THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release January
13, 2011
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
January 13, 2011
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 to the Federal
Register for publication 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, 2011.
The crisis with respect to the
grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists who threaten to disrupt
the Middle East peace process that led to the declaration of a national
emergency on January 23, 1995, 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. 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,
BARACK OBAMA
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