[House Document 115-9]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
115th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - House Document 115-9
CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
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COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
NOTIFICATION THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO IRAN,
ORIGINALLY DECLARED ON MARCH 15, 1995, BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12957 IS TO
CONTINUE IN EFFECT BEYOND MARCH 15, 2017, PURSUANT TO 50 U.S.C.
1622(d); PUBLIC LAW 94-412, SEC. 202(d); (90 STAT. 1257)
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January 17, 2017.--Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
ordered to be printed
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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
69-011 WASHINGTON : 2017
The White House,
Washington, January 13, 2017.
Hon. Paul D. Ryan,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: Section 202(d) of the National
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic
termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days
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 national emergency with
respect to Iran that was declared on March 15, 1995, is to
continue in effect beyond March 15, 2017.
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia,
the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union,
and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is and will remain
exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation
Day under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran had completed
key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the
Secretary of State confirmed the report's findings. As a
result, the United States lifted nuclear-related sanctions on
Iran consistent with its commitments under the JCPOA, including
the termination of a number of Executive Orders that were
issued pursuant to this national emergency. While nuclear-
related sanctions were lifted pursuant to our JCPOA
commitments, a number of non-nuclear sanctions with respect to
Iran remain in place.
Since Implementation Day, the IAEA has repeatedly verified,
and the Secretary of State has confirmed, that Iran continues
to meet its nuclear commitments pursuant to the JCPOA.
Nevertheless, certain actions and policies of the Government of
Iran are contrary to the interests of the United States in the
region and continue to pose 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 Iran and to maintain in force comprehensive
sanctions against Iran to respond to this threat.
Sincerely,
Barack Obama.
Notice
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Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran
On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President
declared a national emergency with respect to Iran to deal with
the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security,
foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by
the actions and policies of the Government of Iran. On May 6,
1995, the President issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12959,
imposing more comprehensive sanctions on Iran to further
respond to this threat. On August 19, 1997, the President
issued E.O. 13059, consolidating and clarifying the previous
orders. I took additional steps pursuant to this national
emergency in E.O. 13553 of September 28, 2010, E.O. 13574 of
May 23, 2011, E.O. 13590 of November 20, 2011, E.O. 13599 of
February 5, 2012, E.O. 13606 of April 22, 2012, E.O. 13608 of
May 1, 2012, E.O. 13622 of July 30, 2012, E.O. 13628 of October
9, 2012, and E.O. 13645 of June 3, 2013.
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia,
the United Kingdom, and the United States), the European Union,
and Iran reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
to ensure that Iran's nuclear program is and will remain
exclusively peaceful. January 16, 2016, marked Implementation
Day under the JCPOA, when the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) issued a report verifying that Iran had completed
key nuclear-related steps as specified in the JCPOA, and the
Secretary of State confirmed the report's findings. As a
result, the United States lifted nuclear-related sanctions on
Iran consistent with its commitments under the JCPOA, including
the termination of a number of Executive Orders that were
issued pursuant to this national emergency. While nuclear-
related sanctions were lifted pursuant to our JCPOA
commitments, a number of non-nuclear sanctions remain in place.
Since Implementation Day, the IAEA has repeatedly verified,
and the Secretary of State has confirmed, that Iran continues
to meet its nuclear commitments pursuant to the JCPOA. However,
irrespective of the JCPOA, which continues to ensure that
Iran's nuclear program is and remains exclusively peaceful,
certain actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue
to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. For
this reason, the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995,
must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2017. 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 Iran declared in E.O. 12957. The
emergency declared by E.O. 12957 constitutes an emergency
separate from that declared on November 14, 1979, by E.O.
12170. This renewal, therefore, is distinct from the emergency
renewal of November 2016.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
Barack Obama.
The White House, January 13, 2017.
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