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110th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 110-41
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY
WITH RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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MESSAGE
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION STATING THAT THE EMERGENCY DECLARED WITH RESPECT TO THE
ACCUMULATION OF A LARGE VOLUME OF WEAPON-USABLE FISSILE MATERIAL IN THE
TERRITORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IS TO CONTINUE BEYOND JUNE 21,
2007, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C. 1622 (d)
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TONGRESS.#13
June 20, 2007.--Message and accompanying papers referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed
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 to the Federal Register for publication, 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, 2007.
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 19, 2007
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Risk of
Nuclear Proliferation Created by the Accumulation of Weapons-Usable
Fissile Material in the Territory of the Russian Federation
On June 21, 2000, the President issued Executive Order
13159 (the ``order''), blocking property and interests in
property of the Government of the Russian Federation that are
in the United States, that hereafter come within the United
States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or
control of United States persons that are directly related to
the implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of
the United States of America and the Government of the Russian
Federation Concerning the Disposition of Highly Enriched
Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, dated February 18,
1993, and related contracts and agreements (collectively, the
``HEU Agreements''). The HEU Agreements allow for the
downblending of highly enriched uranium derived from nuclear
weapons to low enriched uranium for peaceful commercial
purposes. The order invoked the authority, inter alia, of the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq., and declared a national emergency to deal with the
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and
foreign policy of the United States posed by the risk of
nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of a large
volume of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of
the Russian Federation.
The national emergency declared on June 21, 2000, must
continue beyond June 21, 2007, to provide continued protection
from attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution,
garnishment, or other judicial process for the property and
interests in property of the Government of the Russian
Federation that are directly related to the implementation of
the HEU Agreements and subject to U.S. jurisdiction. 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 weapons-usable fissile
material in the territory of the Russian Federation. This
notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
George W. Bush.
The White House, June 19, 2007.
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