[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11225]
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Vol. 78
Thursday,
No. 90
May 9, 2013
Part II
The President
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Notice of May 7, 2013--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
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The President
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Notice of May 7, 2013
Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Actions of the Government of Syria
On May 11, 2004, pursuant to his 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, the President issued Executive Order 13338, in
which he 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. The national emergency was
modified in scope and relied upon for additional steps
taken in Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006,
Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008, Executive
Order 13572 of April 29, 2011, Executive Order 13573 of
May 18, 2011, Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011,
Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012, and Executive
Order 13608 of May 1, 2012.
The President 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, and undermining
U.S. and international efforts with respect to the
stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq.
While the Syrian regime has reduced the number of
foreign fighters bound for Iraq, the regime's brutal
war on the Syrian people, who have been calling for
freedom and a representative government, endangers not
only the Syrian people themselves, but could yield
greater instability throughout the region. The Syrian
regime's actions and policies, including pursuing
chemical and biological weapons, supporting terrorist
organizations, and obstructing the Lebanese
government's ability to function effectively, continue
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the
United States. As a result, the national emergency
declared on May 11, 2004, and the measures to deal with
that emergency adopted on that date in Executive Order
13338; on April 25, 2006, in Executive Order 13399; on
February 13, 2008, in Executive Order 13460; on April
29, 2011, in Executive Order 13572; on May 18, 2011, in
Executive Order 13573; on August 17, 2011, in Executive
Order 13582; on April 22, 2012, in Executive Order
13606; and on May 1, 2012, in Executive Order 13608;
must continue in effect beyond May 11, 2013. 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 declared with respect to
the actions of the Government of Syria.
In addition, the United States condemns the Asad
regime's use of brutal violence and human rights abuses
and calls on the Asad regime to stop its violent war
and step aside to allow a political transition in Syria
that will forge a credible path to a future of greater
freedom, democracy, opportunity, and justice.
The United States will consider changes in the
composition, policies, and actions of the Government of
Syria in determining whether to continue or terminate
this national emergency in the future.
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This notice shall be published in the Federal Register
and transmitted to the Congress.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
May 7, 2013.
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