is
necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to
the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile material
in the territory of the Russian Federation and maintain in force these
emergency authorities to respond to this threat.
GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE
 June 10, 2003.
(end text)
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Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)