Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting...

Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria

WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to my authority under the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) and the Syria
Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003
(Public Law 108-175), I issued Executive Order 13338, in which I
declared a national emergency with respect to the actions of the
Government of Syria. To deal with this national emergency, Executive
Order 13338 authorized the blocking of property of certain persons and
prohibited the exportation or re-exportation of certain goods to
Syria. On April 25, 2006, and February 13, 2008, I issued Executive
Order 13399 and Executive Order 13460, respectively, to take
additional steps with respect to this national emergency.

I took these actions to deal with the unusual and extraordinary
threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States constituted by the actions of the Government of Syria in
supporting terrorism, maintaining its then-existing occupation of
Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruction and missile programs
including the recent revelation of illicit nuclear cooperation with
North Korea, and undermining U.S. and international efforts with
respect to the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.

Because the actions and policies of the Government of Syria
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 May 11, 2004, and the measures adopted
on that date and on April 25, 2006, in Executive Order 13399, and on
February 13, 2008, in Executive Order 13460, to deal with that
emergency, must continue in effect beyond May 11, 2008. 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
authorizing the blocking of property of certain persons and
prohibiting the exportation or re-exportation of certain goods to
Syria.

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

GEORGE W. BUSH

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THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 7, 2008.
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