[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 3, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
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Notice of June 19, 2007

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.